Dungeon Refrigerator 132.2

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Power Food

With Ruu's dad returning, the atmosphere in the room eased a bit. 

Since Ruu was providing first aid to her dad at the entrance, we decided to return to cooking.

I'm preparing 2 pots, one was placed on the heat with finely chopped onions to boil, intended for miso soup. 

The other pot was removed from the heat, and the eggs were slowly heated in the boiled water using residual heat.

"Hmm, you're not boiling the eggs?"

"That's right. We can make creamy soft-boiled eggs by heating them slowly like this."

"Oh, I see... But wait... Ezuki-san Didn't you mention before that natto and egg over rice is the best? I don't recall you mentioning soft-boiled eggs back then?"

"Oh, right. I actually found out recently that when you consume raw eggs, the human body can only absorb about half of the proteins they contain."

"Eh! Half goes to waste!?"

"Yeah. Additionally, when you eat eggs and natto together, the absorption of a nutrient called biotin is inhibited due to the combination. So, by making them soft-boiled, you can efficiently absorb the nutritional benefits of eggs even when eaten together."

This is a story that applies to ordinary people; our enhanced and superhuman digestive systems in the dungeon likely already break down and absorb everything.

"Now, I'll make salted cabbage, so Serai-san, can you transfer the natto from the pack to this mortar and crush it?"

"Sure. So, mix everything at once? Huh, but crush it?"

"Since Ruu's dad seems to have a cut in his mouth, we don't need to chew too much. Also, it'll be more interesting this way."

"Really... Is it okay to really crush it?"

"Yeah, go ahead and crush it without hesitation."

After I placed shredded cabbage in the pouch and mixed it with salt created using the [Salt] skill, Serai-san crushed the natto in the mortar.

"Alright, thanks, Serai-san. The onions for boiling seem ready, so I'll dissolve the miso, and it's done."

"Yeah, then I'll take care of that."

Now, with the natto completely crushed in the mortar, I cracked a freshly made soft-boiled egg into it, inserted chopsticks, and rapidly mixed it!

And magically, the natto bacteria absorbed oxygen and nutrients from the egg, proliferating vigorously. As a result, visually, it turned into a fluffy mousse-like consistency.

"Wow! What's that? It's amazing! I want to try that too!"

Hahaha! How about that? This is the power of natto bacteria. Naturally, the natto bacteria regulate the intestinal environment. By explosively increasing the natto bacteria in this way, the effects are also explosively enhanced.

"Alright, alright. Serai-san, I'll pass the natto to you. And I'll prepare pickled plums and sesame seeds."

"Okay~ But this time, pickled plums and sesame seeds...?"

"Yeah. Citric acid in pickled plums and sesamin in sesame seeds are effective for recovering from fatigue. By mixing pickled plums with natto, adding the mixture on top of rice, placing the soft-boiled egg, and sprinkling sesame seeds, we'll have a stamina-filled Special NTKG!"

"Th-that's Ezuki-san's Special NTKG...! Gulp..."

"That's right. Protein is not only for building muscles. Most of the human body is made up of protein. So by eating this Special NTKG, the intestinal environment is regulated by natto bacteria, and it guarantees improvement in skin condition, hair loss, and even healing injuries. In other words, this is a Power Food!"

"Amazing... To think there was such a secret hidden in the casual natto rice I've been eating!"

"Hahaha! Well, leaving that aside, let's serve everyone quickly."

"Yes~!"

And so, we concluded the tumultuous day by eating the Special NTKG. 

Ruu's dad, who had a cut in his mouth, and the somewhat dejected Nina-san seemed to regain a bit of energy after consuming this unique natto and egg over rice.

However, despite Super Chef J's efforts and this special dish, the abnormal situation of monsters overflowing from the dungeon prevented us from bringing everyone back to their usual smiles.