Chapter 332: At the End of the Day
After returning from the forest, we decided to have a party on the second floor. I prepared everyone’s favorite katsu curry (fried pork cutlet with curry and rice) and Dean’s hated carrot soup.
We also called Dean and Chris — they both froze when Hauron was introduced.
「Even the Grand Mage himself ultimately… Ice — if we also invite Madam here then only one person will be missing to complete the dream party… 」
Dean, you were about to say Princess but stopped, huh? Why are you so cautious about that?
Dean’s favorite adventure tales were from the period before Dinosso got married. And yet, despite being the ardent fan of Valmour, he still refrained from saying 『Ice Princess』before Dinosso. Well, but she’s no longer noble young miss* after marriage, I guess.
Shiva herself loves being called Madam**, but it seemed she didn’t like that period when she was still a noble.
「What a strange aroma. The scent wafting here seemed similar to the dishes of Es, but the appearance isn’t. 」
After the introduction, Hauron commented in front of the plates of curry lined up on the table.
「Whoa, it’s Katsu Curry, Katsu Curry~ 」
「It’s a charming taste that grows on you! 」
The two awkward people shed all pretenses in front of the curry. Hey, eat your carrot soup too, okay?
Paella and Chinese Fried Rice are also popular, but Dean and Chris didn’t like plain white rice. They said they didn’t understand what white rice was for since it’s so tasteless, but they changed their mind after eating Katsu Curry. Seemed like they didn’t taste the mild sweetness of rice.
「So you also accept these mysterious food, huh. 」
Hauron sighed. ‘How good it is to be simple’, I think I heard him mutter under his breath.
「Hmm, delicious. 」
And yet he still expressed his thoughts after one bite.
He was the type to eat anything as long as it’s food just to fill his stomach, so it’s a relief that he could taste it properly.
「Seconds please. 」
「So soon!? 」
Dean inhaled his curry, so he was already done.
「Me too. 」
Dinosso was also done.
「…. 」
Khan silently raised his plate.
The spirits allowed in the Canum house were limited to the small ones like those in the fireplace, but I should lift the restrictions in the kitchen and second floor — basically the spaces for cooking, so that the dishes will have their influence.
After dinner, we had a fun, boisterous drinking party, and Hauron splendidly performed a drunken frenzy.
「How the heck can you deal with that!! Is that a super power!? 」
「Nope, I’m just an ordinary guy. Jean is simply a misfit. 」
He was picking on Retze this time.
He already tried picking a fight with me, but he switched targets, probably because he found it boring that I was still sober no matter how much I drank. Dinosso, Dean and Chris were already knocked out.
「I just try to guide Jean’s actions — or how it appears to be — so that it’ll fit what I think as normal. 」
「How can you be so calm while watching that guy, huh!? 」
「I usually feel the shock after already going through a lot. 」
Hauron kept on pouring Retze a drink whenever he emptied his cup. By the way, Retze couldn’t stop drinking because Hauron threatened him with a kiss, so it couldn’t be helped.
Hauron was finally dead drunk, so we wrapped up. The party ended early, maybe because they’ve been guzzling their drinks so fast.
「What should we do with these guys? 」
I stared at the guys who were sprawled either on the floor or the table.
「I believe it would be best to let them lie down. 」
「I’ll put out the fire. 」
Both Butler and Khan agreed to just let them sprawl as they were.
Well, the second floor had wooden flooring, so maybe it’s fine as long as we extinguish the fire? I pulled a few down-filled quilts out of 【Storage】and went around covering them.
「Then I’ll leave them to you guys. Goodnight. 」
I left the rest to Butler and Khan, then teleported back to the home where Riche was waiting for me.
Riche trotted towards me, then he sniffed me all over. Sorry I reeked of alcohol. I let him sniff me to his heart’s content then we played together.
We usually play hide-and-seek — I hide stuff and Riche finds them – and tug-a-rope indoors in the evening. We always try to make each other let go when we play tug. I already made the rope extra durable, but it always gets frayed, because Riche’s pull was getting stronger everyday. I was also pretty strong so I’m okay, but the rope couldn’t withstand it.
I made lots of spares, but Riche couldn’t stand it whenever it breaks right when he’s getting so into it, so as of now, I’m on the hunt for a good material for ropes — well, as long as Riche is happy.
I then took a bath after playing with him, then drank milk afterwards, named a few spirits and then lights out, goodnight.
The bed was soft and the firmness was just right. The feel of the sheets on my skin felt so comfortable. I sank to dreamland as my body warmed the futon.
Before I completely fell asleep, I watched Riche settle down in the basket beside me, and it made my heart feel cozily blissful. Today was fun.
If possible, it’d be nice if the friends I spend time with also went to sleep feeling they had fun — Oh well, I guess that’s impossible today since they’ve been knocked out by alcohol.
Notes
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T/N: This might get confusing, but the actual word used was 令嬢 (reijou), which was used to call the daughters of nobility. Given the context, I opted to use Princess instead of simply Maiden or Lady, since the former can be applied to those who aren’t nobility, and the latter are also applicable to married noble women. Hence, Jean was implying that Shiva was no longer a noble young miss since she’s already married.
**奥さん – Madam, but basically it’s a commoner term for the wives, not really the Madam i.e. the Lady of the House in nobilities.
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