53 – Me too, you too – 2

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“what are you doing?”

The journey of defeating the Demon King was not easy. Especially for those who are not used to overnight stays.

It doesn’t matter if Claire is a girl who grew up in a rural village, but Leventia is still an aristocrat.

Although she was accustomed to training as a knight, she had little experience of traveling like this, so it was inevitable that it would be awkward every time she stayed overnight.

If the sage hadn’t prepared it, I couldn’t even eat a proper meal, and the fatigue and stress piled up to the point where I couldn’t show my skills.

That’s why she watched what the sage did every night after defeating the first demon king’s subordinate.

“Ah. This? Preparing to grill meat.”

Make a simple brazier with stones and pebbles, and place charcoal and tree branches in it. After skillfully lighting the fire, he placed the iron plate on top of it and spoke leisurely.

“You look tired, so I tried to feed you meat today.”

“I talked about something with those merchants earlier. Did you get that?”

“Huh? Huh.”

After the appearance of the Demon King, the number of monsters increased and became stronger. In the past, it would have been extremely rare for monsters to appear in Guandu, but now it has become a daily occurrence.

I fought with them to help the merchants who were moving on the Guando earlier, and after that, the wise man negotiated something with the merchants and received good meat.

Hyeonu wiped his nose and put plenty of butter on the iron plate.

“Wash up and come. I’ll prepare it for you.”

Claire and Evangeline had already gone to the nearby stream to wash. So I told Leventia, but she shook her head. What the sage does, learn as much as possible, and know it.

“How did you do that?”

“Don’t you know how to make a fire?”

“I know that. That level of firepower is a bit…”

“I borrowed a kiln from a charcoal maker when I stopped by Torret’s estate and made some charcoal.”

“When will that happen again…?”

“While you are meeting with the lord and resting there.”

The wise man is not officially a member of the warrior party. Therefore, he had no choice but to be in a position at the level of a commoner, and it was not easy to go to a meeting with the high-pressure and authority-minded nobles.

It was impossible to even enter the castle in the first place. Claire and other members of the warrior party were sorry for that, but the sage didn’t care and said he would do what he had to do.

I never thought I would have prepared something like this then.

“I’m sorry about this.”

When she learned that Hyeon-woo had suffered while meeting the nobles and enjoying good food and a good night’s sleep, Leventia felt even more sorry.

But Hyeonu is like always.

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Just like when he first joined them, he just smiled warmly.

As if that was their mission.

That smile was so dazzling, it seemed like she was showing her own darkness, so Leventia kept her mouth shut.

“My role is to help you defeat the demon lord.”

“…Well.”

“So don’t worry too much about me. Until you defeat the Demon King, I’ll be by your side no matter what.”

Speaking leisurely, he placed the seasoned meat on the iron plate.

Chi profit. A large piece of meat is placed on a heated iron plate and melted butter on it. The savory scent it gave off was enough to make Leventia’s stomach ache.

– growl…

“Are you hungry?”

“Ugh, ugh.”

This is not a knightly attitude. How could you react to a scent and show such ugliness?

Leventia blushed and the sage smiled and started cutting the meat into small pieces. While Leventia was puzzled by his act of trying to cook it quickly, he poured more vegetables and sauce and quickly made stir-fried meat and vegetables on a small iron plate.

“ruler.”

“But Claire and Evangeline haven’t come yet…”

“Is it okay to taste it?”

Appetizing dishes served on small plates. Leventia, who stared blankly at it, swallowed lightly. His muscular stomach continued to cry, wanting to eat that dish. The saliva is swallowed on its own, and the wise man’s soft smile breaks the specifications.

“…then shamelessly.”

When I gently grabbed the plate, my hand touched the sage. rough, hot Just a moment ago, it had changed from making a fire and grilling meat.

Even though she said that what she was doing was just support, Leventia knew that there were a lot of things the sage did.

Because he is doing all the hard and troublesome work.

“delicious.”

“Really? That’s good.”

“Where did you learn this?”

“I knew it from the beginning. Oh. And drink this too.”

When was this made again? Leventia, who even received a shake made by blending milk, fruit, and ice, asked while looking at her glass.

“Every time I owe you. I will have to help you too.”

“Now that it’s done, you guys just focus on catching the demon lord. As I said before, I’ll be in charge of all of your support until then.”

“hahaha… I don’t know what I should do for you in return if I get to kill the demon king.”

“pay?”

At that time, Hyeonu’s eyes curved like a crescent moon. At that smile, Leventia involuntarily inhaled.

His eyes want nothing.

His eyes want nothing.

I only wish for one thing.

All they do is defeat the demon lord.

“Don’t think of anything in return. Your success in your journey is what gives me back.”

“…you don’t even have greed.”

Hyeonu pretended not to hear Leventia’s muttering and continued to cook the meat, and she didn’t say anything either.

And that silence continued until Claire and Evangeline returned.

Leventia, who had returned from a flashback of the past, stared at Hyeonu without saying a word.

He was on the other side of the building.

Perhaps it was only natural that he remembered what happened when he was on good terms with his still unchanging figure of caring for others more than himself.

And maybe.

He might have been confident in the seat of Lucille and Veronica, who were smiling brightly over there.

No, it definitely was.

in the past.

Until you become jealous of him.

who broke it?

who broke it down?

Leventia clenched her fists in pain that seemed to tear her heart apart.

If you want to go over, you can go over in a month. The short gap between the buildings felt like a distance greater than 100 feet to her.

“Ahh…”

A low sigh came out. It was a deep sigh, tinged with regret, despair, and self-reproach.

