'Nya ... hmm ... hmm ... hmm ... hmm ... hmm ...'


　On the couch at the end of the living room, Kanade and Tania were napping on the couch, leaning against each other.
　Kanade was chuckling and drooling a bit.
　Maybe she was dreaming of eating the long-awaited fish.
　Tania was swooning, looking a little uncomfortable in her sleep.
　Maybe it's because of the occasional bite of Kanade's tail against her face.

　It's a peaceful time.
　This kind of thing isn't so bad.
　Right now, requests are plentiful and can be accomplished properly.
　We have a steady income and a reasonable amount of savings...
　Let's make more holidays like today.

　I get tired of moving around all the time.
　And it's good to have a day like this.

"...rain, rain.
Yeah?　Nina. What's going on?

　Nina walked up to me in a hurry.

'Tina you don't know?'
You said you were going to clean up, but aren't you around?
I see...
You wanted to see Tina?
I was wondering if you could teach me how to cook...
'Cooking ... that would be Tina's best, but she's been so busy.
'Well that's too bad. Rain is ... busy?
'I'm fine with it, but I'm not good enough to teach people how to do it...'
Then leave it to me!
Wow.

　Luna appeared as if she was growing in a heap, and Nina jumped with a whimper.
　Since it was Luna, she must have been listening to the conversation nearby and trying to time it.
　She seems to like that sort of thing.

"Luna you're going to teach me to cook...?
Hmm. Leave it to me. I'm a pretty good cook, despite my appearance.
Speaking of which, wasn't that great last time you cooked?
'Mmmmmmmmmmmm!　That's about as naive as it gets when it comes to me!

　Tiny Tiny talk?
　A bit of a bit of a bit of a bit, you say?
　He didn't seem to realize his mistake, so I decided to leave him alone.

'It's almost noon, and you're going to teach him while I make dinner!
Thank you, thank you...
"Mm, fine!　Nina is like my sister, she's cute, so it's ok!

　They moved to the kitchen.
　I was curious, so I followed them.

'Nina, do you have anything you want to make?'
Hmmm... something I'm sure Lane will be happy about.
Hm?　Lane?　Does that mean you want to learn to cook for Rain?
Hmm. For everything you've done for me I thank you.

　I can't believe I was thinking that.

　I've been helping Nina with a lot of things, too.
　It's not that I mind, but....
　But I'm genuinely happy for Nina's feelings.

　It seems so tactless to tell her to stop, or that it's okay to do that...
　I decided to keep an eye on them.

''Hmmm. By the way, how much experience does Nina have in cooking?　Can you make something simple?
...Ugh I can't make...I've never...cooked before...
Don't be discouraged. It's the first time for everyone. Just go with it!
Am I, but... are you okay?
Mm. If you let me do my job, everything will be fine. Ha-ha-ha!

　Luna laughing like an evil chieftain but....
　Somehow, I felt like I could rely on him.

"As a beginner cook.........hmmm. Let's just stick with the curry.
...curry....
The spice mixture is a bit of a pain in the ass, but you can use what you have at home. If you don't have it, you can buy it. All you have to do is cut the ingredients and simmer them.
'Oh....'
First, you need to get ready. Hmmm ... wait a minute.

　Once, Luna left the kitchen.
　Somewhat later, he returned with a small step stool and an apron in his hand.

'Nina, you might want to put this apron on,'
Thanks....
Also, you can use this stepping stone. With Nina's back, I can't reach it yet.

　You're paying attention to the details.
　If it were me, I might not have even noticed how tall Nina is.

　Luna is usually like that, but.....
　Are they surprisingly caring?
　If Thora and the others had been three sisters, they would have been good sisters.

'First of all, you have to chop the vegetables,'
...vegetables.
Do you want me to hold the vegetables in my kitten hands?
"Kanade?
Hm?　No, not Kanade....well, okay. Um, anyway, just curl your hands up so the blade doesn't hit you.
... hmm. Okay okay..... like this?
'Mm, that's not a problem, like that. You can try cutting it with that.
Yeah.

