Chapter 250: Chef Vestalis Strikes Again!

"... So, do you have anything to say for yourself, little girl?" Asked Vanimo sternly as he stood on the couch while pointing at Vanye, who sat on her knees with her head down.

"No." "Hmph, I thought so." Said Vanye and Vanimo, respectively, as the latter grunted in slight anger while folding his arms.

"Give me your sword; I'm grounding you for the next week, and don't try to talk back; my decision is final. Unless you wish for me to extend it." Stated Vanimo firmly as he eyed Vanye, who raised her head with widened eyes, only for her to click her tongue in annoyance.

'S-Sorry.' Muttered Alexander apologetically as he mouthed the words to Vanye, who stared dagger at him while she reluctantly handed over her sword to Vanimo.

"Hmph, I'm disappointed, Vanye." Said Vanimo softly with a deep frown as he glanced at Vanye, who bit her lip while lowering her head, only for him to leap off the couch before approaching his room.

Watching Vanimo enter his room, I turned and glanced at Vanye, who stayed sitting in the same spot for a few minutes before finally standing up.

"I-I'm sorry, Vanye; I-I didn't know he would get so upset." Said Alexander apologetically as he approached Vanye, who shot him a glare before closing her eyes and turning away, causing him to sigh.

Sighing to myself, I gave Vanye some space since she looked to be quite annoyed with me, though when I glanced at Lazuli, I could've sworn I saw her smiling, which caused me to shake my head as I suddenly clapped my hands afterward.

"Hey, Vanye, do you mind if I use your kitchen to make dinner for you? It'll be my way to apologize to you." Asked Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Vanye, who raised her head before scoffing and looking away.

"Sure, whatever, I don't care." Replied Vanye as she lay on the couch, ignoring Alexander, who smiled.

"Hehe, you're not going to be disappointed… Hopefully. I've seen a lot of ingredients I've never heard of before." Stated Alexander with a faint smirk as he clenched his fist in victory, only to awkwardly rub his head while glancing at Vanye, who paid him no heed.

Reaching into my space pouch, I equipped my trusty apron, which I always keep on me, and confidentially entered the kitchen before opening the fridge and various cabinets. Seeing what I had to work with, I rubbed my chin, trying to formulate various dishes. Unfortunately, there were too many ingredients I'd never worked with before, so I wasn't entirely confident the dish would come out how I'd like.

"Alright, fuck it. I'm going in blind… Let's just hope everything comes out good." Muttered Alexander with a deep breath as he grabbed a pot, pan, and various ingredients.

'Language, Master.' Said Zartha coldly, her words causing Alexader to roll his eyes as he set everything up on the counter on either side of the stove.

Since I didn't know what most of these ingredients tasted like, I did a taste test of each one, only to nod as I grabbed a box of noodles while filling the pot with water.

"Yep, that's spaghetti and meatballs." Said Alexander with a nod as he began working, cooking the noodles while morphing the available meat into small spheres.

Spaghetti was easy to make; the problem was the meatballs since there wasn't enough meat of one kind, which meant I needed to mix two different types of meat; thankfully, they tasted good together, so I was lucky.

After adding the meatballs and noodles to the boiling pot, I chopped various vegetables and added them to the pot, adding oil as needed.

'Eh, they've got alcohol? Might as well as use that as well.' Thought Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he took a sip of alcohol before pouring some of it onto the pan, causing it to erupt into flames.

Once I finished chopping up the vegetables, I added some other spices, a few of which were very potent, before letting it simmer while I worked on a side dish, which I settled on being a salad since it seems like Elves quite like their vegetables and fruits.

However, while I was working, the wafting scent of the pan must've caught some attention as I heard a door open, only for Vanimo to quickly peek his head around the wall.

"Eh, you know how to cook?" Asked Vanimo in surprise as he glanced at Alexander while deeply sniffing the air, inhaling the tantalizing scent.

"Yep. I always had an unnatural talent for cooking… Don't know why. Anyways, I hope you don't mind that I'm using your stuff; I asked Vanye, and she didn't seem to care." Replied Alexander with a nod as he glanced at Vanimo while pouring some alcohol onto the pan, slightly startling him from the raging fire.

