45 – Rats live in the academy cafeteria

“After, after… ! Shall I eat some too?”

Steam rises from a small, palm-sized cake.

At first glance, it looks like a lump of charcoal.

But the smell wasn’t bad.

A sweet scent wafts gently.

Although the cake is burnt to black,

However, the inside was much better than expected.

I immediately popped the soft bread into my mouth before it cooled.

“Hap… … !”

The warm sponge cake fills your mouth.

The soft texture covers your teeth.

A small amount of chocolate scent contained in the bread gently tickles the nostrils.

The sweet aftertaste isn’t too strong, so it’s not too bad. It’s just a pity that almost all of them were burned.

The regret of what it would have been like if it had been baked well lingers on, like the subtle scent of chocolate.

“Chack, chum, chap… !”

As proof, Derke was also eating a piece of cake without saying anything.

The appearance that was fussing about being hot earlier was nowhere to be found, and he was just quietly muttering.

Derke held a piece of cake in both hands like a hamster and inhaled it. Apart from being hot, the taste was okay.

Anyway, the cake itself wasn’t bad.

I didn’t get a star rating because I burned it.

At least two and a half would have come out if I had controlled the roasting well.

ㅡPuuuuuuk… !

‘By the way, I can’t help but try the chocolate cake to see if it goes well with this, right?’

I dabbed the half-remaining slice of bread in the mint cream and shook my brain.

A combination of black chocolate bread and mint cream.

Just looking at the color combination makes me feel violent.

Is it a shocking visual that only those in the know know?

The colors are just really pretty to look at.

Although the visual beauty was sufficient,

The problem was that it was a color I didn’t really want to eat.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve tasted it, so I’m nervous. But you can’t ask Derke, who hates mint itself, to taste it instead… … .’

I didn’t really want to eat it,

Is it like the fate of the person who created it?

I absolutely had to taste it.

You have to taste it to realize what’s lacking, and then fix it or not. In fact, the combination of mint and chocolate itself was a problem by my standards, but… … .

—-Haha… … !

I closed my eyes tightly and swallowed it in one bite. A chocolate cake topped with mint cream.

He intended to taste it, chew it, and swallow it.

“Whoah… ? Oh brother-?! What did you just swallow?! Uh, use it to spit it out quickly-!!!”

“Well… … ?”

“No matter how much I like Derke… ! You shouldn’t choose the path of becoming a specter at will!”

Derke opens his eyes wide and shouts. There was genuine worry on the boy’s face. At the same time, doubts were also implied as to why he had chosen such an extreme act.

If you listen to Derke’s words, you’ll know what kind of poison I swallowed.

ㅡOops, oohs… !

Still, I couldn’t spit it out easily.

You have to put an end to what comes into your mouth.

Because I had to find out what was lacking and what could be improved.

Mint cream and bread crumbs mixed in the mouth.

The sweetness of the chocolate was quite good.

However, the problem was the mint cream.

Mint Cream itself is pretty well implemented.

It was more of a taste issue than a skill issue.

The moment the cream touches your tongue, the sweet taste of the chocolate cake is evaporated by the refreshing scent of mint.

‘Uh… … . I’m already fed up After all, it only tastes like mint, right?’

No matter how much Sofia likes mint,

The balance of ingredients is not very good.

This was a problem beyond the difference in taste.

If only the taste of mint was to be emphasized, there would be no reason to use expensive chocolate in the first place. The mint chocolate I knew didn’t seem to have this ratio.

‘I’m going to have to find a way to make the chocolate taste better.’

“Breeder brother… ?! Really good death-?!”

Derke’s voice came as he chewed on the difficult yet intense balance of mint cream.

“ah? Derke?”

“I was really surprised that he didn’t say anything after swallowing it! Desseuyong worried because he thought he had lost his mind… !”

“Foot, don’t worry. because it doesn’t matter I did it because I had something to think about.”

I looked down at Derke’s voice and saw him holding out a mug full of water and looking at me with a serious expression.

