Vol 4 Chapter 2 (2/2)
Door opens
The Fe?”
The De supper”
The Hero: “Seventy eight, seventy nine, eighty…”
The Female Paladin: “Why?”
The De: “The food we’ve had recently has been terrible So we’re trying a recipe we redients for maximum taste…”
The Hero: “Hundred and one, hundred and two, hundred and three…”
The Fe What’s on the menu?”
The Dee And bread”
The Female Paladin: “Really? That sounds like it can’t fail And what is the Hero doing?”
The Hero: “Hundred and twenty, hundred and twenty-one, hundred and twenty-two…”
The De The mushrooms need to be cooked for exactly five minutes”
The Female Paladin: “Can’t you be more spontaneous?”
The De: “Spontaneous?! How much more spontaneous do we need to be to make food?!”
The Fe?”
The De: “That’s not true It relies on perfect har, and it’s only basic to follow the order of things”
The Female Paladin: “Is that so?”
Blub, blub, blub
The Hero: “Two hundred and twenty, two hundred and twenty-one, two hundred and twenty–two…”
The Feone down”
The De: “It’s due to evaporation That’s ater turns to a gaseous state and dissipates into the air Logically speaking, it’s the correct thing”
The Fe?”
The De: “No, it’s evaporation It’s a scientifically proven phenomenon”
The Female Paladin: “Hmm”
The Hero: “Two hundred and thirty-five, two hundred and thirty-six—”
Blub, blub, blub
The De: “It’s almost time”
The Hero: “Two hundred and forty, two hundred and forty-one—”
The Female Paladin: “Shouldn’t we take out some plates?”
The Hero: “Now that you say it”
The Female Paladin: “Two hundred and seventy-six, two hundred and seventy-seven—”
The De: “Hero, it’s almost time to put out the fire!”
The Hero: “Got it! Burst of Frost!”
Whoosh!+
The De: “It’s finished!!”
The Hero: “Ahh, what a long battle”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The Deht, it’s time to eat then Hero! It’s time to share our victory”
The Hero: “Hey! Deet here?”
The Fe by and felt curious, but I wouldn’t want to get in the way of your education from the Chief Maid”
The De: “Really? Let’s eat!”
The Hero: “Let’s eat!”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “…”
The Deh, why is it so salty?!”
The Hero: “My mouth, my mouth?!”
The Female Paladin: “Did you add too much salt?”
The De: “How could we? We followed the instructions”
The Hero: “What an unbelievable taste”
The De: “I need some water”
The Female Paladin: “My, my” Pours water
The Hero: “Me too”
The Female Paladin: “Ahh, I can’t watch Here, hand it over”
The De: “Eh? You can’t eat this”
The Hero: “It’s way too salty It’s cursed”
The Female Paladin: “It’s a waste to just throw it away The Holy Order of the Lake is renowned for our virtue, prudence, and diligence”
The De: “That’s true”
The Hero: “But it’s definitely inedible”
The Female Paladin: “Well, the taste will be affected, but there’s no choice”
Glub, glub, glub
The De: “Eh?”
The Fe, we can reduce the saltiness by adding water Then, by frying soe and sliced cabbages…”
Chop, chop, chop
The De: “Whoaa”
The Female Paladin: “It’s a bit difficult to control the fire on this stove, so we’ll use to distance to control the heat If we move it away froive off a good ss”
Whistles
The Hero: “Looks like you can really cook!”
The Fes in, we put on the lid, move it away from the fire and wait Until it starts to steam”
The Hero: “What nu from?”
The Fereat if you could take out the plates”
The Hero: “With pleasure!”
The Feht” Raises lid Inhales deeply
The Dereat”
The Hero: “It looks delicious!”
The Female Paladin: “…The two of you so”
The Deether for so long We’ve got a certain bond”
The Hero: “Or rather, it feels like people with e sense of camaraderie”
The Female Paladin: “Under one roof, eh… What a handicap”
The De: “Can we eat yet?”
The Hero: “Is it ready yet, Female Paladin?”
The Female Paladin: “Not yet It doesn’t oing to slice some of this hardened cheese over the top And it’s done Pass the plates I’ll divide it into halves”
The De: “Yeahhhh”
The Hero: “It smells wonderful”
The Feood relationshi+p recently, doesn’t it?”
The Deood from the start”
The Hero: “Well, yeah”
The Female Paladin: “That’s…”
The De: “It’s delicious Looks like you can really cook”
The Hero: “Now that you say it, you were cooking in the past too”
The Female Paladin: “It’s a basic necessity that us Paladins try to reduce the burden we place on others Well, the best cook a the party is actually that old pervert”
The De: “Pervert?”
The Hero: “The Butler of the Kingdom of Winter”
The Feo”
The De: “Really?”
The Deht, so what do you have to do today?”
The Hero: “Would you like to make an omelette with us?”
The Fe important today”
The Hero: “Is that so?”
The Female Paladin: “We’ll have to touch up on our observations from the battle”
———- The South of the Kingdo Forests, the Ca
Warrior of the Fang: “Gahahahaha!”
