Bonus Short Stories
Preparing for the Expedition
“There we go.”
“Oomph!”
Crates of supplies were piling up on the deck of a Flygear Port. They contained the most important things needed for an expedition—rations, of course. Care had been taken to select things which would keep as long as possible: flour, grains, vegetables, and completely dried fish and meat. Supplies were coming directly from the crown, so there were no worries regarding a lack of food for the trip.
“Anyway, that should do it!” Rafinha announced, nodding in satisfaction.
“Indeed, Rani. With this, we don’t need to be concerned about going hungry for a while.” Inglis nodded as well.
“Th-There’s so much,” Leone commented, baffled by the tower of food.
“At this point we’re less an infiltration team and more a field kitchen,” Liselotte said.
Lahti sighed. “Seriously. I don’t even know what we’re supposed to be doing anymore.”
“It’s fine! We can’t fight on an empty stomach!” Rafinha insisted.
“Honestly, if a powerful foe showed up, I’d want to fight them even if I did have an empty stomach,” Inglis said.
“You’re welcome to fight them without having any, Chris. Leaves more for me!”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t want to eat anything!”
“Why’re you so excited? It’s not like this is a field trip,” Lahti said.
“I know. Our fathers will be on the front lines,” Rafinha said. “We might be able to put a stop to things before they get seriously hurt, which would mean we’d have protected the knights of Ymir. I’m serious about this.”
“We need to eat properly to ensure that, if worse comes to worst, we can put up a fight,” Inglis said.
“Good point,” Lahti said after an awkward pause. “Sorry to stick my nose in, then.”
“Hey, Chris, did you get any sweets?”
“Only those cookies.”
“There’s no way that’ll be enough! Let’s go buy some more!”
“Yeah. Let’s go to that delicious dessert shop on a major street.”
“Let’s get some of everything while we have the chance!”
“Sounds good. We don’t normally get to buy that much.”
Lahti groaned. “Are you really serious? Really?”
“By the way, Inglis, Rafinha—you can cook, right? You know we’ll be the ones having to cook for ourselves during the expedition.” Leone suspected the worst.
“Uh...!” Inglis and Rafinha both looked surprised.
“Huh?! Does that mean you can’t?”
“W-Well... We normally focus on the eating part, you know?” Rafinha said.
“I can grill fresh-caught fish, I guess,” Inglis offered.
“That doesn’t really count as cooking a meal. How about you, Liselotte?”
“I lack any experience in that regard. I’ve never even held a kitchen knife,” Liselotte replied.
“I-I can’t cook either...” Lahti added.
“S-So all these treasures you’ve assembled will just be going to waste, then?” Leone asked.
“You can cook, right, Leone?” Rafinha asked.
“Yes. I cooked for myself when I lived in Ahlemin.”
“Oh, phew! Thank goodness you’re with us.”
“But don’t make me do it all myself, okay? I know, why don’t we borrow the cafeteria kitchen and get some practice in?”
“What?! I don’t know if I’ll be able to—”
“You can do it if you try.”
“Hmm... If I learn to cook and then give something to Ambassador Theodore later, do you think he’d be happy? I haven’t done anything yet to thank him for my new Artifact.”
“Yes, I’m sure he’d be quite appreciative.”
“Absolutely not! You can’t learn to cook for that reason!” Inglis interjected.
“But it’s important for the expedition too, right?” Rafinha asked.
“You don’t have to learn how to cook, Rani! I will! Leone, let’s go!”
“Huh? Okay...”
Rafinha watched Inglis pull Leone along. “Ha ha. And that’s how you get her to do all the hard work.”
“Wow, that was cruel,” Liselotte commented.
“She’s always nagging me. I have to fight back sometimes.” Rafinha smiled and stuck out her tongue.
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