After all, the only one who truly cares about me is Derke. There were some odd corners, but they were covered enough with Derke’s cuteness.

“Then I’m glad… That’s what I was very worried about… ! Bah, quickly rinse out your mouth!”

“Thank you for your concern. I’ll drink well then.”

I stroked Derke’s hair and rinsed my mouth with water. It’s definitely better to rinse your mouth with water.

“Hehehe… ♬ Feel good-!”

When he strokes Derke’s head, he lets out a pleasant voice like a cat purring. Looking at this, the strong smell of mint seems to be completely forgotten.

‘By the way, this mint chocolate cake… … . After all, the essence is cake, so if you eat it with milk, will it get better? By the way, is there any good way to preserve the taste of chocolate?’

When the head is clear, thinking becomes smooth.

I copied the taste and pointed out the problem.

And it was a moment when I thought of an appropriate solution.

「Dang-! dang-! dang-! Dang-!」

As I put down the cup while thinking about improvement plans in my head, the grandfather clock chimes exquisitely.

What did you do already? It’s 4 p.m.

No, there were a lot of things.

Rather, I feel like the time flew by because I was busy.

Serving the ladies, cleaning, making oaths, and even making a mint chocolate cake as an experiment… … .

It was rather surprising that only two hours had passed.

“Ha, let’s think about the cake later, and make something else tomorrow… … ?”

After checking the current time,

It’s time to prepare for business tomorrow.

It seems like you’ve done a lot, but there’s still work to be done.

It was a tight day to deal with only the break room work.

“oh? Again, like yesterday, I have to make things up, right?”

“Yeah, I guess I should.”

“Then Derke… ! I’m here to help you today too!”

Derke smiled widely and clenched his fists. It’s paradoxical to say that it’s a lively Death Dragon, so it’s even cuter.

“Thank you for the words. But what about Derk? What time do you have to go back today?”

“Um… It seems like it would be okay to stay for another hour or so-!”

“okay? So can you help me a little bit more? I’ll hand out another snack later during roll call.”

“yes-! If it’s not mint, it’s a good welcome!”

“You don’t have to worry about that, so let’s finish it quickly! I’ll make something delicious again!”

“Wow… !! Derke, that’s exciting!”

That’s how Derke and I rolled up our arms thinking about tomorrow’s dessert.

***

ㅡ Less like… !

ㅡWarrr … !!

Freshly baked from the oven, they are transferred to a wide tray and poured over.

Current time is 6:30 PM.

The break room was quite quiet.

Only a rattling sound is heard continuously.

That’s also true, Derke passed away a while ago, and I was alone in the break room.

Today, like yesterday, the break room was quiet until closing time. It was a truly peaceful time.

During the vacation period, only the faculty and staff visited occasionally, but since it was during the semester, there were no customers after lunch.

It seems that the class is very demanding.

Even if it seemed like you were always eating dessert,

Everyone must be focused on their studies.

Well, thanks to that, it was nice to be able to prepare dessert for tomorrow in advance.

ㅡWarrr… !

ㅡBrush, rustle… !

I cooled the freshly taken items out of the oven and put them in a large sack.

When I put it all in a big sack, it feels like a feed bag.

‘I don’t think there’s ever going to be a shortage at this amount, right?’

I smiled satisfied as I looked at the dessert in the sack.

Oh, what did I make?

There’s really nothing special about it.

It was an easy-to-prepare biscuit.

It was the same biscuits as yesterday,

I’m trying to make it a little different this time.

It was my intention to give a variation to the raw material.

Although the reaction was explosive today,

It wouldn’t be polite to reheat right away.

Besides, I’m afraid to use sugar because I’m afraid I’ll have another blood sugar shock like today.

So what else are you going to do with these biscuits?

“Putcha… ! Then, shall we hurry up and go out to eat?”

wait a little bit

Let’s eat some rice and work.

I have to go to a restaurant anyway.

I slung a sack like a feed bag over my shoulder and went out.

ㅡ Less GRUG!

Then, the sign in the break room was changed to “CLOSE”.

