It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
Life is a series of things like that.
Born as the only daughter of a big dyer, was the envy of everyone, fell into poverty, was sold, and was bought by a merchant family just like her parents.
Thought she would be a sex slave but in the end, became a chef.
I am now the unshakable head chef of the family, or rather…..I was made to.
「Head chef! Please taste it!」
「Yeah, tastes good. Keep it up, Chidol.」
「Seele-san, mine too!」
「It’s too thin. Add a little more salt.」
「Head Chef Seele!」
「I can’t let this go, put it in my mouth!」
Every day, a large amount of food is prepared in the kitchen of the new headquarters of the Magical Schenker Group. Three meals of the girls nearby and bento for sale at the stores.
As the head chef, I was responsible for and had authority over all of this. I kept shaking the pots and pans until I was exhausted.
My current concern is about my future.
To put it simply, it was who I would marry.
I am now 23 years old and it would not be surprising if I had two or three children.
The fact that Hunt, someone who had been sold to the Schenker with me, had already gotten married and gotten pregnant before me added to my impatience.
「Ah, mou, when will Hunt come back?」
「It is impossible for Hunt-san to come back soon given his belly is getting bigger and bigger.」
「Is she already on “maternity leave”?」
「Master had thought a lot of things but paying a pregnant woman who’s not working is a bit too much, don’t you think?」
Normally, if a slave becomes pregnant, she may be sold off with the child in her belly.
I guess master is not willing to make profit on the slaves he buys…..? At least that’s what I think.
The amount of food we need to cook is steadily increasing and we even built this big headquarters…..
Maybe he’s one of those guys who they say are too much of a genius that he looks like an idiot.
「Seele-san, master is here! He’s in his room.」
「Yes, yes, Chidol! I’ll take care of the rest.」
「Yes yes!」
I left the kitchen to Chidol, who had replaced Hunt as the vice head chef and headed for the room called “owner’s room”, taking off my chef coat as I walked.
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「Eh!? A candy that makes you smarter!?」
「Right right. I want you to make that candy.」
Maybe he wasn’t……a genius after all.
I don’t think I am guilty of any sin while looking at master with his usual “I have a good idea” expression while saying something ridiculous.
Well, it’s spring after all.
When it’s spring, people can’t help but feel a little strange.
「……however, that doesn’t mean it’s really going to make you smarter.」
「Ah, what……」
Good, that’s a relief.
Master pointed to a big jar with a lid on the desk and smugly smiled.
「I’ve recently created a magic tool that allows me to extract this tooth decay proof sugar. I want you to make candy out of it.」
「Huh? Tooth decay proof sugar?」
「Every child will grow up, right? Children will inevitably eat sweets and once they got tooth decay, people will trouble me.」
「Yes, that’s true.」
I don’t think anyone would dare trouble master for that but I nodded anyway.
「That’s why I made this sugar.」
「Ano, will that make you smart……?」
「Ah, it’s a big lie. However, for parents, if they’re going to buy candy, they might as well buy something that will make their children better than a regular candy, right?」
「Maa, I guess so……」
「If parents choose this candy for their children’s snacks, it will reduce the tooth decay in their children. It is also healthier because it’s less fattening than regular sugar.」
I thought if that was the case, why don’t you market it as a candy for women instead of candy for children……
Then, I realized, I would be the one who’ll make the candies so let’s just make candies for children.
As expected, if I get any busier, I will be even further away from marriage.
「So, why don’t you make a prototype and sell it? I’ve already spoken with Chicken’s subordinate, Trolis. She’ll do the advertising and sales so you only need to bring her the product you’ve made.」
「Understood」
After master said that, he stood up……and sat down again as if he remembered something.
「Right right, I had a letter for Seele.」
「Is it addressed to me?」
「It’s a business partner of a friend of mine. I’ll leave it to you to decide what to do with it but, well, read it.」
「Yes.」
After giving me the letter and the sugar jar, master left.
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