Chapter 41

Cold = Kotatsu = Sleepiness, it's a battle.

I haven't been able to write at all.

Oh, what should I do.

"Thank you, Rina!!"

"You're welcome."

Rina made a slight bow. She would want to do anything for such an honest and cute prince.

"…Is that all?"

Iber coolly cut off their warm exchange. It seems that while she was making the cheese omelet for Prince Egiedilus, she had put the other dishes in the magic bag.

"Um, can you wait just a moment? I'll make one more dish for King Felix."

While handing the freshly made cheese omelet to Iber, Rina took out some cheese from the refrigerator. This time, it was hard cheese, not the soft type. She cut it up and placed it on a small, clean frying pan, then heated it.

"What are you doing now?"

The head maid, Rana, asked curiously. It was probably strange that she was just burning cheese.

"It's a snack for King Felix's drink."

It's simple, and he might have already eaten it before, but it's always good to have.

"…You're just burning cheese, right? …Hey, it's burning?"

While they were talking, the cheese, which had been bubbling, turned a golden brown.

"Hehe… It's fine. Ah, it's done, it's done."

She used a spatula to take it out without breaking it.

"What is that? You just burned cheese…"

"Just burned, but it's delicious? …Here you go."

She gave a piece of the freshly made, crispy cheese to Prince Egiedilus. It was a bit salty, but apparently, the saltiness is good for a drink.

Well, his father said it, but she had never eaten it with alcohol.

"…It's a bit salty, but it's crispy and delicious."

"Right? …Rick, how about a drink?"

She looked for the drinker.

"…I do drink…"

Rick swallowed, probably imagining the cheese with a drink. People who talk like this are probably heavy drinkers.

"If so, here's a taste. Iber, how about a drink?"

Based on her assumption, this person also seemed to be a heavy drinker. She handed a piece of cheese to Iber while asking if he drank.

"…'Sir' is fine. I'll take it."

Indeed, he drinks. He took the burned cheese.

"……"

Iber reacted for just a moment.

"…S…Sake… I want some wine…"

Chef Rick spoke frankly. His mouth was watering.

Sure enough, it seems to be irresistible for drinkers.

……Swallow.

There were other drinkers or food lovers, and the sound of swallowing could be heard. They probably wanted it but didn't dare to make a fuss in front of Iber.

"Okay, this should be enough, right?"

Enduring the intense, almost abnormal gaze of "Let me taste it, let me eat it," Rina made about five pieces of crispy cheese.

Well, it's their first time… let's start with this much.

"Then, Ed. Please give my regards to Prince Schuel and the others."

While handing the crispy cheese to Iber, who was looking at her as if to say, "Give it to me," she said.

"It's fine to give my regards to Schuel, but… why no cheese omelet for Schuel?"

He seemed to have noticed that there was no cheese omelet for his older brother, Prince Schuel.

"There isn't."

"Why not?"

"There are other dishes. Besides, if I give everything at once, they'll only be interested in that, right?"

"……"

"Iber, please serve my dessert last, okay? …Ed, eat it deliciously and show the dessert to get them to eat. Got it?"

It's not good to just want what you want or what you want to eat. You have to dangle the bait and make them eat a little later.

"Got it."

Rina seemed to understand what she meant, but she was slightly smiling. He might be wondering why it's so difficult to just get them to eat.

If this makes them a little more interested in eating… Rina thought.