Happy ♡ Cooking!

La~lala~lala~♪

A pinch of spicy nutmeg, some crispy-crunchy sage♪

What will my herb-y friends become, on today's new cookbook page♪

Hey, Lovely. Is this what you were looking for?

Ooh lemme see! Thanks, Aldo!

Sniff, sniff! Dwah~! Yep! That's baconbasil alright! Smells just like breakfast time! It always gives me such a warm fuzzy feeling inside!

Dwarves make perfume that smells like food, right? Is this what you use to make it?

Yep! And this one is Samolyn's favorite! He acts like a russet, but one whiff of this and he goes full yam! I love buttering him up like that!

Heheh... He must make you really happy, huh?

Of course! Samolyn's the coolest, sweetest potato in the whole wide world! He'll be my little tater tot forever and ever!

I mean, uh... Ahahaha... I-I can't believe I just said that out loud...

Well, I think it's awesome! I hope you can get together again soon!

We absolutely, DEFINITELY will! We're two peas in a pod! Nothing can keep us apart!

Well, I'm rooting for you two. I'll do whatever it takes to make it happen.

You're so nice, Aldo! I'm so lucky to have a friend like you!

And that's why I'm gonna let you have the first taste of my new recipe!

Uh...

Here goes!

*munch* Th-This is...

W-Wait a sec! What about Samolyn?!

Y-You made it for him, right?! Shouldn't he get first dibs?!

Ah...

You're right! What was I thinking?! There's no way I could let another guy try it before my little butterball gets a taste!

You're so considerate, Aldo! I'll find a way to make it up to you!

(Th-That was close...) (Eating Lovely's cooking is like playing with fire.)

By the way, where's Bukulyn?

He went out looking for herbs, too. He sure is taking a while...

I wonder if he got lost somewhere...

He's probably just out causing trouble... We'd better go look for him.

There you are, Bukulyn! Were you slacking off again?!

Dwah, ?! Dwarfufu, ?!

Lovely?! Where'd she, ?

, A tear in spacetime! Did she get sucked in...?

Oink...

Don't worry, little guy. These tears always lead somewhere. I'll get her back!

Hmm... Elzion, huh.

There you are, Lovely!

Aldo! I knew you'd come! You're the best!

Thank god that's over...

You guys wanna grab a bite over at Port Lezona?

Yeah, let's do it! I spent half the test daydreaming about their burgers. I hope I didn't get any drool on my answer sheet...

I heard the chef over there's a dwarf. I wonder what his deal is.

(A dwarf?!)

The one who dresses like some old-timey adventurer? The other guys were joking that he's probly a time traveler.

Hah! Yeah, right! Anyhow, I'm starving. Let's get going.

A time-traveling dwarf...?

...It's gotta be Samolyn!!

Huh? Why would he be in this era? I wouldn't get your hopes up, remember last time?

No really! He's the peanut butter to my jelly! The mac to my cheese! I can TASTE it! This time it's definitely, TOTALLY Samolyn!

Come on, Aldo! We've gotta get over to Port Lay-zone! Go go go~!!!

...Alright, alright. I'm coming.

I'll need to be there for her in case things don't work out.

So THIS is where Samolyn ran off to!

They're packed like sardines in here! Is it always like this?

Nah, it's usually not this crazy. Is something going on today?

Uwah...

Looks like they've been here a while.

My sincerest apologies! The head chef stepped out to restock ingredients, so it might take a while before we can serve you.

How long's the wait?

It shouldn't be longer than two hours.

TWO HOURS?!

I'll starve before that! Hunger might be the best pickle, but it IS possible to have too much of a good thing!

They're doing their best, but there's only so much the staff can handle by themselves.

If you're in a hurry, it might be best to choose another restaurant...

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

I know you've got a lot on your plate, but we came to eat at THIS restaurant!

You can't just send us home with nothing but a frown and an empty stomach! It goes against everything a cook stands for!

As a fellow chef there's no way I could ever accept this!

I get what you're saying, but...

No buts! You've gotta know when to ask for help!

And luckily for you, Chef Lovelyn is on the scene!

W-Wait a sec, Lovely. I don't think...

R-Really? You'd really do that for us?! At this rate we'd even hire one of the strays out in the back alley if they knew how to bus tables.

Now hold on just a minute!

I know how to bus tables WAY better than an alley cat! You should leave EVERYTHING to me! There's still time!!!

U-Umm... You mean you'd be willing to help out as well?

That's my Aldo! You're such a sweetie-pie!

(Nooo! You don't understand! You have no idea what you're getting yourself into!!!)

(I've gotta do something fast! If I don't, the IDA students are gonna be the ones paying the price!)

There's just one thing! I want to help out just as much as you do, Lovely...

But they've already got their own signature style of cooking, you know? We should keep our hands off that part.

Let's stick to helping out with prep work and waiting tables, okay?

