"An eclipse I hadn't seen in over ten years..."
"Wait, does my current situation even count as ten years?"
"Strictly speaking, the timeline I'm in is misaligned with the one I originally belonged to. If I have to put it that way, I'm still someone who hasn't even been born yet..."
"Ha ha ha—"
Linsey mulled it over by himself, then laughed aloud.
The logical joke about time might not have sounded particularly amusing.
But as someone who had experienced it firsthand, he found it strangely entertaining.
After amusing himself, Linsey rummaged through his pack for tonight's dinner:
"Roast meat, fish soup, slime cake..."
Linsey turned to Rota.
"Rota, is there anything you like to eat?"
The Mechanical Maid immediately replied:
"Commander, the Energy Core you gave me is sufficient to cover all my consumption. I do not require human food."
Linsey said, "Aside from filling your stomach, delicious food can bring people happiness too. Rota, give it a try."
"..."
"Understood."
Linsey's "recommendation" was quite successful.
Rota took the roast meat, tore off a piece of wolf meat that was charred outside and tender within, and put it into her mouth.
After chewing only a few times, her red eyes began to gleam.
"This... is delicious?"
"Commander, I feel that this food can give me a kind of strength!"
"There is no record of this in my Database!"
Linsey smiled as he explained:
"My Craft can also be applied to Culinary Skill."
"Once you've seen more of the world, you'll learn that some humans turn Culinary Skill into their own Craft. The food they make is definitely much better than what an amateur like me can manage!"
Rota replied seriously:
"At critical moments, this food can help strengthen our condition and deal with unexpected events!"
As Rota recorded the