Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

"Should we get one too? My grandpa, who's against keeping pets, has run away from home now~~~"

The calico cat seemed to have long been accustomed to human dwellings, and remained calm and unfazed by the Matou siblings' teasing, showing no fear of people whatsoever.

Fujimura Taiga licked his lips enviously: "I want to touch it too."

Just as she and Shirou approached, the calico cat suddenly arched its back.

The kitten, in its Spinosaurus form, glared at the two of them, let out a loud "Meow!", and nimbly scaled the wall and escaped.

"Ah! Fujimura-neechan scared the kitten away!" Matou Shinji cried out in alarm.

"Huh? It's my fault!?" Fujimura Taiga looked completely innocent.

Shinji declared, "Kittens are incredibly intelligent creatures; they can distinguish between good and evil! It sensed the evil in your heart! That must be it!"

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Fujimura Yamato lowered his head in frustration: Is the rumor that tigers are disliked by cats true?

"Hehe, Fujimura-neechan is so impetuous, don't you think... Shirou-nii?"

"Is it...malice from within?"

The red-haired boy watched the direction the kitten had fled in silence, lost in thought.

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Volume 1, Chapter 23: The Return of the Chef King

Fujimura's group had other matters to attend to today, so they took their leave in the afternoon, leaving only Fujimura Yamato behind.

After a satisfying afternoon of watching TV in the living room, Shinji Matou and Sakura prepared to go home.

"Then we'll head back now, Shirou."

"Wait a moment."

"what happened?"

Shirou thought for a moment and said, "This is a rare opportunity, so I think we should all stay here for dinner."

"Oh, should I order takeout?"

After Fujimura Taiga asked that question, Shirou shook his head: "No, I'll cook."

The three of them: "…………?"

Upon hearing this, the middle school girl and the elementary school brother and sister in the living room all stared blankly, as if "cooking" was some kind of obscure word.

After a moment, Matou Sakura finally reacted and exclaimed in surprise, "Shirou-nii, you can cook?"

"Yes."

"Not instant noodles?" Shinji asked back.

"Only Shinji would treat instant noodles as a dish and eat them with relish," Shirou said dismissively.

When he was at the Matou family's house, Shirou never went into the kitchen.

Although he tried to get close to the kitchen a few times, the Matou family servants always mistook him for someone who was just there to play, and he never managed to sneak in.

So even though they stayed there for several months, the brother and sister still don't know that Shirou can cook.

"This isn't really something to brag about," the red-haired boy thought.

During his time in Britain, cooking was one of Shirou's few hobbies, aside from training and fighting.

Although I was initially forced to become the chef in the team, I gradually grew to like the job.

After returning to the Pan-Human History, Shirou did not enter the kitchen for several months and did not particularly want to return to his old profession.

Looking back now, I think what I really enjoyed wasn't cooking, but rather the atmosphere when we ate together.

Shirou recalled the first time he cooked...

……

……

"So delicious! This is the first time I've ever tasted such delicious meat. Dying like this would be worth the price of admission..."

"That's an exaggeration, Morgan."

"Shirou, what kind of meat is this? How can it taste so good?"

"It's just regular pork."

"pork?"

Miss Savior stared wide-eyed at the golden chunks of meat on her plate in disbelief.

Shirou further explained, "This is a dish called tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet)."

Morgan frowned in confusion: "Why is your fried pork golden brown instead of turning charred and inedible?"

"That's because I coated the pork chops with flour before frying them, and then sprinkled them with a thick layer of dry breadcrumbs."

Upon hearing Shirou's actions, Morgan was astonished as if he had discovered new land in the vast ocean beyond the island of Britain.

No wonder, given that the food culture in the fairy world is quite backward.

Or you could say that fairies don't have the concept of culture.

Farming, architecture, scholarship, family, etiquette... all these behaviors of the fairy society are clumsy imitations of humans.

Except for a certain clan whose purpose is "eating", most fairies can remain immortal even if they starve themselves.

The fairies imitate human eating habits simply because they find human behavior "beautiful".

Such a distorted world would naturally not give rise to any food culture.

The way to prepare meat is to put large pieces of raw meat on a fire to roast, sprinkle some salt, and then cut it off with a knife to eat. It's that primitive.

