Roxy never thought Shirou's cooking would be so delicious.
Even though she had expected it to be good, thinking that food that looked, smelled, and tasted so good must be delicious, after taking a bite, Roxy realized how wrong her understanding of food really was.
It turns out that food in this world isn't just for providing the energy needed to survive, simply satisfying a hungry stomach. When a dish is delicious enough, it can even make people feel truly happy, feel the joy and meaning of life.
"It's really too delicious."
Roxy praised from the bottom of her heart and, like the rest of the Greyrat family, began to eat the food as quickly as possible.
"Hehe, everyone, eat slowly, no need to rush, I made a lot."
Shirou smiled when he saw that Roxy and the others liked his cooking so much.
He had put a lot of thought and effort into making dishes that would suit the tastes of people in this world over the years.
When he first came to the Greyrat family, he did make delicious dishes that amazed the family, but that was only temporary.
Due to the many differences between this world and Shirou's world, such as the use of tableware and medieval eating habits, Shirou's dishes, apart from the initial fried rice, which was indeed recognized by everyone, remained only lukewarm and could not be improved further.
Ultimately, the eating habits of medieval people were his biggest enemy.
After all, people in this world generally only use knives and forks, and the food they eat is mainly fried, roasted, or boiled, so they are not very good at adapting to more delicate tastes.
To solve this problem, Shirou would always modify his dishes appropriately according to everyone's tastes when cooking for the Greyrat family.
For example, he tried to make his dishes easy to eat with a knife and fork, increased the amount of roasted meat dishes, and added vegetables as a complement to the roasted meat.
Shirou even invented hamburgers and sandwiches in advance, making pure bread with fillings, along with butter and cheese, to add more flavor.
With so much effort, Shirou's cooking, if not completely perfected, can at least be said to fully suit the tastes of people in this world, and even if they have never eaten Shirou's cooking before, they will not be unable to fully enjoy the deliciousness of the dishes due to personal taste preferences.
Shirou wasn't pursuing anything in particular with this, nor did he want to become a professional chef.
For him, as long as he can gain the approval of the diners for the dishes he has put so much thought into, it is a happy thing.
Roxy ate Shirou's cooking, and her opinion of Shirou gradually changed.
Although she still couldn't understand why Rudeus admired Shirou so much, she had realized that Shirou was indeed a capable person.
After all, an incompetent person would not put so much effort into researching and making such delicious dishes that even the brain is shocked.
Roxy believed that Shirou could put so much effort into cooking, so he would naturally be able to do things in other fields that ordinary people could not.
It's just a pity that his magic talent is so-so, which is regrettable…
"Miss Roxy, aren't you going to eat this stir-fried green pepper with meat?"
Noticing that Roxy was lost in thought and slowing down, Shirou couldn't help but ask.
He had been unconsciously observing the actions of the blue-haired girl next to him and found that although she had eaten all the dishes on the table, she hadn't touched the stir-fried green pepper with meat at all.
As the only stir-fried meat dish on the table cooked in a wok, Shirou had full confidence in it, believing that even medieval people who were used to eating roasted meat would definitely praise it.
In fact, the rest of the Greyrat family, whether it was Paul, Zenith, or Rudeus, had been completely conquered by Shirou's cooking, and even the stir-fried green pepper with meat had been mostly eaten up.
"Gree-green pepper…"
Hearing Shirou's words, Roxy's expression became a little unnatural for some reason.
Although she looked young, she had always behaved with the calmness of an adult, giving people a sense of composure that did not match her apparent age.
However, when she heard the words "green pepper," her expression was very strange, like a child who refuses the taste of green pepper.
Yes, only children especially hate eating green peppers, unable to accept their bitter taste. Adults who have grown up a little can usually adapt to the taste of green peppers.
Therefore, Shirou didn't suspect that Roxy was refusing green peppers, but thought that she was just simply unfamiliar with stir-fried meat dishes and was therefore a little resistant.
So he said enthusiastically, "Don't worry, Miss Roxy, although it's a special cooking method, the taste will definitely not be a problem."
"This…"
Hearing Shirou's high praise, Roxy immediately showed a bitter expression.
As a demon, Roxy once admired human cuisine very much. Although most of the dishes were not as delicious as Shirou's, they were still very tasty compared to the Demon Continent.
However, when Roxy first came to the Milis Continent, the first vegetable she ate, which was also the food that pushed Roxy, who thought the human world had many sweet foods and was like heaven, into the abyss of hell, was green pepper.
The unique bitter and stinky taste spread in her mouth.
The disgusting feeling that remained in her mouth even after spitting it out immediately.
For a while, she truly believed that green pepper was poisonous to creatures like the Migurd tribe.
However, after observing humans for a while, Roxy realized that green pepper was not a poison, but just something that children often don't like to eat.
Therefore, as an adult, Roxy was naturally embarrassed to say that she hated green peppers and didn't want to eat that dish.
Moreover, the two children present, Shirou and Rudeus, did not show any discomfort with the green pepper.
Helplessly, Roxy could only brace herself with a tragic, almost resigned emotion, carefully pick up a piece of green pepper, and carefully put it in her mouth.
"???"
The next second, the expected bitterness and stench did not come.
Under the special cooking method, the green pepper emitted a meat-like fragrance, coupled with a crisp and refreshing taste, almost making Roxy stand up from her seat.
"Th-this is green pepper?"
Roxy was shocked, with a look of shock that shattered her worldview.
The people of the Greyrat family, whether it was Paul, Zenith, or Rudeus, all smiled at her and had been paying attention to Roxy's expression from the beginning.
Now, smiles appeared on their faces, obviously they had already guessed that this would happen. After all, the Greyrat family themselves are often shocked by Shirou's cooking.
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