199-Chapter 13-7 First Request

Now, we're going to start cooking today and you're going to be okay, Temma?

Have you ever seen me with a hangover, old man?　Besides, I didn't drink as much as usual yesterday, so I'm totally fine.

'No, I'm not worried about you in the slightest as I know you're a monkey. What I'm worried about is Master Albert and the other tasters, but...

I think I'm going to be OK....

The only people who drank at yesterday's banquet who didn't have a hangover were me, Grandpa and Leni. The rest are suffering from hangovers and are being cared for by Jeanne, the only one who didn't drink. Incidentally, Albert, Cain, and Amour are the most hungover as a result of drinking and eating as if they were competing with each other, and Chris-san has the worst hangover because he drank while tangling with Henri, drinking while mocking Shiroumaru, and drinking while looking at a happy Serna-san. Primera had been drinking with Albert and the others, saying that she had been working out with the older members of the Order lately, and she'd been drinking with Albert and the others, and it seemed that she'd mistakenly gotten into a high-degree drink, so she'd been sunk early. And although Aura, who is supposed to be a maid, is also suffering from a hangover, I feel I can only feel sorry for her about this matter. At any rate, she was tangled up with Chris-san, who was drinking while looking at the happy Serna-san, and she was taking it out on Alhala, who was taking it out on her. We feel that we are also responsible for abandoning Aura because Chris-san was scared of her, so we decided to keep Aina's hangover a secret, and if she found out, we decided to do our best to protect her.

''So, what happened to the three of the 'Wildcat Princesses'?''

'For what it's worth, I left early in the morning with my head in the sand, because I had a request I'd been planning for some time.

The three of them didn't seem to want to go, but if they skipped the request for that reason, they might end up in a lot of trouble, so they reluctantly went to complete the request. The reason why I know such a situation of the three is because the banquet last night lasted until midnight, so it was a hassle to bring back the drunken members after the banquet, so they stayed in the dining room of the Mangokutei. Normally I would have been kicked out by the old man, but I was hesitant to kick him out because of the presence of Albert, and because the other guests know about the banquet yesterday, so I got him to watch more. Well, even so, I'm sure I caused trouble for the Manchuria Pavilion and other guests, so I know I need to make it up to them in some way.

''I hope the hangover doesn't cause me to screw up my request... so, as for the wedding food, what are you going to serve?''

Let's see ... roughly, we need an appetizer, a fish dish, a meat dish, a dessert, and a soup or salad or a drink or something else for an in-between mouthful, right?　One of these days, I'll have a specific dessert in mind, and I'll think about something else.

As for drinks, you'll need an aperitif, as well as some weak drinks and juices for those who are weak or inept at drinking. After that, you'll probably need some after-dinner tea.

The variety of drinks alone is going to exceed half of our goal, but more choices are better than less, so we decided to order from a liquor store and tea specialist in Gunjo City via the old man.

The salad would be made with seasonal vegetables, and the meat dish would be roast tobiko with Wyvern meat... or would you prefer Wyvern?　For the fish dish, we have Tyrant salmon, so we'll have a wrapped grilled fillet of it.

'I'd like another meat and fish dish. And something amazing to look at.

He wanted to serve a dish that not only tasted amazing, but also looked amazing, and the old man asked me if I had anything to offer him, but I couldn't think of anything, so I decided to put it off for later.

'As an appetizer, I think the chicken ham and pickles I served yesterday would be fine?

I think it's fine. It was good. And I think you can have the soup from that one, too.

That'll save us a lot of time, since we're used to making them.

And so the menu for the wedding was decided in a thumping manner, except for the meat and fish dishes.

'Well then, I'll make some chicken ham and soup, just to see what it tastes like... because this is about the only thing I'm going to be able to stomach.

It sounds more like a hangover meal than a tasting, but the appetizers should be good enough to eat in a hungover state... maybe.

'Temma, give me some bread!

Me too!

After a few moments of eating, Amour seemed to get back on track and joined his grandfather in demanding bread. Following the two of them, Leni and Jeanne, safe and sound, began to eat the bread. And in contrast to the four of them, the five of them, who hadn't recovered from their hangovers, looked pained and were slowly bringing the soup to their mouths with their spoons.

'Miss, you're behaving a little badly. Besides, there are crumbs all over the place.

M~ but it's the best way to eat.

Well, people often taste better when they're a little misbehaved.

