"My Lord, do I look good too?" Aura sprang to her feet and spun around.
Because he minded Mare's clothes, she wondered if hers would bother him too. After all, she too wore the clothes of the opposite gender.
'She did not hesitate to be causal.' Narberal wanted to but didn't say anything as Adam allowed it.
"Yes yes, it suits you." It came to them as a surprise that he didn't mind that because of his actions earlier. So he smiled and decided to clear the misunderstanding.
"It is fine for a woman to wear men's clothes if they like it. But the other way around is unacceptable. No, It is unacceptable!" Adam was very clear-cut about this and it made them wonder why.
How could he be fine one way but not the other way?
"I don't like it that's all." Rather than a profound reason, this was a personal hate he developed.
To him, the inhabitants of that world were cross-dressing males with breasts. And it was that way, which is why he hated it even more.
However, there was an important point he needed to address.
"Also I am sorry about that one." At his wry smile, they followed the direction his finger pointed to. There lay the dead red dragon from before. He was foaming at the mouth as his feet pointed to the ceiling.
'Was it killed with intimidation alone?' Narberal glanced at Adam in awe. Once again he had exceeded her limited intelligence.
That dragon was stronger than her, and for it to get killed while the elf twins and she survived said many things.
'Was that a part of the original Intimidation? But, why would the lord kill the dragon?' Narberal couldn't understand. However, she was correct in the first part.
Adam controlled the killing intent that leaked out of him involuntarily and focused it on the Dragon before it reached them.
'They would've died if I didn't do that.' It was a close call, but he managed to avoid the worst-case scenario.
"That's fine. I can always catch another." Aura smiled. There was no way she'd blame him for that. But, like Narberal, she too had a question.
"By the way My Lord, you told the Dragon that you wouldn't eat it. Are they tasty?" Her eyes sparkled, she was curious if he meant that in a literal sense, or if was it a joke.
Because she didn't think that it was far off that their Lord would eat whole roast Dragons like they were some boars.
'Nothing is impossible for our Lord!' She already believed it to be true. But, it was. This man ate Dragons and Phoenixes like they were some common pigs and chickens.
In fact, he had a whole bookshelf filled with recipes related to them.
"Well, they have tough meat with a rubbery texture. But if you marinate them in a special recipe their meat becomes more soft and juicy. It is the best for any meat dishes like steak or barbecue. But it tastes best as a stew, the pieces just melt in your mouth and the spicy gravy goes so well with rice and…" He didn't have any for a while now and started to recount the taste. Because of how bored he got of it Adam stopped, but now he started to crave some.
Drawn into his story Aura, Mare, and Narberal listened to every word. They could swear that they felt everything he described. It was like he took them through the journey with him. They too were there with him in the moment and chowed down on the fragrant cooked meat.
'She started drooling.' Aura didn't hide it like Mare and Narberal. She wanted to eat it now. However, it wasn't like she could demand him to cook the dish for him.
"It would be a waste if we don't use this dragon. And I am hungry too." Rather she didn't have to, "Should we make good use of the opportunity?"
'I'd feel bad if I leave them craving for it after praising it to high heaven.' Adam smiled as he already knew their answers.
"Yes!" Aura jumped with happiness as Mare nodded.
'Although I would like to say that he needn't go that far for us. But, I would like to know what type of food he enjoys with this.' Narberal saw this as a good opportunity to learn more about Adam and stepped forward.
"Let me help with the preparations My Lord." Of course, she wouldn't let him deal with menial tasks and Adam welcomed a bit of help.
"Alright, catch the pieces."
Without minding their reaction to his words he flipped the dead dragon meters into the air. And before they could blink he was on the side of it with a sword in his hands.
'Is My Lord going to cut it now?' Narberal couldn't follow the speed. She only had two words, Literal Teleportation. But he didn't teleport, and he wasn't going to cut it as it already happened.
"It is coming down." With the declaration, the dragon's body fell apart.
The red scales flew through the air like a flock of birds as the thick skin went flying after. The meat got separated from the bones next, and not a gram wasted in the process.
And they didn't have to move an inch, the pots in their hands received the stream of diced meat. The skin, scales, and bones all landed to the side in clean piles as Adam stepped on the ground.
"Woah! I wanna try that!" Aura enjoyed the showmanship while Mare applauded. He wasn't as sure as his sister that he could put it off, but he liked to watch it.
Narberal on the other hand, was deep in thought.
'Not only is the Lord well versed in magic, he can use swords to such a degree.' Her eyes landed on the sword in his hand and the sight frightened her even with the distance between them.
Buy beyond that fear she was proud to be his escort even if it was for a few hours.
"Let's start cooking," Adam smiled and stored the sword away.
"Yes, My Lord." The three stepped towards the kitchen station he pulled out of thin air.
'This dragon meat isn't as tough as I one I am used to I'll have to adjust the ingredients.' When he diced it dragon it was apparent to him. But this didn't take much time for him. Based on the toughness he had to use half of the usual amount.
"Now put 500 ml of Fire Flower oil and 100 grams of Witch fruit seeds inside. Stir for 5 minutes so that oil covers everything…" Aura and Narberal followed his lead. Everything was already present on the counter and they needn't do anything special.
Mare watched from the side, scared of messing up he didn't participate. But, so far it looked incredibly easy to do.
"Now cover it with a lid and step back!" That was until Adam's abrupt warning that scared him.
However, Narberal and Aura followed the order with ease. And they soon understood why he asked them to back off. Faint screeches were heard when the lid lifted a little due to the rhythmic shakes.
"That's the seeds cover popping. The Witch fruit seeds are parasitic. They use sound magic to loosen the soil and material to drill themselves into the roots of prey trees. But, they have their weakness too." Adam used that sound as a method to loosen the meat of dragons.
"I-Is that why the Lord used Fire Flower Oil?" Mare asked.
He sensed the abnormal temperature from the oil. The vapor came out of the lid and from the bottles in which it used to be. So, even if he didn't know about the particular plant he could guess.
"Correct. The oil is made from the only plant these witch seeds can't latch onto." Adam ruffled Mare's hair with a smile.
"T-Thank you for your praise," This was unexpected, but he didn't move back. It would be disrespectful if he did.
'I want that too.' Aura would've demanded it outright but this was a reward for Mare. If she wanted it then she'd better do something to deserve it.
"Also the hot oil will partially cook the meat and make it tender. The wait will be worth it." Adam said.
"We have to wait?" Aura's energy dispersed. The aroma from the pot leaked a little, and it made her hungry. She hoped the wait wasn't long.
"Yes, we'll have to wait twenty-four hours." He said with a smile.