Chapter 26
Barbara's fanatical supporters were simply dismissed by Sarah. So, she breathed a sigh of relief after escaping from their pursuit.
Then, Barbara quickly entered Good Hunter's restaurant carrying a small milk bottle bought from Sarah.
The restaurant was mostly empty, with only a few customers inside.
Barbara trotted her way to the second floor without making any noise.
After arriving, she yawned cutely. She looked tired and sleepy.
Last night, she didn't have time to rest because she was busy treating the wounded in the church.
Then, she came out early in the morning to oversee the extent of the disaster in the city. So, she didn't have any spare time to rest.
Barbara opened a small bag that she was carrying and couldn't help showing a distressed expression after seeing the content inside, "I forgot to bring a spicy drink..."
Then, she pulled out two packages of spicy dried fish and started munching on them.
But not long after, she took it back into the pouch because she lacked the appetite.
So, she boringly sat on a chair and started drinking milk from the bottle.
After finishing the drink, drowsiness swept over her body. She looked like she would fall asleep anytime soon.
"Brother Jason should still be asleep, right?"
After muttering, she walked up to the attic skillfully.
Then, she opened the main bedroom door. She was very familiar with this place, after all.
Inside the room, she saw Jason sleeping soundly on the bed.
"Brother Jason sleeps so well..."
Barbara muttered enviously and couldn't help walking inside in light steps. Then, she put her Vision and a small pouch that she was carrying on the table beside the bed.
After doing so, she glanced at the sleeping figure on the bed.
She couldn't help yawning again after seeing him sleep so well.
So, she simply kicked off her shoes, laid down on the soft and expensive-looking mattress beside him, and quickly fell asleep due to the warm and cozy feeling.
When Barbara fell asleep, Jason opened his eyes.
He looked at Barbara's tired and sleepy face with some distress. Barbara's little hands clenched the sheets tightly.
"Is she so tired?" Jason gently stroked her head.
After thinking about it, he carried her closer to him, covered the quilt, and continued sleeping.
Barbara's breathing soon returned normal, and her painful expression slowly melted into a smile. She looked like she had a good dream.
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At noon,
Good Hunter restaurant,
Jason slept contentedly.
When he woke up and found Barbara sleeping beside him, he was instantly in a good mood.
Who wouldn't like having a beautiful girl sleep beside him?
Although she was still sleeping, Jason didn't think about waking her up.
She looked tired and exhausted from treating the wounded in yesterday's dragon disaster.
According to the system, Barbara is only Lv5.
If she frequently uses her hydro healing for the injured, she will get drained and fatigued. So, Jason wanted her to rest for more time.
"Should I bring her out to the wild for level up?"
"A higher level means easier and smoother treatment after all..."
Jason thought while washing his face.
Barbara work as a church deaconess and rarely leaves Mondstadt.
Even if she leaves the city for some reason, she will come back soon.
So if he wants to take Barbara out on an adventure, he will have to deal with the Church of Favonius first.
After Jason finished washing, he went downstairs.
Paimon noticed his arrival and flew towards him, stomping her feet in frustration, and said, "Jason, you're finally up! What a slacker!"
Paimon is very annoyed looking at his lazy behavior because being a big slacker is one of her life pursuits. She is not happy to see Jason realizing her dream so easily.
That's why she gave him an angry look.
Lumine also stared at him, wondering whether Paimon's words frustrated him.
Unfortunately for her, Jason wouldn't take Paimon's words seriously. He asked, "Lumine, Paimon, did you have your lunch?"
"Not yet..." Lumine shook her head.
"Well, we came back with an empty stomach! No matter what kind of food we eat, it will taste inferior to the one made by Jason."
"Even though we ate so much food last night, they tasted way better than pizza outside."
Paimon gave her opinion, trying to speak like a professional gourmet.
Jason listened to her compliment plainly. He wasn't moved by her praise at all.
"That's just because I've seen many different ways of cooking and know how to highlight the taste of the ingredients to bring a completely different flavor."
After saying this, he glanced at today's ingredients.
After thinking for a while, he decided on what dish to make.
One by one, he picked and cleaned up snapdragon, tofu, and lotus heads for cooking.
With the fragrance of snapdragon to neutralize the bitterness of lotus heads, add tofu for smooth and tender texture, and supplement other spices and ingredients.
He was cooking a ubiquitous home-cooked dish available in the Teyvat continent - Jewelry Soup.
Of course, what he was making wasn't cheap and ordinary like others.
Usually, while making Jewelry Soup, most common people often replace expensive ingredients like snapdragon and lotus heads with other common vegetables.
These two ingredients are expensive, after all.
Then, he started preparing another dish, Cold Cut Platter.
This recipe is one of Hunter's best dishes of all time.
In a one-to-one ratio, he selected sausages for the dish, good quality wild boar bacon supplied by Springvale village, and air-dried ham by the wind of Mondstadt. Then he served the dish with chilled wild mist, enhancing the freshness of the plate.
This dish is definitely a boon for meat lovers!
After cooking, Jason served them with freshly-made Jewelry Soup and Cold Cut Platter.
Paimon looked at the dishes in front of her and couldn't wait to bite the meat and pour a mouthful of hot soup.
So, she started eating the food joyfully.
"It's delicious~" Paimon turned around and said excitedly. After speaking, she resumed her eating journey.
"Uh-huh..." Lumine also nodded and started eating in small bites, but her eating speed was obviously faster.
"This is also the way Boss combines the dish..."
Sarah saw that customers from outside and inside had finished eating and left their plates on the table. So, she had some time to spare for lunch.
"Cold meaty dish is paired with hot vegetarian soup to prevent one from feeling oily and greasy until their stomach is full." Sarah gave her opinion.
While they were busy eating, Jason remembered what happened yesterday and said, "Sarah, I'll give you a new soup recipe. Please make it before seven o'clock every night and give it to Mona, alright?"
"Okay, Boss. Thank you for the new recipe!" Sarah hugged him in excitement.
She doesn't care for whom the soup is made.
All that matters to her is that she learned a new recipe by doing this task.
"Cough, cough..." Lumine coughed to remind Sarah of her surrounding.
After hearing this, Sarah realized she troubled her Boss by being too excited. Therefore, she cutely knocked her head and sat back.
"Jason, Master Jean asked us to come to her place, " Lumine also remembered something.
"Well, I guess it's mostly to thank us..."
Then, he added, "We'll go over there later. Maybe Jean will give us some rewards for our hard work yesterday..."
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