Chapter 66

Rina, feeling the piercing gaze, took a deep breath and opened her mouth.

"Just do it quickly, I don’t care."

"…………Huh?"

King Felix’s glare stabbed at Rina.

But she didn’t back down. After all, she had already given the cat to its new owner, and the cat-shaped hat was torn and thrown away. The screw had also been left out for a while.

"I already said, you’re in the way."

"………………"

"I’ve been saying this for an hour now, you’re in the way!!"

"………………"

King Felix, who had been glaring, was stunned into silence by Rina’s unexpected vehemence. Then, Rina turned her head to the side.

"Anyway, why did you bring such a 'strong-armed' person as a king? Are you stupid?"

"………………"

"Before being a brother, he’s the king of the country!! The prime minister, who is supposed to support the king’s work, shouldn’t be in the way!!"

"…………Yes."

Prince Schueler, overwhelmed by her vehemence, hung his head in apology.

……You……are amazing……

Not just the head chef Rick, but Iber and Taro were also impressed by her courage. They had hoped someone would do something, but they never expected to see Prince Schueler apologize.

——Clang.

In the silence, the sound of something falling to the floor from the entrance echoed.

The guards who had come for lunch were trembling in shock, their knees shaking. It seemed they had dropped their swords.

At first, they might have drawn their swords to reprimand Rina for her disrespect. But once they did, they were frozen in fear by Rina’s outrageous and terrifying words.

"Alright!! Chef Rick and the others, serve lunch to those people!!"

Rina clapped her hands to get everyone’s attention and to snap them out of their daze.

"……Y-Yes!!"

The sound seemed to bring back their consciousness and spirits, and Rick and the others began to return to their usual energy, each taking their place.

"We’ll bring it right away, so please wait there, guards."

She instructed the guards to sit on the chairs in the dining area.

"……Y-Yes."

Seeing this scene, no one dared to defy Rina. The guards, still glancing nervously at King Felix, quietly took their seats. In fact, they had no choice.

"Iber, Taro, please take care of the stock pot……"

"……Yes."

"Prince Schueler, please continue to cool it down slowly as before."

"……Yes."

"King Felix, please stir it slowly with the wooden spoon, okay?"

She gave instructions to everyone, and finally smiled at King Felix.

"…………"

"Please stir it slowly, okay?"

"…………You’re too good to be just a woman."

He took the wooden spoon with a grin, finding it amusing.

"I am honored by your praise."

Rina, though exhausted inside, responded with a deep, warm smile.