owlsbooks Chapter 822 The Last Daily Life 2
Chapter 822 The Last Daily Life 2
Chapter 822 The Last Daily Life 2
"You guy-"
Kobayashi has no idea what to do with Aqua, as this girl's habit of staying at home is deeply ingrained in her.
"Listen carefully, Aqua!" Kobayashi rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction and said, "I have to be taken care of in the room because of work, and I still pay for food and accommodation! Besides, I can cook! For example, if I'm hungry at night, I'll just make a bowl of noodles--"
Even though he said that, his voice became weaker and weaker. After all, there was no way to deny that he was taken care of, and the fact that he could only cook a bowl of instant noodles was nothing to brag about.
But the stupid goddess was the most arrogant. She smiled contemptuously, spread her hands and said, "It doesn't make any difference at all, you dead otaku! Fast food is not cooking, it makes me laugh to death!"
"You bastard...!" Xiaolin gritted his teeth and glared at the stupid goddess who was showing off to him. It was really annoying that this girl always did this. "Well, I'll cook an authentic ramen and surprise you!"
"How dare you say such big words..." Aqua covered her mouth, not disguising her sneer and ridicule at all, with an obvious smile in the corners of her eyes, "Can you do it?"
"I can't say I can make ramen that's exactly the same as the ones I eat on the island, but there are ready-made noodles for sale in this world...Boil meat and vegetables for a long time, add some seasonings, and you can make soup with different flavors. As long as I use the cooking skills I learned in this world, I should be able to make it!"
Xiao Lin thought about it and felt that there really wasn't any big problem. Although it was still somewhat difficult, he should be able to do it.
"That's it, I'm going to buy the materials!"
"Yes, yes, I want to help too!"
"Why do you want to come too?"
Kobayashi looked at her with some disdain and confusion. After all, the stupid goddess was the kind of person who always waited to be worshipped, and she really had no intention of wanting to suffer together.
"Because I want to eat it, too." Aqua said as a matter of course. At the same time, she raised her hands and shouted, "Ramen~ Ramen~!"
"Alas... there's really nothing I can do about you."
Seeing how energetic she was, Kobayashi couldn't refuse her. After all, the stupid goddess was very willful and stubborn. If she decided on something, she would definitely get involved. If she wasn't given the opportunity to join in, it might make some big news. Rather than risking his own ramen failing, it would be better to bring her along to watch over her, maybe she could help.
Besides, Aqua is also a good helper. One more person can help when collecting materials, and I can also relax a little. In summary, I will make good use of Aqua!
——Three days later——
“Hehehe…” Xiao Lin’s somewhat low laughter echoed in the living room of the mansion. He sighed and said helplessly: “It’s been a long journey…”
He had suffered a lot in the past three days, but it was all worth it. As long as he could eat ramen, he was willing to pay any price! ——With this determination to die, he finally collected all the ingredients and made preparations. Then——
"With the meat of a running lizard as the soup base, and cabbage and other delicious vegetables, I have finally reached this state! I have been carefully simmering the clear soup for three whole days, and it is only one step away from being completed...!"
He looked at the delicious soup base in front of him with a gratified smile on his face. You know, the most important thing about ramen is the soup base. A good, mellow and rich soup base can be considered delicious and a master-level delicacy. Therefore, he was particularly careful and precious, and now it was finally finished!
Just then, the door of the mansion was suddenly opened.
“Xiao Lin Xiao Lin—” Aqua rushed in and shouted loudly: “I got what you wanted!”
"Oh, I've been waiting for a long time, Aqua!"
"Here, here you go. This is the onion I stole from Farfetch'd."
"They actually robbed it... Never mind. It doesn't matter."
Xiao Lin pulled the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect that this stupid goddess would be so shameless as to snatch the onion from Farfetch'd. It really went against the nature of a goddess. But when he thought about her nature, he suddenly didn't feel so disappointed.
“Come on, Aqua! Chop the green onions into pieces and throw them in. Let’s simmer for a while and it’ll be done!”
Kobayashi's hands quickly chopped the onions for the green onion duck, then sprinkled them into the pot and stirred them. Suddenly, the rich aroma spread throughout the living room of the mansion.
"What a nice smell..." Aqua sniffed the soup intoxicatedly. She asked excitedly, "Can I try the flavor?"
“Don’t be impatient, Aqua.” Kobayashi stopped the excited stupid goddess and told her as if he was coming over: “It would be a pity to taste it now… The feeling of being moved when tasting the finished product will be less. Let’s taste the final product together with everyone after it’s done!”
"Okay—" Aqua obviously accepted it. She smiled and said, "I really can't do anything about you. Just wait a moment."
“This is a rare opportunity. Let’s let Megumin and Darkness have a taste of it.” Krillin walked towards the stairs and shouted, “Hey—Megumin! Darkness—!”
But they didn't respond and seemed to be still sleeping. In that case, I could only go to their room to find them.
After Kobayashi left, Aqua came to the soup pot alone and sniffed slightly.
"Sniff... Hmm, it smells really good."
Aqua had a happy smile on her face.
After waiting for a few minutes, four bowls of noodles were placed on the table...
Darkness looked at the noodles on the table and asked curiously, “Xiaolin, you said you wanted us to try some food we’ve never had before… is this what you meant?”
"Of course!" Xiao Lin said proudly, "This is the traditional food of the island country, ramen. If you are moved by its delicious taste, I will not be responsible!"
"Is it really that delicious?" Huihui was skeptical, and of course this made Kobayashi a little unhappy.
"I promise it's delicious! Aqua, come here quickly, or the noodles will get mushy!"
Kobayashi shouted to Aqua who was sitting on the sofa in the living room.
