Chapter 192
Preparations
I, who hurriedly returned to the Ruven mansion immediately informed Rebecca-san that today is Allen and Elena’s birthday .
“My! That is a serious matter!”
Then, in order to prepare for the celebration, Rebecca-san promptly left the room .
“Then, I will go prepare a feast with Barry-san . I will call Joule and others, so you guys wait with everyone in the room, okay?”
“”Will help~””
“N~ you can’t help just for today . ”
“”Can’t~?””
“No… it’s not like you must not, but…”
We are preparing for Allen and Elena’s birthday today, so I would like if they did not help out with anything if possible . That is my wish .
However, while that may be true, it’s difficult to say “You can’t help . ” to the two . Rather, I can’t say it……… now then, what do I do?
“Tak.u.mi-san, I have finished the arrangements!”
While troubled about what to do, Rebecca-san who rushed back to the room returned with a cheerful expression .
“… Oh my? Did something happen?”
“Rather than something happening… I thought of preparing some dishes, but…”
“”Will help~””
“——That being the case, I was troubled over what to do . ”
“My, oh my . ”
When I explained the situation to Rebecca-san, the children stated that they would tag along .
Seeing that, Rebecca-san let out a “Fufufu” giggle .
“I have time now and I am free . Allen-chan, Elena-chan, won’t you play together with Obaasama, pelase?”
Rebecca-san called out to the children, wanting me to “Leave it to her . ”
“”Mm~…?””
Allen and Elena alternated their gazes between me and Rebecca-san, seemingly troubled .
“I will be fine, you guys wait here and play with Rebecca-san . ”
“”Yea, got it~ —— Obaasama~ let’s play~””
“Oh my, thank you . ”
When I told the two to play with Rebecca-san, the two obediently chose to play .
“Then, Rebecca-san, I will leave the two with you . ”
“Yes, leave them to me . ”
“Allen, Elena . I will be going to the kitchen now . ”
“”Yup, got it~””
“Onii~chan . ”
“Everyone is~?”
“……?”
Everyone? … Ah, they mean Joule and others .
I did tell them to wait here with Joule and others first .
“Err… Rebecca-san, may I leave my Contracted Beasts with you as well?”
“My! Is that the rumored Fenrir and Celestial Tiger? Sure, sure! I wanted to meet them! But, you did not quite introduce us~”
Thinking that summoning Contracted Beast in a n.o.ble’s house might not be a good idea, I was restraining myself to the best of my abilities, but Rebecca-san apparently couldn’t wait to meet Joule and others .
I would summon them on the spot if asked, but I was hesitating since I didn’t have the permission of those taking care of us .
“I am sorry about that . Umm… I will be calling everyone then . ”
I called for Joule and the other four and also summoned s.h.i.+ro and the other four Rebecca-san was already familiar with .
“They are Fenrir Joule, Celestial Tiger Feat, Thunderhawk Bolt, Scarlet King Leo Vector, Forest Rat Mile . ”
“My, my, my! They are all cuties, aren’t they!”
The eyes of Rebecca-san who was looking at Joule and others were sparkling .
I have been missing the opportunity to introduce them up until now, but I am glad I did it now .
“Everyone, this is the madam of the family that is currently taking care of us, Rebecca-san . Wald-sama’s mother . Make sure to not be impolite to her . ”
“Kyan . ”
“Na~u . ”
“Pii . ”
“Garun . ”
“Kiyui . ”
Joule and others all acknowledged .
“Fufu, they really are well-behaved children, aren’t they?”
“Erm… Rebecca-san, you will be here with a large number of children if I leave them all here, are you really fine with that?”
“My, oh my, you have finally called for them, so don’t speak of sending them back . Everyone seems to be a good child, it will be fine . ”
“Is that so? ——Then, everyone, be good children and wait here, okay?”
The children all gave out a cheerful reply, so I left them to Rebecca-san and left for the kitchen .
“Tak.u.mi-sama, I was waiting for you!”
When I entered the kitchen, Barry-san was already waiting there with many ingredients prepared .
“I am sorry for the suddenness today . ”
“No, no! I heard that it’s Allen-sama and Elena-sama’s birthday today! I will a.s.sist you with my all!”
“Thank you very much . It’s just I have not decided what to make just yet . ”
“It was so sudden, after all . However, we still have plenty of time, so it will be fine . ”
What is the standard for a birthday party fest? Deep-fried chicken? Sus.h.i.+?
Ah, but, it might be better to hold back on raw or fresh fish, so… scattered sus.h.i.+? It might be good if made with boiled crab or shrimps, no?
Ah, I don’t have rice vinegar, though… well, I do have vinegar, so it should be fine . Rather, I am not going to use raw or fresh fish, so I can do without vinegar, I think?
Next… something Allen and Elena are fond of like potato salad and millet soup?
It’s still not enough, but let’s think about it while cooking .
Right, right, for a celebration, a decorated cake is a must . However, you see~ I can’t make a sponge . Do I subst.i.tute this with a pound cake? But it would be too hard with pound cake, wouldn’t it~
Ah! Wouldn’t Ice-cream cake or something be good?
“Barry-san, can I ask for your immediate help?”
“Yes, please instruct me!”
“First, I would like you to make ice cream, err… hardened in the size and shape of that pot over there and decorated with fruits and cream . ”
The chefs of the Runve Household had already improved their ice cream making skills, so it should be fine to leave this to Barry-san .
“Ohh! That is quite a novel idea again! Although we will have to leave the decoration to you, you can leave the foundation to us! What about the flavor?”
“Let’s see~ A tripe-flavor of milk, Ichi, and chocolate… it will take some time to make, are you fine with that?”
“Yes, leave it to us . ”
Barry-san promptly instructed other cooks and also began working himself .
“Well then, I should start as well…”
First, I should make seasonings for the deep-fried food, and then… what meat should I use? Barry-san had prepared fowl and rook bird meat in place of the chicken, but… let’s splurge here .
I retrieved Evil Viper meat from my Infinite Storage . It’s not chicken meat, but I believe that Evil Viper meat will taste great even if deep-fried .
“Ta, Tak.u.mi-sama~ A, about that meat… why do I feel an uncommon aura from it…”
“This meat? This is the Evil Viper meat . ”
“E, Evil Viper, you say-!!”
Starting with Barry-san’s scream, a series of screams echoed around the kitchen .
For today only, I don’t intend on holding back on ingredients! Therefore, I have already disregarded the screams of Barry-san and others!!
