People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

"Ok?"

"Because sea bream bones and heads are excellent ingredients for making dashi (broth), the resulting ochazuke (rice with tea) will have a unique aroma. So, you really have a discerning palate!"

The girl was taken aback for a moment, then a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes. She chuckled and said, "It's more accurate to say that your culinary skills are very impressive, Manager."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment~ Then please wait a moment."

As she spoke, she turned and walked towards the kitchen. The girl looked around the shop, and the faint warmth made her feel at ease, as if she had returned to her own home.

"Nice place...hmm?"

The girl suddenly noticed the cup of tea on Bai Yu's table that had gone cold. She could smell the faint fragrance, but she could also tell that the tea had lost all its warmth.

If she can order a dish like ochazuke (rice with tea), she must also have some knowledge of tea. This kind of tea needs to be reheated or thrown away.

As the girl was pondering, Bai Yu walked over with a steaming cup of drink, placed it in front of her, and said with a smile, "Have some water to warm your stomach first~"

The girl looked at the cup in front of her, her brows relaxed, and she said, "It smells very nice. What is this?"

"I added some blueberries to this rose tea. It's good for your skin, relieves fatigue, and helps regulate your digestive system. Blueberries also protect your eyesight and enhance the flavor. It should be perfect for you!"

The girl nodded, and just as Bai Yu was about to leave, he heard her say softly, "Shopkeeper, there's a question I'd like to know the answer to."

"what?"

"I can smell the aroma of this tea. I can also smell the aroma of yours. Someone who can brew such tea would not choose to drink a cup of tea that has gone cold."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "This question is very simple. Tea is like people; drinking tea is about savoring life. If your tea gets cold, even if you reheat it, it won't taste or feel the same as it did initially. Throwing it away is just a waste of a cup of tea."

The girl asked in confusion, "Then what do you mean by putting a bamboo leaf on top? Is it for making tea?"

Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, saying, "Of course not~ because with only one bamboo leaf added now, it won't absorb the flavor at all; it's just for appearance~"

"Ok?"

The girl became interested, and Bai Yu said gently, "As I said before, drinking tea is about savoring life, and tea is like life itself. Since life has already taken a bad turn, no matter how hard you try to return to the way it was before, you will only get a different result. It will not be the same as before, and it will not have the development you want."

"In that case, why not try to decorate it a bit, making the already terrible tea look better? After all, we can't control the past, but we can influence the future!"

"Then how about brewing a pot?"

"Wasting time to make a cup of tea that is not exactly the same as the original will only make you feel frustrated."

After saying that, Bai Yu returned to the kitchen. The girl looked at the cup of tea on Bai Yu's table with a complicated expression. After a long while, she sighed, picked up her own cup, and took a small sip.

"Ah...it smells really good..."

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The girl looked at the steaming cup of floral tea in her hand, and at her reflection in the tea, her expression was somewhat forlorn, but also somewhat relieved.

"To make an already terrible life better... Ha... An interesting way to put it..."

"Hmm? Wait... this isn't an ordinary rose..."

The girl was thinking about her own things while drinking, but before long she got so lost in thought that she accidentally drank a rose petal.

After the girl realized what was happening, she naturally wanted to spit it out, but as soon as she came to her senses, she discovered that this rose did not actually taste like a rose, or rather, it did not simply taste like a rose.

She tentatively took a bite, and it didn't have the dry, shriveled feel of rose tea that she remembered. Although this was also dried, it actually had a slightly crisp texture, and the petals weren't completely dried.

The rose's unique sweetness absorbed the blueberry's sweet and sour flavor from the tea, along with a strange aroma. If she wasn't mistaken, she tasted the tea leaves.

The girl said she was somewhat addicted because she suddenly felt that the smell of the roses could make her feel like she was eating snacks, which was really amazing.

"Hmm? It seems you really like this tea~ It tastes pretty good, doesn't it?"

Just as the girl was enjoying her meal, she saw Bai Yu walking over with a blue and white porcelain bowl. This kind of porcelain bowl was naturally a special bowl for eating rice soaked in tea.

Upon seeing Shiraha, the girl didn't immediately look at the covered ochazuke (rice with tea). Instead, she asked Shiraha with a puzzled expression, "Manager, why does this rose flavor smell so...?"

"Isn't that amazing?"

"Ok!"

It was clear the girl was very interested in how the roses were made. Bai Yu smiled and said, "Well, you just dry the roses in the sun until they're mostly air-dried, then you scent them with tea leaves every day, drying them along with the tea leaves. That way, they'll have a slight tea flavor."

The girl nodded, then asked疑惑地, "But how do you control the degree of drying of the roses? Drying and fumigating at the same time...that's hard to control, isn't it?"

Bai Yu nodded and smiled, saying, "Looks like you're a lady who can cook~ That's right, indeed. But the method is very simple, just use salt~ This helps control the moisture inside the roses~ The amount is completely self-controlled~"

The girl nodded in sudden realization, then chuckled and said, "A very interesting method. This must be sea bream ochazuke (rice with tea)!"