Little Maid Sister: “hello, beardy-beardy!”
Warrior of the Fang: “Hey don’t worry about that up there Here, if you fall you et injured, you know?”
Little Maid Sister: “It’s alright! I’h places!”
Disciple Soldier: “Hey, Little Maid Sister, don’t make trouble please”
Warrior of the Fang: “Gahaha! There’s no Fang ould be troubled by a girl of this weight”
Disciple Soldier: “I see…”
Footsteps
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Yo!”
Disciple Soldier: “I apologise for intruding”
The East Fortress Base Co into the forest Is there so there?”
Disciple Soldier: “As interesting things go, I’m in a whole neorld I’ve never heard of nor seen in h”
Little Maid Sister: “Yep, yep”
The East Fortress Base Co lady?”
Disciple Soldier: “Well, this is my sister”
Little Maid Sister: “hello!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “How spirited!”
Warrior of the Fang: “She’s a very interesting young lady”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Is that so?”
Human Mercenary: “She’s somehow become very involved Hahahaha”
Disciple Soldier: “She ca some provisions for the soldiers”
Warrior of the Fang: “They were delicious”
Disciple Soldier: “She , but she’s a fabulous chef”
Little Maid Sister: “I made lots and lots!”
Youth of the Fang: “It’s really delicious”
Warrior of the Fang: “Yeah, it’s really so!”
Hu please”
The East Fortress Base Coh food for everyone?”
Disciple Soldier: “Oh no We brought the ingredients All we brought along in our carriages were pots… This little girl slipped onto the convoy without , how troublesome”
Little Maid Sister: “I didn’t want to let hio alone!”
Disciple Soldier: “This camp in the middle of the forest is very, very far away from the city, you know”
Little Maid Sister: “But I want to hear about the Demon World”
Disciple Soldier: “It was curiosity that killed the cat”
Little Maid Sister: “I bet there’s loads of new food in the Demon World I’ve never been there So at least I want to hear about it”
The East Fortress Base Coirl”
Disciple Soldier: “I apologise for her cheekiness”
Little Maid Sister: “I learnt it from you!”
Disciple Soldier: “I a of the sort I am a bladesman honed under the Female Paladin herself”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Hoho”
Disciple Soldier: “In any case, we bring supplies today”
Little Maid Sister: “Yup! Yup! Please eat a lot today And give as much feedback as you can on the food”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “I see, I see What a chef you are”
Little Maid Sister: “I am the future Imperial Chef after all”
Footsteps
The Silver Tiger Lord: “What’s this?”
Disciple Soldier: “I apologise for intruding upon you today as well”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Hmm”
Disciple Soldier: “I hear you are about to depart”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “I’ve received the orders today We are to rendezvous with our reconnaissance unit and leave the day after tomorrow”
Disciple Soldier: “I see…”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “This place is very far froet back We will have to return by departing frodoht are presently occupied by the Crusaders”
Disciple Soldier: “I see”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Now that the war is over, our presence is no longer required”
Disciple Soldier: “In that case, before it happens, I will not allow you to go without sharing a cup of ith me”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “I believe the liquor in the Hu wine froant or opulent, but it is the wine of the earth”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “…And you’re treating us to this feast on top of it?”
Disciple Soldier: “Please enjoy your fill of the food”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “It is terrifingly good For such a young girl, no less”
Disciple Soldier: “My sister is rather special”
Little Maid Sister: “Please have it while it’s hot, and eat as much as you like”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Thank you”
Disciple Soldier: “And as much wine as you’d like as well”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Mmm”
Glug, glug, glug…
Disciple Soldier: “I hear there is no moon in the Demon World”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Yeah” Munch, munch
The Silver Tiger Lord: “You ?”
Disciple Soldier: “To eat a splendid meal with brave warriors froht”
——— The Kingdom of Winter, in Front of a House in the City Centre
“Nyohohohohohoho”
The Female Paladin: “…”
“Well! This is wonderful! fukurami, Maromi What beautiful ladies I have around me!”
“Didn’t I tell you to leave your wounds alone?”
“No no no no no, it recovers better this way But look at that bounciness”
“Kyaa! Heeheehee Bounce bounce ♪”
The Female Paladin: “…”
“Let me join in too ♪”
“So energetic!”
“Bounce bounce Nyohohohoho!”
“Heehee Bounce bounce ♪ ”
Opens door
The Female Paladin: “Excuse me”
Butler: “…”
Nurse: “…” Gasps
The Female Paladin: “I think it’s best that you stop whatever it is you’re doing”
Butler: “What? I’?!”
——— The Kingdom of Winter, Inside a House in the City Centre
The Ferandpa?”
Butler: “Nyohoho Don’t you worry I arizzled, old soldier Old soldiers don’t die, they just fade away… When that leaf falls to the ground, so too will this old man”
The Fe? You were so energetic just a o”
Butler: “That Well Nothing inappropriate happened”
The Female Paladin: ““Let me join in too!””
