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Published at 2nd of May 2023 11:17:48 AM


Chapter 421: - Four hundred and ninety-nine difficult questions.

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After promising to visit the food stalls in King's Landing with Belle and others, we have dinner with Gina and others who have returned, relax a little, and wait for Martha's arrival. I hope that the conversation with Ms. Barotta was only a small talk and that my request to Ms. Martha is going well. Oh, it looks like Martha is here.

I'm sorry I'm late.

No, no, no, you are still very popular.

Even during the renovation, there were many customers in the cafeteria, and it seemed to be quite busy. However, a waitress had joined the group, and although busy, Martha and Mr. Kark seemed to have some time to spare. It seems that a cook has been hired in the kitchen, so Mr. Toruku must have more time to spare as well.

"Well, thanks to Yuta, we can use milk for cooking. As a labyrinth city, we focus on sweets, so that's why customers come here."

I hear that the unit price of sweets is higher, so I can understand the feeling on the part of the labyrinthine city. Toruku-san's cooking skills are well known, and since he can serve dishes using milk almost exclusively, he must be very popular.

"What about the milk?"

"Yeah, Betty told me that the culinary guild and the commercial guild are running around together to build a ranch. The nobles of King's Landing are also very interested in this new sweet treat, so they've been very busy."

It's a tough business because the farm has to protect the livestock from the demons, but, well, there are business experts running around. Sooner or later, dairy products will be available. The belles will be happy to see dairy products in the food stalls, but it will take some time yet.

"I see. That's a lot of work, Betty."

"Ha-ha-ha, well, she likes it when it's hard. She eats too much as soon as she has time.

"Ha-ha, I see."

Come to think of it, Betty, you're pretty chubby. She is quite attractive at that level, but I guess that she will be a bit more popular with different tastes when she gets a bit more meaty. And I feel it's dangerous to continue this topic. Martha has a pretty good physique, too.

"So, what can I do for you?"

Oh, conveniently, Martha changed the subject.

"Actually, ......"

I tried my best to explain to Martha. Gina's knowledge of s*x was less than Sara's, she had little awareness as a woman, and she was afraid that she might be easily deceived by a bad man. It was hard for me to say, but I made my point in a roundabout way that I was worried about Kikka's future, not to mention Sara's. I told her that I was afraid that if she continued to be like this, Kikka's future would be in danger.

"I see. I thought she wasn't interested in it because of her appropriate grooming for a girl her age, or because she had just lost it when one of our male customers was messing with Gina who was helping her, but I guess her parents were overprotective and she didn't have the original knowledge about it.

I heard something I didn't want to hear.

"Um, who messed with Gina?"

In some cases, pioneering tools will catch fire, you know?

"What are you talking about with your scary face? This is an inn for adventurers, and adventurers stay here too. How could a ruffian not make a move when he sees a good-looking fellow like Gina? If you, Gina's master, are too overprotective of her, she won't be able to grow up.

"Ugh, but Gina is still a child. ......"

"You are old enough to get married. How long are you going to treat me like a child? Are you going to be like Gina's father?" 

...... can't even look at it. I have a lot of feelings about it, but I don't want to be like that father.

"......Sorry. I've calmed down.

"d*mn. This is why men are no good. Well, okay. So, what I'm asking you to do is to teach Gina some common sense, is that right?

"...... Gina is one, but Sarah's knowledge is biased, and Kikka doesn't know anything either, so I would appreciate it if you could help me."

I really wanted to teach Marco some common sense, but he would surely be offended if I asked him to do the same under the circumstances. As for Marco, I'll have to do my best.

...... Well, I can teach you common sense in Japan, but I'm not so sure because I've lived in this world full of selfishness and spoiled by the spirits. I can't ask the spirits to teach me the common sense of humans, so I'll ask Lee-san to help me. I'm going to study with him, too.

"......Well, it must be difficult for them since they don't have parents. I've known Sara and Kikka since they were in the slums. Let's give them a helping hand."

"Thank you very much."

All right, I guess Gina and the kids are good to go. Martha's reliability is amazing.  

"Oh, Yuta. I have a job for you too. Gina's father and brother used to come to the diner every day when Gina was helping out. That's not my area, so you handle it. Make sure they stay away from their daughter and sister!"

Heh. You came to see Gina every day. You're still very much in love with her. I wonder if this had something to do with Gina avoiding her parents' house today because she had a bad feeling about it.

"What?"

I've been given a very difficult task. Oh, Martha. Don't just walk away. Oh, and come back here when I'm not finished talking about the reward!

**

They managed to get me my reward. He said he didn't want it because he and Gina would help me at the inn, but that wasn't enough, so I managed to convince him to accept the same amount as Mr. Lee's reward. But I couldn't get away from the whole parental separation thing.

"What are you going to do?"

