I didn't have to cook a meal, but I ended up not having any ingredients, so I went shopping with Lily and the others. Hephaistos is also going to the Blacksmithing Guild to collect the tools needed for blacksmithing, so I decided to show him around.

I send Hephaistos to the Blacksmithing Guild and start shopping.

The first thing we found was a grocery store. A young woman was working as a clerk.

''Welcome. What can I do for you?''

Yes. I need to show you some different vegetables.

'I'm sorry. We don't have much variety at the moment. What we do have are potatoes and carrots.

Appraisal.

Potatoes: Rarity 2 Food Item Quality E-
A perennial plant in the eggplant family. It is eaten for food as a type of potato.
The skin layer, buds and fruit are poisonous, so be careful.

Potatoes are known to be poisonous. I've heard that they aren't very toxic, but you have to peel and blanch them thoroughly. It's the first time I knew it was an eggplant.

Carrots: rarity level 2 food item quality E-
A biennial plant in the Apiaceae family. It has a strong sweet taste and the roots are mainly eaten, but the leaves can be eaten as well.

Carrots are more conscious of the roots, but the leaves are also eaten in tempura and other dishes. Apparently they can be eaten in this game too, and if I can get some oil, I'd like to make some.

Potatoes and carrots...I could make a curry, but I don't have any spices. But potatoes and carrots are a great all-rounder. It's worth the effort.

"Now, I'll have six potatoes and carrots, please.

Thank you. All in all, that's 600g.

50 Gs apiece. Nice price. We could have bought more, but we're more of a meat eater. I'm curious to see what Setia will make, but to be honest, I haven't decided yet. If there's something I'd like to make, I have it.

The next thing we found was the butcher shop Lily was waiting for. The waitress is a middle-aged man.

Come on!　Can I get you something to eat?

'Yes. Can I see what kind of meat you have in mind?

"Sure!　Take your time choosing!

The butcher had boer meat, rabbit meat, and lamb. Appraisal.

Rabbit Meat: Rare Level 2 Food Item Quality E-
Meat from rabbits. It has a strong blood flavor and is surprisingly sweet.

Lamb: Rare Level 3 Food Item Quality D-.
Meat from sheep. The meat is soft and not peculiar.

Hmm. That lamb, it's still meat, isn't it? I've never seen this kind of meat before in my life, but it's rock solid. Naturally, the price was astonishing.

Boa meat was 10g each, rabbit was 500g and lamb was 1000g.

That's what Genghis Khan is famous for in real life. And rabbit meat is not known, but it exists. When I was working at a barbecue restaurant, the manager said it was very popular.

He said that in the days when there was no beef, they used rabbit meat for sukiyaki. Apparently it had no odor, had a more robust flavor than chicken, was tender and very tasty.

We couldn't buy lamb, so we bought rabbit.

I'll have six pieces of rabbit.

Always, 3,000 Gs.

I've never cooked rabbit meat before either. I'm looking forward to it. And Lilly is looking forward to it even more than I am. I try to leave early, but Aeon is staring at me. I don't want to miss the fish. I have every right to be angry.

So we end up at the fish store. The manager is a young man.

Welcome!　There's some live fish in there.

What kind of fish do you have?

There's herring and scorpions.

What?

Is there an ocean nearby?

'Oh!　You can tell a sea fish by its name. Big brother. That's right, and if you go through the north gate, you'll reach the ocean.

This one has to go, but the problem is that we don't have a lot of underwater strength. I'll appraise it for now.

Herring: Rarity 3 Food Item Quality D-
A small, saltwater fish also known as a springtime fish.

Scorpionfish: rare degree 3 Food Item Quality D-.
A root fish that lives in the reef zone of the sea. It is characterized by its brownish-brown body with white patches.

Herring is a small fish, but it is famous for its herring roe, which is made from herring eggs. This is made from herring roe. The herring itself is used for the New Year's kelp roll, which is famous. It is sometimes cooked as a preserved food after being dried.

Scorpionfish are often misunderstood as being poisonous, but they are not poisonous because they are found in the scorpionfish family. Its cuisine is still sashimi. Sashimi and miso soup is the most popular of all the dishes of Scorpionfish. It has a good soup stock and is delicious. It is a pity that I cannot make miso soup now.

When we asked the price of the fish, we got 500g for herring and 300g for scorpionfish. Let's buy a herring here.

"Two herring, please.

Always, and that's 1000 Gs.

And so the food supply is over...it cost us 4600g...we're still basically self-sufficient. But the information about having rabbit meat and lamb and the ocean would be important. Plus my appraisal skills have improved, and I don't regret it.
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Well, we went back to the store and let's cook. This is my first vegetable dish, except for the contest. Let's get into it.

First, I boil the potatoes with their skins. Then I mash them while they're hot. While the mash is cooling, I cut the carrots into chunks and add them to the mash. Finally, season with salt. Normally, I would add mayonnaise or something, but I don't, so this is done. It's potato salad.

I also made grilled rabbit meat and salted herring. Here's the result!

Potato Salad: rare 3 dishes Quality E
Effect: Recovery of 30% of fullness and 1 hour of magic power (medium)
A vegetable dish made of mashed potatoes.
It also contains carrots and has a great texture.

Baked rabbit meat: rare 4 Cuisine Quality E
Effect: 35% recovery of satiety, 2-hour muscle strength increase (medium)
Rabbit meat seasoned with salt and grilled.
Very tasty and well bled.

Salted herring: rare 4 dishes Quality E
Effect: 35% recovery of satiety, increased agility for 2 hours (medium)
Herring seasoned with salt and grilled.

This is where my cooking skills level up. And then you try it.

"'Tasty!

The three of them are very happy with it. Hephaistos is also very happy.

'It's delicious. I think I'm going to be punished for eating all this good food.'

I think I'm out of line. I'll treat the other summoners later.

Name Takuto, Intermediate Summoner Lv2.

Vitality 36
Magical power 72
Strength 26
Defensive Strength 17
Agility 23
Dexterity value 52

skill

Fighting Lv 1 Kicking Lv 12 Staff Lv 15 Summoning Magic Lv 18 Alchemy Lv 7 Mining Lv 6 Logging Lv 10　
Deconstruction Lv 11 Appraisal Lv 8 -> Lv 9 Identification Lv 13 Wind Magic Lv 18 Fire Magic Lv 19 Earth Magic Lv 18 Water Magic Lv 18　
Dark magic Lv 18 Light magic Lv 20 Lightning magic Lv 15 Bombing magic Lv 15 Wood magic Lv 15 Ice magic Lv 15　
Space-time magic Lv 12 Reading Lv 4 Cooking Lv 16 -> Lv 17 Feeding Lv 4 Fishing Lv 5 Synchro Lv 1