First thing first, we retreated to a place where the time dilation favor our prepping time for the possible recipes with our available ingredients,
And with Creation Magic, I created a whole outdoor kitchen along with a massive barbeque stand.
Firstly, we had to prepare the boar by cleaning the skin from the bristles, if it wasn't obvious enough. And for a wild pig of this kind, even if it is cleaned beforehand, a few strands may still remain. For this purpose, burning the skin with fire and then having the other hairs removed with all sort of tweezers available was essential.
We then cut 'em up, removing the innards and the ribs, which I'd use for later—taking a prominent cut on the pork belly.
"Shujang, you're a Nature Shaman right? They don't really eat meat now do they?" Micca darted her gaze to the kitsune still with her drooling face.
"Well, woe is you, my dear, but I'm a kitsune now," Shujang grinned menacingly.
Ignoring the haggling that happened in the background, I scored the fat cap of the pork belly and drenched them with a homemade brew of the things we found in the forest. I didn't really know the equivalents of these herbs on earth, but Micca gave her best to point out which herb was for which so I made an improvised marinade that would drench the meat with flavors~.
And then we put them on a patch of space where the time dilation was faster than the original speed, giving us a quick piece of pork belly that was ready to be smoked over the grill.
And then again, we put the whole covered grill onto the same place, skipping hours worth of smoking in a near instant.
It was then wrapped in a foil on a pan to reserve all those juices back into the smoker.
And then back it goes to the time machine for the equivalent of two hours and so!
It then left us with an insanely tender pull-apart pork belly, the forest brimming with an ambrosial scent that could make a grown man cry with happiness.
I also made some cubed burnt-ends from the rest of the huge boar meat that were sweeter in essence than the pork belly. On top of that, I turned the ribs into a pair of pork crowns after slicing between the bones until the middle had each ends touch each other, securing them with a butcher twine before seasoning with a barbeque season that I cheated to make using Creation Magic, before roasting them over the grill with the same method with the pork belly.
As long as the food had enough spirit essence, adding one or two cheat seasonings wouldn't affect much of the expected taste.
I then worked on a 'glaze' using the syrups Micca extracted from the plants native to this forest, added some cane-like plants that acted as a replacement for sugar, coupled with the juices from sour flowers and fruits that were gathered by our certified expert.
In the middle of the roasting, I drizzled the glaze into the smoker and let it shimmer for a while before glazing the crown pork roast on the outside, developing a much more flavorful crust. Not to mention, with grinded grass and leaves for texture, the glaze served as an earthy sauce to accompany the meat.
The salad bowls were also finished together too. After all of the food was ready, they were placed on top of a long table where one could easily extend their hands and snatch anything onto their plates.
"GAAAAAAH!! WHAT IS THIS THING I'M EATING!?? AM IN HEAVEN!??" Even with her mouth being full, she still shovels more meat into it before chewing them like a chipmunk.
"THIS ONE! THIS ONE! AND ALSO THAT ONE! AAAAA!" It was also my first time seeing Shujang this expressive . Though, it still felt a little bit awkward with her having my face and all of that. "EVERYTHING IS SO DELICIOUS I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE I SHOULD BE HOARDING!"
"Father!" Micca exclaimed, her mouth still full of food. "I apologize for suggesting that you search for a wife! Truly, you're the only one I needed in this family!"
"Micca! Can I take you in as my wife after this ordeal!?? I swear by the Deity of Immaculate Nature that I'll keep you happy and safe within my length of warmth!"
"Who the hell would become your wife?? Nature freak! Just marry that tree and get on with it!" Micca retorted.
"Shut up! Pipsqueak! I have gone to many places in the world back then and this is my first time tasting a wild boar meat that is as tasty as this! One would want to claim Micca for their own the moment they notice this! Imagine all of the other dishes he could make with more ingredients!!"
"Father! I'll promise to protect you from all sorts of cougars from now on, Shujang won't be an exception!"
"What did you just call me!? you little rodent!!" Shujang laughed wholeheartedly.
And so did Micca, "Ahaha, no one will be taking father away from me! Any animal in heat must take the toll if they want to utilize my father!"
It was a rowdy and lively meal. Maybe the first ever lively meal I had ever seen since I was transported into this world.
Even with the imminently harrowing doom that would soon befall upon us, there was still laughter and joy that permeated the dinner table, as if we had forgotten the very dagger caressing the back of our neck, breathing its stale threat with every ticking of time.
At some point, the two of them wanted an extra. Luckily, I had already sent out the mechs to capture some wildlife in the vicinity.
The feast went on, just with different dishes presented on the table, and joy was unbound once again into the air of this wilderness.
There was only one thing that irked me.
"I can't taste any of these, uuuuu…"
As hours within this space of time dilation had passed, we prepared ourselves for the possibility of the second ordeal, the Banishing Banner.