Chapter 518: Spoiling A Little Fox Spirit (2/2)

”They're right… So? What do you need?” I asked.

”Ahh… I want some meat!” said Belle while waving her tail.

”What meat?” I wondered.

”Red meat… Grilled! And… White rice… Fish too… And chicken soup…” said Belle.

”Oh my, you want a lot, don't you?” asked Benladann.

”S-Sorry… Did I got too cocky?” asked Belle.

”No, it's fine. We'll bring it to you.” I said.

”Yeah, doesn't sound so hard.” I said.

”You sit here and wait for us to bring you the food.” Said Miranda.

”O-Okay… Thanks…” said Belle.

She felt flustered of being served like this, but I could easily notice she was very happy as well, as someone that is contracted to her as her Master and she as my Spirit, I can easily discern her emotions, and she was feeling happy right there.

I am happy if she's happy.

We moved to the kitchen and left her resting for the moment, I quickly brought a lot of ingredients from the refrigerating storage of items we got and began cooking. Benladann and Miranda joined in the cooking as well. Benladann had the Cooking Ability after all, and she was slowly improving it.

Even more, aside from Cooking, she got the Chef Ability, which seems to be an improved version of it? Unlike my System and the Level-based Abilities named Skills, and the ability to awaken them, those that don't have System have simply put, Abilities.

Abilities in this world are common and are apart from Magic but they're still related to them, such as Weapon Techniques that use Mana to activate but are separated from Magic, but they can also be fused with Magic as well.

What I've noticed as someone that can see through the list of Abilities of a person, which is something that they usually cannot see themselves, is that they have Abilities that cannot level up, but they do still gain proficiency. After enough proficiency is gained, instead of ”awakening” or ”evolving” a Skill like I do, they gain a new one on top of the other, both effects stack with one another.

So Benladann got the Cooking Ability and then the Chef Ability, both stacking with one another and making her cook very good. Although I've awakened my Cooking Skill into the Cooking Magic Skill, and its potential seems to be way higher… as of now, I am still figuring it out, but it seems I could even make up spells using this Magic.

I wonder if I can make anything that could be used offensively… But for now, I've made up some Spells, such as ”Quality Enhancement”, ”Flavorful Blessing”, and ”Spice of Life”, as some of the spells I've made. Their effects are small, but combined, they make the food gain something ”magical” about it.

I've also discovered that the Cooking Magic is related to Life Attribute Magic, perhaps because there is no true Cooking-type or something, or Gourmet-element, so Life is the closest to food. It kind of makes sense, we all gain life from eating, any living being requires eating, gain calories and more, and unless you're a plant doing photosynthesis, everything you cook used to be alive, even plants, fruits, and vegetables.

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