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Now, now, now!

“To season and fry internal organs… can something like this be tasty? Geez, you did something strange as usual…”

What’s up with calling me strange, how rude.

I cooked while measuring by eye, so Shin was writing down the rough amounts which I will review later.

Like this, the finished recipe will be shared with the chefs of our Ellisfeed family both in the fief and in the Capital. Recipes that are judged to be safe to spread outside the Ducal Household will be then sold to the Merchant’s Guild under the joint name of me and Shin.

And then, the sales will be my and Shin’s income.

I’m just making what I want to eat, and it’s Shin who’s making proper recipes out of it, and I wanted all proceeds to go to Shin, but felt like he was snatching my achievements, so he pressed me for an equal split, which is being upheld up until now. I am grateful that I now have more pocket money to use, though.

“… Something like this? Is this the correct procedure?”

“Lemme see?… Yeah, it seems fine. Ah right, either rice flour or potato starch is okay, if both are difficult to obtain then it can be replaced with wheat flour too. The finished product may look a little different, though.”

“Got it. Certainly, powdering rice with magic is something only you would do, Missy.”

Shin noted down the instructions while grinning.

Ugugu, that certainly might be true, but… it’s so frustrating that I have no room to object.

“N, now, people who made this have a special privilege of sampling the food first! Let’s have some while it’s hot.”

… Just kidding, it will stay hot when placed in my Inventory.

It’s the mood that counts, the mood.

“Eh… no, I would like to refrain, I think…”

Shin, I think it’s rude to refuse with a cramped smile, you know?

“Nono, knowing that they are internal organs… a liver at that, right?… Is this really fine?”

“It’s fine, it’s not poisonous or anything.”

I held out the plate with Orc liver Tatsutaage in front of Shin who was slowly trying to escape.

“No, I know that it’s not poisonous. There’s not much of it, so you better have Kurogane-sama and Mashiro-sama try.”

“I have already secured the two’s portion, so it’s fine. Now, now, now! Where will you find a that doesn’t confirm the taste of his food?”

“Ugh… all right. I just have to eat it, right?”

Preparing himself, Shin pinched a small piece of Tatsutaage between his fingers and threw it into his mouth with his eyes shut tightly.