107-Chapter 6-6 Shadow Ruler

After that, seeing Luna about to carry out her plan to taxidermy the wyvern subspecies, Master Caesar hurriedly pulled Luna away from the wyvern subspecies and the knight with the magic bag collected her and left.

Luna was complaining to Caesar-sama, but on the contrary, she was pissed off and dreading it. At that time, he chirped and turned to me and looked at the half of the blocked (dismembered) wyvern subspecies and slumped his shoulders.

Caesar-sama had the payment for the wyvern subspecies brought to me on the spot, so I was to receive it and return to the mansion.

I was curious about Tida, who never showed up, but I was even more curious about Luna, who was being dragged along by Caesar-sama. Perhaps the sermon would begin now.

On the way back home from the royal castle, as we were touring the stalls, there was an appetizing smell wafting from various places.

Many of the smells of meat dishes, such as spit-roasting, all seemed to be delicious.

I bought a few bottles of each of the delicious-looking items and ate them with Shiroumaru and his friends just to taste them.

He bought a large amount of the ones he liked from them and stored them in his bag.

As I wandered around, I would occasionally hear the word "earth dragon". Apparently, rumors are spreading.

So far, my disguise hasn't been discovered, but if I stay in one place too long, I might eventually be discovered.

So, as much as possible without stopping, went around to various places.

After walking for a while, we arrived at a venue like a flea market.

I looked around to see if there are any bargains, but there is only junk and stray items. As I was about to leave the market, I noticed a stall dealing in books at the corner of the market.

In this world where printing technology has not yet been developed, books are precious and expensive.

I was interested in the stall that dealt in such books, and when I went to the stall, I was surprised at the wide variety of books available.

Looking at the price, the cheapest book was from 1,000G, and the expensive ones had a price tag of 20,000G.

The owner of the store may not have been willing to do that, but when I stood in front of him, he only glanced at me and immediately turned away.

I went through a few book titles and found one with a familiar name in it.

''The Younger Days of the Great Sage Merlin...''

I picked it up and flipped through it, and it was definitely a novel about my grandfather.

The price was five thousand G. I was wondering what to do with it when I noticed the owner of the store looking at me.

His eyes seemed to say no chilling, and he unintentionally took the money out of his bag to pay.

''Maido........''

As I was about to leave the place, hearing an unwilling voice, I saw a few flimsy books with no titles on them.

I picked up one of the books and looked inside to find a shocking story.

I tried to check the price, but there was nothing on it, so I was forced to talk to the owner.

'What's the price of this book?'

'What? Oh, that book ... it's a doodle book, so it's all good for a thousand g's.

Five books in all. I thanked him and left.

I can't let people see my face now. If they saw me, I would definitely be so smug that they would call the police.

I hurried back to the mansion, sometimes running, sometimes jumping on top of the building.

'What's up, Temma? You're so burnt out....have you lost your mind?

As soon as I walked through the gate, I ran into Namitaro, who was taking a walk.

Apparently the feast was over and no one else was there.

'Namitaro! Look at this!

In my high spirits, I unfolded the untitled book I had just bought and showed it to him.

'What the heck.......are you serious!

It is something that would astonish even Namitaro. It's.

'Japanese'! And it's a cookbook!

That's right, this was a book of cookery recipes, supposedly written by a reincarnated person.

The reason why the owner couldn't understand the contents of this book was because it was 'a book written entirely in Japanese'.

In this world, there is a similarity between the characters in the previous life and the book. It is an alphabet such as g (gram) and m (meter) and Arabic numerals.

But this book is written entirely in kanji and katakana. So I guess people in this world could not read it.

At the end of the book, the author's name was written.

'Yamada Taro.'

...Thank you! Mr. Yamada! We'll take good care of it!

Although the number of items in the book is small for the volume of the book, the ingredients are substituted with what is available in this world, which is quite useful.

Inside the book, I found instructions on how to make anko (red bean paste), amazake (sweet sake) made from rice, miso and soy sauce for sake, and even how to mix curry spices.

As I was wondering where to start, Namitaro suddenly became excited.　

'Temma! That's it! I wanna make this!

I read the page that Namitaro had open and there it was.....

Imo yokan...

Yeah! Sweet potato kettle! In a past life, the occasional fisherman used to feed it to them! I like to take it off the needle a little bit and eat it!

Come to think of it, I used to use potato yokan as bait for carp fishing.......easy to gather ingredients and it doesn't take much time. But the only thing that worries me is that the way I know how to make it is to use agar to harden it, but I don't have that agar.

Fortunately, the method in my notebook is the one that doesn't use agar, so I might be able to get away with it.

I checked the ingredients in the kitchen, and luckily I found some sweet potatoes (or something like that), so I decided to try to cook them immediately.

The procedure is to steam the sweet potato, mix it with sugar and a little salt, grind it, put it in a mold and let it cool down, and it's ready to be cooked.

