There, Tino-chan + the three girls greeted us by bowing down with three fingers on floor . <TLN: Google 三つ指 . > Hold it, who taught you girls that . I look for the most probable suspect . . . There she is . I can see you peeking from behind there, Sefi-san .
Huh? Come to think of it, looking closer at the four . Ooh! They all look like general humans . Confirming with Discerning-sensei, they've all learned [Transformation] level 1 . It seems even the lackadaisical Sefi-san did teach them properly, albeit lackadaisically .
"Is there anything you find strange with us, master?"
Gana asked while blushing a bit .
"Whatcha think, Nobu-niisan . I'm the picture perfect general human, am I not?"
Oltea is smiling boastfully .
"V . "
Mashu thrust out a V finger sign . It's normal for me to find her being awake surprising, right?
"Nobu-oniichan . Everyone worked really hard, you know . Ehehe, give us lotsa praises please . "
Tino-chan smiled wholly . She looks more like a puppy than an elf now .
I praised everyone for their hard work as I patted their head each . All of them jumped up happily when I told them I would make them sweets as their rewards . The four of them have grown very close, they're like real sisters .
Dilt-san was watching over them all smiles, so did Sefi-san warmly .
"Dilt-san, good work holding down the fort . You're a great help watching over the children . "
"Oh not at all, I'm just glad my daughter has made new sisters, she's been bubbly all this time . And since everyone is such a good child, I didn't do much at all . Fufufu, I suppose differences in races aren't something to care about to children . "
It's just as Dilt-san said . Adults make things unnecessarily complicated due to their weird prejudice and bias . That's what I come to believe seeing these four frolicking around befitting of their ages .
"Nobu-chaaaan . And me, me~?"
Just as everyone was about to head to the living room to relax, Sefi-san slid up to me while sounding ever so slightly begrudging .
"We're back, Sefi-san . Or rather, it was you who taught those children that pose, wasn't it? Don't teach them anything weird please!"
"I mean, Nobu-chan, you looked so happy when I did that for you~ . And then when I let that slip, these girls insisted they go for it too you know~ . "
Well uh, any man would have lost themselves if you did that in a naked apron . Umu, well, guess it's fine so long as she doesn't teach them the weird stuff?
"I guess there's no helping it . And thank you for teaching those girls how to do [Transformation] . "
"Welll, it's more like they learned it in no time after I taught them a bit of the knack~ . Maybe those girls have some sort of divine protections on them~?"
Aah, yeah yeah, they do have the no-goddess's . Fumu, I guess I can send some of the sweets I'm making as her offering . I should be a bit kinder to her .
"Ah yeah, we only managed to get to 8F this time . Apparently, something called [Turbulent Quicksands] is currently occurring on 9F so we couldn't get past there . "
"My, haven't heard that term in a while~ . That means, you won't be able to progress further for a while~ . What do?"
"Let's see, I think we're going to take on some quests and go train on upper floors . Nothing's changed from what we've always been doing . "
Sefi-san suddenly got lost in thought . Oho, that's a rare serious look on her face .
"Then, how about you go train those three in the dungeon for a little while during lull times~? Even though they've only learned Transformation recently, they can at least walk outside now right? Those girls should learn how to defend themselves for their own good, see~ . "
Fumu, I suppose the time is right with how we can't progress anyway . Training them on upper floors during lull times like in the evening should be doable .
"I got it . Let's all go together when time permits . Oh and we got honey for the loot this time, look forward to the dessert tonight . "
"Waa, I love love honey~ . I can't wait to see what comes out . "
Afterward, I was briefed on our sales in the past week .
Stuff I made before the excursion like nutrients and cosmetics were almost sold out . The energy drink is sold out . Will be out of stock until we can reach 10F . Can't be helped considering the raw materials needed for it . Also, we've got additional orders for high-class cosmetics from nobles with connections to us . Nice feedback .
The stuff I entrusted to Dornuko-san is doing well as well . Though the high-class cosmetics' sales could have been better . You won't know its effects until you use it after all, and it's just too pricey for common people . Ah well, let's take this step by step .
On the other hand, word of mouth spread about the lower priced variant, to the point that they had lines of people wanting to purchase . It was a temporary thing however, so the fervor quickly settled down, however they successfully made many repeat buyers in the process . Looks like we'll have to farm Evil Tadpoles again soon . It's a nice miscalculation . But thanks to the unexpected demands, the members who stayed behind at the mansion had to work at full operation .