Butler: “What! Where did you hear that?”
The Fe at all”
Butler: “In any case, nothing untoward took place If anything ever did take place, my conscience as a man with the heart of a man is completely clear”
The Fee is really no obstacle to you”
Butler: “Nyohohohoho!”
The Female Paladin: “It’s not a compliment”
Butler: “damn”
The Female Paladin: “In any case, I am relieved that you appear to be well”
Butler: “Well, I have been training even here”
The Fe therapy?”
Butler: “Yes And I am much better Thank you for your concern”
The Feht it would be proper to pay you a visit”
Butler: “That makes me happy”
The Fe taken care of By girls with huge breasts”
Butler: “Nyohohohoho!”
The Fee breasts”
Butler: “Ahem Well Thank you very much”
The Female Paladin: “…”
Butler: “What is it?”
The Female Paladin: “…Actually”
Butler: “…”
The Female Paladin: “…Yeah”
Butler: “What is it? If it’s about your relationshi+p with the Hero, perhaps you ht want to borrow some wisdom from this old man”
The Female Paladin: “Why do you know?!”
Butler: “I am known as a pillar of wisdom, hahahaha!”
The Female Paladin: “Really?”
Butler: “It was very clear fro for the Hero Nyohohohoho!”
The Female Paladin: “Really…”
Butler: “Yes, really Even ere travelling as a party, the two of you have always had your sights on the Hero He truly is a naïve, inattentive boy Nyohohohoho”
The Female Paladin: “Two of you?”
Butler: “Oh, don’t one?”
The Female Paladin: “What do you mean?”
Butler: “In your relationshi+p with the Hero”
The Female Paladin: “Well, he accepted my sword And I became his”
Butler: “…Sigh”
The Feh?!”
Butler: “Well, I suppose entering into the Knights’ Vows is a sort of advancement in your relationshi+p As a Butler, I cannot be heartless—I shall laugh for you Nyohohohoho!”
The Fe I knohat you mean”
Butler: “Well, you are both shy people And your target is the Hero, after all I won’t say it’s an easy target”
The Female Paladin: “Really?”
Butler: “Yeah The De trouble too”
The Female Paladin: “Which re to the Lone Winter King?”
Butler: “That is so man will know”
The Female Paladin: “I see… When you mean trouble, do you mean the Hero…”
Butler: “?”
The Female Paladin: “The Hero doesn’t actually like us?”
Butler: “No, no, that’s not what I et You have much ahead of you”
The Female Paladin: “What exactly?”
Butler: “Mmmm”
The Feive hts, but in order to close the gap between ies I could borrow from you”
Butler: “Gap, eh?”
The Female Paladin: “Yes”
Butler: “I don’t think there’s a gap”
The Fe sausages and ether, there was really the atmosphere of a relationshi+p…”
Butler: “That et is the Hero”
The Female Paladin: “I don’t understand”
Butler: “Well, do you remember that day at the City of Dunes?”
The Fe”
Butler: “The Hero and I left the ca, and we really pissed you off”
The Fe about this?”
Butler: “And after that, there was the quest for the singer And the Hero happily flew out for it like sohty saviour of that damsel”
The Fe about it”
Butler: “No, no It’s just such a noruy to do”
The Female Paladin: “?”
Butler: “To get closer to a girl and iuy will experience this desire at some point or another But the Hero feels this more than anyone else Do you knohy?”
The Female Paladin: “Because he’s a skirtchaser?”
Butler: “Well, ahem… I wouldn’t exactly say that is false The truth is a bit different The Hero is actually very scared It’s because he carries that much poithin him If he started to be despised by the people, they would think of him as some kind of monster, which is scary It’s because of this that he has to behave nicely to everyone, to be kind and to make people happy”
The Female Paladin: “I don’t think he’s a monster I don’t despise him”
Butler: “It would be great if everyone felt that way…”
The Female Paladin: “…”
Butler: “Moreover…”
The Female Paladin: “?”
Butler: “When you’re a special person, it can be very scary”
The Female Paladin: “?”
Butler: “He may be a Hero, but he’s a cohen it co hio and confront the De hi such things, but—the reason why he left is surely because of fear The Hero has a deep relationshi+p with both you and the De, within which he may be just a fool who can’t read the situation; but without that, with his ignorance and inattentiveness, he would be liable to seek to escape from the difficult future he has to face”
The Female Paladin: “Is that so?”
Butler: “—Maybe Nyohohohoho I can’t say for sure That’s just what I feel”
The Female Paladin: “Yeah…”
Butler: “Hey, don’t be so down This grandpa has got a terrific strategy”
The Female Paladin: “Really?”
Butler: “Of course” Smiles
The Female Paladin: “And what’s that?”
Butler: “Firstly, don’t think of him as a human”
The Female Paladin: “?!”
Butler: “A horse Think of the Hero as a horse”
The Female Paladin: “Why a horse? Oh wait”
Butler: “What is it?”
The Feot to take notes”
Butler: “Hohoho You’re really serious”