Bonus Short Story
Ruthkhania
If someone asked who was the strongest in a war, it was very likely that Ruth’s name would come up. She was great at making arrangements, and she was the one who created the path to carry out the plans Kiriha made. Without her, Koutarou and the others wouldn’t be able to move. For the same reason, she was skilled at handling a large number of automatic weapons, and those under her command showed an almost artistic level of coordination. She was constantly able to display overwhelming power in both strategy and combat. Her ability to control the battlefield was worthy of being called “the strongest.”
“For fourteen people, it would be best to go with a little less water than the recipe says...”
But right now, her invincible power was being put to use for cooking. Her abilities could even be used to make meals for a large number of people. While Shizuka and Kiriha surpassed her in making quality food for individuals, there was nobody who could cook for a large crowd better than Ruth.
“I’ll help, Ruth-san.” Koutarou came to help.
She gave him a happy smile but shook her head. “Master, I will handle the cooking, so why don’t you spend your time leisurely with Her Highness?”
As the vice captain of the band of knights, Ruth had no intention of bothering her beloved captain and wanted to cook on her own.
“That depends on you, Ruth-san,” Koutarou said.
“Huh?”
“If you think of yourself as nothing but my subordinate, I will leave everything to you. But if not, I will help.”
While Koutarou felt like he might get in the way because of the difference in their cooking abilities, he didn’t want to force everything onto her. Even if that’s what Ruth wanted, he couldn’t let someone carry the burden all on their own. Even more so for somebody that he got along with.
“Ah...uhm...then, please help me...” After a mere few seconds of hesitation, Ruth blushed and nodded, accepting Koutarou’s help. To her, he was far more than just the captain of her band of knights. She also wanted him to think of her as more than the vice captain. So she gladly accepted his offer.
“I understand. Despite how I look, I can handle myself around a peeler.” Koutarou picked up a potato and skillfully peeled it with a knife. His skill surprised even her.
“Oh yes, I guess you know how to handle a blade,” she remarked.
“Besides, two thousand years ago, everyone needed to know how to cook for themselves,” Koutarou explained.
“So you returned better trained as a cook.” Ruth smiled.
“It’s mostly rough cooking, though.”
Koutarou’s culinary skills were from two thousand years ago. Most were techniques to be used while on a march, so it was more like the type of cooking one would do while camping, which meant it wasn’t well suited to daily cooking. However, he could still help to prepare the ingredients.
“I will leave the cutting to you, Ruth-san.”
“In that case, you can mash the boiled potatoes, Master.”
“Good thing you still have more jobs suitable for me.”
“There are a lot of things that require you to use strength in cooking.”
“I’m in the middle of experiencing that.”
“Hahaha...”
The pair continued to cook alone for a while. It only lasted until Sanae and Theia came to get a taste, but it was a moment that made Ruth happy.
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