51 CHAPTER XI -- My mom is amazing. (2/2)
And, I guess Eric isn't so much like his father.
Eric is going to be just as dependable as Sebastian is. I look forward to working with you.
Thank you for the kind words. It's nice to meet you too.
Yeah, it's kind of like Sebastian's move.
Well, I'll let you finish up, Sam.
”I'm Sam. I'd like to be a cook for Master Leo. My favorite thing to do is eat.
Sam had a convincing belly that his favorite thing to do was to eat.
To put it straight, he was fat.
Well, he's a chef, apparently.
Sam is an apprentice of our head chef and a surefire candidate to be our next head chef. But this time I brought him here because he insisted on going to Leo's.
'What? How could someone that great come to me?
It would definitely pay better to be the head chef at my parents' house, right?
Why are you with me, really?
My chef's instincts tell me that if you stay close to Master Leo, you'll always come up with something delicious.
What's your hunch?
They're trying to tap into any food memories I may have of my previous life.
Oh, yeah, I'll think of something.
Having said that, I'm not sure I could come up with anything better than what my grandpa came up with, okay?
I'll have to check my memory next time to see if I can remember any good food or wash it down: .......
'Hmm, and I've already recruited three of my men.
Already?
Yes. But I was on my way over today.
Thanks for everything.
If my mom hadn't helped me out, I can only see a future where it's just me and my golem living in that big house. .......
'You don't have to thank me. You can't do that with just your kids.
It's certainly not going to happen. I didn't know it was so hard to live in a nobleman's house.
I know. There's plenty more where that came from. I'm gonna have to recruit a gatekeeper tomorrow.
Oh, he'll be fine. I've already had the house guarded.
'What? Who do you have guarding you?
It's a golem.
”Golem?
Yes, the house is guarded by a golem, too.
'Was this house ...... all those people in that armor were golems?'
That's right. I made the Mithril armor with my creation magic.
'I'd heard that Leo's creation magic was awesome: ....... I didn't realize it would be this awesome.
'Really? By the way, my new home is guarded by red golem soldiers with dragon scales.
”[D]oodles of dragons?
Amelie and Sam, who had been quiet until now, were so surprised that they seemed to have lost their voice along with their mother .
Eric, as usual with Sebastian's son, didn't say it out loud, but he still looked surprised.
And I don't know why I saw Sam licking his tongue after he was surprised, but I didn't know why.
I'm not going to pretend that I didn't see it!
'I wanted some materials for my last break, so I took down a stray dragon in the Demon Forest.
Did you ...... go to the Devil's Forest alone?
Huh? You're acting strangely, Mom.
Yeah, why not?
Then you know what the Devil's Forest is like?
''Um, ...... a place where even an A-level adventurer would have a hard time coming back alive?''
You know what you're doing.
Yeah, I know this one. Holy shit.
Do you need a little lesson?
”Well, ......, I don't think you need .......
I knew you'd need it.
My mom's eyes glazed over.
'Hi, I need it.'
Then he lectured me for an hour .
''The Demon Forest is a place where even adults can't return alive, and no matter how strong you are, you're still a child, there's no way you're going to enter the Demon Forest! I can't sleep because I'm going to be so worried about Leo now that I know something like that has happened.
Here's a summary of a sermon that lasted an hour: .......
Finally, I promised her that I would never go to the Devil's Forest again until I was an adult, and she finally forgave me .
Well, it was a valuable hour of learning how scary my mother was: .......