Lunchtime Feast
Silvia summoned a vast amount of water from her hand and instantly erased it.
They were startled by the sheer scale of her magic.
The size of the water was far too immense to qualify as ordinary spellwork.
No matter how potent the incantation, one could never conceal such a colossal volume on one's body, and erasing it instantly before one's eyes was impossible.
Silvia believed summoning a large quantity of water from her hand was the most effective way to reveal her true identity.
Other forms of magic might prove dangerous, but water was the safest choice.
The other party members had refused to believe her identity until they witnessed the water summoning, and only then did they accept it.
On YouTube, summoning water would have gone viral immediately, but according to Na Sujeong, it would have been far more entertaining if the viewers figured it out for themselves, so she refrained.
“Liria is truly a High Elf. These two are genuine dragons.”
Choi Rina felt she understood why Liria's cuteness was so overwhelming.
She had never encountered a child as cute as Liria in her life.
Furthermore, the Iris Liria brought was something she had never seen anywhere on Earth.
If there were an animal as adorable as Iris, it would either be domesticated by humans or become incredibly famous.
“Iris is far smarter than ordinary animals. She can even communicate with Liria.”
“I shall demonstrate. Iris, jump three times in place.”
“Kang.”
On Liria's command, Iris smiled brightly and jumped three times right where she stood.
The sight made the watching companions wonder if Iris understood the concept of numbers.
“Iris is really smart. She seems to know numbers too.”
“Iris is smart. Iris, two plus three?”
“Kang, kang, kang, kang, kang.”
“Five minus two?”
“Kang, kang, kang.”
They were astonished by Iris's display.
She appeared to grasp the concept of numbers properly.
Many animals understand numbers, but Iris, who had only recently met them, was already comprehending Liria's words well.
Moreover, despite being quite young, Iris was remarkably intelligent.
“Could you understand our words as well?”
“It is only possible to communicate through mana at present.”
“It will be possible later. How fascinating.”
Park Dahye thought that Iris was indeed a very smart child.
She wondered if it was smarter than any animal on Earth except humans.
After placing all the food on the table, she realized that Choi Rina and Jung Miso had prepared quite a lot.
Silvia was curious about the food wrapped in something black and thin.
“This seems like a very unique food.”
“This is gimbap. It is a food where rice and various ingredients are wrapped in seaweed and sliced to eat.”
“Well, as long as it tastes good, it doesn't matter.”
Liria decided to try the gimbap first among the prepared foods.
Gimbap was easy to eat, and the contents could vary greatly, making it a favorite.
“Delicious.”
“Tasty.”
The first gimbap contained bulgogi and cheese, offering a rich and spicy flavor.
Other gimbaps included tuna, tonkatsu, and samgyeopsal.
“This is delicious? The meat is soft and has no strong smell.”
“Earth's meats have no strong smell. Selenia's meats can be considered garbage.”
“Really delicious. So I can eat such foods often in the future?”
“You can eat them every day from now on. Hehe.”
“Thanks to Liria, I can enjoy such delicious foods. Thank you.”
Salion replied with a pleased expression.
Liria also prepared one for Iris, who ate it happily.
Earth's food suited Iris's taste perfectly.
“Really amazing. I've never seen an animal eat gimbap so deliciously.”
“Iris is called a monster because she has mana.”
“Animals with mana are called monsters. Isn't the ogre a monster too?”
“Yes.”
In Selenia, beings with mana, regardless of intelligence, are referred to as monsters.
There are monsters that harm humans, but also those that do not.
Salion enjoyed the gimbap as well, but he particularly liked the soft, sweet and salty seasoned meat.
“What kind of meat is this?”
“Pork ribs. I originally intended to make beef ribs, but I thought I wouldn't finish in time for lunch, so I chose pork ribs.”
“This is delicious.”
“Thank you.”
“Selenia's pork monsters are the only animal-type monsters that are edible, but the smell is extremely strong.”
“Even in high-end restaurants, they remove the smell, but they pour a tremendous amount of spices.”
“Even so, the smell remains, which is why Liria couldn't eat it.”
Silvia recalled the memory of Liria gagging and spitting it out immediately after taking a bite.