Mr. Leni had noted that Amur was eating torn bread that he had torn and blistered in his soup, dipping his mouth into the edge of the plate and scraping it in. Grandpa seemed to be positive about that way of eating, and he was mildly protective of Amur as Leni warned him about it.

'What do you think, Temma?'

'Well, it's good to dip the bread in it but it's a bit unmannerly to scrape it in, isn't it?

Maybe it was because I expressed an opinion similar to Leni's, but Amour countered that this is how you pour miso soup over rice, or that it's an application of the proper way to eat donmeesi, but he said, "That's partly because of cultural differences, and it's not good manners to eat something served as a soup as if it were donmeesi. 'Of course,' he said, and Amour, understanding that he was outnumbered, looked at Grandpa and Jeanne in an attempt to get more allies, but he was successfully deflected.

'Well then, sweetheart. Now that the results are in, shall we get to the lessons on how to eat properly?

Amour, who couldn't argue and couldn't take sides, smiled very nicely at Leni and began to instruct her on how to drink the soup.

'Father, you might want to serve the soup with bread instead of croutons,'

That might be a good idea too. If you put it in the soup from the start, there won't be any crumbs when you tear it off.

But the old man was worried that even if I put the bread in as a garnish, the part I shaved off to shape it was going to be wasted, so when I told him I was going to use that part of the bread in another dish, he said, "Well, then, let's give it a try now," and retreated to the kitchen. And after a while.

'This is the bread I cut up and put in as is, and this is the bread I seared and then put in, the one I fried in oil.

He said and placed three different kinds of soup in front of everyone. And then I took a survey.

The soup with the seared bread is dangling.

So I guess this is the soup for you, then.

With five votes for the soup with seared bread and zero other votes (.............), one wedding menu was decided. As to why there were only five votes in all.

You can't taste it in that condition.

It was because Albert and the rest of the hangover group couldn't tell the difference in taste. In fact, it was because they couldn't even taste the softened bread, so they abstained from voting.

''Even so, I didn't expect the nobleman's group, which was supposed to be the most powerful, to be out of the game...''

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

'I'm sorry...'

Pfft.....

Albert, Cain, and Primera seemed to have recovered enough time to respond to the medicine I gave them, but Chris-san seemed to still be in danger, and I doubted that he could even hear what I was saying. Incidentally, Aura had been taken to the bathroom by Jeanne as soon as the soup was brought in, and she still hadn't come back.

''It can't be helped...........................Here, Chris, let's go. Totally, I said we were going to re-educate your daughter together, but you're the one who's in charge.......

Chris had to be taken to the toilet by Leni, who couldn't see him. But now Chris seemed to be in danger of breaking even with a slight shock, and it was taking him dozens of times longer than usual to get to the toilet a dozen or so meters away.

'Well then, old man. I've got someplace to go, so I'm sorry, but you're going to have to take care of everyone else.

No, please, I've got a job to do, too.

Ignoring my father's words, I was about to head to my next destination, the Adventurer's Guild, but Amur was getting ready to follow me, so I said a few words

'Amur I'm not taking you because you still have a hangover.

I'm fine. I'm okay with this.

I wasn't sure if I should tell you or not, since it sounded like he would definitely follow me, but I thought it was best to be honest here.

'Amour I have to admit, you smell pretty boozy. Besides, if you're wobbling just to get up and move around in that state, it's obvious you're going to get the hell out of there.

At my unrelenting words, Amur looked shocked, then turned away in his chair in a huff.

'Temma, I think that's a terrible idea,'

Yeah, that's not a word for a girl.

Jeanne and old man are accusing me all together, but if I didn't say this, Amour wouldn't have backed down, and I don't want him to get sick by forcing him to go with me. After saying that to the two of them, I slipped out of the Manchuria Pavilion at a fast pace and headed for the Adventurer's Guild.

''Huh?''

I walked into the guild building and looked around lightly and saw the person I wanted sitting in his usual spot.

''Mr. Flute, is it safe for you to work?''

The person I wanted to see was Flute, and since he had said he was coming to the Manchuria Pavilion yesterday but didn't show up, I was worried that something was wrong. Well, there was no urgent news from the guild, so I knew it wasn't due to health conditions, but I thought the fact that he couldn't come meant that he had been busy with work until late at night, so I was a little surprised to see him working without a care in the world.

'Ah!　I'm sorry for yesterday. You were invited to join us....

