"I never felt this way yesterday. If I had to pinpoint the difference between yesterday and yesterday..."
Slime cuisine? Because it's a water elemental monster, I ate it and gained an affinity for water?
Al didn't know the specifics, so he could only make a bold assumption: if this were true, then slimes would be even more important in his recipes.
"Slime, I need more slime, cute slime, feed it all to my mouth."
Back at the lake from yesterday, unsurprisingly, the same slimes were gathered there again.
"Gurgle..."
Blue, translucent clumps were everywhere, rolling around from time to time and leaving traces on the grass.
You can also see some tiny blue fragments that have been chopped up by something, gradually losing their activity under the sunlight.
"It must have been an animal that came to drink water and fought with the slime?" El guessed.
"It's nothing, it doesn't conflict with my goals anyway, there are plenty of slimes here."
The number hasn't decreased compared to yesterday; in fact, it seems to have increased a bit, which makes one marvel at the slimes' impressive reproductive capabilities.
Having locked onto its prey, the feeling of being in contact with the flowing water became even more pronounced in this environment.
El was certain that he had indeed gained some of the slime's abilities by consuming slimes.
"So if I eat a lot, can I use the legendary magic? It seems like I need to learn spells or something?"
While muttering to himself, he skillfully raised his sword and began hacking at the slime in front of him.
"Whoosh..."
"Pfft..."
Yesterday, through his cooking and cutting up of slimes, he gained a better understanding of this monster. With two sword strikes, a slime was reduced to four identical pieces.
"Done, take it home and cook it."
Even if the cut slime pieces are put together, it will take time for them to come together. Putting the four pieces in a cloth bag is perfectly fine.
Having gathered enough supplies, El chose to evacuate immediately.
The surrounding swarm of slimes continued rolling and feeding, completely unaware that one of their kind had been lost.
El, who brought the slime back, didn't encounter anyone else at this point in time.
The first thing I did when I got home was to open the cloth bag and pour out the slime fragments.
"It's already starting to aggregate? No problem, it's not a big issue. At most, it'll just require another cutting."
The four slimes showed signs of sticking together, but El, holding a kitchen knife, swiftly cut them apart once again.
"This time, the dish is slime caramel pudding. I hope it goes as smoothly as yesterday."
Yes, crème brûlée. That's the dish El is going to try today. The texture of slime immediately reminded him of pudding.
Heat the sugar and water in the correct proportions until they turn a beautiful amber color, then pour them into the molds he used to make pudding.
Eggs, milk, and a suitable amount of slime pieces are stirred continuously until the slime is almost completely broken into pieces.
In this way, the slime enters a near-deactivated state, is poured into a mold, and baked.
Finally, he took them out to cool. This step takes time, and since he had nothing else to do, he made several more batches of slime caramel pudding while the first batch cooled.
"Now, it should be about time."
He prepared to open the mold, anticipating the same brilliance he had seen yesterday.
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