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Chapter 143 This Is Hell

"So powerful? Then I want to taste it." Shirakawa Kazuya stuffed the quilt into the closet, washed briefly, and walked into the kitchen with anticipation.

Um?Something smells weird in the kitchen. It smells like a fire scene. Is it my imagination?

Shirakawa Kazuya frowned, looked around, and soon discovered the source of the strange smell, which was in the pot on the stove in front of him.

The traces of water that have not yet dried up around the pot, some strange-shaped carrot slices remaining on the chopping board, the damp cookbook on the counter, and the wrong sugar and salt in the corner are all telling Kazuya Shirakawa that in his life While he was sleeping, something happened in the kitchen that was beyond his imagination.

"Xiangzi, what are you doing?" Shirakawa Kazuya was a little hesitant and looked at Xiangzi with a smile.

Facing this small pot that fought side by side with him on weekdays and made many delicacies together, he had long regarded it as one of the most loyal and reliable comrades in the battle of cooking, but this time, he actually I didn’t dare to lift the lid of the pot immediately.

I'm sorry for you, old comrade!
Xiangzi picked up the slightly damp cookbook with a smile and pointed to the name inside to show him, "Onisan, this is it, clam and radish soup! It says it is very suitable for drinking in cold weather, and it will warm your stomach after drinking it. I’m very considerate!”

Seeing the name of the dish, Shirakawa Kazuya shouted in his heart that something was wrong, you actually chose this?This is not a dish that beginners should make!Shouldn't we start by frying an egg or toasting something like that?If you really want to make soup, a simpler tomato and egg soup would be better than this.

But he still holds on to a glimmer of hope, optimistically believing that Xiangzi may be a hidden master who studied at Totsuki Saryo Culinary Academy. Although he is 15 years old, he has 30 years of cooking experience.With this thought, Shirakawa Kazuya opened the lid of the pot.

This could be a disaster.He thought a little solemnly.

It's full of a pot of liquid, and you can barely tell it's a soup, but what is this layer of sand floating on the surface?In fact, Fukuoka City has not only had typhoons in recent days, but also a sandstorm hit our house this morning, right?

Don't you wash the clams before cooking them to drain out the sediment?Shirakawa Kazuya opened his mouth, wanting to say something to Xiangzi who was watching from the side, but he was afraid of damaging her self-confidence, so in the end he did not say anything.He planned to make an evaluation together after the drink was over.

Forget it, if you remove this surface layer, you might still be able to drink it!Shirakawa Kazuya picked up the spoon and scooped out all the floating sand bit by bit.

As the sediment was scooped out bit by bit, the smile on Xiangzi's face disappeared bit by bit, and turned into a somewhat anxious look. She looked at Shirakawa Kazuya, fearing that the other party would call her a cook. Fool.

Bai Chuanhe also saw her expression clearly, and then smiled at Xiangzi who was a little uneasy, signaling her to relax.

Come on, Shirakawa Kazuya, keep your eyes open and try to discover some of the advantages in this pot of soup!

After giving Xiangzi an encouraging look, he cleaned up the last bit of sediment and continued to look into the pot.

What is this? !
Can anyone tell me what this black unknown object sinking at the bottom of the pot is?Did a black slime raid our kitchen?
Shirakawa Kazuya hesitated for a moment, then recalled all the ingredients at home in just a few seconds, and determined that there should be no objects of this color and shape in his home.

"Xiangzi, what is this black thing inside?" Shirakawa Kazuya looked at Xiangzi who was looking forward to it, and couldn't bear to say too harshly.

"Guess what, Onisan!" Xiangzi rubbed her head, showing an embarrassed smile.

I guess what!How can I guess a strange creature I've never seen before?Could this be some alien civilization left behind on Earth?
No, calm down, Shirakawa Kazuya, you can definitely see it, work harder!There is no shortage of beauty in life, but what is missing is eyes that are good at discovering!
Shirakawa Kazuya dug out a little bit of the black object with a spoon, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, then looked at Xiangzi's expectant expression, became cruel, and directly turned on the "Tongue Tip of the God of Cookery" and licked it A spoonful of the black unknown object. [The method of detecting the carrot has the following areas for improvement, first. Then.]

More than 500 words of modification suggestions appeared in Shirakawa Kazuya's mind, which was more than the total number of times he worked at the izakaya combined.

But these are not important. Shirakawa Kazuya looked at Xiangzi who had already curled up her little mouth, and smiled confidently, "Haha, Xiangzi, this is a carrot, right!"

Xiangzi quickly retracted her small mouth that could hang an oil bottle, her expression changed from gloomy to bright, she showed a happy smile, and nodded vigorously, "Yeah, Ouni-san! This is the carrot!"

Fortunately, there are plug-ins!Shirakawa Kazuya shouted that it was a good thing, and when Xiangzi was not paying attention, he put the spoon back as if nothing had happened. He had no intention of tasting the black radish.

So after removing the sediment and black radish, this pot of soup finally looks a little normal.

At least that's what it looks like visually.

"Onisan, how about a quick taste? I've saved the first bite for you! I'm not even willing to drink it myself!"

Xiangzi's two hands were crossed together, her body was slightly leaning forward, her mouth was curved, and her bright eyes were staring at Shirakawa Kazuya intently.

"Okay, let me give it a try." Shirakawa Kazuya's Adam's apple moved up and down, swallowed, put the spoon into the pot, and scooped out a spoonful of soup tremblingly.

Shaking, shaking, shaking, when the spoon left the pot, a spoonful of soup had turned into half a spoonful of soup.

It can’t be any less, otherwise Xiangzi will find out that I deliberately shake my hands and don’t want to drink the soup with her!

Under Xiangzi's expectant gaze, Shirakawa Kazuya raised the spoon to his mouth.

Maybe it tastes surprisingly good?Shirakawa Kazuya comforted himself optimistically.

But when he saw the half spoonful of muddy soup mixed with strange particles, he still gave up his naive thoughts.

Forget it, accept your fate, taste a little bit, it should be fine.

No matter how you say it, as a seasoned and experienced chef, if you can make a bad evaluation without tasting a dish, it must be a dereliction of duty, a disrespect for the ingredients themselves, and a lack of respect for the ingredients themselves. Disrespect for the cook!
It was raining gloomily outside the window, and the kitchen was very quiet. Shirakawa Kazuya opened his mouth gently, and put the half spoonful of soup into his mouth as Xiangzi's eyes widened in anticipation.

This is hell.

A tear fell out.

(End of this chapter)