Chapter 54 – One Out of the Box. Reason Is…
The cadets, who forgot the soft beds in the dormitories and mansions and spent the day outdoors with a sore back, fell into trouble in front of a row of wooden boxes.
For today, there is no food at the academy cafeteria that is as rich and stimulating as usual.
Lunches assigned to outdoor classes range from beef jerky to dried fruits and nuts that give off the feel of a camp.
There were also simple ingredients for cadets who were confident to make and eat.
Could it be that the children of the aristocracy who served as servants had the experience of cooking with their own hands?
There are, in fact, only a very small minority.
In the end, the Knights Faculty, which had a high rank and had many children from a family called a famous family, grumbled and returned home with crude food that the vast majority could eat right away.
At least, there were quite a few people in the Faculty of Swordsmanship who were brave enough to bring cooking ingredients, and Rike’s party was one of them.
‘I make a lot of it first… Pass it to the priests of the church first, and then naturally to my brother…’
If Robert had gone around bragging about it, he would have just openly delivered the dish.
Until he saw the reaction of Robert, who was stretched out in the tent, he decided that it was right to act as before.
If you can reduce the noise, that’s the best way.
Some of the cadets would look at Rike curiously at Robert, who had become as quiet as a corpse, probably because he had seen them go into the woods earlier, but there was nothing more.
It was the women gathered around Robert who harbored something more than wonder.
They do not hide their unpleasant emotions in their facial expressions and gaze and pour them out to Rike.
Recently, a group of female students who did not have a face to face with Robert, who began to push in front of the cadets with a steel plate on their faces, often showed such hostile glances.
‘I’m not going to come out and say I’m denying it… And I’m going to hold on to my words and hang on to my cheeks.’
It is very tiring to talk with men who do not hide their lust and women who are trying to catch the horse somehow.
It’s not the sincerity of Robert who doesn’t want to know what the girls want now.
She needed an excuse to bite herself, who was getting Robert’s attention.
You can see it clearly even without looking at it.
An engagement to Robert?
To marry a man you don’t love?
In a short period of time, her values were completely overturned, and it was one of the most hopeless situations than death that Rike could think of.
It’s obviously like that, but it’s strange.
Every time I think about this, I feel the skin of nobility peeling off little by little.
In addition, she is now able to face the happy reality she is holding.
Even if I tried imagining it, there was no such thing as a future that couldn’t be drawn, and my mood plummeted.
Compared to men’s shady eyes, those candid jealous eyes are now more humorous than unpleasant.
–
Completely cut off from the outside world and her nerves, Rike moved her hand along the recipe she had piled up in her head.
The vegetables she had piled up began to pile up rapidly, slicing into pieces.
“Just add the ingredients from the first bowl there now.”
“Ah yes!”
During lunch at her academy, Ricke saw her Chloe often and began to ease her tone, but she still didn’t let go of Chloe’s respect.
Actually, little things like that were nice.
Now he couldn’t afford to care whether Chloe cursed at him or her dirty talk.
‘My brother likes the carrots well-cooked and the potatoes slightly firm, so I’ll boil them a little here…’
Now her own sweetheart, who is in the woods for a day and has lightly fed her meal.
Rike burned his concentration and spirit on how to feed even a little bit of abundance with poor ingredients.
*****
‘····’
Éclair came out of the tent and saw Chloe helping with the cooking with a joyful smile among the noisy crowd.
Amicable companionship.
Just watching that scene made me feel like a stone in my heart was disappearing, so I was already satisfied that I came to class hiding my identity.
Eclair returned to the tent as it seemed that the eyes of the cadets were excessively focused on her.
Looking at the adventurer sitting leisurely in his seat, he seemed to have no intention of eating, only humming with one leg shaking.
“Aren’t we supposed to eat separately? Even if there’s no difference, it’s better to eat a little.”
“Ah~ I was told to wait a little bit?”
Please wait? He thought for a moment, unable to comprehend what he was saying, when he felt signs approaching the tent.
A gait that doesn’t forget elegance even though it’s somewhere in the middle of the day.
Seruk-
The cloth at the entrance is pushed up.
There was a cross-shaped scar on the face of the woman who naturally came into the tent with her two bowls supported by a flat wooden board.
An adventurer who is assumed to be close friends with Chloe but smiles smirking behind her back…
“I made too much food by mistake… The priests prepared it before I came.”
The regretful tone and voice are clearly directed at the person facing him, but his eyes are not looking at him.