Bai Yu nodded, then removed the lid, and immediately smelled a rich aroma of tea along with a faint, refreshing fragrance—yes, a refreshing fragrance.

The girl completely calmed down, stared at the steaming ochazuke in front of her for a moment, then nodded and said, "This tastes amazing. Manager, you're definitely not your average restaurant manager..."

"Please enjoy your meal~ Oh...right, I'll add this for you~"

With that, Bai Yu returned to the kitchen, and under the girl's questioning gaze, placed a slightly reddish object on top of the ochazuke (rice with tea). After doing this, she smiled and said, "Now it's complete~ Please enjoy~"

After saying that, he turned around and returned to his seat, drinking the tea that was still a little warm while looking at the book in his hand, quietly like a background.

The girl glanced at Bai Yu, then looked down at the steaming tea-soaked rice. She waved her hand to dispel the steam, and was stunned when she saw what it was.

The rice, as white as jade, is plump and glossy, just like polished jade. Several pieces of pan-fried sea bream are attached to the side of the rice, and the sesame seeds on top give the plain sea bream a unique beauty.

Shredded seaweed, shredded red ginger, and a touch of radish sprouts adorn the dish, adding a vibrant touch. At the bottom lies a clear, green broth made from sea bream stock and a special tea. The top garnish of dried plum makes the entire ochazuke (rice with tea) look like a beautiful and enticing work of art.

"Hmm~ Perfect pickled plums... Never mind, let's eat first... I'm starting!"

The girl clearly paid great attention to etiquette, especially Japanese-style table manners. Bai Yu smiled but said nothing when he saw this. The girl on the other side picked up a spoon and scooped up a spoonful of soup.

Looking at the clear broth, the girl's lips curled up slightly as she slowly put it into her mouth. As soon as the broth entered her mouth, she felt a sense of calm wash over her, as if she were in a tea garden or an ocean of sea bream.

The refreshing tea flavor and the rich, savory sea bream broth complement each other perfectly. They don't blend together, but rather support and enhance each other.

"Phew... I'm not surprised anymore..."

The girl picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of rice. The rice was like raw rice, completely unsticky, and each grain slid off the small mountain of rice in the bowl.

The girl initially thought the rice wasn't cooked properly, but after taking a bite, she found it to be soft and sticky, with only one texture. The softness and stickiness of the rice brought out the original aroma of wheat, adding a touch of rice fragrance to the original tea and fresh aroma.

The girl couldn't stop eating. Looking at the rice in front of her, she felt that the dish was absolutely perfect, like a treasure. At this moment, the girl really felt like an explorer, and what was in front of her was a treasure, with a different surprise in every bite.

When the girl finished the last bit of soup in her bowl, she breathed a sigh of relief and said softly with a slight smile, "It was a very delicious dish. Manager, your cooking skills are excellent!"

Bai Yu simply smiled and said, "I'd better not brag about that~ It's just okay~ It just happens to suit the customers' tastes~"

The girl shook her head and said softly, "Manager, you are too modest. I consider myself to have a deep understanding of making this broth and pickled plum, but I am far inferior to you. Manager, you dare to say that you can make any dish you want to eat as long as you have the ingredients, which proves that you are at the same level in other dishes as well. Your cooking skills are absolutely amazing."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Then give me more compliments~ Are you feeling better now~"

"Ok?"

"You were clearly anxious to go back after you came in, but after finding out you could go back, you checked the time and decided to have a meal. Something urgent must have happened—and something that must have made you very upset."

After hesitating for a long time, the girl said in a deep voice, "Manager, since your shop can accommodate guests from another world, you should know about the existence of magic, right..."

"Of course~ A magician left not long before you~"

The girl nodded and said, "I once had a friend who was taught by nuns in our church. Because she had the ability to remember things permanently, she memorized 103,000 books of magic for various reasons, including some extremely terrifying forbidden spells..."

Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Isn't this making her stronger? It's a good thing!"

The girl shook her head and said, "No... human memory is limited. The magic book occupies almost all of her memories, so her usable memory space is very small. Her memories need to be erased every year, and I am the one who will do it... and tonight is the time for the execution..."

Bai Yu asked in confusion, "Is there a difference between magic books and ordinary textbooks? Can magic power take over memories?"

"If it's recorded in writing, there's no difference, and magic naturally won't take over memories... Wait... what are you trying to say?"

Bai Yu said doubtfully, "That's absolutely impossible. Putting aside the fact that the human brain is not fully developed, even the memories of ordinary people have a very long shelf life. Even if they forget, theoretically speaking, the books a person remembers in their lifetime are at least as many as the entire collections of several national libraries."

"These don't even include memories outside of books. The human brain isn't that fragile. Besides, it's impossible for a person to really remember that much, nor is there that much that can be remembered, because people forget things. Using your brain more will help it remember more things."

The girl's pupils contracted, and she looked at Bai Yu in disbelief, saying, "Do you know what you're saying?!"

