My Upgrades Are Invincible

Chapter 15

"Heya guys Bell already got you guys a booth." The happy toned brown-haired Cat-Girl said as she pointed out Bell who was excitedly waving at us.

"Thanks Anya. Ok girls you can go sit with Bell and try not to cut down the restaurant while trading barbs at one another."

The girls knew I was going to try to cook them a meal and despite Hestia knowing I was saying the truth it seemed Magic Food was apparently too much for them to believe for the moment.

I leaned up against the counter of Mia's bar and after it looked like she was done serving her customers I waved to get her attention. "Hey Mia mind if I borrow your kitchen again don't worry, I have the money to buy whatever ingredients I will use."

Mia for a moment grimaced but then a contemplative look shown in her eyes and a I didn't like the look in her eyes as she stared me down. "I think I might get chained to her kitchen, just like so many maids have been bound to this place..."

"Yeah sure... Thats fine, in fact if you make me a portion, I will waive the costs of the food you just pay me for the utilities." By that I knew she meant pay for the magic stones used for the oven and such. I knew it wasn't going to be expensive at all she just wanted to save face, so I happily nodded, but now it seemed people like started to recognize me now that I was approaching the forbidden land known as Mia's kitchen and started whispering.

"Shut up!' Mia roared making the whole restaurant shake in her irritation making the people quiet down for literally a couple moments before they continued at a lower volume making her huff.

I just shook my head smiling as it reminded me of going to public school and teachers yelling at us to quiet down and within the next five minutes, we were back at our original volume and the teachers just giving up at shutting us up.

"Hmm honesty I don't want to spend the next hour cooking stuff from scratch so how about I bring the next great cuisine into this world." I said proudly to myself as I busied myself collecting and fusing several ingredients to be able to cook in their most optimal forms.

Here's a sad fact about civilization apparently if massive armies of stupidly overpowered monsters roam the land for millennium slaughtering the greatest congregations of people and keeping people basically locked to several to inhospitable lands fully enclosed with walls apparently it destroys all forms of advancement in culture basically entirely. For example, despite there being a kind of really thin tomato sauce used to spread on toast and rub into smoked meats the tragedy that is the lack of Pizza sauce has devastated me. As a proud Earthling I shall not suffer its loss...

"What in the world are you making?" I jumped as a light whisper caressed my ears and a soft minty smell from her breath reach my nose. A set of surprisingly strong hands held my waist in place as the woman leaned tiptoed to lean over my shoulder and in doing so smush her chest against my back.

I noticed a couple grey hairs in the corner of my eye, so I knew it was Syr even if she surprised me heavily, I literally had a big pot full of tomato sauce boiling with frankly expensive herbs cooking in it, so I made sure not to drop it as I answered. "It's the sauce and frankly main ingredient to the dish I am making in a bit."

Think about this, if you were to have pizza without meat it would just be a cheese pizza and still be good or if you took the cheese so long as you used the right meat it would still be good but seriously if there is no sauce... It's not even a sandwich

Syr literally got off my back as she came around my side with a spoon and before I could warn her took a tiny spoon full of it and stuck it in her mouth. "Gerk" Her already pale face turned green as she threw me a hateful glare because of the raw flavor hasn't had time to mellow out.

"Hahaha Syr, I haven't even boiled the herbs and seasoning's let alone straining it." I laughed till she stuck her spoon in my mouth making me pause.

"Hmm taste like mint." I grinned making her blush as she recognized what I was pointing at this basically being an indirect kiss.

I saw Ryuu standing in the corner of the door watching us as I turned around and left the sauce to boil off for a few minutes and seeing me notice her she walked in with her trademarked cool expression, but a small smile showed in her eyes as she teased Syr. "I thought you were just going to check and make sure he didnt break anything. So, what's this I see here Syr, will you be moving out of the singles dorm soon?"

Syr rolled her eyes as she pointed her fingers at me "This man is taking advantage of me Ryuu, go kick his butt."

My butt actually puckered at the thought of the lithe elf turning her ire at me because I have zero interest in a Level 4 bullying me even if I knew she wasn't like that.

I gave Ryuu a smile as her own smile turned predatory and I stopped her in her tracks. "Oh, dear if I am forced to make Mia's food late whatever shall she do to the people who incapacitates me."

