37. Time who grew up with us (2)

After yesterday incident, Edith went to the kitchen almost everyday. She was preparing homemade seasoning such as soy sauce, mayonaise, tomatoes sauces, and etc.

Making powdered chili, garlic, and another several spices. Sometimes, she's experimenting with a new ingredients from Durham

Mr. Yosef finally helping Edith to assist her as an assistant chef. He learned from her, Beside's Edith has another hand to make seasoned supply. He promised to keep the knowledge remains in the mansion.

Edith scheduled repeated from one weeks, two weeks, three weeks and then month.

She completely forget about the older brother who went on a mission or the contract lover who once never contacting her again.

The busy scheduled completely immersing her.

Edith consisting the menu in one month and a week after so many fighting over servants. The construction progressing steadily, gaining interest from the surrounding store.

"Did a new store being built here ?"

"The last restaurant didn't fare well, right ?"

"The owner was nasty, he only allowed nobles and forbid common peoples."

"Hoping the new owner is a nice person."

They talks to their acquintance while watching the restaurant building being re-made.

Edith reconstructed the boardsign, changing windows using glass material, remodelling the tables and chair, hung a flower pot plantations on several spot for decorations as well as decorating the walls.

Half of the walls up to middle part were covered with furnished wood in tetris sequence and from the middle to the floor was grey painted walls.

A hanging Mana lamp complimenting the surrounding. Edith uniquely design a part of 2nd floor to be made like a circle with with a hollow center, so people from 2nd floor could see another customer from upstair.

The magician made a living plantation in the center according to Edith order.

Overall, the reastaurant athmosphere was cozy, warm, and elegant with its combination between brown, white, grey, black and green colours.

"Whoa, the restaurants completely changed. Does the one who own this a nobles ? a foreign ?" Asked one of the passerby who saw the strange architecture, nevertheles its building gave of otherworldly feelings as if it was belong to another time.

everyone hyped up by the uniqueness and began to wait for the restaurant opening days.

I month passed, as she's training six helper and two chef from Mr. Yosef recomendation.

He is Mr. Rudolfh and Mrs. Meyer, a couple who retired from teaching a beginner class at the academy. Theyre fired because some of dispute between a new recommendation teacher, so they took the job from our side and deeply amazed by the new dish they could learn.

Then, the restaurant construction has been completed at a time Edith wrapping the staff training to an end. She named itWarmbea restaurant, hoping it could be flourish in the future.

The sixs helper called, Lufre, William, Suzzane, Dylan Ox, and lastly Alberta. two beast kin from Wolf tribes that happens to meet Edith in a small accident, Lufre and Alberta. While the other were commoner except for William was a retired adventurer.

He's going to be fivety YO soon, despite his age he still looks around thirty YO. Retired due to injury on his mana circuit and betrayal from his team. Now he wants to spend his days without being threatened with monster attack.

William and Alberta assigned as a cashier, while the rest was assigned as a waitress.

Before the opening, Edith commanded them to gave several limited free one-set meals coupon to their accquintance to attend while asking them to adequately spread it to their collagues.

Edith didnt want to cause commotion on the spot because of the limited ingredients, she wants to slowly growing the restaurant influence.

On the day of the opening, at 15.00 p.m(check) the Warmbea employee could be seen loitering around the viccinity.

while in the mansion, Edith received a letter from his brother that their arrival from Holy region to Durham Kingdom was dispelled by the emperor.

The reason was the Grand Duke presence is needed to mediate a dispute of high ranking nobility, and its quite a huge matter. His brother sent the letter straight from the empire, so there's delay on the way.

With that... Edith confirmed, she was officially alone in Durham Kingdom.

"How is it milady ?"

Selena voice brought back Edith thought from her Older brother, there she saw a Blonde haired lady and her hazel eyes reflected on the mirror in the front.

It was her own face with different shade, with her hair styled in a low updo's with flower shaped pin attached to her hair and her long sleeve Maxi dress embroidered with floral pattern was unnecesary fit with her.

The warm make up made her more gentle, far from the brandish evil lady.

'With this, my Identity wont be leaked and remains unknown.' She thought inwardly, she went into her carriage. A plain one without an emblem, shes also asking Selena to be in disguise.

Arriving at the destination, Edith who was in disguise went inside the newly build restaurant filled with costumer. They came to exchanging the free meals coupon alongside people who came because the half prize discount from the original price.

Some was in awe by the elegant design, some was too busy savoring their meals. A little bit lively, because the world she lives in was in medieval era.

'I should add 'dont caused ruckus or trouble' rules in the future.' mumbled to herself. As she began to walks towards the specific corner, gaining everyone ettention.

She's approaching musical instrument at the restaurant center, it was a piano and customize guitar she owns. The waitress didnt stop her either, then they're understood that it was part of the restaurant opening.

