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Chapter 1-32 : Turmoil Once Again
It had been a year since Mylia visited Hamanulle for the first time.
The flow of time sure was fast.
Mylia turned eleven several months ago, and her height had grown to 140 centimeters.
She tied her long lavender-colored hair with a wooden barrette half-up.
Her face didn’t look as childish as it did a year ago.
Just like her older sister, she grew up to be a beautiful girl.
It was about one month before the lavender began to bud.
She would be twelve soon.
「Mylia, stay focused!」(Titania)
「U, Un…!」(Mylia)
（It’s been about four years since I recalled my previous life’s memories… Finally… It’s entering the final stage of the process… Ahh, I’m really nervous……）
Mylia took a deep breath while concentrating.
「Aging magic… activated!」(Mylia)
Mylia’s full-of-spirit shout echoed throughout the northern forest.
After she activated the magic, the hand-made barrel in front of her began to glow.
（Please… please…!）
After the glow faded, she nervously looked into the barrel.
There was a deep brown liquid inside it.
「…Master, I’ll taste it now…」(Mylia)
「…Okay…」(Titania)
Mylia put her index finger in the liquid and licked it.
She then opened her eyes wide, looking really surprised.
「This is….. This is…!!!」(Mylia)
「Mylia, calm down. You look like you’re possessed by a ghost or something. So? How’s it?」(Titania)
「Master! It’s perfect! This soy sauce is perfect! We did itー!」(Mylia)
「Really!? Myliaaaー!」(Titania)
「Masteeerー!!!」(Mylia)
They hugged each other tightly.
It had been a year since they started doing research to make soy sauce, and it was finally completed.
Mylia couldn’t find soy sauce when she went to Hamanulle, but luckily, she found soybeans, and then she got the idea to make soy sauce herself.
However, it wasn’t as easy as she expected.
She repeated the process like heating, stirring, fermentation, ect. with magic hundreds of times, but the soy sauce kept ending up horrible.
She didn’t even know how many times she wanted to give up because it was really frustrating.
However, her gluttonous instinct never allowed her to give up until she could make perfect soy sauce.
（Ahhh… It was a long, long journey…. But finally… Finally I can enjoy food with soy sauce!）
Mylia was deeply moved by this success.
Although it tasted a little inferior to the Japanese soy sauce, the dark-brown liquid in front of Mylia was without a doubt real soy sauce.
Mylia once again put her finger into the soy sauce and licked it.
Watching her doing that, Titania was curious about the taste, she also put her finger into it and licked it.
「Mmm! So this is soy sauce… It has a unique flavor… There’s no seasoning like this even in the elven village.」(Titania)
「Master, let’s eat yakitori with this!」(Mylia)
「Ahh! Certainly, it will taste amazing with this ‘soy sauce’ thing!」(Titania)
Mylia quickly prepared the shichirin (Japanese grill) and started grilling some Dabola meat.
She then took out a brush from her magic bag and applied the soy sauce to the Dabola meat with it.
When a little bit of soy sauce dripped onto the grillミ
Csshhhhミ
ーthe delicious scent of burned soy sauce tickled Mylia’s nostrils, making her almost drool.
（Mmm~ This scent… How nostalgic…）
Smelling the scent of the soy sauce, Mylia’s eyes became teary with joy.
The scent of her hometown evoked the feeling of nostalgia.
She suddenly remembered the grilled onigiri her grandmother made.
After a while of grilling, the soy sauce-flavored Dabola meat a.k.a soy sauce grilled yakitori was finally completed.
The surface of the meat was shining brightly. It looked really delicious.
Mylia and Titania both swallowed their saliva at the same time and took the meat with a fork.
「Master…」(Mylia)
「Mylia…」(Titania)
They nodded at each other and took a bite at the same time.
「Mmmm~!!! It’s so delicious that I feel like the time has stopped!」(Mylia)
Mylia felt like she was in paradise when she chewed the meat.
「Whoaaaー This is really good! I’ve never tasted something like this before!」(Titania)
Titania also really loved it.
Actually, Titania wasn’t really excited about soy sauce at first because she didn’t know how it tasted.
