Oh, that huh? After finding the vanilla after, I talked to Aeru and made the Vanilla roll cake.
Well, I taught them how to make it and told them the recipe, but I basically watched. But, it was still delicious. I got carried away and had them make the Strawberry roll cake too.
When Elsie found out about, she wanted to know why I didn’t bring any home, and grabbed my neck. How unreasonable.
The new cake was going on sale today. …Even still, they didn’t have to go out in this rain.
The attachment to sweets is scary.
「I’m home, Uwa- I got wet-」
「I’m home degozaru.」
Otto, speaking of the devil the two came right through the door. Closing their umbrellas and leaning them against the entrance.
This world doesn’t have any vinyl umbrellas. It has the shape of an umbrella but they’re basically made of cloth. Even still they were soaked in tree resin making them water-repellent.
「Welcome home. Did you buy it?」
「Perfectly. Thanks to the rain there were actually fewer people.」
Elsie lifted up and show the bag. What a nice smile, really.
「It was delicious degozaru」
「Ne~」
You ate some already? Just how many were there?
「Here, this is Mika’s.」
「Thanks. I’ll pay for it later.」
Elsie pulled out 4 white boxes from the bag and placed one in Mika’s hand. Mika shrewdly asked
「What about the rest?」
「One if for Lindsey, one more is for us, the last one is to be delivered to the Duke」
「Eh? Me?」
Speaking of, are you girls going to heat more!?
「Who else other than you can go to the Capital in this rain? Isn’t it common sense to give something to those that help you?」
You guys should come too, is want I wanted to say but refusal was scary. What is that–?
There’s no helping it, might as well go. Since its food it’s something that should be eaten as soon as possible.
And, that’s right, last time I went to the Capital, the duke showed great interest in Shougi. I should bring a set as a gift.
After telling Doran in advance, I used some of the scrap that was piling up in the back. Using 「modeling」 I made two sets of both Shougi boards and pieces. I’ve gotten used to making them after making them so many times.
I completed them in about 10 minutes. I tentatively checked them. Yep, they’re alright. One time I made one too many rooks and bishops before.
「Well, I’ll be back.」
Taking an umbrella, to use “Gate” I returned to the backyard. So that it would attract as little attention as possible.
The exit should be…in the shadow of the mansion’s gate is fine?
「Gate」
「Delicious! This is Delicious!」
「That’s disgraceful, Sue. But, it’s really delicious. This roll cake.」
Madame Ellen and Sue were overjoyed to eat the roll cake. Bringing it was effective. The duke also ate it noisily.
「Well, I could eat this all the time, I’m envious of the people in Leaflet. If I could use “Gate” like you I would go buy it every day.」
「If you would like, I can tell your chef the recipe and how to make it. It’s not really a secret.」
「Really, Touya?! Mother, we can eat this every day!」
The one that reacted most strongly was Sue. Oi, you’re drooling, daughter of the duke.
「Oh Sue. If you were to eat this every day you would get fat. Eat it only every other day.」
Laughing pleasantly at the duchess’s comeback. Every other day shouldn’t change much. But, if when I come back and Sue was really fat, then I’d feel a little guilty…
「And, that’s the Shougi that you mentioned before?」
「Yes. This a two player game, therefore would you like to play?」
I set the board and pieces in front of the duke and set up my pieces up on the board.
「Father! Me too!」
「Well, wait a moment. I’m going first.」
The duke imitated me and set up his pieces. Ah, the rook and bishop go are backwards.
「First, the movement of the pieces. This is called a 「Pawn」, it’s something like a solder. It can move forward only one space, but when it enters the opponents position───」
「Fumu…」
The duke learned the movements of the pieces one after the other. He’s learning pretty quickly. If it’s like this then he’ll improve in no time.
But, I didn’t have time to regret that……
「One more game! Just one more game! The next one will be the last!」
I already heard that line…… In the end, the Duke was just as addicted as Doran, challenging me to endless games. It’s already night time you know…… Sue, who had gotten tired of waiting, had fallen asleep on the sofa.
I had already thought this but, this world has very few amusements. So I get the impression that it would be like this.
「This is really interesting. We should get elder brother to try this!」
I was finally liberated at midnight The Duke said something completely unexpected. I didn’t think it would happen but, the King wouldn’t get addicted would he? There will be no playing Shougi instead of politics…
Ah, the rain let up.