Inazuma, Tenshukaku.
Makoto's mouth twitched as he looked at the kitchen, which had been pierced by lightning.
Thankfully, the Yu Zhang Shield was activated in time; if it had been even a second later, the doctors waiting outside would have rushed in to rescue him.
Makoto had thought Raiden Ei's cooking would be outlandish, but he hadn't expected it to be this outlandish.
Makoto looked at Raiden Ei beside him and couldn't help but ask, "Ei, is this how you light a stove?"
Upon hearing this, Raiden Ei nodded repeatedly.
She pointed at the vigorously burning stove and then looked at Makoto, saying, "Isn't this how one lights a stove?"
When Raiden Ei said this, her expression was serious, as if this was the only correct way to light a stove.
Looking at the silly Country bumpkin in front of him, Makoto couldn't help but laugh.
"Using lightning to start a fire is not a problem, but the prerequisite is to control the intensity, otherwise, there will be problems."
"If you don't believe me, look up at the ceiling."
Raiden Ei followed Makoto's gaze.
She noticed a large hole in the ceiling, pierced by lightning, with black smoke rising from it and a smell of something burnt.
Makoto paused, then continued, "We can't blow up the kitchen every time we cook, can we? Don't you agree?"
As his words fell, Raiden Ei fell into contemplation.
She stroked her chin and said thoughtfully, "Indeed, I only considered the problem of starting a fire and didn't consider whether doing so would have other effects."
"After you put it that way, I have a new understanding of cooking."
Makoto was very relieved to see Raiden Ei gain some insight.
Presumably, as long as Raiden Ei maintained this state, she should learn to cook very quickly.
"Ei, what do you plan to do?"
Raiden Ei answered very firmly, "I plan to prepare a sturdier kitchen in the future; I don't want one that isn't durable."
"That way, there won't be a problem with blowing up the kitchen."
Makoto:???
What he meant was not that the kitchen needed to be durable.
That silly girl Ei completely misunderstood him.
Makoto quickly waved his hand, "Ei, what I mean is, you need to control the lightning power when you start a fire, like this."
As he spoke, Makoto demonstrated for Raiden Ei.
He saw a lightning arc dancing on his fingertip.
Under his control, the lightning arc flew into another stove and collided with the firewood.
With a bang, flames quickly ignited under the stove.
Raiden Ei nodded gently at the sight.
This indeed achieved the effect of lighting the stove without blowing up the kitchen.
She felt that Makoto's teaching was very useful, so she silently noted down Makoto's every word and action in her mind.
After this, Makoto continued to teach Raiden Ei hand-in-hand how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
During this time, Makoto also found Raiden Ei increasingly adorable.
For example,
After pouring oil into the pot, Raiden Ei dared not step forward.
She hid completely behind Makoto, peeking her head out to curiously observe the situation in the oil pot.
When she heard the oil pot gurgle and occasionally make a sound,
She would even retreat in fright, clutching Makoto's clothes tightly.
Makoto couldn't help but laugh at this scene.
He hadn't expected that someone as powerful as Raiden Ei would be afraid of oil splattering from the pot.
Hiding behind Makoto with a nervous little expression, she looked just like a little girl.
She was nothing like a majestic General.
Finally, she only dared to stir-fry after fully arming herself.
While stir-frying, she still had to hold tightly onto Makoto's coattail, as if that was the only way she wouldn't be afraid.
After several failures, Raiden Ei finally managed to make a presentable plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Of course, for now, this dish only looked good; its taste remained unknown.
Looking at the steaming scrambled eggs with tomatoes on the table, Raiden Ei felt a little nervous.
After all, it was the first dish she had successfully made, and she didn't know how it would taste.
At this moment, Makoto picked up his chopsticks and looked at the plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
"Let me taste it and see how it is."
However, before Makoto could even put his chopsticks down, Raiden Ei took the dish away.
Because Ei didn't know how the dish she made tasted.
If it was too unpalatable, it wouldn't be good to hurt Makoto.
Raiden Ei didn't want Makoto to take risks; she decided to taste it herself.
Ei picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of the dish, and put it into her mouth.
How to put it...
Although the taste couldn't compare to outside restaurants, it shouldn't be considered unpalatable either.
For Ei, it was already a huge success.
After confirming this, Raiden Ei finally felt relieved and brought the dish in front of Makoto.
Her eyes were full of anticipation and a little nervousness, curious about what evaluation Makoto would give.
Makoto took a bite of the food Raiden Ei made, tasted it carefully, then nodded slightly, giving his approval.
"Ei, this dish you made tastes better than I imagined."
Raiden Ei stood up and said, overjoyed, "Really?"
Makoto nodded and said seriously, "Of course it's real. For someone who can't cook, being able to make something like this is already very good."
The phrase 'already very good' was a huge encouragement for Raiden Ei.
"Makoto, if it weren't for your patient guidance, I wouldn't have succeeded."
"What I mean is, thank you."
As soon as the words fell, the system's voice sounded in Makoto's mind.
"Ding! Detected Raiden Ei's friendship has increased to Level 3."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining an intertwined fate!"
Makoto hadn't had time to open his backpack to check when he heard Raiden Ei say to him, "There's still time after dinner; we can have a sword art exchange."
Makoto raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, "Sword art exchange? Is it the kind where we draw swords?"
Raiden Ei didn't speak, her magnificent purple eyes looking at Makoto.
A moment later, she softly said, "As you wish."
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