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It was the day after we exterminated the Black God, reunited with Kanata, Sakura, and Shuu, and then brought them, including Shuu’s girlfriend Rir, back to our home.

Right now, it was 8 am. If you asked me what I was doing, I had woken everyone via messages after cooking breakfast in the dining hall, and was now waiting for them.

Originally, I had a job for the Medial Merchant Association today, who had taken a shine to me for some reason, but I asked them for an extension until tomorrow noon, so we could use all of today for the sake of Kanata and the others.

“…Good morning, Big Bro, Mika-nee!”
“Morning~, Big Sis, Ayu-nii.”
“Oh, good morning!”

My younger brother and my future sister-in-law had woken up in a good mood.
Kanata’s face looked a bit red. I guess Mika had been right.

“Hey there! Mornin’!”
“Woof… woof! I-I wish you a good morning!”

Shuu was a morning person, so he looked rather lively. Rir, on the other hand, walked into the dining hall while rubbing her tired eyes.

In any case, even after a day has passed, Shuu’s hair color hasn’t fixed itself. I’ll turn in back to black for him, if he asks me to.

“Hm~, it looks like everyone’s here!”
“Yes. I feared it was a dream to have met you and Mika-nee again, Big Sis¹, but… it was real, after all.”
“Ah-ha-ha, well, it’s only normal to think so.”

I knew well what Kanata was trying to say. If this wasn’t such an unrealistic world, I wouldn’t have believed it either.

“Right, there are several things to talk about, but… let’s eat breakfast first!” I announced while clapping.

This morning’s menu was – with exception of what Rir got – Japanese! Food!
Pure white rice, sticky natto, and miso soup. Then fried eggs and salmon fillet. Japanese people tended to get withdrawal symptoms, when they went for too long without white rice.

“Woah… Wow~~! It’s rice! Rice!”
“It’s true…! We haven’t had any for months!”

Kanata and Sakura’s voices were excited.

“Thanks, man, thank you so much, Ayu-”
[I am a girl here!]　
“*Ahem*, thank you so much, Alim!”

Shuu was so overjoyed, he ended up crying and almost called me by the wrong name.

If they’re all so happy about it, I guess I’ll make Sushi for dinner today.

“Huh? Just my food is different…”
“Oh, I’m sorry. You’re native to this world… so I thought food you’re used to might be better.”
“W-Woof!”

Was it a bad idea to make a different spread for her?

“If you want to, I can change it to the food Shuu is eating. It will only take a few seconds with my skill.”
“T-This… uhm, is this the food from your homeland you told me about, Shuu?”
“Yep, you’re right.”

As a test, she brought her nose close to Shuu’s plate, and, of all things, ended up choosing the natto… Rir was a wolfkin. And wolves…

“Woof~!?”

…have sensitive noses.

Her ears stood up straight in shock. She fell silent, as if she had lost consciousness, and her eyes immediately snapped open. Then, she vigorously shook her head. Her behavior was very dog-like.

“W-What is this…”
“Ha-ha-ha, that stuff is called Natto. It’s probably a bit much for you, Rir.”
“Woof~… e-erm, that might be impudent of me, but… I’d like to try eating the same, except for this part.”
“That’s fine.”

I exchanged Rir’s food in an instant. Chopsticks would likely cause her trouble, so I gave her a spoon and a fork for the time being.

Incidentally, the unused food would be recycled, so there shouldn’t be an issue. Even I had no idea how this recycling happened, the house did it automatically².

“Then, let’s eat.”

After a chorus of “Thank you for the food” everyone started eating. It was bound to be an incredibly delicious breakfast. Each part should have a flavor befitting legend grade.

“So yummy…”

That mutter had escaped Shuu’s mouth. His eyes were suddenly wide open.
Heh-heh-heh, Mika’s eyes also got way too big, when she ate my cooking for the first time. Item Master is amazing, after all.

“Whew… It’s so tasty…”
“Your cooking yesterday was way too good, already, Big B-… Sis… This is better than what you get with True Cooking.”

Sakura and Kanata commented, as they stuffed their cheeks with the Natto Rice, enraptured expressions on their faces.

…Mika stole one of my fried eggs, but I decided not to let that bother me. When Sakura saw that, she also pillaged one from Kanata, who also looked as if he didn’t mind.

How would Rir react to eating Japanese food for the first time?

“Woof! Woof! So, this is cooking from Shuu’s home country…”

Each time she tried something, she opened her eyes wide with a look as if she was experiencing a culture shock. Indeed, from our perspective, she was very much like a foreigner with her skin- and hair-color. It was the normal reaction for people from other countries, when they were exposed to Japanese culture for the first time.

“Heh-heh-heh. It’s great that you like it! Once we’re done eating, we can move on to those crucial topics while drinking some tea.”

After relaying that to everyone, I focused on eating. A few minutes later, everyone had finished their breakfast.

1. The original is “Big Bro”. I assume that’s an error, seeing Rir is present and Alim doesn’t correct him.
2. How does he not know? He built the damn thing from scratch!

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