Several days had passed since milord and the others departed for the Gigoshoku Republic.
Although I felt lonely, Pococo and the shinobi girls accompanied me for meals and shopping, which helped distract me.
Moreover, I had to tend to the herb field, and I could not stop making potions to supply to the Adventurer’s Guild, so I was busy and had little time to feel lonely.
「Alright. Today’s portion is done. I will take the potions to the Adventurer’s Guild later… but first, I must check on the herb field.」
Recently, my daily routine had become making potions in the morning, checking the herb field in the afternoon, having lunch, harvesting, and then going to the Adventurer’s Guild to deliver the potions.
「The growth of Rosemaril… It is fast, just as Cyan-san said.」
Rosemaril was an herb recommended by Cyan-san.
When brewed into medicine, it increased concentration and would be useful for future activities.
Also, if brewed differently, it had a relaxing effect, so I thought it would surely be useful for milord, who sometimes overdid it…
Furthermore, I looked forward to seeing how I could turn the medicine made with Rosemaril into potions using my Alchemy skill.
Even though the items I could make with Alchemy were vast depending on the materials, if I could also use medicines made by the Apothecary skill, the possibilities were infinite.
I would not know unless I tried various things, but it was very fun to understand unknown things one by one.
「Well… The harvest is finished. What shall I have for lunch today…」
Pococo and the others were not here today due to Iris-sama’s errands.
Making food for just one person somehow amplified the loneliness… Should I just make something simple?
That “simple” thing was luxurious if I thought about it from a while ago… No, I was very happy now, so I should not think negatively.
「…Mi!…Mizera-chaaan!」
「…U-n?」
「Hey! Mizera-chaaan!!」
「…Lord-sama?」
Ah, she was the Representative now.
I still inadvertently called her Lord-sama.
「Ah, there you are! Yahoo, Mizera-chan!」
「Hello, Representative Origol.」
「Oh, that is too stiff. Just call me Origol-chan!」
She winked cutely with a ‘pachi’, but I recalled that Origol-sama was older than milord…
I felt hesitant to address a senior with “-chan”…
「Um… Origol-sama?」
「That is stiff… Well, you can call me whatever is easy for you!」
「Thank you. So, it seems you were looking for me. What is the matter?」
「Ah, yes. Would you like to go eat?」
「Eh?」
Meal… A meal…
I had been wondering what to do, and although I was happy to be invited since eating alone was lonely…
「Well, I made a reservation at a delicious shop! I thought I would invite you since we had the chance!」
「Um… I do not mind, but… Again? Um… If I may ask, are you being considerate of me?」
「Ugh!」
Ah, as expected.
Well, I had noticed even without that reaction…
Because yesterday, Meira-san had come and said,
『Mizera-san! How about having lunch together? I obtained some rare Heartu Poruppou meat! And for dessert, there is Purupuru Purin!』
And she had invited me to a restaurant serving ingredients and dishes I had never heard of before, and the day before that,
『Mizera. Since we have the chance, how about dining with me? Mm? Do not worry about status. I am also a member of Einzheil now!』
Iris-sama had also invited me to dine.
Dama-san sent gifts every day, all convenient household items, but they were probably all luxury goods.
I was too scared to use them, so I planned not to touch them until milord returned… But when the tops of Einzheil came by on a rotating daily basis like this, anyone would notice.
「Um… Um… Well…」
「I am not angry, you know? I just wish you would not be so considerate…」
「It cannot be helped! We asked onii-chan to do quite a bit of reckless things… Besides, I feel sorry for Mizera-chan who was left behind…」
「I was left behind by my own will, you know? So, you do not need to worry…」
Besides, this time, I thought it was more for Shiro’s sake than a request from Origol-sama and the others, and since it was painful for me to keep seeing Shiro depressed, I thought it could not be helped…
「Un… But still… Being separated is lonely, isn’t it?」
「…That is true.」
「At least! At least, I want to fill that loneliness with my liveliness! Not just lunch, if you are lonely at night, I will sleep with you anytime!」
「Thank you. I am fine at night.」
At night, as soon as I got out of the bath, sleepiness would come, and if I slept with this liveliness at night, I would probably collapse from lack of sleep the next day.