“Lammy, I don’t know if he’s still alive.”

Then, muttering to himself, he moved his feet to the restaurant.

Was it because you went through a lot today?

Gradually, I feel hunger in my stomach.

Dinner should be in full swing by now.

I want to put something in my mouth.

‘By the way, what was for dinner today?’

Please don’t use sliced meat in Yukgaejang.

There is no gold to pay for subsidy,

Ramji is still a guy who has many uses.

ㅡKi profit… !

I entered the restaurant without trying to pray for Ramju’s rest. Then, I immediately stood in line at the food table.

Oh, fortunately, dinner tonight is something a little bit like a curry with chicken.

sorry. I can’t even figure out the identity of this food just by looking at it.

ㅡJurruk… !

ㅡChideok, Chideok!

Chicken is casually placed on the fluttering indica rice.

Dispensing is self-serving.

Just enough to eat without leaving anything behind.

The quality was poor, but the quantity was generous.

But who will scrape off this seemingly pointless dish?

“eww… How long did you boil it?”

Was Ramjwi intending to make Samgyetang? I couldn’t recognize the shape of the chicken after putting it in and cooking it for so long.

Even the chicken bones are separating on their own and wandering around freely.

‘If you’re going to do this, take out the bones and serve only the flesh.’

ㅡ Jeop, Jeop, Jeop… !

While complaining, I had no choice but to eat food that was worse than the army food. Because it was something I had to do to survive.

Wow, but what the hell does this taste like?

It’s sour and salty, and the meat is served separately.

The chicken was soggy like porridge.

‘But I didn’t burn it this time. I can’t even see the hair.’

Still, there were some improvements.

It’s really just keeping the bare minimum.

This is all thanks to the cravings of the benevolent (?) young ladies.

However, it was difficult to call the taste a dish.

It was close to the concept of ‘food’ that could barely make ends meet. In this case, I think it would be better to just chew on raw biscuits.

‘Ah, poor fellow… … .’

As soon as I tasted dinner, I was sure.

‘This Ram-jwi guy… … . I’m sure he’s dead?’

ㅡTurn up… !

As soon as I was convinced of this, I put my hands together and put my palms together in front of his posthumous work. If you mourn like this, at least you won’t wander around Gucheon.

‘I can’t live by treating the ladies to dinner like this—’

“B, Breeder… … ?!”

“yes? Ram rat?”

I’m wishing you good luck,

In the kitchen, Ramji reveals his face.

At first, I thought I was just looking at something.

Even so, the boy’s appearance was miserable.

The shaggy hair was pulled out.

Did the hair come off while riding the breath?

Looking at it like this, it feels like a real ghost has appeared in front of my eyes.

“you you… ! How did that look?! It’s not possible that resentment remains in this world and wanders around in that form… … ?”

“Stop the bullshit! This is to prevent hair loss!”

Ramswig shook his head as he stretched out his large front teeth.

Ah, so this time the hair didn’t come out.

By the way, it’s really ugly.

Is it like hair loss all over the body?

It looks like a sphinx cat.

“Anyway, a breeder?! Have you eaten all the rice? i need help… !”

“What? What kind of help are you all of a sudden? Is there a place where you couldn’t get your hair cut because you couldn’t reach it?”

“I’m not in the mood for a joke!”

“Then what is it?”

“Miss Sophia said! that you will help me… !”

“???”

I wonder what this means, and my hands, which were rummaging through the food, stop.

“Please, anything is fine… Cooking, need teaching! My skills are so lacking… … !”

—-Puff up… !

Ramjwi comes to me with a sad face and begs me. Even kneeling down.

By the way, what is it all of a sudden?

Why should I even help cook?

Could it be that Sofia recommended me?

‘It’s annoying because there are so many things to worry about… … .’

Well, anyway, it was just fine.

I had a favor to ask of Ramju.

I think we will be able to negotiate appropriately.

“Hey Ram Rat? Then, as you say, I will teach you how to cook, so can I use the kitchen for a while before that?”

“Crazy… ?!”