Seeing the embarrassed look on Ei's face, Takumi couldn't help but feel a little amused.
"It's just a recipe anyway. If you don't know how to make it yourself, you can give it to someone else."
It was just an Ordinary-level recipe, and it didn't have any special power, so naturally, there were no restrictions.
"Yes!"
Hearing Takumi say that, Ei nodded blankly.
If she couldn't do it herself, she could leave it to Miko!
It just so happened that she also liked Fried Tofu. If she got this as a gift, she should be able to forgive Ei for leaving without saying goodbye, right?
Thinking so, she took the recipe back.
Then, she looked at the last jar.
After opening it, a light flashed.
A green ball of light fell on the table.
"What?"
Ei looked over curiously.
It shouldn't be about food or recipes this time.
After Takumi appraised it, information was displayed on the green card.
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Green Rare Skill: Kotodama · Cooking Mastery!"
"Why is it related to cooking again?"
Ei showed helplessness.
Did she have some fate with cooking?
Could it be that there is a parallel world where she is a cook?
Letting go of the nonsense thoughts that popped into her head, Ei held the card and asked with some doubts.
"Store Manager Takumi, does this Green-level skill have any special power?"
She remembered that Takumi had introduced it before.
White Common items did not contain any mystery.
But when it came to Green, it was a little bit special.
Could it be that this green skill card had any other peculiar effects?
For example, a Teyvat Fried Egg that can revive people or something.
Of course, she also knew that she was thinking too much.
How could a mere fried egg have such a magical effect? Not to mention, this was just a Green skill.
Sure enough, her guess was not wrong.
"A special power?"
After Takumi probed it, he shook his head.
"The effect of this skill itself does not have any special power."
The so-called Cooking Mastery was really just cooking proficiency.
"However, the reason why it is listed as a Green level is because this skill is activated in a special way."
Even if it was just an ordinary life skill, if the activation method involved the mysterious side, it would naturally be listed as a mystery-related item.
It was like Shiroyasha lighting a match with the power of the Sun.
You could say this sort of thing can be done with just a lighter.
But it cannot be denied that Shiroyasha's approach used the power of a Celestial Spirit.
Hearing Takumi's explanation, Ei understood quickly.
"The special activation method... does it refer to the Kotodama?"
She also noticed the description on the card.
The Kotodama is the language of power.
The more famous performance is the miracle of God's creation in the Cross religion.
—God said let there be light, and there was light.
Slightly weaker Kotodama also appear in various civilizations.
For example, Fuso Onmyodo learned something derived from Taoism.
In general, the upper and lower limits of the power of the Kotodama fluctuate widely.
And the skill in front of her, since it was classified as Green, naturally could not be that powerful.
"That's right."
After reading the introduction, Takumi held back his smile and introduced it in a serious manner.
"Just by reciting the triggering words of this skill, you can directly acquire the state of Cooking Mastery. Even people who don't understand cooking at all can become a Master Chef."
"The advantage of this skill is that there are many types of Kotodama that can be triggered."
"And, the louder the voice, the longer it lasts."
"If you notice that the state is about to disappear, remember to add a sentence to refresh the duration."
Unlike cards that allowed users to gain experience and skills directly, the card in front of her could only temporarily attach a state.
Only within the duration of the skill could the user gain the bonus of [Cooking Mastery].
It was a bit similar to the Imperial Privilege in the Moonlit World.
Conditions of use were slightly restricted.
However, if you wanted to trigger the skill, you only need to say a word.
So, it wasn't too troublesome.
After listening to Takumi's introduction, Ei felt that this skill did not seem to be bad.
It just so happened that she couldn't cook.
If she could learn this skill, she would be able to make Dango Milk for herself in Tenshukaku in the future.
Also, her sister, Makoto, was very good at cooking.
If she learned this herself, wouldn't she be able to get closer to her sister?
With this idea, she crushed the card directly, and the skill turned into a light spot and merged into her body.
Just when she was full of curiosity and wanted to try the power of this skill, she finally noticed the triggering lines of the cooking skill.
At this moment, she regretted it a little.
This... is this?!
What kind of shameful words are these?!
Ei suddenly didn't want to use this skill.
However, at this moment, Takumi deliberately asked.
"Miss Ei, didn't you say you wanted to try it?"
"Uh..."
The simple Ei couldn't see Takumi's hidden evil intentions.
She thought the other party was just asking a normal question.
Feeling uncomfortable with rejection, she took a deep breath and firmed her eyes.
Then, holding back her hot cheeks, she shouted out the skill-triggering Kotodama.
"Howl! Oil, Salt, Soy Sauce, and Vinegar!"
"Kitchen, surrender to me!"
"Pots and pans, yield to me!"
"I will enter the kitchen and make you a feast!"
After her voice fell, the inside of the Dimensional Store immediately fell into a dead silence.
After a few seconds.
"Pfft hahaha!"
Shiroyasha broke down again and rolled on the ground while clutching her stomach.
Shirayukihime couldn't help covering her face, her shoulders shaking.
Witnessing this reaction, Ei covered her cheeks reluctantly, vowing to never use this skill again.