Since ancient tis, the kitchen has always been a battlefield governed by won. In this rciless territory, everyone constantly hones their cooking skills and raises their charm, all to make their beloved fall for their excellent feminine power.
In other words, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Having excellent cooking skills is the best way to capture the heart of the person you like.
So...
"Shido, look, look! This piece of beef, whether roasted or boiled, will definitely be delicious!"
At this mont, as the sky approached evening, inside a supermarket in the shopping district, Yatogami Tohka, after making a round at the at counter, quickly picked out a few pieces of high-quality at. Her eyes sparkling, she spoke to Shido.
"How shallow. Just from the fact that she's only picking foods she likes herself, Yatogami Tohka's defeat is already certain."
Not far away at the vegetable stand, hearing Tohka's shout, Tobiichi Origami spoke with a very disdainful tone.
Being denied on the spot by Tobiichi Origami, Tohka puffed up her cheeks in anger and retorted stamringly:
"Ugh, uuu... I-I'm just choosing delicious things. Shido definitely likes them too, right!"
Seeing the uneasy look Tohka cast at him, Shido gave a slight, bitter smile in his heart.
If you ask why the situation turned out like this? Actually, it's very simple. The plan formulated by Arusu pulling strings behind the scenes at noon—for everyone to harmoniously eat lunch together—was not realized. Let alone eating, everyone was basically holding their spoons and fighting to feed Shido.
Seeing Shido extrely troubled by the pile of spoons presented in front of him, Arusu quietly observed from the side for a few minutes and ca to a conclusion.
There is a limit to the food one can ingest, so today's lunch ends here. In exchange, everyone can prepare one dish tonight and give it to Shido, and he will choose whose food is the most delicious.
Although it was a bit hard to understand what kind of logical thinking Arusu went through during this ti, this proposal was a chance to show off their charm to Shido for Tohka and the others present, so it received strong support.
Therefore, Shido, who was originally supposed to cook today, had no choice but to helplessly hand over the keys to the kitchen and wait quietly on the side as a bystander.
"Well, at is indeed quite delicious."
Seeing Shido nod in agreent with her, Tohka's confidence instantly multiplied, and she spoke proudly to Origami.
"Hehe~ How's that, Tobiichi Origami? Shido also admitted that at is very delicious."
"That's just Shido being too gentle." Origami gently shook her head, speaking without any wavering. "Eating too much of the sa thing will only make one feel tired of it. Last night, when Shido was in the restroom, he muttered, 'My vegetable intake has been a bit lacking lately.' So today, I decided to use vegetables as the main the and select from the dishes Shido likes. Yatogami Tohka, who only considers at, has already lost her chance of winning just from the choice of ingredients."
"Wh... at!"
Tohka looked shocked.
Holy crap, why do you know what I was muttering to myself while sitting on the toilet! Shido questioned loudly in his heart.
"Even though you say that... didn't you just run to the pharmacy earlier?"
On the side, Kotori, who had been watching the two bicker, retorted to Origami with a weird expression.
"..."
Origami indicated that she would not answer this.
"Ugh... But! Tobiichi Origami, you lack one crucial thing."
Tohka took a deep breath and said, rallying her spirits.
"...That is impossible."
Hearing Origami's denial, Tohka proudly puffed out her chest and said smugly.
"Hehe... Today, Yoshino taught in class that 'you can only be good at sothing if you like doing it'—and I like eating much more than Tobiichi Origami!"
Hearing Tohka's words, Origami frowned slightly. Seeing the at Tohka held in her hands and realizing they were all the finest premium cuts from the stand, a bit of seriousness appeared in her eyes.
"Yatogami Tohka's obsession with food is unfathomable... I see. Indeed, I cannot underestimate you."
"Kuku... That's true. Sotis obsession can surpass skill and create incredible miracles."
Right then, the Yamai sisters, who were wandering between the vegetable section and the at counter picking out dishes, heard Tohka's statent. Kaguya spoke in agreent.
"Recollection. The reason Kaguya won the first cooking battle was also because she is better at eating, right?"
"Kuku... But, at that ti, Yuzuru, the source of life you baked with flas—the 'Golden Artwork'—that was also an ultimate delicacy."
Hearing Kaguya's praise for her, Yuzuru chuckled lightly, nodded, and said.
"Proposal. That refers to the almond egg, right? If Kaguya likes that, let's head in that direction this ti. Combined with Kaguya's salad, it can be called perfect."
The Yamai sisters' attitude of having certain victory made Shido ask with so curiosity, "Eh... you guys have even had a cooking battle before? Oh, co to think of it, when you first t Yutsuki back then, it seed you also had a cooking competition, right?"
He didn't know if he saw wrong or what, but Shido saw that when he ntioned this, the previously confident expressions of the Yamai sisters instantly turned pale.
"Please, Shido, don't ask anything... That texture like ash actually ca from my hands. It is simply the greatest sha of my life."
"Fear. Just thinking of that feeling, as if eating dirt... Yuzuru really doesn't want to recall it, otherwise I'll lose my confidence in cooking."
"Ah... um... sorry..."