I knew how to make this dish roughly, so I didn't have that much trouble, but if I hadn't known how to make this dish, I would have been at a loss to decipher the recipe book.

But if I didn't know how to make this dish, I would have been at a loss to decipher the recipe book, because it is written in Japanese for the first time in fifteen years, and also the recipe book says "potatoes are steamed".

I'll have to translate this one in my spare time.

Anyway, it took me about two hours to cook it, using my senses and magic. Finally, the sweet potato yokan-like substance was finished.

I tasted one end of it, but it didn't seem to have any problems.

I divided the completed sweet potato yokan into two parts and put one of them in my bag.　

'Temma! Ha! Ha!

When I take the sweet potato yokan, Namitaro flaps his pectoral fins and urges me to take it. Beside him, there were the familiar gourmets beside Namitaro.

They put the sweet potato yokan into their mouths and chewed it with relish.

Among them, Namitaro called out "nostalgic" and demanded another one faster than Shiroumaru and his friends.

We should have made quite a lot of potato yokan, but they were gone in the blink of an eye. Most of it was eaten by Namitaro, which made Shiroumaru and Solomon look a little unhappy.

I decided to leave the foodies alone and work on deciphering the recipe book.

On the way back to my room, Jeanne and Aura, who were cleaning up, asked me about the true nature of the sweet smell wafting through the kitchen, and they took the other half of the potato kettle.

After that, I worked in my room until dinner, but because I worked with the potato kettle in hand, all the potato kettles were gone.

And then my grandpa teased me for being the only one who didn't eat the potato yokan, and I had to make the potato yokan again to get him in a good mood.

Lesson of the day, grandpa's teasing is creepy....

'Temma, aren't you going to the auction?

The next day after the potato yokan fiasco, Jin and his friends arrived in the morning. The reason was an invitation to join the auction.

I'm selling a stuffed crocodile shark, so my original plan was to attend, but my plans were thwarted by those who attacked before the djinn.

'Temma is going to play with us!

It's ours!

Get out of my way!

"I'm going to play with Tenma.

Three cats and a baby tiger are arguing at the doorway, and Aina is watching them with steely eyes.

And Aina, who is looking at it with steely eyes. Aina has a basket of laundry in her hands and a limping Aura in her grasp.

'It's time to stop, okay?'

Would you mind stopping right there?

Jeanne and Primera are trying to contain the fight between the four animals.

'It's hard being a man who has it!

Jin pats me on the back and comes over to tease me.

I was a little pissed off, so I decided to punch him in the stomach and he became more mature.

'Well, if that's what you're going to do, it's no use. Temma, don't be too indefensible.

With Menace's words, the Sword of Dawn left.

The jinn was borrowing Garratt's shoulder, but he seemed to be able to walk somehow, so he should be fine.

''Temma!''

'Temma is going to eat and hunt in the woods!

Which one do you want?

I recommend the forest...

Can't I sleep at home?

""No!"

I know it's going to be a hassle no matter which one I choose.

So I tried to say what I wanted, but was instantly dismissed. Aren't you guys actually close, guys?

"Um~ Temma-san. We're having a party at the royal castle the day after tomorrow.......are you ready for it?

Primera's question sounded like a revelation to me.

There was definitely something like that. I had completely forgotten about the earth dragon, but for an ordinary person, being invited to the royal castle was a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Most importantly, though, it's none of my business.

''Come to think of it, there was such a thing! Sorry, all four of us, but we could have done it!

As I say this and turn to go back to my room, my sleeve is unexpectedly tugged on.

When I turn around, Amour is tugging at my sleeve.

'I'm invited too. 'I'll prepare it with Temma.'

Amur declares proudly in his chest. Seeing this, the three girls were chagrined through clenched teeth, but suddenly, as if they had a flash of inspiration, they began to consult with him.

'Right! Amur needs to get ready too!

I know how hard it is to prepare!

So let us help you!

When I say that, with a brilliant coordination, I pull Amur away from me and try to take him away.

However, even though the three of us joined forces, Amur seemed to have more power than me, and he slowly approached me, dragging the three of us along with him.

''Ha~na~se~''

Hey! That's a lot of stupidity for someone so much smaller than us!

"Forget it!

'No, no, no, no! Primera! Help me!

Primera was wondering what to do, but when the three of them called her to help, she did as she was told.

Primera put her hands around Lily's torso, who was hugging Amour's back, and began to buckle and stomp.

Gradually, Amur's advance stopped, and after a few seconds, they were completely antagonistic.

''Hunnu!''

Fight!

I got it!

Oh, oh....

The Primera, who isn't keeping up with the groove, is making distracted noises, but the four of them don't seem to be able to hear her at all.

One person vs. four people is completely even for now, but it's not likely to last that long.　

