17 "How did this happen?" (1/2)

How it happened.

You've won the dining hall competition the other day.

Mina's restaurant food was recognized by the judges, and you have a ticket to the next big cooking competition in the Central Continent.

Mina was very happy and asked me to come with her to help her at the big culinary competition as well.

Of course I said yes, and I'm going to try out my new monster cultivation in the meantime.

The big cooking competition is scheduled to take place in a few months, so we can relax here until then.

So that day, after eating Mina's sumptuous food, I went home and immediately fell asleep.

The next day, I woke up to find a beautiful girl in front of me.

...... Good morning. So you're awake.

Let's see, I don't know what this means.

And I think I know this girl from somewhere.

Gourmet hero?　Why are you here?

I jump up and crash into the wall behind me.

Of course. I've heard about you since yesterday and when I found out you live here, I ran over.

Kyou-sama?　Was this kid just served?　Why?

”Yesterday, I realized my immaturity and at the same time, I was impressed by the fact that there is someone like you with such a great idea. I have been hunting for demons that would become high-class food, but I never thought that an ordinary demon could be transformed into such a great food through cultivation. Moreover, it was a shock for the first time in my life to not only nourish it, but to do the exact opposite.

Isn't this child bent over backwards?　And if you look at it now, you're in your pajamas, or maybe you're wearing very light clothes, or maybe you've been driven completely into the wall.

Oh, oh, hello there. And by the way, gourmet brave man.

Please call me Fitis. Master Kyou.

Phytis says her name as she draws her glossy lips closer.

”Yeah, and Fitis. What brings you to me?

It's decided. To live with Kyou-sama from today.

Yes?

”The knowledge of growing that monster. Please let me learn it too!

”No, no, it's not that big of a deal to ask to learn, and we're in a ramshackle house as you can see ......