Fish Soup!

(An: Another chapter!)

(I'm still thinking about the heroine!)

Chapter 6

"What dish should I cook?'' Tatsumi muttered while looking at the fish on the table.

(Breakfast, light but make the stomach satisfied!) Tatsumi thought while Arima keeps staring at him.

''Clean the fish first,'' Tatsumi muttered.

He then averted his gaze to his surrounding. Tatsumi then found a knife holder containing at least four knives, and then he takes the lighter one.

[Item: Light Kitchen Knife]

[Description: A kitchen knife made by a master blacksmith! It has a very sharp edge and high durability. provides an attack bonus of +5 damage.]

[Grade: Uncommon]

(This knife has the same grade as my dagger!) Tatsumi thought while looking at the knife attribute, which only slightly inferior to his Boa dagger.

''Um, G-Grandpa?'' Tatsumi said while pointing at the knife on hand.

''Oh, that is one of my creations, even though I don't really put any effort when I make it,'' Arima said with a slight smile on his face.

(Don't put any effort, huh!) Tatsumi while looking at the knife.

''Is there any problem with the knife?'' Arima asked while thinking that Tatsumi was not satisfied with his kitchen knife.

''No, it's nothing,'' Tatsumi replied with a shake of his head.

Cleaning the fish and then cut it into three pieces, and separating the bones, Tatsumi then searching a pot for boiling water.

Opening the shelves below the table, he then finds a soup pot.

[Item: Soup pot]

[Description: A soup pot made by a master blacksmith! It was very durable! Increase efficiency while cooking soup dishes by 1%]

[Grade: Uncommon]

''Even the soup pot!'' Tatsumi muttered.

''Sigh, whatever.'' He added while swallowing his irritation.

''Grandpa, Do you have any vegetables or fruits?'' Tatsumi asked because he can't find any ingredient except spices in this kitchen.

''Oh, Wait!'' Arima replied while disappearing from the room and then appearing again with a few vegetables like potato, carrot, lettuce, pineapple, etc.

''Here,'' He said while putting the ingredient on the side of the cooking table.

''Ok, Thank you,'' Tatsumi replied.

''By the way, from where did you get these ingredients?'' He asked Arima while checking the vegetable and fruits, which very fresh like freshly taken from the garden.

''You don't steal it, right,'' Tatsumi asked with averting his gaze toward Arima!

''Huh, who do you think I am!'' Arima replied while feeling a little offended.

''A random person that I met in the forest and then offering me to become his disciple!'' Tatsumi stated while glaring at Arima.

''Uugh! Ehem.'' Arima coughs while feeling imagination damages came from Tatsumi's words.

''Of course, I'm not stealing those vegetables and fruits!''

''I have a garden on the outside, So those ingredients freshly taken from my garden!'' He said to defend himself from Tatsumi's questioning gaze!

''Hmm!''

''Well, That explains why the ingredients were so fresh,'' Tatsumi murmured.

(And also confirming that he has a teleportation quirk!) Tatsumi thought with a sigh.

Focusing again on the kitchen, he then starts cleaning a few vegetables and pineapple. And then cut them into fine pieces while turning on the stove.

Put the pot that already has three per four full of water. Tatsumi then starts preparing the spices that he will use.

He then put the fish and spices into the pot. Stirring the soup for a little bit, he then put the vegetables and pineapple into the soup.

''Mm, good,'' Tatsumi said while putting the lid and then walking out of the kitchen.

''Five minutes,'' Tatsumi said while sitting on the chair.

''So what are you doing on the mountain?'' Tatsumi asked.

''Well, I only do my morning walk and pass by on the mountain,'' Arima replied without any lie.

''And then I met you!'' He added.

''What about you? My grandson!'' Arima asked with a grin.

(Uugh, This old-man!) Tatsumi said while feeling an uncomfortable feeling in his gut every time Arima calling him grandson!

''Maybe you will not believe what I tell you!'' Tatsumi said while avoiding eye contact.

''Don't worry, This old man already lives long enough to experiencing many unbelievable things, so go on!'' Arima retorted with a smile that said, even if you tell a lie, I will believe you!

(Well, even if you lie, It will not harming me or anything?) Arima thought with a sly smile inside his heart.

''Hmm, Ok.''

''From where do I should start the story,'' Tatsumi said while making a pondering expression.

''I was walking on the street to my home!''

''But then suddenly I got blackout, and when I wake up, I found myself in the middle of the forest!'' Tatsumi said while making a sad expression.

(Kidnapping? But why is he in the forest?) Arima thought.

''Do you have a family?'' He asked Tatsumi.

''I don't have one,'' Tatsumi replied with a shrug and calm expression.

(Technically, this body has a family, but my past-self doesn't have one!) Tatsumi thought while remembering Kurogane's family that throwing Tatsumi out to the unknown forest!

''Really!'' Arima once again asked!

''Yeah, I don't really have one,'' replied Tatsumi, and he wasn't lying because he was answering the question with the information that belonged to his past self, which is true!

''Then, we will become a family from now on!'' Arima suddenly stated while making Tatsumi astonished!

''Err, Un,'' Tatsumi replied while slightly nodding his head with an unknown warmness in his heart.

(A family, huh) He thought while imagining a lonely house in his past-life and Kurogane Tatsumi's bedroom that very lonely as well!

*Sizz!*

A sound of sizzling then comes into his ear, and Tatsumi then averting his gaze toward the kitchen, where he can see the lid of the soup pot already got pushed by the steam.

Walking again to the kitchen, he then turns off the stove. Taking a bowl from the shelves and bring the soup pot toward the dining table.

''Ah, Wait a sec,'' Tatsumi said while putting the soup to the table and coming back again into the kitchen to taking a ladle.

''Hmm, Good,'' Arima commented when a fragrant aroma of the soup, and just from the scent alone, makes his stomach start grumbling again.

*Grumble!*

''Here, Enjoy,'' Tatsumi said while handing a bowl of fish soup to Arima.

''Hoho!'' Arima said.

Taking the bowl with his hand, Arima can feel the soup's warmness, and then he takes a sip of soup.

(Hmm, light, sour, and a little bit spicy!) Arima thought while enjoying the taste of the soup in his mouth.

His body then starts to get a little warmer.

*Slurp!''

''I want more!'' Arima said!

''Here!'' Tatsumi replied while passing another bowl to Arima.

And then after a few minutes.

*Burp!*

''Ah, It's good!'' Arima said with a satisfied smile!

(Hmm, this soup is delicious, even though he wasn't an expert, the taste of this soup exceeding a few chefs that I know!) Arima thought while praising his new disciple, no! His new grandson!

''Ehem, Tatsumi!''

''Yeah?'' Tatsumi replied while tilting his head.

''From now on, the cook's duty on this house is yours!'' Arima stated while Tatsumi only shrugged his body when he heard this.

''Fine, I will cook from now on!'' Tatsumi replied with a nod.

(At least I have a place to stay!) Tatsumi thought.

(Hehe, it seems, taking Tatsumi was the right decision after all!) Arima thought while staring at the empty bowl in his hand, and a small smile grows on his face.