CH 123

When I received the three books that Navi-san found and placed them on my lap, Navi-san disappeared again. For the time being, let’s stop asking questions. I was surprised by Navi-san who decided that it was a search.

Well, I looked down at the books on my lap. I don’t know when the books were from, but they were as good as new and well preserved. I opened the book at the top of the stack. Apparently, this book is a compilation of papers on skill effects when they are acquired under special conditions.

I opened it to the [Chef] skill.

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□Consideration regarding special effects when acquiring the [Chef] skill under special conditions

Basically, the [Chef] skill is a profession skill acquired by those who ‘cook’, and it is said that those who do not ‘cook’ do not acquire it.

At this time, ‘cooking’ refers to ‘civilized acts’ in which ‘cooking utensils’ are used to prepare meals through various processes such as preparation and seasoning of ingredients.

The [Chef] skill is a skill that a person who is extremely good at ‘cooking’ obtains, and it is also influenced by the type of food that has actually been cooked and the amount of food that has been cooked. Furthermore, it is said that factors such as presentation also affect the acquisition.

However, on rare occasions, some tribes and ethnic groups in areas where ‘cooking utensils’ are not well developed may possess the [Chef] skill.

Until now, it was said that the [Chef] skill could not be possessed only by the experience of ‘baking’ and ‘boiling’. However, considering this special case, there may be a previously unknown method for acquiring the [Chef] skill.

As a result of verifying the skill effect of those who have acquired the [Chef] skill in areas where cooking utensils are not well developed, the following reports have been raised.

(Omitted)

The dishes prepared by the owner of this type of [Chef] skill often have special effects compared to the dishes prepared by the owner of the [Chef] skill who cooks as a profession. Many of the effects given are ‘increased experience value for a certain period of time’. ‘increased defense power for a certain period of time’, and ‘increased natural healing power for a certain period of time’. The reason for this is that they often live by hunting in undeveloped lands, so it is expected that their skills have evolved in a special way depending on their living environment.

(Omitted below)

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Hmm. It’s difficult. But saying that if the cooking fails, it will become sludge-like applies to my situation.

The next book was about a special case of skills acquired by adventurers.

The content is almost the same as the previous book, except the part ‘Inhabitants of undeveloped land without cooking utensils’ has been changed to ‘Adventurers who cook without cooking utensils and have acquired the [Chef] skill’.

Hm? An adventurer who doesn’t use cooking utensils and uses magic while cooking? Is something stuck on the edge of my memory right now? I can’t remember. Oh well.

The third book was like a collection of surprise episodes of the great men of the past. It is said that the empress who existed in the Garo Empire a long time ago was not good at cooking, and all the dishes she cooked became sludge. By the way, when she cooked on the battlefield in a large-scale monster subjugation battle, it seems that it was successful for some reason. Hmm. . . there’s a possibility that she didn’t use ‘cooking utensils’ on the battlefield, right?

Well, what about my case? When I regained my memory of my previous life, I already had the [Chef] skill. By the way, I don’t remember cooking before I regained my memory. Usually, the duke’s daughter doesn’t cook, and I don’t remember being taught to cook outdoors by Daimon-niisama.

That’s why I think the status of the game was reflected. . . How did I train my [Cooking] skill in the game? I think it was at some kind of cooking event that my [Cooking] skill evolved into the [Chef] skill.

I mean, it’s a game, so you’re not actually cooking, and it’s natural that you don’t use ‘cooking utensils’.

Cooking in the game is easy.

(1) Get a recipe at the beginning of an event or minigame

(2) Collect the number of ingredients that is specified in the recipe

(3) Click the ‘Start Cooking’ button

(4) Wait for the specified time

(5) If you can’t wait for the specified time, purchase ‘Time saving hourglass: for cooking’ from Ursch-kun and use it

(6) Over time, it will be completed in a state where it is neatly arranged on a plate

(7) Make a specified number of dishes, accumulate points, and get the recipe for the next dish.

Then just repeat steps 2 through 7.

