Chapter 73: "Cooking with Sirin, Episode III"

In the principal's room...

Sitting at the office table with Theresa. Cecilia, who was helping her with the documents, could only smile seeing Theresa, who was slumped over on the table.

"What's wrong Theresa-chan, why have you been sighing continuously, cheer up!"

Theresa could only sigh as more tired as a deflated balloon: "Cecilia, give up on taking care of the documents on the table. How come you can still be excited all day like this?"

Hearing Theresa's question. Cecilia couldn't help smile gently, and she looked out the window at the view.

The golden-orange sun illuminates the horizon, and the lights along the street begin to turn on one after another.

The noise during the day had died down, and many of the exhausted valkyries had started returning to their dormitories to rest.

Turns out, she seemed to have been working with Theresa for a full day.

All her kids must have finished eating Sirin's cooking by now.

Imagining a smile appear on Sirin's face who was always lonely, Cecilia couldn't hold back her smile which grew even wider.

"Mama! We've come to bring you food!"

"Yes?"

Hearing Thea's voice which was very noisy. The office door suddenly opened with a bang, and Thea entered holding a bowl full of noodles in her hand.

Sirin also entered the office politely, together with Kiana, holding a lunch box in her hand.

"Mama!"

"Come here sweetie~"

Catching Kiana who was running towards her with great enthusiasm. Cecilia rubbed Kiana's chubby cheeks for a while, before she looked at the two dishes currently on her work table.

Noodles, and vegetable chicken soup.

Cecilia wondered what they were doing when she wasn't home today.

"Dear Kiana, can you explain what really happened here?"

Kiana nodded her head, and she explained briefly.

"Sister Thea and sister Sirin are having a cooking battle! Whoever loses must wash all the dirty kitchen utensils!"

"Oh?"

Cecilia raised her eyebrows in interest.

Looking at Sirin with a playful smile. Sirin who noticed Cecilia's observation, looked to the side, with a shy face.

Cecilia: "(⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ~✿⁠)"

She understands.

"Mama, Sirin and I are doing a challenge. Mama, try the food first, and later you can give suggestions!"

"Okay, let mama taste the food you made as a fair judge~"

Do what Thea wants. Cecilia sat on her chair, and she started tasting Thea's homemade noodles first.

Theresa asked: "Since there are two, may I have one please?"

Cecilia shook her head: "My kids have painstakingly prepared this dish just for me. Of course I will eat it all."

"Ughwuh..."

Theresa held her hungry stomach, and she sighed enviously.

Eat the noodles made by Thea, and after that taste Sirin's chicken vegetable soup. Cecilia gave her assessment from the bottom of her heart, and she finally finished eating.

Both Thea and Sirin were waiting for Cecilia's judgment at this point.

"How should I say it, both of your cooking are delicious. Mama is having a hard time judging it."

"Thea's noodles have a taste that sticks right on the tongue. The taste is really very strong and not easily forgotten."

"Then Sirin's chicken vegetable soup has a fairly light taste and a balanced taste. The texture of the potatoes and carrots are also very soft and easy to chew..."

Give an assessment one by one at length. Cecilia knew that these were not the words the two of them wanted to hear.

They both only cared about who won and who lost.

Cecilia understood this, and it made her even more difficult for her to make a decision.

"... Mama very difficult to determine whose cooking is the most delicious... What do you think, Kiana?"

"Ah, I?"

Found that she became everyone's focus. Kiana tilted her head for a moment, and then she smiled.

"I think both are good. But sister Thea's noodles are way better! The broth is really good!"

Cecilia nodded her head.

"Then this is Thea's victory. Sirin, mama so sorry."

"It's okay, don't overthink it."

For Cecilia's honest statement, Sirin didn't really mind it.

However, from the start her goal was to cook only because mama Cecilia ordered it. She also came here only to deliver food because she thought that Cecilia had not eaten lunch all day because she was busy.

Win or lose, she doesn't care.

As long as mom is happy, that's enough.

"I told you, instant noodle seasoning is the number one seasoning in the world! I won!"

Thea cheered happily.

This is another win from Sirin.

Now she must know, that who is the real master of the kitchen!

"Wait, what? Instant noodles?!"

Cecilia suddenly froze.

Kiana explained: "Hm, sister Thea used six packs of different flavored instant noodles to create this noodle flavor! It tastes really good!"

Like a flash of thunder in broad daylight. Cecilia watched the clean bowl of noodles she was eating on the table, and she finally could only look at Thea with a gentle smile.

Cecilia: "... (•‿•)"

Cecilia: "... (≖‿≖)"

Cecilia: ".... (╬◣_◢)"

Thea: "Eh?"

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In front of the principal's hall...

Stand on one leg, and both hands pinching the ear. Thea who was punished by Cecilia to stand in front of the passage like a mischievous student, asked very confusedly.

"Whyyy!?"

She felt that the whole world really hated her at this moment.

What's wrong with eating instant noodles?

Instant noodles unhealthy? Then why are they still for sale! Doesn't that mean instant noodles are okay to eat!?

She didn't do anything wrong!

"Damn Sirin... This is all her fault! There must be a hidden conspiracy behind all of this!"

Thea gritted her teeth hatefully.

She not wrong!