Arataki Itto, Ignored by All

[Xiangling: Wow! Such precise cooking!](?ω?)

[Arlecchino: Naturally. As the dessert captain personally appointed by Lady Furina, there cannot be the slightest error in my cooking.]

[Xiangling: Amazing! You really are a c-c-c-chef acknowledged by a god. My cooking isn't nearly that precise. A lot of it is done by feel.]╮(??ω??)╭

[Arlecchino: You're exaggerating, Master Xiangling. I've heard of your skills even in Fontaine. Wanmin Restaurant's head chef is quite famous in the culinary world.]

[Hu Tao: Exactly, Xiangling. And aren't you a chef acknowledged by a god too?](*σ′?`)σ

[Hu Tao: Right, Guest Official?]

Hu Tao poked Zhongli, signaling for him to help support her best friend's case.

[Zhongli: Of the myriad flavors in this world, balance is the hardest to achieve. Xiangling's cooking is perfectly seared, with rich sauce that isn't cloying and tender meat that doesn't fall apart. It is truly excellent.](?ì_í?)

[Xiangling: Haha, thank you very much for the praise, Lord—ah, no, Mr. Zhongli.]

[Paimon: So after all that, Paimon still doesn't get it. Why can an explosion make delicious food?]Σ(?д?|||)??

[Yae Miko: Exactly. If explosions can make such perfect food, then the one at my house could be called the strongest chef in the world.]╮(??ω??)╭

[Raiden Ei: ...](￢_￢)

It wasn't as though her cooking exploded every time, okay?

Sometimes, her food didn't even last long enough to explode before the pot somehow melted on its own.

[Herta: Oh, that's normal, normal. Haven't you seen how game cooking works? You toss in a bunch of random junk, then it just gives you a complete dish.]╮(??ω??)╭

[Kiana: But this isn't a game. Those are two different things, aren't they?](′?ω?)?

[Silver Wolf: Oh, life itself is a game. It's just a game you have to play whether you want to or not.]╮(??ω??)╭

[Kiana: What does that mean?](?-_?)??

Though the words