Her elvish ear's twitched and I could easily imagine the level 6 dwarf calmly stating to Ryuu how disappointed she was and Ryuu shaking like a leaf due to her experience frankly getting her shit kicked in by her. Ryuu turned to Syr with a deadpan look to her face. "No wonder you like him... He is just as much a troublemaker as you."

"Mohhh Ryuu how could you!" Syr blushed and covered her face acting like a schoolgirl who just had her crush revealed by one of her friends, but I could see her eyes. I could see the controlled hand Freya had in the situation, so I just turned back to stirring my sauce as the girls kept prodding at one another.

"Jake, do you have anything to say?" Ryuu stated more than asked.

I simply smiled as I was stirring the sauce gently waiting for a couple seconds and then answered. "I am in a relationship with my Goddess so despite how great a person Syr is, I can't cheat on my woman." I say that now but honestly Hestia might be going yandere and if she snaps and kills me, my soul literally can't escape her grasp...

I highly doubt that will happen though.

I started straining out all the heavy herbs and stuff in the sauce and spread it onto a bunch of baguettes cut in half to make some French Pizza because I obviously couldn't make the dough here without several hours of prep time.

After lathering the bread in the sauce along with throwing on some grated cheese and some ham/sausage I threw them in the oven to bake so I turned around to see Ryuu giving me a dirty look as it seemed Syr left leaving the elf here to watch me.

"Look I know I was harsh, but I wasn't going to just string her along and I already have another girl trying my goddess's patience." I said sardonically.

Ryuu sighed and deflated losing her combative air as my words took the wind's out of her. "I just want what's best for Syr, and to make her happy."

I shook my head replying, "You unfortunately can't just hand someone their happiness when it comes to relationships." Well unless there is A LOT of mind control involved.

Ryuu sullenly nodded and turned back to head out as I could faintly hear Mia calling out to her. She paused at the door "In many lands' including Orario there are more women than men, so it isn't all to uncommon for women to share sometimes." She said with a bland expression and then with another step she left my sight before I could get a word in.

Shit, I forgot the mortality rate of men who are dying to kill monsters even outside Orario and the majority of people who die in the dungeon are men anyway, because frankly most women in Orario aren't even adventurer's whereas the vast majority of men in Orario are in a job with a seventy five percent mortality rate within ten years of being an adventurer.

My mind was taken off as I could smell the pizza and after frantically pulling them out, I saw only the edges of the pizza were a dark brown so thankfully none of them burned.

I saw a large wooden serving platter and after cutting the Pizza's into slices to make them easy finger snacks I lifted up the platter and as I walked out.

Even though this meal clearly wasn't a magic meal it still looked great, and I knew the pure quality of the ingredients would make this a good meal.

"Here Mia here's your portion" I said sliding a couple of the pizzas to her making her raise her eyebrows at the new meal and after putting our tray at our table I gave Hestia a quick hug, I took some back what I knew we wouldn't be able to finish back over to Mia. "Here Mia let the waitresses have some when they have a second, I can see them working hard."

Mia already having ate half of one of pizza's gave the serving plate full of pizza's a menacing grin. "Oh, don't worry I can finish them off..."

"No Mama! You have to share!" The brown-haired and black-haired cat-girls shouted and then their high levels showed as they danced around the cluttered tables running towards the steaming food. Anya jumped over a table and went to grab a slice, but it was a feint to distract Mia as she pulled the whole platter back.

"No, you don't Chloe." Mia growled and kicked towards the black-haired cat girl making her dance back but that was also in their plans as Anya dashed forwards and it was only Mia pivoting on the leg she had and bending over to let the cat girl jump past her and as she stood back up with a glower, she looked down at the platter...

"Crunch Crunch." Everyone in the restaurant paused and turn to watch the new sight, and whether they were drinking or eating we all stared as Syr and Ryuu loudly ate their pizza with us all being able to hear Syr playing it up groaning at how great the food was.

"Crash " We all turned to Mia who was steaming mad with her fist buried in the bar's shattered table glaring at Anya and Chloe as they were now eating the portion, I put aside purposefully for Mia...

The Hestia family quietly turned to stare at one other and silently ate our food at an accelerated rate before the clearly ravenous occupants who looked ready to rob us of our food got any idea's.

"I was hoping we could have a more serious conversation with Lili and Hestia but maybe we should just do that when we get home..." I thought taking glances at the people who were split paying attention to me the maker of the food and the maid's stealing food from one another as Mia already got her food back.