Chapter 383: The Beginning of Showing Off (1)
Looking at the ingredients in the kitchen, Hachiman nodded.
"Senzaemon-sama, I'll begin now."
It was around 10 o'clock, just in time for lunch preparation.
Upon hearing his words, Senzaemon Nakiri nodded, "Then I look forward to Hachiman's cooking."
"Don't worry, Senzaemon-sama, I won't disappoint you," Hachiman said confidently with a smile.
At this moment, Erina and Alice approached him.
Erina: "Hachiman, do you want me to help you?"
Alice: "Yeah, Hachiman-kun, I can assist you too."
However, Hachiman politely declined the offers of the two sisters with just a slight smile.
"Thank you for your offer, but this is my solo performance, and you won't be able to keep up."
Although his words were somewhat hurtful, with his current physical condition, he was far beyond the capabilities of the two girls.
Upon hearing Hachiman's words, Alice felt a bit disappointed, but she didn't insist. However, Erina couldn't accept it.
What do you mean we can't keep up?
While my cooking skills may not be as good as yours, I can still lend a hand.
Although she was angry, Erina didn't force it and just stood to the side with a sulking expression.
Hmm, I'll show you that I can keep up.
Seeing the childish behavior of the girl, Hachiman shook his head with a smile.
He tied on his apron and began cooking in earnest.
The first dish he prepared was a refreshing cold appetizer.
He had a large block of ice and a fresh sea bream as the main ingredients.
Seeing these two ingredients, Gin's eyes lit up.
"Oh, are you starting with that dish?"
Upon hearing his good friend's words, Joichiro became interested. "What's this, Gin? Do you know what dish Hachiman-kun is going to make?"
"Yeah, Hachiman-kun made this dish during the orientation training at the resort. It was an ultimate delight both visually and in taste. I didn't expect him to start with this dish today."
Upon hearing this, everyone's anticipation grew, wondering what dish could earn such high praise from Gin.
"What dish is it?" Finally, Joichiro, who had the closest relationship with Hachiman, asked.
Gin smiled slightly. "This dish is called—"
"Ice Fresh Sea Bream Mountain!"
That's right, Hachiman's first dish was the Ice Fresh Sea Bream Mountain.
Upon hearing this name, Joichiro vaguely guessed what it was.
"Ice, sea bream... Is it sashimi?"
"That's right, it's sashimi," Gin nodded.
"It's sashimi?" Hearing Gin's words, everyone nodded, but their anticipation was slightly diminished.
For the Japanese people, sashimi was not unfamiliar, and the taste of sashimi depended largely on the quality of the ingredients, rather than the chef's skill. At most, some effort could be put into the dipping sauce.
Erina felt even more dissatisfied.
What, just sashimi? How could I not keep up? That jerk Hachiman is underestimating me too much.
I'll show him what I can do. If there's anything I can't keep up with, I'll make sure that jerk pays for it.
With this in mind, the girl widened her eyes.
Sensing Erina's intense gaze, Hachiman smiled faintly and began his action.
He took out a kitchen knife and approached the ice block, gently running his left hand over the blade.
His eyes narrowed, the max-level "Kendo" module activated, and with his right hand holding the knife, he made consecutive swings in the air. The crisp sound echoed in everyone's ears, and shards of ice continued to fly off the block, as if he was carving something.
Seeing this scene, everyone except for Erina and Alice was stunned.
Is... is this magic?
Clearly, the blade was still some distance away from the ice block, so how could he carve on it?
But seeing the calm expressions on Erina and Alice's faces, Leonora, who was beside them, was puzzled.
"Erina, Alice, aren't you surprised?"
"We're not surprised. We've seen it before," Alice said with a smile, and Erina nodded beside her.
But at this moment, the girl felt a bit depressed.
Is this what Hachiman meant by something I can't keep up with?
Well, she really can't do this kind of thing.
Hearing her daughter's words, Leonora covered her mouth in surprise.
"You've seen it? When was this?"
"Just a few days ago, on the beach," Alice said, giving her mother a sidelong glance.
At this point, Senzaemon spoke up, "Do you know what's going on?"
Seeing their grandfather speak up, the two sisters looked at each other, and finally, Erina spoke up.
"Actually, Hachiman already mentioned it to us," Erina continued.