I don’t know if it was my illusion, but she looked a little uncomfortable, with her hands on her knees as if she was protecting herself very well. She always made people feel inexplicably angry - but I didn’t know where the source came from.
At this time, Aquacha turned his head tremblingly and whispered: "I, I won't eat it. In fact, my stomach has been a little painful since a while ago..."
"Ah?" Xiao Lin stared at her unhappily and asked, "What happened all of a sudden? Even if you say you want to eat later, I won't care about you anymore."
"Then——" Xiao Lin ignored the stupid goddess who failed at the critical moment, and said to his companions: "I'm going to start!" X3
The three of them couldn't wait to taste the ramen in front of them, but the taste was completely different from what they had imagined!
No, it can no longer be said to be different, it's simply a bland soup, no different from the Chinese noodles. If some braised vegetables could be added, it would probably taste delicious... No, that's not the problem!
Darkness pursed her lips and commented, “This dish… the taste is really bland…”
"How can it be bland?" Huihui was even more direct. She pushed the ramen bowl away with a look of disgust on her face and said loudly: "This is just noodles boiled in water. Is this what Xiaolin likes?"
"Strange?" Xiao Lin looked at the ramen in his hand with a puzzled look, and said curiously: "Although the soup becomes extremely clear after boiling, it seems a little too clear... What's going on?"
At this moment, Aqua suddenly shook her body, and Xiaolin looked at her unkindly and said, "Come to think of it, I seemed to have been away for a while just now?"
"Well, um... I'm not feeling well. I'm going to go rest first." Aqua said guiltily, and just when she was about to escape quietly, Kobayashi grabbed her shoulder.
"Aqua, you ate it secretly, didn't you?" He looked dangerously and growled, "You purified the soup!"
The special physique of the Silly Goddess is that as long as she touches liquid, no matter how dirty it is, it will eventually be purified into pure water.
And this bowl of noodles is the result of her purification!
No wonder she felt so angry when she saw this guy's posture just now. That was the posture she would make every time she made a mistake! Damn it, I should have known it a long time ago!
"Give me back my soup!"
"——Who said it looks so delicious!" Facing Xiaolin's loud condemnation, Aqua also shouted out her grievances, saying: "And purification is my ability, there is nothing I can do about it, I just accidentally touched the spoon, and I didn't expect it to connect to the soup and purify them all at once, so it's not my fault!"
"How dare you shirk your responsibility?" Xiao Lin shouted angrily, "Since you want purification so badly, I will find another purification task for you! Of course, it must be a task involving alligators in the lake!"
“Eh? No, no… that…”
"By the way! Don't even think about escaping from the cage this time! It's your turn to become the soup base of the lake!"
"Ahhh! I'm sorry! Forgive me, Kobayashi!"
The stupid goddess who was threatened so loudly finally realized her mistake at this moment, and then she cried and begged for mercy.
Huihui looked at the two people who were quarreling and said helplessly, "I don't care whether we go on the mission or not, but I'm hungry now... I don't think I should eat this tasteless noodles, it's disgusting."
“There’s no other choice. Let’s go to the guild for dinner,” Darkness said.
As a result, Xiaolin and his friends came to the guild for dinner that day, and they had fried frog meat as usual. It was delicious, but tasted like chewing wax.
"Wow." Xiao Lin wiped his eyes a little aggrieved and said, "I miss the food of my old world more and more..."
"Okay, okay, we'll help you collect the ingredients and make noodle soup later."
Darkness and Megumin comforted him, and they started working on it again.
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On this day, Xiaolin came to Wiz's magic tool shop and opened the door.
"——Vanir, are you there?"
"Mr. Kobayashi, welcome!"
He was greeted by the beautiful proprietress of the magic tool shop. She looked at Xiaolin with a sweet smile and said, "Mr. Vanir went out early in the morning to purchase goods. What do you want to do with him?"
"I see. I want to talk to him about the Sky Island... Hmm?" Xiaolin looked at the things on the counter and asked curiously, "Wiz, what are those golden gloves here?"
"You have such good taste!"
When Wiz heard Xiaolin's question, she was very happy. She said excitedly, "This is an extremely rare and unique magic item!"
"Ok?"
Hearing her say this, Xiaolin also became interested.
Wiz smiled and said, "I want to make peace with the person I'm at odds with, but when I see him/her, I can't help but argue verbally... Mr. Kobayashi, you must have had this experience, right? With this magic item, both parties can stop arguing by just shaking hands. It's an excellent product!"
"Of all the products that Wiz praised endlessly, none of them were outstanding..." Xiaolin curled his lips, thinking of the crystal ball before, and said subconsciously: "Could it be that with a handshake, the past that was too shameful to look back on would be exposed to each other?"
“No way.” Wiz smiled and waved her hands. But before Kobayashi could breathe a sigh of relief, she said something very scary, “Once you shake hands, your hands will be stuck together all day long. Forcing the two of you to have time to reconcile... It’s a great product, right? And if you can’t use your hands, you can’t fight even if you want to. Of course, you can’t take off your gloves while you’re shaking hands.”
"You bought some weird merchandise again. Be careful that Vanir gets angry and uses his Destruction Ray on you." Xiaolin spread his hands helplessly. He complained, "Forcing two people to stick together will only make their relationship worse... Wait a minute."
Xiao Lin suddenly thought: If I use this magic item to shake hands with the beautiful lady, wouldn't I be able to force her to spend the whole day with me? Then I can enjoy... this look... and that look of the beautiful lady from a close distance!
“…Wiz, in order to support your magic item business, I will reluctantly buy one of these magic items.”
"——Thank you for your patronage!"
At Wiz's smiling greeting, Kobayashi happily paid the money, then ran towards the Adventurer's Guild with the same smirk on his face.
(End of this chapter)