40 – Surviving Rebringer Manor (2)
“Aha, mastery level 4? I understand.”
It’s false.
Of course I didn’t understand.
“What kind of America are you?”
What did you learn?
Rare, Medium, Unique, Welldone, Legendary.
Why do you use a name that only people know, leaving behind a name that is intuitive and even has a nice name?
“Do you need anything more?”
When I didn’t start cooking and stayed still, Yenna raised her glasses and asked.
The spectacle lenses reflect the light and hold it in.
She is the head maid who manages the maids without fail.
“Yes? Oh, no. Just because I think the level of food materials and equipment is quite good.”
I approached a worktop with a structure similar to a modern kitchen.
Originally, a device with a structure very similar to a gas stove was placed where a furnace or gas stove should have been.
The device was similar to a gas stove in terms of actual function and operation.
It was like a kind of magical furnace made with magical engineering.
If it works on electricity, it’s an electric stove.
Gas stove if operated on gas.
If so, that-
‘Mana range…!’
Surprisingly, the mana range was a product of high technology that could even control firepower.
I stared at the flames, the size of which changed freely according to my will.
He then placed a pan with a handle over the flames.
Place your hand on the pan and count how long the pan will heat up.
Then, smell the oil next to you, check the viscosity with your hand, and pour it into the pan.
Shake the fan to check the flow of oil.
A series of unconscious actions became a formula in my head and a result was derived.
That was how to grill that meat perfectly.
So, now I have realized how to perfectly grill that meat under the conditions given to me.
‘hahahaha.’
A talent close to a miracle brought by a trait.
Now, it wasn’t particularly surprising.
I just thought so.
‘Can this be used in alchemy?’
Well, let’s solve the curiosity paradise later when the opportunity arises.
Right now, I focus on the task in front of my eyes.
Mastery level 4?
I still don’t know to what extent it has been cooked.
But one thing is clear.
‘now.’
Putting that meat on the pan now would make it the most delicious.
Whether the degree of ripeness is 1 or 100, wouldn’t it be great if it’s just delicious?
I think so.
If you have any objections, bring your unique cooking talent.
– Chi Ik.
Turn it over, let it go, turn it over while adjusting the fire intensity.
At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, but in reality, the work continued for a while with great concentration and detail.
– Took.
Soon, I put the meat on the plate, giving off a murderous color and a murderous smell, a mixture of golden and brown.
Originally, my characteristics dictated that I should do resting or something here, but since the situation is the situation, I wonder if Yena will take that into account when evaluating.
“hmm…”
Yena, holding a fork and knife gracefully, cut the meat with a sharp motion and checked the cross section.
And then the shiny and shining spectacle lenses.
“Ceylon-nim, I definitely asked for a degree of ripeness of 4. But, this meat was cooked with a degree of ripeness of 6.”
It was the attitude of the lady-in-waiting to reprimand a servant who had made a mistake without fail.
But if you were confident, there was no need to be intimidated.
I laughed and scratched the back of my head.
“Hey~ Originally, I was going to bake it at a mastery level of 4 as Yena-san said, but—no matter how much I think about it, it’s a waste.”
“It’s a waste, what do you mean?”
“Why would it be more appropriate to cook this meat at a degree of 6 rather than 4?
Jena’s strict eyes twisted.
He seemed to think that I was spouting out excuses at will.
“Why did you judge that?”
I told them exactly what my characteristics were based on.
“…”
Then, Jenna’s expression was surprised.
I didn’t miss the opportunity and continued talking.
“Can’t you try it first and then judge?”
“hmm.”
Jena disapproved of it, but took the meat to her mouth.
Is it aristocratic etiquette?
I just cut the meat and went to my mouth to chew it, but I felt the moderation, dignity, and elegance.
‘that’s interesting.’
First of all, it looked like it was chewing meat, but it didn’t make a sound or move its jaw.
At that point, it wasn’t manners, it was almost magic.
“…”
How long had it been since Yena chewed meat like that?
Jena’s eyes in the lens shook greatly once.
It was just grilled, so like when eating the legendary nurungjitang, ‘Ohh? Ohh…!? Wow~ It wasn’t a dramatic reaction, but I thought it was a positive enough signal.
That is, considering Jena’s personality.
