Chapter 261 Blaze Awakens To Something
"Oh, the academy professors have been dismissed."
The protest letter Sara sent last night caught Prince Andrew's attention right away, and it seems he took swift action. Prince Andrew apologized for not being able to stop the academy officials' actions and sent a handwritten letter stating that strict measures would be taken from now on.
Sara received the news before breakfast and read the letter from Prince Andrew.
It seems that all academy officials, including Professor McKellen, along with their guards and servants, had their positions and rights stripped away on the spot. Furthermore, Prince Andrew requested the Grandchester Knights to escort all the academy officials back to the royal capital in carriages last night.
'Once Prince Andrew decides to act, he is ruthless. I didn't want it to go this far.'
About 20 people attacked the Maiden's Tower, but nearly 40 were escorted, meaning Prince Andrew showed no mercy in dealing with all the officials involved.
The closer you get to the royal capital, the more people fill the streets. The high-ranking professors are probably using noble carriages, but the guards and servants are likely being transported in regular prisoner carriages.
These escort carriages are made of iron bars and lack even basic facilities. Since it's possible to see inside from the outside, their situation will likely be witnessed by their families and acquaintances.
They were supposed to be living decent lives as researchers at the academy, knights, or servants of high-ranking people, but their treatment was completely unreasonable. Moreover, the ones who put them in this situation were riding in noble carriages, not exposed to the public at all.
Of course, they understood their own crimes. It was an undeniable fact that a group of grown men had attacked a facility where only young women lived. However, how many people could firmly say no when instructed by their employer, a professor at the academy?
In fact, there was a researcher in the escort carriage who had angered Professor McKellen by making a statement that criticized him and had been waiting quietly in the dormitory. He was young but talented, expected to have a bright future as an alchemist, and when he was chosen to visit Maiden's Tower, he was genuinely excited to discuss things with Ms. Aristos. It was truly a sad story.
That said, if they had damaged the royal family's reputation, it was also true that they had to be held accountable. Since Prince Andrew decided to make it public, the decision to escort everyone was probably not wrong.
'I hope there will be a fair trial in the capital...'
At that moment, Sara suddenly realized.
'Wait, does this mean I'm being summoned as a witness for the trial?'
If she wanted a fair trial, going to the capital was unavoidable. Alicia would probably be in the same situation. Sara steeled herself.
'If going to the capital is unavoidable, I should prepare well. Thinking about it, I should probably meet Mr. Paracelsus...'
As Sara was lost in thought, breakfast time arrived, and she headed to the breakfast table on the terrace with Maria.
Scott and Blaze were already seated at the terrace, poking at their salad. The truth was, neither of them really liked raw vegetables, so it was hard to say they were enjoying their meal.
"You guys seem to be picky again this morning."
"It's not that I'm picky. I'm just not very hungry."
"Me too."
"Oh, that's too bad. I heard from Maria that a fluffy omelet is coming up next."
""Wait, what?!""
"I absolutely love the omelets made by the chef here. I can confidently say they're better than the ones at the main house."
"Suddenly, I might be getting hungry."
"Yeah, me too!"
The two of them quickly shoved the salad into their mouths and swallowed without much chewing.
"You guys are so rude. You should be able to eat something like salad normally."
"Haha, Sara, you sound just like their mother."
Suddenly, Jeffrey's voice came from behind. It seemed he had just returned from his morning training and entered the terrace from the garden.
"Good morning, Sir Jeffrey. If I'm their mother, then their father must be you, Sir Jeffrey, right?"
"Well, I guess that's how it is. But it's not my fault they're so useless."
"Father, isn't it rude to say we're useless?!"
Scott protested angrily to his father, but Jeffrey calmly took his seat at the table, ignoring his son's words.
"Because you guys were told by Sara that you have bad manners. For a knight, the body is important. Just eat without being picky."
"Yes."
"Blaze, you too. I don't know if you'll become a knight, a magician, or choose another path in the future, but your body is important no matter what you do. When you were in the mercenary group, you couldn't even eat properly and got skinny, right? I thought you understood the importance of meals."
"But I didn't eat raw vegetables there..."
Blaze made an excuse in a small voice. Seeing that, Sara spoke to Blaze.
"Listen, Blaze. Vegetables that can be eaten raw are really precious. Especially leafy vegetables don't last long, so you have to eat them right after harvesting. These vegetables are specially grown in this mansion's greenhouse, and they're not something ordinary commoners can eat. I want you to understand Sir Jeffrey's feelings, who is putting in money and effort to make sure you eat these vegetables."
That said, in this world, Sara only uses salt and olive oil, so it's understandable that kids might not like it.
Sara instructed Maria to bring 'olive oil,' 'Elma vinegar,' 'salt,' and 'sugar.' Then she called Pochi to prepare 'black pepper' and 'mustard seeds.'
The children watched with excitement. Jeffrey also looked very interested.
Sara used magic to moisten the mustard seeds a little before crushing them, then added Elma vinegar, salt, and sugar to make grainy mustard. Next, she added olive oil, Elma vinegar, salt, and a little mustard, and mixed it vigorously with magic until it emulsified.
The finished product is a dressing that looks like vinaigrette. Using magic makes it easy to whip up dressing on the spot. Sara is mixing it by eye, but back when she was Sarasa, she often used a blender to make her own dressings, so it shouldn't be too far off.
"Hmm. Magic is really close to everyday life."
"Well, I think only Sara uses it like that."
"Anyway, let's not worry about the details. Just try putting this on the salad."
"Hmm."
Scott looked suspiciously at the thick liquid that Sara had made, poured it over the raw vegetables, and cautiously took a bite.
"Wow! Sara, this is really delicious!"
Seeing this, Jeffrey and Blaze also started pouring the dressing on the Sara salad and eating. Naturally, the salad was quickly devoured.
"Oh, there are some whole grain mustard left. It's really good on boiled sausages."
"Hey! Someone go boil the wild boar sausages we made last time!"
When Jeffrey shouted, the servants quickly headed to the kitchen.
After a while, the kitchen brought out boiled sausages and enough omelets for everyone, and the 3 men started eating quietly. By the time Sara had eaten about half of her omelet, the mountain of sausages on the table had already disappeared into the men's stomachs, and the omelets on the plates were also completely finished.
"Sara, this is crazy. Even though it's morning, I want to drink ale."
"Um... I don't think overeating is good. Those sausages use quite a bit of salt. By the way, did you use up all the mustard I made?"
"Yeah, I ate it. What was that?"
"Mustard is a spice made from the seeds of a plant known as mustard greens (????). The type we used this time is relatively mild, but there are spicier varieties too."
"Ah, I've heard of that. It's a spice used around the coast, right?"
"That's right. It's not hard to grow, but it can suffer from crop rotation issues, so you need to plan your cultivation carefully with other crops. Oh, by the way, the flowers are cute, so I really like them."
'Hmm. I guess the next target should be spices. That means trading with merchants from the Coastal Union is a must.'
"Hey, Sara. I want to learn how to make it too. Can you teach me how to use magic?"
"Sure, but you'll need to use water and wind attributes. The water attribute is used to add water to the mustard seeds, and the wind attribute magic creates a thin ice layer to keep it from splattering while you're stirring. It requires surprisingly fine control, but are you okay with that?"
"I'll practice."
Thus, Blaze, a descendant of the once-great magician Odel and a magician of all attributes, began to learn delicate magic control to enjoy fresh vegetables.
At this time, Blaze still didn't know that it would take about 2 weeks of practice for him to master the role of a blender.
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