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Master Chef – Lilia Version
~Let’s Make Garlic Sautéed Pea Sprouts 1~
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―A short time before cooking starts
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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…Alright, I’ll definitely get those credits this time!
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Chef Ghost A
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It has finally come… The day we are to confront Lilia Vanrouge once again!
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Chef Ghost B
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The problem child who has cooked so many bizarre dishes and has caused pandemonium in our sacred kitchen…
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Chef Ghost A
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I wonder what dish he’ll have a hand in cooking this time.
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Chef Ghost A/B
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WEEEEEEH~~~~! I’M SCARED~~~~~~~!!
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Head Chef
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Stay calm, everyone! That’s why I, the Head Chef, have also joined you.
It won’t do to repeat any further depressing incidents.
This time for sure, we’ll have Lilia-kun cook a normal dish, and receive credits!
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Chef Ghost A/B
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YESSIR!!!
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Oh? What’s this, everyone’s so motivated. It gets me excited too.
Kufufu… I’ve been studying cooking every day to prepare for this day. I’m different than all the times before.
Leave it to me, you’re in good hands!
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Chef Ghost A
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I have a feeling this is just a lost cause…
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Head Chef
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…No. I believe in Lilia-kun. Those bright, burning eyes are a sign of the flames of determination.
Now, let’s finally begin cooking! Today’s dish is “Garlic Sautéed Pea Sprouts.”
First, can you cut off the roots of the pea sprouts and then wash them?
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Umu, something like that’s just a piece of cake.
Pea sprouts, hm…
If I recall, it refers to the stem and young leaves of green peas.
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Head Chef
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Yes, yes. You know your stuff, Lilia-kun~
Once you finish washing them, next throw the sliced garlic in a frying pan heated with sesame oil, and sauté it.
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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I’m on it.
Mm~ what a nice smell! The combined smell of sesame oil and garlic really builds up one’s appetite.
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Head Chef
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Once the aroma is fragrant, add the pea sprouts and chicken broth and quickly stir-fry them.
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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The soup base is an all-purpose seasoning, I see.
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Head Chef
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All that’s left is to taste it, then season with salt and pepper to adjust the flavor and you’re finished.
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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…Mm? It’s finished? I feel like that was way too easy…
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Head Chef
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That’s the point of this session!
The “Garlic Sautéed Pea Sprouts” is a dish that because it has simple ingredients and steps…
Any attempts to masking the flavor won’t work, all to test the skills of the chef.
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Is that so!? There’s so much depth to cooking, after all.
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Head Chef
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(…I can’t tell Lilia-kun)
(That we specifically chose a menu for him that would not be catastrophic even if he made slight mistakes in the amounts of ingredients or heat levels.)
It doesn’t seem like there have been any particular problems so far, so all that’s left is to plate it…
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Even though we put in so much pea sprouts, when it was sautéed the volume decreased considerably…
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Head Chef
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(I- I have a bad feeling… But! We already expected Lilia-kun’s off-the-wall behavior!)
(The other chefs have already moved all the other seasonings somewhere out of reach, so it should be fine…)
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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That’s it! Let’s try adding rice!
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Head Chef / Chef Ghost A / Chef Ghost B
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Rice!?
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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And… there we go.
If we’ve got vegetables and rice… I need to throw in some meat to balance the nutritional value.
Next… I guess I’ll put in some chili peppers too. It should give the flavor a kick.
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Chef Ghost A
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Aaah! It-It’s started… A reckless dish that completely ignores the recipe…!
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 Jade
Jade 
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Everyone, what has happened to cause such fluster?
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Head Chef
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Jade-kun, what great timing! Lilia-kun is trying to create an outrageous dish…
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Chef Ghost B
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W-we have to hurry and make a course correction! Jade-kun, please help us!
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 Jade
Jade 
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…I see. I don’t know what I could possibly do to help, but I shall try.
Lilia-san, may I talk to you for a moment?
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Oh, Jade! What is it?
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 Jade
Jade 
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It may be forward, however I have a suggestion for you, Lilia-san…
If left the way it is, I feel as if the dish is lacking in color.
The green of pea sprouts, the red of chili peppers… If you were to include a yellow ingredient, then would it not become awash with harmonious colors?
For example… yes, what about pineapple?
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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How ingenious! I’ll add it immediately… like that.
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Chef Ghost A/B
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PINEAPPLE~~~!?
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Head Chef
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Jade-kun, weren’t you going to stop Lilia-kun!?
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 Jade
Jade 
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Oya. I completely believed you meant for me to help Lilia-san’s creative dish…
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Alright! “Garlic Sautéed Pea Sprouts” is complete!
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Chef Ghost A
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There aren’t any signs of pea sprouts left in it, and something this sweet and spicy can’t be called a garlic stir-fry!
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Chef Ghost B
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And we thought Jade-kun would stop him, but he only urged it on…
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Head Chef
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We absolutely can’t let this dish be sent out to be eaten!
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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I see… It’s a pity, but it cannot be helped…
I’ll make it once more from the beginning!
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Head Chef / Chef Ghost A / Chef Ghost B
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EEH―!?
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Chef Ghost A
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That’s enough already!
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Chef Ghost B
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Y-yeah yeah. Besides, we used up all the pea-sprouts with the previous attempt.
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Head Chef
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Right! If there are no ingredients, I guess it there’s nothing we can do!
I’m sorry, but this time we end the class without being able to present a proper dish….
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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So we’re out of ingredients. There’s no need to worry.
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Head Chef
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Eh?
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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Watch carefully.
Hah!
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[magics]
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Head Chef / Chef Ghost A / Chef Ghost B
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!?
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Chef Ghost A
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Th-the pea sprouts… from the remaining roots…
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Head Chef
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They grew back!?
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 Jade
Jade 
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Using magic to re-grow the pea sprouts in a short amount of time… as expected of Lilia-san.
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 Lilia
Lilia 
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If there aren’t ingredients, you only need to prepare them.
…Well, Chefs. We have all the materials necessary, are there any objections?
let’s begin cooking one more time!
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