Lunch Main Courses

I took a sip of my drink before I heard the words coming out from Raiyen's mouth. I couldn't help but burst out, roaring with laughter. Geez, dude... You don't have to insult the man's cooking so badly. Unfortunately, only Z and Raiyen seemed to get the joke as the rest shook their heads.

However, it does place an alarm in my head to know that the Raiyen we are eating with has traveled into a future that he shares with me.

"Okay, now! Moving on, I've got four main courses. First up would be Roasted Barramundi, Tapenade, and Piquillo Pepper Veloute. Then, by its side comes Komachi Rice with Squid Ink, Snap Peas, and Piquillo Pepper. Tapenade is a condiment of puréed Black Olives, Capers, and Anchovies."

"The Veloute is the white sauce in the dish, made up of blended Fat and Flour plus Light Stock. It's going to taste savory. The second main course would be the carbs of today's lunch. Finally, I present to all my first creation in a very long time..."

"Root Vegetable Bolognese using Handmade Cavatelli Pasta," said Clement, happily uncovering the giant tray of Pasta.

"Is that why our lunch was so late that you had to pull out last night's dinner leftovers for our picnic?" asked Z, raising his eyebrow at Clement.

"Yes, but rest assured, it'll be only this time. You have to hope next month's creation won't take as long as today. And not to worry, the children have all been fed first before I made these dishes so that they won't be starving again. Now then, proceeding back to the main course."

"The dish has got Onion, Celery, Garlic, Carrot, Celeriac and Button Mushrooms. The white stuff on top is Smoked Ricotta Cheese, one of my all-time favorite Cheeses. The Pasta is made without Eggs. Overall, this dish is Vegetarian friendly so that Rina can have some."

"For the greens of the main courses, we've got Roasted Avocado and Artichoke Confit with Red Pepper from the Urnsfield Domain. Next, there are a few Soft-Boiled Eggs, Quinoa and Salsa Verde. That last ingredient is a sauce made from Tomato Jam, Capers, Mint, Parsley, and Basil."

"The drops of white sauce are Soy Aioli and a couple of Bread Crumbs all around the plate. Rina's favorite dish for last week's teatime. The last dish is what I call a 'Haven't gotten out of the oven since I've got no time.' Which means it'll be done after we eat finish at half of these."

"What's up with you today, Clement? You were explaining the dishes in such great detail... What's the occasion?" asked Gillian, glancing at the happy chef.

"Ah! I guess I was quite excited to use the brand-new ingredients that both Raiyen and Tomoe got for me a week ago. I hadn't had the time to use them until my old stock was finished. And with new ingredients comes new innovative ways to cook dishes for a family of Mages."

"Come now, let us indulge in the feast," explained the happy chef.

Clement's grin and thumbs-up meant that we could begin eating, and Bryan stood up to portion out the Pasta for everyone. Mavislin was happily stuffing her face with the Barramundi. Rina took an additional Greens Dish, and Z took several Octopus and Pork.

Raiyen and Baldwin ate the Barramundi while Raiyen tried the dish supposed to make up for the blackened Breakfast. The Power Couple, Gillian Ysabeau, both took the Quinoa Balls and me, on the hand, barely touched anything since I was still feeling full.

Mavislin, sensing that I wasn't eating, gave me a tiny piece of fish. The baby Valkyrie offered me the meat by using her little hands, shocked me. I got the signal after a second and placed my plate underneath her tiny hands of mashed-up fish. I took one bite, and my eyes lit up.

I've never known that Italian cuisine could taste so flavourful and intriguing. So I continued eating, much to Mavislin and Clement's glee. I got myself one of Falafels and a fragment of every dish. And little did I know getting a bit of everything could result in a full plate of food.

And since I wasn't human anymore, I could eat over my limit and not get sick or overweight. Vania said she would be storing the extra Elemental Energy produced into my Sword. This act resulted in my weapon having a new bar of Energy.

"Elizabeth, didn't you eat the picnic before coming here? Aren't you full?" asked Z, looking at me while I had some avocado in my mouth.

Z instantly yelped out in pain when I tried to answer him. Unfortunately, it appears that the Angry Man had kicked the poor Galaxian Mage.

"Oi! What was that for?!" yelled Z, rubbing his ankle.