Changing into the clothes that were placed at the head of the bed, Kenya staggered down the stairs with his forehead, which was still a little painful.

When I arrived in the hall of the room, there was a very fragrant smell.

Who's cooking?

Kenya followed the smell and saw the cluttered kitchen stacked with small piles of vegetables and meat, and boiling medicine pots and smoking pots and pans were set up on the lit stove. It's none other than someone else who takes care of these things, it's the dog ear Shao ** who fought with Jian Ya last night.

She was wearing a pink lace lace apron at the moment, and with one hand, she skillfully lifted the egg skin in the pot and turned it on both sides.

The level of proficiency is completely reminiscent of this person being the strange girl who threw the sword over her shoulder with one hand last night.

As if hearing Kenya's footsteps, the ears on Inugo's head moved, and then she put down what she was doing and said to Kenya who was walking while wiping her hands with her apron.

"Woke up, I thought you'd sleep a little longer. 」

Looking at the girl's eyes that seemed to be smiling, Jian Ya scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Ah...... At this time, should I say good morning?"

"It's not early, it's almost noon. Now I'm cooking, Kenya...... Mr...... Isn't that right, interested in getting a hand?"

As she spoke, she shook her bandaged right hand.

"It's a little unaccustomed to cutting vegetables with one hand. 」

Thinking back to the skills he had learned in his mind, Kenya hesitated for a moment before agreeing to the other party's invitation.

…… If you just cut vegetables, it should be more than enough, right?

He nodded slightly to the dog, and then the two stood side by side in the small kitchen.

"Please shred the potato on the left, dice the meat, and dispose of the remaining wild vegetables. 」

"Okay, I'll give it a try. 」

After washing his hands and fingers, and then taking out the peeled potatoes from the water, Kenya glanced at the shelves of knives of different sizes, and just took the nearest handful, and began to cook for the first time in his life.

His hands are very steady.

At first, the speed of the knife drop was slow, but as he got used to the weight of the knife, the speed of the sword began to get faster and faster.

Moreover, although the sword is fast, the blade will be retracted as soon as it touches the cutting board, and the result of this ridiculously accurate control is that the length and width of each shredded potato are as if they had been carefully measured by a ruler.

The pale yellow shredded potatoes look very beautiful on the board.

After cutting the potatoes, Kenya took out the cooked meat pieces from the pot, looked at the water vapor slowly rising in the pot, and thought with a half-smile: Although he has lost his memory, he doesn't remember everything about the past - these swordsmanship left by this body objectively also taught him how to be a successful cook.

And the dog on the side just listened to the chopping board that had not made a sound since the fourth knife drop, and thought thoughtfully.

……

……

After the ingredients were processed, Kenya, who had nothing to do, sat on a stool on the edge of the kitchen, holding hot tea and began to daz.

The rain trickled down from the eaves to the window, and the knife that had cut the ingredients had done its job, soaking alone in the pool. Except for the sound of the stove burning, the only thing in the kitchen at this moment is the sound of the pots and pans stir-frying the ingredients with one hand.

The white hair is tied up with a hairb-decorated headband, giving it a refreshing and simple look at first glance.

The crimson dress with a red maple leaf pattern can also remind people of her red eyes.

How to say that?

Sure enough, it's a very beautiful little girl.

While thinking like this, Kenya took a sip of hot tea, and before he could enter his mouth, he was shocked by the too bitter taste. The bitterness of this taste is as if the bitterness of several days of life exploded in the taste buds in an instant.

"It's bitter, isn't it?"

It seemed that the cooking was over, and Inugotsu closed the lid with one hand. Then looking at Jian Ya with a bitter face, she pointed to the teacup and said with a smile.

"It was the tea used to entertain guests at Hakurei Shrine, and the first time I drank it, I thought it was too bitter. 」

Hearing Inu's answer, Kenya lifted the teacup and shook the tea inside.

"Is there really any customer who likes to drink this tea?"

"Don't look like this, this is also a very rare souvenir there...... It's hard for the average person to start there. 」

"Rare, strange...... Is this something very rare?"

