Chapter 565: Cooking Drill

Once Horials cla.s.s was over, the next cla.s.s was the Cooking Cla.s.s.

However, for some reason, the cla.s.s was held outside, not in the cooking room or the cafeteria. The students were gathered in their uniforms on the gra.s.s field.

The ground was covered with the blue sheet that I had seen at the Adventurers Guild before, and on top of it were the corpses of about ten magic beasts.

It looked like a one-meter-long racc.o.o.n. Its fur was dry and s.h.a.ggy, and it was not very clean.

And it smelled bad. It was faint, but it smelled like rotten eggs.

This magic beast was called the Skunk Racc.o.o.n. Its meat smelled so bad that even if you cooked it properly, it wouldnt be very edible. In fact, an ordinary adventurer would probably only collect its magic stones and poison glands and discard the rest.

The fur and other materials are of low quality and are not worth selling too.

But, could it be, they were expected to cook this thing?

A large woman was standing in front of the blue sheet. Her name was Yafi, and she was also a former adventurer.

Todays Cooking Cla.s.s is designed to teach you how to process and cook the magic beasts youve killed in the field!

It seemed that they didnt just have to cook it, but they also had to dismantle it themselves as well.

You have to dismantle and cook this Skunk Racc.o.o.n, remember what Ive taught you so far! You can make anything you want with it!

As Ive expected, this Skunk Racc.o.o.n was prepared for them to cook. Shed prepared them a quite nasty prey, hadnt she?

Split up into groups and each group must take care of one of them! And make sure you make enough portions for all of us!

It seemed that this cla.s.s was meant to prepare for the times when they lose their food, as they were forced to cook and eat nasty prey.

When Urus.h.i.+ realized that, he quietly disappeared into Frans shadow.

Umm, you must be Fran, right? I wonder what task to give to you Have you ever dismantled a magic beast or cooked one?

Ive experienced both of it

Huh? Really?

Nn

As expected of a solo high-ranked adventurer. If thats the case, where should I place you then?

How about she join our group?

It was Charon who raised her voice. Although her groups members didnt reject her idea, their faces looked a little uncertain.

But, I wonder if Fran would like to join her group

Okay

Aaah, and also, you dont have to hold back, okay? You can use whatever spices you have on hand

Is that so?

Its pretty common for adventurers to have unexpected companions to join their party. But can you really ask them to hold back just because your share would be reduced?

I see

In fact, if you cant draw out the abilities of those irregular companions and cooperate with them, you shouldnt consider yourself as a pro

That was probably true. Im sure there are times when multiple parties will take on a joint request, and there are also times when a solo adventurer who knows a particular region will be temporarily added to the party.

Well, Id also like to have at least some good food too

So that was her real intention!

Nevertheless, Im not going to do anything to help Fran this time. Aside from dismantling, if I interfere with the cooking process, the food will usually taste better. But I want Fran to have to gain her own experience too.

I look forward to working with you. Fran

Nn. Me too

Also, Id like to introduce you to my group members

I-Im Rellus. Its nice to meet you

Im Marquez

Im Osless. Nice to meet you

The frail-looking guy was Rellus. He seemed to be a magician from the Demon Kin. He was quite an unusual student of the Special Battle Cla.s.s, as he was a pure magician type.

The serious-looking macho guy was Marquez. He was the opposite of Rellus and was probably a s.h.i.+eld user.

The last man was a frivolous-looking gentleman. Hes Osless. And he looked to be in his early twenties.

Well, since the Academy of Magic does not limit admission by age, so some of them are older than others.

It seemed that these three people, including Charon, were a group in the Cooking Cla.s.s. At first, I thought they were friends who had formed a party at the Adventurers Guild, but it seemed that was not the case.

We dont have a fixed party when we take quests at the Adventurers Guild

Its also unlikely that well be able to make a party with our cla.s.smates after graduation

If they were to form a party with only their cla.s.smates, they would not be able to respond flexibly in times of need. In order to prevent this, the students of the Special Battle Cla.s.s are required to change their combinations in turns when they take quests outside.

I know in yesterdays cla.s.s that Fran has dismantling skills, but what about cooking?

Nn Its so-so? Im not as good as Master

Hmm? Frans master? What kind of person is he?

Master is the best, he can do anything

Th-that is Well, hes Frans master, so Im sure its true

Frans master must be even more screwed up. That must be what she thought of me.

So, what do you want us to do? We dont mind you giving us instructions

Okay

How could you ask Fran, who still hadnt mastered her Cooking Skills to give you instructions? Charon, youre quite a gambler, arent you? No, did she decide to just follow a high-ranked adventurer, which was, in a sense, a natural thing to do for an adventurer?

Her group members dont seem to have any objections as well. Rather, they were nodding happily. The one who was clearly happy with it was Osless

Uwaah, were saved. All the guys in this group are really bad at cooking

Is that so?

Well, yeah. Its because everyone except me is totally useless~. Well, all three of them are n.o.bles, so its no wonder

It seems that the three of them were children of small n.o.ble families, but still, they had a maid or two in their houses. But after entering this academy, theyve worked a little harder, but they were not good at it.

Osless, on the other hand, was the son of a Chief Soldier and came from a commoner family. Therefore, he had been helping his mother in the kitchen since he was a child, and he seemed to have no qualms about cooking.

Im not really skilled at it, but Im better than these guys. And I also have some useful skills as well

And so, they choose Fran to be their leader, with Osless as her a.s.sistant, and the other three ready to take instruction.

Are there any spices in this groups inventory?

Yes. Each group has its inventory

Then bring them all. And bring some cooking utensils too

Understood

What should we do?

First, secure the prey, get the best one

Even if you tell us to get the best one, theyre the same magic beast, you know? And their size is about the same too. Will that really make any differences?

It probably took days to prepare it. So, obviously, theres a difference in its freshness

How can we tell the difference?

The smell, the hair, the cloudiness of the eyes. And the color of its tongue

I see

Now, I wonder what kind of food shell make.