Chapter 72

"……Huh? ……Isn’t there… more people?"

When she came to the kitchen to convey her soup proposal to the head chefs, she felt there were more people than usual.

"Several chefs from the Ministry of Magic and the military have come to learn Rina's cooking," Rick explained. Rina wondered if it was really worth learning. But what was ordinary for her might not be so for people from another world, just like magic.

"……Hmm……"

She couldn’t help but think it had become a big deal.

"Rina, you can just make what you like as usual. They might ask a few questions, but we’ll try not to get in your way and will study as much as possible."

"……Is that so?"

If that’s the case, it might be okay. She wasn’t good at teaching and found it troublesome.

"So… what are you going to make today…?"

The head chefs were very interested in what Rina had come to make.

"……Well…"

Rina explained that she wanted to make a different soup every day, as she had told Prince Egiedilus. Although it was troublesome, making the same thing every day would be boring.

"That’s great!!"

Head Chef Rick seemed to be in full agreement.

"I’m in!! It’s boring to eat the same thing every day."

"It’s fun to have something different every day!!"

One after another, they voiced their approval. It was good that everyone agreed. This would give her motivation to teach as well.

By the way, in this world, a week is also made up of seven days, and a year has 365 days.

However, the days of the week are not Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but Light, Fire, Water, Void, Wind, Earth, and Darkness. They are similar but related to magic. The months are the same, and the seasons are the same as in Japan, with spring, summer, fall, and winter.

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"Then, let’s see what soup to make by checking the food storage."

Rina went to the food storage next to the kitchen. The door opposite the cafeteria led to the food storage.

"Wow~ There’s so much here~"

Almost all the food for the royal palace is stored here. It’s as big as two classrooms, and everything is neatly arranged. The inventory management seems to be well done.

"It would be easier to put it in a magic bag."

You can get the exact amount of what you want in good condition and store it.

"But if it’s stolen, it’s all over, right?"

Prince Egiedilus said, peering into the food storage.

"Ah, that’s true. Even if you can’t take it out, if it’s stolen, all the food will be gone."

Even if magic bags can’t be used, all the food could be stolen. If that happened, it could be enough to bring down the country.

"Convenient as it is, it can also be used by criminals… There are a lot of root vegetables, aren’t there?"

Looking around, there were more potatoes, onions, and carrots than leafy vegetables.

"Leafy vegetables aren’t our country’s specialty."

"There’s only chicken meat, right?"

"Cows are only for milk… Pigs… there used to be, but most were eaten by monsters."

"Ah…"

Rina remembered that there were monsters in this world, which she had completely forgotten.

"Chickens can sense monsters and make noise when they come, so they are kept for security and eaten."

Rina understood that there were such reasons. If humans find something delicious, monsters might find it delicious too and eat it.

"But there’s quite a bit of seafood. The country borders the sea."

"Hmm~ Are there no monsters in the sea?"

"Plenty."

There are plenty of them.

The fishermen are amazing.

"Oh, there’s flour."

She found bags of flour placed at the end. When she used "Appraisal," she saw that it included strong flour, all-purpose flour, and weak flour.

"Wow. What, you have all kinds of strong flour?"

Rina was amazed. The last time she saw the kitchen, there weren’t so many types. This was a good discovery. Since the properties of flour vary by origin, it’s fitting for the royal palace to have a collection of them.

"What’s strong flour?"

Monica, who was looking at the shelves, asked.

"Huh? Ah, it’s flour for making bread."

"Isn’t it just flour?"

"It’s not different. Flour made from wheat is called flour. So, strong flour, all-purpose flour, and weak flour are all types of flour. Among them, the type suitable for making bread is called strong flour."

Strictly speaking, there are various types depending on the amount of gluten and the origin, but she didn’t have the knowledge to explain that much.

"Huh? Isn’t flour just flour? There’s a difference in whether it’s suitable for bread or not?"

Monica was surprised by Rina’s explanation. Then, she suddenly realized that if Monica was using both strong flour and weak flour as just "flour," that might be one reason why the bread was hard.

"There is. By the way, weak flour is suitable for making pastries."

"…Show me!"

Monica’s eyes gleamed at the mention of pastries.

Monica… Even if I tell you about the flour, you can’t make it, can you?

Are you going to eat the flour as it is?

Rina was taken aback.

"But… how can you tell so much just by looking at the bags?"

Unlike the gleaming Monica, Lady Rana asked calmly. The bags were just burlap, and there was nothing to tell from them except for the origin.

"Oh, I have 'Appraisal.'"

She realized she hadn’t told Rana and the others. She had assumed they knew, but if no one said anything, they wouldn’t know.

"“Huh!? Rina, you have Appraisal!?”"

Rana and Monica were surprised. Prince Egiedilus might have heard about it from his brother, Prince Schueler.

"Yeah."

It’s specialized in food, but… you know?

"Wow. That’s amazing."

Rana was impressed. It was a rare skill, so it was natural for her to be surprised.

"But, it’s different from mine, right?"

Rana continued with a curious statement.

"Huh!? Rana, you have 'Appraisal' too?"

Since Rana said "mine," it must be true. It was surprising that Rana also had a rare Appraisal.

"I do… but it’s not very useful…"

She said it with a hint of disappointment. She had heard that everyone’s Appraisal was different, and it seemed that Rana’s was different from Rina’s.

"What can you see?"

She was curious, so she asked. She probably wouldn’t have the chance to know what others could see.

"……"

Rana smiled awkwardly and remained silent, as if she didn’t want to say.

"…Rana…"

But she was curious, so she asked again.

"…Well…"

"Well?"

"Height, weight… measurements… and such?"

It was a terrifying skill.