Chapter 192

Preparations

“My! That is a serious matter!”

Then, in order to prepare for the celebration, Rebecca-san promptly left the room .

“Then, I will go prepare a feast with Barry-san . I will call Joule and others, so you guys wait with everyone in the room, okay?”

“”Will help~””

“N~ you can’t help just for today . ”

“”Can’t~?””

“No… it’s not like you must not, but…”

We are preparing for Allen and Elena’s birthday today, so I would like if they did not help out with anything if possible . That is my wish .

However, while that may be true, it’s difficult to say “You can’t help . ” to the two . Rather, I can’t say it……… now then, what do I do?

“Tak.u.mi-san, I have finished the arrangements!”

While troubled about what to do, Rebecca-san who rushed back to the room returned with a cheerful expression .

“… Oh my? Did something happen?”

“Rather than something happening… I thought of preparing some dishes, but…”

“”Will help~””

“——That being the case, I was troubled over what to do . ”

“My, oh my . ”

When I explained the situation to Rebecca-san, the children stated that they would tag along .

Seeing that, Rebecca-san let out a “Fufufu” giggle .

“I have time now and I am free . Allen-chan, Elena-chan, won’t you play together with Obaasama, pelase?”

Rebecca-san called out to the children, wanting me to “Leave it to her . ”

“”Mm~…?””

Allen and Elena alternated their gazes between me and Rebecca-san, seemingly troubled .

“I will be fine, you guys wait here and play with Rebecca-san . ”

“”Yea, got it~ —— Obaasama~ let’s play~””

“Oh my, thank you . ”

When I told the two to play with Rebecca-san, the two obediently chose to play .

“Then, Rebecca-san, I will leave the two with you . ”

“Yes, leave them to me . ”

“Allen, Elena . I will be going to the kitchen now . ”

“”Yup, got it~””

“Onii~chan . ”

“Everyone is~?”

“……?”

Everyone? … Ah, they mean Joule and others .

“Err… Rebecca-san, may I leave my Contracted Beasts with you as well?”

“My! Is that the rumored Fenrir and Celestial Tiger? Sure, sure! I wanted to meet them! But, you did not quite introduce us~”

Thinking that summoning Contracted Beast in a n.o.ble’s house might not be a good idea, I was restraining myself to the best of my abilities, but Rebecca-san apparently couldn’t wait to meet Joule and others .

I would summon them on the spot if asked, but I was hesitating since I didn’t have the permission of those taking care of us .

“I am sorry about that . Umm… I will be calling everyone then . ”

I called for Joule and the other four and also summoned s.h.i.+ro and the other four Rebecca-san was already familiar with .

“They are Fenrir Joule, Celestial Tiger Feat, Thunderhawk Bolt, Scarlet King Leo Vector, Forest Rat Mile . ”

“My, my, my! They are all cuties, aren’t they!”

The eyes of Rebecca-san who was looking at Joule and others were sparkling .

I have been missing the opportunity to introduce them up until now, but I am glad I did it now .

“Everyone, this is the madam of the family that is currently taking care of us, Rebecca-san . Wald-sama’s mother . Make sure to not be impolite to her . ”

“Kyan . ”

“Na~u . ”

“Pii . ”

“Garun . ”

“Kiyui . ”

Joule and others all acknowledged .

“Fufu, they really are well-behaved children, aren’t they?”

“Erm… Rebecca-san, you will be here with a large number of children if I leave them all here, are you really fine with that?”

“My, oh my, you have finally called for them, so don’t speak of sending them back . Everyone seems to be a good child, it will be fine . ”

“Is that so? ——Then, everyone, be good children and wait here, okay?”

The children all gave out a cheerful reply, so I left them to Rebecca-san and left for the kitchen .

“Tak.u.mi-sama, I was waiting for you!”

When I entered the kitchen, Barry-san was already waiting there with many ingredients prepared .

“I am sorry for the suddenness today . ”

“No, no! I heard that it’s Allen-sama and Elena-sama’s birthday today! I will a.s.sist you with my all!”

“Thank you very much . It’s just I have not decided what to make just yet . ”

“It was so sudden, after all . However, we still have plenty of time, so it will be fine . ”

What is the standard for a birthday party fest? Deep-fried chicken? Sus.h.i.+?

Ah, but, it might be better to hold back on raw or fresh fish, so… scattered sus.h.i.+? It might be good if made with boiled crab or shrimps, no?

Ah, I don’t have rice vinegar, though… well, I do have vinegar, so it should be fine . Rather, I am not going to use raw or fresh fish, so I can do without vinegar, I think?

Next… something Allen and Elena are fond of like potato salad and millet soup?

It’s still not enough, but let’s think about it while cooking .

Right, right, for a celebration, a decorated cake is a must . However, you see~ I can’t make a sponge . Do I subst.i.tute this with a pound cake? But it would be too hard with pound cake, wouldn’t it~

“Barry-san, can I ask for your immediate help?”

“Yes, please instruct me!”

“First, I would like you to make ice cream, err… hardened in the size and shape of that pot over there and decorated with fruits and cream . ”

The chefs of the Runve Household had already improved their ice cream making skills, so it should be fine to leave this to Barry-san .

“Ohh! That is quite a novel idea again! Although we will have to leave the decoration to you, you can leave the foundation to us! What about the flavor?”

“Let’s see~ A tripe-flavor of milk, Ichi, and chocolate… it will take some time to make, are you fine with that?”

“Yes, leave it to us . ”

Barry-san promptly instructed other cooks and also began working himself .

“Well then, I should start as well…”

First, I should make seasonings for the deep-fried food, and then… what meat should I use? Barry-san had prepared fowl and rook bird meat in place of the chicken, but… let’s splurge here .

I retrieved Evil Viper meat from my Infinite Storage . It’s not chicken meat, but I believe that Evil Viper meat will taste great even if deep-fried .

“Ta, Tak.u.mi-sama~ A, about that meat… why do I feel an uncommon aura from it…”

“This meat? This is the Evil Viper meat . ”

“E, Evil Viper, you say-!!”

Starting with Barry-san’s scream, a series of screams echoed around the kitchen .

For today only, I don’t intend on holding back on ingredients! Therefore, I have already disregarded the screams of Barry-san and others!!