"Archer, I'm talking about you..."
Rin was about to reprimand him, but was interrupted by Red A, who spread his hands and looked innocent.
"What's wrong? I'm just stating a fact. Could it be that you are also satisfied with his cooking? No way? Your taste shouldn't be limited to that level, right?"
Shirou, who could no longer listen and could no longer bear it, had some inexplicable arrogance rising up little by little!
Shirou lowered his head and hid his expression in the shadows, clenched his fists and whispered softly.
"Archer, if you dare to say that, it also proves that you think your cooking skills are higher than mine, right?"
At this time, Red A chuckled softly, showed an expected expression, turned around and walked directly towards the kitchen.
"It's really troublesome to have a character that you can't accept until you see it with your own eyes. Well, that's fine, Emiya Shirou! Just see with your own eyes how unworthy your own cooking is!"
Red A changed into his apron instantly after he finished speaking!
The tall figure holding two kitchen knives also made Shirou and Saber exclaim in their hearts at the same time.
I didn't expect that the other party was also very good at cooking!
In the next few minutes, looking at the other party's overly skilled cooking skills, Shirou couldn't help but shed a few drops of sweat on his forehead.
Unparalleled lightning-fast sword skills!
A clever way to cook two dishes and wash the dishes at the same time!
The presentation is as exquisite as a high-end kaiseki meal!
Rich colors and balanced nutrition!
Looking at the four dishes and one soup that the other party prepared in three to five minutes, Shirou also felt an unspeakable heavy pressure!
This person... wasn't lying!
"Ara, she is really beautiful."
Rin couldn't help but praise it. After all, it looked perfect from the looks of it. Although it was just four ordinary side dishes and a soup, it had to be beautiful, fragrant, and nutritionally balanced.
Looking at the shocked Saber, Red A played with the spoon in his hand and said jokingly, "What's wrong? Are you saying you don't dare to try? Saber?"
"How... how is it possible!"
Saber also retorted immediately, and then picked up the chopsticks under the gaze of several people, and nervously stretched out towards the four dishes and one soup.
No one can cook better than Shirou!
Absolutely impossible!
Before putting the food into her mouth, Saber believed it from the bottom of her heart, but the moment the food was put into her mouth, her eyes widened!
A minute later, Saber, who had tasted all four dishes and one soup, put away her chopsticks and sat quietly, lowering her head and saying nothing.
Looking at Saber who hesitated to comment, Red A put away the sarcastic expression that showed he had a winning chance and said casually.
"If you don't speak, no one will know the result, Saber."
"You..." Saber lowered her head and hesitated for a few seconds before finally speaking, "You do have the capital to be arrogant..."
"What?!
Looking at Saber who lowered her head and silently stretched out her chopsticks again, Shirou also felt as if there were ten thousand grass mud horses galloping past her.
"That's it?" Red A folded his hands, turned sideways without looking in the direction of Shirou, and continued casually, "How about you make it more clear? After all, he has the kind of brain that won't understand if he doesn't explain it clearly."
"Huh?!" Shirou couldn't hold himself any longer at this time. He hurriedly came to the table and anxiously asked Saber opposite, "Saber, please tell me, who is better between my cooking and his cooking?"
Looking at Shirou's direct gaze, Saber, who could not tell lies, turned her face away silently and said in a very low voice, "I... I think the food made by Shirou also has its own unique advantages..."
At this moment, Shirou, who had received such an answer, also had his mouth half open, and his whole body was as stiff as if he had been petrified by the rider's Mystic Eyes!
And the same,
Red A also started mocking Emiya Shirou's traditional arts skills with a laugh.
"So do you understand? Emiya Shirou, your cooking is only to that extent. If you are satisfied with that, you might as well stop cooking!"
At this moment, Shirou's whole body began to tremble, and he gritted his teeth and supported the table as he stood up little by little.
"I... I can't accept it! Don't think that I will accept it just because Saber accepted it! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Archer, Fuji-nee and Illya, and Miyu have all praised my cooking from the bottom of their hearts! I don't think I will lose to you at all!"
At this time, Taiga, who arrived at an unknown time and was already sitting at the table and eating, mumbled in a normal tone and said, "But, Shirou has indeed lost. Of course, for breakfast alone, I feel that eating the food cooked by Shirou is enough."
Taiga Fujimura's words were like an arrow invisible to the naked eye, which instantly pierced Shirou's chest, directly piercing it with a chill!
"Indeed, the character of not giving up in some strange places is also Shirou's shortcoming."