Sylphy asks me with a subtly annoyed look on her face.

"What do you say you're going to do? ......"

What am I supposed to do? What kind of punishment is it to make that girl's crazy father leave his daughter? And even Gina's brother?

And I heard that Martha talked to Gina's mother about it, but she can't seem to get a handle on it. Hmmm...isn't there some kind of alarm system that goes off when you approach Gina?

It would be outwardly unsavory to send a request to the Adventurers' Guild, as one might expect. Martha told Gina to talk to me about it, but she didn't want me to get in trouble for that too, so I can't take care of it.

"Do you want me to dump them far away?"

"We're not father and son, Gulli, you can't do that."

What kind of devil would litter his apprentice's father and brother?

"Yuta. Barotta's contracted spirit will be here soon.

"I see. Then I'll get ready. Should I serve the drinks, too?

I thought about it with Sylphy for quite a long time, but we didn't come up with any good ideas, so it might be good for a change.

"Yes. I think she will be happy if we offer her a drink, since she doesn't have many chances to drink... She must be lonely drinking alone, so we should accompany her.

......Sylphy indeed. You never miss a chance to have a drink when you sign up with me and have so many opportunities to drink. Well, it would be awkward to drink alone, so I'll join you lightly.

"Yuta. He's here!

At the same time as Sylphy's voice, a medium-grade spirit of earth entered the room.

"Sylphie, I've taken you up on your offer. Yuta, thank you for inviting me today.

An intermediate spirit of the earth bowing prettily. When she was talking with Sylphy and Dine, she seemed like a naive and talkative girl, but this time, I wonder if she is behaving in an elegant manner because she is invited to the party. She may be much older than me, but she has a chatty smile on her face.

"You're welcome. It's a casual dinner party, so just relax and have fun.

"Thank you. Thank you. I'll do that. Hmm... I'm looking forward to seeing what the hard-bitten Barotta has to offer.

"Mr. Barotta. Do you like the food that much?"

Yes, you like it so much that you get nervous when mealtime approaches. You taught him this recipe, didn't you?

I can't imagine a soppy Barotta .......

"Well, I just gave you a rough idea of how to make it. Oh, about the food, do you prefer to eat a lot of one dish or a little bit of one dish and a variety of the other? Oh, and if you're confident you can eat a lot, I'll serve you as many dishes as you like."

He doesn't look like much of an eater, but he could be a glutton like Earth-sama, the king of the earth spirits.

"That's right. I'd like to eat less and more variety.

He didn't seem like the gluttonous type. Then I guess I'll just have a lot of one-course meals to nibble on. It would be fun to compare ...... the dishes from the magic bag with those made by Mr. Toruku, and I'll serve the ones made by Ruby.

"What would you like to drink?"

"You serve alcohol too! Then I'd like a glass of red wine."

A very happy-looking intermediate spirit of the soil. As usual, this girl seems to like alcoholic beverages. Let's serve one barrel and see how it goes.

"I think I'll start with this. It's Barotta's favorite.

After starting the dinner party, the first thing that the intermediate spirit of the soil touched was the carbonara.

"Wow. I didn't know that milk could make the sauce so rich.

It's thicker because of the eggs and cheese, but that's OK. In my opinion, most dishes made with milk are very rich.

"Hmmm. I can see why Ballotta likes it. I wonder what this one is?"

Next up is fried food. Oak cutlets are heavy. Are you okay?

"Oh my, the crunchy texture combined with the sweetness of the fat and the juices is wonderful. It's a nice zing, and it'll make your wine go down a treat."

Sounds fine to me. You eat like an old man. .......

"So, Barotta is always losing money because of the work she's forced to do. She doesn't know what she's doing."

After finishing all the dishes, Sylphy and the earthly middle class spirits started talking about a common person over drinks. And since the common person is me and Ms. Barotta, I feel very uncomfortable.

I don't have a problem with Barotta-san's stiff talk, but I don't want him to talk about me in front of me. At least, I can make fun of him when he talks about my failures, but I don't know how to react to him since Sylphy is praising me so much.

Maybe we are bragging each other about our contractors, but please don't make it up, Sylphie, it makes me feel sorry for you. ...... can't take it anymore, let's leave. I can't stand it anymore and I'm leaving.

"Whew. I think I drank a little too much. I'll get you some more drinks and snacks, and I'll rest first.

"Oh, well, in that case, I'd better be going."

"No, don't worry about it. It's been a while since I've had a drink and a meal, so I hope you enjoy it. Sylphy, you take care of the rest.

I would like to apologize to at least the middle class spirits of the soil who may have struggled together with me, since it seems that Ms. Barotta is also struggling due to my influence. Even if I'm having a little embarrassing conversation next to her, it shouldn't be a problem as long as I have Gina's father's measures in mind, she'll be able to sleep soon enough.




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