How to tickle the first sprouts
“Heh heh~”
Versailles is cooking while humming what is so enjoyable.
The appearance of wearing an apron while wearing a goat’s horn on his head and fluttering a heart-shaped tail is quite different.
“… You said you’ve been shopping all this alone?”
“Okay~”
The table is full of all kinds of food.
From ordinary fish, meat, and vegetables to the green hind legs of an unknown monster and mana leaves that look like laurels but are blue in color.
I have no idea what kind of food you’re trying to cook.
‘… Can you eat it?’
Still, the way he looked at the liver with a ladle gave him a skillful attitude, so I asked him.
“I’ve cooked even for previous summoners… Are you there?”
“Okay~”
“everyone… Did you eat well?”
Versailles, who put green hind legs in a large pot, replied with a happy smile.
“Um, will you? You said it was delicious.”
“ah… .”
“Don’t worry~ I’ve been cooking quite a bit, haven’t I?”
“What is the menu?”
“Voila!”
When did you even buy the cookbook?
Versailles showed me the cookbook spread out on the sink plate.
It was a book titled [The Complete Collection of Monster Dishes], and a chef was smiling with his white teeth flashing. A long stainless steel ladle is held in one hand with arms crossed.
“uh… ? this person is?”
“Hey, didn’t his food taste good? I went to the supermarket and saw it, so I bought it!”
a familiar face.
It was Berth, the exclusive chef who resided in Professor Park Na-yeon’s mansion.
“It was delicious.”
“Today’s dish is this! Biggest frog hind leg soup! Come on.”
The voilaly displayed page shows the hind legs of a frog soaked in green broth.
It is one of the ‘miscellaneous mobs’ that appear in D-class or lower dungeons, and the size is about the size of a Nutria.
“So, the frog’s hind legs?”
“No-no~ Biggest frogs are much tastier than regular frogs because they are more fleshy and juicy!”
“Ah… yes.”
I ended up answering briefly.
Anyway, I’m so excited that you’ll cook for me, so what kind of grumbling do you have?
After waiting for a while, a pot of boiling hot pot is placed on the table.
“Okay, that’s it!”
“Oh, does it smell good?”
“Ho-ho, then who made it?”
Confident Versailles.
Gulping, not because my saliva turned, but because of tension, I swallowed the saliva once.
As Versailles opens the lid, white steam rises up to the ceiling.
“Five… .”
“Voila, this is Biggest Frog’s hind leg soup~!”
Inside the barrel was the same recipe as the book.
It was literally the ‘same’ dish.
Having said that he is confident, his imitation skills are definitely passable.
However, I still don’t know the taste.
What is certain is that the frog’s hind legs with a mysterious color that seemed to be a mixture of green and blue and claws did not look appetizing.
Versailles scoops out one hind leg and broth with a large ladle, puts it in a bowl, and hands it over.
“Come on, have a drink.”
“Yes, thank you. You eat too.”
“Master, please eat first.”
With her hands on the table, Versailles’ bright purple heart pupils sparkled.
Those eyes were also burdensome, so I quickly rubbed the hind leg meat and swallowed it.
and.
“Wow… !”
“how about it? how about it? it’s okay? it’s delicious?”
Both eyes widened.
It feels like a thick fog has been lifted.
The savory smell evokes a nostalgic feeling of being at a country house, and the juicy meat bursts with every bite, like chicken legs, with a moist yet dry texture, a fantastic texture and taste.
Maybe it was because there was no expectation for a thousand-year-old puzzle, or a thunderbolt with waves crashing in my head at the taste that unexpectedly broke my expectations.
And, one word came to mind.
“Mimi… !”
“Mimi? Suddenly Princess Mimi?”
Versailles did not understand those words.
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As I ate the food in a hurry, Versailles, who was looking at me happily, handed me a mug.
“what’s this?”
“Since you have eaten, you should have dessert.”
“ah.”
Looking down for something, I saw a white liquid with a sweet scent and soft foam.
It was Versailles’ special milk tea.
I think it’s been a while since I drank.
When you take a sip and take a sip, the rich sweetness and softness that melts softly seem to dissipate your fatigue.
“Well, after all, the milk tea that Lesha makes is the best. It’s different from eating out.”
However, Lesha, who always smiled and felt proud when she said a word of praise, was silent.
I drank milk tea and looked up.
For some reason, Lesha with a shocked expression was looking at me.
“… why? What did you ask?”
“Oh, no… .”
“But why are you in emotional mode all of a sudden?”
“that… . It was the first time the owner called me Lesha… .”
Even for a succubus, a woman is a woman, right?
It seems that the name that was called without much meaning sounded like a warm nickname.
… It’s just because Lesha is easier to sing than Versailles.
Would that even impress?
I do not know. Well, it would be nice if Versailles was good.
“okay? So, shall I call you Lesha from now on?”
“yes… ! That’s good.”
Lesha answered brightly.
For some reason, there was an awkward silence for a while, and after sipping milk tea, he opened his mouth again.
Come to think of it, I didn’t know much about Lesha.
Succubus Queen, MacDernold Pasuni, Punsu, Drogpia Planet… degree?
In particular, we never had an in-depth conversation about our relationship.
“Hey there, Lesha.”
“yes.”
“When are you going to return to Drogpia?”
