Free Web NovelChapter 911: Another Chef?
For someone who only saw me do it once, she remembered every step and prepared the food meticulously with no errors.
I suppose that was to be as expected of someone like her.
She only needed a little more time than I did before a plate of steaming hot pancakes, waffles and eggs were placed on the counter top where she then popped open the bottle of honey before she drizzled it over the food and coated it with its golden sheen. ƒrēewebnovel.com
"The food is served, Tera~" She announced proudly, her chest puffed up.
Not gonna lie, just looking at it was enough to make my mouth water despite the fact that I had eaten not too long ago.
It definitely smelt good and it wasn’t just because of the honey that was drizzled on top of it.
I gestured at the food, "Can I try it?"
"I made it for you, Tera. So of course you can."
I picked up the fork and cut a piece of it before bringing it up to my mouth to taste it.
Honestly, I was kind of expecting to be disappointed since I’ve tried this multiple times with my other girls as well and though some of their creations don’t always end in failure, they weren’t exactly that great either.
As soon as the food hit my tongue... I let out a gasp.
This... This tasted almost like mine!! It’s good! It’s actually good!!
I stopped after the third bite to turn to my girls, "Girls!! This is actually good!!"
They looked at me with clear disbelief, obviously not believing that to be true.
Amber picked up a fork and cut a bite of it to bring it to her mouth to taste and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Oh? Hmm... Tera’s is still definitely better but... Out of all the other cooking I’ve tasted, this is the best."
The rest of the girls gave the plate of food dubious looks and took a bite out of it as well.
Their faces changed almost instantly when they realised that the food in front of them actually tasted good and let out gasps of surprise before turning to look at Vieretha.
She took a bite of her own food as well and she gasped, "Oh?! This actually taste good!!"
Woman, you were the one that made this, why are you acting so surprised?
In an instant, the plate of food was also wiped clean and not a single crumb or honey was left.
Only once everything was polished clean did we all turn to look at the one responsible for this.
"How?" I asked.
Vieretha shrugged, "I just did everything you did exactly, Tera."
"But the others did the same thing as well... They never even got close."
The Dragonling shook her head, "No, Tera. I did everything exactly like you did. I copied every move, every measurement, everything. I am able to perfectly replicate something that I have seen before as long as I am physically capable of it. I copied what you did exactly as you did."
Huh... So that’s why...
Wait a minute... For her to admit that she has a talent like that... Is that alright?
Well... I guess if she’s the one revealing it, it shouldn’t be that big of a deal? It’s basically like someone admitting they have a photographic memory or something.
But to be able to accurately and perfectly copy me... I guess that’s how she managed to make something like this while my girls could not?
The others might have received my instruction but they were unable to perfectly replicate it and made minor mistakes here and there which all add up in the end.
But for Vieretha, she was able to perfectly replicate my cooking and I guess the only reason why my food still tasted better was the fact that I had the perk that increased the quality of the things I create by a certain percentage.
"Have you cooked before this at all?" Mara asked.
The Dragonling shook her head, "This would actually be my first time cooking, honestly~ I’m glad it turned out this well~"
For her to be able to make this on her first try... Oh wait... I kind of also did the same thing.
But I guess that doesn’t count because I have cooked before in my old universe before so the real impressive one was Vieretha here who actually managed to do all of this on her first try.
I guess some people really are just talented.
Vieretha then clapped her hands together, "Now... You don’t need to work yourself so hard anymore, Tera! From now on, I shall be the one to handle the cooking!"
"NO!!!" All of my girls shouted out at the same time, surprising even me.
Vieretha frowned, "What now? As you can see, I can already make food that is pretty much adequate enough for all of us to enjoy. Why are you still insisting on working Tera more than she should? This is not a role that someone like her needs to bother with."
Amber crossed her arms, "You said that you can copy her movements, which means right now, you can only make pancakes and waffles to this level. Can you cook anything else aside from that?"
"... No?"
"Then of course we can’t accept that!! Do you think we would be happy to eat nothing but pancakes and waffles every single day?! The only person who can make us happy by doing that is Tera and you’re definitely not Tera!!"
Errr... Come on... I’m not going to just feed anyone the same food for several days straight for no good reason... But Amber does have a point though...
Also there’s also one other reason why I also can’t accept that suggestion from her.
"Ahem... Vier? I like cooking. Please do not stop me from cooking, ok?" I told her simply.
She pursed her lips in a rare moment of hesitation before she turned to me, "Tera... Let me learn beside you from now on whenever you cook. I will learn as many of your dishes as I can so that I can make them in your stead. That way, you don’t have to cook every single time. On some days, let me cook instead."
I nodded, "Those terms are acceptable. Right girls?"
They don’t really look that receptive of the idea as I thought but they eventually accepted it and nodded their heads.
Vieretha clapped her hands together, "Perfect! In that case, shall we start now, Tera? Please make one hundred dishes right now!"
I stared at her for a good few seconds before letting out a breath slowly and saying a single word to her.
"No."
"Eh? Why not, Tera?! How else am I supposed to learn all your dishes?"
"I will not be wasting food by making a hundred dishes that no one will eat--"
"I will, Daddy!"
I smacked my chest to slap at the eldritch maid before continuing, "As I was saying... Absent a certain eldritch maid, no one will be able to eat anymore and I won’t be wasting food here. I will cook during meal times and you will learn what I make for our meal times. That is all."
She seemed a bit reluctant but accepted that arrangement in the end.
Speaking of which...
"Vier? I don’t suppose you can help me arrange to get my cooking license?"
She nodded at me, "That can be arranged. I can simply enroll you in one of my cooking schools and you can get a license pretty easily. Shall I do that?"
"Errr... Not now. We’re going to get the Bio-Weapon license right now anyway..."
Lea spoke up, "Couldn’t you just get the school to give Mistress one directly without needing her to attend it?"
Vieretha gave me a knowing look, "I could but... Does Tera want that?"
She must be remembering how I said I wanted to earn everything I have and not just be given them.
I shook my head, "It’s fine, I don’t mind going through the process of attending the school to get the license. I’m curious how the cooks of this universe learn how to cook to churn out such standards."
It sounds harsh but that’s the truth, especially since Vieretha has also managed to make this without needing to go to a cooking school for it.
I’ll just attend the cooking school after I get my Bio-Weapon license.
We have Freyja running around our ship right now so that’s going to be a priority as it’ll be a big problem if we get caught with her on board and we don’t have a license for her.
If anyone tries to take her away just because I don’t have a license, I’m shooting them.
"Speaking of which... What happened between the two of you last night?" Yumiko asked, looking between Vieretha and I. "I heard you two weren’t sleeping together last night but... There was so much screaming?"
I was still in the middle of thinking how to explain that when my clothes shifted as Renata started to transform herself.
My suit melted into a blob before it quickly reformed itself into an elegant white dress complete with white stockings and high heels.
The effect was immediate as Vieretha let out a scream and pulled out her personal terminal to start snapping pictures of me from every angle she could.
Right... As you can see girls... This was what happened and... Wait, why are all of you also taking out your personal terminals as well?
