Chapter 107 - 107. Surging Power (1)

"Head of household, I heard the news. You sent the recipe to Lady Yuri."

Hutton, the Clementine family's cook, asked Xerath, who was eating at her table.

Xerath, who just finished eating, wiped his mouth with a napkin and placed it on the table before opening his mouth.

"Ah, it was."

"...It's a presumptuous question, but has Lady Yuri finally found a partner? There's been an uproar among the attendants. I'm wondering if you're going to get married soon..."

"Haha, it would be nice if I could... I don't even want to go that far yet."

Xerath, who laughed lightly, said so.

It wasn't that Hutton's words didn't make sense.

This food, which uses the Clementine family's health food, 'Magma Bear', has a long tradition.

To tell you a story, the current head of household, Gerath Clementine, happened to know about the existence of this health food when he was young.

Young Xerath, who was very thin and dissatisfied with the world, once asked his father, Yuri's grandfather, who was the head of the household at the time, about this.

I mean, what kind of food do you have?

The returning homeowner's answer was very concise.

'The day I ate it, I got you.'

Xerath did not understand the words at the time, but he later fully understood the meaning of these words on the first night of his newlyweds.

Likewise, on the day that Xerath ate health food, Yuri was formed.

It is never easy to be able to have a child right away just because you want to have a child, even if you go through a rebellion.

In that sense, it was like a miracle.

That was the tradition and history contained in the health food of the Clementine family.

In that sense, Hutton was deeply concerned.

It was the family head's order, so I tried to follow it, but I didn't know that I would send the recipe to Yuri, who wasn't even engaged yet, let alone married.

He was curious about Xerath's intentions.

Knowing Je Larsdoi, he opened his mouth again to answer Hutton's question.

"Think of it as a class. After all, if you can't cook properly, it won't be very effective. I don't know what to say, but... You should be well aware of your daughter's cooking skills."

This was merely a 'preparatory lesson' for Yuri, who will become a man's bride in the not-so-distant future.

Someday, she says, it will be food she will have to cook for her husband herself.

It was for her 'practice' that she sent her entire magma bear rather than sending only part of her material.

Anyway, since magma bear itself is a very nutritious ingredient, he thought it would be able to soothe Jeto's exhausted body well.

Even if the taste is good, isn't the sincerity of the dish, which is made by hand after all, important?

Xerath looked at Zeto for a moment, and decided that he was definitely a person to keep in mind.

"...I do, but."

However, despite Xerath's explanation, Hutton was still hesitant.

Xerath wasn't completely wrong.

In fact, the health food of the Clementine family is a very unique dish, so it was difficult to complete it properly, and it had to be seen that it would be difficult to see the effect if there were not enough elements in the recipe.

It just ends up being a nutritious food.

Besides, Hutton was well aware that Yuri was far from cooking.

However, there was one fact Xerath overlooked.

Once, Yuri came into her kitchen and she got to talk to Hutton.

Today's Yuri has become so elegant that she has the nickname 'flaming flower', but at that time, Yuri was a little girl who carried a teddy bear that fits her arms perfectly.

'Hutton! I want to make one too!'

At the time, Hutton was grilling a perfectly ordinary fried egg.

Hutton said, 'Then, should the fried eggs on the table today be made by the lady?' He smiled.

That's how Yuri started making fried eggs.

Told me how

It was sloppy, but the fried egg was ready in no time.

However, Yuri, who was examining it, said that it was too different from the one Hutton made in terms of shape and baking, and said he would make it again.

Hutton left her alone.

Having three children, he knew that all children of that age have a strong tendency to solve problems on their own without help from others.

The sound of tapping an egg was heard again, and Yuri started making fried eggs.

Perhaps because she was young or because of her lack of manual dexterity, it was not easy to make fried eggs that were as shaped as her Hutton's.

Eventually, Hutton's fried eggs were on the table.

After returning from her meal, Yuri was still stuck in her kitchen making her fried eggs.

At that time, Hutton saw Yuri's, Clementine's 'obsession'.

Yuri's hand didn't stop until the day turned into night, and eventually Yuri shouted.

'Perfect...!'

The girl cried out and smiled brightly.

Like Hutton's fried egg, he managed to create a fried egg that was well-shaped and close to perfection even when cooked.

Even if it was limited to a very simple 'fried egg'... Hutton was a very skillful cook.

A little girl would have caught up to a near-perfect fried egg with only tenacity.

That day, Yuri completely threw away the egg from her family.

Looking at the countless eggshells in her kitchen, Yuri put a short finger on her lips and said to Hutton,

'Shhh...! Is it a secret from your father?'

At the girl's whisper, Hutton just laughed dejectedly.

Thanks to this, he had to go out to the market early the next morning to buy eggs.

In any case, the secret was kept and Xerath could not find out.

He just praised Hutton.

How on earth did you play with me so that such an active child can sleep so calmly?

'Career job is different...?'

While muttering such words.

Hutton lowered his head to Xerath, who smiled, saying that it was a satisfying meal as always, and closed his eyes tightly.

But this time, the ingredients won't be enough, so wouldn't it be okay? Wouldn't it be okay if she couldn't remember the taste of the health food she ate once?

I hope she doesn't perfect her food this time.

Please don't hear the news that Clementine's lady outpaced her.

He was longing for

***

Despite Hutton's wishes, such words come out of Yuri's mouth in the kitchen.

"...Perfect...!"

Yuri exclaimed after taking a bite of the dish she had prepared.

This was very similar to the health food she had eaten before.

Yuri smiled proudly and then looked around her.

The kitchen was a mess.

The day had been bright for a long time, and Lucia was already asleep on the table, saying she was full and sleepy.

It was time to go to her academy soon.