......

...Oh! I didn't even think of that! I guess I got my stove a little too fired up, heheh!

(Phew...)

Anyhow, we're here to help, so just say the word!

Okay! We really appreciate it!

I'm gonna go help out in the kitchen, so can you check on the tables, Aldo?

You got it. Just keep your hands off the cookbook, okay?

Man this place is swamped... I hope everything's alright in the kitchen.

Huh? What's going on over there?

Hi kids! Can you tell me which one of you picked up the hamburger from the window just now?

Oh, it was those two. See the guy with blue hair over there? His name's Mighty.

Oh, Good! You haven't started eating yet.

Sorry, but we completely forgot to add your sauce.

But don't worry! I'll make it up to you with some of my own special blend, Lovelyn's Heavenly Hollandaise!

Whoa! Luckyyy!

Here we go! Lovely Lovelyn sauce time!

...Finally! I'm gonna start eating.

It smells great... I can't wait!

Lovelyn's...Heavenly Hollandaise, huh?

Wait! LOVELYN'S?!

Oh crap!!!

He really IS gonna end up in Heaven!

STOOOOOOOOOP!!!

Chomp, crunch...gulp.

...Gh...NGH?!

H-Hey! Mighty?! Are you okay?!

I...smell a crime...

No...! I was so close... Rest well, my friend...

Aww! He must've gotten all tuckered out after his big lunch!

Uh... You sure about that?

Thanks to you two, we made it through the rush without any major disasters.

...Did you though? (Well, at least he woke back up...)

But how can we ever repay you...

Oh, I know! Our head chef made a few dishes for the staff to use as a reference. They're really out of this world! Would you like to try some?

Sure, don't mind if I do.

Wh-Whoa! This is amazing! I could eat a mountain of this stuff!

I'm glad you like it!

How do you even make something this good...

We asked the head chef for the recipe hoping to recreate it, but no matter how many times we try, it never comes out tasting like his.

It must have some kind of secret ingredient, but I have no idea what it could be...

Ah! Dwawawah...!

Lovely?

...This is Samolyn's.

I know this taste. No one else could pack this much love and joy into every bite...

This is definitely Samolyn's cooking!

Where is the person who made this? Can I speak to them?

Like I said, he left to get ingredients. He mentioned picking up some wheat from Laula Dome, and then...

Then we can find Samolyn there!

Come on, Aldo! We're going to Lala-doom right this minute!

Hey, wait up! Does she even know how to get there?

I sure hope he's still there...

Relax, Lovely. Let's make sure he's actually here first.

Well, I'll be... Another dwarf...

And you are...?

Ahh, forgive me, lad. It's just that I already had a dwarf stop by my place this morning, so I was surprised to see another one.

Aye, I'm pretty sure his name was something along those lines.

Can you tell me where he went?

I'm afraid I didn't think to ask him. Lemme check with the others real quick.

No, no, you just relax here, young lass. I'll be back in a jiffy.

Now that I think about it, you never did tell me about that.

Ah, I get it! Samolyn must've come to your rescue!

D-Did ya now...

Oh yeah, you mentioned that once before. You have a hard time getting back up if you fall, right?

(Back then...?)

So that's why you started cooking...

You'd do anything for him, wouldn't you?

Haha! I think you mentioned that once or twice before.

Yeah. I can't say I know much about the topic myself, but I can tell from how you talk about it that love must be something special.

Sorry to keep you two waiting.

I found out where Samori went off to.

Seriously?! So Samolyn WAS in this era...

Samolyn?

...Forget it. (Lovely's got me too used to that nickname...)

Samori's gone fishing out on Last Island.

Here's hoping we actually find him this time...

Somebody! Anybody! Help!

What's wrong?!

Some freaky looking sea monster is tearing up the coastline!

Sea monster? You were out fishing?

Yeah, we were, but that...that THING was way too much for us to handle.

Some dwarf from the mainland is trying to hold it off, but there's no telling how long he's gonna last...

Samolyn...!

Don't worry, we've got this.

Are you hurt?

I-I'm okay. But Samori, he...

This is...

This is Samolyn's...!

I finally found him... After all that searching, I was finally going to get to see him again, but now...

Lovely...

I'll never...EVER forgive you!

I understand why you fought back, Every creature has something to live for. But... But...! I'll still never forgive you! No one hurts my Samolyn! I'm gonna turn you into FISH STICKS!

Samolyn... I came for you...

So why aren't you here?

......

I miss you... I miss you so much...

Dry your eyes, Lovelyn...

You know I can't stand to see you cry...

It's...!

Sniffle... Ah...!

...Samolyn!!!

Is it really you, Samolyn?!

Surely it hasn't been so long you've forgotten my face?

I guess its only natural, given how long its been...

No way! I would never, EVER forget you! Your face, your voice, even the smell of your cooking, I remember everything!

