Chapter 122: Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes


    "This is a list of all the optional and obligatory lessons. As you can see, magic theory, physical training, mathematics, and ancientnguage studies are obligatory, while the other subjects are optional. From that list, you must choose three subjects you wish to follow as well," Thea exined to the girls.


    The girls asked Thea some questions about her conversation with the headmistress. Thea didn''t hide anything and shared all the details, including the part about being called ''Aunty Astrid.''


    While the girls were surprised by this revtion, Thea stopped them from asking more questions and urged them to choose their three preferred subjects. As the girls became serious and examined the options, so did Thea.


    The variety of options was a bit overwhelming for Thea. There were numerous subjects avable, ranging from cooking and acting to strategic warfare and dungeon exploration.


    With confidence in herself and her future ns, Thea quickly made up her mind. Mia finished choosing her subjects five minutester, and the twins took the longest time, as they decided to stay together, maximizing their title and improving their teamwork.


    "So, what did you girls choose?" Thea asked curiously.


    "I chose extra agility training, dungeon exploration, and monster theory," Mia said. Her choices made sense, as they would enhance her movement, familiarize her with exploration, and prepare her for encounters with monsters.


    "We chose simr subjects. We have strategic warfare, dungeon exploration, and monster theory as well," Reisa excitedly shared.


    "What about you? What did you choose?" Reina asked, her hopeful eyes fixed on Thea, eager for their choices to align.


    "Just like you girls, I have chosen dungeon exploration. My other two subjects are alchemy and summoning magic," Thea replied with a smile, though Reina''s expression seemed slightly disappointed.


    "Oh, don''t be like that. We have a decent amount of free time where we can meet," Thea said, causing Reina to blush slightly before silently nodding.


    "Although it''s a littlete, who''s hungry?" Thea asked, grinning as she saw the three girls be energized.


    Thea and the girls got up from the couches and made their way to the dining room, still without clothing. Thea entered the kitchen, asking the girls to wait in the dining room.


    After a short moment of thought, Thea decided on her menu. With a kitchen equipped with specialized equipment, making something practical wouldn''t be a problem.


    She retrieved ck Bear meat and some Berserker Boar meat from her supplies. The meat was cut into fist-sized chunks and fed into a meat grinder avable in the kitchen. Once ground, Thea transferred all the meat into arge metallic mixing bowl and added spices and onions from her inventory. While the spices blended, Thea filled a pot with water and set it to boil using her elemental magic.


    Returning to the mixing bowl, Thea used her hands to knead the spices and meat together. Once evenly mixed, she shaped the mixture into small balls and ced wolf fat into arge pan, which she found to be the leanest and least oily option among her ingredients.


    As the pan was buttered, Thea ced all the meatballs into it and allowed them to cook. Meanwhile, she drained the water from the pot and started mashing the potatoes, gradually adding small amounts of wolf fat to create a creamy texture.


    Flipping the meatballs, Thea took out some berries from her inventory and mashed them beforebining them with sugar in a small pot to create a berry sauce. Once ready, she poured the sauce into a saucer.


    Carrying the mashed potatoes and saucer to the dining room, Thea quickly returned to the kitchen, turning off all the fires before she transferred the cooked meatballs into arge bowl. She garnished them with parsley and brought the dish to the dining room.


    "Alright, take some meatballs and mashed potatoes, then drizzle some berry sauce onto your meatballs," Thea instructed. The girls followed her instructions, thanked her for the meal, and began to enjoy their food, this time she had made arge amount of food but it didn''t stop any of the girls as the surplus of food quickly diminished before it was all gone.