At that time, Yena headed somewhere.
In Jena’s hand, who came back, she had the same meat as before.
“Would you like to cook it again with the same level as before?”
It seemed like he was just trying to determine whether my cooking skills were luck or skill.
‘I just said that the mastery level was 6.’
In my head, I divided the cooking process I had just done into six steps.
The fourth stage is probably Mastery Level 4.
I decided to show my greed a little more.
I decided to cut the meat in half and bake one with a degree of ripeness of 6 and one with a degree of ripeness of 4 (estimated).
“…”
I subtly confirmed Yena’s look at me like that.
The way he looked at me contained emotions I hadn’t seen before.
that was interesting
Just a moment ago, the picky maid who was staring at the lenses of her glasses when she did something I didn’t even ask her to do.
That picky maid was looking at me with interest as I was doing something I wasn’t told to do.
“please.”
I colonized the meat cooked to a degree of 6 first, then the meat cooked to a degree of 4.
Jena, without saying anything, simply sliced the meat I handed over, checked the cross section, and quietly sampled it.
“surely.”
Soon after the tasting, such a sound came out of Jena’s mouth.
Jenna stared at me.
“Have you ever learned to cook by yourself?”
This was the first time I had asked a question with pure intention rather than a censure.
In other words, Jenna was showing curiosity about me right now.
Curiosity of the positive kind.
Curiosity of the positive kind is interest of the positive kind.
That was a good sign.
And, I knew how to elicit curiosity from the other person.
“that-“
I held out my hand with my index finger raised.
As I moxa, some kind of tension arises.
Sensing that Jenna’s curiosity was maximized in that tension, I continued.
“-It’s a secret.”
“…”
Jena’s expression crumpled.
The secret to my cooking skills was not even the slightest bit of traits or fundamentals.
Making up the secret of that baseless cooking skill and explaining it word for word?
It was clear that it would instill suspicion, not curiosity, in the picky maid.
It was a good idea to be evasive here.
I realized why the narrow-eyed people who kept secrets were evasive, saying that it was a secret on a fictional day and laughing.
It’s so damn easy.
I will actively use it in the future.
Whoa.
Yena sighed and said with a tired expression.
“Okay. If you want to keep it a secret, I won’t bother asking.”
“hahahaha, thank you for your consideration. By the way, how is it? Mr. Yena. How much confidence did my skills have in giving you Mr. Yena?”
Jenna in trouble.
Soon, he pulls out a note from his bosom and hands it to me.
“This?”
“This is the menu for tonight that was originally planned. The work that requires a lot of time and labor has already been completed, so Ceylon-sama only needs to finish it. Eun Ceylon, do whatever you like, but please refer to the wines prepared there. Do you have any questions?”
It seemed that I had passed a hurdle.
Now, if we get the answer that our ladies say it’s delicious, it’s all clear.
I immediately nodded in satisfaction.
“No questions, no.”
Jenna nodded and snapped her fingers twice.
Then, as if they were waiting nearby, five maids lined up and entered the kitchen.
“These children, Ceylon-sama, will help with your work. If you have any additional requests, feel free to call me. Then, I’m done.”
After Yena bowed, she left.
“…”
The five remaining maids stared at me.
Are you asking for instructions?
“…”
I checked the note first.
According to Jena, the menu for the day, which I was sure I knew because it was a universal dish, was written there.
“hmm.”
I nodded.
Then he said while showing the note to the maids who were waiting for the chef’s instructions.
“Does anyone know how to cook this dish?”
“””…”””
***
“Ceylon…! Did you really make this soup!?”
How picky are your taste buds?
How hard it is to satisfy yourself with cooking.
No matter what happens, we won’t get the reaction we want from our mouths, so our little girl, who was giving a long speech, opened her eyes the moment I scooped a spoonful of the soup I made and put it in her mouth.
“I don’t know how it will suit your taste.”
“…”
Our sheep took another bite of the soup and put it in his mouth.
He closed his eyes, savored it, and nodded his head.
“My God. My God. You had such a talent…!”
“hahahaha, I’m glad you like it.”
As we were genuinely happy to see our sheep eating deliciously, the sheep suddenly looked at me with a very angry face.
“This is my defeat…!”
“Eh.”