However, because Mylia kept doing the research, making soy sauce again and again enthusiastically, she decided to help her precious disciple with the research, and now her mind was blown because Mylia has created such a delicious seasoning.
（It would be bad if the other elves found out about this seasoning…）(Titania)
While enjoying the meat, Titania felt a sense of crisis for some reason.
「Ahh! I’m glad that we finally secured soy sauce!… Alright, next, we will make barbeque sauce!」(Mylia)
「Eh!? There are more!?」(Titania)
「Of course. This soy sauce is just a basic seasoning. We still need barbeque sauce to step closer to the “all you can eat yakiniku” dream!」(Mylia)
Mylia puffed out her chest as she took another bite of the Dabola meat.
「Soy sauce is just a basic seasoning, but barbeque sauce is the ultimate seasoning that can make yakiniku a million times better!」(Mylia)
「Ultimate… seasoning…!?」(Titania)
Mylia’s theory of yakiniku was developed even more.
She hadn’t forgotten about her plans she wrote on paper.
Magic plan number 1 : Mastering teleportation magic. (Currently, she could teleport 500km away in one jump.)
Magic plan number 2 : Mastering how to completely control my magical power. (Mylia could now control about 80% of her magical power)
Yakiniku plan number 1 : Looking for delicious meat. (She had hunted countless monsters, but unfortunately, she still didn’t find the perfect meat for yakiniku yet)
Yakiniku plan number 2 : Finding a way to make barbeque sauce. (She will soon begin the research to make barbeque sauce)
Yakiniku plan number 3 : Making equipment to make yakiniku. (She had made a shichirin / Japanese grill, iron plates, small plates, chopsticks, air purifying magic tools, etc.)
Even though Mylia still could only control 80% of her magical power, she had become stronger than Titania because she had a lot more magical power than Titania.
However, Mylia’s clairvoyance could only reach Hamanulle while Titania’s could reach the royal capital.
Perhaps because Titania had more aptitude in clairvoyance than Mylia.
But because Mylia could now control almost all of her magical power, she could master a wide variety of magic if she kept practicing.
If Mylia turned all of her magical power into an explosion, she could create a crate about 10km in diameter.
She could always blow the royal capital away anytime if she felt like it.
No one knows what Her Majesty would do if she found out about Mylia’s existence.
Not only did she practice controlling her magical power, but she also practiced to improve her defensive magic.
As a result of her daily magic training, she was now invulnerable to any mental magic.
Moreover, with her enormous magical power, she could activate a defensive spell that would automatically protect her for 24 hours.
If there was an enemy who attacked her with magic, a cat-shaped defensive magic aura would repel the attack and capture the enemy. They wouldn’t be able to escape because the spell would home in on them and wouldn’t stop until it captured them.
The reason why it was cat-shaped was probably because Mylia likes cats.
No one knew who she was going to fight and what she was aiming for.
However, average magicians would never be able to defeat her.
「Master, once our perfect yakiniku is complete, I’m sure you will really love it!」(Mylia)
「Un. Let’s do our best. Ah, by the way, the fact that elves hate meat is just a stereotype, so please don’t believe it.」(Titania)
「I see. Okay!」(Mylia)
Mylia smiled at Titania.
She looked just like an ordinary girl with a carefree personality.
「Before we begin, I need a lot of soybeans, but… Usually, I don’t buy a lot of them in Hamanulle because I don’t want to stand out…」(Mylia)
「Then, why don’t you buy it in the royal capital later?」(Titania)
「Royal capital, huh… You’re right. Maybe I should stop buying soybeans at Hamanulle.」(Mylia)
After the two of them talked about soy sauce and barbeque sauce for a while, they took a bath together and enjoyed a relaxing time in Titania’s living room.
「Fwaaahh~~…….. I’m sleepy…..」(Titania)
Titania yawned bigly.
