Well, are you ready to go, Fitis?

I'm ready whenever you are. Master, today is the day I'll go over you.

Three days after Kasarina and Fitis' promise of a contest, it's time for their cooking contest.
Finally, the time for their cooking competition has come.
The place is here at Mina Restaurant.
There were three judges sitting on the jury table: the lord of this town, the genius and brave man Shin, and my father, for some reason.

"I know the lord and Shin, but why my dad ......?

That's because I'm the fairest person in the room. It's not fair to you and your girls, and I'm the one who has the most to say about taste.

Well, it certainly makes sense if you ask me.
At any rate, the preparations are now ready and all you have to do is watch each other's every effort, and when the lord gives the signal to begin, the two of you begin cooking, and soon the savory smells are wafting in the air with your bright hands, and both of your dishes are ready.

Then let's have a taste of my food first.

Then Kasarina brought a large bowl with a lid, a small cup-shaped bowl next to it, and a deep green tea. And a cup of deep green tea.
When the judges, including the lord, opened the lid of the bowl, a golden glow appeared from it.

This is--!

Inside the bowl was a small vermilion egg on white rice. There were shiso leaves, egg rolls, kraken legs, and various fish meat arranged in various ways to decorate the vermilion egg, and it was a beautiful bowl of fish and shellfish in a variety of colors.

"That's a seafood bowl...!

Go in with all your might.
Hey, where's the point of cooking eggs?　Mr. Kasarina!
Then Ms. Kasarina cut back as if she were whistling.

What do you mean. What do you mean...this is an egg dish. Look! The center of this bowl is a vermilion egg and this is the 'egg' of the colored fish. This is not an egg dish. What do you call it?

It's called salmon roe bowl!
Hey!　As expected of a wise man and hero!
As Phytis said before, your skill in bringing your own ring is certainly worthy of the name of the wise and brave man. It's as close to a foul as you can get.

I see, but an egg is an egg. But an egg is an egg. It's not outside the scope of egg cooking, so it can't be considered a foul. Now let's try it.

Then the judges carry a mouthful of colored fish eggs with rice.
At that moment, the faces of the lords were shocked by the deliciousness.

This is ...... such a good taste!

The eggs of the color fish are transparent, and like the body of the color fish, it is very difficult to find them assimilated to the sea. But this egg is tinted vermilion. I wondered why, but this taste--

"It's the seasoning, the soy sauce.

Savoring it in his mouth, my father got the right answer.

The fish was probably dipped in soy sauce overnight to improve its flavor. The color of the fish's roe changes to a color similar to vermilion as it absorbs the soy sauce. Just by putting it on top of rice and a little sashimi, it is more than enough to spread the whole flavor.

"It's not that kind of thing yet. Open the small bowl next to that bowl, too.

The judges opened the small bowl and found a pale yellow jelly-like food in it, guided by Kasarina.

This is a steamed egg custard.

Yes, it is, in a way, one of the egg dishes that goes best with the seafood bowl, and the moment you open the lid, your nostrils are tickled not only by the smell of chawanmushi but also by the savory smell of wild vegetables. The smell of chawanmushi tickles your nostrils, as well as the savory smell of wild vegetables, which makes you drool.

For the eggs, I used the eggs of a basilisk, the famous king of the desert.

"Basilisk!　A B-ranked demon that lives in my hometown. They are dangerous demons with the ability to petrify opponents, growing to A rank when they become powerful. But that's why their meat is considered to be of the highest taste and their eggs are considered to be the best among chicken demons. When did you get this ......!

To cook the best food, you must use the best ingredients. That's my style, and since Kyou-dono beat me to it, I've been trying to keep the spirit of arrangement in mind. Of course, the harmony of the whole dish must be there.

Kasarina pointed to the tea that the judges were drinking, of course.
A seafood rice bowl with colored fish roe as the main ingredient, with a steamed egg of wild vegetables to support it, and a tea with a palate cleanser to go with it.
The flow and harmony of the dish as a whole, as I have pointed out before, is perfectly embodied in this dish.
This was without question the ideal of a seafood bowl.

This is honestly a bad flow.
I thought I was well aware of Kasarina's abilities, but what I didn't expect was that she herself had grown up through her competition with me.
It's hard to beat this dish, no matter how hard it is for Fitis to win.

You look at her with that in mind, but Fitis is in no hurry and just quietly brings her food to you.

Yes, that's right. I can't help you if I'm flustered now.
She put everything she had into that dish. Now it's up to us to believe in her work and wait for the results.

As soon as the judges finish eating Kasarina's food, Fitis puts her dish in front of them.

"Thank you for waiting. Here's my dish - the omelet.

Prepared there was an omelet, which could be called an orthodox egg dish wrapped in yellow egg leather and more than that was sprinkled throughout with yellow sauce.