"I'm not incapable of cooking."
Dr. Ruan Mei glanced at Guinaifen and did not deny the way she had addressed her as "big sis."
This was a smaller gathering. Guinaifen, Acheron, and the others who could cook were all busy in the kitchen.
"Are there any dessert ingredients left?"
"There's plenty. I've taken them out already, so go ahead and use them."
Guinaifen pointed to the side.
"Thanks."
Dr. Ruan Mei thanked Guinaifen naturally, then walked over.
Before long, Asta came in as well.
"Gui-gui~"
"...Uh, are you planning to cook today too?"
Guinaifen looked a little strange as she watched Asta call her by such an intimate nickname.
"What kind of expression is that? I may not be an expert at cooking, but I know a thing or two about dessert baking!"
"...I really can't tell. You look exactly like the kind of rich young lady who'd just buy whatever she wants to eat."
"..."
That was brutally blunt.
"I just know how to buy robots that can cook!"
"Isn't that even more expensive?!"
Guinaifen snarked. She had seen the Company's advertisements for those products.
None of them were cheap, okay?!
"Ahem! Gui-gui, you don't need to worry about that! Just watch me make some desserts!"
Asta rolled up her sleeves and clenched her fists like a hot-blooded heroine, displaying her enthusiasm and confidence.
"...Then go find Dr. Ruan Mei. If there's anything you don't know, just ask her."
After thinking about it, Guinaifen figured that with a bona fide master dessert chef like Dr. Ruan Mei nearby, no matter how disastrous Asta's cooking might be, she would not create anything too bizarre.
"Ms. Ruan Mei...?"
Asta froze for a moment and looked at Dr. Ruan Mei, who was bustling about.
...What a coincidence. Was she doing the same