Volume 10 Chapter 24 Chirping Gacha
As Eir-Eir and the others hopped in front of the girl, they touched a transparent tube with a soft pat-pat.
"Pumpkin."
"Tarte Tatin."
"Fried horse mackerel."
"They're saying, 'Hurry and help, Mom.'."
Mr. Lucian, the interpreter, explained Eir-Eir and the others' words.
"When they say 'help,' it's that again."
"By the 4th time, you get used to it, right, princess?"
"This time, we don't even need to fight. Lucky you."
"Well, thinking back, fighting together was a good memory."
Sir Roxas stood a little ways off, arms crossed, while Sir Rail peered into the tube with Eir-Eir and the others.
"What's this kid's name?"
"Pumpkin pudding."
"...Ri, ce."
As Eir-Eir proudly shared, Mr. Lucian looked really skeptical.
"Rice? Is that really the name, Eir-Eir, Rice?"
"Pumpkin..."
"Tarte Tatin."
"Fried horse mackerel."
Instead of the downcast Eir-Eir, Ms. Famine and Nel-Nel chimed in. Mr. Lucian tilted his head slightly and spoke.
"They say it's Med."
"Med."
Med. So that's her name. It's cuter than calling her Four-Headed Medusa, but is it because she's Medusa that she's Med, or is she really just Med? It's a bit ambiguous.
"Should we feed her, then? Med, some food?"
"Considering the flow so far, that seems to be the case. Your power has healed the hearts of the Witch's daughters. If that's true, then giving her food again should work."
"However, unlike those before, this snake lady is harmless now. Is it really necessary to help her?"
Sir Roxas said coldly, and Eir-Eir and the others charged at him. Watching this, Sir Stefan smiled and said, "Roxas is still as talkative as ever."
"She is Eir-Eir's little sister, after all. I think sisters should be together. Med did something bad too, but that's on Goddess Alexandria and God Theobart. My role is... to save these kids and Sylphina, I think."
"Lydia, you've grown up so well..."
"Really, you've become so impressive..."
Dad, being held by Sir Stefan, is getting all teary-eyed. And Sir Stefan is getting teary-eyed too.
"And this time, she really want to say 'strawberry parfait'."
"...You messed up with Eirnelys, Lydia."
As I renewed my determination, Mr. Lucian gently said that. It's true. Pumpkin pudding, tarte tatin, and strawberry parfait. I wanted to keep it all dessert-themed. Plus, I think 'strawberry parfait' sounds cuter than 'fried horse mackerel.' Fried horse mackerel is cute too, though.
"How did it end up being fried horse mackerel?"
"Fried horse mackerel."
"She's saying fried horse mackerel was delicious."
"Nel-Nel, so cute..."
Fried horse mackerel is cute too.
"So, are we going to feed her the strawberry parfait? Right now, we have her sealed, but if we let her out, she might start moving again. The death curse can take a life almost instantly if hit head-on. It's a pure death, unlike anything before. Just like a highly potent poison. That's why it's dangerous."
"When we're ready, we should let Med out and shove some food in her mouth."
"Yeah. That sounds good. I'll make her open her mouth, so just put it in."
"Lydia. The phrase 'shove it in her mouth' is a bit crude. Say 'put it in her mouth' instead."
"Got it, Dad... I mean, Sir Stefan."
Since I got called out by Sir Stefan, who feels like a dad, I apologized honestly.
It really is a bit indecent, isn't it? As a lady, I should be more careful with my words.
"But, since it would be my second strawberry parfait... what should I do? ...Hmm. What do you think would be good?"
"The thing about the food making a sound?"
"Yeah. If possible, I'd prefer something cute. Gyoza, or mabou harusame, or chinjao rosu aren't really cute."
"Are Eldegard's dish names not very cute?"
While grabbing the attacking Eir-Eirs with both hands and trapping her in his arms, Sir Roxas said, his hair all messy.
"How about momomanju or goma dango? Those are cute, right..."
I started to lose track of what I was saying.
Mapou tofu seems kind of cute too.
"What does Sir Ciel think is cute?"
"Well, Ms. Lydia is cute."
"I'm not food, you know..."
Since he replied cheerfully, I blushed and panicked a bit.
"Ciel, you should save that kind of talk for when it's just the two of you."
"Ah, I slipped."
"I'm fine with it, though. I actually like seeing the princess's embarrassed face, so I think it's great. Do it more."
Sir Rail chuckled, saying, "Lucian and Roxas's flustered faces are nice. It's funny." Sir Stefan grabbed my shoulders and said seriously, "At the wedding, I'll walk with Lydia. As her father." What were we talking about again? I thought we were discussing cute dish names.
"Um, for now, I'll make dinner. It's been a while, so, arise, goddess's kitchen!"
Feeling a bit confused, I decided to summon the kitchen for now.
Since it was my second time, I seemed to have gotten the hang of it.
In response to my words, the quiet research room instantly transformed into a bright and cute kitchen.
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