After I learned all I could about the spices housed in Lady Kaguya’s storeroom, I went to work putting some of those ideas into practice in the kitchen. It was eye-opening how seemingly typical flavorings that were added to cooking could have such effects in this world. I recalled the various guides that my mother
At the request of Lady Kaguya, we were invited to stay at the castle to undergo some training. It was not certain when this calamity was going to happen, so it seemed like the proper course of action was to prepare ourselves as much as we could for it. Frankly, with all of the new
A swift spear stabbed through the air hoping to meet its mark. Although it was a lower quality spear meant for training, it was no less threatening, having been enhanced by a layer of hard mana. Prior to the sparring session, I had stopped and warned Wen Zhi to choose a different weapon if he
I felt a drop of cold sweat rolling down my back. ‘Electi had a similar nature as demons? How could that be? Weren’t Electi summoned heroes that helped their masters turn the tide in their favor?’ I vaguely recalled the warning that Koujiro had given me. An Electi had the potential to conquer the world.
In the middle of Yakuman stood a tall castle, which was separated from the rest of the city by a large moat. A lone bridge stretched between the castle and the city, the only entryway into the home of the Holy Sovereign ruler of Sanshiro. However, the previous ruler had passed away a few years
“What?! That’s impossible! There’s no way you should be able to stand up, much less use your mana so soon!” One of the twins yelled at me. “Oh, is that so? Then, it looks like you may have underestimated me,” I said trying to act smug. Seeing them go after Chrys, who had bravely stepped
The two young men suddenly relaxed their pose and looked at each other. “Totally nailed it!” “Yep, the look on his face was great!” The look of worry on my face suddenly shifted to confusion. Just like that, the two men’s voices shifted to that of a casual, playful tone. “Look, Mr. Chef Electi person,
As we approached the open, front gate of the Kinkou grounds, we could see Neiya in the midst of a standoff with the heads of multiple families, who barked out their concerns. “We cannot trust that such a being can remain tamed as you say! Even more so if it is a child!” “One that
Chrys immediately started shadowing me the next day. As I delegated simple tasks for her to perform, I could tell right away that she was used to helping out in the kitchen. Typically, an experienced chef could tell from body language how skilled one was. From the elf girl’s posture and the way that she
It had been almost a week since we had picked up the young girl named Chrysanthemum, who was very likely the only elf in this world. After she spent an evening getting used to her new family, we all pondered just what kind of ability she had that defined the nature of the Luck stat.