I thought about you every single moment of every day, Samolyn!

Forgive me. I must have made you very lonely.

...You sure did. I was REALLY lonely. But...it's okay...

'Cause I believed in you! I knew I'd get to see you again like this one day!

Guys! We brought reinforcements! ...Huh? Where's the sea monster?

Uhh... Everywhere? See all those fillets laying around?

You're that young lad from before. Still in once piece, I presume?

Y-Yeah, I'm good. Thanks for the help. But what are we gonna do about this mess?

We're gonna cook it, silly! What did you think we were gonna do?

...Cook it?! You're gonna eat that thing!?

Of course! If we don't eat it then that poor creature will have died for nothing. We don't kill because we want to, Aldo, we do it because we have to.

And eating is how we show respect for the lives we take.

...We'll use him to whip up something nice and nutritious for the kids.

What a wonderful idea♪ I've been working on tons of new recipes for you, tater tot! You're gonna be in heaven!

Let's use them to bring some smiles back to the food-coat!

I'm sure the kids will love them, tater chip. Nothing holds a candle to your recipes.

And that dress you're wearing... That really takes me back.

I'm surprised you kept it.

Of course I did! This is a precious symbol of our love!

Leave it to you to get attached to an old dress...

This is the same dress I wore when we started our first restaurant together!

To me, this is a special outfit tailor-made for serving smiles♪

And that's exactly what I'm here to do!

Really, now? In that case...allow me to be your sous-chef for the day. Let's whip those kids up a meal they'll never forget.

Heheheh... Nothing would make me happier!

Good for you, Lovely.

...You two lovebirds ready to head back to the food court?

La~lala~lala~♪ Toss in some fresh picked veggies, squeeze in a little love♪ Add a dash of joyous spice, and stir it from above♪

Samolyn! The prep's all finished! Everything looks perfect!

Great! Could you go ahead and throw that in the pot for me?

...And with that...we're done!

Our love really shines through in this dish♪ I can't wait to serve it up!

Look at all those smiles...

Feels good, doesn't it? That's the true power of Lovelyn's recipes.

You sure it's alright for you to be out here instead of in there, Samori?

It's fine. I left the rest to the youngsters in the kitchen. As long as they stick to Lovelyn's recipe, the customers will love it.

You know why that is?

Uhh... 'Cause it's good?

Before we got hitched, Lovelyn used to cook for me every day.

Yeah, she mentioned that... That uh...must've been rough.

Hahah! You've had some experience with her cooking, I take it?

But the thing is, those dishes were absolutely overflowing with her desire to make me happy.

"This one's his favorite." "I wonder if he'll like this?" She put so much thought into every single one.

Lovelyn's desire to please is the foundation of her cooking.

That's why she's able to come up with such incredible recipes, even if her execution is a little rough.

Nothing tastes quite like love, huh?

Exactly. Nothing compares to something made especially for you.

Aldo! Samolyn! Did you see?!

Everyone looks so happy!

Your cooking is amazing, tater tot! No one serves a smile quite like you!

Hahah...

Huh? Did I say something funny?

You're both pretty amazing if you ask me.

Dwafufu~! Awww, thanks, Aldo!

Too bad I didn't get to try some of it myself...

Well how about this! We run a small restaurant back in our homeland. Since Samolyn's back now, Why don't you let us treat you to a meal?

About that, tater chip...

Think you can wait for me just a little while longer?

Dwafu?

I'd like to pass on my techniques to the cooks here first. I wanna make sure the Aye-Dee-Eh kids continue to eat well even after I'm gone.

......

Lovely...

That's my Samolyn!

The two of us are gonna serve smiles to the whole world, right?

That's what you promised me the day we got married!

That I did. And you're the one who taught me what that kind of cooking tastes like, Lovelyn. That's why I'll always strive to be a chef who puts other people first.

Dwafufu... It's almost like we're renewing our vows...

But anyhow! If that's what you want, then I'll be cheering for you every step of the way, tater tot!

I might get a little lonely sometimes, but...

Time apart has its own way of spicing things up, you know?

I'm rooting for you, Samolyn!

It's true, They really are two peas in a pod.

No matter how far apart they are, their dream of serving smiles will always keep them connected.

They're gonna be just fine.

Hey, Lovely...

Do you mind waiting until this afternoon to set out for Port Lezona?

Sorry, Aldo! But we need time to let the dough rise and prep all the ingredients. If we don't get an early start we won't finish in time!

O-Oh yeah...?

Yep! That's why I asked Synthy here to get us over there before sunrise!

I-Indeed... A gentleman such as myself would never refuse such a devoted young lady... N-Never in a thousand years...

I know, but...waking up before sunrise... Every single day...?

Look alive, Aldo! We've got a long day head of us!

Somebody... Please help me...

You better be ready! 'Cause it's time for me and Samolyn to serve up some smiles!