Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

With just one sentence, Priscilla had managed to scare everyone. She looked at the manual and fiddled with the cooking assistant magic tool.

I anxiously watched her from the side, hoping that at least the dish would be edible. Even if it wasn’t, I could still force it down, but it would be hard to hide my true feelings.

“Let’s see how well they’re doing. I hope they’re as good as me.”

Rosalia grumbled as she walked over and stood next to me. Latina quietly followed suit.

“You must be confident if you’re reacting like that.”

“I know. But you know, if I want to be picky, I can find faults anywhere, right? If there’s something strange, I’ll send it back.”

A wicked smile appeared on his face. It could also be seen as a playful smile.

“I’m the judge, so you better not have forgotten.”

“There’s also a spectator evaluation, right? I also gave them some to try, so why can’t we evaluate it?”

“I don’t think it will have much impact on the results.”

“You have a bad mind. You should have a kind heart, Saint. With such a wicked mind, you won’t succeed.”

Latina suddenly interjected.

“Are you saying that as if you wouldn’t do the same?”

“I won’t. It’s said that people with bad cooking skills also have bad minds.”

Just as the two were about to start bickering again, I quickly intervened and pulled Rosalia and Latina to my sides, effectively separating them. Latina, who was almost nestled in my arms, immediately became well-behaved.

On the other hand, Rosalia smiled meaningfully and snuggled even closer. Her slender fingers slowly crept onto my hand and guided it towards her chest.

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Tsk. You’re stingy.”

I heard a hiss from the side. Were they not aware that while they were cooking, I was here fondling breasts? I wasn’t that shameless a person, to begin with.

Rosalia, who had given up on her original purpose, changed her plans slightly and buried her face in my chest. She raised her head slightly and asked a question.

“Mira, who do you think is the best?”

“Hmm.”

Priscilla was indeed looking at the manual and seemed to be doing something diligently. However, instead of cooking, she seemed more like she was creating something.

Laura and Leona were both cooking normally, and surprisingly, they were quite skilled. Come to think of it, Leona used to be bad at cooking, wasn’t she? She couldn’t even make rice balls properly.

“……”

As I recalled the old days, the corners of my lips drooped slightly. Leona’s memories were essentially Aria’s memories. I forcibly pulled up the corners of my lips and turned my gaze away.

“Probably Elysier, I think.”

While Laura and Leona were also moving quite skillfully, Elysier was on a whole different level.

She was using six cooking assistant magic tools at the same time, and the way she chopped the ingredients was not ordinary. The chopped ingredients were perfectly cut without any rough edges, and she naturally tasted the food to adjust the seasoning.

Every movement exuded not just the skill of someone who had cooked a lot but the experience that could only come from years of practice. Rosalia nodded as if she had expected this.

“I thought so. That girl, she said cooking was her hobby, remember? We talked a lot without you, and I found out then.”

“So you knew, and you still wanted to find faults?”

Rosalia’s body flinched slightly at the sudden accusation.

“What, what? Did you hear that?”

“We’re not that far apart, so did you really think I wouldn’t be able to hear? Well, let’s see if I can find any faults in your cooking as you said.”

“……”

Rosalia awkwardly tried to change the subject as Laura cut off the mana to the cooking assistant magic tool and held out a plate. Tap, tap, tap, one by one, plates were placed in front of Latina, Rosalia, and me.

“Alright, it’s done.”

Unlike Latina’s first dish, which was simply boiled meat with sauce on top, Laura’s dish was a classic lamb steak that one would expect to see in a high-end restaurant.

“Alright, then–”

“Wait a moment. I will cut it myself.”

Laura gently pressed my hand and took the fork and knife. Her hands skillfully and elegantly began to cut the steak.

As the knife penetrated the nicely browned surface, the juices that had been suppressed inside gushed out. The escaping juices flowed down the steaming surface and collected at the edges.

The perfectly cooked interior was revealed. The medium-well done steak, browned to a nice golden color, released heat and a delicious aroma. The oil mixed with the juices moistened the inside.

Laura cut the steak into slightly smaller pieces than a mouthful and offered one to me with a fork. The steak, drenched in oil and juices, was right in front of me.

“Alright, ah–”

“Hey! What are you doing!”

Rosalia jumped at the sight. Laura calmly replied.

“It’s basic to have a specific way of eating high-class dishes. So, I’m just helping you enjoy the dish to the fullest. What’s wrong with that?”

“It’s just a steak! Your intentions are too obvious!”