Shirou took a book out of his bag and continued explaining:

"This is a 'floating object' that I found on the shore a few days ago, a cookbook from Pan-Human History."

It listed cooking methods from various countries, and I tried to prepare something according to those methods... Hey, listen to me!

"Um, what?"

The blonde fairy of paradise, disregarding any ladylike image, wolfed down her food, her petite face stuffed full of food, just like a hamster.

Shirou: "..."

Recently, I've heard some unpleasant rumors.

Because of Morgan's ferocious personality and savage, reckless fighting style, some fairies privately and contemptuously referred to her as the "Demon Boar Clan".

Morgan the Boar Princess... Pfft.

Shirou actually thought it was a particularly vivid description.

Is it really okay to continue like this, my savior?

"I'm finished, Shirou, another bowl!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go get you some more rice... Hey! Mei Liuqina, what are you doing! Don't drink soy sauce straight from your mouth!"

"Gulp, all the soy sauce I painstakingly brewed is gone, not a single drop is left..."

"Shirou's cooking is really delicious... I bet everyone thinks so too."

After the meal, the Savior suddenly announced: From now on, Shirou will also be considered a member of the cooking team and will serve as the chief instructor.

"In order to save the world, please continue to improve your culinary skills, Master Shirou."

Following "Equipment Maintenance" is "Cooking Instructions".

Am I taking on too much responsibility? We're a team!

Shirou naturally wanted to lodge a formal protest and privately asked Morgan why she did this, and received the following reply:

"Because... they just want to rely on you more."

……

……

Shirou snapped out of his reverie, got up, and went to the kitchen to check the supplies he needed to buy.

After writing down what I wanted to buy in my notebook, I walked towards the entrance.

"I'm going to the shopping street to buy some ingredients and kitchen supplies that I'm lacking."

"Ah... Brother Shirou, I'll go with you."

Sakura Matou quickly caught up.

"Shirou! Wait for me, I want to go too!"

Shinji Matou also ran over.

Sakura: "Tsk... Brother could have just not come."

Shinji: "Why?"

Shirou bypassed his close siblings and called out towards the living room, "Then, Fujii-nee, I'm leaving the house in your care."

"Be careful on the road, come back soon, and don't go with that strange uncle again, okay?"

The irresponsible guardian, Fujimura Taiga, ate potato chips indifferently while watching a variety show on TV, occasionally bursting into laughter.

She only realized what had happened after everyone had left.

"Huh... Shirou is really planning to cook for himself tonight?"

Both Fujimura Taiga and the Matou siblings trusted Shirou very much, but they still had doubts about the boy's ability to cook.

Even if Shirou is a clearly different and special child, even if calling him a genius wouldn't be an exaggeration, but...

Is it too much to ask him to cook?

"Alright, it's time to show some maturity."

With a sorrowful expression, Fujimura Taiga made his decision.

No matter how terrible Shirou's cooking was, she would insincerely praise it as "delicious, delicious" and then stuff it all into her stomach.

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↓↓↓Rain Witch (left) - 1; Savior (middle) - 2; Queen (right) - 3↓↓↓

Volume 1, Chapter 24: The Changes in Cherry Blossoms

They brought the Matou siblings to the shopping street in Fukayama-cho.

Every time Shirou passes by here, he marvels at the convenience of modern civilization.

Although the fairy kingdom of Britain has been developing for over ten thousand years, its commerce is still in a very primitive stage.

Every time Shirou and Morgan arrived in a town, it would take them several days just to purchase supplies.

If we're talking about pan-human history, it could all be done in a day at most.

"Brother Shirou, let's go."

"Oh, okay... Where's Shinji?"

Turning around, I found that the familiar wakame seaweed had disappeared.

Sakura Matou said, "Brother is probably attracted by the toy store. Let's just buy ours and call him when we leave."

"Is everything alright?" Shirou asked, somewhat worried.

"Yes." The girl's tone was firm.

Finally, thanks to Matou Sakura's insistence, they ended up spending time alone together.

Two hours later, Shirou and Matou Sakura walked out of the last store carrying large and small shopping bags.

"You bought so many things, Shirou-nii-san."