And among the many questions, I don’t know why the question about the comeback came up first.
Is it because comeback means parting soon?
Lesha thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“Well… . When I have done my duty to the summoner?”
“When did you do your duty? When is that?”
“Every patient is different. Is it something like the fate of the summoner?”
“Hmm, it’s not as specific as I thought.”
“Yeah, so goodbye… No, I don’t know when I’ll be back.”
“I see.”
In response to Lesha’s answer, something like regret was about to come out of his breath, and he swallowed it with a sip of milk tea.
At some point, I was feeling it vaguely.
That Lesha’s presence is getting bigger and bigger.
In this spacious house where no one was there, Lesha’s warmth was growing stronger.
To be honest, when I first returned home from the academy after possessing, there was a lot of emptiness.
Especially because the house of the guy who I thought had no horns had grown to no avail.
However, after Lesha’s summons, he never felt empty.
The cheerful and hot-blooded personality made this house more lively, but it was also because the fact that he was by my side, who would not change no matter what I did, filled my heart with confidence.
A strong supporter who will always be on my side, because that is Lesha.
“Then, after returning, will you only stay in Drogpia until the next summoner appears?”
“Yes.”
The stillness came again.
After a while, this time Lesha asked me carefully.
“… But why are you asking that?”
A summoned beast who cares for me without asking for anything in return or reason.
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Just like a pet likes it without asking or questioning its owner, Lesha was slowly becoming that kind of person to me.
Of course, it wasn’t the concept of a pet.
Reliable, able to laugh when together, play pranks on, and sometimes lean on.
Such a friendly and precious existence.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been hanging around for 24 hours?
For some reason, this house without Lesha feels like it’s going to get bigger.
So I answered.
to be honest.
“I thought it would be empty.”
The meaning of emptiness has not yet been clearly defined.
It may be a useless sentiment spit out while drunk on sweet milk tea.
One thing is for sure, though, that Lesha’s cooking today was quite impressive.
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-Dalgrak, dalgrak.
The sound of rinsing dishes with foam along with the sound of water echoes through the kitchen.
Lesha was washing the dishes with a soft smile.
A warm smile like a spring breeze, even though it looks heartwarming.
The heart’s tail is fluttering from side to side like a flower fluttering in the spring wind or like a pendulum.
[I think it will be empty]
Although I went through 5 summoners, none of the owners who warmly called Le’Shara showed disappointment in the nuance that they would feel empty if they left.
Of course, there was the owner who said not to leave, but the result was different from the regret of the owner, Tae-jin Han.
Tae-Jin Han didn’t want anything, he just talked about the emptiness of his empty seat.
own vacancy.
And Han Tae-jin’s expression, worried about the empty spot, seemed to be depressed.
I was happy that my sincerity had come through.
Also, I was happy to be recognized as more than a summons by an extraordinary man named Tae-Jin Han.
The fate of [salvation] was placed upon his relationship with him.
I still can’t figure out what it means, but one thing is clear to me.
A summoner named Tae-Jin Han has something extraordinary that sets him apart from other summoners.
His external and internal appearance, which was growing day by day, didn’t even know what [salvation] meant, and for some reason it seemed to fit well with it.
He was a wonderful person.
An extraordinary man who does not succumb to injustice and is not shaken by the wind.
And at the same time.
It was similar to crying.
Someone who will have to leave someday.
I don’t know how to interpret this gloom, but one thing is for sure, I’ve wanted to see Taejin Han’s smiling face for a long time while enjoying his cooking.
‘He looked very happy.’
saw it for the first time
Han Tae-jin, who smiles so innocently with her eyes wide open.
And it was already regrettable that he had to leave, leaving an empty space for him.
However, just as the providence of nature cannot be violated, the relationship between the summoner and the summoner is like an irresistible pact.
If you want to go against it, it is an oath that collapse will come, and if you dare to transcend, it is providence that you answer with ruin.
Of course, in the long history of the summoned beasts, there were precedents.
The record of a stupid summoned beast who forgot its location and dared to defy providence.
However, the end of the record was always only ruin.
So Lesha was crying.
It feels like I’m running into a huge wall that I can’t climb and just staring blankly at the edge of the wall.
‘if not… What about coming back?’
This was also unprecedented.
It is only full of records of failure.
No one has succeeded in coming back on their own.
At that, Lesha shook her head once.
‘It’s nonsense.’
so condensed
Arbitrary return of the summons is literally, nonsense.
However.
‘Different… Could there be a way? Just like there is an unknown portal on Earth and a subspace dungeon?’
Gradually, in Lesha’s head, a strange thought began to set in to oppose the providence of the oath.
And in it, something tickling and tickling was sprouting first.
But she didn’t know what kind of flower it would be.
It was the first time in my life that I felt it, and so far it was a mysterious bud that was considered to be the responsibility and happiness of a summoner.
Through the evolution and change of the race, it was a sprout that had been crouched for 1,000 years, so it was more tickling and exciting.
Of course, it was still just a stubborn feeling, wanting to feel the joy of being helpful to the owner for a long time as a pet.
‘By the way, what should I cook tomorrow?’
The heart-shaped tail, which had descended as if dead grass, soon raised its head and began to rustle again.
‘After washing the dishes, I should make another cup of milk tea.’
Lesha, thinking about that, suddenly looked down at my swollen chest.
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