Although he wanted to say that the one who tasted the cooking back then should have been Yutsuki, seeing the terrifying expressions of the Yamai sisters as if recalling a dark history, Shido decided to keep the question in his stomach and let them have so quiet ti.
"You really are sothing, Shido. Still speaking without thinking, just like always."
Kotori stared at Shido, who walked away awkwardly from the Yamais, and shook her head.
"Haha..." Sweating a bit on his forehead, Shido laughed awkwardly and changed the subject. "By the way, Kotori, you don't have any problems on your end, right?"
Hearing Shido's words, Kotori crossed her arms and sighed helplessly.
"How long do you think I've been my brother's little sister? Of course I know your tastes perfectly well. Don't worry."
"Well, then I'll look forward to it a bit... Speaking of which, where did Miku, Yoshino, and Yutsuki go?"
Shido looked around the ingredients section and asked, sowhat confused.
By the way, Kurumi said she didn't want others to know what she was cooking, so she separated from everyone right from the start.
"Yoshino and Miku seem to have gone to browse the shops in the shopping district. The people in the shops are quite friendly to them. They'll probably get so pointers. As for Yutsuki-nee..." Kotori shrugged helplessly and said, "She was still with us when we just entered the supermarket, but I haven't seen her since."
"Well... Yutsuki has co here to buy dinner before, so she shouldn't get lost, right?"
"Did soone call ?"
Yutsuki patted Shido's shoulder from behind them and said.
"Wah—! ...Please, Yutsuki, don't suddenly appear quietly behind soone, it's scary."
Pressing his chest to calm his heartbeat slightly, Shido looked at Yutsuki with a bit of resentnt and complained.
"Sorry, sorry, just thought it would be more fun this way."
Yutsuki laughed with a "Pfft!", waved her hand, and apologized to Shido without any sincerity.
"Speaking of which, Yutsuki-nee... what you bought are... snacks?"
Kotori looked at the things in the shopping bag in Yutsuki's hand and said sowhat weirdly.
"Well... the snacks in my room are almost gone, so I just restocked a little while I was at it."
"You can't eat them before dinner, you know."
"I know~"
Seeing Yutsuki's uncaring expression, Shido could only sigh helplessly regarding whether she really listened to his warning.
"By the way, Yutsuki, what do you plan to do for the cooking battle?"
"Well, actually I don't have many thoughts about it. After all, winning doesn't do any good... If I really have to make a dish."
Yutsuki looked at Tohka and Origami, who were arguing over whether delicious at or the ratio of vitamins and minerals intake was more important. Then she looked at Kaguya and Yuzuru, who had recovered and were discussing whether to prepare French cuisine. She then thought of Miku, who said earlier she would treat her and Shido to delicious curry, and Yoshino, who had asked her a few days ago how to make delicious at and potato stew. She rembered Kurumi leaving in the direction of the shop selling hot pot ingredients, and finally looked at Kotori in front of her, whom she had rarely seen cook. After pondering for a mont, she finally spoke.
"Is it okay if I cook porridge?"
_______________________________________________________
"Ah, the cooking showdown has finally started... I hope they can serve so normal dishes."
Sitting quietly on the sofa in the living room, Shido prayed silently.
Especially Tohka and Origami.
(Tohka & Origami: "Achoo!")
Tick-tock—! Tick-tock—!
Ti passed bit by bit. Shido boredly flipped through the programs on the TV. However, the programs he wanted to watch weren't on yet, so after a short while, Shido got bored and turned off the TV.
Hah... Usually at this ti, I'm either cooking or dealing with Tohka, Kotori, and the others. Having free ti suddenly is really...
"Forget it, I should go help soone with their cooking..."
Then, who should I go help—?
[Help Tohka;
Help Origami;
Help Kotori;
Help Yoshino;
Help Kurumi;
Help the Yamai sisters;
Help Miku;
Help Yutsuki;
For you, the male lead of a harem, the above options are all too weak. Co! Shadow Clone Jutsu! ]
"No, no, no, no, no! That last one jumped to a different worldview!"
Shido hurriedly retorted to that unknown existence.
(Forget it, I'll go check on Yutsuki's situation. She couldn't really have just cooked porridge, could she?)
...
"Yo! Shido, you ca right on ti. The drop rate for Mithril is just too low. Co help farm for a bit."
"You're totally just playing around! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻"
"Hey, hey, that's rude. I worked seriously to finish before deciding to relax and play gas."
Yutsuki pointed at the plugged-in pressure cooker on the table and said seriously.
"It really is..." Shido sighed with a bitter smile and said sowhat helplessly, "I originally wanted to see if you needed help. It seems I overthought it."
Yutsuki's work was already done long ago. Because the ti was already set, once the rice was cooked, it would automatically switch to keep-warm mode. All Yutsuki had left to do was wait.
"Not at all, you ca at the perfect ti. Hurry up and help farm for quest items."
Yutsuki tossed a PSP to Shido without another word.
"..."
The corners of Shido's mouth twitched slightly. After pondering for a mont, he obediently turned on the power of the PSP.
User Comments
0 comments from readers