Episode 107. Today I am Chef XX.
I took a tour of the mansion to see how the party would proceed.
Since this is a part that is not depicted in detail in the main story, there was a need to look into it at least a little.
Using my status as Jenny’s friend, I was able to roam the mansion within acceptable boundaries.
This is the space where the baptism of the saints is scheduled to take place. Jenny, along with his friends and nobles, are all baptized by the two saints.
Not only the head of the household, Gerard, but also some members of the royal family participate in the grand ceremony.
This is the first saint born in 30 years in the history of the Divine Empire. And there are two of them.
Everyone will cling to them, either to get their blessings or to get to know them and form a smooth relationship.
That is the main goal of attending this ceremony disguised as a party.
`You’re not asking for rice balls again when you come here, are you?`
Since Angela comes to Silvertown as a saint, you don’t even have to watch the video.
Now, her stock here has become nothing but my rice ball.
Because of that, I’m worried that we’ll end up replacing all our kitchen cooking with rice balls.
Of course, since she was taught manners as a saint, that wouldn’t happen.
“Come in, my son!”
After wandering around the mansion and chatting with my friends, I came to the house where my family lived.
I figured out the layout of the mansion’s party hall. Since I got an invitation thanks to Jenny, I shouldn’t get lost and have any trouble.
“Did you have a good time looking around the party hall? The stone statue and fountain you saw in the backyard were made by this father and mother. They gave it the characteristic of flowing chocolate milk disguised as water.”
“I wondered who made it, and it turned out to be two people. I really liked it.”
There actually was a chocolate-flavored fountain. I tried it out of curiosity, but was stopped by Catena Maid.
“By the way, you moved to a pretty nice place.”
A house built about 30 meters away from the Chainsilver mansion. With its moderately large floor space and beautiful interior, it was perfect for a parent and child to live in.
The neat and tidy arrangement and the arrangement of the furniture were traces of the hands that reflected our family’s taste.
I really like the new house I’m staying in.
“It’s stylish and pretty. I guess this was also made with the Duke’s help.”
“That’s true. They say this house was built thanks to that one word from that person. Isn’t that amazing?”
Just as a single word from a division commander can make a mountain disappear, the mouths of those in power are a magic that can make anything happen.
I remembered that Travel had offered to buy me a house with money. Not taking his hand at that time was considered a stroke of genius.
“It’s also well cleaned.”
“That’s right! It’s a really dirty and gloomy place, so every time you sleep, your body gets dirty. In the past, the air was so dirty that I almost suffocated alone. Hahaha!”
“….”
Here we go again.
There is no separate bad review for a house that has only been heard about. It feels like they terrorize you with malicious comments after giving only a 1-star rating after ordering delivery.
But I don’t need to say that that’s a lie.
“Have you eaten, my son?”
“I ate there because they prepared it for me. Since it was prepared by a proven chef, the taste was good and the portions were appropriate.”
“It was worth it for me to point that out.”
The mother who asks if he has eaten blurts out a lie.
If the chef says he taught you, the moment that information reaches his ears, he will come looking for you with a kitchen knife. If it is true, he will throw the kitchen knife on the floor and tell you to prove it.
In a word, it’s a total disgrace.
As long as it is taken seriously, of course.
“How was I today? I was awesome.”
“Yeah, that was really cool.”
[Erosion rate decrease: -2%]
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“Since summer vacation, I’ve become really close with people while my brother’s away. I think his name was Ray. He was really impressed by me.”
Could it be that his muscular transformation caught everyone’s attention? He was indeed Jenny’s younger brother.
Even though she’s a girl, once you set your eyes on her, you’ll never forget her. I’m looking forward to what will happen when the two of them join hands and enter Lulu Lala in the future.
“Oh, right, Radon. Good news or bad news… Which one do you want to hear first?”
The expression on my father’s face as he asked me while sitting at the table became solemn. There was a stern air about him, as if he was telling me not to be too excited about having a new house.
“The good news first.”
No matter what they heard first, the result was the same. Then, a line was drawn at the corners of the father and mother’s mouths.
“Be happy. We too will be able to attend the party.”
“Not just you, but our whole family is going to go. It’s usually a work day, but we can take a day off then.”
