It Is A Different World And Yet I Am Cultivating Monsters

It has long been said that I am an ordinary child.

Since I was a little girl, I couldn't figure it out from myself, but I was still not isolated. I followed the air on the spot and blended in like the so-called others.

I wasn't good at exercising or studying.

The grades are also generally in the middle or slightly above that.

It was often said that I was a discreet plain child because there were no such characteristics and my appearance was normal.

It hasn't changed much since I became an adult and took over the restaurant from my parents.

Instead of being stylish or polishing myself, I was being followed by cooking training and daily meal setting to repeat a plain and mediocre day.

At that time, I got along with Lily, who visited the restaurant.

She was as bright and brave as me.

Even from my gay side, my hair looks beautiful and well dressed.

It is luxurious, but it has the power to be unbeatable to large adults, and it has a solid character that conveys its intentions straight.

It was what I yearned for.

The man she introduced me to one day.

He was a grower of rare monsters in this world.

Until then, it was difficult to manage, and it was difficult to buy monsters that served as ingredients.

With him, we were able to rebuild the restaurant that he inherited from his parents, and by using the monsters he raised, many customers became happy and livelier than ever before.

That person may not have noticed, but I still remember the thanks of that time.

So I wanted to do everything in my power to reward that person for what they owed me at the time.

And the chance finally came.

I was plain and mediocre, and I couldn't fight Lily properly, and I didn't think there was anything I could do to help him grow monsters.

But there are things only I can do. Then I'll just do my best for it.

Because that's the only advantage I can have.

"But noodle dishes?"

When I returned to Amance's castle to discuss the next dish, Kyo's father, Cage, first leaked it.

"What's the matter, Dad? You have an unusual and difficult face. Was it that hard to cook noodles? I feel like I can make ramen or something."

"No, that's not it, Kyo-sama. Rather the opposite. There are a lot of noodle dishes that are easy to make and there are many kinds of noodle dishes."

She looked as if Kyo had noticed the explanation.

"Yes, noodle dishes are the richest of all dishes. Starting with your ramen, udon noodles, soba noodles, pasta and jar noodles. Moreover, there are infinite more subtle types in each of them. It's too wide and difficult to narrow it down first."

"Besides, it's an important option to narrow it down in the first place. Depending on the dish, it also determines the ingenuity and direction of the arrangements."

"Hmm...."

Kew roars at Fitness and Cage's explanations.

Similarly, I can only understand what they're trying to say, and I'm stumbled at that point on what kind of noodle dish to make first.

The deadline was more than three days, and I could not decide immediately what noodle dish to make at this first stage, and I said that the rest should be on that arrangement.

It's the same for everybody around us, and they're like, "How about udon?" No, no, that's too ordinary. "" What about the soba noodles? "" It's difficult to arrange it... "

"Then I'll try everything! Which of these did you find the most delicious?

When I noticed it, I said that unexpectedly, and everyone around me, including Kyo, was surprised at the height of such a different claim from usual me. I was unexpectedly embarrassed and my face turned red, but Kyo nodded to it immediately.

I see. I can't help worrying about it. Now, Mina-chan, please do it all at once. "

I responded reflectively to such casual greetings as always asking for something in my cafeteria.

Yes!

"What do you think? This time, I put seafood soup in the finely chopped noodles and even mixed with the monster of wild vegetables. The confusion between seafood and mountain delicacies. Then I made Japanese-style pasta using Shirasaki instead of pasta. I tried to be healthier and more creative than regular pasta."

That's right. I think this seafood soup is quite delicious. However, if this is the case, it seems that the ramen noodles made before are better suited, and I feel that the mountain delicacies are mixed a little too much. I don't think we should stick to mixing the two, either. "

"I think this crispy pasta is pretty interesting. My uncle didn't think of this either. In terms of novelty, the score is quite high. But it's subtle if you ask me if it tastes good. Perhaps pasta honestly made by your daughter would taste better. If you push the point of being healthy, it might be."

Two days after that. In the end, I still had to decide which noodle dishes to compete with, and I kept adding countless ingenuities and arrangements to serve various noodle dishes without even deciding.

We've already had over a hundred of them, and we've taken in new ideas that we've never thought of before, and we've tried adding them to our cuisine.

However, none of them were decisive, leaving the impression that something was missing.

"How's Kyo-san...?

Hmm.

The last two days, Kyo-san, Dora-chan, and Jack were roaring at my cooking.

Eventually, for the first time in the last two days, Kyo expressed her opinion on what she had decided to do.

"You don't look like Mina-chan, do you?"

Huh?

"I feel like this soup and this pasta are far from Mina-chan's usual flavor because they seem to be impossibly novel."

It was a line that made me wonder if I should say it, but Kyo just told me that I had to say it.

"So... what's my usual taste...?

"I mean, the taste of being able to eat it casually is the usual feeling."

"--I 'm lost because it's not normal!!

I screamed unexpectedly.

It was the first time in his life that he shouted loudly at someone, and Kyo's eyes were rounded to surprise.

But I still didn't stop.

"I can't win with my usual mediocre taste...! You can't lose the next game! For Kyo and all of you! I'm still fighting for Lily! Finally, it's time for me to help you. That's why we can't lose that match. To do that, you have to cook something a little novel...!

When I realized it, the thoughts I had in my chest were like cutting a weir.

That was the word "mediocre" that the next opponent also said at that time.

She kept saying that, and she didn't care about it. Yeah, I was gonna take it.

But I really cared about it all the time.

Because it's the same thing that you can't get along with.

So in the next cooking match, I decided to separate myself from such a person, and I tried so hard to make some special dishes and arrange them next to you.

However, Kyo-san told me so, and I was crying and holding my fist without thinking of my talent.

"No, Mina. Normal doesn't mean bad."

When I noticed, Kyo put his hand on my shoulder and gently shouted to comfort me.

"Mina-chan's food is delicious. Unlike novelty, I always want to eat it. That's what it tastes like. This is amazing."

"... eh?

"I mean, think about it. The set meal shop makes a lot of similar food every day, but still certain customers come every day, right? If it were normal, I wouldn't get tired of Mina-chan's food even if I ate it every day, and I'd like to eat it again next time."

Dora-chan and Jack continued to nod to the words of Kyo.

"That's right! I also want to eat Mina's usual dishes!

Well, I agree with my brothers. Miss, I don't think you need to stretch out. I would have said that one day. The average flower on the side of the road is worth it. "

"Gentlemen...."

While listening to all those words, I always remembered the customers who visited my restaurant.

Regular customers, occasional visitors, first-time visitors.

But that's what people say after they've decided to cook.

It was delicious. I'll come back for some more.

I remembered that that word had always supported me.

"Besides, the gourmet master's grandfather said so. It's more important than the flavour that you can only cook, that you focus on it."

That's how Kyo points to the menu in my shop.

"The usual Mina-chan dish. I think that's what the gourmet master said."

When I finished listening to Kyo's words, I noticed that there were no tears in my eyes and I was holding on to some ingredients.

"- Thank you, Kyo-san. Dora, Jack. Everyone."

I looked again at the faces of all the people I've been with and thanked them.

"Looks like you've decided what to make."

And Kyo nodded when he saw such a determined face.

"Yes"

I've always thought of myself as plain and mediocre in the complex.

But now I can say it with my chest up.

Normal I will do my best as normal.

Determined to do so, I continued my usual mediocre efforts towards a culinary confrontation two days later.