“And so…” Floedina continued. Then, looking around as if to make sure no one was listening, she whispered, “Would you like to help me with my plan to help Big Sis get over her dislike of tomatoes?”
“Hrmm… Why don’t you fill me in on the details,” Mira said. She’d agreed half because it intrigued her and half out of consideration for Alfina.
According to Floedina, Alfina had an intense dislike of tomatoes. Floedina had worked hard to come up with various ways of cooking so that she might be able to eat tomatoes despite her dislike of them, but as soon as Alfina found out that tomatoes were in a dish, she’d flat out refuse to eat whatever had been cooked.
“She especially hates the mushy part in the middle of the tomato with all the seeds. But even if I cut that out completely, she’ll just say that there might somehow still be some left…” Floedina said, sighing unconsciously.
Even so, she confidently attested that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her food itself. She continued that, while her other sisters were picky eaters as well, she’d gotten all of them to eat all her food by putting in a little extra effort. Christina was a particularly picky eater, and there’d been a period when all she ate was sweets.
Floedina continued that, while studying various ways of cooking in order to get Christina to eat her cooking, she had dramatically improved her cooking chops. Smiling wryly, Floedina said that she’d finally been extended an invitation to the All-Valhalla Culinary Competition.
Having heard this surprising tale of the unexpected hard work that Floedina had put in, Mira said, “Wow… Well done,” extending the Valkyrie her congratulations.
Mira had no idea what the All-Valhalla Culinary Competition was, but it certainly sounded impressive. Floedina, seeming a tad embarrassed but nevertheless happy to hear Mira’s praise, smiled and answered, “Thank you very much.”
“And so, I’m sure that if I could just get her to eat some of my cooking, it’d all work out.”
She did have an impressive track record to back up her current campaign of helping Alfina overcome her dislike of tomatoes. Or so she said, holding her head high.
Even Christina had once detested tomatoes, but thanks to a certain tomato dish that Floedina had come up with, she seemed to have overcome this. And now, she happily scarfed down pizza.
What’s more, Floedina had apparently even attempted an experiment where she reached out to all the Valkyries in Valhalla who disliked tomatoes and had them try her tomato dishes. It ended up being a huge success, and a whole bunch of Valkyries successfully overcame their dislike of tomatoes. Most notably, afterward, some of them would only eat food that had tomatoes in it.
Therefore, Floedina confidently declared that if she could just get some of her food into Alfina’s mouth, she’d become a tomato fan. And yet, no matter what she did, she couldn’t get Alfina to do so. Floedina’s shoulders then dropped as if she were utterly out of options.
“And this is what I’d like to ask for your assistance with, Master.”
Floedina’s plan was quite clear and simple. Because Alfina was so dedicated to her master, she would surely give it a try if Mira suggested that she have some food with tomatoes in it. And then, once she’d taken a bite, the food would speak for itself. Or so Floedina seemed to think, feeling revved up and ready to give the plan a try.
“Hrmm, I see. Yeah, why not? If it’s something like that, I think I can help!”
While it was a bit of a strong-armed approach, it would be a shame for Alfina to never experience the deliciousness of tomatoes. Using this as a pretense, Mira quickly jumped on board, as if it might be fun. The pair began stealthily crafting a battle plan right then and there.
It was worth noting that the only one who knew about Alfina’s dislike of tomatoes was Floedina herself. Therefore, they needed to deploy their plan without letting any of the other sisters know about it.