CH 26 - steaming hot dish

" And I just gently told them that this was for the best but they were still mad at me, even after I explained it clearly to them, especially the girl called sachi" Michael complains to miku.

It was a few days after the incident at the labyrinth.

 after saving the group from their impending demise, they were initially very grateful for his help and he also gave them some advice on how to avoid such a situation occurring again but when he got to telling them about kirito's identity and his involvement in causing their perilous situation, things turned for the worse.

Sachi immediately flared up and defended kirito, then she was quickly backed by the rest of her teammates and they refused to listen to him with yuki being mostly silent until kirito announced his desire to leave the group as he felt that they were not safe around him but he just told them

"You guys would only hold me back anyways" Before leaving the guild and exiting the room.

This set their short fuse on fire except for sachi, knowing he did this to protect them.

 She was still mad at michael for calling him out like that but they left on amicable terms.

Yuki spent the days after that acclimating the rest of the guild to their current status quo minus himself and kirito and when they were a well balanced party again, he promptly left the guild as he had to return to the front lines.

He bade them farewell and told them to take things at their own pace and try to not be overeager to get to the frontlines, As they say "YOLO".

Right now, at the house on the 25th floor.

Miku replies to michael's rant

"You don't understand where they are coming from?   come on dear, we've been through this"  and adds

" Facing instances like this one, try to put yourself in their shoes and try to see things from an emotional perspective to understand their reason for being angry at you"

He scrunched up his eyebrows, trying to do as she said but just couldn't see the problem, shaking his head at miku.

She sighed seeing this, as it wasn't anything new.

So far, he has been able to act like a decent person to those he considers friends but still acts robotically towards the others.

 She's been helping him fix this problem and he's also trying to improve on that but it was a slow going process.

He still considered this a win.

At least no one died right, he was looking forward to the blackcats growth, maybe they would surprise him.

Dressed in form fitting brown shorts, knee high boots, red tank top that clung tightly to her abundant chest exposing her well toned abdomen.

 she walked seductively towards michael, swaying her hips and enchanting him. He was awakened by the taste of her cherry red lips as he immersed himself in it.

The seemingly chaste kiss turned into to fierce tongue tussle between them, as michael's hands roamed all over her body, squeezing her well toned butt, caressing her neck, with miku losing again as usual.

 They separated from each other with miku basking in the ecstasy of their little make out session.

She looked at michael licking her lips

"I'm going on a hunt, there's this new dish I wanna make, do u have plans for the day?" She said looking deep into his eyes.

Michael smirked seeing the look she was giving him, he knew she was trying to goad him to go with her but he had other plans.

"Sorry hon, got a date toady" He replied mirthfully, erasing the smile from miku's face.

 She saw him smirking at her and realized that she has been tricked, she pouted and stomped towards the exit.

"Fine, be that way, I'm off" She said swaying her hips while walking away, trying to make him regret his choice, and it worked spectacularly as michael was about to call out to her but let out a sigh before shaking his head and leaving as well.

{MIKU"S POV}

Michael can be such a tease at times, what did I expect, he learnt from the best after all.

It's been a while since I've begun this journey as chef, and I wont stop until I accomplish my goal of making the best meat dish.

It's been a long road getting to this point, creating spices to stand in for the unavailable ones in SAO.

 Hunting rare animals for better ingredients, the better the meat, the better the dish.

 Ah, I can still remember the taste of the golden hare.

Michael's caress was so stimulating, I can't help myself but squirm in his arms.

Well enough daydreaming, I have somewhere to be, can't afford to be late, Mama needs her bacon.

3rd person POV

miku has been on this path of becoming a master chef in the game since the 5th floor.

 She has also become something of a spice master along the way due to recreating so many spices that she needed for her research.

she's also become famous in the cooking community in SAO, because she has sold some of the recipes of her spices that she managed to recreate such as miso sauce.

 She's been trying to make a perfect steak dish for michael.

