[Ibaraki]
Three days have passed since that incident and I'm currently taking it easy right now at Kourindou
"Hey, Rinnosuke teach me how to cook"
"Eh?..."
I've asked the 'acting cool and mysterious person but a fool at the very least not as foolish as me' Rinnosuke Morichika
"I could teach you since there are no customers at the present"
"then could we start now?"
"Certainly..."
"do you want to start at the basics?"
"Yes!"
"Okay then..."
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I see... Cooking is just relatively simple
First of all, I need to take into account the cooking time of each ingredient
There are separate categories for them
Main, Seasonings, and Extras
The main ingredients are the core of the dish, the seasoning is the complementary ingredients to make the main more delicious, and the extra where are the ones that highlighted the main ingredient...
Also, the main ways of cooking are Frying, Grilling, and Boiling and they have tens of sub-categories for cooking
But I guess I need to study more and cook more if I want to reach intermediate cooking skill
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[Ibaraki]
Life is relatively peaceful I and Marisa decided to have a picnic today by the lake of the scarlet devil mansion...
I heard from Marisa that it's a favorite spot for fairies... Like a mosquito that likes old water
I happened to be an insecticide of some sort so I could deal with the little problems they will bring
"Ibaraki, do you think Reimu could defeat the mastermind behind the loosening of gaps?"
"Of course after all..."
Because she is the main character... and you happened to be the second protagonist that everyone likes
"Reimu is quite... How could I say this... Not from this world"
"hmm?"
"she is quite detached from reality that's why she is untouchable from my perception"
Marisa makes an 'I understand' kind of face which is quite cute
So I lightly pinch her cheeks and made her furrow her brows and pout at me
She is so cute!!!! I wanted to kiss her!!!
....
"ehh? What's wrong?"
Pain... I've suddenly been assaulted by pain that I could help but crouch down
"Ibaraki!!!"
It's similar to phantom pain but It hurts... It's like a
"Curse..."
As I can't take it and my entire vision becomes black
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I woke up and see a familiar room that i
Always see
It's a room that has a giant flame that is being restrained by thick metal chains
I don't know how and why but it represents the soul
It's the inner core of the soul... Or you could say it's a reality marble
It appears when I lost consciousness when I get injected with an unknown drug for the fifth time
The fire at that time is crazily big and melted the chains
That's why I got the ridiculous strength from the past
Though I named this ability unchained... Because if it's active the chains will disappear and I could utilize it like the ghost rider
The chains will wrap someone and burn them to crisp
Also, I could use them as a whip... But I never used it since the condition is quite strict
I need to crush my heart so I could use it... Since the chains disappear if I'm at death's door
Anyway earlier I felt some intense phantom pain that made my pain receptors go wild
And I have felt a similar feeling when I got hit by a curse in the past
So I'm being cursed by someone I guess witchcraft per se... I've fought some witches because they are being hired by some gangs and they are crafty
So I have to wait until my consciousness returns and my body hopefully adapted to the pain
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[Marisa]
I and Ibaraki are having a picnic together near the lake
I'm very happy to hear that she wanted us to go on a date since I am always the one that asked
Ah! That reminds me Reimu decided to settle the ghost problems and she wanted to find the one that is responsible for it
And Ibaraki has met the perpetrator before so I want to ask if Reimu has a fighting chance
"Ibaraki, do you think Reimu could defeat the mastermind behind the loosening of gaps?"
I wanted to hear her opinion because I saw her fight
"of course, after all..."
"Reimu is quite... How could I say this... Not from this world"
"Hmm?"
Now that she mentioned it it's like Reimu isn't part of the world or rather she isn't part of nature
"she is quite detached from reality that's why she is untouchable from my perception"
I agree with you there Ibaraki!
I felt she pinched my cheeks and it stings... So I decided to convey my dissatisfaction with my actions by making her smile
But suddenly her face become in pain that I couldn't help but panic
"Ehh?! What's wrong?!"
She suddenly crouched down and my anxiety rises and I couldn't help but shout her name
"Ibaraki!!"
"Curse..."
She said about a curse before she falls, I let go of the basket making the food falls off but I managed to carry her before she falls completely onto the ground
"what should I do?!!"
I should find someone who could help me solve her sudden disease
But she said curse... I hope Patchy could help me
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I ride my broom towards the scarlet devil mansion and I cross paths with the maid
"ohh... The usual visitor do you like some tea?"
"thanks but I wanted to reach Patchouli because I have an emergency"
"It seems she is at the library"
"Thanks!"
I busted into the library making a loud noise before I hear a familiar shout
"MARISA!!!"
"Patchy!"
I fly towards the voice and see her angry at me
"sorry Patchy but I have an emergency! Please help Ibaraki!"
"What happened?"
"I don't know she suddenly stopped and muttered the word curse"
She looked closely at Ibaraki while I'm here anxiously waiting if she could help me
"so this is the girl you kept talking about?"
"yes! My girlfriend"
She made a very rare expression on her face
She looked very surprised
"What?"
"I didn't think you are capable to have a lover of some sort"
She made fun of me in this desperate time
"Could you help me?"
"Well I could, but..."
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I always make chapters at night but I always fall asleep before I managed to finish it