Chapter 235 I Think Lilia-san Really is Cute (2/2)
When the Tempest Dragon noticed us, it placed a huge…… boar-like beast that it was carrying with its mouth to the ground, and for some reason, it deeply lowered its head to us who were on guard, before flying away.
As I was dumbfounded by its actions, which made no sense to me at all, I heard Alice’s voice out of nowhere.
[It probably just came to greet Kaito-san.]
[……To greet me?]
[Yes, the Dragons of the Demon Realm have received strict orders from Magnawell-san to treat Kaito-san with courtesy when they see you…… The two circles in the sky earlier were a sign of welcome, and this time, I think it came to greet you with an offering.]
[……The heck is that, that’s scary.]
Apparently, the series of strange behaviors was due to the strict orders of Magnawell-san, the Dragon King, and while I’m relieved to find out the cause…… I also slightly shuddered at the thought of being such actions every time I meet a dragon in the Demon Realm.
[……Ummm, Kaito-san……]
What is it?]
[……That, errr…… I’d also love to see Dragon King-sama too…… Ah, no, it’s nothing.]
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Lilia-san was about to mutter something, but she just flusteredly shook her head and entered the cottage, her cheeks slightly red.
Seeing her off, I look at the huge boar placed in front of the cottage.
[……What do I do with this though?]
[Should I dismantle it?]
[……Unnn. Please do, then you can leave aside some meat for us two and take the rest of the meat with you.]
[It’s done!]
[So fast!?]
I decided that it was impossible for Lilia-san and I to eat this really huge boar, so I told Alice, who offered to dismantle it, to leave some for the two of us, and that Alice could eat the rest…… and in just a few seconds, the boar turned into meat.
[Well~~ Magnawell-san is quite the gracious one. This is the first meal I’ve had in four days……]
[……You’ll get a scolding when we get back.]
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[……Eh?]
Coldly telling Alice, who was joking around as usual for now, after receiving the meat, I went into the cottage.
Thereupon, Lilia-san brought some of the ingredients that we had bought in the tourist area in the kitchen and checked the tools over there.
Arehh? Could this be the pattern where Lilia-san is cooking for me?
[Lilia-san?]
[Ahh, Kaito-san. It’s just about dinner, and I was about to prepare it.]
[……Errr, is Lilia-san going to make it?]
[Yes, that’s what I was planning…… what I was actually planning……]
Unnn? I wonder why, the way she spoke just now sounded incoherent…… No, it may just be my imagination……
[I had Alice dismantle the boar earlier.]
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[Then, since there’s that, let’s use it.]
[Yes, let me help too.]
[Thank you.]
And so, Lilia-san and I decided to prepare dinner together, and we stood in the kitchen side by side.
While I’m washing the vegetables with water, Lilia-san seems to start cooking the meat right away, putting it on the cutting board and holding her knife aloft…… Eh? Holding her knife aloft?
[Taaaahhhh! wait, a- arehh?]
[L- Lilia-san!? What in the world are you……]
Lilia-san held the knife aloft, and leaving a shining trail, swung it down into the meat, slicing the meat in half…… along with the cutting board.
No, no, isn’t that weird!? Why did you cut the cutting board in half!?
[……Eh? N- No, I need to properly cut it……]
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[……By slicing the cutting board as well?]
[Ugghhh……]
[Ummm, could it be that Lilia-san…… You’ve never cooked before?]
[……Yes.]
Hearing me pointing that out, Lilia-san shoulders slumped down.
Come to think of it, it was easy to forget because of her usual friendly demeanor, but Lilia-san is a former princess and is currently a noble…… A high-class lady from birth. It wouldn’t be strange if she’s never cooked before.
[I- It’s alright! I know how to cook to some extent…… You just cut, grill, and let them boil, right!?]
[I think we could agree…… that cooking is almost unknown to you.]
[……Auuu.]
[……Ummm, I’ll go make it, okay?]
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[……My apologies.]
Even though I feel sorry for Lia-san whose shoulders were slumped down, but if I leave it up to her like this, the kitchen will be destroyed before we can even eat anything.
[No, there’s no need to apologize…… Or rather, couldn’t you just leave it to me from the start? Though it’s not like I’m good at it either……]
[……I- I mean…… I- I’m also a woman too…… s-so, even for a bit…… I wanted to look feminine……]
[…………………]
Apparently, Lilia-san wanted to show me her femininity, and to do so, she decided to try cooking, something that she had no experience with.
Why is she so cute? The sight of her shyly hanging down her head while sticking her index fingers together, makes me feel protective of her, making it hard to believe that she’s older than me.
Dear Mom, Dad——- It isn’t that there’s one problem after another, but various things still happened today. Well, even if that’s so——- I think Lilia-san really is cute.
Noble ladies can’t cook, okay?
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