“It’s a steak made with the highest quality ingredients that are only supplied to the royal palace. Surely you can tell the difference?”

I had tasted all kinds of gourmet dishes while living in the Crete family, but this steak didn’t seem to be inferior to any of those dishes.

“What do you think?”

“It’s delicious. Really delicious.”

“I’m glad. There’s still a lot left, so eat as much as you want.”

Honestly, it was a rather plain evaluation compared to the taste. But Laura didn’t seem to mind as she smiled contentedly and continued to cut and feed me new pieces.

Rosalia quietly ate her share of the steak. Despite her earlier intentions to find faults, she seemed to be enjoying the taste.

“I’m done too!”

When about half of the steak was gone, Leona rushed over and placed a new plate in front of us. Laura gracefully moved aside to give her room.

Leona’s dish was shrimp wrapped in thinly sliced pork, fried whole. The distinctive yellow color of the fried coating emitted a delicious aroma of oil.

“Wait a moment… so… ugh.”

Just like Laura had done, Leona was about to feed me with chopsticks, but she suddenly stopped and looked like she was contemplating something. Then, with a determined look, she put down the chopsticks.

“Alright. Ah, ah…”

“Ho, that’s a bold move, isn’t it?”

Instead of using chopsticks, Leona grabbed the shrimp by the tail with her hand and stretched out her arm. Even Laura smiled and admired her boldness.

However, Leona herself was blushing to the tips of her ears and trembling, but that wasn’t the point.

Once again, I obediently accepted the food. But this time, I accidentally ate her finger along with the shrimp, and Leona jumped back in surprise.

“……”

The texture of the pork could be felt through the crispy coating, and inside, the bouncy shrimp was chewed. The unique aroma that had permeated the coating filled my mouth.

Meanwhile, Leona stared at her finger that had been in my mouth. She seemed to be contemplating something again.

The contemplation didn’t last long. Leona put her finger in her mouth and licked it.

“…… I’m not in a position to say this, but don’t you think that’s really creepy?”

“Ugh, hek?! Me, me?!”

Leona jumped back in surprise but quickly took her finger out of her mouth. It was too late, though, as Rosalia had already heard everything.

“Mira, did you see that? She just licked her finger after it was in your mouth! She’s such a pervert, isn’t she?”

“Ah, no! It was just the oil! I wouldn’t… I wouldn’t do something so perverted!”

“She knew it was weird, but she still did it. She licked her finger right in front of us. What a bold move, worthy of the Light Bringer.”

“I was going to use my mouth from the start. I knew I couldn’t do that in front of all of you.”

“Your mouth is the only thing alive. You wouldn’t have been able to do that in front of us.”

“Ha, you say my mouth is the only thing alive? Watch. I’ll show you.”

Rosalia smiled meaningfully and suddenly put a shrimp tempura in her mouth. Then, she–

-Crack!

“Now it’s my turn to be evaluated, so what are you doing, Rosalia?”

Elysier blocked her with a fork before she could come any closer. The fork pierced the shrimp tempura that was in her mouth and then embedded itself into the opposite wall. The fork continued to vibrate for a while even after it was stuck in the wall.

Rosalia stared at the remains of the shrimp tempura, now only the tail left between her lips, and the body stuck in the wall, looking bewildered.

“Hey! What if I had been hit by that?!”

“I wouldn’t make such a basic mistake. It’s an unnecessary worry.”

Elysier nonchalantly dismissed Rosalia’s anger and proudly presented his dish.

There were many different kinds. I didn’t know their names, but I could tell that each one was extraordinary just by looking at them.

“I won’t use cheap tricks. As a skilled person like me, I should rightfully capture your palate.”

“Hmm. Let’s see how good you really are… gulp.”

Rosalia fell silent after taking a bite of the golden fried rice.

The others were the same. Even Laura, who rarely showed such expressions, had a frustrated look on her face, and Leona’s eyes widened in surprise. Latina was no exception.

“Did you see that, Rosalia? This is the difference between you and me.”

“……”

No one could refute her words.

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“…… Why is this so delicious?”

Additionally, Priscilla’s dish, which I couldn’t even identify, was surprisingly tasty. Even Elysier took a bite and looked like his common sense had been shattered.

“That’s right. Erestika said that she would make pudding for us later. Since she can’t join us here with the students, it’s her way of making up for it.”

“…… Pudding?”

Doesn’t pudding have milk as an ingredient?

“……”

Surely, it couldn’t be…