As the girl spoke, everyone else also perked up their ears.
"Grandpa, you're aware that Hachiman is skilled in Kendo and has even reached the level of Swordmaster, right?"
"Naturally," Senzaemon nodded. He had witnessed Hachiman's achievement of becoming a Swordmaster during the competition a year ago and was familiar with it.
"In fact, Hachiman has already surpassed the realm of Swordmaster," Erina paused, then continued.
"He has recently attained the highest level of Kendo."
"Sword Saint!"
"What?!" Even the usually composed Senzaemon was startled by this news.
"Hachiman-kun has actually reached the legendary realm of the Sword Saint!"
As a Kendo enthusiast, Senzaemon naturally knew about the Sword Saint, the supreme realm of Kendo, but the Sword Saint hadn't appeared for hundreds of years and had become a legend.
He never imagined that Hachiman could reach such a level.
"Yes, Hachiman-kun has indeed become a Sword Saint," Alice spoke up at this point. "And he even demonstrated the unique ability of the Sword Saint—sword aura projection."
"Despite the distance, it still caused damage. It's truly amazing."
The girl's tone was filled with excitement, mixed with a hint of pride.
After all, Hachiman was her boyfriend. With such a talented boyfriend, wasn't it worth being proud of?
"Sword aura projection..."
Senzaemon murmured to himself, then looked at Hachiman, who was still carving in the air. "So this is what sword aura projection looks like?"
"Yes, that's right. That's how it is. He showed us that back then. Even though there was still half a meter distance from the shark, he just needed to gently swing his sword in the air, and it could cause wounds on the shark," Erina nodded.
"A shark!!!"
Upon hearing this, Soue, who adored his daughter, panicked. He didn't expect that Alice and her friends encountered a shark during their last visit to the beach.
But before Soue could speak, Hachiman stopped his actions.
As he halted the blade, a mini ice mountain appeared in front of everyone.
Waves of ice peaks, layer upon layer.
Under the sunlight, the entire ice mountain sparkled like crystal, reflecting dazzling rays of light.
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Chapter 384: The Beginning of Showing Off (2)
Seeing the carved ice mountain, Hachiman nodded in satisfaction.
Approaching the large fish tank in the kitchen, he rolled up his sleeves and reached into it, grabbing a struggling sea bream still swimming inside.
Though the fish thrashed violently, trying to shake off his grip, Hachiman's strength easily subdued its futile struggles. With a firm grip, he lifted the sea bream out of the tank.
Arriving at the cutting board, he swiftly ended its life with a clean stab from a pair of chopsticks.
With the sea bream handled, Hachiman finally embarked on the most crucial step of this dish.
Slicing.
He picked up a bottle of liquid nitrogen meant for chilling and sprayed it wildly over a newly acquired kitchen knife.
As the compressed liquid nitrogen spewed out, it rapidly vaporized into nitrogen gas, absorbing a considerable amount of heat from the surroundings, drastically lowering the temperature of the knife.
After spraying for a while, Hachiman set down the liquid nitrogen bottle and reached out to grasp the chilling knife.
"This is..."
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"Hachiman-kun, don't..."
"Onii-chan!"
...
Ignoring the alarmed exclamations of the others, Hachiman held the ice-cold knife in his bare hands and walked over to the prepared sea bream.
Observing this scene, Gin suddenly spoke up, "Everyone, please watch closely. What comes next is the most marvelous part of this dish."
Hearing his words, everyone cast aside their previous astonishment, eager to see how Hachiman would proceed.
Slowly raising the icy knife, Hachiman left a faint trail in the air with its chilly blade.
In the next moment, the blade shimmered with light as it danced in his hands, sending glittering pieces flying towards the ice mountain with each swift motion.
"Those are... slices of sea bream!" Erina suddenly exclaimed.
Upon hearing the girl's words, everyone focused their gaze.
With every stroke of the knife, Hachiman sent thin slices of sea bream fluttering onto the nearby mini ice mountain, where they adhered perfectly.
"Ah, this..."
Is he really cooking or performing magic?
Seeing this somewhat magical scene, everyone stared in disbelief as if they had never seen anything like it before.
"Indeed, Hachiman's knife skills are always so pleasing to the eye," Gin exclaimed with admiration.
Knife skills...
Are these really knife skills?
