As I scratched my cheek a little awkwardly, I heard a thump, the sound of a bowl of rice being placed on the table.
Mince-san, who had emptied a bowl twice the size of her boyfriend’s in an instant, smiled with satisfaction and pointed at Digo with her scaly finger.
「You, what’s your name?」
「Ah, Digo desu」
「You are quite talented to be able to produce this kind of taste while still being a trainee.」
「Eh! Really!?」
「It’s true! I guarantee this as Mince, the chief of Magical Schenker Group!」
I feel sorry for Digo who’s so happy right now……
You can’t rely on Mince-san’s stupid tongue……
However, I just kept quiet because I didn’t think it was a good idea to kill someone’s happiness.
Digo started to devote himself more and more from that day on.
Then, the person who made him that way began to come into the kitchen at night more and more.
「Mince-san, you’re here again?」
「When you completed the candy, wouldn’t you need someone who’ll taste it?」
「Sorry for being a bother……」
「I also wanted to see how well Digo had practiced. I’m a bit of a picky eater so I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt.」
Her boyfriend, Ganat, was apologetic but Mince-san was a fierce thief, or at least had that kind of atmosphere in her.
Also, her claim is nonsense since I’ve never seen her complain about food unless it’s about quantity.
Well, let’s overlook it since it motivates Digo……
「Master, what should I do today?」
「How about some bread gruel? Here’s how to make it……」
Digo, who had such an incredible food taster that would say it’s delicious no matter what she’s served, is gaining confidence and learned to cook very fast……
In comparison to that, master’s task, candy making, had come to a helpless stand still.
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「Ahhhhh! Not again!」
「Uwaa! What’s the matter, master?」
「I just can’t make the candy to harden.」
With spring coming to an end, Digo’s practice had finally entered the process of making the sauce and today, he was finally at the stage of trying to make hayashi rice itself.
Of course, he still has a long way to go in making the broth and his chopping of the ingredients is still a bit slow and messy so it is far from restaurant quality.
Still, it was a big step forward for him to be able to make hayashi rice by himself if he only learned how to cook rice and even took time to learn how to do it.
Compared to my apprentice who is making such solid progress, I’m not even able to make a single piece of candy to my satisfaction.
I knew this and that are different but I’m still frustrated.
「What’s wrong, Seele?」
「Mince-san, I can’t do it. I can’t just make this candy. I don’t think I can make it.」
The first thing that came to my mind was that I wanted to tell my long-time colleague, who had come to the kitchen to check on me, that I was feeling weak.
However, I had already tried everything I could and I was sure that I could no longer do it.
I looked up to the heavens and my hat fell off my head and a loud sigh escaped from my mouth.
「So, what does this candy taste like? Can I taste it a bit?」
「Eh……..? Ah! What are you doing!」
I turned my face back to see Mince-san sticking her finger into the hot pan and scooping up the melted candy.
「Are you alright!? Are you burned!?」
「I won’t get burned by this much heat. You’ll need at least to be a fire dragon to scorch me.」
Mince-san licked her fingers and grinned but it wasn’t funny at all.
I couldn’t laugh at what she said at all because she’s actually been scorched by a fire dragon before.
「Ah, it’s candy alright. It has an unusual flavor but it tastes like candy.」
「Mou! Please don’t be so reckless!」
「How about dipping it in bread like a stew?」
「Ah, do as you please」
I let her take a bread from the day before yesterday, which was scheduled to be breadcrumbs, and dip it in the candy as I sat down on a chair in the corner of the kitchen.
Master is not the kind of person who’ll get angry with failure but……
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