Normally, I have a maid cook my meals, but today I had promised to have two beautiful lady knights cook dinner for me, so I told the person on duty in advance to go home early.
That's why two beautiful female knights wearing aprons are now in front of me. Iona was wearing a cute cherry blossom-colored apron with plenty of frills, which didn't match her usual dignified appearance. Good. Very good.
If she stood in the kitchen dressed like this, I would say, "I want you more than I want to eat," and immediately push her down.
On the other hand, Makishia was wearing a luxurious apron that made me want to ask, 'Is that an apron? Isn't it the wrong outfit?' She looked like she could wear it to a ball. Well, she does look good in it. Anyway, let the battle begin.
"To be fair, I've prepared the ingredients myself, nothing particularly expensive, just the ones you can get at the market around here. You can use any of these to make a dish."
And just like that, the cooking showdown began.
Both of them are female knights, and they seem to be skilled at using knives, cutting the ingredients in a comfortable rhythm without any particular problem.
Iona, perhaps accustomed to cooking, did not look at the recipe book for every single step, but her serious and meticulous nature was evident as she measured out the portions precisely and proceeded with her work.
On the other hand, what about Makishia? Although she was skillful, she dumped the ingredients roughly according to her eye. This can only be described as her personality. I absentmindedly watched the two of them cooking.
After an hour of waiting, the dishes were finished, and we moved on to the actual eating.
First, let's start with Iona's dish, which was finished first by a small margin. "Then, Charles, please enjoy your meal."
"Yes, I'll dig in."
Bringing the freshly prepared food to my mouth. Iona's food did not disappoint my imagination and was delicious as expected.
The ingredients and preparation method were decent, and yet for some reason it tasted bland, which was not at all surprising or gratifying, the food was on a level that was the embodiment of the desire 'I would be happy if I could eat this kind of food every day.'
Well, I guess you could say it's normal.
"How is it?" "It's delicious. If something this delicious was served first, I'd start feeling sorry for Shia, who was going to serve the food later." I expressed my honest opinion. "Really!?" "Ah. I'm not one to flatter." "I’m glad Charles was happy!" Iona's expression brightens at my words. However, her opponent, Makishia, doesn't show any signs of impatience. Even after seeing Iona's situation, Makishia's belief in victory remained unwavering.
"Now then, please enjoy my cooking, Charles."
"Yes, I'll dig in."
As I was prompted, I took the food that was offered to me and brought it to my mouth. "Ugh...!" I was speechless. It's not because it tastes bad. It's not because it's delicious. Because it's too delicious.
Makishia seemed to have a genius talent for cooking, and her food was more delicious than anything I've ever eaten. "Please give me your verdict, Charles." Makishia never loses her smile. She seems confident of her absolute victory.
And she was not wrong.
"The winner is... Shia... I can't believe it, but it's delicious... Too delicious...!" "...!" Upon hearing my words, Iona's expression, which like Makishia, had no doubts about her own victory, changed.
"I don’t doubt Charles-sama, but would you mind if I also have some of Shia’s cooking?" "Of course. You'll be surprised at how delicious it is...!" I said while handing Iona a fork.
*Gulp*
Iona held her breath. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she brought the food to her mouth. "That's...!" Iona is at a loss for words, just like me.
It seems that she had no choice but to be convinced by how delicious the food was. It must have been quite a shock that her own food, which had been cooked with such precision, was not as good as Makishia's dish, which seemed to have been cooked randomly.
"Hehe. Now Charles's reward is mine." Thus, the cooking showdown between the two beautiful female knights ended with Makishia's one-sided victory. That was a surprising ending even for me, who had suggested it.
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