"Kyou!

As soon as my victory was announced, I heard a familiar voice from the audience.

"Lily and Mina!

There was Mina coming towards us with Lily.

I'm sorry I couldn't make it in time after all.

No, we won the game, so don't worry about it. By the way, Mina, how are you doing?

Yes, since then I've been brought to a villa-like place where some strange people have asked me to cook for them. ....... I tried to leave after I cooked, but the door was warded and I couldn't get out ...... but they didn't imitate me badly, so don't worry.

I see. Well, they were probably going to open the door a while after the game was over.

But next time, don't use your mother-in-law's tricks.

"Hey, what's that about?　I have no idea.

A genius who is clearly breaking out in a cold sweat while his eyes are swimming. You know it's obvious!

I'm really sorry, Kyou-san. For this big cooking competition, I had asked you to participate in the event, but I couldn't do anything, so I ended up leaving everything to Mr. Keogh: ......

That's not true. In fact, it's all thanks to Mina that I've come this far.

"Kyou-san: ......

As Mina and I were getting into a unusually good mood, I suddenly heard a voice from behind me.

"Ooooh, you made it to the finals, Kyou. You can do it!

"Looks like you're in the finals too. Dad.

When I looked back, there was a man with stubble and a stinky atmosphere, as if he were often seen in a detective story.

Haha, anyhow, this means that the final game will be against each other's fated opponent. Well, I'll take care of you.

There is nothing fated to my father as if it had just fallen out of nowhere, but well, even if he was my father . I'm going to go in there and smash him with everything I've got. I'll go in there and crush you with everything I've got.

Hey, by the way, let me tell you something. You may have made it this far by growing demons and cooking your own food, but don't think that's a privilege for you alone. Let me tell you what's more, you should know that there are people out there who are way ahead of you.

Then my father throws something at me.
The moment I receive it, I can't help but look in astonishment.

"?　What is this, a green ball or something?

"Some kind of demon, is it?　Still, it seems to be very quiet: ......

No, it's not. This is not a monster.

It was probably the first time for both Lily and Mina to see it.
It's not a fruit detached from the monster, nor is it the monster itself.
It's just an ordinary plant. That's why it's so foreign to this world.

It's a vegetable.

Yes, it was a veritable vegetable.
It was an unmistakable cabbage.

You still seem to be able to cultivate a demon and grow it, but essentially it's just a piece of creation skill. You can control the direction of your evolution and create new seeds from it. In other words, you can turn a demon into a vegetable by continuously improving its quality.

Surely it's theoretically possible, and I was hoping to make it happen someday.
But I didn't think that someone had already done it before me. And it was my father.

First of all, everything I grow now is vegetables. The demons of this world are cultivated in a very special way due to their biology, and even when harvested, many of them have strong flavors and bitterness.

Yes, that's why it is difficult for some demons to reproduce the taste of vegetables as they were on earth. For that reason, there were cases where dishes based on those vegetables could not be made.
But if you can grow the same vegetables as on earth, then you can bring in the food culture and cuisine of earth without the need to arrange them.

The finals are a week from now. Kyou, as a player and a father, I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of food you'll bring to the table until then.

Dad waving his hand in the air.
He seemed aloof at first glance, but I knew it.
Perhaps his cooking is definitely on top of the world.
In fact, he's far ahead of them, just as I've always done.

Unknowingly, I clenched my fists in a trembling manner.
The final a week later. It would be without a doubt the most powerful opponent I've ever faced.