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　Jeanne, alone with me in the kitchen, asks me what I want to eat.　Jeanne, alone in the kitchen, looks up at me and asks me what I want to eat.

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　A sensible man would have said, "I want to eat you," but unfortunately, he could not be so dexterous.

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　However, he did not say "whatever you want", which women do not like to hear.

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　I think about what I want to eat.

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　I look at Jeanne who has changed into a chef's outfit, thinking, "Hmmm.

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　She always wears plain white clothes, so she looks the same, but then she remembers something.

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　I remembered that this girl is French.

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　France is one of the most famous countries in the other world for its gastronomy.

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　A girl from there should be able to cook well.

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　I wanted to eat mayonnaise that I had seen in the literature.

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　It's the best seasoning France has ever produced.

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　When I asked Jeanne for it, she looked as if she spoke in hiragana.

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"Mayonnaise?　What's that?"

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　She looks puzzled.

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　Her face reminds me that mayonnaise was invented around the 18th century.

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　Jeanne was born in the fifteenth century, so there is a gap of about 300 years.

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(France in the 15th century was in the dark ages, so the cuisine would not have been very well developed.)

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　) So, he concluded that elaborate dishes were impossible, and he wanted something simple.

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"Well, let's ask him to make pot-au-feu.

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"Oh, pot-au-feu, I can make pot-au-feu!

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　Jeanne is excited.

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　Pot-au-feu is a dish made by simmering vegetables and bacon in a pot.

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　If I had to explain it to the Japanese, I would say it is a Western-style oden.

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　It is really easy to make because all you have to do is cut up turnips, carrots, cabbage, etc. and simmer them with bacon and sausage.

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　It is a good dish for beginners, because it is delicious and gives you a feeling of fullness.

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　She boasted that she was a good cook, but I heard that she used to eat wild birds and wild boar she caught by dismembering them and putting salt on them, so I guess she is not a good <>.

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　It would be impossible for her to make sweets from flour or elaborate dishes like Eve does.

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　I was right in my choice.

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　She throws the ingredients into the air and cuts them with the holy sword, saying that a knife is too much trouble.

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　I thought that the famous French sword, the holy sword Nouvelle Joieuse, was crying, but she didn't seem to mind and cut the vegetables.

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　As she slices them in the air, some of them fall on the ground.

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　She quickly picks them up,

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"Three-second rule," she said.

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　She says something incomprehensible and puts them in the pot.

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　Well, I'm going to boil them in boiling water to sterilize them, but I may have to teach Jeanne the word "hygiene".

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　So I warn her.

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　Then she gives this defense.

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"The demon king was rich in his previous life. In my previous life, I was a poor farmer. I ate not only the vegetables that fell on the floor but also those that were chewed by rats.

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"............"

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　It was hard for me to argue with him when he told me about his background, but when I told him to refrain from doing so in the future, he said, "Yes."

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　Since it was a "yes" with an extension stick in it, he would probably never change his mind.

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　Well, maybe I'm too fastidious.

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　This is an alien world where the food situation is not good.

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　She has a point when she says that the gods will be angry if we waste food just because it falls on the floor.

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　Without further ado, she prepares the dishes.

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　Jeanne, watching her, exclaims, "Oh! Jeanne, who was watching me, exclaimed in amazement.

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　When I asked her what was so unusual, she replied that it was unusual for a man to prepare a meal.

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"It's kind of advanced. "It's very gentlemanly.

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　They are excited.

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　Well, it may be an unusual sight in any world.

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　In a society with a developed culture and academic ability, where women also go to work, it may not be unusual, but in this medieval-like other world, men who help with cooking like this seem to be in the minority.

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"The Demon King is very thoughtful. I'm sure he'll make a good husband.

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　Jeanne declares cheerfully.

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　I'm not sure if I'll be her husband, but it looks like I'll be the first Demon Lord to eat her cooking. A few minutes later, the pot-au-feu is ready.

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　I put it on a plate and Jeanne's pot-au-feu is ready.

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　It tastes salty.

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　It is a simple dish with only the sweetness of the vegetables and the flavor of the meat.

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　But it is sure to be delicious nonetheless.

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　I watched her cooking closely, but she did not do anything strange, except for cutting the vegetables.

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　I did not add sugar, vinegar, or any other unnecessary things.

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　Pot-au-feu is always good no matter who makes it.

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　I felt at ease when I put Jeanne's pot-au-feu in my mouth, and the pot-au-feu was delicious.

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　The sweetness oozing from the vegetables. The juices and deliciousness overflowing from the sausages.

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　The pot-au-feu, which was a fusion of all these ingredients, was truly a superb dish.

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　Jeanne asked me "Is it good? She asked me.

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　I told her honestly what I thought.

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"It's good. It's the best pot-au-feu in the world.

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　Jeanne's smile sparkled like stars in the night sky when she heard those words.

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