I’ll Never Set Foot in That House Again! Volume 3 (eBook)

Milli-gram (Autor)

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2022
250 Seiten
J-Novel Heart (Verlag)
978-1-7183-4902-5 (ISBN)

Infos

After solving the Radzuel Empire's miasma problem, and spending half a year recuperating from a mana fever in the Sargent Margraviate, Chelsea returns to the Royal Research Institute as Glen's fiancée. Making her social debut at a party attended by the kingdom of Chronowize's royal family, she makes her very first friend, a noble girl named Noel! During a visit to Noel's home, they're attacked by men in black-worshipers of the Proxy, who steal strengthening herbs from the greenhouse that can make monsters go berserk. Their true aim is...the destruction of the spirit trees, and the assassination of the Spirit King Element's contractor, Chelsea! But once he learns the worshipers' plans, Glen moves to round up all of the criminals targeting Chelsea before their engagement is officially announced!

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After solving the Radzuel Empire's miasma problem, and spending half a year recuperating from a mana fever in the Sargent Margraviate, Chelsea returns to the Royal Research Institute as Glen's fiancee. Making her social debut at a party attended by the kingdom of Chronowize's royal family, she makes her very first friend, a noble girl named Noel! During a visit to Noel's home, they're attacked by men in black-worshipers of the Proxy, who steal strengthening herbs from the greenhouse that can make monsters go berserk. Their true aim is...the destruction of the spirit trees, and the assassination of the Spirit King Element's contractor, Chelsea! But once he learns the worshipers' plans, Glen moves to round up all of the criminals targeting Chelsea before their engagement is officially announced!

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“This...doesn’t look anything like a seed, y’know?!” Lord Tris’s jaw dropped as he stared at it.

Lord Glen gave it a serious look before saying, “I just appraised it, but it’s incredibly interesting. It’s called an ‘Experimental Cutlery Seed,’ and it produces a single set of wooden cutlery consisting of a fork, spoon, and knife. Since it’s experimental, it only lasts for one generation, and they rot after a night.”

“I experimented with many different things, but I’ve found that I can create seeds to make anything as long as it’s wooden,” I added.

As long as I had a proper blueprint, I could even create a seed that could sprout into a table and chairs. Putting an illustration of whatever the seed would grow into onto the seeds themselves was the best thing I could think of.

Still looking shocked, Lord Tris put the Experimental Cutlery Seed back in the bag before pulling out another one. This one was round and light blue, and had the same type of little cork in it as the Elixir Seed and Aopo Seed.

“What’s this one?” he asked, holding it in the palm of his hand.

“This one’s a ‘Fruit Water Seed,’ and it’s got fruit water inside, just as the name suggests. It also says it tastes great,” Lord Glen explained, having used his [Appraisal] Skill again. “This one is another single generation one, huh?”

“This is the best souvenir ever! I wanna plant ’em and check ’em out ASAP! No, I wanna try drinking the Fruit Water Seed first!” cheered Lord Tris as he returned the seed to the bag.

While we were all talking, the second carriage arrived. Ele, the Spirit King who spent most of his time in the form of a cat, hopped out. Since my total mana had increased, he now looked like an adult cat instead of a kitten, and seemed a bit more graceful.

«I will check on the Spirit Tree,» the silver-furred Ele murmured, floating up into the air before flying towards the Spirit Tree planted directly beside the Royal Research Institute.

“Hm? What’s up with him?” Lord Tris asked, looking confused.

When Ele was in cat form, only people who were contracted with a Spirit or had the [Appraisal] Skill could understand him. Apparently everyone else just heard meowing.

After I explained that he was just going to check on the tree, Lord Tris smiled brightly. “He’s still just going at his own pace, huh?”

I nodded in agreement while Lord Glen just gave a strained smile.

Next, Micah the foxwoman (also my personal chef) stepped outside.

“We’re finally here~!” she said, immediately stretching. Then she walked up to stand next to me.

Having been watching her, Lord Tris gave her a big smile. “Hello! My name’s Tristano. I’m researching Miss Chelsea’s Skill with her. You must be...Miss Micah, right?”

“Yep! I’m Micah the foxwoman~!” she replied, twirling in place before giving Lord Tris a smile of her own. She’d done the same twirl when we first met her in the Sargent Margraviate. “I’m Chelsea’s personal chef~! ...But how do you know me?”

“I heard all about you from Lord Glen. He told me you could make some great stuff. He spoke so highly of your cooking... I wanna try it too!”

Miss Micah’s tail wagged side to side at his words. “I guess I’ll just have to cook you up something good if you’re gonna compliment me like that, Lord Tristano!”

“Really?! I can’t wait! Oh yeah, and you can just call me Tris!”

“Roger!”

Lord Tris and Miss Micah hit it off in no time, bumping their fists together. After that, they started chatting about what he wanted to eat, and what she could make.

I’m jealous of how quickly they became friends... I thought to myself as I watched them.