We started betting on our own, leaving behind the amount we gave, who arbitrarily admitted defeat, and looked at the reactions of the other guests.
“Ms. Aedrin, how would you like it?”
“hmm!?”
Cheeks burst like a hamster. Miss Aidrin, who was holding a full bowl of food, looked at me and shook her head vigorously.
“mmm
“Um, I see. Um.”
Oh, Miss Aedrin.
It’s the Rebringer Mansion, so you have to keep your cool.
Fortunately, looking at Jena’s reaction, Miss Aedrin’s binge-eating behavior didn’t seem to be a problem.
‘…is that?’
I thought that Yena would attach great importance to things like etiquette, but I was surprised.
It’s complicated, but the world of nobles.
I next asked Ms.
“Miss Ms., how would you like it?”
“…Is the Rebringer family usually eating something like this?”
Miss Miz murmured as the tableware rattled.
“In my next life, I will definitely… be born as a Rebringer…”
Will I remain in House Rebringer until Miss Miz reincarnates?
Leaving that question behind, I asked Adela next.
“How can it suit Sir Adela’s taste?”
“…”
Then Adela looked at me with a face that had not yet recovered from astonishment and said,
“Ceylon, are you- are you thinking of working for our family?”
“Kuh, it’s a courtesy, but it’s a great compliment. Thank you.”
“No, I didn’t mean it out of politeness-“
Leaving the restless Adela behind, I approached the strict maid standing in the corner of the hall.
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“…”
And I stood still, with my hands behind my back.
“under.”
Soon, a sigh was heard.
“Sir Ceylon?”
“yep?”
As I turned around, Yenna bowed respectfully toward me.
“Today, thank you for saving the lady I gave you.”
You saved the face of the lady you gave me.
He’s probably talking about the almost canceled dinner hosted by our little Miss.
By reviving that nearly ruined dinner, I must have saved our sheep’s face.
“There is nothing more meaningful than serving a meal to good people.
Jena looked at me for a moment, then turned her gaze to our sheep, who was eating for a while.
I didn’t say much, but at this moment I definitely felt it.
The awkwardness in the way this strict maid looked at me was almost completely gone.
“Come to think of it, the lady I gave you was like that.”
“yes?”
“Ceylon-nim scored very high on the academy entrance exam, so he was actually accepted into the academy.”
“ah.”
When I laughed awkwardly, Yenna asked me directly.
“How well did you see it, so did the young lady say that?”
Yena asked as if she were asking her daughter’s grades.
What is it really, mom?
Anyway, this situation.
It was a perfect situation to score.
I unleashed a special move to finish off the score-gaining battle against the picky maid.
It was subtly implied that I ranked first in the 2nd and 3rd exams.
Then, the awkwardness in Yena’s gaze at me…
“…”
come on
Yena’s gaze at me was full of embarrassment.
Unlike before, it wasn’t a negative feeling, but-
what?
“So now you have defeated the young lady we gave you and ranked first in the academy entrance exam. Are you saying this?”
“ah.”
this.
It seemed that the young lady had properly touched the idiot’s wrath.
“No, that’s not-“
It was at that time that I thought of an excuse as to how the heck I should deal with this situation.
“Um…! It’s worth it.”
A strange voice that did not exist in this place was heard.
It must be the identity of the strange popularity that I felt from earlier.
Before I knew it, a man I had never seen before took up a seat at the table and was inhaling food.
At the same time, that gaze was clearly looking at me.
“Beating my brother, deserves first place.”
From a formative point of view, it was beautiful enough, but the blue eyes of the four hundred eyes felt a strange sense of heterogeneity.
I knew the owner of those unusual eyes that I would never forget once I saw them.
Ledar Rebringer.
The eldest son of the Rebringer family.
It was a monster that could be called a person who belonged to the ranks of the strongest in the world at the moment when the entrance exam had just ended.
And the monster’s signature ability.
eye color.
It was the omnipotent eye, the eye that penetrated the essence of the other person.
If it was originally the same, it is a person who would never meet at this point.
Such Ledar Libringer, sitting at the table, holding a chicken leg in one hand, was encasing me in that almighty eye.
gulp.
Ledar Libringer, who had swallowed the food, paused for a moment before speaking.
“What are you?”
what are you
why are you here now