"N-Not at all, not when it smells this good. So, what are you making?" "Oh, spaghetti and meatballs with a side of salad." Said Vanimo and Alexander, respectively, as they glanced at each other, only for the former to tilt his head.

"I know of salad, but what's spaghetti?" Asked Vanimo curiously, his words causing Lazuli, who had just appeared from beyond the wall, to smile.

"An incredibly delicious dish that people would die for." Replied Lazuli joyfully with a smile as she stood directly beside Alexander while eagerly staring at the food.

"She's being excessive, though I will say it's pretty tasty." Said Alexander lightly with a smirk as he kissed Lazuli, whose entire focus was on the dishes, causing him to chuckle.

Watching Vanimo come to stand directly to my right, I inwardly chuckled as I glanced between Lazuli and him before focusing back on cooking. Although I also didn't miss it when Vanye peeked her head beyond the wall, [Heroes Gaze] is never to be underestimated.

After nearly thirty minutes, I grabbed three plates and dumped the noodles and meatballs onto each one before adding the sauce on top; finishing the plates with a side of salad, I carried all three to the table, where I gently placed them down.

"Alright, dig in!" Stated Alexander enthusiastically as he glanced at Vanye, Vanimo, and Lazuli.

"Thank you, Alex." Said Lazuli and Vanimo simultaneously as they grabbed their forks and quickly began eating while Vanye just sat down.

Lazuli's reaction was pretty tame; she'd lived with me for nearly six years and tasted hundreds of my dishes; however, Vanimo and Vanye, on the other hand, looked as if it was the first time they had ever eaten anything, given their expressions.

"..." Muttered Vanimo, frozen in place from the delicious dish while noodles dangled from his mouth.

"D-Delicious." Said Vanye softly with a deep blush as she stared at the plate before her, only to voraciously eat without any semblance of etiquette.

'Heh, This would be a good picture.' Mused Alexander with a smirk as he reached into his space pouch before grabbing a camera.

Standing beside Lazuli, I took a picture of both Vanimo and Vanye, though neither seemed to notice the flash; removing the photo, I flicked it a few times before looking at it with Lazuli.

"Heh, looks good." "Only one of them do." Said Alexander and Lazuli, respectively, as they observed the photo, her words causing him to roll his eyes.

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After that somewhat hectic dinner, which resulted in Vanye getting third's, I cleaned the kitchen and intended to leave as it was getting pretty late, though Vanimo practically forced us to stay the night; I would've said no, but he was pointing Vanye's sword at us so we didn't have much of an option.

Unfortunately, since we did sleep in someone else's house, Lazuli and I stayed respectful and didn't make love, despite me wanting to as she kept flaunting her lovely body.

'I just want to stick the tip in.' Mused Alexander lightly as he glanced at Lazuli's butt, only to sigh as he exited the bed.

Standing up, I stretched a little bit before putting on some pants, yet just as I opened the door, I heard faint arguing, and it wasn't Vanimo or Vanye's voice.

"The fuck is wrong with you!? You were supposed to return the goods yesterday! Yet not only are you late, you've got no good!?" Stated the man angrily, as a slap noise was heard directly afterward.

Furrowing my brows, I glanced at the front of the house using [Heroes Gaze], allowing me to see through the walls as I saw Vanye arguing with a man, well, more like she was being lectured, though I ended up getting quite upset when he slapped her, especially since she did nothing about it.

"Tch, such a fucking waste! You're freaking useless; I don't know why the Boss even keeps someone like you around; couldn't even deal with a stupid carriage." Said the man angrily as he spat on Vanye before violently slapping her, yet even so, other than clenching her fists, she did nothing.

"Whatever, the Boss wants you to come with us, so let's get going." Added the man in annoyance as he turned around and walked away, only to stop since she wasn't following him.

"I can't." Muttered Vanye softly, her words causing the man to nearly pop a vein.

"I wasn't asking. I was telling! Let's get fucking moving!" Said the man as he narrowed his eyes while pointing to the ground beside him, only for him to sadistically chuckle after a few moments.

"Hehehe, so you don't want to listen? Alright, fine." Added the man as he cracked his knuckles before punching Vanye, only for someone else to suddenly appear in between the two.

"I don't appreciate you hitting my friend." Said Alexander with a deep frown as he brushed aside the man's fist, which had left him completely unfazed.