The Era of Otaku Culture

Hearing the system prompt, although it was only five points better than the previous secret Yangchun noodles, this already surprised Mu Fan. However, after seeing the final introduction, Mu Fan's heart moved, and he reached out to hold the plate. The golden fried rice was placed on the table in front of Machiko, who had already prepared the tableware.

"Class monitor, please try this golden fried rice."

According to the introduction of the system, this is a food that can make people fall in love with it after one taste. It is a good time to let Machiko verify it now.

*Gu——*

Looking at the plate of golden fried rice exuding an alluring aroma, Machiko, who was already hungry, couldn't help but swallow.

However, due to the habit of Machiko sitting on the chair, she clasped her hands and said something. Then she picked up the spoon and reached for the full pile of fried rice in front of her.

As soon as the fried rice entered her mouth, Machiko was stunned.

A rich egg yolk aroma wrapped around the soft rice exploded in the taste buds. The fried rice itself was not as greasy as expected but instead had an indescribable taste of rice. The taste of the rice was combined with the taste of the egg yolk. The flavors are perfectly blended together, and when paired with the faint taste of the chopped green onion that was cooked in the pot before, it is simply irresistible, and it whets Machiko's appetite all at once.

Machiko lowered her head and ate half of the plate in one breath. The fragrance and the deliciousness of the egg yolk made her unable to stop. While eating, she praised and asked,

"It's so delicious! This is the first time I've ever eaten this kind of fried rice that blends so perfectly with egg yolk. How did you do it, Mu Fan?"

"This requires many years of cooking skills and recipes to achieve. For example, I have been practicing every day since I was a child."

Mu Fan said without blushing, but he actually had no idea how many years it would take to make such delicious golden fried rice. He just made some rough guesses based on his predecessors and understanding of cooking skills.

Of course, without the cooking skills provided by the cooking system, the golden fried rice recipe, and the memory of its predecessor, it would be strange to think that the food he made would be terrible!

"Wow, I didn't expect that my classmate Mu Fan was so powerful. You have always been secretive in school!"

Machiko believed Mu Fan's words and kept putting fried rice in her mouth with a spoon.

It didn't take long for Machiko to eat up the whole plate of golden fried rice. After eating, she put the spoon and plate on the table and leaned her petite body on the chair. She stretched out her hand to touch her slightly bulging belly and said with a satisfied expression,

"Thank you for the treat, Mu Fan!"

Looking at Machiko's cute look, Mu Fan couldn't help but smile, put away the plates and spoons on the dining table, and said with a smile,

"You're welcome; can I join the gourmet club now?"

"Sure!"

Machiko sat up straight and nodded seriously.

"With the addition of you, the initial number of people in the food department will be enough. I believe that with your and Asuna's cooking skills, we will be able to run the gourmet department well."

"Thank you very much."

Mu Fan smiled and walked towards the stove with the plate in hand. Anyway, joining the gourmet department was completed, and now it was time to implement his plan.

"Mu Fan, you were tired from cooking just now; leave the washing and cleaning to me." Machiko stood up from the chair, walked over, grabbed the plate from Mu Fan's hand, and said it with a smile.

Mu Fan nodded, then pointed at Machiko's face and chuckled: "But, class monitor, if you really want to help, you'd better wipe off the rice grains from the corners of your mouth first."

Machiko was slightly startled. She took out a small mirror from her pocket and took a look. Sure enough, there was a grain of rice stuck to the left corner of her mouth. Only then did she remember that she had been so focused on eating just now that she had forgotten to pay attention to her manners. She quickly wiped the rice grains from the corner of his mouth and looked at Mu Fan.

"It's okay now."

Mu Fan smiled. He didn't expect his class monitor to have such a cute side. The two of them worked together to clean the gourmet department.

After all, the gourmet department is called a gourmet department not only because the dishes are delicious but also because the room must be kept clean at all times to give people who enter the gourmet department a brand new feeling.

After cleaning up, Machiko took the black plastic bag containing the garbage from Mu Fan's hand and said with a smile,

"Mu Fan, let me throw away the garbage. Besides, I have something to do, and I have to leave first. When Asuna comes back, please tell her for me."

"All right."

Mu Fan nodded. According to Machiko, she was only a name-only member at the Gourmet Club and would not be there every day. Now that he has become an official member of the Gourmet Club, he naturally has to take over the task of watching over the gourmet department for Yuuki Asuna when she is away.

After Machiko left, Mu Fan, who had nothing to do and was waiting for Yuuki Asuna's return, simply sat on a chair and picked up his phone to do research.

In addition to his talent for cooking, Mu Fan now has another talent, which is the talent for light novels that he brought with him when he traveled back in time.

As for the remaining fantasy value, he decided to save it and use it to redeem the corresponding first-level talent when needed later, or save it to upgrade the light novel or cooking talent to the second level.

With this skill of light novels, he naturally cannot let it go to waste. Speaking of which, the place where he lives is very close to a commercial street called "Akihabara."

Speaking of Akihabara, everyone can't help but think of the otaku culture, such as cosplay, figures, maids, light novels, manga, etc.

In fact, anyone who understands otaku culture knows that Akihabara Street began to become a street market specializing in electrical appliances in the second half of the 1940s. At that time, most citizens' information came from the radio. Stores selling radio parts were concentrated under the JR elevated road, which became the beginning of the development of this street. Later, these stores also began to sell household appliances and gradually developed into the world's largest electrical appliance street.

Then, from the 1980s to the 1990s, driven by the popularity of computers and the wave of technological innovation, the video game industry also showed a grand scene.

Otaku culture also began to develop in Akihabara, and many game enthusiasts began to visit Akihabara. Teahouses that imitated the scene settings and character costumes in the games also appeared at this time.

Later, coffee shops with waiters cosplaying also appeared, one after another. The store that combines a comic teahouse and a game cafe is also very popular. There are probably more than 10 shops like this in Akihabara now.

Many people who frequent Akihabara are anime fans. There are an increasing number of stores in Akihabara that sell fanzines of popular anime writers that are difficult to purchase. There are also many shops selling fortune-telling cards, miscellaneous goods from anime characters, toys, figurines, and models.

Today, Akihabara's otaku culture is becoming more and more popular and has almost influenced the world. Therefore, the era when Mu Fan came is the era of otaku. What has the highest sales volume in Japan or Akihabara? The top three categories must be light novels, comics, and games that otaku like.

Fortunately, he now has the talent for one of the three major sales categories, namely, the skills for writing light novels.