In the kitchen, both Asano Kiyoshi and Nel had slightly blackened faces, stained by the smoke...
That was right! Although electric kitchen appliances and all manner of convenient facilities had become widespread, Urahara Shop's back kitchen had not been equipped with any of them!
And the explanation Urahara Shopkeeper gave was just that convincing!
In Asano Kiyoshi's mind, the shameless words that guy had spoken while covering half his face constantly resurfaced:
"As for the back kitchen, as an environmentalist, I deeply despise those new-era tools that exhaust the Earth's resources. Therefore, under my vigorous reform-minded principles, we chose the most environmentally friendly way to cook—gathering firewood and cooking over a fire!"
But in Uncle Tessai's later explanation, it went like this:
"Actually, the Shopkeeper felt that if the kitchen used electrical appliances too, the cost of buying them and the subsequent electricity bills would rise substantially. He couldn't quite accept such a huge increase in expenses, so he decided to cook with firewood instead. But don't worry too much. Through my efforts, the Shopkeeper has already bought a refrigerator within these three years. Although it's only used in summer, it's still progress!"
"I believe that with my unremitting efforts, the Shopkeeper will one day fully equip the kitchen with every electrical appliance!"
Looking at Uncle Tessai's face, which was covered in soot, Asano Kiyoshi and Nel exchanged a glance and could only nod weakly.
Nel did not really understand how modern appliances worked. She had only read about some of them in books. However, she only cared about Asano Kiyoshi's opinion. As long as Asano Kiyoshi sighed, she only needed to sigh along with him. As long as she followed Little Kiyoshi, that was enough~
Just then, Uncle Tessai looked at the less than half-bundle of firewood remaining and