Blackened Teeth and a Burst of Laughter
“Hey, how’s the Ikarun and pork? Has it gotten tender?”
“Yes, it’s softened.”
“Then add just enough miso so it has a light flavor—just a little.”
“Understood.”
“Alright, next, add the ink from that ink sac!”
““““““Huh?””””””
Gordon and everyone else, why’re you all making the same face? What’s with the shock?
“Young Master Kaito, you’re putting in ink? It’ll turn pitch black, and the smell’s, well…”
“Hey, hey, trust me. The fish soup and pork soup were good, right?”
Nod nod, nod nod.
Yeah, yeah, everyone’s nodding.
Miso really is delicious.
“Let’s try it first!”
Carefully, so it doesn’t splatter, I added the ink and stirred, stir stir. Yeah, something like this?
“Next, add miso, then adjust the taste with salt.”
“““““Yesss…”””””
“Why’s everyone sounding so unsure? It’s fine.”
“Alright, I’ll taste it first.”
Hmm, yeah, it really needs bonito broth… but I substituted with what we have, so this should be fine.
“Delicious~” grin
“““““““““Pfft!!”””””””””
Huh? What? Why’s everyone laughing?
“What’re you laughing at?”
“Young Master Kaito, allow me to say it.”
“Huh? What?”
“Your mouth’s completely black.”
“Ah! Water, water, water, gimme some!”
Ohh, they’re laughing at my blackened teeth… ugh, embarrassing!
“Everyone, forget what you just saw, okay?”
“““““Yes!”””””
Good, nice response!
“Alright, it’s done~ Ikarun Ink Miso Soup, complete.”
“So this is the new miso soup? May I try it?”
“Go ahead.”
Oh! Gordon, what a challenger.
“Whoa… what is this? The flavor of the Ikarun is so rich, and mixed with that ocean scent… this indescribably deep taste… it’s incredible… so good!”
Hey~ Gordon, don’t spit while you talk, that’s gross!
“““““Ohhh!”””””
“Give me some too, Head Chef!”
“Hey, don’t hog it all!”
“Head Chef, why do you look so happy?!”
“If it’s good enough to make you cry, hurry up and let us try it!”
Yeah, yeah! It’s good, right?
“““““““Man, this is good!”””””””
“That was delicious! As expected of Young Master Kaito, beloved by the Goddess of Ikaruda, how divine!”
“““““Thank you!””””” grin
“Hahaha, everyone’s mouths are pitch black!”
“Hey, yours is black too!”
“Yours too!”
“This is hilarious!”
For a while, the room filled with giggles and roaring laughter.
Yeah… food that makes you laugh because it’s so good—that’s the best.
BANG!
Hey, don’t slam the door open like that, it’ll break, who is it?
“Kai-kun.”
Eek~ Mama, why do you look mad?
Scary, scary… I might wet myself.
“““““““““Eek!””””””””””
Beep beep!
What is it, Appraisal Eye?
This is an emergency right now!
Emergency! Emergency!
A situation where “that thing” has shrunk to the smallest possible size is occurring in large numbers!
You don’t even know what that means… hey, I don’t get it either!
“So… what exactly… are all of you doing right now?”
“We were making a new miso soup.”
“Kai-kun… when you make a new miso soup, you said you’d report to Mama first, didn’t you? So Mama isn’t first anymore?”
Eh~ that’s what you’re upset about? You were that excited? Why are you crying, Mama?
“I just finished making it so I could report to you first. Want to taste it now?”
“Of course.”
Wait, weren’t you crying just a second ago?
What is this, fake tears?
Your eyes are sparkling now!
“Here you go, Mama.”
Gordon handed her a soup bowl filled with a large serving.
“… Mama? Aren’t you going to eat it?”
“… This is the new miso soup? It’s pitch black. What is this?”
“It’s Ikarun Ink Miso Soup!”
……………… Mama?
“… Is that… actually good?”
“Yeah, just try it first.”
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