The next day,
Inside the kitchen,
"Alright, today's dessert showdown! Let's begin! Shesi and Ameri's team versus Iruma and Eiko-chan's team!"
Clara announced, standing between the two teams.
When Shesi invited Eiko-chan, he also invited Ameri, Clara, and Asmodeus to participate... Of course, Clara, Asmodeus, and Opera-san were the judges, with a maximum of 6 points to rate the two teams.
Both sides immediately got busy.
"Ameri, I'll take the lead, you assist! And Eiko-chan, Iruma only knows how to make a big mess, so it's best if you take the lead."
The two girls responded simultaneously.
"Yes."
Although Ameri and Eiko-chan responded quickly, Iruma's actions were even faster. He had already opened many things resembling salt shaker guardian beasts and some sealed ingredients (but why are the ingredients in the kitchen so strange?! Was Opera-san using these things to cook for us all this time?).
"Wait!" Shesi saw Ameri about to move her knife and quickly stopped her. Shesi couldn't forget how Ameri had punched a wall down before; if he let her use a kitchen knife... Before Shesi could finish, Ameri had already sliced the cutting board in half... Yes, it was cut into two pieces, and the cut was so smooth you could slide down it. One might think there were originally two cutting boards.
"My goodness, that's Yor Forger's divine strength!" Shesi complained (Yor Forger from Spy x Family and Ameri share the same voice actor, by the way).
There was a commotion at the dining table, leaving the three judges stunned.
"No, Iruma! You can't eat eggshells!"
"Don't add so much sugar, Ameri! It's too sweet!"
Asmodeus initially tried to advise Eiko-chan.
"It's fine... No matter what Lord Iruma makes, I will eat it..." As Eiko-chan turned her head, she saw that Iruma had already cooked (or rather, alchemized) a brand new demon world dish: Cthulhu.
"Is it... is it okay?" Asmodeus was now unsure if eating it would lead to a heroic sacrifice.
"For Lord Iruma's safety, I still won't eat it. After all, if I faint later, no one will protect Lord Iruma..."
Shesi, Ameri, and Opera looked at Asmodeus.
"Lord Iruma, I'm coming!" Asmodeus chose to make a heroic sacrifice.
Asmodeus first scooped a spoonful, then looked at Iruma, who was watching him with sparkling eyes. With one bite, Asmodeus felt as if he had arrived in hell (or heaven)? Huh? No pain anywhere? He felt light as a feather~
Shesi saw Asmodeus's body go rigid and knew the poor child probably couldn't be saved.
"Opera-san, if possible, please bring that sealed jar. It can be used as a biochemical weapon later," Shesi said.
Hearing this, Opera first frowned, then just as he was about to say something, he heard Shesi continue,
"You can also use it to train familiars. If a familiar disobeys, just feed it a bite."
"Understood, Lord Shesi. If possible, please allow me to keep it," Opera immediately ran forward, emptied the contents of a jar, and then put the item in.
Ingredient:? Where's my home?
"Ameri, though it might be a bit rude, have you ever been in a kitchen?" Shesi asked Ameri, who had completely chopped up the table.
"What are you talking about? Of course, I have. When I was little, I even cooked for my father. But after I cooked once, my father said his heart felt warm after eating my food, so he never let me go back."
"Heart? Warm? It must have broken... Hey..." Shesi sighed at this, then picked up a mold. It seemed impossible to continue making high-end desserts; it looked like he could only try baked goods like chocolate cookies. Shesi began to observe the situation over there.
"Should I add all of this?"
"No!"
"What about this then?"
"That's also pretty bad... No, wait, maybe it can work..." Shesi thought of something, then walked behind Ameri, put on a hair tie, transformed into his demon form, pressed against her from behind, and used his hands to guide Ameri's work.
"Huh? Hey, hey, hey!" Ameri was first stunned, then her face instantly turned bright red with immense shock. Clara, the judge nearby, saw this scene and almost stepped forward to push the two apart and stand between them, but Opera stopped her. Then, a single sentence from Shesi brought the nearly fainting Ameri back to her senses.
"Watch closely."
Shesi controlled Ameri's hand to pick up a knife and cut the chocolate. Eiko-chan, nearby, looked on with envy.
"As expected of my brother-in-law... Over here..." Eiko-chan looked at Iruma, who was still reluctant to throw away the eggshells, and massaged her forehead.
"No need to press too hard, just like this is perfect," Shesi was teaching Ameri, but Ameri's attention wasn't on that at all. Ameri was seriously looking at Shesi's profile and feeling her hand being held. Although a small person in Ameri's mind was telling her this was too immodest! She should pull away, another small person was saying, just for a little while~ Shesi-kun is teaching me.
"Ameri, Ameri?" A voice called Ameri out of her thoughts.
"Huh? Wh-what is it?"
Shesi saw Ameri like this and knew she hadn't listened to what he had just said. He sighed and continued to control Ameri's hand.
"Watch carefully, no more zoning out."
"Ah? Yes!"
Just like this... On the other side, Eiko-chan also figured out how to cook with Iruma.
"You don't need to add so much."
Compared to Ameri's strength, Iruma was more like someone who didn't understand measurements and didn't know how much to put in, so Eiko-chan decided to control the measurements herself.
Iruma looked at Eiko-chan, who had a patch of flour on her face.
"Wait."
"Huh?"
"There, I got it off," Iruma said, smiling at Eiko-chan.
Eiko-chan's face instantly turned red.
Opera looked at this scene with great satisfaction. Good, good! It seems like they'll have children! Should he prepare diapers? A boy or a girl? He felt it would be nice if Lord Shesi's child was a girl. Lord Iruma's... if it was a girl, that also seemed good? Uncle Opera? No... [Fantasy King] activated.
If Shesi were to look back at Opera at this moment, he would see Opera's ears frantically wiggling, almost blurring into afterimages.
Finally, it was time for the judges' scoring. First up was Iruma's... surprisingly, also chocolate cookies? But... their appearance was a bit disappointing... What on earth was this thing that looked like something squeezed out due to constipation?
Everyone looked at their sparkling eyes and closed their eyes to taste. It was unexpectedly good, the taste could be said to be first-rate.
4 4 6
Of course, 6 points were given by Asmodeus. I don't know why Asmodeus was still able to get up, eat chocolate cookies, and score them. What astonishing willpower!
Then it was Shesi and Ameri's team. Both teams made the same thing, but Shesi's was clearly more aesthetically pleasing. After all, Shesi was in charge. Shesi even made lifelike chibi versions of Sullivan, Opera, and everyone else as chocolate cookies.
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