Chapter 250
“I want you to help me. Use magic to separate the husks from this powder. Then mix it with water to make dough, and this fruit…….”
“No way. Why should I do that crap?”
As expected, she wouldn’t help willingly.
It was the reaction I’d anticipated, so I replied nonchalantly.
“I’m not just asking for help.”
“Then what?”
“You swore to grant me one wish before I came, didn’t you?”
At my words, Meliana flinched and scowled.
“You’re…… going to use it for this?”
“It’s not a difficult request for you, is it?”
“Of course not! But you’re going to use it on something so trivial?!”
“Then where else should I use it? Where?”
I tilted my head.
“If I ask for something impossible or unreasonable, you’ll just refuse, won’t you? I also promised not to.”
“That’s true, but! Still, it should be used for something more useful! Sis, are you really an idiot?”
“It’s plenty useful, though?”
“Y-you imbecile!”
Meliana, who had been showing signs of agitation, seemed to lose her will to fight and let her shoulders slump.
“Fine. Just don’t regret it later.”
“Okay.”
“What do you want me to do?”
At Meliana’s words, I smiled and opened my mouth.
* * *
After that, everything went smoothly. From the grains to the dough, and even squeezing oil from the olive fruit.
Of course, the dough wasn’t what I wanted at first, so I had to demonstrate it directly to Meliana.
‘Still, this is a huge step up, isn’t it?’
It was so easy and comfortable. If I had done it myself, there would have been no end to the suffering.
This is what a fantasy world should be like. Magic is the best!
Unlike me, who was bursting with excitement, Meliana’s face grew paler by the day.
It was puzzling to see her, the girl who burned down the Nex habitat and even the remaining Nex, act this way, so I couldn’t help but ask.
“Are you tired?”
“Do you think I’d be tired by something like this?”
“I knew it, right? Then could you also flatten and thin this dough for me? About this thick, and this wide, consistently.”
As I gestured with my fingers, indicating typical pasta noodles, Meliana’s already slightly flushed face turned even redder.
“How much more do you plan to exploit me?!”
“Sorry. It is hard, isn’t it?”
“No! It’s not hard!”
Meliana yelled, magically cutting the dough into fine strands. It was exactly the noodle thickness I had described. It was so perfect, I didn’t even envy a noodle-making machine.
‘Right. Come to think of it, I need salt too.’
If I asked Killis, he’d take it out of his subspace, but…….
“What, what are you staring at? What else do you want me to do?”
As I stared intently at Meliana, she flinched and asked back. She’s surprisingly quick-witted.
“You have salt, don’t you? You must’ve cooked food yourselves while coming here.”
“Of course I do.”
“Then could you get that out for me too? I need it to boil the noodles.”
Meliana’s glare felt sharp. But I shamelessly pretended not to notice.
After that, I finished cooking, having made further requests to Meliana.
“Alright, it’s done.”
At my words, Reno, who was observing nearby, asked,
“Is this that dish? Pa…….”
“That’s right. It’s called ‘pasta’.”
I nodded. Although the outcome was slightly different from what I had imagined, the results were quite satisfying.
There were even three flavors: yellow tomato pasta, pasta with crispy fried garlic in olive oil, and even truffle pasta.
“Pasta? What a strange dish.”
It’s not particularly unique……. Though, it might feel unique here.
“Where on earth did you learn to make something like this?”
“Hmm, from a book?”
I grinned sheepishly. Meliana only murmured, “She likes such odd things,” but didn’t ask further.
—Humans eat things like this? I’m curious, can I try some?
“Of course. Everyone, please try it.”
At my words, the elves each took pasta into their bowls and began to eat.
—This is a taste I’ve never experienced before!
—To think you can make such a flavor with Olea and Licomella!
Everyone’s reactions were quite positive. Only then could I relax.
‘It was worth putting in less garlic and onions.’
I wanted to put in plenty if I could. But I clearly adjusted the amount because it would have been a shocking quantity for those unfamiliar with it.
While it’s important for it to suit my taste, since I went to the trouble of making it, I hoped everyone would enjoy it.
After hearing from Reno that it was truly delicious, my gaze soon turned to Meliana and her guardians. She paused as my gaze fell on her.
“Is it delicious?”
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