「Do you want to sleep now?」(Mylia)
「Yeah… Maybe I’ll sleep for about two days…」(Titania)
「Two days, huh…」(Mylia)
「Well, you see. I practiced a lot lately, so I want to catch up on sleep… By the way, how’s your family? When the knights come, they will find out that you’re going to take the exam.」(Titania)
「Well, there’s nothing I can do about it. If I tell them, Robin will definitely do something to prevent me from taking the exam.」(Mylia)
「Ahh… Indeed she will definitely do that.」(Titania)
「Actually… Robin has been really weird since Penelope onee-sama got married and left this territory.」(Mylia)
「Hm? Wasn’t she already weird from the beginning?」(Titania)
「Haha, you’re right.」(Mylia)
Just a week ago, the fifth daughter, Penelope, married the second son of Curtis Family.
The Curtis Family was an aristocratic family, but its title was a ‘Knighthood’ just like the Atwood Family, so they were not a rich family.
（Even so, I’m glad that Penelope onee-sama can leave this territory. When I secretly gave her rock salt, she gave me a hand-made barrette. Unlike Robin who always bullies me, she never hurt me. She rarely talked to me, but she is a good person.）
The only person who didn’t like Penelope getting married was Robin.
She yelled at the second son of the Curtis Family who came to pick Penelope to take her with him too, and that annoyed the people around her.
Even her mother, Ella, who was always quiet, harshly rebuked her for disgracing her own family.
However, Robin insisted on asking the second son of the Curtis Family to take her with him, and eventually, Aaron and Alex had no choice but to restrain her and lock her in the mansion.
（That was so messed up… I wonder if that woman loves the Curtis Family’s second son…）
Since then, Robin has become weird.
But actually, that wasn’t only because of Penelope’s marriage, but also because of Mylia.
Because Mylia always ate a lot of food with high nutrition, she grew into a healthy body and had smooth skin.
Now that Chloe was gone, Mylia had become the most beautiful girl in the village.
When Robin saw Mylia, she always hit her head with all of her might out of jealousy.
Howeverミ
（Well, it’s all good because I used body strengthening magic to make my head as hard as iron.）
ーthe one who was always moaning in pain wasn’t Mylia, but Robin.
（Just one more month and it will be over…）
When Mylia thought like that, she felt like Robin’s bullying wasn’t a big deal.
「Well then, I’m going to sleep now. You can wake me up anytime if something happens. I’ll help you right away.」(Titania)
「Un! Master, I love you!」(Mylia)
「Fufu. I love you too.」(Titania)
Titania gently stroked Mylia’s head.
After having a lot of fun with Titania, Myla left the forest and went home.
（Alright, now I have to act as an absent-minded girl. After all these years, I have gotten used to this.）
Mylia opened her mouth a little, made a hollow expression, and walked down the village road.
「Hello, Mylia ojou-sama. It’s a nice day, isn’t it?」(villager)
「Yes… it is…」(Mylia)
Sometimes the villagers greeted her, and she would reply with a faint voice.
She kept walking through the lavender fields that were swaying in the wind.
（Let’s see where Robin is….）
Before she got home, Mylia used sonar magic first to find Robin’s whereabouts.
（Nice. She’s still working in the warehouse.）
After she confirmed where Robin was, Mylia washed her hands in the pail in the backyard, entered the mansion and took a seat in the dining room.
Her mother, Ella, was now preparing a meal in the kitchen.
「Mylia, how many times I told you to say “I’m home” when you get home.」(Ella)
「…I’m home…」(Mylia)
「Hahh… Mylia, I have good news for you.」(Ella)
「Mm…?」(Mylia)
Ella took a seat in front of Mylia and looked at Mylia with a smile.
（…Mom rarely smiles like that… I have a really bad feeling abot this…）
「Mylia, you will become Baron Hansen’s wife. I’m glad for you.」(Ella)
「…Ha?」(Mylia)
Mylia was about to make a surprised expression, but she held it.
「The captain of the knight told Baron Hansen about your beauty, and then Baron Hansen became enthusiastic to marry you. Honestly, we will be troubled if you leave though…」(Ella)
Shocked by the sudden bad news, Mylia slipped off the chair.
「Mylia? Are you okay?」(Ella)
（Of course not! What the hell are you talking about, Mom!? If you’re troubled because I won’t be able to give you rock salt anymore, then please stop that fat-ass perverted man from taking your cute daughter!）