Chapter 9. Today I am the Langard Chef
2022.09.13.
Gustav, who delivered Langarde’s letter, checked the contents and asked insinuatingly.
“It would be good to send the chef of the detached palace. Or the original deputy chef is fine. Who are you going to send?”
After pondering for a moment, Mabel placed the letter on her desk.
“There’s just the right person for this job.”
“…?”
While saying that, seeing Mabel smiling meaningfully made Gustaf uneasy.
‘afraid.’
He desperately hoped that this anxiety would be unfounded.
***
News of Dylan’s coronation as emperor spread widely to Abelardo as well.
It was a change in the power structure of other countries, but Abelardo’s priests also had no choice but to save themselves.
The cause was the existence of Renesmee, who was entrusted to the temple.
Renesmee Schlangard.
Renesmee’s position in Abelardo was ambiguous.
Although she stayed in the name of a priest, she did not take on the duties of a priest, and although she was a princess, there was no order from the god king to treat her as a princess.
The princess herself was also obscure because she was only in the inn where she was staying.
But now it’s different.
The influence of the name of Emperor Langarde’s only brother-in-law was considerable.
The priests, unaware that Renesmee had a body that could not leave Abelardo, expected her to return to Langard.
and that day.
Renesmee, who had been stuck like a ghost in everyone’s attention, took the first step.
The first thing Renesmee did was to have an audience with the god-king Michael.
However, even within the temple, Ikui, the priest directly subordinate to Michael, did not know the location of the God King.
“I don’t even know where His Holiness is right now… Could you wait a bit?”
“Then I’ll be waiting for you while taking a walk, Mr. Ikui.”
“yes. I’ll tell you as soon as I find it!”
Ikui said, ‘His Holiness!’ I cried out and ran out into the hallway. Renesmee, who smiled at her back, quickly left the building.
Inside the temple, where pure divine power spreads in the air, even unknown flowers were full of vitality.
Even when the balance was broken and the continent dried up from disaster, Abelardo’s capital was at least deflected from the influence.
It was new since it had been a long time since I had come to the main temple where the God King stayed all the time.
‘I couldn’t come out because I was scared…’
It felt like everyone was staring at me, so I was only in a hurry to avoid it.
As a result, I was used to spending time alone.
Isolated on an island of their own making. I didn’t want to continue to be alone like this even though I didn’t have the courage to move on.
He was just a coward who could neither do this nor that.
“They said they found me.”
Renesmee raised her head in surprise at the sudden voice that came from above.
Michael, who was languidly reading the Bible lying on his side in a tree, was looking down at Renesmee.
“What is it, Princess?”
For a god-king, he looked like a nerd.
Renesmee, who lost her words for a moment, hurriedly came to her senses and brought her hands together to her chest.
Whenever they met, they became nervous when standing in front of the god-king.
“There is something I want to tell you, His Holiness.”
“What?”
Renesmee smiled lightly and said clearly.
“Give me the duties of a priest. It’s good to do chores, and it’s good to start as an apprentice priest. I will do anything.”
The young bird that came out of the egg is finally ready to fly.
Because the injured wing has healed.
Because now I have the power to fly.
A blush appeared on Renesmee’s always pale face. Because she had to survive, she felt fresh to Michael, who had only seen her breathing.
‘I know how to make a face like that.’
It was possible to guess that the visit of his younger brother Dylan, who is now emperor, was an opportunity for a change of heart.
“What does the princess believe in?”
Michael’s question had a bone.
Naturally, Renesmee was able to answer calmly.
“As His Holiness knows, I have nothing to show you.”
“I know.”
“But I will do my best.”
If he was not periodically injected with divine power, his body became brittle. No one is resentful because it is all the result of their own wrong choices.
Renesmee wanted to face the situation unfolding before her eyes and plan for the future.
I wanted to be a necessary presence if I had to live in Abelardo, whether I wanted it or not.
Because the wandering was long enough.
“I want to live happily.”
At Renesmee’s words, Michael smiled, raising the corner of his mouth slightly.
“Happiness…”
It was a value that his close friend cherished.
The concept, which was just a single word, ‘happiness’, became special to Michael because Mabel said it.
Michael himself still doesn’t know what happiness is, but seeing others pursue that value doesn’t feel too bad.
“Do whatever you feel like.”
Eventually, Michael’s permission was granted. Renesmee, who was nervous inside, smiled brightly.
It was then. The voice of an uninvited guest came from behind Renesmee.
“Whiyu. Are you in a good mood?”
The combination of the whistling sound out of the blue and the line like a neighborhood thug…. When
I turned my head, Mabel and Aidan were standing there.
Aidan was in a cold sweat under the weight of Abelardo’s mighty divine power.
It was a price for refusing to restore the power of a god by his own will.
“…!”
Michael, who had received God, tried to jump from the tree quickly, but was a step too late.
Aidan spread his energy and tied Michael to a tree.
“Do not come. Stay right there.”
Michael asked subtly at Aidan’s disgusted reaction.
“If you told me not to come after tying you up like this, don’t you actually want me to come closer to you?”
“…”
Aidan’s gaze turned to Mabel next to him.
‘Can I kill it?’ seemed to ask.
“Be patient, Aidan. The condition is not good, but don’t lose strength in an unnecessary place.”
Suddenly, Michael, who had become a ‘no-good place’, laughed as if it was absurd.
“Then what can you do with me when you’re feeling better?”
Either way, Aidan nodded faithfully and followed Mabel’s words.
“yes.”
Just by tying Michael to a tree.