When I asked an apologetic Flute what happened, he told me that yesterday, he had to work past his scheduled time, but he was still in time to go to the Manchuria Pavilion with the head of the guild, but when they reached the stairs, the baby moved, and Flute was surprised to see him He lost his balance, and the guild leader, who was even more surprised, hurriedly supported Flute and mistakenly thought that he had overworked himself and got sick, and was sent home with him.

I'm relieved to hear that nothing has happened to Flute, but the guild leader must have been in a panic.

'Yes, he was fine, but he forced me to lie in bed and asked me to give a message to the Manchuria Pavilion, but I guess he forgot.

I was troubled that I forgot to leave a message, but I was a little relieved to find out that he cared about Mr. Flute that much. Well, I thought, that's not the guild leader character I know...

So, I was wondering if I could have a word with you about Serna's wedding.

Today, Serna said she's working the late shift and will be at work in the evening, and I heard beforehand that she wasn't going to be there, so she came at this time.

Flute heard me say nothing about being replaced as a matchmaker without my knowledge, but she said there was one thing that bothered her about me being a matchmaker. That is.

Is it okay for an unmarried man to be a matchmaker?

It was a thing to say. Well, I told him that this time I was not an official matchmaker, but rather a witness to the marriage, and since it was the brainchild of a nobleman (Albert), it would be fine.

''And since we're going to be doing a little shenanigans at Serna-san's wedding this time, I've come for a preliminary meeting, is the time okay?''

When I cut to the chase, Mr. Flute looked very puzzled. And.

''For now, let's go to the guild leader's office I don't know what you're planning to do, but please don't do anything that might cause the two main characters to hate you.

Accompanied by a worried Flute, I went to the guild leader's office and found the guild leader there, who was doing his job diligently. Well, even so, maybe it's the fact that he's endured what his grandfather told him to do, but instead of taking the lead in doing his work, he just stamps the documents that are brought to him, so maybe the mental burden on the staff is less than it was before. It's weird to say that not doing the work reduces the mental burden on the staff.

''So, the person you're dealing with this time with Tenma is Henri's father.......''

Though I'm sure the other party doesn't think for a minute that he's making an enemy of Temma-san.

The head of the guild looked slightly sympathetic to Henri's father and was angry when he heard Serna's assessment of what Henri's father had said.

''I understand why, but isn't bringing the wedding forward too much?　When all is said and done, you can apologize to both of them again.

The head of the guild has a point... but as someone who knew the old guild leader, isn't the man in front of him still a fake?　I couldn't get rid of the thought that I was going to be able to do this. Perhaps that thought oozed out of me, but Mr. Flute looked at me and said a few words in a small voice

Mr. Temma you need to get used to it.

Flute-san's words made me feel that I must have had a lot more trouble than the shortness of his words suggested.

'Well, we'll get to that in due course... and Mr. Flute. Do you have any idea where Serna-san ordered her wedding dress from?

Serna said the wedding dress was ready and left at the shop, so I wanted to know where it was.

'Yes, I know. I introduced Serna to the shop where I had taken care of it.

The shop is run by a friend of Flute's, and since it's run by a former guild employee, guild employees often use the shop when they get married.

I've heard that the owner, a former guild employee, is also a craftsman, and although he's a bit of a moody person, he's a skilled one, and just a few years after working as a craftsman, the owner of a large shop in the capital once came to scout him personally.

''Well, I'll be going out for a while.

'Yes, if you tell him I'm introducing you, I'm sure he'll at least listen to you, even if you're busy... but he has a temperamental streak, so please don't just fight with him.

Hearing Flute's worried voice, I made my way to the craftsman's shop... I was a little worried that maybe Flute thought I was a dangerous guy who would pick a fight with anyone.

'Welcome.'

I opened the door of the shop I was told about, worried that Mr. Flute might have misunderstood me, and was greeted by a large man with a wild voice and a body like a bodybuilder.

For a moment, I thought I had entered the wrong store, but from the signage, this seemed to be the one I wanted to enter.

''I could introduce you to Mr. Flute, but...''

'You were introduced to Mr. Flute?　What's a dragon-slaying hero doing in a clothing store like this?

This big man seemed to know me but don't you think he was here to look at clothes because he had a customer in a clothing store?　

''I have a few questions to discuss with you about Serna-san's wedding dress.

Huh?

I understood some of what Mr. Flute had meant. I decided that those words weren't about me, but about this big man........

'I want to give Serna-san a gift, and I need you to make it to fit her dress.