Of course, there are no ‘cooking utensils’, and more specifically, they don’t have a ‘platter to serve food’. However, at the time of completion, it is served on a stylish plate suitable for the dish made, and the ingredients that should not have been collected are served together as decorations and garnishes.

. . . Well, it’s a game.

What should I do in order to do this in reality? There were stages where there seemed to be no safe water, so I had no choice but to cover everything with magic. Drain it with a waterball and bake it with a fireball? I didn’t have a kitchen knife, so would I chop the vegetables with a dagger or knife? I didn’t carry a mortar, so it has to be substituted with something around me or something I have. Or crushed with my bare hands.

What about the plate? Do I kneed and bake the soil around me? No, it’s impossible. If it’s alchemy, I might be able to do something about it. Oh, the plate is not a ‘cooking utensil’, so can I buy it there?

Ahh. . . I feel like I can do it if I can control the power of the magic. Rather, as Isabella today, I feel that this cooking method will go better than using ordinary cooking utensils.

For the time being, the process will fail if I use even one ‘cooking utensil’. Let’s remember this when I go home. By the way, I used kitchen knives and cutting boards to make yakitori, and I used a mill to sprinkle salt and pepper. I used something like a bowl when shredding salad, washing vegetables and making dressings. I used a hot pot to make soup. . . should I use and iron helmet instead?

For the time being, let’s verify it when I return. If the food is successful, it seems that special effects will be added, and I’m suddenly motivated. Let’s do our best to adjust the power of magic so that I can make a proper meal for Ursch-kun in the future. Until now, I’ve been vaguely practicing magical power adjustment, but if it’s for the purpose of making a proper meal for Ursch-kun in the future, the way of getting fired up is different.

By the way, I feel that various questions can be solved here. There’s another thing that bothers me. . . There are too many questions to look into.

Come to think of it, how long can I stay in this forbidden library? I mean, can I go home? It might be better to ask Navi-san about this.

“Well, Is Navi-san there?”

“Yes. Here.”

Navi-san appeared right next to me. I knew it would appear in advance, so I wasn’t surprised.

“How long can I stay here? I would like to know how to return and if I can come again.”

“Those who have come to the library once will be registered and a user card will be issued. Those who have it are free to enter and leave, but the user card can only be used by the person themself.”

“What king of card is it?”

“The User card will be registered on the status. It has already been issued to Isabella-sama.”

The case where the name is known even though I haven’t said my name. Furthermore, the status was tampered with without permission, and a user card was given. Navi-san is scary.

“As for how to come to the forbidden library and how to get out, you can come from anywhere by selecting the user card icon on the status. However, you can’t take out the books here, so you’ll have to visit every time you want to read them.”

Well, that’s right. It’s a ‘forbidden library’, so it’s difficult to take the books out.

“Is there a difference in the flow of time from the outside?”

“Since this true forbidden library is a place that does not exist, there is no such thing as time. The time when you come and when you return is the same without any passage.”

I don’t know what you mean, but does that mean that it will be the same time when I leave as it was when I came? However, it doesn’t seem to be a shelter. Even if you evacuate to the forbidden library when you are being attacked, you will still be in the middle of being attacked when you return.

Well, I heard the answers to what I wanted to ask, so I think I’ll ask Navi-san to go back for the time being. Oh no, wait. Come to think of it, there’s one more question I want to ask.

“By the way, Navi-san. The spell when I came here, it was [Japanese]. Do you have any books about Japanese?”

“I have confirmed [Japanese], one of the seven lock codes for viewing the most important documents. Unlock one lock for the user Isabella.”

“Eh?”

Oh good. Ursch won’t destroy anything because of the missing Isabella. Now he just needs to be able to get into the library because, let’s be honest, he would probably be able to find answers to their questions easier than Isabella. I really want that library. And now we know why Isabella’s cooking always turns into sludge! But wait, that’s the ‘true’ forbidden library. Is there also a fake one? And if so, which one does Marieta know about?