I picked up the sprouts while imitating Kem, and sometimes I was stopped because I didn't hold the knife well, and although it took some time, I was able to finish the potato preparation.

I peeled the onion directly and finished preparing the vegetables.

"How?"

"That's probably the case at first, then, I'll chop vegetables next time."

Kem picks up a carrot and expertly cuts it into bite-sized pieces. In a few moments, the carrots are cut into bite-sized pieces.

"Don't you see? I'm not saying the same, let's imitate it for the time being. ”

"Yes, I'll try."

Shirona also picked up a carrot and placed it on the cutting board.

Then he raised the knife high into the sky.

Stop

“？”

"What would you do?"

"Cutting turnips"

"Then why did you raise your knife so high?

"It's so difficult, I can't cut it on my own"

"Don't cook with raw barns, the knife is so sharp that it can cut people's fingers, and you can cut it with a little force."

I was a little surprised by what he saw, but Kem continued with his comment.

"As I said before, basic cooking doesn't require much effort. I train to give me muscle strength, but not all mothers in the world do muscle training, right? Yes. ”

"I see, of course"

"With the current method, if you don't hit the target, you can cut your hand.

"Why?"

"If the blade of a kitchen knife doesn't exceed your hand, you can't cut your hand.

Kem interrupted himself and picked up Blekey and Grecia at his feet. Then he took both hands and turned them towards Sirona.

"The hand held is the hand that imagines Blakey or Grecia."

"What do you mean?"

"Show me another example"

Kem put the two of them down and chopped the vegetables with about half of his fingers. It was true that I did not use a lot of force, and the knife was not raised higher than my basic hand.

"Of course, there's no kitchen knife taller than your hand."

"Really? Human blood can cause food poisoning. Even if it won't, it's best not to get hurt. So it's an action to minimize that risk. ”

"Why are your hands rounded?"

"If you hold a knife normally, the height of your hand is too low, and even if you use the knife in a low position, you may cut your hand. In addition, if your hand slips and you don't aim, your finger will be cut. "By doing this, you can guarantee the height of your hand while reducing the risk of cutting even if your target is misaligned."

"Is there any reason for that?"

"Try it."

As Kem said, Sirona curled up her hands and began to cut the carrots, but she couldn't cut much because the kitchen knife was not very useful.

"You're still giving too much extra strength, I wouldn't say you're completely losing it, but it's quite dangerous to put in too much effort."

"I know, but I've never used a knife, so I'm really nervous"

By far the most I have ever experienced using cutlery in my life is a knife for crafts. If you've never used kitchen knives before, I can understand why they're scary.

Think about what to do. In fact, I remember the first time I used Keim I was scared. It is basically impossible to get used to the knife in such a short time.

"It can't be helped. So be it. "

Kem turned behind Sirona and placed his hand on Sirona's.

"Oh!"

"I'll do it until there's no more danger. Learn how to cut it somehow. ”

“… Yes"

Sirona's face turned red and she nodded slightly. Feeling Kem's body temperature and smell, I moved my hand as Kem instructed.

“A…”

Keim's strength is weak. But it can still cut vegetables properly.

"Partition"

"Isn't it? Carrots so be it. Do you want me to start cutting onions myself? ”

Shirona followed her instructions and began to cut the carrots.

At that time, not only was there always a trace of Kem nearby, but there was not much difference in height, so you could feel the smell and breath of Kem on the back of your neck. Also, I couldn't calm down because I could hear the commands in my ears.

"Focus"

As if he found himself distracted, Kem blurted out.

"Yes, I'm sorry. It's close."

"Can you do it alone?"

"I can't please give me a little more."

Sirona's face flushed, but she offered to continue.

I don't mind, but I don't. On the contrary, I am glad to have you by my side, and since I can't actually do it, I decided to ask you to guide me a little more.

"Then let's concentrate"

Kem said this to Sirona, and continued to guide her.

Only Blakey and Grecia at his feet noticed that Kem's ears were red as well.

ーー

Ten minutes later, I had cut all the vegetables without any problems.

I made carrots as Kem instructed, but after that Shirona cut all the onions and potatoes herself. It took me a long time to finish cutting them because they were all different sizes, but I was able to do it myself because I was able to memorize them under Keim's guidance.

"I made it"

"Sure enough, it looks worse than the vegetables in Kemche"

"I don't want to ask people who were devastating from the start.

"Grown up, right?"

"Oh. You can be confident. ”

"Thank you"

To be honest, my maturity level is the level of baby crawling, but when it comes time to fight, I smile bitterly at the thought that I've been in a similar situation, and that Sirona might feel the same way.

"Now the first phase is over."

"It's the first time"

"Are you dizzy?"

"Honestly, but it's fun to be able to do new things."

"You mean upgrades?"