　I'm going to swing the knife down from the top shelf....
　Without any kind of temping, I cut the vegetables with surprising finesse for the first time.
　His hands are a bit dubious, but he takes his time and does the work well.
　With careful work, the vegetables were cut so neatly that it was hard to believe it was my first time.

'Oooh, Nina, that's amazing. It's not easy to cut vegetables that neatly for the first time.
Really...?
"Mmm, that's my disciple!　Great, great.
Heh-heh-heh.

　Before I knew it, Nina had been made into Luna's apprentice.
　Well, she seems to be happy, so let's call it good.

　After that, Luna's cooking classes continued.
　Nina eagerly learns and makes a steady stream of curry.
　It's starting to take shape...
　I'm looking forward to the completion of the project.

'Oh?'　What are you doing?

　Sora appeared with a look on her face.

'Luna is teaching Nina to cook.
Cooking?

　For some reason, I felt Sola's eyes seemed to glow with a kiran.

　Sola stepped forward and rolled up her arms.
　Luna, who noticed the situation, asks with a suspicious.......or rather, somewhat frightened look.

''........My sister. In case you're wondering, what are you doing?
'Luna is doing her best for Nina, so I thought I'd help Sora too.
Please don't!

　Forgetting her usual way of speaking, Luna begged with such force that she bowed her head.

　What, what?
　I don't think he wants Sola to help him, but....
　How can you refuse to do that?

Why not?　Will you disrespect Sora's heart for Luna and Nina?
'Not that kind of thing, but I mean ... well ... Thora's a terrible cook, isn't she?　No, it's not on the level of being bad at ... how to say, that's hard to put into words ... but it's preposterous anyway, right?　So don't do it.

　Come to think of it, I remember talking about that before.
　At the time, I didn't listen to him half as much as I was saying, but....

　
　From Luna's panic, it seems to be quite something, but....

''Mmm........I can't stand it when you say things like that. We need to correct Luna's misconceptions here, for one thing. Luna, please open up my space as well.
'Ohhhh...'

　Sola also participated in the cooking class.
　Seeing that, Luna made a desperate expression.

　Even when she fought against the demon race before, she didn't look like that.......
　What in the world is Sola's cooking skills?
　On the contrary, I'm curious.

''Hmph. I'll let you revise your assessment of Sora by making a very, very good curry.''

　Sola is very proud of her knife and...
　Thump, thump, thump, thump rhythmically on the cutting board and cut the vegetables deftly.

　Hmm?
　Luna says it's awful, awful, awful, so I was expecting something outrageous...
　Not so much.
　I mean, you're probably more adept at it than Luna.

'My Lord don't let appearances deceive you. The bad part of Sola is just beginning.
Now?
'I have to teach Nina how to make curry, so I can't keep an eye on Sora. If you can, Rain should stop her.

　I'm not sure.
　What could possibly happen?

　And that's when it happened.
　Sola cut up all the ingredients, fried them, added water and started to simmer them....

Hmm... let's try spicy today. Alright.

　The spices were doused in a pile of spices.
　For a moment, I was stunned, not knowing what had happened.

''No no no no no!
What's going on, Lane?
'I think I just put an unbelievable amount of spice in there...'
I think I'm gonna have a spicy one today.
I don't think it's spicy enough to be spicy but it's going to be really hot.
'Really?　Then let's sweeten it up with some sugar.
What?

　Before I can stop her, Sola puts in the sugar.
　She throws in so much of it that you can hear a thud.

''Hmm ... it doesn't have enough color. Let's add some salt.''

　Why the salt...?
　Salt won't change the color of the salt...?
　And they're throwing in a lot of money again...

　Softly, Luna speaks to me in a fearful voice.

Do you understand, my Lord?　This is Sola's cuisine.
What am I supposed to do with the food Sora made...?
Hang in there.
Hang in there, Rain.

　Before I knew it, Nina had also colluded with Luna.
　So cold-hearted.
　We were on the same side.

Hmm ... this time, I feel like it's not as sour as it should be. Let's add some lemon juice.

　While we were fearful, Sora was continuing to cook.
　I mean........can we call it cooking any longer?
　An experiment...?

　I'm gonna have to eat that thing...
　......I might die.

　I'm sorry for Sola, but that was my honest opinion.