72 72 "The essence of Japanese cuisine" (2/2)

But apart from that, Fitis immediately bows her head in front of Kasarina.

''Master, I'm sorry. I've been so disappointing. You were able to wrestle a seat from your master and I am ......

Yes, I've already heard about it. Don't worry about it, Phytis.

With that said, I am ......

”Hmm, let's rephrase it this way. Careful enough about defeat. The knowledge of your defeat gives you the opportunity to grow. Next time you fight, you'll remember that disappointment and work harder. It was your apologies that I said never mind. You were the best of me. And to apologize for that is to insult my game. Am I right?

Kasarina instantly knows what exactly Fitis was apologizing for and feeling sorry for.

See it through and right that wrong.

It's fine to feel sorry for your loss. In fact, if you can grow from it, that loss is your path to success.

In fact, after I lost to my father, the evidence is good that I tried all these training techniques.

In hindsight, that loss may have given me a lot of things.

And I have to win the next game to prove it.

...... Okay, I understand. Master is right. Now I'm going to focus on the next game with this defeat.

”Mm. That's good. Kyou's game is next, isn't it?　How about we harvest something from it?

Yes. ......

I say, looking out at the sea, I see several demons swimming there.

Sahagin, Scylla Octopus, Sea Serpent, and is that ...... a color fish?　Wow, so many different kinds of demons farmed before you know it.

Well, better safe than sorry. Well, better safe than sorry.

So for a while I pulled up some demons from the sea, and as I was trying to sort out which one to use, I noticed some changes to some fish.

Hmmm, Keogh. Maybe it's not a good idea to farm color fish in the same space as other demons. Although they are fat, many of them are covered with scars all over.

With that said, Casarina pointed out that there are indeed many demons with wounds all over their bodies.

If you look closely, you can see that many of the other sahagins and sea serpents are also wounded.

We shouldn't raise so many different kinds of demons in the same place.

”Hmmm. These wounded demons won't fetch a good price in the market. Unfortunately, we'll just have to get rid of these injured demons.

”Yeah, I see. It's a waste of time.

The word disposal here is not meant literally, but means that the creator cooks them and eats them.

On Earth too, these unsightly things are either cooked or disposed of by their makers.

It was similar here.

Just because something looks bad doesn't mean it tastes bad too. It's still a waste of money: .......

Ah.

At that moment, a flash of insight occurred to me.

This is something that any ordinary citizen like me, who was born in Japan and lived through its culture, would think is natural.

And I realized that this was the root of Japanese cuisine.

So ...... it wasn't the taste that mattered. It was literally the ingredients.

Hmm, looks like you have something on your mind.

Seeing my flashing smile, both Kasarina and Phytis smiled as well, and I responded by taking the monster in front of me.

Yes, you'll see. In the next round, I will show you the essence of true Japanese cuisine.