Chapter 438 – Cooking and Eating

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Evening of that day.

When her kuon her came back from her temple her looking a little weary and tried to prepare her meal, her first priority her was to give her a little rest as Cleon and Sasha would tear her away.

“Ha, but then dinner…”

“Gwa, it’s okay! Mr. Quon always makes it, so we’ll serve it today!”

“Okay. Today is the first time you will have practiced at the temple, so take a break.”

In the end, when Quon, who had not been able to win against the invitation of the two, nodded her head and headed to his room her, Sasha and Cleon met eyes.

Then, she nodded and rolled up her sleeves as she headed towards the kitchen.

She puts on her apron, and the cleaver whirls and spins in her hand.

Both of them are people who start with the form when it comes to housework.

“It’s been a while since I saw Cleon cooking! At Ellessiana Academy, we helped Quon and stood in the kitchen together as the three of us.”

“Ah. It was.”

Cleon nods his head as if he misses those days a little.

After coming to the capital, I remember that I was not very helpful with the housework because I was suffering from chronic fatigue due to the night patrol.

It’s to the point where Amelia, who has been doing it every day for years, admires it.

“Then… What shall we make?”

“Because I don’t even know what the ingredients are. It seems that Quon came on the first day and bought a lot of things and put them in…”

Now, when you open the ‘box that cools things using magic’, which has become a necessity for modern people, there are a lot of ingredients that Quon has carefully selected.

“Eggs… Chinese cabbage… And, leeks and onions… Oh, I think this is chicken.”

As Sasha rummages through the ingredients, Cleon nods.

“At this level, I think I can make quite a few things…”

“We’re not as good at cooking as Mr. Cuon, so let’s prioritize taste over quantity!”

“Is that too?”

While Cleon and Sasha were having so much fun talking, thinking about what kind of dish to cook-

With a pout, Amelia sticks her face out from the kitchen entrance and looks at the two of them.

When Cleon, noticing Amelia’s existence her, turns around, Amelia makes eye contact with him, then she carefully asks a question.

“Hey- is there anything I can help with?”

Did she hate being taken care of quietly, or did she sense something from Cleon and Sasha’s happy appearances.

In any case, Cleon smiled bitterly when he looked at them while exuding the feeling of wanting to help them.

“Sure. I’d appreciate your help. Unlike someone who locks themselves in their room and reads books, saying they’re going to research the ruins they’re heading to tomorrow.”

Acquire! And sneezing is heard from afar.

“Ahaha…”

When Sasha smiled bitterly at Cleon’s words, Amelia crept into her kitchen.

“Well, actually… I’ve never cooked before.”

“Well. I expected that. No matter how much I thought about it, there were no cooking utensils in that room.”

Even if she wasn’t the confined princess in the first place, it’s doubtful that she would have learned cooking, cleaning, or housekeeping.

“Well. I don’t intend to cook such a difficult dish. You just need to help us.”

“Please take care of me! Amelia!”

At Cleon and Sasha’s words, Amelia shouted ‘I’ll do my best…!’ While holding both of her hands her tightly and cheering her up.

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“Oh, that’s sugar! It’s not salt!?”

“Now, wait a minute Amelia? Did you put all the soy sauce here…?”

“Kyaaak! Fire in the pot!”

“Huh? Who didn’t turn on the oven earlier?”

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“…”

Cleon, Amelia, and Sasha all shut up and watch the disaster in the kitchen.

After wrestling for about an hour, what was made was sweet soup with a lot of sugar, stewed jet-black meat that glowed the color of soy sauce, and pieces of tofu sticking to a burnt pot.

What’s more, the bread that I initially thought was being baked in the oven was actually still dough, as the oven hadn’t even turned on the light.

“I’m sorry…”

Amelia’s face was pale as she bowed her head with her hands together as she trembled.

Had she not intervened and did nothing, she would have had a meal ready for her party safely by now.

However, instead of helping Cleon and Sasha, she ruined all the dishes.