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Leaving the two men behind, Miss Micah and I headed inside the brown brick building...the Royal Research Institute’s lodging house. Once we were inside, we turned left down the hallway. I gave the two knights standing there a little nod, and got grins back.

Miss Micah’s eyes had been darting around everywhere since we’d come inside. Her eyes gleamed in excitement. She might have thought it a bit strange, since it was built differently from buildings in Radzuel.

After walking a little bit further, we stopped in front of a strong-looking black door.

“These are my quarters,” I told the foxwoman, before opening the door.

Inside was my large room, and my six personal maids stood lined up at the ready.

“Welcome home, Lady Chelsea,” they said in unison the moment we stepped inside, giving me a bow.

“I’m home.”

I’ve been away for over half a year... This is kinda embarrassing, I thought as I gave them a smile, and they all smiled happily back.

Then Martha and Gina, who had been assigned to me first, walked closer.

“You’ve grown so much while recuperating.”

“I’d heard the news, but you really are taller, and even a bit more filled out!”

Gina was tearing up a little, while Martha gave me a huge smile.

“Yes. The margraviate’s physician informed me that I’ve grown to the proper size for a twelve-year-old.”

They looked a bit shocked when I said that. I wonder why?

When I gave them a confused look, Martha explained, “We were just surprised to hear you speaking like a proper lady. You must have studied hard!”

I was very glad to hear that my hard work had paid off. While I stood there simply being happy, Gina’s gaze fell on Miss Micah, who had been standing behind me.

“It’s wonderful to meet you. I’m Gina, head of Lady Chelsea’s group of personal maids.”

“Nice to meet you too~! I’m Micah, a beastwoman! I’m Chelsea’s personal chef!”

The two smiled at each other after giving their introductions.

“His Majesty has told us about you. But we’d like for you to become one of Lady Chelsea’s personal maids from now on,” said Gina before explaining further.

Since I was a research fellow at the Research Institute, Miss Micah would need to use the institute’s kitchen to make my meals. But since that kitchen was built to make food for large groups, it wouldn’t have the utilities or supplies for her to cook only my portions.

“Since we imagined you wouldn’t want to work in the kitchen as a normal chef, we thought it would be best for you to become one of Lady Chelsea’s personal maids and use the kitchen in this room.”

I didn’t even think of where Miss Micah would actually work! As I looked around in a fluster, Martha smiled at me.

“His Highness has everything under control,” she said. “You needn’t worry about a thing, Lady Chelsea. You’re also still a minor anyway, so just leave this all to the adults.”

It was true that I was still only twelve. I had three years until I’d be an adult. But is it really okay to leave everything to them?!

While I panicked, Miss Micah crossed her arms and looked at the kitchen. “I’m all for becoming one of Chelsea’s personal maids~! And I’ve got no problem with cooking in her room, since it’ll mean I can give her her meals all nice and hot,” she said, walking towards it. “But I do have a problem with how little I’ll be able to make in this modest kitchen.”

The kitchen in my room was just a tiny thing, with a single magical burner, a little sink, and an itty-bitty refrigerator. It was big enough to make tea, but that was about it.

Standing in front of the kitchen, Miss Micah used Clean to wash her hands before pulling out a pan and ingredients and whipping up an omelet. Then she split it into eight pieces, putting each piece on a small plate from her Item Box, and passed them out to everyone present. All the maids looked a bit at a loss, being handed a plate so suddenly.

“It’s a sweet omelet. Try it~!” Miss Micah encouraged everyone, eating her portion to show it wasn’t poisoned. Her tail wagged, so it must have come out well.

When I saw that, I cut a bite-sized piece off of my own portion before putting it in my mouth.

“Delicious...!” Miss Micah’s sweet omelet looked simple, but the taste was a relief, making it a hit in the Sargent Margraviate.

After seeing my reaction, Gina immediately took a bite, and gave a bewitching smile afterwards. Martha had already finished hers, and was looking sadly at her empty plate. When the other maids ate their pieces, they all chattered about how delicious it was.

“Aww, I wanna cook something even better~” lamented Miss Micah.

I could have sworn that Gina and Martha’s eyes glinted when she said that.

“This is exactly the kind of thing we’ll need His Highness to handle.”

“Yes! Let’s have him redo this entire kitchen!”

All the other maids smiled and nodded along at the suggestion.

“By the way, what other things can you cook?”

Miss Micah thought for a moment before starting to whip something else up. She ended up making three dishes. First, she made tomato and cheese dressed with her specialty dressing. Second was fried potatoes and bacon covered in various spices, which filled the room with their unique scents. Last was lightly...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.1.2022
• Reihe/Serie: I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again!
• Reihe/Serie: I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again!
• Illustrationen: Yuki Kana
• Übersetzer: Emily Hemphill
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: Fantasy • female protagonist • Light Novel • Mana • shoujo • skill usage
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-4902-5 / 1718349025
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-4902-5 / 9781718349025