Yuri, who had stayed up all night, was tired, but she was just glad that she could serve Jetto a 'decent' meal.

Yuri, who was tidying up her kitchen, suddenly became troubled.

It seemed that cooking was somehow solved.

She still has Lucia's 'tasting' left over, but she intends to ask Lucia as soon as she wakes up.

All that was left was to invite Jetto to the room.

But this didn't seem easy.

It was a problem for her to bring a man to the girls' dormitory, but her comment was also a problem.

"...I'm trying to cook for Zeto..."

Yuri, who shyly spit out words to herself, immediately shook her head.

Since Lucia was sleeping, she thought that no one would hear the words that came out of her mouth, but unfortunately Lucia was awake.

However, because her stomach was so full, Yuri thought she would cook for her, so she pretended to sleep.

'This... How did it happen...?'

The friend Yuri said she wanted to cook for was none other than Jeto.

But surely Jetto hadn't dated Eisel.

This was a fact that Yuri knew.

Lucia was terribly confused, but she decided to pretend to sleep.

***

Although she was tired, she was able to get to school on time.

Today's class was an outdoor class held in the back mountain.

This class, which was called joint combat training, seemed to be a class to prepare for a subjugation war later.

The cadets had to work together with the members to deal a meaningful blow to Edward.

Joe was again arbitrarily composed by Edward.

The group I belonged to challenged Edward for the first time, and Yuri and I were able to finish the battle fairly quickly.

Well, there is also the fact that Edward did not use the fantasy magic that was his specialty.

According to my strategy, Yuri poured fire magic first, blocking Edward's vision with smoke from the aftermath of the flames.

The rest of the crew also tried to confuse Edward by randomly shooting magic or arrows at Edward, who was still trapped in the smoke.

At that time, I used my senses to figure out Edward's exact location and cast 1st.

Edward, whose protection magic was broken, said, 'It's not as easy as I thought to avoid the invisible and unseen sword energy. Huhuhu...' He said with a sinister smile.

Sierra judged that she was a gloomy guy, saying that even though she could have avoided Edward, she deliberately attacked him.

Even when looking at the battles of other groups, Edward naturally allowed attacks as if giving a passing score if he thought he had shown a good combination with his teammates.

That's how our group was watching the rest of the group's battle.

"Don't shoot me!"

Just in time, Amon, who was hit by Lucia's blast and floated into the air, shouted in great rage.

Edward took this opportunity to focus on Lucia, not knowing if he was trying to get rid of her fear, which could be said to be her weakness, or if he was bullying her and making things difficult for his teammates.

Eisel, who was in the same group, was trying to somehow aim at Edward, avoiding Lucia's wildfire magic.

But is it because it is a personal movement?

Edward did not allow an easy attack.

"It's not easy to use Lucia. Hmm, hmm."

Crank, who was eating bread watching them, gave a low evaluation.

Crank was in the same group as me this time.

With nothing to blow at Edward, who was overcome by his smoke, he blew his own shield.

I don't know where Crank is from... But he could be called 'Captain Terrasia' for that moment.

'I don't think I've ever seen Crank properly use his shield, even though we've been in the same group twice...'

He was also in class A, so he was wondering how much defense he had as a tanker.

Anyway... Aisel Joe's battle with individual play is unlikely to end easily.

Edward was infuriating them by teasing them. Especially Amon.

However, Yuri, who had left for a while, hadn't returned.

She had been waiting for her to come in a little while, but she showed no signs of returning.

'I was thinking of going to eat with you after it's over...'

Without saying a word, she let her feelings go away because she wondered where she had gone.

'...There it is.'

I was able to detect the presence of glass on the other side of the forest.

I was sitting in the tree, and I got up from my seat and moved her steps toward the glass.

As she gets closer and closer to Yuri, she is able to hear her voice even when he is not listening to her.

"Jetto... I thought I'd cook for you..."

...For some reason, Yuri was looking for me where I wasn't.

[ Cooking...? ]

Even Sierra, who was next to her, was puzzled by her voice.

Yuri hadn't come into her field of vision yet.

Eventually, Yuri strikes the tree in front of her with her fist.

ㅡBoom!

"This isn't it...! Whoa... What can I say?"

Whether or not Yuri was concentrating on her, she still didn't notice my presence as I approached her.

Yuri's voice echoes again from the middle of the forest.

"Zetto, are you bleeding again? No way. I'll cook for you... This isn't even... Heh..."

She didn't know what the hell she was doing.

ㅡPak!

It wasn't until the sound of hitting the wood once more that she caught Yuri in her field of vision.

Yuri pushed her tree with her left hand as if against the wall, and she stood on the tree.

Before long, her mouth opens again towards 'Zeto', which is visible only to her eyes between the wood and the glass.

"Whoa... Jetto, I'll cook for you. Come to my room in the afternoon."

Yuri's quite charismatic... Such comments continued.

ㅡ Woojik.

At that moment, as I approached Yuri, I stepped on a tree branch on the floor. It was because I was so embarrassed that I couldn't pay attention to the floor.

"...Who is this."

Soon, along with Yuri's bloody voice, her head snapped back.

Soon after, I was put in her eyes, and her face, which was alive, was quickly released.

"Ze-Zeto...?!"

"...Haha."

I laughed awkwardly and scratched my head.

"Everyone... Were you listening...?"

Yuri's body trembled as she lowered her head.

As I approached Yuri, I responded in a calm voice.

"I'm looking forward to cooking. Then, can we go to Miss Yuri's room?"

Soon after my answer, Yuri raised her head and asked in her shy voice.

"...Really?"

[ ...A disciple? ]

Sierra also had doubts.

"Sure. See you later."

I smiled and nodded.

This was the only way out of this embarrassing situation.