Of course.
Although Erina did not dare rashly use the Otherworld ingredients provided by the Sea Star Chefs Association, out of caution,
she was still curious about them.
And not just her.
Following the instructions of Erina, the head chef,
Azami Nakiri and Asahi Nakiri, who were each searching for designated ingredients,
found their attention drawn by some unseen force whenever they passed shelves stocked with ingredients they had never seen or even heard of.
"Magic peas, magic cabbages, magic nuts... a series of magical plants from Jupiter?"
Asahi Nakiri looked at the boxes of colorful vegetables filling the shelf before him, along with the illustrated descriptions on the labels.
His forward steps gradually slowed, and hesitation flickered in his eyes.
Though he had only examined them with the naked eye, he could still tell
that these so-called magical vegetables were superior to ordinary vegetables in every way.
His sharp Sixth Sense kept warning Asahi Nakiri
that if Erina used them in her dishes, their quality would undoubtedly rise to another level.
But she had clearly said earlier that she did not want to risk using unfamiliar ingredients from the Otherworld.
Asahi Nakiri knew she was right and understood her reasoning.
Yet at that moment, he wondered whether he would still stand by that decision
if he were the head chef and had encountered these magical vegetables.
In the end, Asahi Nakiri walked past them.
Because he was not the head chef this time, and he had to respect Erina's wishes.
Elsewhere,
Azami Nakiri, who was searching for various seasonings for his daughter, also fell into deep thought as he looked at dozens of strange condiments he had never seen or heard of.
Crystal powder from a Crystal-Tailed Scorpion? Skin-fat oil from a Drooping-Skin Dragon? Crushed Rock Dragon tail?
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