“Ah… Hey, yes. It’s okay. It can’t be helped if it’s your first time cooking!”

As Sasha desperately tries to comfort Amelia, Cleon nods at her.

“I had a similar experience as a child when I tried to learn to cook on my own. Don’t beat yourself up too much.”

“Ha, but. Then how about dinner tonight…? I’m sure Ryla is also looking forward to Quon…”

As Amelia said, at this rate, tonight’s dinner would be a hellish feast to dispose of this food waste.

Lila is the type who doesn’t pay much attention in the evening, even skipping it sometimes.

Even so, not preparing dinner properly is undesirable for her co-workers and her family living under the same roof.

“…Somehow…”

When Cleon looked around his kitchen her with his hand on his chin-

Suddenly, in the corner of the kitchen, something like a firecracker wrapped in a scroll caught my eye.

“…What is that, that.”

Cleon, why are there fireworks in the kitchen? Though thinking the same thing, he goes close to it and unfolds it, as if possessed by something.

If Sasha and Amelia followed Cleon’s back with their eyes…

Cleon looked at what was written on the scroll and—

“This, this…!”

It was the same voice as it opened its eyes wide.

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After a while – chubby! The sound of knocking on the door of the inn where the Cleons were staying rang.

“Come.”

Cleon and Sasha waited in the living room with slightly worried expressions, but Sasha was relieved to hear the front door rang, and Cleon got up as if he had been waiting.

Cleon grabs some money, gets up, and heads for the front door.

Then, take a deep breath and open that door-

“Thank you for your order! It’s ‘Jinmidang’~!”

I could see the face of a young girl who greeted me energetically.

She smiles and meets Cleon’s eyes as she holds a large wooden bag in her hand.

It was a cute girl with brown hair, with dumplings sticking to both sides of her head.

Would her age be similar to Lila?

“You really came…”

“Wow! You’re a guest from another room!”

When Cleon said that with a dubious expression, the girl heard Cleon’s pronunciation of her and reacted kindly, perhaps realizing that he was from the kingdom.

“Yes… Anyway. Is the item you asked for ready?”

“Ahaha~ Of course. Just as you ordered, Jinmidang’s special dinner course Japanese meal. I brought it safely!”

Still laughing, the girl sets her bag down on the front porch, and she moves a sliding wooden panel, revealing what’s inside.

There, an amount of food, more than enough for several people to eat, was neatly arranged in individual bowls.

It’s quite a lot, but did this girl bring it alone?

Besides, not a single drop or drop of her contents spilled of her, and she could n’t help but marvel at her carrying skills of her.

“…Yeah. It’s as ordered. Then, check out.”

“All in all, it’s 30 silver coins! Oh, you can also get it in gold! Most people from abroad only have gold.”

At her words her, Cleon held it in her hand her and passed three 10-cent silver coins into her hand her, just as he had prepared in advance.

‘I’m glad I got the advance payment.’

It was already helpful when she signed the contract with Herti during the day that she had prepaid compensation money so that she would not have any inconvenience living in the Eastern country.

There were not a few cases where gold was received at Amryong Sanghoe, but it was also because it was most desirable to live in the local currency.

She looked at the silver coin handed over from Cleon and then smiled broadly and nodded her head.

“I definitely received 30 silver coins! Please use Jinmidang often from now on! Mr. Cleon!”

Then, come into the front door and take out the food in the bag one by one.

In an instant, the amount that the entire party could eat was not enough, but Cleon’s interest in her was a little different.

“…How do you get my name?”

To her calling her own name her, of course, she responds by putting her coin in her pocket her.

“Didn’t you debut as a swordsman the day before yesterday by defeating bullies in front of the temple? I was near there. Did you learn how to use swordsmanship?”

Did she hear Demis calling at that time…?

Cleon nods her head even as he thinks so.

“It sounds like an interesting system.”

“Isn’t it? At our store, you can also use a swordsman. If you are going to work as a famous swordsman in the future, please become our promotional model for Jinmidang!”