"No...... It's just that it's hard to start in any other sense. 」

As if thinking of some difficult character, Inugotsu suddenly had a wry smile on his face.

"If there is a fate in the future, Mr. Kenya may meet her. 」

"Hmm. Then I'll look forward to it. 」

Smacked his lips, the bitter taste of the tea was still spreading in his mouth, not completely dissipated, this taste was so serious that Jian Ya even felt that his breath was bitter at the moment.

It's really hard to imagine a shrine in the world that would entertain guests with this tea, unless they didn't intend to entertain guests in the first place.

"Drink a glass of water and relax. 」

When he was thinking like this, Inugotsu had already poured a glass of water and handed it over.

It can be said that it is very considerate and urgent.

"Thank you, Miss Inugo. 」

"Poof. 」

Hearing this sincere thank you from Kenya, Inugotsu covered his mouth and laughed as if he had encountered something funny.

Especially Kenya's serious tone, saying such a thing hit the laugh of Inugotsu.

After laughing for a while, seeing the other party's puzzled gaze, she stopped laughing and patiently explained.

"Humans and youkai have different names, and although we have the concept of a name, we are more interested in the meaning behind the name. Except for those individuals and families with great power, surnames themselves do not have the value of title and inheritance. At least on my side, everyone just calls me 椤, you can just call me by my name, you don't need to be so polite. 」

"Well, you're welcome. Miss Tsubaki. 」

"Actually, honorifics can be removed...... Forget it, it's up to you. 」

Inu's tone changed, and he suddenly looked at Kenya's hands and asked.

"Mr. Kenya, have you ever studied cooking before? To be more specific, have you ever worked as a chef or a court chef?"

"Ugh...... I don't remember my past, but I don't think I'm a cook, so what is a court master?"

"It's just that when I saw Mr. Kenya's knife work, I couldn't help but think of a person I met at a banquet in the past. She also knows how to use swords, and at the same time she can cut good vegetables. The ease with which ingredients could be cut into equal sizes in the air was amazed at the time...... It seems that he is doing the work of a court master somewhere. 」

"That's pretty good......

Trying to gesture this feeling with his fingers, Kenya sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"It's really a big world......

"Yes, then again, can Mr. Kenya come over and help me?" on the back of his neck...... The knot of the apron seems to be tied so that it cannot be untied. 」

"Okay. 」

Standing up, he walked behind the dog with his back to him, and carefully reached over the knot.

I didn't look closely when I was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, but now I realized that the height of the dog walking is actually a little shorter than himself, and his body is much petite.

…… How did such a petite body burst out with such great strength and speed?

When I thought about it like this, I accidentally thought of the shocking glimpse of the bathrobe that day when it was scattered.

His face couldn't help but start turning red.

"What's wrong? Is the wound cracking?"

"No, no, I'm normal. 」

"Don't lie, my ears hear it clearly. 」

"Huh?"

Sensing Kenya's pause, Inugo explained with a sigh.

"My hearing and sight are among the best among youkai...... Besides, we are so close that I can hear your breathing and heartbeat clearly, and your heartbeat has become very fast since just now. 」

"Well, I guess I drank too much water...... Anyway, what about Miss Marisa?"

As if to dispel this embarrassment, Jian Ya bluntly diverted the topic in an instant.

"She's going to go out early in the morning to pick some of the herbs I want...... Look, just talking about her, now the person is already at the door, you see. 」

Kenya followed the dog's gaze and looked up, and the rattling wooden door was slowly opened.

The figure that emerged from behind the door was a young girl dressed in black and white dressed in water plants.

Probably an illusion, the moment he saw the person he had always wanted to see, Kenya's heart was not excited or happy.

It's a headache.

My head suddenly hurts a lot.

Although it was just a feeling of physical error caused by extreme chance, Kenya, who was covering his forehead now, didn't know it, but in fact, this feeling of his was also shared by many people who also encountered Marisa later.

In a sense, it's also crooked.

Of course, that's all for later.