Soon, Mabel’s eyes turned to Renesmee.
“It’s been a while, Renesmee. how have you been doing?”
He hadn’t met Mabel since he came to Abelardo after his heart was pierced and he was on the brink of death.
Renesmee nodded nervously at the unexpected meeting.
“…yes.”
“It’s different from what Jim heard.”
“no. how have you been doing. Thank you Elder Clement and Priest Ikui for taking good care of me!”
Then, suddenly, Mabel’s words came to mind.
‘You mean you’ve always been interested in how I’m doing?’
Naturally, he assumed that Mabel wouldn’t care about him. Renesmee was a traitor and even tried to harm Mabel.
Renesmee had something to say now that Mabel was here, since even Abelard couldn’t go outside.
“I have something to say to His Majesty-”
“for a moment.”
Mabel interrupted Renesmee’s words and recklessly approached her and grabbed her hand.
Renesmee’s eyes widened at the unexpected warmth.
“I have somewhere to go with Jim.”
“Where are you?”
“I know when I go. Michael, can I come over for a bit?”
“That’s it.”
As a matter of etiquette, Mabel, who even asked for Michael’s permission, activated Yelium while holding Aidan with her other hand.
In an instant, their appearance disappeared.
Michael was the only one left in the garden full of colorful and beautiful flowers.
After a while, Michael realized the situation he was in.
“….”
The threatening black aura, as if it would be eaten at any moment, was still blocking Michael’s body.
“Ades. You have to release this and go.”
But no answer came.
It was Aidan’s revenge.
***
Dylan waited for Mabel’s reply. He called his aide hundreds of times a day and asked if he would reply.
“Did you get a reply?”
“no.”
“reply?”
“no.”
“answer?”
“no.”
Later, it got to the point where he asked with his eyes.
“…”
“No.”
The emperor’s aide was about to say ‘no’.
“your majesty. How about eating something and working?”
“It tastes awful.”
“Then eat some fruit.”
“Yes…”
Wasak. Dylan, grouchy, bit into an apple and handled the paperwork.
He was determined, but the position of emperor had so many things to do that even taking a break was a luxury.
Especially since it was the beginning of his reign, there were a lot of things to do.
The trial of his brother who was defeated in the civil war and the decision of what to do with the remaining blood relatives.
‘head hurts.’
His servants insisted that all those who joined him, including Helyas, be thrown out.
Still undecided which decision was the right decision.
Then the aide knocked.
“Your Majesty the Emperor.”
“come in.”
Dylan, who happened to be processing a paperwork, raised his head. The aide reported the reason for the visit.
“A guest has arrived from Ermano.”
“reply?”
The aide’s expression, which would normally have been embarrassing, was bright.
“The answer is no, it is said to be the imperial chef.”
“…!”
Jump!
Dylan got up and immediately stormed out of the office.
.
.
.
It was an unexpected person that Dylan faced.
“…your majesty?”
Mabel was there, as well as Aidan and Renesmee. Whether Dylan was embarrassed or not, Mabel was brazen.
“Your Majesty? Are you talking about yourself? Your Majesty will be your Majesty. It seems that he is confused because he has just been enthroned. Haha.”
Dylan nodded quietly at Mabel’s sly answer.
‘It looks like he came to play.’
It was not difficult to match the rhythm.
“So what did you come for?”
Mabel, who waited for Dylan’s question, exclaimed cheerfully.
“Today I am the Langarde Chef!”
“…?”
Shock, wonder, and perplexity.
In the meantime, Dylan’s gaze turned to Aidan.
“Then the Grand Duke-”
Mabel hastily cut Dylan off.
“What is a grand duke? are you eating This person is my assistant, Your Imperial Majesty.”
“Assistant… is it? what is your name?”
Mabel was momentarily taken aback by Dylan’s question. It was because Aidan Bukae’s name had not been decided.
“hmm. Eh no…”
“Ah no…?”
“no. Assistant… Ah. It’s Joshua!”
Joshua.
It was an improvised name. Dylan smiled brightly and nodded.
“Assistant Mr. Joshua. Is that correct?”
“…Joshua.”
Joshua nodded, repeating his name.
If Mabel called himself Joshua, it was Joshua.
“Where is the kitchen?”
Ermano’s chef and assistant Joshua proudly entered the kitchen of the Langard Imperial Castle.
Chef Ermano, who proudly entered as if it were his territory, began to cook.
Dylan and Renesmee whispered behind them as they gazed at the amazing sight.
“sister. What happened?”
“I don’t know either. Suddenly, His Majesty.”
flash Renesmee freaked out when the blade Mabel held sharpened and changed her title.
“Hey cook! brought you.”
“okay.”
The two of them watched Mabel cooking with unreliable eyes.
Mabel ate more deliciously than anyone else, but it was the first time she cooked.
‘In the first place, nobles don’t cook themselves…’
To Dylan’s surprise, Mabel’s dishes were completed one by one.
The menu was nothing special.
Grilled steak and asparagus. Mabel’s special dressing on top of fresh vegetables. Crepes topped with salmon.
Mabel even made creme brulee, saying she was going to eat it for dessert.
It looked and smelled great.
After a while, Dylan, who tasted Mabel’s dish with a suspicious mind, seriously recommended it.
“…Do you have any plans to get a job as Chef Hwangseong?”
Mabel answered plainly.
“If you’re dethroned, I’ll consider it first.”
Dylan, well aware of Mabel’s reputation, gave up the offer cleanly.
His Majesty the Emperor of Ermano who is too capable.
Therefore, the chance of being dethroned was 0%.
