Chapter 3 Spicy Flavors

Hearing my order, the server quickly left for the kitchen. The other customers now looked at me when they heard me and were surprised.

"Isn't she the President's granddaughter?"

"Why is she here?"

"You don't know? She is the Philippine's best gourmand. If she says that your food is not good, you need to close your shop cause no customer will come."

"What? How are you so sure that she is credible? Isn't she just a kid?"

"You're right that she's a kid, a six year old even. But she can immediately identify the ingredients and process used in a dish just by smelling the scent!"

"What?! Is that true?"

I heard them murmuring and discussing about me. I made a faint smile at what they're saying. I have been using my sense of smell as an excuse that I have God Tongue. My family bought my lie though as they tested me when mom started teaching me.

I waited and before long, two people served the dishes to my table. After placing the dishes, one of the servers, a woman with tanned skin and black hair said to me.

"These are our best in this restaurant. Please enjoy."

After saying this, she gesture for me to eat. I looked at the dishes in the table. There are three dishes that was covered. I opened the first one and was immediately greeted by a milky smell. The dish was a coconut milk steamed milkfish wrapped in taro leaves.

I ate the dish and savored the taste of it. It is creamy and have a smooth texture that makes it be finished faster. It also have slight spiciness from the green chili.

I moved to the main dish. The main dish is a specialty of the Bicol Region, Bicol Express. It is a pork cubes simmered in coconut milk with shrimp paste and a wholesome of chili peppers. I can smell the spiciness because the chili used in the dish is much more than the pork itself.

As I ate the dish, I was assaulted by a burning sensation spreading from my tongue to my whole mouth. But the coconut milk acted as a buffer to make the aftertaste less spicy. The meat of the pork was soft and easy to chew. Even if your mouth was burning, this is the type of dish that you'll want to eat continuously.

I finished eating and drank a mouthful of water. I looked at the chili pepper ice cream they prepared as a dessert. It is light red. I took a spoonful and ate it. It was sweet and creamy with just a tinge of spiciness. It was a rain after the drought as it refreshed me.

I looked at the server and opened my mouth to say something.

"You added a bit of spearmint in the ice cream didn't you? That was the refreshing and cool feeling that I felt."

Later, after I finished all the dishes, I called the chef's who made these dishes. I gave my evaluation to them and gave advise to improve their recipes. I also thanked them for a meal. I am not like the grown up Erina to straight up insult the food made by others if there are slight imperfections.

I said goodbye to them and they said that they were grateful for my review to their food. After leaving, I came home immediately. I don't have many friends here as I don't know anyone here. If I even want to be friends with others, they are either for my status or riches.

Our house is located at the Legazpi Seawall Boulevard. It was a mansion mom's mother, grandma, and grandfather built. This is their vacation house when they were planning a vacation in my mothers childhood. That was what she said to me.

Anyways, after arriving home, I immediately went to my room. My room was made according to my preference because I requested it to my parents.

Entering my room, you will see many paintings and drawings hanging in the walls of the room. Even though I only have a bathroom and bed in my room, my hobby was pretty enough to decorate the room. They are mainly landscapes and portraits with some anime characters in my last life mixed in.

It's 2012 this year and there are no signs of any popular anime that was released between 2007-2011. My dad once saw my room and asked who Nami is. Like, the big anime series in my last life isn't here. There is Gundam and Evangelion, but no Dragon Ball or Naruto of the sort.

I went to the study desk beside my bed and sat there. I took my drawing materials from the drawer and started to draw. I am drawing a chapter of Code Geass.

It has been two years since I remembered my past life. This world has been a whole lot more boring than my previous one. Except for cooking, drawing, music, and games. I don't have anything I enjoy other than those.

I started to write a manga the same month when we got here in Philippines. I used the Peak Drawing Skill Book and made Naruto manga. I just finished it three months ago and contacted a trusted animation studio. Their work were on the same level of Jujutsu Kaisen and One Punch Man with smooth fight scenes. They aired the first two episodes two months ago.

Anyway, I decided to make Code Geass next. I watched the whole anime of Code Geass including the last movie where Lelouch came back. While I was drawing the Battle of Narita, a platinum haired little girl with navy blue eyes appeared beside me.

"[Master, one of the pocket dimensions is already stable. I also took it upon myself to arrange the place... because of someone lazy.]"

She is Astra. The Manas I got because of the system at the start. I didn't make her personality and let her become her own person. Although she became a bit naggy, her personality is a quiet, cool, and almost emotionless girl.

"It can't be that hard. More so if two clones of myself is helping you. Which one did you arrange?"

"[It is the painting of a cabin in the woods during winter filled with snow. I made the inside of the cabin bigger than it looked. I also made a recording room, art room, dress room, and music studio in addition to the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and dining hall.]"

The painting we're talking about is a sort of pocket dimension. I had a title that made it so I can make my paintings be a new dimension.

"Just leave it alone for now. We have something to test after I finish drawing this chapter."

"[*Sigh* What is it this time?]"

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A/N: Here is the title's whole effect:

Divine Artist- A title that can make a drawing or painting that the title holder made become real. It can make the paintings act as a pocket dimension and also extract any item, power, or ability for the title holder.

I will also explain the reason how Astra can manifest in the next chapters.