Chapter 250

Chapter 250

Special XX

After returning to Austin-sama’s place together with Cloud-sama, we got permission to cook the dinner safely .

Therefore, I was led to the kitchen to make the food as soon as possible, but Allen and Elena stayed in the room . With the drawing tools and Kevin-san .

“Now then, what do I make?”

It seems that this kitchen was used by the previous Queen——Rain-sama and Cloud-sama’s grandmother . The previous Queen was apparently just an innkeeper’s daughter, and sometimes used this kitchen to cook in secret .

It was a happy miscalculation for me, because I had thought that I would have to borrow a corner of the royal kitchen .

I mean, it would interfere with the cooks at work, and from my experience, things would probably turn troublesome .

Still… this is a situation where “stealthy” and “unobtrusive” are possible .

“Speaking of a menu that kids might be happy with… maybe that?”

First, I took out the mincer and Armored Buffalo meat from the Infinite Storage and made ground meat . Next, I chop some spring onions, stir-fry them and remove from the heat .

I then knead the ground beef with the stir-fry onions, bread crumbs, milk, eggs, salt and pepper .

The kids will probably love this, it’s the hamburger . I’ve made hamburgers before, but it’s a necessary dish to what I’m going to make after!

“Next is…”

I let the kneaded ground meat rest for a while, shaped them, and grilled .

“They said they wanted to eat pudding, so let’s make that for the dessert . I have to cook the white wheat, too!”

I don’t have to worry about the food getting cold by storing it into the Infinite Storage, so I continued working without worrying about the cooking order .

“Now then, this is where the real work starts . ”

I peeled the shells of the largish shrimps I got in the Dungeon of Ripples, leaving the tails out, and fried them in order with flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs .

Next was the rice . I mixed it with finely chopped stir-fry vegetables, making butter rice . I then wrapped it in pan-fried eggs .

“The rest is the arrangement . ”

What I made was hamburgers, omurice, and ebi fry . I tried to arrange it in a way the kids would like it .

I didn’t forget about the sauce, ketchup and tartar sauce on it . Plus a salad, soup, and pudding on separate plates .

“And it’s done!”

A special kid’s lunch… it’s not noon, so it’s a children’s plate? Anyhow, it’s complete!

It’s mini-sized for the kids, but quite a big volume for adults .

I stored the food in the Infinite Storage and went to the room to pick up the twins .

“Allen, Elena, sorry to have kept you waiting~”

“”Onii~chan!””

When I entered the room, the kids jumped off the bed and rushed to me .

“Were you guys behaving?”

“”Yeah . ””

“We were . ”

“Good children . ”

I patted the heads of the two twins who were hugging me .

“How did it go, were you able to draw a picture?”

“Yea, look, look~”

“We drew lots~”

Allen and Elena hurried to the bed and brought the paper on which they were drawing .

“Let me see . ”

When I took a look at the pictures the two were drawing, they were each different but all shared the same subject . That was Allen, Elena, and me . And also, Joule, Feat, Bolt, Vector, and Mile .

“You’ve drawn everyone~”

“”Yeah!””

Allen’s picture had everyone hugging on top of huge Vector while Elena’s drew me hugging the twins and Joule and others in their small forms .

“Both are so good!”

“”Ehehe~””

This is no flattery . The two’s drawing had everyone drawn with their features firmly captured, so they were properly good drawings .

“I will leave the crayons with you, so draw more when you have the time for it . ”

“”Yea!””

After complimenting them a lot, I turned to Kevin-san who took care of the children for me .

“Thank you very much, Kevin-san . ”

“The two were quietly drawing, so I was just relaxing in the room with them . ”

“Nono, even so . ”

Even though I know Allen and Elena would listen and obediently stay in the room, I was more relieved with an adult by their side, so I had to say proper thanks .

“Well then, I believe Austin-sama and Cloud-sama’s group should be already waiting for us, so we should go . ”

“Ou, see you later . ”

“Allen, Elena, you are hungry, right? Let’s have dinner . ”

“”Yea! Looking forward to it!””

While guiding the twins outside the room, I quietly took out the extra dishes on the table in the room so that they couldn’t see them .

“Ah, this is for you, Kevin-san . ”

“Oh, thanks . ”

Sensing my intentions, Kevin-san thanked me in a way it wouldn’t arouse the children’s attention .

“Onii~chan . ”

“Quickly~”

“Yes, yes~”

“”Where to~?””

“The room we talked in this afternoon . ”

“”Moving shelf~?””

“Correct . The room with the moving cupboard . ”

“”Then, this way~””

The children had a firm grasp on the room’s location, so they advanced without hesitation .

“”It’s there~””

When the room in question came to view, there were knight guards standing in front of the door . Moreover, they were both Guardia’s and Creta’s guards .

That means the princes are already inside .

“Excuse me . Sorry to have kept you waiting!”

When we entered the room, the three princes were already there as expected .

We made it before the promised time, but even so, we were still the last ones to arrive…

“Takumi, you are still early, no need to apologize . ”

“That’s right . We just gathered here too early . ”

Austin-sama and Rain-sama smiled with soft smiles .

Cloud-sama suddenly stood up, faced the twins and spread his arms .

“Alright, come!”

“”! Here I gooo!””

Allen and Elena who noticed Cloud-sama’s intention jumped into Cloud-sama’s waiting arms .

“Ohh!”

Cloud-sama was able to catch the kids properly this time .

“Oh, we did it, we did it . ”

“”Did it~””

When Cloud-sama made a delighted expression while holding Allen and Elena in his arms, the two smiled happily, too .

“Takumi, just what is that about?”

Austin-sama and Rain-sama were surprised by the sudden interaction between Cloud-sama and the twins, and Austin-sama sought answers from me .

“Erm, they did the same when we went to look at the gryphons, but that time, Allen and Elena ended up pushing down Cloud-sama, so… I guess it’s a re-try?”

“Puh…”

When I explained, Rain-sama spilled a laugh, while Austin-sama smiled wryly .

“C, Cloud, you were pushed down by the kids?”

“I got overwhelmed splendidly . ”

“I’d like to see that . ”

“That’s not going to happen again . I will have you try next time, Rain . ”

“No, please keep that privilege, Cloud . ”

… I would be troubled if there was a second time .

“Allen, Elena, normally, if you are rude to a prince, you would get scolded, you know?”

“”Is that so?””

I took Allen and Elena from Cloud-sama’s hands and gave them a warning to not do it again .

… It was very difficult warning them since it was me who told them to do it in the first place, but it would be best to not repeat this .

“Yes, it is . Therefore, please don’t do that again . ”

“”Ehh~””

“Cloud-sama . ”

“Said come, though~?”

“That’s true, but…”

Allen and Elena showed dissatisfied faces to my words .

That’s right . I told them to do it the first time, and Cloud-sama himself told them to do it the second time, huh~ Then, Allen and Elena wouldn’t really understand what I am trying to warn them about, right~

“Takumi-dono, there’s no problem with that . ——Allen-kun, Elena-san, definitely try to push down Cloud the next time . ”

“”Got it~””

While trying to figure out how to convince them, Rain-sama gave them permission to push Cloud-sama down and there was nothing more I could say .

Well, what I was worried was lese majeste, so everything’s fine as long as they have no problem with it~ besides, they won’t have many opportunities to push down Cloud-sama down in the future .