95 After Days: Her Majestys Dietary Facts 01 (1/2)
That was the sight I saw on my way home from finishing my job as an auditor at the Department of Defense.
I see a face in the hallway of the royal castle. That was Raini. Across the street from Raini stood a man, looking at each other like we were in trouble.
”Raini?”
”Ah, Master Anis.”
”This is Her Royal Highness the King.”
Raini, voiced, gives a gentle thank you, and the man standing opposite him gives a deep thank you. Raini is a samurai outfit, and the man dressed as... a cook?
You saw it in another rare combination, and I speak up.
”He looked like he was in some kind of trouble, but something happened?
”No, it's not important... I was hoping to ask Lady Raini for her feedback.”
The cook man scratches his head like he has trouble with what to say. Long, limp, fleshy, lean, etc. To stay out of the way, the hair is pulled back and tied like a tail.
Amethyst-colored eyes shake left and right at the lack of location, and slight tone of tension can be felt. But I don't get the impression that I'm scared, so I think you're simply concerned about me in the royal family.
”Mr. Nair. Ask Anis what he thinks at this time.”
”Huh? Are you sure, I feel terrible...”
Raini tried to get me involved. Then the cook man, called Nair, is anxiously shaking his shoulder. My gaze at you and me looked very troubled.
”It's not important, but I think Raini should solve the problem?
”... right. When I hear about Mr. Nair's work environment, I think I'd better do something about it.”
”Huh. I wish I could take a seat somewhere. Was that Nair? You're a royal cook, aren't you? Do you have a break room, a refrain room, somewhere free?
”To invite Her Royal Highness Sister Wang...”
”Fine, never mind. You suddenly have trouble being taken to a salon or something, don't you?
”... right”
Speaking with the salon, Nair let him shake his neck left and right with a bitter smile. Because it doesn't feel like nobility to see. You have trouble getting something taken to the salon, don't you?
It seemed a little awkward, but Nair's guide led us to the cooks' quarters. There are other people taking breaks, and when you see me, you turn your gaze at me.
”Oh, you don't have to take a seat. I don't even want to thank you. Sorry to bother you.”
”And, but... hey, Nair! You, what have you done!
”Yes, no, if I had consulted Lady Raini on an example, I would have asked Her Royal Highness Sister Wang for her opinion...”
”No, well, maybe so... but that's why I can't believe I called the royal family into such a modest room”
”I don't care.... Well, I'll explain it well around, so I don't blame you guys for anything.”
I don't have to explain it to you. I think you can do it. And there's Raini as an explanator, and we'll get Raini to do something about it.
”So? What was Nair talking to Raini about?
”That explains from me, doesn't it? Mr. Nair would like a supplement.”
”Yes, sir”
”Dear Anis, as you can see, Mr. Nair keeps the kitchen of the Royal Palace, but the cooks have had common problems lately and there is no way to solve them. I have a feeling too, so I was wondering if I could help.”
”Hmm? But it's not important, is it?
”Yep. But I think it's a pretty big problem for the cooks.”
”What's the problem?
It's about your meal, Mr. Uphilia.
”Uffi's meal?
I didn't think the center of the problem was Uffi. I turned my eyes round. Huh? I don't have the impression that Uffi is having any problems with the meal.
A little confused. You understood my signs, Raini smiled bitterly and scratched her cheek.
”Nothing. That's not why Master Uphilia is having eclampsia or leaving a meal behind. Instead, they eat exactly what they serve.”
”So what's the problem?
”... whatever you serve won't change your reaction, Your Majesty.”
Nair groans as he drops his shoulder disappointingly. Other people who listened to us are dropping their shoulders, trying to follow the depressed Nair as much as they can.
Hmm? That whatever dish you serve to Uffi won't change your reaction? You think that's a serious enough problem to talk to Raini?
”It's only a concern from the cook's side that Her Majesty has nothing to do with it...”
”You can eat without leaving a meal...”
”I can tell you it was delicious properly, and you can work for it...”
”I don't know what Her Majesty prefers.”
”Uffi's food preference?
When one begins to speak, he speaks blurry troubles as if he were going to hitch a ride around as well. I had my eyes set on the content.
”Yep... so, um, we're both very concerned about dedication... not to mention the minor problem of moving to the Kingsguard Knights dining room where we want some people reassigned...”
”Mr. Nair also originally worked in the Cavaliers' Dining Room, but a change of placement meant he was in charge of Mr. Uphilia's meal.”
”As good as it gets? Um, so the problem with the cooks is that they don't know what Uffi's dietary preferences are, and they don't know what to serve, and Uffi doesn't complain at all, so on the contrary, that's what pressure feels like and the work environment isn't good?
”I'm ashamed...”
He is scratching the back of his head with a face like the nail is impudent. It wasn't just Nair, the other cooks had the same face.
But it's Yufi's meal... This leans my neck a bit, even for me.
”... I thought it was the effect of becoming a spiritual contractor”
Uffi is a spiritual contractor. The sensibility is closer to the Spirit than it is to a person's. I thought I was living my daily life unharmed because I was Ufi who originally had a sensitivity close to the Spirit, but do these fine distortions come up?
Originally, Uffi is also a character who does not act as a standard for his likes and dislikes. If you can eat it, think that's good or something. Right. I don't think I'm going to eat this because I don't like it when it's served.
But that makes you unhappy or anxious from the side that serves the food. That's what a king of a country speaks of. They should be more aware of the gravity of their responsibilities than anyone else.
”I can't ask directly from the cooks, and I'm a little concerned too...”
”I don't think Ilia cares about that”