Chapter 11

"Then, let's get started..."

"Yeah, sure..."

"First time! Emergency Family Meeting!!"

We were gathered around a table in our newly bought house. The reason was obvious.

I was struggling with who would do the cooking, laundry, and cleaning. I could probably only manage the cleaning. I think I could manage the laundry if I tried hard enough.

But, I definitely can't cook. When I lived in the village, everything was taken care of by my parents.

"Is there anyone among Aula and the others who can cook...?"

What about Aula? Ah, no way, she's looking away.

How about Lily! The question mark floating above her head already tells me she can't.

D, don't worry, we still have Turue!!

"I'm sorry, Master... I've never cooked before..."

"Y, yeah, I thought so..."

Turue, who had been looking at me with hopeful eyes, now looked dejected.

"It's not like you need to worry about it, Turue."

"But, what are we going to eat from today...?"

That's the problem. What should we do? Even if we said we'd eat out for every meal, it's a bit far from our house.

Besides, eating out all the time would lead to a lack of nutrition...

"Hiring someone now would take time, wouldn't it?"

Aula is right. Even if we were to buy a slave, we'd need to prepare a lot of things beforehand.

"We're in a bind!!"

There's nothing we can do. In this situation, I might as well give up! I'll go ask Asaha! Maybe she'll cook for us!

"Master... actually, I found this in town yesterday..."

Just as I was about to go ask Asaha, Turue placed a flyer on the table.

"We're holding a cooking class!! For those who can't cook and those who want to get better! We'll fulfill your wishes!!"

Is this a miracle? Perfect timing!!

"This is it!! We'll all go! No exceptions!"

"Eh!? We're going too!?"

"Of course! Then we can take turns!"

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"And so, the cooking class begins~"

Now we're at the cooking class. It seems there were many others interested, so quite a few people have gathered.

"And today, we even have the popular Anest-san joining us~!"

Huh, who's that... Oh, it's me!? I'm the popular one!?

The housewife types around me are looking at me with sparkling eyes.

"I, I feel so uncomfortable..."

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Anyway, we continued to attend the cooking class, and we were able to acquire a certain level of cooking skills.

Now, even Lily can make dinner.

Among us, only Turue still can't cook. I thought she would be the first to learn, but it seems cooking isn't her strong suit.

Turue still goes to the cooking class alone, so she'll probably be able to cook eventually.

Today is our weekly shopping day. I'm buying a week's worth of vegetables with Lily.

We met the inn's signboard girl along the way, but we were able to get the food without any problems.

Recently, quite a few shopkeepers have started to offer various services. When I say I'll return the favor when I treat them, they wave and smile. I'm really happy about that.

"Nest is so popular! Everyone waves at you!"

"No, it's just that everyone is kind."

"Still, Nest is really popular!"

We enjoy our conversation on the way back home.

"It would be great if days like this could continue forever!"

Yeah, it would be great if this kind of daily life could go on forever.

I found myself thinking such a thing, which is unlike me.

Lily was in charge of dinner tonight, and as always, her cooking was delicious.

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But, none of us realized that a situation threatening this daily life was gradually approaching.