This book had a lot going on and it worked really well. It built on events and information from the previous volumes to showcase character and relationship development from the first book to now, .
It also added to the world building and gave backstory on As usual, there's lots of cooking. I love how in this series, Aoi's cooking functions as a way to help achieve goals, mend relationships, and make a place for herself.
In addition, the romance was excellent in this volume - In general, I really appreciated all the different sides of 大旦那様 that this volume showed. It was very fun to read about.
Also, the world building and the was super interesting to read about. The culture in the south of Kakuriyo reminds me of Okinawa, with the seafood and 常世 references. I'm excited to read volume 5 and see how this arc resolves, as well as what kinds of foods that Aoi will make! 5 stars. Highly recommended. Probably my favorite in the series so far.