And, that lament was loud enough for Cecile, who was nearby, to hear it.

“what are you doing?”

“…nothing.”

At Cecile’s voice, Leventia hesitated and stepped back. Leventia, who wondered if she was interfering with him, lowered her head, and Cecil looked over the building and smiled.

Because he knew who Leventia was looking at.

“He’s still a man in trouble. He cooks his own meat. Maybe there’s no cook?”

“…not like that.”

In the first place, a sage is a person who does not entrust such work to others. Because I am a good person who likes to give to others, help others, and make others happy.

The more you know about his goodness, the more you hate and blame yourself for attacking him.

Leventia bit her lip, and Cecil, who glanced at her, raised her hand.

“Hey! Sage!”

“yes?”

“If you don’t have a chef, can you send me some? There are a lot of chefs called for my birthday party!”

In any case, since he helped me, it would be a noble person’s job to repay him appropriately.

However, contrary to her expectations, the answer from the other side was cold.

“Enough!”

Cecil thought to that remark.

that man It is also quite special.

***

It was a meal that everyone was satisfied with.

I was satisfied with cooking without worrying about the ingredients, and Lucille and Veronica were satisfied with their delicious food.

The people in the building next door looked at me a little, but I wasn’t too weak to care about those gazes.

“Shall we go to the bar?! To the bar?!”

Veronica seemed pretty excited. As she was lying comfortably, she raised her hand and shouted, and I looked at Lucille.

Her eyes were shining as if she wanted to go too.

“I-I can drink alcohol too.”

Cecile asked to see her there for a while… Well, I guess it doesn’t matter?

“Okay? Then let’s go.”

If you go to a bar that only VIPs can enter, there won’t be any problems. I asked the member of staff to move me to the VIP bar, and after a while the palanquin was ready.

“Are you going to ride that?”

“It’s a special room privilege.”

The two weren’t familiar with the palanquin yet, but they didn’t talk much. How much did he climb on the kiln like that?

A building resembling an ice castle appeared on the halfway slopes of Mount Reidin, where snow and ice began to appear. Lucille and Veronica burst into admiration at the fantastic sight.

“Wow…”

“Nice…”

“There’s more to see inside.”

“Wouldn’t it be cold?”

“It’s a building made of ice caps and ice caps, so it’s okay to use worm magic inside.”

That’s why join magicians always keep them comfortable with worm magic.

After a while, when the palanquin stopped in front of the ice castle, I led the two of them looking around and went inside, where they burst into admiration again.

“Wow…”

Numerous ice sculptures and soft light were flowing from the chandelier, creating a more fantastical scene than the outside. Not only the decorations, but also the chairs and tables are all made of ice, and the more they receive the light, the more splendid it is.

“Welcome. Shall we take you to the table?”

“No. A bar would be fine. But is there a Luinen?”

As I mentioned the name of the head bartender, footsteps were heard from inside. A peacock with impressive tail feathers burst into exclamation as soon as he saw me.

“My God! Sage?!”

And he ran quickly and hugged me. A nice scent tickles the tip of the nose.

It must be because of the scent of the cocktail engraved on the skilled bartender.

“It’s been a while. Ruinen. How are you?”

“How are you!”

“Master. Do you know someone?”

“You really have a lot of connections…”

This is what happens when you break an achievement. After saying hello to Ruinen, I headed to the bar after being guided by him. As soon as I sat down at the bar, Ruinen smiled.

“By the way, who are the two girls next to you? Are they lovers?”

“Ah, sweetheart…”

“Oops.”

“One is my disciple, one is my friend.”

“Oh. That’s right. Nice to meet you. My name is Ruinen Voltage, the head bartender in Leidin. I taught the sage how to make cocktails.”

“Do you know how to make cocktails?”

One of the cooking skills is making drinks. Raising this count counts as an achievement, so I made it steadily for a while.

“How did you meet Master?”

“The sage brought me all the ingredients to make the ultimate cocktail. Then I accepted him as a friend and disciple. hahaha. This guy is really good at it, right?”

Lucille and Veronica tilted their heads and I laughed.

These two had never been fed my cocktail.

“Hmm? Didn’t you say you learn to make something for someone?”

“ah…”

Lucille sighed as if she knew something, and Veronica bit her lip.

okay. I learned how to make cocktails not only for achievements, but also for the warriors’ party.

Well-made cocktails are very useful for stress recovery.

“…I’m Master…”

“I don’t make it for my best friend…”

I smiled at the two who seemed to be pouting. I didn’t make it because I didn’t have a chance, but I can make it as much as I want if I put a spot.

“But the things I make are just things I can get drunk right away. Especially, there are a lot of Lady Killers.”

“…Lady Killer? Feeding the girls to put them to sleep quickly? Why did you learn so much about that?”

I did it to quickly feed the warrior party kids and put them to sleep. If you don’t sleep, you’ll get into trouble.

“…I want to try it once. Master’s.”

When Lucille, who was staring at me with hazy eyes, said, I looked at Ruinen. He gave me a seat with a smile, and I went inside the bar to get a drink.

“By the way, princess. To participate in the competition, you’ll have to study in the evening…”

She was visibly sad. Falling asleep due to drinking would be quite a blow to her, who is about to participate in the tournament this time.

I should study at least once more and do a duel.

“I can solve that. I can use the family’s secret magic, the Drunken Cure.”

Looking in the direction where the voice came from, I sighed.

There was Leventia, who was muttering something with her head down.

“Instead of that? Can you make one for me too?”

Cecile stood there smiling.

“A fantastic cocktail that only warriors’ parties could drink until now.”