She enjoys cooking, but she loves seeing michael eat her food.

His reactions always makes her ecstatic and makes all the hard work she puts into her dishes definitely worth it.

She still makes out time to go hunting to level up as well, right now, she's LEVEL 54 and close to 55 and Yuki being LEVEL 51.

Walking into the small establishment that looks like a shady inn, she sat down at corner of the room and began checking her itinerary for the day while waiting for the broker.

She's been waiting for a while and was about to leave when the broker sat on the seat in front of her.

"I've been sitting here for like 30 minutes, what took you so long?" Miku damn near barked at the broker, startling the poor guy who was trying to be all edgy and mysterious, dressed in an overhead cloak.

He was just thankful, she couldn't see his startled face as he would have been completely embarrassed.

he kept his composure and replied in a deep sounding voice, trying to be intimidating

"I got caught up with something, well do you want the information or not?"

She eyed him dangerously as she wasn't satisfied with his reply and was about to tear into him but she saw the clock at the corner of her vision.

Seeing that she couldn't waste more time as she could lose her chance to get her prey and not be able to make michael's dish, she immediately switched gears, taking a deep breath to calm down.

The broker was confused by her sudden change, then she opened her eyes and let out a sly smile.

"I obviously want the info, so get on with it" She said and dropped a bag of col on the table.

The broker was already tired of this chick and just wanted to quickly leave so he promptly told her what she wanted to hear and took his payment, then he left the place quickly.

Miku watched him leaving and promised to pay him back in full when next they meet.

HMPH!!, no one is allowed to interrupt her mission to create the best dish for michael.

She swiftly left the place as well and went to the swamps.

 This was the place she was supposed to get the prize.

She searched around for a while and couldn't find the target and she began to plan revenge on the broker as she felt she had been tricked.

Just as she was leaving the swamps, she ran into her target, a small bird like creature, the size of a chicken with it's characteristics being eerily similar to a mix between a duck and turkey.

This animal was called a 'quiler'.

 It was a very rare creature to come across and she felt fulfilled and abandoned her plans to make a certain someone miserable.

Somewhere far away, a certain broker felt a shiver pass through him and couldn't help feeling like he just escaped something terrible and feeling thankful for small mercies.

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Miku returned home with her spoils, freshened up and prepared the dish in the kitchen while waiting for michael to return.

She set the table and was waiting for michael to return. She was covered in a white bath robe and she sat down elegantly on the chair, looking towards the door.

Michael walked into the house and was blasted with the ever welcoming aroma of miku's cooking.

He looked to the dining table and saw her walking up to him coquettishly.

"Welcome home dear, would you like some food, a bath or me"

She said seductively, her voice like a succubus enticing him to fall into the depths of debauchery with her.

Michael was swiftly turned on, but he powered through by stalling.

 He knew this was happening either way but he wanted to be prepared.

"A bath first, I feel dirty right now" Michael replied using a subtle innuendo.

"Don't take to long or the food would get cold" Miku replied still very much aroused as she watched him walk towards the bathroom, her words also having double meaning.

She flashed him as he walked past her, giving him a glimpse of what she wore underneath.

All he could make out was the black lace bra doing little to cover her nearly exposed areola.

He quickened his pace to the bathroom and wondered what brought this on.

He suddenly remembered her telling him sometime ago that she wanted to do something special for him.

Create a perfect meat dish for him but she couldn't do so now because she didn't have the necessary resources and from the aroma he just perceived, he guessed that she succeeded.

This led to the current situation, he knew she gets horny whenever she completes her cooking objectives and since it involves him, she's gonna be extra feisty tonight.

He let out a smile and began looking forward to it, Yuki wouldn't be around tonight as he was busy with something for a week so they had the house all to themselves.

He was really excited as he hurriedly closed the door, taking a quick shower, he was really fired up even then water couldn't calm him down.

"this is gonna be a long night" He said with a smug smile on his face.

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