What are you doing? Why are you doing it?

[fujimaru]

But let's be real, when have any of us actually known that?

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[onelastknight]

[ he shakes his head gently - ]

I'm just a knight right now, so 'Saber' is fine.

[ - but doesn't seem too fussed, going back to chopping ]

It's a dish made using fish and potatoes. I don't remember the name, but I think I've managed to recreate it well enough.

[fujimaru]

Huh, you're pretty handy in the kitchen...

[ She watches from the door for a few moments, then trots over, her hands behind her back as she leans to watch.

A moment after that, she looks up with a grin. ]

Don't tell the Mom Squad, they'll get jealous.

[onelastknight]

I would never want to make them jealous, of course. Well, I can only make a few things, anyway...

[fujimaru]

I mean, Emiya probably doesn't mind that much, but the others...

[ "Do not challenge Raikou in her maternal domain" is another rule Ritsuka always remembers. ]

So where'd you learn? Is that one of those things you pick up in knight school?

[onelastknight]

Ah, no... that's, unfortunately, not one of the things a knight learns to do... [ a pause, as he recalls... something ] A girl I used to know taught me.

[fujimaru]

[ A girl I used to know? What, was it a bad breakup? An ex? No, wait, since he's a Heroic Spirit, it was probably a Master, right?

Not that Ritsuka can do much more beyond using a rice cooker and cup noodles, but now she has to think about some random girl bullying King Arthur into learning how to cook. Cute. ]

That's pretty cool, though. You're definitely better at it than I am.

[onelastknight]

[ Just another Arthur Mystery, really ]

All it takes is practice. I could barely boil potatoes when I started.

I could teach you, if you like.

[fujimaru]

Really?

[ Dear nonexistent diary, today one of several King Arthurs offered to teach me how to cook.

Honestly, is that more or less unbelievable than "one year, I helped save all of humanity"? She's not sure. ]

I mean, I'm pretty much on the same "can barely boil potatoes" level, are you sure?

[onelastknight]

If I could learn, you can learn, I think.

[fujimaru]

Those're pretty high expectations, Saber.

[ But she's still hovering around, watching his work curiously. ]

[onelastknight]

Oh? But I think even if it's a challenge, you'll be able to handle it.

[fujimaru]

Tell that to my professors...

[ But even if she's grumbling, it's more playful sulking than actual complaining.]

I tried to get Emiya to show me once, too. He got too anxious when I had the knife in my hand, so it ended in failure.

[onelastknight]

[ that's pretty cute honestly. A little smile! ] Oh. Well, there's no reason the second time can't go much better, of course. Was he afraid you would cut yourself?

[fujimaru]

Probably... he's kind of a mother-hen that way, huh?

[onelastknight]

It's not necessarily bad to have someone worry about you. But I think you'll survive even if you cut your finger.

[fujimaru]

Right?? But tell him that, jeeze. You'd think I was gonna chop my fingers off or something...

[ Ritsuka that's possibly because you just stick them straight out when you're cutting vegetables. ]

[onelastknight]

An easy way to avoid being hurt is to be cautious if you're unsure. That applies to cooking as well as battle.

[fujimaru]

[ She oozes down a little further. It's like she's melting in place or something. ]

I get the feeling that using a knife isn't really much like using a sword.

[onelastknight]

[ honestly he just seems more amused than anything. it's cute. Masters are cute sometimes. ] Well, it's maybe not a direct correlation...

[fujimaru]

[ Listen, sometimes Masters just want to whine a little, and it's nothing actually serious. ]

I bet if I tried waving a knife around like one, it wouldn't matter where he is, Emiya would show up to yell at us both.

[onelastknight]

Well, I think in that case we would deserve a little bit of being yelled at.

[fujimaru]

Saber! Be on my side just a little!!

[ She makes a fist with one hand, pounding it halfheartedly against the countertop. ]

Do you know what it's like, having to stand there for a whole twenty minutes -- I timed it once -- and listen to him scold you... it's like he's got the soul of a mother, or something...

[onelastknight]

I think the only way to avoid that is to be careful. Don't worry, Master. Even in the kitchen, I'll be sure to protect you from harm.

[fujimaru]

[ Is this what actual chivalry is like?! Whoa...

She takes a moment to just stare at him, then coughs. ]

Well, good. I'll be in your care, Saber.

[onelastknight]

Then, do you want to learn right now?