Sword Saint Mansion.
In her dream, that embrace was firm and warm, carrying an extremely aggressive scent like something scorched by the blazing sun, but unexpectedly reassuring.
Earlier, she had heard a dazed command voice, “Someone, wash her clean.”
The warm water cascaded over her body, washing away the dirt, and gradually relieved her mental and physical fatigue, making her sleep deeper.
Yelena was changed into clean silk pajamas in her sleep and now lay on a soft large bed. The down comforter, smelling of sunshine, was very warm. She felt like she hadn’t had such a good sleep in a long time.
“Ha~”
She tried to sit up, yawned, stretched, and twisted her neck. The big fox tail behind her swayed; it seemed she had slept enough.
She touched her neck; it was an exquisite lace cushion bell ornament, comfortable to wear.
Damn it! It seemed she was being treated as a pet…
“Miss Fox, Lady Iwitte left a roast chicken for you.”
Seeing Yelena awake, the maid beside her spoke.
“The bell ornament was custom enchanted by the Family Head specifically for you. It helps with your magic conversion. I hope you like it.”
“Okay, okay, got it~ Wow! This roast chicken looks pretty good.”
Yelena’s attention was on the food, so she didn’t make much of a fuss.
[The “Five Senses of the God of Cookery” has identified: Roast Whole Chicken, rich in high-quality protein and energy, marked as “Mortal Low-level Life”]
The talent was really useful; she truly didn’t have to worry about someone harming her through food. Yelena wolfed down the roast chicken in no time.
This was clearly not enough to eat. She needed to find more food. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find any ready-made sauce-slathered duck in this world…
Her body had undergone a huge change before, and now she needed to replenish more Life Energy.
“The Family Head is practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, esteemed Miss Fox. You are free to move around the Sword Saint Mansion, but the Family Head said, ‘Since you’re here, don’t think about leaving without saying goodbye.'”
The maid continued speaking, apparently guarding against Yelena’s little schemes.
“Maid, what’s your name?”
“Anna.”
“Miss Anna, take me to the kitchen. I think I should improve the meals of your Sword Saint Mansion.”
Yelena knew well that it’s better to rely on oneself than to ask others. Moreover, now she was very confident she could make satisfactory dishes.
“Understood, esteemed Miss Fox.”
“My name is Yelena Moon Tail, Miss Anna. No need to be so polite.”
“Understood, esteemed Miss Yelena.”
“…”
Yelena had no time to deal with this robot-like maid. Her goal was clear: even with this little tail following her, she had to get some food quickly.
Relying on her keen sense of smell, which was a hundred times stronger than her male body, she quickly began searching for useful ingredients.
The Sword Saint’s kitchen was very large, but excessively clean. To put it bluntly, it was like a decoration.
Yelena wandered around inside for a long time, quite frustrated. The chef’s soul inside her was shouting.
‘This guy can’t really be like that, can he?’…
There were no fresh vegetables, let alone good meat.
“Miss Anna, how does Miss Iwitte usually eat?”
“She takes care of it outside. The household basically never cooks. I occasionally make something, but unfortunately it doesn’t suit the Family Head’s taste…”
After hearing Anna’s answer, Yelena completely understood.
It seemed this Female Sword Saint, in modern terms, was a takeout regular and restaurant connoisseur.
She couldn’t stand it. She planned to keep searching. Today, she absolutely had to make some decent food.
Finally, hard work paid off. In a wooden barrel in the corner of the kitchen, there was half-soured Middle Eastern long-grain rice, half-rotted greens, and three or four relatively fresh eggs.
No problem. For a strict chef, these were terrible ingredients.
But in her eyes, they still had usable value.
The talent [Five Senses of the God of Cookery] activated again. Her garnet-red fox eyes suddenly lit up.
Let’s begin.
She washed the rice, drained the water, cracked the eggs… Each movement repeated fragments of her previous life’s memories, but at this moment, it was filled with a strange sense of rhythm.
Anna beside her watched in a daze. After showing a relieved smile, she decided to go alone to Iwitte’s training ground.
There were no proper cooking utensils, just a wooden spatula and a European-style flat pan.
Skilled stir-frying evenly coated each translucent grain of rice with golden egg liquid. After the wonderful sizzle in the hot olive oil, a beautiful “artwork” was completed.
[Special Golden Egg Fried Rice], completed.
[The energy activity of long-grain rice, greens, and eggs has been greatly enhanced. Current food satiety is maxed out. Life Source and Earth Breath are both high-grade. Marked as “Good-quality Mid-level Life Mid-level Breakthrough”]
Yelena turned around and didn’t see Anna, but she really couldn’t wait, so she began to eat with relish.
However, this egg fried rice had an exaggerated satiety. She only ate half and couldn’t continue.
What happened next was not a coincidence. Anna must have tipped her off. Iwitte followed the maddening aroma of the food to the kitchen.
“Let me have a taste.”
The playful voice came from behind. Yelena was startled by the sudden sound, and out of Fox Instinct, she jumped up in fright.
“What are you doing~ Ouch~”
“Pfft, I wanted to test your reflexes. Looks like they’re pretty good~”
Seeing Yelena’s big tail raised high in alert, Iwitte’s smile deepened.
Yelena smacked her lips, looked reluctantly at the half bowl of fried rice, and handed it over.
“This is my masterpiece. I believe it should shut that unruly mouth of yours.”
“Then I won’t hold back.”
Iwitte smiled gracefully and took the spoon from Yelena’s hand.
Iwitte casually scooped two spoonfuls and put them in her mouth, but to her surprise, she simply couldn’t stop after that.
At the moment those golden grains of rice exploded on her tongue, she could clearly feel that the bottleneck in her swordsmanship training seemed on the verge of being broken!
Her cherry-like mouth actually swallowed frantically, her mouth stuffed with food like a squirrel hoarding nuts, causing Yelena to chuckle.
She then walked out of the kitchen, quickly chewing the remaining food in her mouth.
After finishing, she swung the nodachi in her hand a few times. At this moment, she could actually use the family secret technique [Inextinguishable Flame] with much more ease, and even the magic consumption was greatly reduced!
“Yelena, from today on, the first bite of every new dish you make must be given to me.”
Iwitte quickly approached the kitchen, lifted Yelena’s chin, and her fingers gently brushed Yelena’s shyly flushed cheeks. Her eyes were full of excitement.
Her gaze was definitely not that of looking at a fox.
But at a unique, rare treasure that she absolutely couldn’t let go of easily.
“Little Fox~ That Brave Ice Cube dared to send you away with a bag of silver coins. If he knew your situation now, he’d probably be kicking himself, right?”
“Tell you what, after eating your new dish today, it seems I’m still a little short of a breakthrough. Think of other dishes. If you can get me to break through the bottleneck, I’ll reward you with fifty gold coins directly! Plus, rent is completely waived!”
?!
Yelena was too shocked to speak, but then she heard the familiar system voice.
[Current status: Iwitte affection points increased from 20 to 30. When Iwitte affection points reach 40, the host can unlock Myriad Food Box function two: 「Emotion Menu」]