56 Serves them right! (1/2)

”Hmm... Hmm...” Frederico kept nodding as he watches Pedro cook the Octrocras stew. The pot made a bubbling sound as he increases the heat by adding more wood.

”Done!” Minutes later, Pedro took three bowls and filled it with the Octrocras stew.

”Ho... Hooooo...” Madame Soledad, Alivia, and Frederico blew into the hot Octrocras stew.

Gulp!

”Aaaaaaah! This spiciness! Perfect!” Frederico blushed as tears started to come out from his eyes.

'The strong smell and taste of the squid were perfectly controlled by the spiciness brought by the sauce! Marvelous!'

”Kid! Starting today, you'll be my personal chef!” Madame Soledad shows no sign of stopping in eating the stew.

”That's not fair! Soledad!” Alivia pouted to Soledad and wore teary eyes.

”I... I guess... I can give you some...” Madame Soledad shook her head in response.

”Yay!” ... Alivia wore a mischievous smile as she returned eating.

...

”Aliviaaa! It's your duty!!! Where, the hell, are you?!” Kentaro's voice echoed thru the room from the golden pipe.

Burp~~

”Oh... Thanks for the meal! I look forward to more of your dishes! I'll just lecture this troublesome junior of mine!” Alivia rubbed her ballooned tummy as she left Pedro's room.

”What are you looking at? Go cook the same dish! Didn't you watch him cook!?” Madame Soledad stared daggers to Frederico and gestured to go into the kitchen.

”Uhm... It's no that I can't cook the same dish... It's just that... I don't have the ingredients to cook one!”

”Here! Use these!” Pedro placed the ingredients to be used one by one in the kitchen.

”You!”

”Go cook! or... do you want to be the one to be cooked?” Madame Soledad's eyes turned black as Frederico ran towards the kitchen.

”Since we have nothing to do... would you like me to teach you skill making?” She grinned while Pedro kept nodding his head.

”Alright then! Actually, skill making was an easy job! All you need is an imaginative mind and tons of experience of different magics! The only reason why there were only a few of the skill makers was because of the resources needed. They were rare and if available, they are expensive.” Madame Soledad explained as she took out an ancient-looking paper and a pen filled with red liquid in it.

”resources?”

”Yes! These are the two materials needed in skill making! A paper from a Nearis Tree! and blood of a creature with a huge amount of magical energy!” Madame Soledad played with the red pen in his hands.