‘This is amazing…’
Her gaze flitted behind her, and the expression on her face was a radiant smile.
It is not simply because of her beautiful beauty that even the scars on her face are not a blemish.
The aura and emotions that this young lady radiated without any intention of hiding were so naked that the viewer was ashamed.
I had only seen her for a few hours, but I hadn’t thought of her as a woman who could smile so brightly.
She doesn’t know what kind of feelings she hesitates to put in her mouth, and how people change so much.
“Oooh, I was still hungry!”
He, who had been glued to the chair from behind as if he had melted, jumped up and approached.
“This dish is slightly seasoned as usual—”
“Ummm-“
Standing invisible beside her, her own eyes caught a glimpse of the two people’s expressions.
Perhaps because they didn’t have to hide from their own eyes, the two of them were making very strange faces.
Roman’s face as he listened to the explanation was not the usual unpredictable, smirk, or light-hearted smile, but a face showing clear emotion.
‘I should avoid it.’
He was quick to turn his attention to such emotions because he had nothing to do with them.
As I watched her skin itched, she sat with her eyes averted and ears closed.
After waiting for a while, he came back to see if the story was over and put the bowl in front of him.
It was a tomato stew made using the ingredients prepared at the academy as much as possible.
It’s a good option for lodging where it’s important to keep your body warm all the time, even without meat.
It wasn’t that long to say it was lunch, but somehow it smelled like it was cooked thoroughly.
“I heard that Chloe also worked hard to help.”
“·····.”
Even though Chloe didn’t make it from start to finish.
I had never eaten a dish that took my brother’s time and effort, and I didn’t think I would have a chance to eat it.
Éclair removed her armor, rolled up the sleeves of her baggy robe, and picked up a spoon.
Fluff-
Although slightly bored, the sweetness of the vegetables on the tip of the tongue makes you pick up the spoon again.
“It’s a gourmet meal overflowing with appetite…”
*****
“Lunch time is over now. Assemble!”
As he gathered the cadets together, Robert and one of the cadets who were always attached raised their hands.
I pointed at her with her chin.
“Tell me.”
“… Cadet Robert Bolt of the Faculty of Engineering is not feeling well and will not be able to participate in class.”
When I peeked at the tent, it was lying face down in the same posture as when I returned.
I can see the shoulders and back go up and down according to breathing to see if he is dead yet.
There was a pile of food right next to it, but it seemed like the women had skipped lunch.
“Did you tell the priests?”
“Yes···.”
After all, can’t heal the wounds of the heart?
He nodded in agreement and moved his gaze back to the center where the cadets were gathered.
“Once in the evening, we’re going to do sparring as well as our usual combat classes. We’re going to use the nearby forest for terrain.”
The number of people looking forward to it with shining eyes is a small number.
About half of the people said they knew that and agreed.
The rest are already disgusting with their expressions.
“The swordsmanship department is going to be continued by the instructor, but the knights department has the option of asking the knight here to learn. Students of the swordsmanship department can also apply if they want.”
“I will guarantee the skill and reputation that this knight has not yet revealed.”
The eyes of the cadets rolled to the person wearing the armor.
There were also cadets who turned their eyes away in surprise at the red glow in their eyes.
“It would be better to learn the knight’s sword from the original knight. However, if you think that you will develop improvisation by dealing with informal adventurers, it might be right to choose an instructor.”
The opposite is also true.
All of the cadets, whose eyes were shining in the actual class, had faces of serious contemplation.
Certainly such an important matter requires time to think.
I looked up and saw the sun shining brightly in the sky.
A powerful light that doesn’t seem like night will come tonight.
– Ummm…
Seeing the cadets still drooling and burning their passion for learning, I wondered if it was necessary to choose one side.
Were the thoughts you should have as an educator too light and short?
“No, no… From now on, if it’s evening time, it will be much longer than usual, right? Let’s just do both once.”
-Ohh-!!
-Ah···.
At my words, someone sighed sadly, and someone exclaimed as if it was a good answer.
Even if you don’t know éclair, being able to learn a handful without worrying about being killed by a strong person is nothing short of luck, but these guys are full…
It would only hurt Robert to lie down and miss an opportunity like this.
‘It’s fine.’
Looking back, it was a pretty good solution for an impromptu answer given by a stonehead like me.
In this way, there is no need for Rike to seduce Chloe, and she will meet Eclair as a matter of course.
Ricke will also be a worthy practice against Enoch Skady in the future.