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The girl looked at Bai Yu in disbelief. Bai Yu's words made her feel a little confused, a little hopeful, and a little panicked. She was stunned for a moment.

She was confused because she didn't know what it would mean if it were true. Her hope was that she wouldn't have to harm her friends anymore. She couldn't quite explain her final panic. There was the panic that she had personally harmed her friends for so many years if it were true, the panic that the church had lied to her, and the panic that her friends' lives were safe.

The girl suppressed the pounding emotions within her and said, "How can you be so sure that what you're saying is true?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "If you're not in a hurry, I can find you some relevant videos. I also know some scientists and biologists from other worlds who eat here."

The girl nodded and said, "There's still time. My watch shows that only five minutes have passed, so there are still more than three hours left."

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll find some videos for you first, and then I'll find some scientists to answer your questions."

The girl nodded. A shop that could manipulate time and traverse worlds was simply too amazing for her. Based on that alone, she had reason to believe it. After all, she knew her own identity very well; in other words, it wouldn't be surprising if a scientist of the same caliber as their Pope came here.

She didn't want to really lose her friend, after all, erasing her friend's memory with her own hands would be an incredibly painful thing for her.

Bai Yu returned to his room, retrieved the computer he had used to watch horror movies, and went back downstairs. He found many similar videos for the girl, who watched them silently.

Countless authoritative scientists and doctors have said that this kind of problem will not cause the brain to explode, which made her believe most of it. Bai Yu, on the other hand, was looking for contacts on her phone.

An hour later, the girl finished watching all the videos. Each video was different, but most of them focused on how much a person can remember. However, the common conclusions were about brain development and whether the brain would explode from too much memorization.

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Almost the instant the girl finished watching, Bai Yu made a video call. The moment the call connected, a cheerful voice said, "Yo~ Bai Yu~ What's up~"

Hearing the voice, the girl looked over, and Bai Yu smiled and said, "Shu, how knowledgeable are you in the field of human biology?"

On the other end of the phone was Shinonono Tsukasa from another world. Shinonono Tsukasa laughed and said, "Oh, that~ Because all the IS mechs I developed require a high degree of compatibility with the pilot, of course I've done research~ especially on the mental and spiritual level~"

Upon hearing this, the girl's eyes lit up. After Bai Yu pointed the camera at the girl, Shinonono glanced at her and then continued to type rapidly on the keyboard with both hands. The girl was stunned. Was this speed really human?

Shinononozuka smiled and said, "Hello~ I'm a scientist from another world~ You're also a guest of Shiraha~ Is there anything you need to ask?"

The girl nodded and said, "Dr. Shinonono Tsukasa, I am also a guest from another world. My name is Kanzaki Kaori. I have a question I would like to ask you."

Shinononozuka smiled and said, "Don't worry~ Since Shiraha wants to help, I'll definitely do my best to answer your questions~"

Kanzaki Kaori nodded and said, "It's like this... (several hundred words omitted here) What do you think..."

Before Kanzaki Kaori could finish speaking, she heard Shinonono Tsukasa burst into laughter, clutching her stomach. Kanzaki Kaori was also taken aback.

"Hahaha! How can your church tell such low-level lies! It's hilarious!"

Kanzaki Kaori's eyes lit up and she said, "So, in that case, the memory won't cause your head to explode?"

Shinonono wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, ignoring her work, and sat down in her chair with her legs crossed, saying, "Of course~ The human brain has a limited capacity for development, and achieving full development is unrealistic. Developing even 15% would put you in a superhuman state, and at that point, the memory capacity would be terrifying~"

"As you said before, magic won't interfere with memory. It's just pure text, and some books are just small diaries or only a few pages long. Trying to cram that much into your brain is overthinking it. Besides, even with photographic memory, memorizing so much at once will still develop your brain a bit, and every bit of brain development strengthens it significantly!"

Kanzaki Kaori said somewhat excitedly, "But why does she always have a headache before erasing her memories? Isn't it because of the memories?"

Shinonono stretched and said with a smile, "I've read more than that number of documents~ Don't think of the human body as too fragile~ There are only three explanations for her headache."

"what?"

"The first possibility is that some of the magical books in the 'Curse of the Demonic Cultivation' are retaliating—of course, that's unrealistic—because she didn't eat the books!"

"The second possibility is that she has a congenital disease."

Kanzaki Kaori stated directly, "She is healthy and has no illnesses."

Shinononozuka narrowed her eyes and said, "Then there's only one last thing left. Your church left something on her, maybe magic, maybe nanobots or something like that. After a certain period of time, it will stimulate her, and she should even have her own defense mechanisms."

Kanzaki Kaori asked in disbelief, "Why would you do that?"

"Because this is a living library of forbidden magical texts~ How could we let others spy on it~ Of course, we have to keep it in our own hands~"

Kanzaki Kaori stared at Shinonono Tsukasa in disbelief, but she wasn't stupid. After sorting things out, she realized that the possibility was indeed very high.

Kanzaki Kaori said in a deep voice, "Dr. Shinonono Tsukasa, do you have any ideas?"