During the recovery period, the other members of the party gradually left Berg Town. Only Bona and Sylutia continued to stay there.
That day, Bona rented a small cottage in town and began teaching Sylutia cooking skills.
"When it comes to cooking, we have to talk about the Gold Steam Aspect." The chestnut-haired girl with short hair raised a finger.
"The Gold Steam Aspect represents reforging the world—that is, transforming one thing into something entirely different in form and purpose."
"This Aspect was first mastered and developed by Alchemists. Our extraordinary Class of chef can also be understood as a variant of Alchemy."
"However, in the Ninth Era—that is, after the Covenant Era began—the invention of the Steam Engine profoundly affected the world. Its influence eventually reached the laws of the Aspects, merging and transforming the original Alchemy Aspect into the Gold Steam Aspect."
"The three major Aspects of Secret Speech, Castle, and Gold Steam all emerged after the Eighth Era. They're also very young paths of the Aspects, and so far, none has given rise to an Hour."
"At the same time, the birth of all three of these Aspect laws was closely tied to human activity. Other races even call them the three human Aspects."
"Now that I've covered their origins, let's talk about the chef Class and the characteristics of cooking."
"If Alchemists pursue the most extreme transformations of value, we're comparatively less extreme. We believe that the experience of taste and texture is just as important as the quality of the end product."
"If you truly want to pursue the extraordinary effects of food to the extreme, then you're not a chef—you're a Pharmacist or an Alchemist."
"Well, the distinction isn't really that clear-cut. I've met quite a few seniors who practiced both Alchemy and cooking."