Could Selenia's meat be prepared using Earth's cooking methods?
If only the strong smell and toughness were eliminated, Selenia's high-quality meats would be fine, but it was somewhat disappointing.
“Today, there wasn't much time for preparation, so I couldn't prepare much. Please look forward to more dishes starting tomorrow.”
“Is this not much preparation?”
“The menu is only gimbap, ribs, and samgyeopsal.”
“If you prepared this much in one hour, it's amazing.”
“Very delicious. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Liria is eating deliciously too.”
“Thank you. Everyone.”
Choi Rina was extremely grateful to the people who accepted them.
Liria pondered what to prepare for lunch on Monday through Friday.
They mentioned they could do Korean, Western, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine.
If they could eat a variety, it would be a good method.
“Liria asks that you prepare Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Western cuisine, divided by Monday to Friday.”
“We can buy the ingredients however we want?”
“Of course.”
“What about Friday?”
“On Friday, eating out or delivery food would be good.”
“Good idea. As expected of Liria.”
“Then we can enjoy it evenly. As expected of Liria.”
“Hehe.”
Silvia and Salion gazed at Liria with pleased expressions.
The other companions were also very fond of Liria's ideas.
With the subspace bag, they could store delivery foods indefinitely and eat them anytime.
Choi Rina and Jung Miso were confident that if they could practice cooking four days a week, their skills would improve even more.
It was just a pity that they couldn't meet on Friday.
“It's a pity we can't meet on Friday, but it's good.”
“You can come for meals on Friday. You are Liria's employees.”
“Really?”
Liria nodded, and Choi Rina and Jung Miso smiled happily.
Choi Rina could hardly believe what had happened to them today.
She had only won the event with a very low probability, and moreover, she had met Liria directly.
Liria was actually a real High Elf, and Silvia was a dragon.
Liria had employed them, and she could now cook for Liria in the future.
Thinking about how she would make Liria enjoy the food she cooked, she felt an overwhelming happiness.
The reason she had started cooking was because she wanted someone to eat her food deliciously.
Now, she could make it for the cutest Liria she knew, which felt like a dream.
Even Iris, the cute little one beside Liria, was eating her cooking deliciously.
She wanted to practice cooking more to make Liria happy in the future.
Liria ate the samgyeopsal that Choi Rina and Jung Miso grilled on the spot by wrapping it in lettuce.
Eating gimbap as is was delicious, but eating it wrapped in lettuce was the best taste.
Watching this, Choi Rina and Jung Miso thought the elf who ate samgyeopsal wrapped in lettuce was too fresh.
If they uploaded a video of eating samgyeopsal to YouTube, it would be a huge hit.
“If we upload a video of eating samgyeopsal to YouTube, it will be a huge hit.”
“Samgyeopsal video can't be uploaded.”
“What? It would be very popular?”
“That's why.”
Na Sujeong thought that samgyeopsal is one of the foods Koreans like most, but she didn't think it necessary to announce it to the world.
The price of samgyeopsal is rising, and imported ones too, and if it becomes popular worldwide, they would have to compete with other countries in imports.
Then the price of samgyeopsal would rise much higher than now.
If a Korean raises the price of a Korean soul food, they could become the worst person in the world to Koreans.
Thinking that Liria might be disliked by Koreans, her heart ached.
Na Sujeong planned to upload only foods that don't have a big impact on price fluctuations to YouTube.
“So there was deep meaning. I was careless.”
“Samgyeopsal is easy to cook, and if uploaded to YouTube, there will be a lot of foreigners looking for it.”
“Even now, there are foreigners eating samgyeopsal. It shouldn't be publicized more.”
“Liria's mukbang makes me want to eat it sincerely.”
While editing Liria's mukbang, Na Sujeong thought she wanted to eat it too.
She ate with Liria, but while editing, saliva naturally came out.
So she boldly removed the samgyeopsal video.
“Liria and the two revealing their identities is now just a matter of time.”
“I told them properly when making visas or going to the food safety agency, but no one believed it.”
“The staff thought we were making a fantasy concept cafe.”
“Still, when they first saw the raw meat, they were really surprised.”
“When they are sure we are from another world, then the government can come to find us.”