The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 47: Meal Assessment
"Kuu, I don't believe there is a way to use such a vegetable peeler."
As Kaizo cursed, he appeared in the corner of Tiana this time. There were many scratches-like scars on his cheeks.
"Although poor at using cookware, he actually mastered using it as a weapon."
If this continues, the day that the Victorian elemental aero became the peeler of the whip may also be near. That's a very scary thing.
(Turned into small pieces? A very unpleasant future.) While pressing down on her cheek that was suffering from piercing pain, she thought of such a thing.
"Hmm, you two are pretty good." Raising her face from the cutting board, Tiana said with half-open eyes. Somehow, he seemed a little unhappy.
"What does that look like? Daughter, your eyes are also very bad."
"'Not everything you see is the truth' those are the words of a senior of mine."
"That does look like the words a princess maiden of «Divine Obsession» Ritual would say." Kaizo shrugged her shoulders and stood beside Tiana.
He was slicing a carrot with a nice rhythm of beats. Because he is a «Kaguya» expert who pleases spirits, as expected his skills are good.
"You look confident."
"of course. During the time at «Divine Ritual Obsession», although there is a ritual to offer cooked food to high ranking spirits only once a month, the, they were all satisfied with the food I offered and returned to Astral Spirit."
"really? That's amazing." Kaizo honestly said in admiration. That seems to be a great hope.
Of course, since appearance was more important than the taste of the food offered to spirits, he wondered if it would be different from the cuisine that humans ate.
"By the way, what bottle did you just pour into the pot?"
"Cari. I use it as a subtle spice."
"Once, fine seasoning."
A subtle spice. The soup in the pot must have turned red and made the ingredients invisible.
(However, do refined herbs generally have such meaning?)
"Is that okay?"
"Yes, it's bright and pretty, isn't it?"
It had somehow invited anxiety, but he gave up on investigating it. Tiana nodded, looking satisfied, and directed her gaze to the cutting board again.
While listening to the sound of rhythmic beats, Kaizo stared at the profile of Tiana's face. He had black pupils with long slits and white skin like the first snow.
His black hair, which reached his waist, was currently tied up so as not to fall off. The white curl is very erotic. Without a second thought, Kaizo was fascinated by the profile of that somewhat mature face.
(By just tying her hair, the effect has changed greatly?)
Her hair is tied up. There's something stuck in Kaizo's mind.
(This girl, as I thought, did I ever meet her somewhere?)
Although it was the first time they met, the girl somehow knew Kaizo's true identity.
(However, I don't have any princess acquaintances.)
It was annoying that he seemed to remember something, but he could not remember anything. He stared at the profile of Tiana's face in that manner continuously.
"Hey, Kaizo? Why did you make me vivically* earlier?" Tiana turned to him with a slightly troubled look.
"Ah, no, mengk*sa visually!?"
“Of course there are things like turning this fallen princess into a no-nonsense one, or training her like a slave. Kaizo, it's your free will to create these perverted delusions, but.... Well, to be honest it doesn't taste good to be used as a delusional teenage boy."
"What do you think I am?!"
"Ah, I want you not to take lightly a princess maiden, who serves the spirit lords of the «Divine Ritual Obsession». I can read your mind like I took something." After saying that, Tiana brought her face closer and gently placed her hand against Kaizo's forehead. He was reflexively startled by the sensation of his cold soft skin.
"Eh? No way, maid's naked, it's embarrassing."
"What's embarrassing is your mind!" Kaizo spontaneously shouted.
(In addition, what is a naked maid? Is it a variant of a naked apron?) He's a little curious.
"Kaizo, it's about meat grilling adjustments, is it being good, or ripe?"
As she turned around, before she realized it, Victoria stood there with a smile and a fireball floated up.
"You're the worst, something like a naked maid, you're the worst!"
"Wait, that's a false accusation! Tiana!?" He asked for help, but Tiana had already left the place with a mischievous smile.
"Be-turned to ashes along with your brazen delusions, you pervert!"
The fireball Victoria released blew Kaizo away along with the kitchen.
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Right after that, 30 minutes passed. At the table where the judges were sitting, the food cooked by the two of them lined up.
Nyx, Salamander, and the exhausted Kaizo, sat side by side in a row. As a result of the draw, they would start eating Victorian cuisine first, but he would at least have to ask first.
"Ah, at least I should ask, what is this?"
A black lump of something was placed on a plate in front of him. Isn't that probably the thing Victoria always said, ashes.
"If I remember, it's seafood curry, right? That's what you're doing."
"I, but it looks a little too mature."
The thing before him was completely carbonized. It's not about taste anymore.
"Eh, is it bad if I don't eat this?"
"It's-it's not about looks, it's what's important to me, right?!"
"It's so bitter." Nyx, who tasted a mouthful, muttered that expressionlessly.
"Nyx, you betrayed me."
"Isn't that clear? Nyx, you've done well."
"Whoa, Salamander ate it deliciously."
"That's because he's a fire spirit. It may not have something like the sense of taste."
The burnt black lump was actually eaten by the Salamander, but he felt that rather than eating something, it was burning trash. After he finished eating, he took out a small fireball.
"Isn't Nyx also a spirit?! I don't think he understands the taste of good cooking."
"Use of abusive language against judges. Victoria gets a points deduction." Expressionless, Nyx raised the point reduction card.
"Gee!"
"Only with black objects, there is no need to eat them. It's my victory." Tiana put her hand near her mouth and a wide smile appeared on her face.
Well, it seems like there is already a winner decided, but at least they should also eat and compare the dishes.
"I-it?!"
They looked at the dishes brought, and Kaizo was at a loss for words. Nyx widened her eyes unusually, Salamander groaned.
It seems to be a stew. That's red. It was redder than when Kaizo saw it a while ago. It was a stew whose ingredients were invisible.
"Eh, what is this?"
"This is a specialty of the Eldant royal family, white soup."
"Where's the white!?"
At least on the surface, all he could see was one color, red. And then, there was a terrible smell that even pierced his nose. It was because of the refined herbs he had used just now, he was certain of it.
"W-what's this?! There was no way anyone could eat such a meal!" Victoria put her own problems aside and complained. Well, he understands that feeling.
...
*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.