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Episode 44: I want you to stop fighting
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When I returned to the inn, there seemed to be some kind of dispute between Aleria and Aina.
I thought they were good friends, but they got emotional and cursed at each other.
They say, “The more you fight, the better you get along.” But if you don’t fight, it doesn’t mean you get along badly, and if you can, you don’t need to fight.
“What are you two fighting about?”
It looks like they were trying to cook.
The kitchen in the room was stocked with ingredients and cooking utensils.
“Oh, Yuki, welcome back! Aina’s so cheeky for a newcomer!”
“You’ve come at the right time, Yuki. Aleria’s acting all senior and arrogant!”
“Hmm, I don’t understand at all. Can you explain to me step by step?”
There are onions, carrots, potatoes, beef, chicken, flour, milk and various spices placed on the sink. I don’t even know what they intended to cook.
I didn’t know if the names were correct or not, because I guessed them based on their appearance.
“I thought maybe I would make curry, but I definitely don’t need milk.”\n
</ins>\n“Listen. I’m the one who’s supposed to do the cooking, but Aina, the newcomer, insists on doing it and won’t listen!”
“…… Don’t they usually let the newbies do that kind of thing?”
“Don’t be fooled by Aleria’s nonsense. Because I’m new here, she won’t listen to me when I say I’ll do it.”
“… Isn’t it normal to pull back for the senior members?”
“Whose side are you on, Yuki?”
…… Ah, I’ve got a double face, haven’t I?*
I mean, it doesn’t matter which one of you does it.
“If you both love cooking, why don’t you just do it together?”
“That’s not how it works.”
“What do you mean?”
“Yuki prefers curry above everything else, so I’ll make curry. That’s the look on his face.”
“Aleria is wrong. Yuki absolutely loves stew. That’s what he looks like.”
Each of them confidently presented their own theory.
“No, why are you finalizing this on your own ……? I mean, what kind of look are you talking about?”
So that’s what the mysterious material sense was all about.
Both of them look similar, but the ingredients are slightly different.\n</ins>\n“I … I like both curry and stew. I can’t decide which I like better.”
“Is Yuki cheating?”
“The worst kind of man is the one who can’t decide between two things.”
“We’re talking about cooking, right?”
Oh dear. Thankfully, they both wanted to cook to my liking, but ironically, that’s why they got into a fight.
I guess it’s my fault too.
“I told you I like both curry and stew, so why not make both? It’s easy to preserve.”
“Sure. You have a point.”
“If Yuki says so … well”
“Well, I guess that’s it then. I want Aleria and Aina to get along. I’m glad that you both feel the same way. But I don’t want you to get along badly because of me.”
“Yuki … That’s right.”*
“… I didn’t want to fight with Aleria either.”
Somehow it seems I’ve succeeded in mediating.
When I asked what was going on, they told me that it was for no reason at all.
I think when people don’t get along, it starts with trivial things like this.
I have to be a little careful.
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After that, we cooked both the curry and stew and sat around the table.
It is difficult to eat two kinds of food at the same time at home in another world where there is no roux. I was feeling rich.
Casual day-to-day happiness. I wish this would last forever.\n</ins>\n“Oh, by the way, there’s something I have to tell you.”
I couldn’t bring myself to say it because of the issue when I got back, but I really should have said it earlier.
“The guards interrogated the bandits, and there’s something that’s been bothering me – It’s about Aina.”
“Me?…”
“It’s more of the village of elves rather than Aina”
“…Did something happen?”
“The group we caught last time wasn’t the only one that was repeatedly abducting people from the elf village. It seems that they were working with a larger group.”
“Where are the other bandits now?”
“It seems that they’re still abducting people from the elven village and selling some of them to black marketers in the empire. The situation in the elf village is quite unique, and the kingdom hasn’t received any information about it. But according to what they say, the elf village has been taken over by bandits.”
“I … I have to go”
“Wait a minute. We can’t just let you go alone. It’s dangerous to go alone when we don’t know who the enemy is.”
“But it’s my …”
“Tomorrow, I will go out to investigate the situation in the elf village. King Regulus has given me permission to do so.”
In fact, it hasn’t come up, but I guess I can give a post-incident report later.
“Investigation……How long do you think it will take–“\n</ins>\n“If the investigation leads to an emergency situation, we’ll have to fight on the spot.”
“Can I get involved as a party member?”
“The road to the elf village is a bit too complicated for me, and I don’t have a map. I wish there was an elf who could show me the way when I get close – this is not the time to make a farce of things. Aina, I need you to follow me.”
“All right…!”
“Also, I forgot to mention that I’d like you to come with me too Aleria. It’s better to have more strength. Of course, it’s a matter for the elven village, so I won’t force you.”
“I won’t stay home alone while you and Aina go! Please take me with you.”
“Thanks for your help. …… I’m sorry to be in a hurry, but we leave tomorrow at sunrise. Rest well tonight.”\n