“What’s going on?”
“Oh, I forgot to mention. The Chainsilver lord put us in the town’s newspaper office. To be honest, that’s the best place to lie. As long as you don’t cross the line, of course.”
They, like me, joined the media. They may be called parachutes, but considering their high qualifications, anyone would have said okay and selected them.
“And you know who allowed us to attend the party?”
Gerard? Jenny? Neither.
“There are two saints. For some reason, they even sent us a letter saying that they would always welcome us.”
Even if Angela were like that, Nevia would think, “Our parents?” If she didn’t know her circumstances.
Our father, Lotas, unintentionally helped young Nevia, so it is likely that he will look good in her eyes.
But our father doesn’t seem to know that he helped a girl who would later become a saint.
“And as Saint Angela said…”
“Radon, they want you to work in the party kitchen.”
yes…?
I tilted my head, wondering what he meant, while drooling.
“I don’t know why, but he kept saying that he wanted to eat the rice balls you made. He even wrote a letter saying that if he didn’t get them, he would do anything to cause a fuss. What on earth happened?”
“It’s a long story. Should I do it for you?”
This time, my parents tilted their heads in curiosity. But if the story goes on too long, the main point that needs to be made will be cut off.
“No, let’s do it later. We’ll have plenty of time during the vacation.”
Angela This little shit looks like he’s set on using me as a food shuttle.
But I think this is something I brought upon myself… In fact, you could say that she became my friend thanks to the rice ball.
Considering the grace, paying this burden is a very small price to pay.
“Well, that was good news.”
I don’t know if it’s good news, but at least it’s not bad news, so it’s not wrong.
“So what’s the bad news?”
I also asked in a sarcastic tone. Then, the smiles on the faces of the two people who had been smiling brightly faded a little.
“Those guys are coming to this party.”
“Those guys?”
I asked again because the subject was missing.
“As you know, we are essentially excommunicated. So there must be some who have taken our place.”
“ah…”
“The Layert family. They were a branch of our Crowler family.”
I had heard about them in advance during summer vacation.
A group of rascals who felt inferior to their father and coveted the position of the main family. They finally achieved their ambition and now spread false rumors about the Crowler family.
… I was introduced as such.
“Those guys were also invited to the party. They say that while I was away, they converted their family to the direct control of the imperial family and have been active. Thanks to that, they even gained the right to be baptized by the saint.”
“You probably know that we are indebted to the Duke of Gerard. You must have picked up any rumors about us, as you are anxious to erase our traces.”
The Layert family is said to be spreading false rumors in an attempt to completely bury Crowler.
It’s obvious what will happen if we meet them. But I don’t know who they are.
“What were the members’ names there? I don’t remember them well.”
“Well, you were young back then, so you probably forgot everything. We’ll teach you again.”
Extras who don’t appear in the main story. I was able to learn their names from two people.
“And I’ll emphasize this once more, since they’ve been incorporated directly under the imperial family, they have a lot of influence. If we meet, we should try to avoid causing friction.”
“So, should I just submit to it?”
“If an opponent who is difficult to meddle with even the royal family were on our side, the result might be different.”
After hearing that, I glanced at the party invitation lying on the table.
Judging from the mark on the invitation, it appears that the person who issued it was the religious order. It seems that anyone in the empire, even if they are not Chainsilver, can issue the invitation as long as they are a high-ranking being.
A high being in the religious order… I raised the corners of my mouth as I remembered who it was.
* * * * *
The Holy Cross Tower of Saint Kreuz. In the open room on the upper floor, Nevia was looking out the closed window at the cold, snowy view of Kreuz.
The wind coming in through the slightly open gap gently caressed her green hair. Even though it was a cold wind, Nevia paid no attention and was lost in thought.
It’s been years since she was liberated from her damn mother by being chosen as a saint. A miracle that gave her both physical and political power in that persecuted life.
The reason she believed in God was very simple. It was not because she had a firm belief, but simply because she liked the way it satisfied her material desires.
Until recently, she was born into a dirty family and cursed God. Judging from the fact that her attitude changed when the situation improved, her disposition is not suitable for a saint.
But she had the ability to judge right and wrong.
