With his spoils—the brains and hearts of three gargoyles and a minotaur—El set off on his way home.
Unbeknownst to him, on his way back, the traces of the battlefield had been noticed by other monsters.
Incidentally, these guys also revoked El's citizenship.
Hmm, if he found out...
Perhaps, these monsters will become an extra dish on El's dinner table today, or perhaps tomorrow.
Of course, even if he didn't know, according to the current plan, El would hunt monsters in this area even more frequently in the future.
The first thing Al did upon returning home was to put the gargoyle's three hearts into a pot and cook them over the highest heat.
"Fortunately, at least the heart isn't some other organ, or the flesh and blood of a gargoyle."
I can't exactly grind those things, which are practically indistinguishable from stones, into powder and mix them with water to drink, can I?
"That's awful. Just thinking about it makes me lose my appetite."
El shook his head. Perhaps there was still potential for development in other parts of the gargoyle, but he really didn't know.
After putting the three hearts into the pot, the three gargoyle brains were first soaked in cold water.
El thought that stewing these pig brains would taste better.
"Given this texture and appearance, if you were to make soup, would you use fish broth with tofu or chicken broth?"
Fish soup would be better, with some tofu or something. This time, we don't need to add slime.
The brains remained there, and El used water elemental magic to cut the minotaur, then went to the riverbank.
This time, he didn't even bother with acting; he came empty-handed, without even taking a fishing rod.
There were hardly any people by the river, and El began to sense the water element.
"Splash..."
By sensing the water element, he located a fish in the river, enveloped its body with the water flow, and lifted it up with the water, taking it away from the surface.
Because it was still in the water, the fish wouldn't lack oxygen, but the sudden change still caused it to struggle continuously.
Because of the binding power of the magic, the fish had absolutely no chance of resisting.
"Easy peasy, a fish is in hand."
He arrived at the riverbank less than a minute later, carrying the water balloon, and headed home.
Fortunately, no one saw this, otherwise they might have roared, "What kind of fishing is this? Are you cheating?"
If you catch fish directly with magic, then what about all the techniques we've painstakingly researched and developed, like baiting, casting, and attracting fish?
Back home, I was still multitasking, controlling the water element to kill the fish, remove its internal organs, boil water to make soup from the fish bones, and personally processing the brains that had been soaking for a while.
Carefully remove the fascia on top; this will make it taste better when you eat it.
"We must devote 100% of our attention and care to food; only in this way can we live up to the dedication of the ingredients."
Gargoyles, minotaurs, and fish risked their lives for this meal.
With reverence for life, we transform them into delicious food.
If they could know this in the afterlife, they would surely shed tears of comfort and joy.
Hearing this, El almost believed it himself, and he had almost finished his work.
I walked over, opened the pot lid, and saw that the fish soup that had been simmering was starting to turn white and was bubbling.
"Glug glug..."
A fragrant aroma wafted over, and El added some more seasonings. Since the main ingredient was pig brain, the soup should be light today.
Heat it up, keep heating it until El feels it's about right, then chop up the pig brains and pour them in.
"Thump..."
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