Chapter 70

Prince Schueler, who was extremely, extremely pleased, returned, followed by Prince Egiedilus, the head butler, and the Minister of Magic. Only then did the kitchen and dining room finally find peace. However, even as the royals were about to leave, the dining room had been a battlefield until the very end. It was impossible not to get excited by the soups and fried chicken they had never seen before, and Rina was exhausted from dealing with everything. Finally, she managed to sit down and eat dinner with everyone.

...I feel like I’ve lost a lot of weight.

〈Status〉

Very healthy...

...But still chubby.

...I guess it was just my imagination.

“...Rina? What are you doing, looking at your hands like that?”

Lady Rana, the head maid, asked, not realizing that Rina was “appraising” herself. She, along with maid Monica, had been helping with serving and other tasks.

“It’s a tough world out there...”

“...What are you talking about?”

Rana, unaware of the “appraisal” content, was bewildered by Rina’s strange words.

“But, Rina was amazing!”

Chef Rick, perhaps recalling the earlier exchange, said reflectively.

“Seriously! That’s right!!”

The young chefs joined in the conversation.

“To that king, Rina, you were awesome!!”

“I almost peed my pants!!”

“I almost threw up!!”

“I thought I was going to die!”

““Huh!?””

They must have been really scared. Some of them even shuddered at the memory.

“No, surely... he wouldn’t just suddenly cut someone down, right?”

With everyone watching... Rina said.

“““...He would!!”””

Everyone answered immediately.

...He would, huh...

Rina genuinely rejoiced in her own safety.

“Hey~. Rina.”

Monica’s unusually sweet voice gave Rina a bad feeling.

“I’m not giving you any ice cream, okay?”

So, she tried to take the initiative.

“...But I haven’t said anything yet...”

“Then what?”

“...I, I want to try some ice cream...”

She fidgeted.

“...I knew it. Taking the initiative was pointless.”

“Me too!! I want some too!!”

“Me too, me too!!”

Of course, once Monica said it, everyone else chimed in, and Rina sighed.

“Alright, everyone, I have a question for you.”

“““...What? What?”””

“If someone ate the ice cream you made without permission, what would you do?”

“Kick them to death!!”

“Punch them to death!!”

“Tie them up and kill them!!”

...Kill them, huh? You guys... are scary...

“Are you trying to do that right now? Is that okay?”

After all, the person in question is the Prime Minister of this country. Can you really fight against someone who has developed a taste for sweets?

“...Huh? What do you mean?”

Even after all that, Monica still didn’t understand. She was probably too focused on the ice cream.

“Who made this?”

Rina tapped the magic bag containing the ice cream.

“Ah～～～～～”

Finally, Monica realized and faceplanted on the table. A few others who hadn’t understood also slumped in disappointment.

And without a fight... Prince Schueler won.