‘I guess I’ll be able to see you tomorrow, Crawlers.’
A grand ceremony is held at the Chainsilver family. There, numerous nobles are baptized with the power of the Holy Spirit. This is scheduled for tomorrow.
It was Nevia who heard the news that the Lotus Crawler and his family, who had once helped her, were living there.
I definitely want to get them on my side.
In fact, she had never had such feelings from the beginning. She only had an inferiority complex burning towards Angela Greenwhite… and then he suddenly appeared in front of her.
Radon Crowler, son of Lotas.
But what I heard from him when I first met him was somewhat shocking.
-I would like you to try not to approach me.
It was the first time in my life since becoming a saint that I felt cornered. It was the first time that material offers had not worked.
No one could stand against this power that rivaled that of the royal family. Everyone was just blindly believing in the illusion that they would become acquainted with the saint.
Except that guy.
“But if we give up like this…”
… I feel like I’m going in first.
Because of the hidden truth of being a saint, everyone forgets one thing. Nevia is still a young girl who is likely to reach puberty. And once she becomes obsessed with something, she becomes incredibly stubborn.
Right now he’s on Angela Whitegreen’s side, but one day he’ll definitely… make her ask for his help. So that she can’t survive without him.
“I’ll make you look only at me. Radon Crowler.”
The wind blew through the window. It was as if I had become one with the cold, yet I was still completely unaffected by its chill.
A hint of sadness came from her smile, created by distorted desire.
If you see someone you are interested in, there was advice from a female cadet from Alighieri’s newspaper club: to be endlessly obsessed with them.
If you look back, you’ve lost. No matter how coincidental your interest may be, never overlook it.
If you turn your back once, you will repeat the same mistake for the rest of your life.
Because it was a way of dealing with the opposite sex that wasn’t even taught in etiquette education, which was the first lesson I learned in life.
* * * * *
Various carriages or long horse-drawn trains were bringing numerous nobles into Silvertown.
A situation where all the high and mighty figures of the empire are lined up to pass through the main gate of the Chainsilver Mansion.
As the procession of nobles continued, there were few burdened lords.
There was no need to do anything for them, and from the residents’ perspective, they were nothing to worry about.
If you are going to get harassed or harmed by someone, you don’t have to worry. No matter how prestigious their family may be, there is someone higher than them who rules this village.
Except for the carriages on the religious side and the carriages on the imperial side.
Receiving an invitation to that grand event also means you’ve made some face-to-face contact with the people involved.
My family, who received a direct invitation from the saint, is also close to that category.
The security check upon entry may seem somewhat strict, but once you show the badge indicating your invitation, you can clearly see what kind of treatment you will be given.
Beyond being nobles, the mansion’s servants were trained for today. From today on, they are the vassals of those who bear the badge.
Since I also have a badge, I am naturally included among those who should be served.
This means that originally, I was not a person who wore chef’s clothes and worked in the kitchen.
‘I can’t believe I’m doing this for just a rice ball.’
As expected of a family of the highest level in the empire, the kitchen was also very fancy and spacious. If someone like me were to become an employee of a place like this, I would feel intimidated and immediately kicked out…
“I’m so sorry! I deserve to die!”
The man who was bowing his head to me just now was the chef in charge of the kitchen. He was a person of considerable status, as he was in charge of a certain area of the mansion, and he was treating me with respect. Just because a drop of water had splashed on my head.
This unnatural situation was caused by the badge I was wearing.
“Excuse me, but I don’t plan on staying here for long anyway, so please raise your head. Okay?”
“I will obey your orders!”
A different kind of burden comes over me than being discouraged.
You committed a mortal sin? How badly must you have been educated to act like you’ve been brainwashed like this?
Since it is such an important event, it is actually not a bad procedure.
‘It may be a bit absurd, but it’s better than being looked at with contempt.’
The moment I thought that, oil from a pot where a fire show performance was being performed nearby splashed onto my clothes.
I only asked a little bit, but the faces of the kitchen staff turned pale…
“I will take responsibility.”
The chef, speaking in a weary voice, points a knife at his own finger.
“This old man is back!”
He barely managed to calm down the chef, who was trying to take responsibility with his own fingers.
Today I was reminded of the fear of the nobility.
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