A Certain Middle-Aged Man’s VRMMO Activity Log c76

Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki

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In order to cook, I borrowed the kitchen in the inn with the good will of the female proprietress.

I paid 300Glo upfront for making use of it.
Even if she says it’s fine and she doesn’t need it, borrowing the place for free is something that’s too impudent for me to do.

First I thinly sliced the meat of the High Rabbits and Thief Birds, and with just a very little bit of salt and pepper sprinkled on, I grilled it.
If you don’t first know what kind of taste it has, you can’t prepare it well, so this is in order to get to know the original flavor of the meat … as soon as it was grilled through, I immediately tried eating it, and

“- – Delicious.”

That single word just leaked out. Even though it was sliced thinly, the meaty flavor was properly there, and on top of that, there wasn’t much gamy taste or smell.

In other words, if you boldly prepare it in a simple manner, then you will probably be able to cook something good.

I temporarily left the kitchen, stocked up on a bunch of ingredients, and then re-entered the kitchen once again.

There’s a leek-like herb, although it’s called Reedo here, that would match well to making it leek-flavored by alternating it with the meet.

It’s not like I’m making something that will be served at a restaurant’s table, but it’s fine to make it somewhat more exciting.

That delicious smell of carefully grilled meat skewers filled the kitchen.

Carefully watching its progress, I grilled the skewered stabbed Thief Bird meat; if it’s like this, even that hateful Thief Bird will lose that reputation.

And then the very first one is finished.

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Thief Bird Skewers with Reedo

A dish where Thief Bird meat is stabbed with skewers and complemented by alternating it with Reedo and then grilled.
It has a flavor that seems like it would pair well with alcohol.

Quality 8; SPD increase (medium)
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Right away a quality of 8, huh; like I thought, preparing it simply was the correct answer.

And there’s even a SPD increase added … in this case, SPD does refer to speed of movement over ground, but it also includes the speed of your actions.

And so, now that I finally found something that goes with alcohol, let’s grill all of it and eat while knocking back a pint, un.

Alright, so next is the High Rabbit meat I guess; what should I do to prepare it?
After thinking for a little bit, there’s some Thief Bird meat left over, so let’s use it in an experiment and try to test-produce a certain dish, a dish that is originally a mixture of pork and beef … the hamburger steak.

Even I think it’s a little rash to use poultry and rabbit meat, but it’s worth trying it out; lets make it with the a.s.sumption it’s going to be a miss.

Even while I’m thinking, wouldn’t it be convenient to have a tool for this, wanting something I don’t have is a waste of time, so anyway, right now I’m dicing it rhythmically like clackackackackackack clackackackack with the kitchen knife.

Of course when I was kneading, I threw in salt and pepper, as well as some herbs diced finely, and an egg.

After it was kneaded, I molded it into an oval shape, and tossed it a few times from my left to my right hand *pon pon* like I was tossing a ball.

Forgetting that here is virtual reality, I swallowed the saliva that was building up little by little in my mouth.
For a while, I piled the fried hamburger steaks one by one onto a small plate.

Now then, next I’ll make a sauce using the frying pan that the hamburger steak was fried in.

Using the tastiness of the meat juices left behind in the frying pan, putting it on top of the hamburger steak like that will further the deliciousness. And so, putting the finished sauce on top of the hamburger steak, it was completed.

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Rabbit Hamburger Steak

A hamburger made of a mixture of High Rabbit and Thief Bird meat mixed together.
It’s completely different from the traditional hamburger steak that humans usually make, but it isn’t bad because of it.

Quality 7
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7, huh … it’s probably because I mixed the ingredients up, naa.

Anyway, let’s go sample these …

First off is the skewers … un, it’s really delicious, this flavor; even though the Thief Bird is a bird that flies a lot, the flesh isn’t tough at all, so the more you chew it, the more the deliciousness seeps in. This one really is tasty; it’s irresistible.

Next is the hamburger steak … let’s see just what kind of taste this has …

Since I was able to make a tasty dish right now, you can consider this a hit too, so let’s not think about it too hard; it’s for the best.

Thinking like that, I gathered up the dishes and went to stow them away in the Item Box, but.
Before I realized it, not just the proprietress, all the Fairies who should have been drinking merrily are staring intently in my direction.

“Looks like it’s done, na.”

“It looks so good.”
“Human food is really something else, ne.”

And the like, they were making a fuss … it’s almost like they had magic cast on them, naa … it can’t be helped, so I tentatively said, “If you’re willing to pay money for it, then should I sell it …?”

““““““I’ll buy!”””””””

And the Fairies voices were splendidly in sync.
In the blink of an eye, the food I cooked was swooped off one and all. The only thing left behind was a small mountain of Glo used as payment.

“So good!”

“That despicable Thief Bird is d.a.m.n tasty like this, na.”

“Another beer please!”

— The impressions seem to be all favorable like that, but … I had all sorts of plans for the skewers … my shoulders drooped a little …

At times like this, things just don’t seem to go well.

SKILLS

[a.s.saulting Kick]Lv22

[Craftsmans.h.i.+p]Lv54 ↑1UP

[Stealth]Lv41

[Chivalrous Thief]Lv21

[Fairy Language]Lv99 (Forced Acquisition) (Unable to be moved to Reserved Skills)

Reserved Skills

[Blacksmithing]Lv39

[Advanced Cooking]Lv9 ↑1UP

ExP 4

t.i.tles Possessed:  The One who Charmed Even the Fairy Queen, The One who Defeated a Great Foe Alone, Liberator, ???
His second name from other players is “The Fairy Queen’s Husband-san”, Chef of the Battlefield-san

A/n: When food is made, appet.i.tes ever are about the same; that’s what this story is about.