Volume 1 Chapter 42: Loin Chops And Mushrooms

"What took you so-Woah! Why do you have so many mushrooms in your arms?!" Eric was surprised.

Keith's hands were covered in mushrooms!

"I picked a little too much." Keith was excited to find something he could use. But he probably went a little overboard.

"Anyways, I should cut the boar now." Keith took the boar out of his storage.

He took out a knife.

"Do you know how to do it?" Michael asked.

Keith nodded, "I know how to do it." It may be more gigantic than when I did it. The size was nothing compared to the one he cut in his previous life.

But it should be the same.

Keith clapped his hands together to give thanks for a few seconds before he started to cut! Eric and Michael watched how quick Keith cut up the parts of the boar.

Woah! Those were clean cuts. Michael nodded at how easily Keith was cutting the boar up.

While he did that, Keith frowned. What's this? He turned to Michael, "Michael, what's with this stone?" Keith had taken out a stone from the boar's body. Michael smiled,

"Congrats, Kid. That there is a magic stone."

"Magic stone?"

"Some monsters like the boar have a magic stone. You can sell it to get some coins." Michael explained. The one Keith had was large.

It was half the size of his palm!

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"I see." Keith nodded. He placed the stone into his pockets as he finished cutting the boar down.

It took a few minutes to finish. Good. And Keith nodded to his work.

There were many types of meat in front of him. But while he nodded at his accomplishment, Michael and Eric wondered,

"Little brother is a pro at this."

"There are so many cuts." It was too many. Michael had never seen someone cut down a boar so efficiently.

But more than that, Keith seemed to have cut more than the other butchers.

"Keith, what will you use all those meats for?" Michael felt Keith had dismantled more than he should.

"Of course, for cooking," Keith stated calmly. Why do you think I butchered the meat like this? He won't let any piece of the boar go to waste.

Keith took some other things out of his storage. It was the wok and a pan. Keith had prepared the ingredients.

"I will use this piece!" From the cuts, Keith chose the loin chop to cook with today. He took out the knife and used the back of the blade to tenderize it. Should have asked Orin to make a tenderizer. It would make it easier.

He sprinkled on some salt and used the pepper grinder. When Eric saw that, "So that's why the meat tasted better."

The family members noticed a change in the taste of their meal.

"Mmhmm." With the addition of black pepper, it added an extra flavor to their meal.

Once he finished seasoning the meat, Keith summoned magic from his hand.

"You can use magic without chanting now?" Eric was shocked. Chantless magic was hard. Alvin could do it as he practiced for years. But Keith was younger than him. For Keith to do that would require a lot of effort!

Keith shook his head and explained,

"I can't use attack magic. Making a ball of water and creating fire in my hands is the best I can do." And that was enough for Keith. Making water and fire out of nowhere was convenient.

"You don't understand what you're doing is amazing." Michael shook his head at how nonchalant Keith was being.

But Keith shrugged as he tossed the mushrooms into the ball of water. It didn't need much time for the mushrooms to be cleaned.

Keith started to cut them into quarters. Once that was done, he took out some onions. He sliced them into strips.

Keith smiled as he placed the wok onto the fire. I have to use this! The thing Keith brought out was none other than the boar fat! Keith planned to use the fat as a replacement for oil.

Plus, it would boost the flavor of the mushrooms and onions! Keith tossed the fat into the wok. As the fat started to melt, the aroma came.

Michael and Eric sniffed!

What is that smell?! Michael couldn't help but gasp at the smell! It was so good!

Keith nodded at the smell as he tossed the mushrooms in first. Need to take out the moisture.

Before he dumped the onions in, he needed to evaporate the water inside the mushrooms.

That didn't take long. The mushroom started to brown once the water was gone. He tossed the onions in next, letting them saute together. While that happened on one side, Keith had the pan ready for the loin chops.

He tossed them into another pan. The smell was incredible!

I have to take the boar off sooner. Keith tried boar before in his previous life. He understood it cooked faster than pork. He looked at one side, and it was great.

The sear on that was incredible!

Gulp! Keith turned around to see Michael and Eric looking ready to bite into everything! Keith laughed,

"Give it a few minutes. I need to sear the other side."