Chapter 1: Looking for Recipes

Gin, do you have detailed knowledge about confectionery?

Where did you come up with a question like that? Do I really look like I'd know much about sweets?

Oh, but I did used to make dried persimmon, so I suppose I have some knowledge.

Hm, speaking of dried persimmon, I hear you dry them after you take the seed out to preserve it better and avoid molding.

Sounds like you know more than me.

Why are you asking about sweets all of a sudden?

I resumed research in cooking again, but I noticed the variety in my recipes is limited. So I thought I'd look into desserts as well.

Maybe you should ask the girls about it rather than me. They tend to know more about desserts.

Ah, you have a good point.

Alright, I'll go visit some girls to see if they know.

What's this? It smells like something's burning.

Could it be a fire?

That's a disgusting smell. What did you do? Burn some crap?

Why the hell would I do such a thing?!

Aww, it ended up exploding. It's beyond saving now.

What is this? You were baking rocks, then?

You're the one who decided to break through our walls while we were baking cookies! We ended up with the wrong measurements, and this is the result!

Stop yapping. It's annoying. You want me to strip your hide and bake that instead?

What's going on here?

Huh? These girls are trying to make baked rocks or something.

They're not rocks! They're cookies! Keep insulting us and we'll roast you whole.

Go on. Try if you can.

Stop it, Loly. I mean, he's not wrong. They do look like rocks.

Are cookies supposed to look jagged and pointy like this?

I remember them being smoother on the surface and having a flatter shape.

Why don't you try one if you're so curious?

I'll give you one too.

You think I would consider eating this piece of garbage?

Arf... Arf?

You're going to eat it?

*Whine*

*Whimper*

It's beyond garbage. It's poison! You piece of trash!

I said it's all your fault!

So a small mistake can turn cookies into a dangerous weapon.

It's common to mess up when making sweets because measurements are really important, but this was just an accident.

I see. I need to be careful when deciding on my next recipe then.