Chapter 68

Before dinner, while writing, I feel like putting something in my mouth besides the meal.

Fried food... I want to eat fried food.

Rik and the others were frying chicken one after another.

The smell of the fried food spread through the kitchen and the dining hall.

The guards and security personnel who entered first smiled at the delicious smell in the dining hall, then got excited by the food their colleagues were already eating, and finally, upon noticing King Felix and the others, they all trembled in fear.

Rik and the others had already mastered the chicken consommé soup that Rina had made the other day, and a vegetable soup was ready. Although it was easy to make, it was surprising that they had perfectly replicated the soup they had seen once.

They must have been working almost all night. Rina felt deeply grateful to Rik and the others.

"Hey, Rina?"

Anna, a guard who had come for lunch, poked her head through the small window of the dining hall.

"What is it, Anna?"

"This karaage? It's super delicious!!"

"I'm glad you like it."

"More, please!!"

Anna handed the small plate with the karaage to Rina.

The chicken, which was less than one piece per person, was divided into six parts to be shared among as many people as possible, with each person getting two pieces of karaage.

"…No more."

"Why not!! It's right there!!"

She pointed to the tray where the fried karaage was placed. However, this was not for seconds but for those who would take a break later.

"Two pieces per person."

"Whaaat!?"

A long, loud booing.

"Or, Anna, are you not alone?"

"……Huh?"

"One head or one tail? Or maybe one Galos?"

"……Galos…?"

She froze, wondering what a Galos was.

"Two pieces per human. Non-humans, please bring an application form."

"……Huh!?"

…An application form!?

Anna, who had been told this, lost her will to argue and trudged back. Incidentally, this was the fifth time this exchange had happened.

The karaage was more popular than expected, with many people asking for seconds. However, Rina firmly turned them all away.

There was no one among the guards and security personnel who could argue with Rina, who could even stand up to King Felix. Everyone was defeated.

"Rina. We're done eating."

Rina had completely forgotten, but the royal party was sitting at the end of the dining hall.

Everyone, who had been making noise, suddenly became quiet at Prince Schueler's voice.

"Okay!! Please wait a moment."

Rina, who had been in charge of the karaage, was preparing the dessert for Prince Schueler and the others.

"I have some ice cream with Kukuberry sauce."

She placed a scoop of ice cream with Kukuberry jam and a few Kukuberry berries in front of everyone except King Felix, who disliked sweet things. The presentation was as elegant as a top-tier restaurant.

"………………"

Prince Schueler and the others were speechless at the sight of the unfamiliar, elegant dessert.

"…If you don't eat it soon, it will melt."

In this atmosphere, Rina remained calm.

However, the guards, sensing the deep appreciation of Prince Schueler and the others, stretched their necks or slowly approached to get a glimpse. They were probably curious about what ice cream was.

"…King Felix apparently doesn't like sweet things, so I have prepared karaage and crispy cheese as a side dish."

She served the karaage and crispy cheese as a separate dish from lunch. If she had more time, she could have prepared something different, but since she was watching everything, she could only prepare these.

"……Thank you, Rina."

King Felix, looking extremely satisfied, relaxed his lips and put the two dishes into his magic bag, then left the dining hall, glancing at the guards and security personnel who were trembling in fear as they saluted.

He's so tall, he looks cool even when he's just walking…

Rina was captivated by the tall and slender figure of King Felix as he walked away.