Author: undefmidi
2017
Boku no Hero characters, original story and everything belongs to Kohei Horikoshi, the author of said series. I only own the Plot.
(A/N): Google search: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara for the recipe. I couldn't post links…
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Chapter 19 – Skill
Sometime after that, Izuku thought it would be good to apply at the Blue Lotus café. He wanted to buy that necklace for Ochaco, and also get experience talking to people. He was still very shy when not doing hero duties.
The green-haired boy was at the door, ready to get in. It was his first time applying for a job.
His mother accepted happily.
'My boy is growing… *sob*' – Inko replied to him when he told her about his plans to apply for the job. He didn't tell her about the necklace though.
He opened the door and looked around, examining the place. He was also looking for an employee because he wanted to call the manager.
Midoriya saw a girl oddly similar to Ochaco, but she was blonde and had longer hair. She also had blue eyes and was wearing the uniform of the café – Blue dress that goes to the knees, black stockings, and a black lace above the head. He didn't want to be hasty, but he needed to know if she was Ochaco's cousin.
The boy gently approached her and called her out.
"Um… Hello?" – Midoriya called her out.
The girl turned around wearing a curious face.
"Yes?" – She responded, still curious.
"A-Are you by a-any chance, O-Ochaco's cousin?" – He was stuttering. Shyness attacking him.
The girl looked at Midoriya from head to toe.
"Yes! And are you the so-called 'Izu' whom she tells me much about?" – She happily responded.
In Izuku's face grew a small blush.
"Y-Y-Yes…" – He nodded while answering.
"And what brings you here, Izu?" – She asked him using his nickname. The girl is an extrovert.
"I-I'm here to apply for a job, c-could you call the manager?" – He answered.
"Oh, sure! Hang on a sec." – She happily answered.
After a couple of minutes, Izuku was sitting on a free table, for he couldn't just be standing there the whole time. It would be troublesome for the workers, and also him.
The girl whom Izuku talked to was approaching him. Behind her was a woman, looking like she was on her early 20s. She had black tied hair and was wearing glasses. She was also wearing a business attire.
"Oh, hello there young sir. I am Yuki Nanasaki, the manager of Blue Lotus." – She politely introduced herself.
"I forgot! I am Shiemi Takanashi, and as you know, Ochaco's cousin." – Shiemi introduced herself before Izuku could even respond.
"Erm… P-Pleasure to meet you, I-I am Izuku Midoriya." – He said, slightly bowing.
"Ok. You are very formal, and your shyness can be worked overtime. That is if you are accepted." – She said. – "I will ask you some questions now. Answer them honestly, ok?" – She asked. It wasn't a rude tone of voice, but a business one.
"Sure, ma'am." – Izuku respectfully answered.
"First of all: Are you that kid that destroyed that villain at U.A?" – She asked, surprising the boy. Shiemi also nodded at that question. Both of them were curious.
"Um? I have no problem answering that, but is that really necessary, ma'am?" – Izuku asked curiously, and respectfully.
"Yes." – She quickly nodded.
"I am, ma'am…" – He answered.
"Good, some marketing material…" – She mumbled to herself, but Izuku heard it. He decided to shrug it off.
"Ok. Two: What would you do, if you see someone picking a fight here?" – The manager questioned.
"I would analyze the situation. If it's safe to act, I would neutralize him, if not, I would call the cops and distract him." – Izuku answered honestly
Both of them were kind-of surprised. It was something expected from someone that came from U.A, though.
"Good… Three: What position here do you think that is the best for you?" – Asked the manager.
Izuku pondered for a couple of seconds.
"I don't have anything in mind, but I can cook." – He answered, surprising both of them.
Yuki looked at Shiemi, and both of them nodded.
"Um… Before we continue, what 'level' of cooking do you think you are?" – The manager curiously asked.
"I don't know. If the person that cooked the food tasted its own, that person would only find problems. I can't rate myself, sorry." – He politely answered.
