Ryn insisted on cooking himself, so Mei watched from the side, afraid that Ryn, like Kallen or Kiana, would start adding all sorts of strange things to the pot while cooking.
But to Mei's surprise, Ryn actually knew how to cook, it was just his method…
"So this is what you meant by knowing how to cook!"
"Ehe."
In front of Mei, Ryn took out cookbooks, flipping through them page by page. Learning while cooking was normal, but the problem was that Ryn wasn't flipping through the recipes for himself, but for the ingredients!
"You are all mature ingredients now, you need to learn to cook for yourselves. Read the recipes carefully, and I will be checking your results later."
Ryn spoke gently to the vegetables, seafood, and raw meat, comforting them.
When the time was right, Ryn waved his hand, and the ingredients, like soldiers on parade, began to cook themselves in an orderly fashion.
The vegetables jumped into the sink to wash themselves, the raw meat split into neat pieces on its own, and the seafood automatically shed its bones and skin, revealing its delicious tender flesh…
This scene left not only Mei stunned, but Nana as well.
Nana jumped up and headbutted Ryn in anger.
"Nana!" (You had this move and you still wanted to chop me!)
Ryn curled his finger and flicked Nana away with a thud.
"If you knew how to pull off your own legs, I definitely wouldn't have chopped you, but you obviously don't know how~"
"Nana!" ()
Mei looked at the ingredients that automatically turned into delicious dishes in the pot, then at the calm and unbothered Ryn who had done nothing, and said with some hesitation:
"Cooking like this… lacks soul…"
Ryn nodded and said thoughtfully, "Well, after all, I can't create souls, I can only manipulate their forms. But that's actually more convenient, at least there's no burden when eating them. And if they all had souls, they'd probably all turn into something like Nana…"
"That's not what I mean!" Mei said with a hint of worry, "I mean that this kind of cooking is soulless."
Ryn thought for a moment, then picked up a freshly made spicy and sour octopus ball and fed it to Mei.
Mei opened her mouth and took a bite.
"Is it good?"
"Mmm… The octopus meat is very delicious, the skin of the ball is crispy and the meat is tender, and it's very tasty with the sour and spicy sauce."
"As long as it's delicious, that's all that matters. 'Soul' is just an excuse to add value. We're here to eat, so we should just focus on whether it's delicious and safe…"
"But I'm a chef…"
"Then you can be even more at ease! No matter how convenient or affordable industrialized assembly-line food is, it can never beat a delicious meal cooked with love by family."
"But…"
"Don't worry, I definitely won't cook often. The sacred position of cooking should of course be left to our master chef, Mei!"
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Because she had been away with Ryn for a month, Kiana had also fallen behind in her classes by a month, although it didn't really matter whether Kiana attended those classes or not…
While the studies at the academy could be very beneficial, they were extremely boring and torturous for those who hadn't even gotten started.
Kiana had thought about just having Ryn write the knowledge into her memory, but Ryn refused after some serious thought.
Although ninety percent of people might never use much of the knowledge they learn, the important part of learning is not the knowledge itself, but the process of broadening one's mind and enlightening one's wisdom.
Although Theresa was the Principal of St. Freya High School, like most principals, she was not a teacher who specialized in imparting knowledge. Theresa was very good at nurturing character, but teaching was still up to teachers like Himeko.
Theresa asked Himeko to give Kiana some remedial lessons, but Kiana didn't know anything, which gave Himeko a huge headache.
Himeko decided to teach according to Kiana's aptitude, so she brought Fu Hua along to hammer the knowledge into Kiana's head through indirect means.
And it actually worked. As long as it was related to combat, Kiana was very interested and learned quickly.
While Ryn and Mei were at home cooking, Kiana was undergoing special training under the knowledge assault of Himeko and Fu Hua.
After the special training, Kiana waved goodbye to Fu Hua and then went home with Himeko.
On the way, the exhausted Kiana grumbled under her breath, "Knowledge entered my mind in a despicable way, but I feel like it would have been better if Ryn just wrote it directly into my head."
Himeko, who was beside her, heard Kiana's complaint and gave her a light chop on the head.
"Alright, alright, isn't it more reassuring to learn things step by step? Besides, altering cognition, no matter how you look at it, is unethical…"
"But it's so convenient…"
"But think about it another way, what if Ryn changed your cognition without you knowing? For example…"
At this point, Himeko's tone suddenly paused. She thought about how Ryn seemed to have three partners! And the three of them got along quite harmoniously. Could it be…
"Himeko, you don't look well! Are you thinking about something bad?"
Kiana made a funny face at Himeko, interrupting her thoughts.
"It's nothing, I was just letting my thoughts wander and got a little sensitive."
"Hmph, Himeko must have been thinking about something bad. Were you thinking that if you had this ability, you wouldn't be single until now?"
"You brat, what are you talking about! I just don't think much of those men. I'm waiting for my Prince Charming from Schicksal!"
"Pfft, it's obviously because Himeko is too straightforward and only knows how to drink, so no one wants you!"
Kiana made a funny face at Himeko, stuck out her tongue, and then ran away laughing.
Kiana knew that Himeko must have been thinking about whether she and Mei had had their cognitions altered by Ryn, but some things can't be achieved just by altering cognition…
Moreover, everyone already liked Ryn before he obtained the power of Creation and Withering.
And why could they live together in harmony? Of course, it was because she, the true mistress Kiana, also had a thing for Mei and Kika!
"You damn brat, it seems like today's training wasn't tough enough. Just you wait, I'll train you even harder tomorrow and see if you can still talk such nonsense," Himeko said through gritted teeth.
But Kiana had already run far away and couldn't hear Himeko's threat.
Kiana stopped in the distance, waving at Himeko and shouting, "I'm starving, Himeko, hurry up! Don't blame me if you don't get to eat Mei's cooking!"
"Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating! What else can you do besides eat!"
"I can also sleep a lot!"
"Fine, fine, you can also sleep, right! Since you sleep enough during class in the daytime, you don't need to sleep at night. You're coming with me for extra training!"
"Ah… Auntie Himeko, I was wrong!"
"Auntie!! This is non-negotiable! You must have extra training tonight!"