Then, ‘Jinmidang that even captivated the tongues of foreign knights! I think the phrase “I think it will be okay!” Cleon smiles as he looks at her.

“If you can beat the taste of our house food.”

“Ugh! That might be a bit difficult. You’re so confident… But sometimes it’s good, so if you want to taste the exotic taste, please visit us again! Ah, my name is ‘Yana’!”

She nodded her head, put her own name in her mouth her at the end of her mouth, finished her salutation, and sprinted away, disappearing from Cleon’s sight her.

“Has the food really arrived, Cleon?”

At that time, Sasha cautiously poked her head out of the living room. And Amelia she whimpers a little behind him.

Cleon looks back at the two and nods.

“Yeah. I’ve arrived properly. Since it’s a little sheep, can you move it with me?”

With that said, the three of them took turns carrying the food from Jinmidang that Yana had brought to the table.

What Cleon found in the kitchen was a scroll with the menu of ‘Jinmidang’, a famous restaurant in the East, and firecrackers.

At first, I had a hard time figuring out what the relationship between the two was, but I soon realized that it was for a delivery request to Jinmidang.

Circle the menu you want to have delivered, tie it to a firecracker and fly it up, Jinmidang recognizes it and delivers it.

They said they could tell what kind of menu they had ordered by looking at the way the firecrackers exploded, but Cleon and the others, who were not experts, could not tell the difference.

And it’s fast and accurate enough to arrive just before the 30-minute mark.

Apparently, the things that the previous residents of this mansion had packed were left unattended.

Cleon thanked the previous person and called Quon and Lyla that the meal was ready.

Lila’s eyes her sparkled at the kind of food she hadn’t seen before, but Quon looked a little bewildered.

“…What happened? These foods?”

It was natural for Quon to speak first when he saw a much more luxurious table setting than he had imagined.

Because there were definitely things that went beyond the category of ingredients he had prepared.

“In fact-“

After Cleon recounts the disaster in the kitchen, Amelia bows her head in shame and apology.

Quon looked at Amelia like that, then approached her with a small smile on her face and held Amelia’s hand her tightly.

“It’s okay, Amelia. Even if you’re not doing well, if you’ve tried to help someone, that’s enough praise.”

“…But, because of me, I ruined the ingredients Quon bought…”

At Amelia’s lack of confidence, Quon shakes her head once more.

“It’s not like that on purpose. I’ll teach you next time. I know very well that Amelia will work hard in everything.”

At Quon’s words her, Amelia nods her head as her cheeks her blush.

“Hmm… Impressive.”

While looking at Amelia and Cuon, Lila takes a step ahead of herself by slicing the pork on the table and eating the fried food with her hands.

“Miss Lila…”

No matter how rude, Sasha looks at Laila and rolls her eyes, but Sasha’s hand her moves on its own, pointing at the same food that Laila is craving.

“Now, wait Ruben-sama! Got it! I’ll change my body for a while…! Please stop moving her hands her!”

Cleon looked at Sasha and the two of them and sighed.

“…Amelia. Thank you for trying to help. But, you don’t have to push yourself too hard. Although it’s temporary, we’re colleagues, we’re a family living under one roof. Each has a role, but we’re all good to each other. Let’s fill in the gaps.”

“…Family… Yes! I, me too. I will work hard so that I can become a family with Cleon!”

Even after hearing her story from her before, Amelia still couldn’t seem to stop doing her best to help someone.

That was her strong point her, and that must be what she is.

Cleon smiled while looking at Amelia, who was once again full of spirit.

“Ah. I’m going to go out in a carriage early tomorrow morning. Do you remember, Cleon?”

Then, as Lila hears her mumbling and talking, she turns to look at her.

“Yes. We’re all going together.”

When Cleon nodded like that, he seemed to know that the rest of the party would know, so he nodded.

In the royal capital, he recalls how the party members were too separated from each other.

There may have been a distance without knowing it.

However, it is still best to stay together as an adventurer’s party.

Even in risky adventures – even in the joy of victory.

When we were right next to each other, we could get closer.