I was surprised by the shocking revelation, but more importantly—ice cream, ice cream!

I’d arranged for milk and fresh cream to be brought over. I’d use my usual golden eggs, and I had sugar, too. All that was left was a metal pot and…

“Ta-da! I’ll be making a delicious dessert now. Enjoy watching the process, too!”

Let’s get this performance started!

I added the ingredients to the alchemy pot and began stirring.

Round and round, round and round.

Swirling, swirling, and then… stop!

At the bottom of the pot, there was a perfectly mixed, creamy liquid.

Yay! Doesn’t it look great?

I poured it into the pot.

“Can someone help with ice magic, please?”

I held up the pot, glancing around for someone to finish it off. But no one raised a hand.

Huh? Isn’t ice magic a common skill?

I looked at Ermine, who then pointed towards Herbert.

Wait, does that mean Herbert can use ice magic?

“…You’ve really figured it all out, huh. So, you need me to freeze this pot?”

With a wry smile, Herbert stood up and walked over to me.

“Please!”

As I placed the pot on the table, Herbert set his right hand on it and began a low chant.

“O spirit of silver, freeze the stillness and lend me your strength. Icicle Mist.”

In an instant, white frost enveloped the pot, freezing it through.

Yes, yes! Just like that. This should make proper ice cream.

“Okay, that’s enough!”

Any more and it would turn into shaved ice.

I pulled on the mittens I had prepared from my bracelet, taking a wooden spatula and starting to mix the contents of the pot.

White, dry ice-like smoke spread from the pot, obscuring its contents a bit, but I could sense the texture from the resistance.

Alright! It feels like it’s set nicely!

“All done!”

Yep, yep. It looks just like proper ice cream.

I scooped the finished ice cream onto plates and handed them out to everyone.

“Please enjoy it before it melts!”

As I urged them, Herbert, who had returned to his seat, picked up a spoon and took a scoop of the ice cream.

After taking a bite, he muttered, “Hmm…”

“It melts right away in the mouth. I’ve never felt a texture like this. Plus, it clears the rich taste left from the meat. There’s a lingering sweetness on the tongue. And the fact it was made right in front of us adds excitement and makes it taste even better. Yes… this is delicious.”

Yay! I got a positive review on the taste!

And he praised it to the skies! Herbert’s food reviews are amazing. Just hearing him describe it makes me want to eat it again.

“I’ll have some, too!”

Oh, I need to eat it before it melts.

I hurriedly took a spoonful of ice cream.

“Ohhh… it’s so good!”

The sensation of it melting quickly.

As expected, ice cream is the ultimate dessert.

Even though I ate a lot of meat and am full, I can eat as much of this as I want.

Ice cream is in a league of its own!

The head chef was also eating it with a satisfied hum.

With ice magic, it’s easy to make, so it might be possible to serve it as a dessert at the shop.

“You could add fruits or fruit juice to this ice cream, like oranges or peaches.”

I wasn’t sure if the fruits I knew were exactly the same here, but thanks to the world-traveling witch, it would probably translate into something similar.

“But if ice magic is required…”

The head chef crossed his arms with a serious look.

Wait, isn’t ice magic a common skill?

I looked over at Herbert, who gave a wry smile.

“Ice magic users are rare. Who would’ve thought it would be used for cooking?”

Rare!? Oh no, did I unknowingly ask him to do something inappropriate for dessert…?

But that fear was unfounded. Herbert laughed and said, “If it’s for me to enjoy while eating, I’d be happy to provide ice magic anytime.”

Phew, what a relief.

Still, if ice magic users are scarce, we can’t do a performance in front of customers.

“In that case, we can use a freezer instead of ice magic.”

“There’s a freezer in this shop, too.”

The head chef, who’d been concerned about the quick chilling effect, looked relieved to know a freezer could work as well.

Indeed, hiring the lord Herbert as an ice cream performer wouldn’t be feasible.

Head chef, please do your research and make lots of delicious ice cream for us from now on.