𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐛 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡
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Witch Marie and her servant Kaito are heading to a town known for its special cooking tools.
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An event occurred on their journey.
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“Oh, what’s that over there?”
“Is that. . . . . .a chicken?”
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As they travel along the road, near the town, they spot a giant chicken.
On closer inspection, it seems to have dragon-like parts in its lower body.
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“I remember! That’s a Cockatrice.”
“Ah, the monster with the petrifying gaze.”
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Marie had fought one before in her previous life. It wasn’t that tough of an enemy… as far as she recalls.
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“. . . . . .”
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What a hassle. They want to go to that town and retrieve Kaito’s cooking tools.
But with such a chicken-like monster blocking the town’s entrance, they can’t go in.
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“. . . . . .”
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It’s not like she must kill it instantly. Besides, won’t the townspeople take care of it themselves?
There’s no need for Marie to intervene.
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“Marie-sama, this is serious! That monster has the power to petrify! We must defeat it quickly, or it could cause significant damage!”
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So what? Marie doesn’t feel obliged to fight it.
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Just then,
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Grrrr. . . . . .
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“. . . . . .”
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She’s hungry. She had just eaten bear steak not too long ago.
Perhaps because it didn’t have as much impact as dragon steak, she wasn’t quite satisfied.
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Suddenly, Marie speaks up.
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“Kaito, can you make a tasty dish using chicken? Other than steak, with the ingredients and tools we have on hand.”
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Kaito tilts his head, puzzled by what the witch suddenly proposes.
People’s lives are at stake, yet. . . . . .he thinks.
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(Since it’s Witch-sama, there must be some deep thought behind this that I can’t understand!) ※Not really
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After thinking for a moment, Kaito replies.
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“Kebab! I can make kebab sandwiches!”
“Oh? Kebab. Are they good?”
“Yes!”
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Now she has the motivation to defeat it. Kebab. What’s that? She’s never heard of such a dish.
A new, unknown “deliciousness” is before her.
So why not just kill it quickly?
She needs chicken meat, so she attacks it with her usual 【Wind Blade】.
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“Geggegeeeeee!!!!”
“Tch. . . . . .Annoying.”
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The Cockatrice takes to the air, dodging Marie’s attack.
Then, it releases its petrifying ray.
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The purple ray hits right at Marie’s feet.
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“Witch-sama! Ah, that was close!”
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Dust billows, and Marie is petrified by the Cockatrice. . . . . .
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“No problem here.”
“Geggegeeeeeeeeee?!”
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The Cockatrice is astonished. Marie should have been petrified, yet she is unharmed.
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“Bad luck for you. I have an Anti-magic Zone always active around me.”
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Anti-magic Zone. A spell Marie created.
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A barrier is cast around her body, and it activates the moment any attack magic from an enemy approaches.
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A thin barrier forms around her, nullifying the enemy’s magic.
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“That’s amazing, Witch-sama! As expected!”
“This is common knowledge in my previous life. Now, you, read the wind. Perhaps because you’re a bird-like monster.”
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Marie’s Wind Magic is so fast that not even dragons can avoid it.
The fact that it dodged it means it must have been reading the wind.
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“Then 【Thunder Strike】.”
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Marie points her index finger at the Cockatrice.
At that instant, a bolt of lightning erupts from her fingertip.
It strikes the Cockatrice’s face at a speed too fast to see.
After its body rigidly jerks, it falls over with a thud.
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“Huh? That’s odd, isn’t it?”
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Kaito looks dumbfounded. And then. . . . . .
Far off, there were people who looked like adventurers.
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“What just happened…?” “Did that monster suddenly fall?” “Did that girl do it?” “What exactly. . . . . .?”
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Ignoring the confused adventurers, Marie walks over to the Cockatrice.
The enemy was completely dead, its eyes rolled back.
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Marie sighs in disbelief.
“Why would you die from just a paralyzing, status-altering spell?”
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That’s right, it wasn’t even an attack spell.
It was just a weak bolt of lightning meant to temporarily paralyze enemies at a distance.
However, Marie’s fearsome magical power had amped up the spell’s strength.
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“The Cockatrices of the future have weakened due to the decline of magic.”
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That’s not it. Marie had just become stronger than in her previous life.
Of course, what she said was also true to an extent.
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“Well, that’s fine.”
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Marie uses 【Wind Blade】 to tear it into pieces and collects the chicken meat.
She uses Storage Magic to remove the meat from the area.
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The audience then. . . . . .
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“What?! What just happened?! The monster disappeared?! What’s going on?!”
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Marie, who is hungry, doesn’t hear them.
She quickly goes to Kaito and hands over the chicken meat.
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“Amazing, Witch-sama!”
“Just make the kebab now, immediately.”
“Yes!”
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So saying, Kaito starts cooking.
First, he needs metal skewers.
Marie, at Kaito’s request, procures the skewers.
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“Can I use 『these』?”
“Yes, if I said it’s fine, then use it.”
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He skewers chunks of meat onto the sticks. A whole lot of meat is skewered.
“Is it just meat on sticks?”
“This is where it gets different.”
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He sets charcoal beneath the skewers and starts to grill. The piled-up chunks of meat sizzle as they cook.
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Kaito uses a stone knife to shave off the surface of the meat.
Shave, grill, shave again. This way, grilled chicken piles up on a leaf plate.
Next, Kaito prepares some preserved bread borrowed from a slave trader’s wagon.
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“Fresh kneaded bread would be tastier, but…”
“You can make bread too? You’re amazing!”
“Thank you! Hehe, I got praised by Witch-sama~♪.”
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Grilled chicken on the hard bread, and a spicy sauce made from dried herbs and crushed tree nuts.
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All sandwiched in the bread, it’s complete.
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“It’s done! Kebab sandwich!”
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Meat sandwiched between bread, topped with vegetables. It’s an unimaginable food in 【this world】.
Marie gleefully stuffs her face with the kebab sandwich.
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“How is it? Fresh vegetables would taste better, I know. I’m sorry, but the herbs will help mask the monster meat smell. . . . . .”
“More…!!!”
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Marie had already finished another one.
Her eyes glitter like a starry sky as Marie passionately talks.
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“Delicious! How can it be this good! This meat, herbs, and bread! The three different textures combined with the spicy sauce, the more you chew, the more the flavor overflows!”
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Kaito, looking stunned, makes a second sandwich and hands it over.
Marie immediately devours it, her face melting in bliss.
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“It’s just grilled meat, but it’s too delicious! I see, by eating it with vegetables and bread, I can enjoy different textures together! The icing on the cake is this sweet and spicy sauce! How did you make it? Sweet yet spicy!”
“I, I made it by mixing nuts, fruits, and vegetables.”
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Seemingly moved, Marie pats his shoulder after finishing her meal.
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“That was the best! Thank you!”
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Kaito’s face brightens up, and he wears a soft, melted smile.
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. . . . . .such were the two of them, watched intently from a distance by the adventurers.
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