NOVEL FROG Chapter 31: Oyakodon
After making sure there were no changes in her plan, Emma decided to buy the cooking skills she needed. The reason she hadn't done so earlier was to keep some TP in reserve, who knows what could suddenly happen?
She entered the system store, which had a search bar similar to Google. She then typed in the keyword "Cooking Skill."
[Erina Nakiri's Cooking Skill (5,000 TP)]
[Komatsu's Cooking Skill (10,000 TP)]
[Sanji's Cooking Skill (16,000 TP)]
"Truly nostalgic," she thought. She was about 16 years old when she watched her first anime to please her first friend, who was a reclusive Otaku. Her favorite anime was One Piece.
The price of the skills didn't surprise her. It wasn't that Sanji's Cooking Skill was better than Erina's but rather that the skill came with added benefits. For example, if she bought an Ice Magic Skill, it would come with the magical power to perform the skill, and it was the same here.
If she were a normal human and bought Sanji's Cooking Skill, her physique would be enhanced slightly so she could execute the skill.
In the end, Emma chose Erina Nakiri's Cooking Skill. After all, it was from a more "normal" world, and the recipes could be applied here. The more supernatural cooking skills were naturally for the latter.
After buying the skill, all the memories of how Erina cooked and what she should do when cooking appeared in her mind.
Emma smiled wryly. "It seems I made a little mistake."
Erina's cooking skills were more dependent on her talent, The God's Tongue, and Emma didn't have that. Fortunately, her taste had been slightly enhanced, or she might have regretted it.
Emma then gave one last check to everything: the camera she had bought, her appearance, and many other details before saying, "System, I spent 5,000 TP to boost my website."
[The host can add the requirements for the channel boost:
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Emma had already thought about it. After all, she had long planned this step.
[The host can add the requirements for the channel boost:
-Boost the site to die-hard cooking fans
-Boost the site to magical cooking fans
-Boost the site to die-hard fans of Emma Müller]
The last tag was for her potential die-hard fans since she had gained some popularity in recent days. Also, when she transitioned from cooking to something else later, they would naturally support her. Her channel shouldn't only attract cooking lovers.
Before starting the live stream, Emma took a moment to glance around her room, which had been meticulously transformed into a mini kitchen studio. It wasn't a typical setup, but after all her preparation over the past few days, there was no problem cooking what she wanted.
When the broadcast started, the online count of people on the site quickly rose to 10,000 users in almost 9 seconds, leaving Emma, who had started recording, speechless.
She cleared her throat. "Hello, everyone! Welcome to my first-ever live stream session. I'm Emma Müller, and today will be our first lesson of Cooking With Emma."
As she said this, Emma couldn't help but think of a certain cosplayer saying, "Welcome to cooking with Sanji," but she quickly dispelled the memory.
[Wow, look at her, she's so beautiful.]
[So big.]
[Hey, wait a minute, isn't she that woman in the news recently?]
Basically, the comment section she had created was full of such comments. After all, some people are more confident behind a screen and say anything.
Plus, this wasn't the future where the comment section was full of bots, making people feel like they were wasting their time commenting.
Even though she was standing a little far from the computer and facing the camera, Emma could still read their comments.
She said, "As some of you may have noticed, I've been in the news quite a bit recently. This incident has completely changed my life, and I chose to start streaming to relieve some of the pressure. So, let's start with one of my favorite activities: cooking."
[She sounds so cool and is such a brave person.]
[If I were in her shoes, I'd probably be too scared to move, let alone save others.]
[Okay, I admit it. She's beautiful and courageous, but can she actually cook?] [Well, let's see her cook.]
Fortunately for Emma, most of the people here had some affinity with her and weren't doubting her at every turn, as if she had done something wrong.
She said, "Our first dish is something I learned from a friend. It's a Japanese dish called Oyakodon."
That's right, Emma was starting strong. She would begin with Erina's famous Oyakodon with a twist, a dish that was visually stunning, especially when compared to regular Oyakodon.
As for the ingredients? She had bought them, and they were all of high quality from the system. They didn't even cost more than 100 TP.
[Japanese dish? Oyakodon? Isn't sushi the Japanese specialty?]
[Man, are you living in the Stone Age?]
[Oyakodon, I see. But I heard she was in the military. Can someone from the military cook?]
Emma was amused by the military comment. It seemed netizens were the same no matter the world. Nonetheless, she replied, "After all, once you eat military food, you'd want to learn to cook for yourself, especially someone as talented as me."
The latter boast was to make her personality more interesting. Of course, this was only because it was the beginning; she didn't want to create a public persona that was different from her true self.
She continued, "Now, let's get into the topic that interests us. First of all, what is Oyakodon? I'm sure you'll find its translation and meaning amusing."
"Oyakodon is a classic Japanese dish, a type of rice bowl that consists of simmered chicken, egg, and onions served over a bowl of steamed rice."
"The name Oyakodon translates to 'parent and child bowl.' The amusing part is that it refers to the use of both chicken (the parent) and egg (the child) in the dish."