Chapter 20 (2/2)

「Ye, yes!」

I also start cooking while smiling wryly to the serious Ayla.

The food preparation has progressed even though they were surprised by the cookwares and the kitchen equipment, and Mea was backing-up the awkward Ayla for some reason.

Unexpectedly, cooking together may be a good communication tool.

While I’m thinking such things, stir-fried vegetables, german potatoes with bacon, and mayonnaise pasta salad are served on the large plates. I prepared rice and toast for a staple food. I wonder if they eat rice?

When all of us returned to the cafeteria while carrying large plates, Rant stood up and waited.

「Go on, everyone should eat vegetables」

When I said that and arranged the dishes, the Cat beastmen performed a strange prayer. The four people placed one hand in front of their chest and stared at the food.

「Itadakimasu」

「Itadakimasu」

I and Ayla put our both hands together and simply said that, and I turned to the foods.

The stir-fried vegetables were cooked with a little soy sauce so I’m not satisfied with it personally, but the german potato and the pasta salad tasted good.

Everyone also eat with their eyes lit up.

「…… it was a really delicious meal. We are just ashamed to show you our unsightly appearance eating like hungry children.」

When we finished eating, Torraine said that while blushing. By the way, everyone reached out their hands to the rice, but they ate bread in the end. How sad.

We finished our meal and headed outside again. Somehow, Torraine and the others, no, I feel like Mea was walking closer than before.

She’s like a pet who was given food for the first time, so it’s a bit amusing.

We arrived outside of the castle and I turned around to Torraine and the others.

「There are many houses at the east side and west side, but where do you want to live? You seems to be scared of the elevator inside the castle.」

When I said that and laughed, Torraine and the others had talked and decided to live in the west.

They’re delighted to see the white houses lined up and became delighted again when they looked inside the house. Actually, there’s tap water, hot bath, a western-style flush toilet and a shower in the white houses. It couldn’t be better.

Even so, there is no electricity. The light comes from an oil lamp. There’s no problem because there’s a lot of olive oil, but it’s a little troublesome in my own opinion.

However, for Torraine and the others, it seems that the condition has improved much more than their previous home.

They seriously thanked me to a surprising degree.

Afterwards, I pointed out the location of the field and the heated swimming pool, and we were dismissed.

When I lead Ayla and A1 and returned to the castle, Ayla let out a giggle inside the elevator.

「What’s wrong?」

「Ah, no, it’s nothing.」

「Really?」

When I look at her face, Ayla was looking up at me happily for some reason.

Oh, I wonder if she’s happy because we were able to save Baltic and the others. What a kind girl.

Somehow, I feel warm while thinking that kind that thought.

「Taiki-sama」

「Hmm?」

「What did you think when they talked about the marriage between you and Mea-chan?」

「No no, she’s too young」

「Then, what if she, Mea-chan, was sixteen years old or something like that?」

Sixteen-year-old. It’s similar to a high school girl.

「No, she’s still young. Anyway, maybe I will think about it when she became 19 or 20?」

When I said that arbitrarily, Ayla nods several times with a complicated expression.

「We should be almost the same age, right?」

She said that while frowning and I tilted my head. Same age?

「Oh, I’m thirty, though」

When I said that, she stopped moving as if her time had froze.

【Torraine]

The four people who cleaned the white house were sitting while looking at each other inside a room.

「However, I didn’t expect that we will be rescued by a Legendary Great Magician-sama…」

Rant muttered that somewhat absent-mindedly.

「If they have that many golems, there would be no country who can be their opponent」

When Schnee said that while nodding, Mea looked at the three people with shining eyes.

「I want to explore various places tomorrow. There’s nothing but amazing things here so it will be fun!」

Seeing Mea who can’t hold back her overflowing curiosity, Torraine shakes her head from side to side while smiling wryly.

「Let’s go first to the field. It’s very wide so we should see if there is something that we can harvest while splitting into groups」

「Muu」

「It’s because we are in a position of receiving shelter and if we don’t work hard…… though it’s not like we will be thrown away even if we don’t do anything, right?」

When Schnee laughs as if it was hopeless, Rant nodded deeply.

「That’s true. He seems to be very generous. We have to keep an eye out so that Taiki-sama won’t be deceived by someone.」

Rant said that and shift his eyes at Torraine who was thinking about something quietly.

「…… Is there something wrong?」

When she was called out by Rant, Torraine put her hand on her cheek and exhaled.

「The girl Ayla-chan who was together with Taiki-sama, I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere. I wonder if it’s just my imagination.」