The reason for this is because someone is approaching with great speed to interfere in this game.

That person overtook the five of them with the speed of the wind and stood in front of Amur.

''Blanca, you're in the right place. Help me.........

Boom! And with a loud sound, Blanca's fist bone fell on Amur's head.

This caused Amur's body to lose its strength, and the antagonistic balance tilted vigorously in the direction of the three girls.

As a result, Amour was pulled out with great force and flipped over with the four who were pulling behind her.

''Nyah!''　

"Yikes!

Four people were heard screaming. The four were the four people who were behind Amur, and Amur was holding his head and rolling around. Apparently, he didn't even have time to scream.

'I'm sorry, Temma........Amur! I told you we'd be getting ready to party today! Let's go home!

Wait....wait...temma~?

While pointing his hand towards us, Amur was dragged by Blanca and said

''Bye Bye Baa~y then, Temma. Let's go play!

The three sisters, who are in a better mood now that the interloper (Amour) is gone, ask me out again.

'So, didn't I tell you I have preparations to make? Come and play with the four of us.

In truth, it only takes a few minutes of things to prepare and so on. All you have to do is prepare the formal wear that Isabella-sama bought for you and make sure you're well groomed, so all you have to do is what you'll do on the day.

But if you go to play with the three sisters here, Amour will definitely pout afterwards. And I would be forced to go with them.

That's why I chose not to play with the three sisters as well. It's not because it's troublesome or anything.

''Ehhh~!''

''It can't be helped. Temma-san has her own reasons........

Primera soothed the three who were unfaithful.

''M~.......it can't be helped.

Primera, let's go play!

I'm going to be burned out~!

The three of them seemed to have given up unfaithfully and tried to take Primera instead.

However, Primera looked at the three of them with an apologetic look.

''I'm sorry.......Actually, I have to attend the party too, so I have to make preparations after this.......''

Primera's words startled me, along with the three of us.

'Why!'

Why? !

It's not fair!

The three of them are crowding around Primera and complaining about it. I didn't understand at first why Primera was invited, either, but after thinking it over, I understood that it was only natural. After all.........

You seem to have forgotten that I'm the third daughter of a duke, despite the fact that I look like this.

""Ah...."

That's right. Although Primera herself didn't win a prize in the competition, if the daughter of the duke's family was active in the qualifying round of the competition, it wouldn't be surprising if she was invited. Moreover, the Sanga dukes are the heavyweights of the royalist school. Rather, it's strange that they're in the royal capital, but they're not invited.

Even if he wasn't invited, it's normal for him to accompany the Duke of Sanga as his wife's proxy since he doesn't seem to have brought his wife with him.

Incidentally, it seems that partners do not have to be of the opposite s*x, and there are some noblemen who take a bodyguard with them.

By the way, I'm not going to take my partner with me. At first I thought about inviting even my grandfather, but he was personally invited. It seems that because he protected the kings during the commotion of the wyvern subspecies and because he is on good terms with Master Ernest?

I'm sure there will be nobles eager to recruit me for this party, and although the king, the Duke of Sangha, the Marquis of Samoens, and others will be watching for me, I'm still concerned that someone will see an opening and try to take me in, so my grandfather has decided to join the party.

I had planned not to allow Slarin and his friends to participate, but a member of the royal family insisted on their participation, so it was decided that they would participate on the condition that all but Namitaro would be kept in the bag.

I digress, but the three of them look at Primera's sudden confession as if they are looking at something unbelievable.

Primera, who is being stared at, looks very uncomfortable and is sitting back slightly.

''Traitor!''

Oh, my God!

The three of them thought they had shouted something misguided, but then they attacked Primera.

Primera also ran off with an even better reaction than usual, running across the yard to try and get past the three of them.

The chase was a battle that was more spectacular than watching a bad match.

The three girls, who were superior in speed, worked together as if they were on the hunt for Primera, but Primera saw through their habits and responded by using all her skills to escape.

The chase lasted for nearly an hour, and before they knew it, neighbors and passersby heard the commotion and watched from outside the gates, even placing bets.

The betting was about whether the three of them would catch him or the Primera would get away with it within the allotted time, and the first time limit was coming up as the betting began.

At the first time limit, Primera was still unlikely to be caught.

Just as the people who had bet on Primera were about to rejoice at this, the 'Rule Breaker' appeared in the yard.

'Shut up! If you're going to play, go outside!

The Rule Breaker emerges from the mansion, and her name is Aina. She's the woman who is the shadow ruler (head maid) of this mansion. Most of all, she does it single-handedly, so she has a 'temporary' on her head...

When Aina appeared in the path of the four men, she hooked the legs of the leading primera and rolled her over, throwing the three men behind her one by one.

As a result, the bet was voided and boos could be heard from the gate, but Aina silenced them with a single glare and dismissed them.

