Unrelated skills.

The three-day birthday banquet was held successfully. It was a great time for everyone, especially the children.

I, on the other hand, was overwhelmed.

"This dish…!"

Ophelia invited me to the dinner table, yes the same dinner table where the Marquis's family eats.

Somehow the Marquis didn't reject an idea, I thought he would but I just remembered. Wasn't this man supposed to be on the western border? Or has someone changed his post?

Ah yes, also the entire garrison of the Marquisate went back to the territory.

"Oh my, Samuel, your Manners are good! Though it could be refined… "

Penelope commented, my manners are something good since it's one of the things I've been left with.

"Yes, my mother taught me how to eat back then."

"Wait, your mother did?" Penelope exclaimed in surprise

"Mhmm! She always eats with her hands clean I don't understand how she would always do that"

I may be talking too calmly about my mother, well I've moved on. Her death is not something I should always lament and be stuck on. Though she would always hold a place in my heart.

"hmm…"

Penelope and Lennon's eyes interlocked with each other before looking back at me.

"Say, are you comfortable talking about your father?"

"... Yes, he was a bad person. Very bad"

"I see."

We continued eating, then when I moved to the dish on the left of my plate, I carefully placed the dish in front of me, changing places with the previous plate.

I took the tiny spoon and ate it.

My eyes let out sparkles as I ate the dish, it was sweet and creamy, it's probably the dessert.

"Woah… "

"That's Creamé de la Flan"

"Oh?"

Why does that sound so familiar, the way it was said it must be?

{Idk either what language is that}

[Assume it's French if it's sounds sassy]

{Ayyyyeeee}

"hmm…"

I stared intently at the dessert before me, I garnered a little attention from this.

"I want to learn how to cook"

"..."

"..."

Penelope looked at Lennon but Lennon looked at Penelope with a question in his eyes saying 'don't ask me!'

I stuffed all the dessert in my mouth and using a handkerchief I wiped the debris off the sides of my lips.

"I'm going to the kitchen!"

I ran off immediately and went to the kitchen, this surprised some people as the family chef is still there. Looking at my sudden parade I got a lot of stares.

"I want to learn how to cook"

"..."

"..."

"..?"

"Please?"

"Uhm—"

"I'm Young Lady Ophelia's attendant"

…

The exchange went well, since I already memorized my Butler training I can easily do everything relating to being a Butler.

I'm still in swordsmanship training, well with my master Marquis Lennon. We somehow got close to those times.

And now I'm learning how to cook. Well, I'm still a beginner, but I'm sure it'll be good in days if I continue.

"What the?! Samuel what dish is this?"

"Err… I have yet to name it"

What I made is just a simple breakfast dish though, corn beef along with onions, garlic, and potatoes.

"I call it the Corn beef breakfast…?"

"Why is that a question?"

"I just made it, I'm unsure."

They started suggesting things and included my opinion. I only know a handful of dishes in my past life as I'm not involved in cooking that much.

What they like the most though, is pizza. Yes, I made pizza because there are enough ingredients.

It was received so well that I suggested making a restaurant for it. Pizza along with Mojos and other dishes. Carbonara, spaghetti, lasagna, etc.

It… it was received so well I got paid 10% of its overall profits. I'm not going to get into that, so in summary, I'm rich… and continue getting richer.

All because I got interested in cooking.

Well never mind, if I ever need something in the future this will be an investment. I got curious about tailoring and asked if I could learn it.

Yes, yes I did learn it.

{Are you going to hoard skills now?}

'Look, there is no internet in this world so I have to adjust'

There are games in this world, well physical games that are. There are some board games but most of them are from the nobility because they don't allow commoners to play them.

With that, I went to the Marquis and had a private meeting.

"Marquis Lennon, may I ask something?"

"Yes?"

"I have a suggestion concerning entertainment of the territory"

"Go on"

"I made some board games, everyone could play them."

From monopoly, snake & ladders, checkers, and even Jenga if you will. They have chess in this world which is the nobility's game.

Ophelia and I play chess from time to time. The Marquis is interested in the game Jenga. I don't know why but I made some sample pieces.

I won by sheer luck, and since the Marquis is interested I gave him all the rules and gameplay of each game.

I... Have about a lot of profits right now, a lot of them unintentional. Anyways, all of that happened within three years.

I did a lot of things in those three years. And now we're going to the church to have our status appraised.

"status huh?"

{I'm sure I told you we have that}

[No you didn't you dumbass]

A started suppressing my laugh, Luna is a real comedian. Though I wish she had told us about that.

{Right, the Heroine in the Otome game has an appraisal so you could guess}

"Sammy?"

Ophelia called out to me.

"Oh, it's nothing my lady"

Today, we've reached the age of 10, the ripe age for kids to go register at the adventurer's guild, and the ripe age for noble children to awaken their elements.

Unlike the original run of the story, Ophelia was supposed to awaken early at a young age when Penelope died. But now she's receiving a proper awakening from the church.

Well, that's one thing I'm very proud of, stopping Ophelia's forceful awakening and Penelope's death, and Lennon's fall from the dark side too.

"We've arrived," said the coachman.

"Alright, My lady, let's get yourself a proper awakening!" I said with an emotionless face