Total sales are 497,000 .
Here's the breakdown
Great Pig Medicine 20 bags, sold out . (5000 mani each, it exploded in popularity downtown it seemed) Lipovitama Deluxe, all 300 bottles sold out even after increased production . Same with Lipovitama Agent, 130 bottles . 510 pieces of Skin Beauty Water, and 38 pieces of Super Skin Beauty Water . It's gotten to the point that we can live off only this endeavor .
Man, I gotta bring out the full power of my cooking skill tonight to show the stay behind members my appreciation .
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At the kitchen, I'm inexplicably fired up with a headband on .
I'll start with the main dish!
I mix a little potato starch in rice, then I mix it together with crushed rice grains at a 50:50 ratio . And then, I roll the mixture up into 500 yen sized dumplings to make it easy on the mouth . Once it's done, I grill them on a frying pan till brown . I threw it together with chicken meat and spring onion in a pot . Once it tasted familiar enough, I took it away from fire, [Mashed Rice Pot] done .
As for the dessert this time, I prepared [Mango and Banana Smoothie] by using Threshing magic and mixing in honey, as well as [Honey Soy Milk Pudding] which the girls compelled me to make after they heard about how it's good for skin .
My assistant this time, Futsuno-san was giving her everything kneading rice balls . The simple ones with only salt and seaweed . Then after adding bear Hamburg Steak mixed with smell-erasing herb, deep fried chicken and seaweed salad, our menu today is complete .
Since I managed to make everything before evening, I delivered Master and Eleanor-san's portions to the guild, there the other receptionists were watching enviously . Knowing it would come to this, I had prepared their shares of honey soy milk pudding as well . The instance I offered the sweet sweets bribe, "One serving per person!", "Hey, that's my share!!", a war between fierce ladies erupted .
I continued my chat with Eleanor-san while pretending to see nothing . I know from experience that a man's interruption won't do any good in a quarrel between ladies . It's just scary .
Come to think of it, the gazes from adventurers around us have become much more tepid than before . Not sure if it's thanks to that duel or because they see me like a commuting wife who's delivering things to her husband .
Now then, time to get back and prepare our dinner . The pudding seems to be popular with the receptionist ladies here, hope it's to the girls' liking too .
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"Say, Eleanor-senpai . Is that also hand made by that person?"
My junior asked while peering into the basket Nobusada-san brought .
"It is . I actually wanted to make it myself, but he told me not to worry about this . In exchange, please support me in other matters, he said . "
Shrill voices, 'Kyaa kyaa', erupted from the surroundings . The me from before would have not agreed to that, but now, I can accept that calmly . It's because Nobusada-san has informed me about a certain Divine Protection I have that would grant food I make effects that get severer the more love I put into it as a secondary effect of this protection .
Back then, when I cooked something for father, and another time when I served food for Nobusada-san, I was thinking about them when I was cooking indeed . I feel sorry for making those two go through something so terrible, but the food also acted as an undeniable proof of my love to them .
People had been speaking behind my back about me being a cold emotionless kid ever since I was young, and even after I started working as a receptionist, I felt like I had always drawn a clear line whenever I dealt with people .
And yet, now every day seems so colorful . I'd be lying if I said I'm not worried whenever Nobusada-san went in a dungeon, but I always look forward to the day we could see each other again, I would imagine his smiling self opening the guild door .
"Aah, Senpai . I bet you're thinking about that person right about now . You've got this happy look on your face . "
"A-am I really . I had no idea myself . . . "
"Fuffuffu . But really, I thought that guy was just some creep, what's with his party being full of women and all, turned out he was pretty considerate unlike your average adventurers around here . That food he brought, it was so fluffy and sweet . . . if only I could eat that everyday, what a bliss that'd be . "
Huh, was this girl always been this gluttonous?
"He's cream of the crop strong in his age group to boot . Thanks to betting on him since Senpai was so confident on his victory, my wallet is so plump now . Ufufu, I'm gonna get some new clothes in my next break . Ah, right, he had these terrible nicknames until his new one recently . "
"Really?"
"I'm told it's [Magic Beast] . Probs because of that inhuman movement and magic . "
I wonder if Nobusada-san just has got no luck in that stuff . I'm sure I'm putting up an indescribable expression on my face right now . After all, it doesn't matter to me what he is called, I've made my decision to support him all the way to the end . I can't be with him right now, but once he has gotten strong enough to stand next to me, I want to be by his side . I will keep on supporting him from the shadow until that day comes .
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