Side: Ruthkhania
More than two years had passed now since Ruth first came to Earth. She’d always loved cooking, and she’d become quite skilled with the local fare in her time here. It was no wonder, then, that she’d caught Nalfa’s eye.
“Please! I’m begging you!” she pleaded.
“I understand. I’ll help,” Ruth reservedly replied.
“Thank you so much, Ruth-sama!”
Nalfa’s videos were a smash hit back in Forthorthe. And for her most recent series, you see, she’d chosen to feature Earth-style cooking and cuisine.
“So, what would you like me to make?” Ruth asked.
“Something deep fried, please,” Nalfa answered enthusiastically.
“Are you sure you don’t want something easier to showcase for Forthorthians?”
“Koutarou-sama said deep-fried food was his favorite, so...”
The Blue Knight often appeared in Nalfa’s videos, which made them all the more popular. This was in part thanks to the work of her assistant Kotori, who was a huge Koutarou fan herself.
“Master said that?” Ruth inquired, suddenly quite curious.
“Yes! And he said you were better at making it than Kiriha-sama.”
Hearing this, Ruth went wide-eyed for a moment. A calm smile then overtook her expression.
“If I recall, Master’s favorite of all is...”
Ruth swiftly searched through her mental recipe book. Now that Koutarou was involved, her interest was piqued.... which was exactly the kind of engagement Nalfa could capture with her viewers if she realized Koutarou’s influence. Her videos would be all the more successful for it.
Nalfa’s new series was centered on the cuisine of Earth, specifically Japan, so the girls started off with a quick introduction to deep frying in general. Koutarou would naturally come up as they got down to specifics. And so they began filming...
“We’re making deep-fried chicken, so the seasoning is critical.”
“What kind of seasonings do you use?”
“Normally we would use soy sauce, mirin, and sake. But since this is for Master, we’ll also be adding some grated onions.”
“So His Excellency Blue Knight likes onions, does he? For our viewers at home, onions are a vegetable similar to gask in taste.”
“In past Forthorthe, Master’s specialty was roasted fowl with herbs. He prefers dishes with rich aromas.”
“More on herb roasts soon!”
All in all, Ruth was quite lively during filming. She rarely let it show on the surface, but she was especially excited today.
Ruth-sama must really love Koutarou-sama...
Nalfa believed that Koutarou was the reason why. Any girl could understand how Ruth felt, really. There was something special about making food for the boy you loved. Moreover, Koutarou had complimented Ruth’s cooking. It was plain to see she was on cloud nine.
“Make sure the oil stays hot, and fry the chicken until it’s crispy. It’s easy to burn because of the fresh onion in there, so I suggest starting off at a lower temperature and then doing a flash fry at a hotter temp.”
“I see! So there are tricks even to frying! Well, let’s have His Excellency give the finished product a taste after this.”
“Huh?! You’re giving this to Master?!”
“Of course! His Excellency said he was looking forward to it.”
“L-Let me redo it, then! I’ll remake it!”
Ruth had intentionally picked a recipe that would be easy for Forthorthians to follow along with. It certainly wasn’t what she would have chosen to make for Koutarou, so she hurriedly recooked the dish to his tastes. Nalfa filmed the whole thing, secretly pondering all the while if she should include this behind-the-scenes peek in her video.
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