"Whew, maybe. It's tiring, but it's also fun. ”

"It doesn't matter. Well, next time. ”

Kem took the raw meat out of the fridge and put the pot on the stove.

"Next is the baking process, do you know how to do it?"

"I'll bake! Put all the ingredients in there, put it on the fire and you're good to go! ”

"Different"

"Huh?!"

"Roughly speaking, there's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't work very well."

Kem laid out all the ingredients and showed them to Sirona. There's a reason for the order, so I asked Sirona what it was.

"The ingredients that need to be baked this time are all baked in this order, do you know the order?"

"In this order"

"The hint is the baking time."

Hearing that it was baking time, Sirona turned her head.

The earlier the baking order, the longer the baking time. I guess that's probably the answer.

"Dragon, turn the roast, right?"

"70 points"

"Ahh

"There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not enough. To put it simply, it is sorted according to the difficulty of cooking. ”

"How easy is the fire to pass through?"

"Yes, things that need to be cooked well, such as meat, raw meat is basically not edible. As for the vegetables, this time I was going to cook them with curry, so I didn't eat them. "You really don't have to worry about it."

"I see..."

"Try it."

At Kem's prompting, Sirona stood in front of the stove.

Since the order was the same as Kem's arrangement, Sirona picked up the bag of meat first and tried to throw it into the pot.

Stop

“？”

"Will someone just throw it in?"

"Is it wrong to just roast?"

"Nope.

"And what are you going to do?"

"Lubrication. That's all. ”

Kem lights the stove and pours the oil into the pan. Tilt the pan at different angles so that the oil spreads all over the bottom of the pan. Then put the raw meat in it.

The sound of roasting meat sounded, and Kem stir-fried the meat with chopsticks.

"If you cook only the same side, it will burn. So move the meat around a bit so that there are no raw parts. Give it a try. ”

Sirona, who handed the chopsticks to Kem, looked timid and surprised, but still began to fry the meat like Kem.

"Copper?"

"No problem.

"Yes"

It's just moving the chopsticks, so it's going well here and there's nothing particularly dangerous.

After the fire is over, remove the meat once and add the vegetables. Kem looked at the situation, added more and more, and finally added the meat that he had taken out earlier, so that the whole thing got used to it.

"It's good to fry like this."

"So what's next?"

"Uh, with a lightweight cup, in a 600ml pot."

Sirona took the cup and took the water. I scooped up the water to the 300ml graduation mark and put it in the pot twice.

"Is this okay?"

"Oh, sure enough, do you know the unit?"

"I'm just a scholar."

"Oops, I'm sorry for this guy"

Sirona looked reproachfully at Kaim, who was laughing.

Kem didn't get excited anymore and continued to guide, because if he became unfaithful again, it would be troublesome.

"Then cook it over medium heat for a while, and the lye will come out during the cooking process, so remove it while you see the situation."

"It's going to be stewed. As a process, it's okay that it's final. ”

"Ahh

"Okay, I'll do it."

As he spoke, Bai Nai turned the knob of the stove and turned the heat to the maximum.

Stop

“？”

"Do you hear me?

"Then if we increase the firepower, there will be less time"

"Do you think you can cook it in a few minutes over medium heat and a few minutes on high heat?

Kem reduced the fire to medium.

"Don't try to operate according to the selfish judgment of an amateur. First, follow the manual. ”

“… Yes"

"Okay"

"So what is lye?"

"Lye is the source of unpleasant taste and bitterness in the ingredients. It emits when heated. Removing it can improve the taste of the finished product. ”

"I see what lye looks like?"

"Tell me when it's out"

After boiling for a while, the lye comes out.

After confirmation, Keim removes the lye with a lye mesh.

"This slightly grayish bubble-like thing is lye.

"I got it"

Just like Kem, Sirona uses a net to remove lye.

"Copper?"

"That's enough, then turn off the heat once and add the curry paste, stirring and melting."

Keim gives Sirona a packet of curry bolognese and urges her to put it in.

When Shirona receives the package, she opens it and tries to throw it in.

Stop

“？”

"Do you know what shape the curry paste is?"

Sirona looked at the curry paste in her hand and answered Kem's question.

"Somehow, there was a groove. It looks like a piece of chocolate. ”

"Yes. Do you know why it's shaped like a piece of chocolate? ”

"Uh, chocolate is designed to be easy to split, right?

"Yes, to make it easier to cut. It is to cut the batter and spread the batter evenly in the pan. ”

"I see"

"I'm going to use whole packets this time, so I'll divide them into quarters.

Kem places a piece of curry paste on a spoon, turns off the heat and melts it with chopsticks. When the batter on the spoon is gone, stir the entire batter so that the batter is everywhere.

"Until it's all done"

"I'll do my best"