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Arte's Secret
「Deep fried negi bozus are readyー」
Just as we eat the negi with Unil mayo on it, Stela brought the deep-fried negi bozus.
Round negis are rolling around on the plate. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Seems that you eat it with the salt beside it.
「Welcome home, Andre. Are you properly grilling mine, too?」
「O, ou, of course I’ve grilled Stella’s share」
Andre answered, and he flinched and trembled at Stella’s smiling question.
He was trying to eat them one after another without thinking about that, but I’ll leave that unsaid.
「Kureto-san, Arte-san. Here are the deep-fried negi bozu. Here you go」
「Thank you very much, well then…..」
Stella offers them to us, so Arte and I take some negi bozu, put a bit of salt on it, and eat them.
It tastes slightly bitter, steamy hot, and has a flavor that seems to be the concentration of negi.
The rich, nutritious aroma of negi continues to pierce through. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The steamy hot negi and salt seem to spread through my mouth.
「It’s filled with the deliciousness of negi」
「Did I throw away such a delicious part.....」
「You should just eat it from now on!」
Nina cheered me up as I was saying that in regret.
「You’re right」
After knowing how tasty it is, it’s probably impossible to throw them away from now on.
And just as Nina said, I can just completely enjoy it from now on.
「Come to think of it, does Emilio know about this?」
「I have given you the negi with the bozu pretty much still attached. I wonder what happened with them?」
Certainly, the Howling Negi I transported still has their bozus.
But, there is a possibility they just threw them away unknowingly, just like I did.
If that were the case, then it would be a waste.
「I’ll ask Emilio for a sec!」
「Oi oi, no need to go that far…」
「It’s scary to think what might happen! I don’t want to waste something this delicious!」
Andre reflexively tries to stop me, but there is no way I could let such valuable ingredients go to waste.
He might not be around since he is preparing for the Nation Founding festival, but let’s pop in first for now. It takes an instant to teleport there.
So, unable to stay still, I teleport back after placing some negi bozu on a plate to bring with me. When I arrived at the company’s office, Emilio was having lunch elegantly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Emilio!」
「……what’s the matter appearing so suddenly?」
Unsurprised by my appearance, Emilio wiped his mouth with a napkin.
「What did you do to the negi bozu of the Howling Negi?」
「First, what is this negi bozu you speak of?」
「It’s the flower that grows on the negi. Apparently, it tastes delicious before it blooms. Do they properly use that ingredient in the high-end restaurants?」
「Aah, so that’s what they called it in the village? If it’s about that, it is used properly. Rather, the chefs asked us if we could give them more of that」
「I’m glad if they used it in their dish properly」
I felt relieved after hearing that from Emilio.
As expected from the chefs of the high-end restaurants, it looks like they realized the value of negi bozu.
「Did you come all the way just to tell me that?」
「I mean, it’s really delicious, y’know!? You try it too!」
Emilio smiled as if I was exaggerating, so I thrust the deep-fried negi bozu I had brought with me to him.
Emilio still eats them with a fork despite smiling wryly at the fact that I directly brought some with me.
「……un, this is certainly delicious. I understand why Kureto worries and the chefs want it」
「Right?」
I was also surprised when I ate it. To think it would be this delicious.
I’m sure it will be delicious, not just deep-fried, but also when added to tempura, deep-fried, or stir-fried dishes.
As to be expected from Howling ingredients.
「Still, I’m glad you enjoyed your holiday」
Emilio smiles, seeing how proud I am of the negi bozu.
「You too, I thought you’re gonna get busy preparing for the Nation Founding festival, but you’re surprisingly quite relaxed」
Honestly, I thought he might be too busy even if I went to visit the company. It’s rare for him to have the leisure to have lunch in his private room like this. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「The Nation Founding festival is in 3 days. I don’t set a schedule where I have to get busy at the last minute. Things should go smoothly as long as each person does their part after this」
「Impressive work as always」
He said he was busy when I met him before, but it seems like he’s showing he has some time to spare after all.
「The huge reason is that the meeting with the royal capital’s government officials got delayed」
「Even though it’s before the Nation Founding festival? It’s unusual, isn’t it?」
「This is confidential, but it seems that the first princess has been missing since 3 days ago」
「Is that really all right? The royalties would have to show themselves during the parade of the Nation Founding festival, right?」
「That’s why there’s chaos up there. They are too overwhelmed to even pay attention to the stalls and companies」
Certainly, it will be terrible if the princess were to disappear.
She has a leading part in the festival and even without that fact, it is going to be a serious matter if someone is missing.
If things go badly, this could turn into a commotion that the parade itself might be called off.
「What kind of person is that first princess?」
「Her Royal Highness Artemisia Aldeus (アルティミシア＝アルデウス)」
Artemisia? That name sounds similar to Arte somehow.
「……what’s the matter?」
「No, I thought it sounds similar to the name of the client accompanying me this time.....」
「Hahaha, there’s no way princess Artemisia will travel together with Kureto」
「Rightー. Guess I’m just thinking too much!」
That’s probably too far-fetched, huh? Speaking of princesses, they are people in an unreachable place. There’s no way commoners could meet them easily.
「Still, I would like to casually laugh it off, but just in case, can I ask you what kind of person that client of yours is? 」
We smiled at each other about it, but Emilio suddenly stopped smiling and turned serious.
The difference is scary, you know. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「No way, you don’t believe me?」
「That’s because Kureto occasionally brings back unexpected things. Because of that, I unfortunately can’t believe you, 」
Certainly, I sometimes found rare ingredients when I went to purchase stuff but I never thought to be treated in the same way as that time.
I tell him about Arte the adventurer despite feeling dissatisfied.
After hearing my explanation, Emilio took a deep breath and exhaled.
That emotion looks like he is suppressing some intense emotion inside.
「……Kureto, that is unmistakably Her Highness Princess Artemisia」
「Are you serious?」
「Light purple hair and beautiful eyes like emerald. Just having that ‘a petite, beautiful girl’ feature with such a feature narrows it down a lot, and adding the fact that she is walking around carrying jewels which are worth the equivalent of the country’s national budget, then it has to be the Princess」
When Emilio said it like that, I started to think that it might really be so.
I thought she was a young lady from a good family, but it was even higher than I expected.
「……hey, Emilio. How about coming to Howling village once?」
「I’ll pass. There is nothing I can do, even if I go」
I thought of getting Emilio involved, but I got rejected.
「Aren’t the preparations for the Nation Founding Festival almost over?」
「I have some time in my schedule but that doesn’t mean there is nothing I need to do before the festival day」
So he said, but he probably just doesn’t want to get involved at all.
I think I would respond the same way if our situation were reversed.
「What sort of chance was it to result in you escorting the Princess around like that? If Kureto were to take her around with teleport, the officials and knights would be unable to find her even if they searched for her」
「……that’s true」
The first day is Pedrick, and the third day is Howling village. Even if there is a way to find out where her locations are, they can’t catch us since we were moving around with teleport.
Or rather, no one would probably think that the Princess would actually leave the royal capital.
「What do you think I should do?」
「I don’t know the reason why she asked Kureto to do that, but it seems like she has the intention to return on the Nation Founding festival day so you can just travel around with her while acting like you don’t know anything. I don’t think it’s a good idea to bring her back untactfully」
「Okay. I’ll do that」
I’m going to be seen as her kidnapper if I tactlessly brought her back so it would be wise to wait until Arte herself said for me to bring her back.
「……I know it must have been hard on you, but have a fun holiday」
I went back to Howling village while receiving a pitying look. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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