Cooking Ability

Next day

Everything seems fine, nothing changed at all, as if the huge commotion made by Ogre and his team never happen.

But this is good, Xin doesn't want any unnecessary attention from anyone, what he wants is people who can help him finish his quest.

Same as yesterday, Esdeath arrives wearing casual clothing and delivering a basket of fruits and a box of cake.

Looking at the cake, Xin can easily tell that it's homemade.

Why do you ask?

Well, its smell burns sugar while the shape is slightly out of place.

Just from the smell and the slightly out shape can tell it's homemade.

What Xin made curiously is why her hand full of bandages when baking don't require using sharp tools so he asked.

"So you notice? Well I try to cut the cake before giving it to you but I accidentally cut my room, next I made another but when I cut it again I accidentally cut the kitchen sink, the last is when I try to hold it but I forgot that my fingers are also holding the blade so I got cut."

"Really?"

From the wound on her hand, it's impossible to get wounded if you hold a blade, her palm is full of cuts and bruises.

"When did you last cook?" Xin casualty asks.

"Hmm... I don't remember, it is ten years ago or twelve years ago."

"And what did you cook if you still remember?"

"Barbeque I think, I never cook anything except barbeque with only salt."

"... Then did you taste this before taking it to me?" Xin looks at the cake and ask.

"No?"

"Why?"

"I think it's more appropriate to see your reaction after eating it, anyway I'm pretty much confident about my cooking."

"..."

Xin looks at her and then at the cake, he brings a set of table wear and cut it for the two of them, just from the first cut Xin already notices something wrong.

Looking at the middle of the cake.

"Meat?" Xin's eyebrows slightly push up.

"Yes."

"And a bunch of unknown herbs?"

"Herbs are good at removing some unwanted smell from the meat that's why I add some."

"Hmmm.... Weird, if I'm not the wrong cake is supposed to be cooked like bread and not like meat."

"Really?" Esdeath looks surprised by what she heard, it seems she only knows what cake looks like but not the ingredients.

"But one of my subordinates told me that meat on bread tastes good."

"That's is good if the bread is not a cake, sweets, and meat is not good to complement each other, better to use flatbread or long bread."

"I see..... Wait why are you eating it if you don't like it?" Esdeath tries to stop Xin who already eat a couple of mouthfuls but it's useless he continues eating.

"Good or bad, this is food, I don't like throwing food, whether it's good or bad except if it's already spoiled or not for consuming."

Esdeath looks at Xin who calmly eating her first-ever cake and can't help but feel happy, at least her work never wastes.

Taking a spoon full of her creation she tries to eat it.

"Is it good?" Xin ask.

"It's bad." She replied.

"At least you know."