After saying that she would give money to Mylia, Queen Kushana looked at the finance minister. The finance minister then nodded, went to another room, and returned with a big silver tray filled with gold coins.
Meanwhile, two officials prepared a table and put it in front of Mylia. The finance minister then put the silver tray on the table.
ďźA hundred and twenty thousand gold coins⌠This is so overwhelmingâŚďź
Chloe, who was standing next to Mylia, was completely frozen when she saw a big pile of gold coins in front of her.
ăOnee-chan, what are we going to do with thisâŚ? Can I entrust it to youâŚ?ă(Mylia)
ăE, EeehhhâŚă(Chloe)
Mylia immediately tried to pass the money to Chloe, but Chloe was still in confusion. She wasnât sure what to do with it.
ăAlright, now I will give you another Dragon Slayer emblem and star badge.ă(Kushana)
After the queen said that, two maids entered the audience room, put a Dragon Slayer emblem and a star badge on Myliaâs uniform, and left.
Mylia now had two Dragon Slayer emblems and three star badges.
It was weird that a girl had Dragon Slayer emblems on her chest but strangely, they looked good on Mylia.
ăHmm⌠Those emblems may attract peopleâs attention but I hope youâre happy with them. Now can you take out Basiliskâs corpse again? I may pay you more if most of the scales are in a good condition.ă(Kushana)
ăUnderstood.ă(Mylia)
ďźNow that I think about it, I will surely attract peopleâs attentionâŚďź
While thinking that, Mylia took out the corpse. This time she also took out the severed head.
She then immediately used gravity magic to make it float.
The audience room was overwhelmed by the giant corpse of Basilisk once again.
ăHm? Thereâs the severed head but I donât see the neck. Miss Mylia, whereâs the neck?ă(Dalia)
Dalia asked Mylia while pushing her glasses upward with her middle finger.
ăIâm sorry but the neck is mine. I heard that Basilisk neck meat is very delicious.ă(Mylia)
ăReally? Can I buy half of it?ă(Dalia)
ăNo, I wonât sell it.ă(Mylia)
Mylia replied without hesitation.
When it comes to food, she didnât care about who was more superior.
ăW-Why? Please let me buy it!ă(Dalia)
ăIâm sorry but, NO. I wonât sell it!ă(Mylia)
ăPlease! I wanna try Basilisk meat just once! Can you at least let me buy one third, no, one fourth of it?ă(Dalia)
Dalia was more persistent than Mylia thought.
Just like Mylia, she loved to eat, especially rare foods.
ăUmmâŚ.. Alright, but you have to wait until I try it first. I wonât let anyone eat it before me because Iâm planning to use this meat to make yakiniku!ă(Mylia)
Dalia and the queen were surprised to see Mylia, who had been looking nervous all this time, strongly refused to let go of Basilisk neck meat.
The queen was curious about the word âyakinikuâ Mylia said.
ăMylia, what is âyakinikuâ? Is it some kind of grilled meat?ă(Kushana)
The sharp eyes of Queen Kushana that were looking at Mylia were full of curiosity.
From Myliaâs attitude just now, Queen Kushana guessed that âyakinikuâ must be a special thing for Mylia.
The queen was eager to know the hobbies and tastes of the little witch who might become a legend in the future.
ăHey, Mylia⌠I donât think you should talk about yakiniku with the queenâŚ!ă(Chloe)
Chloe whispered to Mylia. She didnât think that it was a proper topic to talk about with the queen.
ăDonât worry, I will explain to the queen in detailâŚ!ă(Mylia)
ăThatâs not what I meanâŚ!ă(Chloe)
ăAhem. First of all, yakiniku isăźăźăźă(Mylia)
ďźAhh⌠she didnât listen⌠ďź(Chloe)
Mylia started explaining everything she knew about yakiniku.
After talking for about fifteen minutes, Mylia finally finished with her explanation.
ăI see⌠Thatâs kind of interesting. Can you invite me to the party that you call a âyakiniku partyâ?ă(Kushana)
ăAh, please invite me too! If you invite me, I will teach you my favorite destructive spell!ă(Dalia)
Both Queen Kushana and Dalia seemed to be interested in Myliaâs yakiniku party.
Chloe could only watch from the side with a worried look while holding her forehead with her hand.
ăOkay. I will send an invitation when the time comes.ă(Mylia)
Mylia replied with a serious look. She felt like a yakiniku ambassador or something.
ďźLooks like I need to work harder to make it happen. I still donât have the perfect sauce and meat after all. I want all the preparation to be perfect before I can invite the queen.ďź
While planning the yakiniku party in her head, Mylia recalled the time when she ate at Jojoen with her grandma.
ďźMarbled meat, beef tongue, skirt steak, and ribs as the lunch set, and almond jelly as the dessert⌠The appetizing smell drifted from the grill⌠and the good atmosphere of the restaurant⌠I hope I can make a yakiniku party like that⌠But first, I need to develop the sauce and try as many kinds of meat as I can get in this worldâŚďź
ăAlright, letâs get back to the topic⌠Finance Minister.ă(Kushana)
ăYes, Your Majesty.ă(finance minister)
Being called by the queen, the finance minister nodded once, left the room, and brought a monster material expert to appraise Basiliskâs corpse.
After a while, the finance minister handed a memo with the assessment result to the queen.
ăI see⌠Mylia, it looks like I have to pay you 10,000 gold coins more. The scales are in the best condition and the internal organs are not that damaged. I will pay more if thereâs a neck, but you donât want to sell it, do you?ă(Kushana)
ăNo, Iâm sorry.ă(Mylia)
ăDonât worry about it⌠Finance Minister.ă(Kushana)
The finance minister nodded to the queen and brought ten thousand more gold coins. He then added them to the pile of gold coins in front of Mylia.
After the transaction was done, Dalia put Basiliskâs corpse in her magic bag.
ăThank you, Your Majesty.ă(Mylia)
ăYouâre welcome. Iâm looking forward to joining your yakiniku party. Speaking of parties, now that you have become a baron, you have to hold a party to celebrate it.ă(Kushana)
ăA celebration party, huhâŚ?ă(Mylia)
ăCome to think of it, the Atwood Family rarely holds a party, donât they? You can ask Duke Griffith for details later.ă(Kushana)
ăUnderstood.ă(Mylia)
ăGood. But⌠Actually thereâs something bugging me⌠I gave you 20,000 gold coins as the reward for subjugating Zirnitra and Basilisk, but now that I think about it, I feel like itâs not enough. You defeated two strong elder dragons after all⌠Alright, I will give a mansion in the royal capital as an extra reward.ă(Kushana)
ăMa, Mansion!?ă(Mylia)
ăFinance Minister, look for a vacant mansion near the Royal Girlsâ Academy and register it under Mylia and Chloeâs name.ă(Kushana)
ăAs you wish, Your Majesty.ă(Finance Minister)
ăOh, right. Mylia, itâs still your first year in the school, right? If Iâm not mistaken, thereâs a rule that the first-year students have to live in the dormitory for at least a year⌠Then, Chloe, you will be living in that mansion without Mylia for a while but I hope you enjoy your life there.ă(Kushana)
ăI will. Thank you very much, Your Majesty.ă(Chloe)
Chloe was shaking a little but she replied to the queen with an elegant bow.
ďźA tremendous amount of money, a noble title, and then a mansion!? Ughh⌠This is too much⌠Anyway, I should put the money in my bagâŚďź
After Mylia put the gold coins in her magic bag, Queen Kushana smiled at Mylia.
ăAlright, I guess thereâs nothing more to talk about. Mylia, Chloe, you may leave now.ă(Kushana)