Well, compared to that, having lunch together was fine.
「Come on, come on! Order without hesitation! This is delicious, and that is delicious too! Ah, this was also quite good! Personally, my favorite is this one! But today I will order this one! Ah, why not order everything?」
I thought lunch would be fine, but… was I too hasty?
「Please serve me the same as Origol-sama.」
「Is that all? Is it enough to be with me?」
「Yes. I think it is enough.」
Origol-sama was a Halfling, so her body was small, but I also had a small appetite, so I thought it would be just right.
Besides… the shop Origol-sama reserved for us was probably a high-class restaurant.
Although milord had given me a considerable amount of money, I was worried about the bill, and since I did not know what the items on the menu were, I thought it was safer to order the same thing.
「Ah, what about drinks! Shall we drink alcohol? This shop! They have many rare and delicious alcohols!」
「Alcohol is a bit… I have work after this…」
「I see. Then I will refrain too! The juices are also delicious, so please order whatever you like with peace of mind!」
Even if she said “whatever I liked”…
『A Single Flower Blooming in the Grassland』 『The Center of Sandstorm Blowing in the Desert』 『The Enchanting Fruit Bearing in the Great Forest』 『Small Waves in the Great Ocean』.
I understood… I understood nothing!
The food menu was similar, but did everyone know what would come out from these names?
Was this common sense in stylish high-class restaurants?
I felt like I would never get along with stylish high-class restaurants in my life…
「What shall I do? Shall I have 『The Highest Grade Rusted Iron in El Dorado』? I have not drunk it before!」
「Rusted Iron…? Eh, is it fine even though you have not drunk it before?」
「It is the highest grade, so it should be fine! There are no misses in this shop! Mizera-chan, try challenging what caught your eye!」
「S-so… Then, I will have 『Troublemaker’s Rest』…」
「Oh, you chose that after all. Somehow, that seems like onii-chan!」
Well, I did think of milord when I saw it… but from her tone, she had drunk it before.
She was grinning widely, I wondered what it tasted like?
「Uhaaa! So this is the taste of 『The Highest Grade Rusted Iron in El Dorado』! It is truly the taste of the highest grade rusted iron in El Dorado!」
「…This one also tastes like 『Troublemaker’s Rest』…」
I did not understand the meaning, but I did not expect to understand it after drinking.
At the moment I took a sip, there was no taste, but suddenly complex and stimulating flavors appeared, and then a refreshing sensation arrived in an instant…
It tasted as if a huge trouble occurred in my mouth, was resolved, and left me refreshed…
Could it be that all the menus here truly tasted as their names suggested?
「Now, let us eat! Today’s menu for us is 『Song of the Stars Dancing in the Blue Sky』!」
…I had no idea what it would taste like!?
Song? I could not even predict stars dancing in the blue sky, and now a song?
What did it mean for that to be a taste?
Moreover, what came out looked like nothing but grilled meat with sauce on it?
「Mugumugu. You are making a very complex face. It tastes very delicious to me, but was it a taste you disliked?」
「No…」
When I actually ate it, it tasted like the Song of the Stars Dancing in the Blue Sky.
I was dissatisfied that it was a taste that could only be described that way, but I was very frustrated that it was so delicious.
Besides… I was too curious about the other tastes?
There were too many dishes with names that made me curious, so there really were restaurants that made you want to come again…
My work after that was filled with thoughts of that food, and I could not work properly, but Origol-sama would surely come again…
I was happy to be invited and had a valuable experience, but it was troubling that I could not focus on my work.
Milord… I did not want you to overdo it, but I wanted you to return home even sooner than before…
TN: Caught up with the raw
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