Similarly, Illya, who came here at some unknown time, also nodded and said that the second invisible arrow was also piercing Shirou's heart at the same time!
"Well, Mr. Archer, can you teach me some cooking when you have time? I want to cook it for my brother."
Miyu, who asked this question in front of Red A, completed the final victory over Shirou!
Red A's disdainful ridicule followed closely. "Emiya Shirou, you have been betrayed by a few companions again. You are really a pathetic guy. And this sad fate has already been doomed!"
Shirou, who had been silent, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth before finally speaking.
"So what? I still don't feel like I lost!"
Looking at Shirou, whose eyes were serious and staring straight at him, Red A's expression gradually became serious.
"From this point of view, I can only let you experience the difference between you and me in person, Emiya Shirou."
"Stop talking nonsense! Let's get started!"
――――End of memories――――
"... Then, another Mamoru... no, Miyu's brother arrived, and after this and that development, it became this development. Do you understand now?"
Rin looked at the fierce battlefield and explained seriously, but strangely he didn't get a response from Shinji, so he turned his head and looked at Shinji.
When she saw Taiga, who was gnashing her teeth and locking Shinji's neck, and Shinji, who was constantly patting Taiga's arm and admitting defeat and having difficulty breathing, Rin pulled the corner of his mouth in embarrassment.
"How brave you are! Classmate Matou! He actually missed school and skipped classes for several months! He didn't show up until summer vacation!"
"I can't breathe! Give up and give up! I was wrong Taiga!"
"Don't call me Taiga——!
"Teacher, please increase your efforts——"
After raising his hand and saying this casually, Rin once again turned his attention to the competition site.
"Emiya Shirou, let me ask you, why do you cook?"
While cooking, Red A suddenly asked.
"What?" Shirou was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand what the other party meant.
"I'll be frank." Red A closed the lid of the casserole and glanced at Shirou lightly, "Your cooking actually doesn't make any sense."
"!?" The movements in Shirou's hands stopped instantly, and he looked at the ingredients on the cooking table and asked himself.
Ask me why I cook? Do you even need to ask? Of course someone likes my cooking! But...
When I think of what Red A said, "Your cooking has no meaning," Shirou is very concerned about it, and this sentence can't be shaken off in his mind!
"Emiya Shirou, your knife skills have become dull. Making food for others is your limit!"
"You... what did you say!" Shirou was startled, and then blurted out a question to Red A, who was holding a knife very fast, "Then let me ask you, why do you cook?"
"Do you still have to ask? Of course it's for myself! I just follow my own desires and work hard because I want to make more delicious dishes!"
"What..."
Shirou was startled again, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Red A who was cutting the vegetable codes neatly.
"The act of working hard for others is just hypocrisy to put it bluntly. The act of "eating" is just an instinctive act, but you lack this basic desire as a human being.
That's right, for example, besides making food for others to eat, if you are alone, you will think that it is enough for you to be full, so you will only eat a little casually. Am I right? "
"You... how did you know!"
Shirou was shocked. At this moment, he completely ignored the fact that the other party was actually him, so he knew everything about him!
"The food you cook is not for yourself but for others, but can you satisfy others with food that you are not satisfied with? You want to satisfy everyone with this false desire that cannot satisfy yourself, UU Reading
How ridiculous! So I say your cooking doesn't make any sense! "
At this time, the knife in Shirou's hand stopped completely. He lowered his head and remained silent without saying a word, unable to find anything to refute the other party.
"If you still don't understand, then just drown yourself with that ideal!"
This line sounds familiar to me!
Shinji, who was lucky enough to escape, was also furious. At the same time, he was 100% sure that Red A really would not give up any chance!
Just a simple dish can give him an opportunity to refute Shirou's life!
"Wait, archer."
Saber stood up at this time, put her right hand against her chest, and said very sincerely, "It is true that your cooking is perfect, and the taste is much better than Shirou. However, I still look forward to the food that Shirou carefully prepares for me every day. This feeling will never change. I like Shirou's food."
"Saber..."
Shirou stared at Saber blankly, and then the memories came back a little bit, thinking of the man with a stubble on his face who never shaved cleanly.
That was Qidian, who started cooking by himself. The reason why he started cooking was because of his father who barely knew how to cook.
The first time I cooked for that person, it was a failure to be honest, but that person ate it all without even complaining, and even had a big smile on his face after eating.
That's right, that's Qidian from Emiya Shirou's cooking journey (home cook)!
Thinking of this, Shirou's eyes became firm again and he once again tightened his grip on the knife handle!
Even if my heart is false, as long as someone is happy, I will continue to cook!