The surprised duo was now dumbfounded. Those were the exact same words of a legendary chef that came to the café for one week. Well, that's story for another day.
"I want to put the rest of the questions on hold. Follow me to the kitchen." – Yuki was now curious. She needed to know this kid's cooking level.
They arrived at the kitchen – which was open, so the clients could see the cooking process for entertainment. Izuku looked around and saw sophisticated utensils, and various other things that he recognized.
"Midoriya. Could you cook something for us? You can use the ingredients inside the fridge." – Yuki told him. – "There's enough space for you and the other two cooks." – She finished.
"S-Sure." – The green-haired boy answered. He liked cooking; it was like a hobby to him.
Izuku opened the fridge and spotted: Eggs, bacon, parsley, some Parmesan cheese, garlic and other ingredients. When he saw the cheese, bacon, and eggs he thought of an idea: Make Spaghetti Alla Carbonara.
The boy picked a large pot, filled it with salted water and started to boil it, adding 1 tablespoon of salt every two-quarters of water.
While the water was boiling, he heated the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat, added the bacon and cooked slowly until it became crispy. He added garlic and cooked another minute. After that, he turned off the heat and placed the bacon and garlic onto a large bowl.
He picked up another small bowl, beat the eggs and mixed about half of the cheese.
Once the water reached a rolling boil, he added the dry pasta – which he picked at one of the cabinets – and cooked uncovered at a rolling boil.
When the pasta was still a little firm, and not mushy, he moved it to the bowl with the bacon and garlic. He let it drip wet, reserving some of the pasta water.
After that, he quickly moved the pasta from the pot to the bowl with the eggs, for he wanted the pasta to be hot as to heat the eggs enough that it would create a creamy sauce.
Right after, he tossed everything to combine, allowing the pasta to cool just enough that it won't make the eggs curdle when he was going to mix them in.
He added the beaten eggs with the cheese and tossed quickly to combine it once more, added salt to his taste and added some pasta water back to the pasta to keep it from drying out.
It was done: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara.
Yuki and Shiemi were watching all of that dumbfounded. He was handling the tools and ingredients with an unimaginable skill for someone at that age.
Izuku approached them with two plates and served the spaghetti.
"Eat well!" – He said smiling. His smile was so bright, that Shiemi blushed. Heck, even the manager blushed.
They both picked up their forks and thanked for the food.
Shiemi was the first one to eat it.
When the spaghetti touched her tongue, she started to tear up.
"Uah! Is it that bad?" – Izuku asked, worried that he could've created an abomination.
"N-No!" – Shiemi answered after swallowing the spaghetti. – "It is the best thing I have ever tasted. It surpassed that chef, manager!" – She said and looked at the manager when saying the last sentence.
"R-REALLY!?" – The manager was so surprised, she lost her composure.
Right after that, she picked some with her fork and ate it. As soon as the spaghetti touched her mouth, she silently ate it. A tear rolled down.
After she swallowed that, she stood up and placed both of her hands on each of Izuku's shoulders.
"You're hired and…" – She started.
"Uwa! Thank you…" – Izuku answered. He was very happy. Now he paid attention to her, as she kneeled down.
"Marry me." – She said.
"…" – Izuku was processing what she just said. Even if he's smart, he was NOT expecting that. – "WHAAAAAAAT?!" – And he got it.
After the shock, Izuku looked at her.
"Um… I'm sorry, but I am a minor and-" - He started, only to be interrupted.
"I CAN WAIT!" – She said.
"Um… That's not all… I am taken." – He finished.
"Ugu…" – She looked downwards. – "I'm no good…" – She finished.
"That's not it! I'm sure you will find the right man because you are an awesome and beautiful person!" – The boy said, successfully cheering her up.
"Thanks…" – She said as the boy helped her to stand.
"If Ochaco wasn't dating you, I would." – Shiemi said, making the boy blush harder.
Izuku kneeled down and hid his head between his knees, hugging them with his hands.
""His shyness is cute."" – They both said in unison.
And that's how Izuku was hired.
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