Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 119 : Otherworldly Cuisine One

With the change of seasons and temperature fluctuations, it's the peak period for influenza outbreaks.

"Cough, cough cough..."

Sore throat, fever and body aches,

Headache, palpitations, coughing,

These are undoubtedly symptoms of viral influenza.

...I let my guard down.

Yvonne couldn't help but let out such a lament internally.

In the past few days, several classmates had taken sick leave one after another, which she hadn't thought much of at first, but this morning, Yvonne unfortunately discovered that she too had fallen victim.

"Evie... why don't I take the day off to look after you?"

Elsa was about to approach to check on her condition, but Yvonne sensitively dodged.

"Wait... don't come over!"

Now even just sitting up made her feel dizzy.

But even so, to avoid worrying her excessively, Yvonne still resolutely raised her hand, making a 'stop' gesture to her girlfriend.

"The flu is contagious! What if you stay at home and catch it from me?"

Although she had put on a homemade mask, it still couldn't hide her pale complexion constantly breaking out in cold sweat,

"Moreover, it's not a serious illness, I think I'll be fine after sleeping... Look, I'm still quite energetic, aren't I."

Yvonne didn't want to be a burden to anyone, even if it was her.

"But..."

Elsa seemed to want to say something more, but was all cut off by Yvonne:

"Just go to class obediently, help me take good notes—That would be a great help to me, okay?"

Even though she was the patient, she was comforting her like a child, telling her not to worry.

"............"

She seemed to have compromised, placing a glass of water on the table closest to the bedside.

"Then Evie should rest well today... I've already poured some water for you and put it by the bed."

"Mm, thank you..."

Elsa had already changed into her uniform and picked up her book bag,

Watching her lie down, the worry in her heart increased a bit more.

"Then I'm leaving."

Seeing her agree, Yvonne finally felt somewhat relieved.

She had thought Elsa would be more difficult to deal with in this state, but unexpectedly, she was surprisingly obedient this time.

Although there was a slight loneliness in her heart, it was nothing.

...

This is fine...

She wasn't such a delicate person, a good sleep would be enough.

She was already happy enough

Just a little illness wasn't enough to defeat her.

So things like nursing...

Were not necessary...

...

Prepared to face time alone, however, footsteps stopped abruptly at the door.

"—Did you really think I would say that?"

She put down her bag with a 'thud', reappearing before her, looking quite angry

"Unacceptable—how could I leave you alone when you're sick? Absolutely not!! Even if it's Evie, I won't listen this time!"

Her tone was very firm.

"...You'll catch it from me, you idiot!!"

"Haven't I been with you all the time? If I was going to catch it, I would have already!"

She stubbornly retorted.

"There are many ways to catch up on missed progress, but taking care of you now is something only I can do..."

She had always been quite healthy, whereas Yvonne would occasionally fall ill,

So thinking back carefully, since they've been together, it seems it's always been Yvonne taking care of her.

This time, she wanted to repay this love.

"...I know this might sound quite selfish, but I want you to rely on me, to be the first person you think of when you're in trouble..."

Her gaze was like water, holding her hand.

"Let me take care of you, okay?"

Having been said to this extent, it seemed she couldn't refuse anymore.

"...Do as you please."

After her body, it seemed even her spirit had become weak before her,

Covering her slightly sore eyes with her hand, she let out a hoarse compromise.

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—If only I could be sick in her place.

Lying on the sickbed, Elsa sincerely had such a thought.

With a low fever, even though her breathing had steadied.

Even with eyes closed, her brows were still furrowed, and fine beads of sweat kept forming on her forehead.

Just looking at this appearance felt very painful, making her heart ache continuously.

"No good... I can't sleep at all."

She woke up gasping, letting out a weak moan

"Then let's eat something. You might feel sleepy after eating something. It's almost noon... Is there anything Evie wants to eat?"

"Ugh..."

After a brief moment of thought, she made an indistinct sound:

"I want to eat... century egg and lean meat porridge..."

"...Wait, what?"

She seemed delirious with fever, spouting out a dish Elsa had never heard of.

"We have century eggs in the fridge... Can you use that to make porridge for me?"

"Ah..."

Elsa remembered what that thing was,

"'Century egg'... you mean that pitch-black, dark green egg that Evie makes??"

Although most of the food Yvonne made was delicious, among them, this was the only one that made Elsa recoil.

That kind of egg wrapped in plant ash and aged... seemed like a rotten food from hell...

Wouldn't eating that kind of thing make one sick? Or rather, can that terrifying food even be eaten?? Is it suitable to eat when sick??

"It's edible... century eggs can reduce internal heat, cough cough cough!"

She pouted, although weakened by illness, her passion for good food remained unchanged.

"...Ugh, anyway, I just want to eat it~~~!"

Perhaps due to being sick, Evie was much more willful than usual.

"Alright, alright, I'll make it! For Evie, I'll do anything!"

Although she was somewhat averse to handling such frightening ingredients, it was for her sick lover after all, so she could only steel herself to do it.

Yvonne told her roughly how to make it.

"Add the century egg last... remember to add some chopped green onions..."

...Strange cooking steps.

Probably a dish from Evie's hometown?

Elsa tied on an apron, preparing to start cooking.

She found a small earthenware pot from the cupboard, which should be suitable for cooking this.

Porridge, you just need to put all the ingredients in and cook it, considered a dish of very low difficulty.

But even so, to suddenly make a dish she had never seen before was still somewhat challenging for her.

This clean white rice was specially purchased through the Leinster Guild not long ago.

Compared to wheat, this grain was not cultivated in large quantities,

When cooked, it would turn into soft, sticky white grains, which could be eaten as a staple food, called rice by Evie.

She had eaten it quite a few times too, when rice was the staple food, Yvonne would use two thin, long wooden sticks as utensils, which she called 'chopsticks'.

This was a habit she no longer concealed after confessing to Elsa that she was reincarnated from another world,

Although it wasn't a big deal, it made Elsa deeply realize that she indeed came from a strange world unknown to her.