Translator: Reflet
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Editor: ryunakama
“The best spice is love, indeed . ”
“I’ve heard that before . ”
“Now, without all the sugarcoating, I mean that one’s ability to present greatly affects the meal . ”
“Yeah, that’s definitely not sugarcoating it…”
“Just a little pinch of love . ”
“…Yeah, that does sound like what a presentation is . ”
“Indeed . ”
Youran fell silent .
She seemed to understand the conversation, but lacked the desire to learn from Sakura . However, if you thought about their relationship until now, it was a reasonable reaction . Taiyou knew all of this, hence why he intentionally said:
“Youran, learn from Sakura . ”
“Master?”
“Actually…”
He looked at Sakura .
“Can you make something right now?”
Taiyou asked .
“Yes, there do seem to be enough ingredients . It’s just that doing so might disrupt the plans . ”
“Plans?”
“One look inside the refrigerator will tell you all you need to know . What’s in there is simply enough for what was planned . It’s your typical housewife refrigerator, skilled at getting by only with the minimum budget . ”
“Yeah, that must be thanks to the triplets . They’re skilled at that sort of thing . ”
“So I am not sure if I should…”
“No, I’ll take all the responsibility . ”
Taiyou decided immediately .
“Then there is no issue . Well, apart from one thing…”
Sakura said, looking at Youran .
The problem, of course, was Youran’s hesitancy . So Taiyou decided to resolve that .
“Youran . ”
“Master . ”
“Just learn, right here right now . ”
“Right now?”
“Yep, right now . ”
Taiyou nodded, staring Youran dead in the eyes . He meant that she needed to quit dawdling and just get to it .
“…Okay, I’ll do it . ”
Youran gave in, nodding .
And so Sakura and Youran headed for the kitchen . Taiyou finished the remainder of his toast, bacon, and eggs . He sipped black tea as he watched them .
If Kohaku were here, she would have probably made inquisitive comments, but right now, Taiyou’s thought process was exceedingly simple . As of late, he had begun to find himself enamored with the girls getting along together . The harem was taking gradual form, and he enjoyed seeing the six brides work together on various tasks .
Right now, there were two females here . He most certainly wanted to see them side by side cooking in the kitchen, so he gave Youran’s back a little push .
If Taiyou had been alone with Youran, he probably wouldn’t have said anything about this . It was enough just to see her following the recipe . There was no actual need for her to make a presentation .
“First, let us decide on what we will be making . Shingetsu-sama, based on the ingredients in this refrigerator, what do you think we can make?”
“Curry?”
“Mm, that’s a bit on the difficult side . Although the base is set, you could also say that it makes the presentation difficult to set . ”
“Yeah?”
“Now, if we think back to the buttered potato that you made earlier, that one is actually extremely easy to make a presentation with . ”
“How so?”
“For example, what if you replaced butter with chocolate?”
“Chocolate?”
The two of them were more harmonious than he had expected . Taiyou felt satisfied when he observed this .
Why did Sakura come here? He was sure that it was more than just to surprise him, but he didn’t find the motivation to think deeply about it .
After a bit, they returned . The two of them had aprons on, and Youran held out a plate . She placed it in front of Taiyou before adorning the top with a lotus flower .
“Chinese-style fried rice, I see . ”
Taiyou said, looking at the mound on his plate .
“This gal decided it . Saying that fried rice is better for clearly displaying the presentation . ”
“Hmm, okay . ”
Taiyou nodded . He wasn’t all that knowledgeable about cooking, but he was fairly confident that he understood the bit about fried rice being well-suited for displaying the presentation .
“Alright, guess I’ll dig in . ”
He clapped his hands together before picking up the flower and eating a portion of the food .
At that moment, an indescribable taste coursed its way through his mouth .
In one word, it was a failure .
White rice, yellow egg, red ham- all the colors contrasted perfectly, but the taste was an absolute dud . A fiercely bitter taste was asserting its dominance .
“W-What do you think?”
Youran asked him timidly .
“Right . ”
Taiyou nodded, using the flower to carry each piece of the rice into his mouth . Sakura had an astonished look on her face as she watched .
After he had finally finished it all…
“It was bad . ”
He said .
“Ah, seriously? I thought so . ”
“Yeah, it was kinda bitter . Not briny persay, but…hmm, what is this?”
“Well, I tried to add some seasoning as a substitute for salt…”
Youran put her two index fingers together, fidgeting .
“I see . It must not have been very fresh . ”
“Uu…”
“Alright, next . ”
“Huh?”
“You know what the issue was this time around, right? So with the details fresh in your head, I say it’s best you use that failure to your advantage and make the next one . ”
“That’s true, but…”
Youran faltered, her eyes asking if it was alright . Taiyou didn’t answer, looking back at Sakura .
“Sakursan, can I get a refill?”
“Coming right up . ”
“C’mon, don’t just stand there . Go on . ”
He said, giving the empty plate back to Youran and sending her off to the kitchen .
Now then, what kind of surprise will come next? In a sense, he was quite excited .
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