119 John can cook (2/2)
John who saw this made a small smile as he said
”You're welcome”
Ariel was awfully quiet so john thought of asking her if there was something wrong
”Ariel, is everything okay?” John asked
”Yes, why?”
”You've been a bit quiet”
”Ah, I'm just a bit sleepy”
”Ah, then you should get some rest. Serena will get better on her own after taking medicine”
”O-Okay...”
The moment he said that, john remembered, they hadn't eaten anything yet.
”Are you guys hungry?” John asked
Ariel who was about to lay down, stopped and then nodded, Serena who was on the ground also slowly nodded
”Then, I'll cook” Said John
”John will cook!?” Ariel nearly shouted
”You can cook?” Serena asked
”Ah... I guess you've only seen me grill meat, and at school we always had food at the canteen... Yeah, I can cook.” said john with a smile
”...”
”...”
They both just stared at john without saying anything. Their eyes showed that they had no faith in john's ability to cook, but they had no other option
”Get some rest, I'll call you two when it's done”
The two girls nodded
”What about me?” Master's brother asked
”Of course I was planning on calling you” Said john
John forgot he was there, he concealed his presence and was keeping watch, it was rather hard to notice.
After john said that, he grabbed everything he needed, vegetables, the main ingredients, water and the cooking pot.
John didn't need a table to cut the vegetables, he could just use magic and cut them in the air.
John teleported outside, then shortly after came back with some wood for the cooking pot. He set it on fire with 'ignis' and began heating up some oil.
Then one after another, john started cutting up the vegetables. Carrots, and potatoes. While at the same time he prepared the main ingredient. Rabbit meat
He skinned the rabbit, he didn't have to remove the blood as it had already been drained by master after he captured it.
When he wasn't using an ingridient, he would just leave it floating around while using wind and levite. Serena and Ariel looked amazed.
John cut the meat to tiny chunks, and shortly after he mixed it with a bit of flour, salt and pepper. It was expensive to buy, but worth it.
By the time John was done with the meat, the oil began shimmering. So without wasting any time john shook off any excess flour on the cubes of rabbit meat, and added them to the cooking pot in a single layer
He cooked the meat while flipping the pieces occasionally while flipping the pieces occasionally until they were brown all over. It took around 4 to 5 minutes.
When the beef was finally cooked, he transferred it over to a plate and set it aside. The plate was also in the air so no insects would get on it. They were in a cave after all.
Serena and Ariel's eyes were sparkling as they watched
”john so you can cook...” Serena asked
”Did you doubt me when I said I did?” John asked
Serena didn't reply and turned her head
”What are you cooking?” Ariel asked
”Hm, Nothing much. Just simple rabbit stew” John replied
[It might have a different name in this world though...]
”Rabbit stew...” They muttered simultaneously with a dreamy expression