The big man has been staring at me with a scary look on his face for a while now, as if he thinks I'm being stingy with his work. But.

By the way, use this material.　

The big man's eyes widened as he looked at the ball of yarn I took out......the high-grade quality stuff that Gol and Jill created, and his eyes widened with this.

''This, the quality of the material is too different.......Could this be the 'spider silk' that is rumored in the industry?

When I was wondering what was going on, a large man who seemed to have noticed what I was thinking told me that it was rumored to be a national treasure that could only be obtained by someone approved by the Queen. Well, that rumor is not necessarily wrong. Gol and Jill themselves are very rare demons, and besides, they only seem to make yarn in places where they feel safe. What's more, except for the amount I need, Maria manages them and only distributes them to people who are friendly to me.

Therefore, most of the people who wear things made from the two yarns are royalist nobles, and the only artisans who have ever handled yarn are those who are in the employ of those nobles. Because of this, even if you ask the craftsman to find the source of the thread, the nobles who brought it to you will prevent you from doing so, and even if you clear the nobles, you will run out of power in the next Maria (the last boss). If you back off quietly there, there won't be much of a problem, but if you get too far ahead of yourself, you'll be in trouble for gaining the displeasure of the royal family.

Will you take it on?

Of course!

The big man replied in a cover-up manner.

'But what do you want me to make of this?'

The wedding veil. It's due in a week. Can you do it?

"I'll give you a week to do it.　But if you don't, the veil will just be too awesome, and it won't be balanced with the dress, will it?

As you might expect from a skilled flutist, he immediately pointed out the problems I hadn't noticed. And he quickly proposed a solution.

Instead of using this thread for the entire bouquet, I thought of mixing half of it with normal thread and using the remaining thread to decorate the dress. This way, I think I can minimize the difference in balance.

The big man says he's going to drop the rank of the veil and raise the rank of the dress.

'So I'll ask. I'll leave you an extra thread, use it as you wish.

All right!　And don't worry about the tone of voice you normally use in the guild. There is no need for honorifics. Well, I'm going to continue to use the same tone of voice.

Apparently, this big man is as good as he looks. When I told him I would leave everything to him as long as it didn't deviate from Serna-san's order, the big man grinned and said, "Well, then, there's no problem. I was curious, so I asked him about it, and he told me that Serna-san had ordered it to be in the general shape and within the budget as much as possible due to the budget, and to leave the decorations and other details to him.

In other words, it's up to me what materials to use as long as it's within the budget specified at the beginning. Well, it has to be within the client's image...there's a condition that it has to be within the client's image.

Well, even if Serna-san didn't like it, she said it would be easy to remove the added decorations, so as long as it wasn't too much of a problem, it would be fine.

''Well then, please.''

'Oh!　I got it!

This big man seemed to be similar in type to Master Ganz, but he didn't seem to have as many habits as Master, so he seemed to be easy to get along with.

'Like, everything dress-related seems to work out well.

When I returned to the guild and reported so, Mr. Froot looked a little surprised, and then looked dumbfounded.

''To Felt-san, was Temma-san an ideal superior guest........''

After that, he got a job with the guild because of his experience as an adventurer, and before I came to Gunjo City, he resigned and jumped into the world of clothing. The reason why he chose to work in the clothing world is because his hobby was sewing, and as for why sewing became his hobby, he bought cheap and tattered clothes at a thrift store to save money on clothing when he was a rookie adventurer, and he repaired them and used them. When he continued to do so because he could crush them, his skill soon surpassed that of an amateur. However, as a former adventurer, he had a temperamental streak, and because of his skills, customers who didn't like him would be turned away. Incidentally, Felt is also one of the people that the head of the guild used Froot as a shield to escape during the Froot pregnancy scandal.

''I have an acquaintance who is a craftsman like that, you know. Besides, since I'm the one going to ask, I'll at least put up with a little patience at first.

I was annoyed a few times along the way, but I guess I was fortunate to have built up some tolerance with Master Ganz. In the old days, I would have left the shop on the way and looked for somewhere else to shop.

''If I had the time, I'd like to see you complete a request in Gunjaw City as well, but it seems impossible.

But we'll have to talk about that another time.

As the preparations for Serna-san's wedding are more important, I'm sorry for Flute, but I've decided to decline this time.

''And although I won't take the request, I can submit a request... or rather, I'd like to.

A request...?

Mr. Flute sounded puzzled, as if he was surprised that I wanted to submit a request.