Chapter 566: Cooking Drill, Start!

Fran started by checking the seasonings and discussed what kind of dish she was going to cook.

Umm, Fran? Shouldnt we split up and start dismantling?

The other group has already started dismantling, you know?

No problem. I can dismantle such a magic beast in no time

As expected of Fran

Shes so reliable

I sneaked a peek at the other groups work, and it was pretty bad. They were slow as they didnt understand the structure of their prey, and their overall work was poor. It would probably take them more than half an hour just to dismantle it.

On the other hand, as long as she was careful with the Skunk Racc.o.o.ns poison glands and magic stones, it would only take Fran less than five minutes to dismantle it.

Well, it was thanks to our Dismantling Skills though. Come to think of it, Im a lot better than I was when I first came to this world. I missed the old days when I tried to dismantle something randomly and ended up tearing the materials apart.

Is this all the seasoning we have?

Eh? Yeah

Muh

Fran made an unusually small grunt when she saw the seasonings that Charon and the others had prepared.

Well, I knew how she felt. After all, on the table, there were only rock salt, pepper, and two kinds of herbs. The rest was seasoned salt mixed with chopped mushrooms and oil. That was all they had.

The seasoned salt seemed to be handmade by an amateur, and the herbs were of a weak type with little aroma and taste.

Apparently, they only have things that could be collected in the wild. When she asked them about it, they said that it was the seasonings that they had collected in their previous cla.s.ses.

Can we buy some?

Its allowed, but were not very familiar with the seasonings

Until now, they had only been able to get the food to be edible by adding salt and herbs and heating them.

But this time, the Skunk Racc.o.o.n wont be that simple, you know? We couldnt get rid of its foul scent by just heating it.

But as expected, we dont have the time to go to town and buy the seasonings now.

Okay, Ill do something about the seasoning then

Do you have some?

Nn. I have a lot of them

Aah, now that I remember, Fran can use s.p.a.ce-Time Magic, isnt she?

And so, Fran and her group decided to proceed with the dismantling first.

If Fran gave her best, it would be over quickly, but she chose to dismantle it while giving some details to Charon and the others. This was probably because it was part of the cla.s.s. Fran must have understood that she shouldnt do everything herself.

But before Fran and the others could start dismantling, there was a scream from the other groups. And then, the other group started screaming too, while holding their eyes and noses.

Ugh!

What smell is this!

It stinks! Stink, stink, stink!

Kyaa!

Apparently, a group had damaged the poison gland during dismantling. The venom of the Skunk Racc.o.o.n was only slightly poisonous, but the smell was very horrible.

People tend to think thats what causes the smell of its meat, but its actually not. In the blood of Skunk Racc.o.o.ns, there was a component that helps them withstand their own poisonous gas. The chemical-like scent of these ingredients was the true source of its meats smell.

On the other hand, the poison smelled like strong sulfur. The smell also seemed to have spread to the surrounding area all at once. All the groups were in agony with tears in their eyes.

Charon and the others were starting to smell it too. Aside from the three men, that must be horrible for Charon, she was a daughter of a n.o.bleman after all. Fran also seemed to have smelled the gas for a moment and was frowning.

However, she immediately used her wind magic to blow the air around her and put up a barrier to block the smell.

I-I was saved

Th-thanks

That was really terrible

Uwaah, you all look awful

The people around them were in a half panic, but Fran didnt really care. Once they were sure that their surroundings were no longer smelly, she went back to explain the dismantling process.

Then, use a knife to cut here

Eh? Ah, yes!

Charon and the others quickly concentrated on Frans hands, remembering that they were behind in their work.

They proceeded in this manner and finished almost all the dismantling in about 10 minutes. Of course, she didnt make any mistakes that could damage the poison glands and cause a foul-smelling commotion again.

That was an amazing technique

I-Im impressed

Anyone can do it once they get used to it. More importantly, what should we do with this?

If we can harvest its magic stones, we give them to the teacher later

It seemed that teachers would bring it to the Adventurers Guilds and the like to cover some of the costs of conducting the cla.s.ses.

We got quite a lot of meat. But what should we make with it?

S-somehow, it smells strange

The color is also bad

Theres quite a lot of muscle too. I wonder how it tastes?

Charon and the others looked at each other as they didnt think it wouldnt taste good before they ate it. Fran could only nod at that.

Nn. It was very smelly and quite unappetizing. This is nothing a little roasting can fix

Uwaah. Then What should we do?

We dont have any choice. Lets use this

What Fran took out from the dimensional storage was a variety of curry powder that I had blended. The aroma and spiciness could be adjusted according to the ingredients and cooking methods.

Umm, what is this?

Curry powder made by Master. With this, any ingredient can taste better. The supreme seasoning!

Hee, is curry the name of the dish?

Nn. The best food

That sounds awesome. But its scent was quite strange. I wonder if its a mixture of spices?

Osless was the only one who took a bite out of the curry powder. If they were not interested in cooking, it was just a rare seasoning for them.

But soon, Charon raised her voice.

Wait a minute. When you say curry, isnt it a new dish that has recently started to become popular in the Kingdom of Kranzel?

Master made it

Could it be, Frans Master is the rumored Curry Master? Ive heard that hes a very skilled cook But wasnt your Master an adventurer?

Master can do everything. His cooking, his fighting, his magic, everything is top-notch. He is my master of everything

I-is that so? Is he a famous adventurer?

Not an adventurer. Master is Master

While they were talking, Osless had checked the curry powder.

How do I use it? Do I just sprinkle it on and grill it?

Thats fine too, but Ill use it differently this time

After that, they all proceeded with the cooking, with Fran giving the directions.

Its quite hard to believe that Fran was telling people what to do and working together to cook If it had been her before, she would have finished it all by herself and ate the food alone.

I could feel Frans growth, and Im about to cry. But I dont have tear glands though.