"Really?"
"How could it be fake? It's just cooking; it's not difficult."
Shiki shrugged, appearing indifferent, and then carried the dishes out of the kitchen.
Maybe she had a Talent? In her view, cooking was something anyone with hands could do. That's why she couldn't understand those who produced "Hellish Cuisine."
If you just follow the steps one by one, how bad could the result possibly taste?
Moreover, Shiki felt—though she wasn't sure if it was her imagination—that her control over the heat... had become stronger?
Simply put, she was better at cooking. At the very least, the color, aroma, and flavor of this six-dish, one-soup meal were much better than when she cooked on Earth.
She hadn't cooked for eight or nine months. By rights, her skills should have gotten rusty, so how did they improve instead?
Could it be that mhy's Electro users are inherently Kitchen Wives?
But that wasn't right; didn't Ei not know how to cook?
Shiki couldn't figure it out, but if she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't dwell on it. Eating was the priority right now. Of course, she had to properly enjoy the food she made!
After setting down the dishes, Shiki called in the two people who had been waiting in the living room for a long time.
"Dinner is served."
"Ah, finally! Do you know how torturous it is to smell this wonderful aroma on an empty stomach?"
Fujiwara charged into the dining room first, while Kazuha offered his thanks.
"Thank you for your hard work, Shiki."
This was how children from prominent families behaved. You might find them hypocritical or something similar, but it was undeniable that people like this could get along anywhere.
"Hard work? It was just a meal. You should learn from Chika and be more relaxed."
"Well... I can only say I'll try my best."
Kazuha smiled. Losing his family fortune was only two or three years ago. Back then, he was still the Noble Young Master of the Kaedehara Clan, and the etiquette education he received was based on Inazuman noble standards.
Even if he personally didn't like it, these habits were ingrained and he still paid attention to them.
As soon as the two returned to the dining room, they heard Fujiwara's signature shout.
"Eh!? Even though it looks delicious, why are there only two dishes? There are four of us!"
"Sigh..." Shiki sighed upon hearing this, then waved her arms and asked, "How many hands do you see I have?"
"Two, what about it?"
"So tell me, how am I supposed to carry six dishes with two hands?"
"Ah, this..."
"There are four more dishes and a pot of soup in the kitchen. I'm not Balladeer; where would I get so many hands to carry platters? Oh, wait, now it's two dishes and one soup."
At that moment, Ayaka brought out the Lettuce in Oyster Sauce and the Shredded Potatoes with Vinegar. Seeing this, Fujiwara immediately rushed into the kitchen and carried out the remaining two dishes.
Of course, there was also the crucial rice; eating only the dishes would be too salty.
"Ehehe, I'm digging in!"
Fujiwara chuckled foolishly, then picked up a piece of Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and put it in her mouth.
"Mmm~ So yummy~"
"Oh really? I seem to recall someone saying I couldn't cook before?" Shiki narrowed her eyes and said with a fake smile.
"Ah? Was there? Who was it? Shiki, tell me, and I'll make them taste the ultimate secret of the Fujiwara Style!"
Fujiwara immediately started playing dumb, speaking with absolute conviction, making it seem truthful to an outsider!
However, Shiki was unmoved and continued to stare at Fujiwara with that fake smile until the latter's hair stood on end. Only then did she slowly say:
"Forget it. I won't hold it against you this time. Just eat in peace."
"Uh... now that you say that, I'm suddenly panicking..."
"Why are you panicking? It's not like I'm going to poison you!"
Shiki was speechless. That was a wildly imaginative leap of logic. Everyone was eating; why would she poison her?
"Ehe?"
"Ehe my foot, hurry up and eat!"
...After having their fill of food and drink, everyone sprawled motionless on the living room sofa, especially Fujiwara, whose little tummy was bulging.
Ayaka, due to needing to control her weight, only ate her usual portion and didn't overindulge.
As for Shiki... this question had lingered in everyone's minds more than once. Why did so much food go into her stomach without causing any noticeable change?
Shiki had eaten the most during the meal, yet her waist was as slender as before, and her abdomen showed no change whatsoever, not at all like someone who had just devoured a huge meal.
"I mean, Shiki, you ate so much, where did all the food go?" Fujiwara asked.
"I don't know, maybe I have a four-dimensional stomach?"
Shiki made a joke. In truth, she didn't know why this was; she had been like this since childhood. No matter how much she ate, her stomach wouldn't change.
Whenever she ate out, if it weren't for the empty bowls piled up beside her, no one would realize she had polished off a huge amount of food.
"Hey~ What kind of explanation is that?"
"That's why I said 'maybe.' I don't know the exact reason."
"Ugh, I'm so jealous. I wish I could eat whatever I want without my figure changing."
Fujiwara expressed her envy and resentment. People who practice martial arts are actually more prone to losing their figure because martial arts increase their appetite, and if they stop their daily training, their figure is bound to change.
Normally, the energy obtained from eating is used in training, but when training stops, that energy naturally turns into fat.
Although the Continent of Teyvat has a Supernatural System, it lacks the magical Internal Arts that prevent weight gain, making it quite difficult to maintain a good figure.
For example, a certain Gulu Gulu Rolling Down the Mountain True Monarch who choked a Archon to death during the Archon War.
However, this enormous problem was like thin air to Shiki.
Ever since her body fully developed, her figure seemed to have become fixed; she couldn't gain weight no matter how much she ate, nor would she lose weight, as Shiki had never dieted.
Shiki was currently 1.65 meters tall and weighed 48.5 kilograms, ensuring long, proportional limbs and a slender waist, while also possessing a B+ cup size—the kind of weight women dream of.
Although, beneath the chest binding, it only looked like a B.
"Ah, well, keep up the effort. Strive to be like me soon."
Regarding Fujiwara's envy and resentment, Shiki responded, "You work hard, I'll take it easy." Maybe it would happen once she stopped being human.
But then she thought again: even the Cocogoat named Wang Xiaomei ended up rolling down the mountain, so apparently, not being human doesn't guarantee avoiding the fate of losing one's figure.
Fat Geo Visha: TNND!
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