Everyone had their doubts, but recalling the news of Hachiman's attainment of Sword Saint, they comforted themselves in their hearts that it must be due to the blessing of Kendo.
As it turned out, their speculation was correct.
Hachiman's ability to achieve this level was indeed due to the blessing of the Kendo module. It wasn't just the Kendo and Cookingmodules; even the Physique module played an important role.
His powerful physique allowed him to wield the ice-cold knife without being frozen, a benefit brought by the Physique module.
Moreover, the precise control that allowed each slice of sea bream to land accurately on the mini ice mountain was also thanks to the extraordinary control granted by the Physique module.
Regardless of their thoughts, Hachiman continued to slice the sea bream unperturbed.
With each stroke, the delicate slices of sea bream sparkled like crystals, fluttering gracefully towards the mini ice mountain like dancing butterflies.
Such a beautiful scene left everyone enthralled.
However, the beautiful moment was short-lived. Soon, the sea bream was sliced completely, and the captivating yet brief spectacle came to an end, leaving everyone still mesmerized.
After slicing the sea bream, Hachiman exhaled a breath of cold air and slowly released his grip on the knife handle under the flowing water.
Although the temperature of the ice-cold knife was low, it would definitely cause frostbite to a normal person.
Unfortunately, Hachiman paid no heed to this temperature with his current physique.
Seeing Hachiman release the knife, Komachi reacted immediately and hurried over to his side.
"Onii-chan, are you okay?"
Grabbing his hand, Komachi shivered slightly. "Wow, it's so cold."
But when Komachi looked at Hachiman's palm with a worried expression, she saw nothing. Hachiman's palm remained fair, without a trace of frostbite.
"Huh, how is that possible..." Komachi looked at him in surprise.
Rubbing her head with his other hand, Hachiman smiled. "Don't worry, Komachi, it's just a little cold. I'm fine."
Just then, Erina and Alice also rushed to Hachiman's side.
"Are you an idiot? How could you hold the ice-cold knife with your bare hands? Aren't you afraid of frostbite?" Erina scolded, mixed with a hint of worry.
As for Alice, she was purely concerned. "Hachiman-kun, are you okay? Should I prepare some frostbite ointment and bandages for you?"
Erina also realized the situation and quickly spoke to Hisako.
"That's right, Hisako, quickly go get some frostbite ointment and bandages."
"Okay, Miss Erina," Hisako nodded and was about to run out of the kitchen.
But Hachiman directly stopped her.
"Hisako, you don't need to get the frostbite ointment. I'm fine."
"How could you be fine? With such a cold temperature, you must have frostbite. And aren't you able to use sword aura projection? You could have just cut with sword aura. Why did you have to do it like this, you idiot!" Erina scolded with concern.
Alice chimed in, "Yeah, exactly, you could have just used sword aura to cut."
Upon hearing their words, Hachiman just smiled faintly. "Relax, I'm fine. And to taste the deliciousness, you naturally have to pay some price, right?"
"The essence of this dish requires cutting at low temperatures in an instant. If I used sword aura, I wouldn't achieve that effect."
"And I really am fine. Don't believe me? Take a look."
With that, he even showed his palm to the two girls.
To their surprise, there was indeed no trace of frostbite on Hachiman's palm.
"Ah, this..."
This left both sisters dumbfounded; was it possible that such low temperatures didn't affect him at all?
It wasn't just them; everyone, including Gin, was equally surprised. After all, the last time they saw Hachiman prepare this dish, he was "frozen."
Unfortunately, Gin didn't know that Hachiman hadn't actually been injured that time; applying the cold compress was just for show.
But what worried him more now was the attitude of Erina and Alice.
Why did it seem like they both liked Hachiman?
It wasn't just Gin who had such thoughts; even Senzaemon felt the same way.
At this moment, Senzaemon felt somewhat helpless. He did hope Erina and Hachiman could become a couple, and it seemed like it might happen soon. However, he hadn't expected Alice to also have feelings for Hachiman.
This was getting awkward.
To hide his embarrassment, Senzaemon cleared his throat.
"Cough, cough, Hachiman, is this your first dish?"
Upon hearing his question, Hachiman nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Senzaemon-sama, this is the appetizer I've prepared for everyone."
"Ice Fresh Sea Bream Mountain!"
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