96 After Days: Her Majestys Dietary Facts 02 (1/2)

”Hmmm......”

I was roaring in my own workshop in the outhouse. It's about Uffi's dietary situation that's bothering my head.

I also asked Yufi himself, but I still think he has a low desire for a meal. It's more than becoming a spiritual contractor. It's an inevitable problem.

But that would put extra pressure on a royal castle-based cook, and could deprive him of his enthusiasm and accomplishment for the job.

I'd like to get rid of it somehow, but I can't come up with a good idea. The problem is that what is the staple food of the Spirit is not food, but magic.

”How do you use magic to cook...”

I define magic as something like blood that has no entity, something that overflows the elements that make up the soul. So people have inherent magic power for everyone, and it has to do with the amount of magic and the affinity with the Spirit of each attribute.

As far as that's good, I can hardly think of a technique that purely uses magic alone. Besides, what if we were to use that for cooking?

”Magic... magic... magic into cooking... mix...? Grant magic to ingredients......? But can you imagine how delicious the magic is... hmm...”

”What are you talking about bumps by yourself?

”Uh-huh!?”

All of a sudden I'm so surprised at the sound of a call from behind. I was totally alarmed because this is my workshop.

It was Lhumi who spoke from behind. Seeing how surprised I am, I'm grinning that the sound of being a jerk looks good on me. You sexually evil witch!

”If you're coming in, knock...”

”Oh, I'm sorry. You still let this distract you and put your face on, didn't you? I don't have an island to install anyway, so you're worried about making sure Uffi can enjoy his meal somehow, right?

Lyumi sits next to me, trying to sit down on her desk. I think I got a flashing look when Lumi pointed me out.

”... hit”

”You're not well.”

”Shut up. And it's not just about Uffi, it's about the cooks' willingness to do their job, and if a spiritual contractor is born in the future, we can make the most of it.”

I don't know if I can do it.

Lyumi was pulling in a grin and erasing her expression. The voice was pale and created an atmosphere that reminded Lhumi that he was outside.

”Is that really necessary?

”Why are you asking me that?

”As long as there's nothing magical about it, the Spirit will be content? Is it worth bothering to make that available in the form of a meal?

”... Either way, if you need a meal to maintain your flesh, you should enjoy it”

”Would that really make you happy for a spiritual contractor?

Rhumi packs the distance so he can peek into my face. Strange eyes with multiple colors of light mixed together, but from close range, I can tell that the original eye color is light green. He looks at me like those eyes are worth it.

I don't know if it would really be good for a spiritual contractor to be able to consume magic with a meal. Even if I could make it, I don't even know if the Spirit Contractor would like that.

”You can think about that later after you've done it. If you can't, you can't give up, and what you've done won't go to waste.”

”It could just be a roundabout, right? A human life is a short one. It's too late to regret it later, huh?

”Still much better than not doing it and regretting it. We have to start something. We can't go anywhere. Then I'll do it anyway.”

I tell you without distracting myself from the Rhumi and looking straight at it. For a while Lyumi and I were gazing at each other, but we strayed our gaze like Lyumi had taken root.

”You really are an idiot, Anis. It's a lovely barbarity.”

”Thanks for that.”

”Then shall I tell you?

”... what?

”Even the Spirit rejoices, how people eat”

Liumi smiled as she returned her deviant gaze to me again. The smile was faint and was going to melt and disappear.

Then we'll get started.

”... can you cook rumi?

out-of-house kitchen, I was getting ready to cook as Lumi invited me.

I wear the apron I have prepared for each other Ilia and my hair is tied up so that it is not disturbed or stopped with a hair fastening.

Long hair that seems to cling to the heel of the rhumi is knitted into three large pieces by Ilia. Llumi looks at me as I rock the big three braids bracketed in two.

”To the crowd? We only had a lot of time.”

”... I hope so. So? How do you cook for people who like spirits?

”It's nothing like the usual cooking procedure. I'm just gonna put one hand in there. The quickest way to do this is to use spiritual stones.”

Saying so, Lhumi lined up the spiritual stones next to the ingredients. I unexpectedly see Rhumi as a ghost.

”A spiritual stone...”

”Oh, this is my own thing, isn't it? I didn't steal it from a boulder.”

”I don't doubt that.... I don't doubt it, do I?

”Yes, sir. Now, if you're going to use it for cooking, I'd prefer something that doesn't belong. Spirit stones of attributes that match the person you feed on the next point. Otherwise, it could be blood or meat. But you can't mix that with people's meals, can you?

... Well, that's true. It's not nice to have blood or hair in the rocks for cooking.

But is it still a spiritual stone here? How ironic it seems to be to be an unattributed spiritual stone that was also said to have few ways of using it.

”Spirit stones can be magical. Use it with condiments in its magical state. Even spirits can consume magic while enjoying their meals.”

”Spirit stones are not stingy to use in cooking because they can sometimes be used as medicines... do they taste good?

”Of course, if you keep using it, it's subtle. I used it finely crushed and mixed with seasoning, like salt.”

”Salt, salt.”

Salt is also in circulation in the Kingdom of Palletia, but there are two routes to obtain it.