Chapter 221: Side Mission: Train My Disaster Chef Husband (1)
Chapter 221: Side Mission: Train My Disaster Chef Husband (1)
Usually, Cyrus was the one who cooked in the kitchen, so Roxanna assumed it was him. But to her surprise, the person who walked out of the kitchen was not Cyrus, but Azul.
Azul didn’t say anything for a moment. He looked down and couldn’t stop fidgeting with his fingers behind his back. "Cyrus is teaching some of the children how to make a stone axe properly. They asked him to do that after seeing him teach Skiv."
Azul then lifted his head, looking straight into Roxanna’s eyes. "You know... since everyone is very busy today because there are many buildings that need to be demolished, they just eat raw meat as usual. But... I know you can’t eat that." He hesitated. "So I told Cyrus I would cook for you, but..."
"Ah! Why are you worrying about that?" Roxanna said enthusiastically. "Azul has worked hard to cook for me, so of course, I will like it!"
[And hasn’t he accompanied Cyrus while cooking several times?]
At least... that was what she told herself.
"This... doesn’t look too bad," she said, forcing a small, awkward smile.
"L-Let’s just ask Cyrus to come back for a moment!" Azul suddenly said, quickly pulling the plates away. His face turned red from embarrassment. "And I’ll throw this away!"
She held onto him so tightly that it almost felt like she would break his hand.
"I will eat it! I will eat it!" Roxanna spoke in panic because she truly didn’t want to hurt Azul’s feelings.
[Oh... did he forget the steps? Maybe I should leave a recipe book in the kitchen—ah, right. None of them can read...]
Roxanna looked down, observing the dishes again. [Well... yeah, they really looked... terrible.]
It was, without a doubt... a complete disaster.
[It’s just food! The worst that could happen is a stomachache... I’ll survive!]
Right after she thought that, Azul spoke again, "The point is, I don’t want you to eat this! If you don’t want to trouble Cyrus, then you can eat fruits first, alright?"
[Ding! Ding!]
[Goal: Teach Azul until he can become a good cook, so he won’t need to rely on Cyrus anymore.]
Roxanna frowned as she read the mission. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to teach Azul, she just didn’t like the way the system phrased it.
[Well... my husbands are technically beasts, but they’re special!] Roxanna puffed her cheeks in annoyance. [And I hate that word. The evil Roxanna used to say "train" all the time when she disciplined my precious husbands!]
Roxanna froze for a second, shocked by her own thoughts. She didn’t expect herself to use such a harsh word right after waking up.
If anything, it made him feel happy.
"I’ll teach you!" Roxanna suddenly grabbed his hands, making Azul accidentally drop the plates he was holding. "I’ll teach you how to cook properly! But this time... I’ll go slower!"
[Can I really make someone understand faster and better?] she wondered.
Roxanna paused for a moment before nodding. "Yes. Do you want to try?"
"Alright." A bright smile spread across his face. "My cooking is already at the bottom of hell anyway, so I’d be happy if my lovely wife wants to teach me."
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