137 – [3] Life does not forgive weakness
#137
“Let everyone start the test! The total test time is 40 minutes!”
The midterm exams have begun.
The classroom was filled with the sound of cooking utensils moving.
I calmly came up with a plan and a recipe.
After reviewing it once, I immediately started taking action.
“?”
“You eat that.”
First, get rid of useless dixies.
I threw the popcorn at Ines, who was standing still.
Second, remove the meat from the bag and drain the water.
It had been frozen for several days, but was thawed on the way to the classroom.
Third, select the source ingredients.
There were not too many recipes in the game, so the selection itself was easy.
Fourth, mix the sauce ingredients in an appropriate amount.
I was able to find the ratio only after trial and error because I relied on game recipes with unclear ratios.
Actually, it seems like a lot of hard work, but surprisingly, even though the ratio was ruined, the taste was not lacking thanks to the ingredients.
This was the best I could find based on the magic powder, just trying to make it more palatable.
Fifth, cut the meat into appropriate sizes.
I didn’t know the professor’s taste, so I cut it according to my convenience.
As they were cutting so hard, the supervising professor sneaked up to the side.
My eyes were shining strangely, as if I was using magic.
“Hmm—”
Oh, go away, please.
Professor-Bolshevik’s Communist Eye Rape stopped the cutting.
I wanted to sprinkle salt on it, but I gave up because it wouldn’t get rid of it.
The professor looked through the meat and nodded.
“You caught it yourself, right? The grooming…… Um, it’s ambiguous. Did you take care of it to the local store?”
“No. I cleaned it myself.”
“Directly? Where?”
“In the bathroom.”
I didn’t bother to say that the bathtub and toilet were close together.
I had to avoid the disaster of refusing to sample and spilling seeds.
“Oh, that’s pretty neat for that. Of course…… There are a few rough parts, though. What kind of knife did you use?”
“I used my personal knife.”
“Are you saying you used your main weapon?”
Nodded.
I immediately put magic into the kitchen knife.
The scattered blue particles showed at once what it was.
Then I slowly sliced the meat.
A clean feeling that can’t even be compared to before.
I didn’t use it to save mana, but now I feel like not using it is a loss.
Finally, I even cut it quickly.
At this, the professor admired.
“Oh…… What a great aura.”
“Thank you.”
I wrote something on the tablet.
Judging from the list at first glance when the professor looked back, it seemed to be a partial score for the exam.
Uncertain, but preparations related to materials.
The partial score related to that side was clear.
I thought that if I had bought the meat at a butcher’s shop or had had the meat trimmed, it might have been cut.
At that dangerous moment, I let out a sigh of relief.
A professor who scored a team.
She walked towards the other team in the back.
“What, did you buy it at the butcher? You drop out.”
She didn’t even look.
Furthermore, I heard the sound of a sharp sword immediately after I was a certain distance away.
“Yes, yes?! Oh, no. This is meat obtained from hunting for real—”
“No, what is it? The traces of the magic used at the butcher shop are still there, and even the traces of the butcher’s seal remain.”
“This, this!”
“Do you think I’ve only caught guys like you once or twice? Even if you finish cooking, you get 0 points, so pack up and leave immediately.”
Oops.
It’s bloody, it’s bloody.
In fact, I felt that way even more because I committed cheating openly without even trying to hide it.
Like that, the butcher’s villain was kicked out of the classroom with a sad expression on his face.
Full of impressions, the professor searched for his next goal.
Then she went to the person next to him.
“Did you trim it at the butcher shop?”
The knife was stabbed by another person.
I was convinced that only one or two students would not fail.
That’s why sixth, grill the meat slowly.
I set the fire low and picked up the vegetables on one side.
Seventh, cut vegetables and make skewers.
Three skewers of beautiful colors have been completed.
Eighth, lightly season and cook a little longer.
When the parasite worry was completely gone, the meat was transferred to a bowl.
Ninth, cook the skewers using the remaining oil in the pan.
I seasoned it once more and took it out when it was cooked to some extent.
Tenth, place meat, vegetable skewers, and sauce in order on a bowl.
Without any decorations, I rang the bell to tell me it was done.
“Hmm?”
The professor who was cutting through the cheating students looked back.
It was as if they were asking where the bell had rung, and I raised my hand to announce the location.
There are still 10 minutes left, but maybe it’s because it’s finished?
Her expression straightened slightly.
“0 Points.”
“Keeek!”
Of course, my mood and the current situation were different things.
The professor lightly killed one student with only a difference in rank.
Then, I moved to this side with nonchalant steps.
I watched the finished dish very calmly.
Looks like he’s watching how he eats.
In fact, it was rather obvious how to eat meat, vegetables, and sauce.
The meat and vegetables are dipped in sauce.
I put them in my mouth in order and mumbled slowly as if savoring them.
“Um.”
I ate one more.
I ate one more time.
I ate so much that one skewer disappeared.
I pulled out a tissue and wiped my mouth politely.
“It tastes good.”
The words that were spoken while doing so.
