As time passed, a new day quickly arrived. At 6:30 a.m., Takeru opened his eyes.
Upon waking, he quickly sensed that quite a few people in the castle were already up.
Thinking this, Takeru prepared to get out of bed. But as he was about to sit up, he noticed Miu and Renge lying on top of him. Thinking this, Takeru quietly moved them aside.
As Takeru moved, Renge quickly woke up. After rubbing her eyes, she saw Takeru sitting up.
"Master, good morning." Thinking this, Renge spoke softly.
"Good morning, Renge." Hearing Renge's greeting, Takeru stroked her smooth long hair.
Soon, Takeru went to the bathroom to briefly freshen up, then went outside.
Because of the Gourmet Cells, although it was early morning, Takeru felt a strong appetite. So, after freshening up, he took out a lot of BB Popcorn and began eating quickly.
Renge beside him was somewhat surprised. Takeru usually rarely ate so wildly early in the morning.
"Want some too?" Noticing Renge's surprise, Takeru offered her some.
"Thank you, Master." Smelling the unique sweet aroma of BB Popcorn, Renge took it directly and quickly ate it, showing an expression of enjoyment.
"Ah, so fragrant. Onii-chan, you're eating delicious food in your room early in the morning!" Soon, the sweet aroma of BB Popcorn woke Miu from her sleep. After waking up, Miu couldn't help but complain.
"None of your business. It's already 6:50. Get up quickly. If you laze around, Ai will catch up to you soon." Looking at Miu, Takeru spoke directly.
"Hmph, Ai is still far behind." Hearing Takeru's words, Miu directly retorted, but she still got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up.
"Hey, Onii-chan, what was that delicious food you mentioned last night? Can I eat it soon?" As she washed, Miu couldn't stop thinking about the sweet scent she had smelled on Takeru last night.
"Well, it depends on luck." Hearing her words, Takeru said with a light laugh.
"Eh, what does that mean?" Hearing this, Miu was stunned.
"Very simple. The food from last night needs processing. If it can be successfully processed today, then you can eat it. If not, it will have to be delayed." Hearing her words, Takeru said matter-of-factly.
"No way? Even with your and Rem-nee's cooking skills, you can't make it?" Hearing Takeru's words, Miu was somewhat incredulous. Renge also looked surprised.
"It's not that it can't be made. It's just that bringing out the ingredient's full potential is somewhat difficult. Of course, if you don't mind eating 'defective' products, that's fine too." Seeing Miu's surprised expression, Takeru shrugged.
"A dish that even you find challenging must be very impressive, right?" Then, Miu showed an extremely expectant look.
Soon, another ten minutes passed. To Miu and Renge's shock, Takeru had eaten several hundred portions of BB Popcorn.
If Takeru's popcorn reserves weren't sufficient, he might not have had enough to eat...
After eating so much BB Popcorn, Takeru felt very energetic and full of vitality, with an illusion that he could accidentally destroy the world.
What surprised Takeru most was the Gourmet Cells' boost to his base attributes.
In less than half a day, Takeru's base attributes had basically increased by over 30 points each. Strength and constitution had even increased by over 40 points.
Takeru guessed this was because he had eaten over a thousand portions of food in this short time, and much of it was superfoods with extremely high energy content.
This had caused the Gourmet Cells to evolve several times in a short time, and the feedback to Takeru was the increase in base attributes.
However, this was because he had just acquired the Gourmet Cells. It would be harder to continue evolving this quickly later. But seeing such significant results was already a huge surprise for Takeru.
Sensing his body sending signals of satisfaction, Takeru took Miu and Renge, who were still a bit dazed, outside.
Upon coming outside, Raphtalia, Filo, and the others excitedly greeted Takeru. Takeru nodded and went directly to the kitchen.
Seeing Takeru enter the kitchen, Filo, without thinking, pulled Koyuki and followed. Miu and Renge quickly followed as well. Raphtalia and the others, seeing this, also came over.
Not minding everyone following, Takeru took out the huge Rainbow Fruit after entering the kitchen.
"Master, what's this?" Looking at the Rainbow Fruit, which emitted a seven-colored light, saliva involuntarily seeped from the corner of Filo's mouth. Her instinct told her this was a new kind of food.
"Rainbow Fruit." Smiling lightly, Takeru quickly took out a special kitchen knife and swung it quickly.
Soon, the huge Rainbow Fruit was divided into several thousand even portions. The Rainbow Fruit's sweet aroma completely filled the air, making everyone involuntarily swallow.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Takeru shook his head with amusement. After putting away a large portion, he gave everyone a small portion first.
"Filo is going to eat first!" Taking the Rainbow Fruit handed over by Rem, Filo shouted excitedly. Then, she eagerly popped a piece of fruit into her mouth.
Instantly, the Rainbow Fruit's unique, rich sweetness exploded on Filo's taste buds, quickly changing through various delicious flavors.
She couldn't bear to swallow it quickly, holding it in her mouth and feeling the changes in the ultimate flavors...
Besides Filo, Raphtalia, Miu, and the others had similar reactions. Even Ram and Rem narrowed their eyes, fully immersed in the ultimate experience the Rainbow Fruit brought them.
As for Takeru, after casually putting two pieces in his mouth, he quickly focused.
He knew many dessert-making methods. Now, he would test them one by one to see which method could bring out the Rainbow Fruit's sweetness best.
Then, Takeru acted quickly, entering a focused state, leaving only the thought of making Rainbow Fruit desserts.
As time passed, seeing everyone gathered in the kitchen, Ui, Rikka, and the others, who had woken up, curiously came over.
They then saw Takeru focused on making dessert dishes. Watching Takeru's movements, everyone unconsciously became captivated.
In the blink of an eye, over two hours passed. Takeru had been testing various Rainbow Fruit dessert recipes.
Unknowingly, he had made over twenty types of desserts, each in large quantities. With each attempt, Takeru understood the Rainbow Fruit better, and the next attempt would improve considerably.
But throughout the whole process, even after making hundreds of desserts, Takeru always felt he was still just a bit short of the perfect Rainbow Fruit dessert.
That small gap prevented the Rainbow Fruit's ultimate flavor from being fully released.
...
"Takeru-sama, maybe you should take a break." Watching Takeru rack his brains, Rem beside him said with some heartache.
Although she already felt the Rainbow Fruit desserts Takeru made were the most top-grade desserts, seeing Takeru still unsatisfied, she felt at a loss. She also felt a bit frustrated that she couldn't help Takeru.
"Hmm, it's 8:30 already? Is everyone gathered here?" Hearing Rem's words, Takeru quickly snapped out of it, emerging from that special state.
Seeing the kitchen packed with everyone, Takeru was somewhat surprised.
"Yes. Because your focused cooking was too cool, Onii-chan, we unconsciously just watched." Seeing Takeru's surprised expression, Miu said with emotion.
"Yes, very captivating." Renge nodded seriously.
"Master is the coolest!" Filo shouted excitedly.
Even Hachiman and Yuta couldn't help but touch their noses. Honestly, when Takeru was fully focused on cooking just now, every movement was natural and seamless.
After a single glance, they were unconsciously influenced and captivated.
"Never mind. It's getting late. Everyone, head to the dining table. Breakfast will be served soon." Seeing everyone praise him, Takeru smiled slightly and signaled for them to go to the dining hall first.