CH 39

「Okay, Kirika-chan? Let’s eat our bentos.」

A delicious smell in the air, together with a wonderful scenery. Cute children eating tasty bentos.

「Ehh, where should Kirika start eating from? Kirika doesn’t want to eat the face, so Kirika will eat everything around it. But this decoration is really cute…」

Fufufu.

I’m glad I decided to make chara-bens.

While Kirika-chan was pondering what to eat first, Kurtz-kun finished his bento energetically.

He spread out his arms and legs and lied down, rubbing his stomach with a satisfied look on his face.

I thought of the phrase, Sleeping right after eating will turn you into a cow, but decided to keep quiet. Kurtz-kun moves around a lot normally anyway, so he won’t turn into a cow from doing this.

「Sigh…」

Bryce-kun sighed while eating.

「I-is it not to your liking?」

It reminded me of the disappointed look that my husband made.

「Oh no, it’s really good. I’m just regretting that I got to level 10 so soon. I wish I can stay at the hut for a little longer.」

「I’m glad to hear that you like the food. I’ll pack you a bento so you can take it with you when you go out tomorrow.」

Phew.

Everybody enjoyed the bentos. That makes me happy.

「Kirika wants to eat a bento tomorrow too!」

「Me too!」

「Okay, I’ll make them for you two as well. It doesn’t really matter whether I make one or three, after all.」

For tomorrow, let’s just stick with a regular bento rather than a chara-ben. Maybe sandwiches would like good?

What should I use for the filling… maybe hamburgers? Can I make those?

It would be difficult without salt and pepper for seasoning. If I use chicken, maybe I can make teriyaki chicken burgers?

While I don’t think we will be eating on the side of the road towards the town, if we end up not being able to eat lunch picnic-style, then it would be better if I made something that is easy to eat with one hand. Not to mention, we don’t have any bento boxes.

「Gochisousama deshita.」

I stacked the finished dishes on top of each other and placed them back into the pillow case.

「Yuuri-oneechan, thank you. It was good!」

「Yeah, bentos are the best!」

Kirika-chan and Kurtz-kun said, and smiled.

「Thank you, I’m happy you both enjoyed it. Originally, I wanted to make something for dessert too, but…」

「Dessert?」

Bryce-kun looked surprised.

Eh? What?

Are desserts treated differently in this world, just like bentos?

「Only nobles and wealthy people can eat desserts. Yuuri-san, could it be that… 」

「Ahh, so that’s why you were trying to keep your family circumstances a secret, Yuuri-neechan. Are you actually a disowned noble?」

No, no no no!!

I see, so desserts are considered luxury here.

In Japan, desserts are very affordable, and sometimes they’re even cheaper than bread. So they are the opposite in this world.

「N-no, you see, in my hometown, it was normal for us to eat something like a fruit after a meal. Um, I’m not a noble…」

「What? So by dessert, you’re not talking about sweets, but fruits! In that case, I’ll go find some right now!」

Find?

Kirika-chan raised her hands excitedly at Kurtz-kun’s suggestion.

「Kirika will go look too!」

「That’s a nice idea. Our meals up until recently consisted only of bread and potatoes, so I never thought about having fruit afterwards. I think there are fruit trees around the dungeon.」

I see! So that’s how it is!

When I think of fruits, I think of an orchard, and when I think of things you can find in a forest, I imagine wild plants and vegetables. Certainly, if you were to look for fruits in one, you might be able to find some!

「I found some!」

Kirika-chan pointed at some small red berries on a tree.

「Oh, those should be ripe right now.」

The berry is smaller than a cherry, bright red, and a bit long and narrow.

What kind of fruit is that?

「Since they’re fully ripe, they’re sweet but a little bitter as well. Are you okay with bitter things?」

Bryce-kun picked some berries off the tree and handed me and Kirika-chan one each.

I took a bite. *crunch*