It didn’t feel very good to hear that it tasted indifferently.
On the contrary, I was afraid that the defect might have occurred.
To be honest, it was because there was no way it wouldn’t have been such a hard reaction.
To convert this into a score, it is between 70 and 90 points.
Between the upper middle class and the upper class.
“Ah… ….”
Ines froze as if shocked by the professor’s words.
I wonder if the popcorn I put in my mouth even fell back.
“Okay… ….”
After completely wiping his mouth, the professor rinsed his mouth several times with water.
And then, as if they had something to say, they looked back and forth between me and Ines.
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“By the way guys, why was only one person cooking? This is a group test.”
Since the group is made this way, only one person cooks.
Then, are you saying that the two of you should cook and perish amicably?
Of course, if I said it like this, I would get 0 points of anger, so I brought out the answer I had prepared in advance.
“Ah, we agreed in advance to divide our roles and take this test.”
“Agreement?”
“Yes, it was agreed that Jo Won would do the hunting, transporting and cooking, and I would do the cooking itself.”
Of course it’s a f*ck.
Ines, the main character of the degraded class, practically did nothing except for carrying.
“Hmm…… Really?”
“Yes!”
Expression management, expression management, expression management.
I could have lost everything the moment I relaxed.
“You chew the popcorn over there. Are these words true?”
“Nem? Yes! You’re right!”
“Hmm… ….”
Ah, you are very strict.
In the first place, there was no provision in the notice stating that roles should not be divided in this way, so what are you thinking about?
Even if this side recklessly claimed to have shared roles, the reality was that there was no way to find out the truth from that side.
Now, there was no other way than to accept our claim.
“… ….”
“If you don’t believe me, you can look at the World Gate access record or check the CCTV in the vicinity.”
“Um… ….”
Don’t you believe me when I say this?
Poisoning Reading comprehension.
Maybe it’s because those eyes keep pouring in?
The professor wrote something on the tablet with a stiff expression.
It felt like the fans were moving less, so fear poured out.
0 Points? 1 Point? 2 Points? Or just 10 points?
Scores with fewer strokes flashed through my mind.
In the end, it was judged that the score was deducted for reasons that were not even announced.
“Perfect score.”
“Yes?”
“Perfect score, all of you.”
The way the test is not over yet, but he is coolly giving out the score.
I was surprised because he was so confident.
“10,000?”
Ines was startled and jumped to his feet.
The expression of admiration was spectacular, unaware that the popcorn had fallen on the floor.
“The taste was good compared to the ingredients. To be honest, for hunters who are out exploring, it is practical as it is a dish made with the ingredients they have on hand.”
I talked to other people as if they were listening.
Leaving the story of irrationality, it could have been a hint.
However, the current time is less than 10 minutes.
It was absurdly insufficient to change the dish, and the dish could have been transformed into a saury sandwich from hell.
“Uh… ….”
“And you said you taught me how to cook? Where are you people? Central America? Carib?”
“Portugal…… Won though I am an American now.”
“For some reason, the sauce tasted that way.”
That’s skeleton water.
Ines looked this way with a very puzzled look.
I moved her eyes as if to tell her not to look.
Then, I quietly hid the ramen soup containing the blood, sweat, and tears of doctors from large corporations in my pocket.
“You seem to be quite talented at cooking, but maybe you can visit our lab—”
Ines’ eyes twitched.
I pretended not to notice and packed my things.
【Chapter 3 – Life does not forgive weakness】
The terrible and unmatched effort of graduate school came to an end only when the exams were over.
Ines and I came out, taking comfort in the fact that we still got a perfect score.
Shoot ah—
It was raining.
I opened the umbrella I had prepared and tried to walk through the rain.
“Ah… ….”
Unfortunately, Ines couldn’t do that at all.
It was because he had poured all his stats into his inner dixie power, and he didn’t even have the preparedness to bring an umbrella.
I thought about leaving it, but it seemed humanly cruel to do that since we were in the same group until the end of the term.
Remembering the words of Jesus, the Buddha, and the flying spaghetti monster, I decided to be generous.
“Hey, let’s write together and go.”
She moved slightly to her side and put a little on her.
As if we were going to write together.
He hesitated a little, then leaned towards me.
There was still a chance that his shoulders would get wet, so I grabbed Ines by the arm and pulled him this way.
“Heeep?!”
“Stay still. It might just rain.”
That’s how I ended up walking the streets of Arecibo in the rain.
My steps were rather light as I usually followed the route to her house.
I didn’t have to think about anything else.
We didn’t have to say anything to each other.
However, Ines did not let go of her own fingers as if she had something to say.
She even went so far as to mumble her mouth back and forth.
What the hell do you want to say?
It was the moment when I had such a question.
“…… Pointy-eared poop.”
A dog-like word choice that even makes questions disappear.
I wasn’t very impressed because I had already heard it a lot, but I let out a sigh at the hopeless future.
“What, why?”
“That…… It’s dinnertime soon. Would you like to eat ramen at my house?”