'It's fine to be energetic and frolic, but could you please choose the time and place?'

Where Aina pointed, there was a large amount of laundry hanging out to dry, and furthermore, several windows were open to change the air in the mansion.

However, due to the four men running around nearby, the laundry and the inside of the mansion were dirty and miserable with flying dust and flying dirt.

'While I'm cleaning the kitchen, I took my eyes off the kitchen for a bit, and all the things I've cleaned since the morning have been ruined... what are you going to do about it?'

Aina's power is so tremendous that the four people who are being pissed off are trembling, unable to stand.

Even if it's a qualifier, I'd like to ask who in the world Aina is that makes the four people who were active in the tournament tremble with intimidation alone, but it's probably going to end with 'I'm a maid' anyway.

As I was thinking about this, the four of them looked at me for help, but at the same time Aina's eyes turned to me, so I reflexively looked away.

At my response, the four of them' expressions turned to despair.

And I don't know what happened after that.

I don't know what happened after that, because I was afraid that Aina's power would spill over to me, so I walked away.

I would hear bitterness from the four of them for this.

But then I will say this. "If you were in my position, would you be able to talk to Aina in that condition? And.....

As I stayed in my room and prepared for the day after tomorrow, I heard the occasional scream from outside, but it was all in my head.

On the way to the bathroom, I saw Jeanne and Aura hugging and shaking in the corner of the hallway, but it must have been a hallucination.

Nearby, I had the feeling that Shiroumaru and Solomon were also trembling, but I'm sure it was my imagination.

Grandpa, too, seemed somewhat restless and fidgety, but he didn't care.

Aina came back into the mansion with the dirty laundry, perhaps after her sermon was over. She is followed by four others who are carrying the same laundry.

Jeanne and Aura breathed a sigh of relief after they saw that Aina and the others had moved away.

However, they were later found sitting down by Aina, who had come to check on the corridor and had been sentenced to clean the corridor after the sermon.　

As a result of the seven of them cleaning the entire house as an incidental matter, the six of them, excluding Aina, suffered from severe muscle pains the next day.

No one caused a commotion that day, so it was the most peaceful day I've had since arriving in the capital.

''I'm ready, I'm not ready yet~''

However, only one of them was about to leave, suffering from muscle pain. It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

The reason I didn't send them is because a man can't help a woman prepare, and also because I didn't want them to start a strange rumor before the party.

In addition, Jeanne, Aura and the three girls were probably very tired and didn't seem to get up until well past noon, and were woken up by Aina, who came back from helping out.

'There's nothing funny about it. Let's go then.

I hope no one is stupid enough to do it.

Well, that's a long shot. Jeanne, Aura, make sure you stay at home. Now, please.

On the day of the party, me, grandpa and Aina got into the carriage that came to pick us up from the royal castle.

Aina is accompanying us because she has a job as Maria's maid of honor at the party. It's easy to forget since I've been home a lot lately, but Aina is essentially a maid with Maria-sama.

There's a lot of questions about whether she's allowed to come to the house even though she's a maid with the queen and all that, but the biggest problem is that she's doing things like being the head maid of the house, even though she's single-handed.

That alone shows how bad Jeanne and Aura are as maids.

I would say that even if Jeanne can't help it because she's a former young lady, Aura is probably a maid from the start. When I first saw her, she seemed to have an excellent vibe, but when you open the lid, she's a colossal fraud. Well, me and my grandfather didn't need a maid to begin with, so even those two are good enough for me.

Aina, perhaps noticing my thoughts, muttered something like, "I'm worried about you, so I'll have to discipline you more strictly.......

We arrived at the royal castle a little earlier than the scheduled time, and after getting off the carriage, we were ushered into the anteroom.

The only people gathered in the anteroom were those who had been specially invited, and among them was Jin.

We caught a glimpse of Jin, but he was surrounded by other participants and seemed unable to move.

It seems that most of the people surrounding the djinn are small and medium-sized merchants, and they seem to be aiming to use this opportunity to connect with influential and famous people.

''Then I will return to Maria-sama.　

Aina, who had led us to this point, had left us and gone back to work.

As if waiting for that, the other participants tried to rush to me, but were surprised to see someone come in after me.

'Oh, you're here, Temma,'

It was Lyle-sama who came in. The participants, except for me and my grandfather, have become very quiet due to the sudden appearance of the royal family.

It's a good idea to have a look around the waiting room.

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one. And, Temma, don't make a scene. You cause a disturbance and I'll kick you out of the room, whoever you are.

Lyle is trying to warn me and keep the other participants in check.

It seems that when he heard that I arrived, he came to take the initiative to prevent the other participants from causing a commotion in relation to me.

It's a good thing that the only people who are here are those who will become docile if Lyle-sama (the royal family) advises them to do so.

I've been led to a separate room from me, where Blanca has been standing beside me as an escort and guard.