"Excuse me..." One of the customer who happens to be curious is calling the waitress to come again.

He was waiting for the foods to be served, since the restaurant catch his interest and on a whim he wants to try its taste. Seating on the 2nd floor He could see her under the plantation from upstairs.

"Yes sir, May I know what I can help you with ?" Dylan asks politely, bowing.

"I want to know who is she ?" The man pointing his hand to the lady on the flatform stage.

"She's Miss Caroline. An entertainer that the owner invite to celebrate the opening of restaurant with her performance." Answered Dylan, after looking downstairs.

"Is that so ?"

"Yes..."

"You can go now..."

The man who talked with Dylan was wearing a robe, so Dylan was being extra careful when dealing with him. Edith have been instructed them to treat everyone politely regadless of their appearance except for customer who making a ruckus inside the store.

Feeling nothings wrong, Dylan moved inside the kitchen to take the next order.

Down there, on the stage Edith positioning herself in front of the voice amplifier. A round shaped balls which was floating in the air on the moment someone approaching it.

"Good Afternoon everyone..." She greeted them softly, but not all people turn their heads toward her. "I am called Caroline, an unknown musician who happens to be invited by the owner of the restaurant." She continued, while still examining everyone around the restaurant.

They seems interested, because no ones objected or stopping her. Only quiet murmur between the costumer. Commenting who she was, and some thoughtless remarks.

"Without further do, please enjoys the performance." Edith said cutting the long speech.

She bowed first and sat on the stool piano, A quiet murmur erupted. Practicaly guessing her identity, because only a few people in society who learns to playing musical instrument. Its categorie fell into nobles lineage, student in academy, and ones who was raised in theatre.

In such a rare case, it was a teacher student relationship outside the academy.

I sat with my back standing straight.

"Lose You to Love Me" I said, reading the sheet tittle i prepared.

My voice sounds clear to everyone ear, No ones know who was the person that composing the pieces.

Because of that, people dont pay much attention to it.

I on the other hand relaxing my lean finger on top of the tuts. The sound of my heartbeat, made me nervous by how loud it was.

Taking I breath, I press the first note. Following the melodies, like a river that drowned us in melancholy.

"You promised the world ... and I fell for it

I put you first, and you adore it ...

Set fire to my forest ... and you let it burn~"

I could tell that all the noises halted, the murky sounds didnt disturbing my voices. I sang it, as I feel closer to the core meaning of it. How sadness she perceived it, and how realization mixed in between.

"We'd always go into it blindly

I needed to lose you to find me

This dancing was killing me softly

I needed to hate you to love me, yeah~" I continued.

A sweet bitter taste, a lullaby to comfort the broken soul or to put an end to the lingering feelings.

The song that suited Edith Geneivre role who cant moving on from the prince. Probably by hating him is the only one way for her.

The finger that playing the melodies dance in harmony until the last note from the song.

I stopped.

Taking a deep breath, but still no ones speak a words.

"Chandelier" I began to playing again, Singing the low tune, from the new song.

"Party girls don't get hurt

Can't feel anything, when will I learn?

I push it down, push it down

I'm the one "for a good time call"

Phone's blowin' up, ringin' my doorbell

I feel the love, feel the love"

She remembers how she was practicing the song and struggling in singing the high notes, or when she was looking for the right notes for the piano sound. Its all paid by how everyone seems immersed in her singing.

"I'm gonna swing from the chandelier

From the chandelier

I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist

Like it doesn't exist

I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night

Feel my tears as they dry

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier

From the chandelier"

A story of a heavy drinker who chug the alchohol as if it was a water. Quite a meaningfull song if she thought about it.

She wants to feel the high: or how pleasureable it to made her own problems burst like a bubbles on top of the beer except it will be nothing to feel after the alcohol digested in her system.

The air was heavy, everyone felt it to. How spectacular her performance is. Music of an unknown origins, neither nobility nor commoner knew this type of music, too well composed if one said its belong to the folks song or a bard rambles.

By the time she closed the performance, everyone sat still: looking at the stage directions.

Edith was flustered, as she stands.

"Thank you, please enjoys your time." She greets the costumer for the last time, and walk down from the stage.

"This way Miss Carolline." Lufre offering his hands to help her, when Carolline reach his hand. A loud applause erupted from the costumer, their smiling face almost painted on everyone. A face of someone who had a good time listening on a performance.

-Clap Clap Clap!

"Miss! its an amazing performance!" One of them stated.

"Definetely a nice song and beautifull voice!"

"Wonderfull performance!"

Hearing the sudden compliment, Edith feel elated. she shyly blushed and bowing once again. She left the stage and went inside the restaurant staff room, leaving the noises behind.

"Miss! that was amazing!" Selena happily exclaimed as she hold both of Edith hands.