The three siblingsâ hands stopped moving right after Melsaâs sign.
The âMelsaâs evaluationâ that would decide the victory or defeat began.
ââŚGeorge? This is my first time seeing egg yolk turning this foamy, you know?â
âYes, I did my best!â
âYou seem to have not put the oil in at all, thoughâŚ?â
ââŚAH?! I forgot?!â
ââŚWilliam? Well, it is better than GeorgeâsâŚ(?) but it seems far from finished, doesnât it?â
âMother, you stopped the match too early! I have only added 85 drops of oil.â
ââŚBeing cautious is good, but thereâs a limit to everything, you know?â
ââŚYesâ
ââŚAnd EmmaâsâŚ? I saw that your hand for mixing didnât move at all, but your mayonnaise⌠Huh, itâs done(?)â
Emmaâs egg mixture and oil mixed well and had emulsified successfully into mayonnaise.
â â!!! EH?â â
âFufufu, the winner has been decided, it seems. The sushi roll is mine,â laughed Emma.
âImpossible! Everyone saw that Emma didnât move her hand to mix at all, right?!â
âYouâre not cheating, are you, Nee-sama?!â
George and William protested against the result.
âNo, we have been watching from start to finish, so cheating is not possible!â declared Julian, followed by the other Tarousâ nods.
âJust what exactly happenedâŚ?â
âMeowwâŞâ
â!! Itâs Koumei! Koumei must have used some magicâŚâ George looked at Koumei, who was snuggling close to Emma, and shouted.
âNo, the cats only clung to Emma while purring, though⌠Hm? Purring?â Leonard realized the trick.
âCould it be that⌠the slight vibration from the purrs was transmitted from Emma to the mayonnaise?
â âW-WHAT?!â â
âHow could that be!â George and William were shocked.
âFufufu, those who make a cat cry will cry to a cat!!! Your defeat was certain the moment you pushed Kan-chan and Ryuu-chan away.â
â âDamnâŚâ â The brothers collapsed on their knees and regretted their decision.
ââŚUhh⌠what a farceâŚâ muttered Mancio, who was always courteous, unconsciously in exasperation.
âI told you, didnât I? We have too much free time.â Melsa sighed and urged the Tarous to also try making mayonnaise.
â â â
âImperial Prince Tasuku, how about a tuna mayo sushi roll?â
Emma offered the sushi roll to Imperial Prince Tasuku, whose head was full of worries.
âSushi rollâŚ? I have never seen this kind of filling before⌠Do you call this tuna mayo?â
Imperial Prince Tasuku ate a small piece of the sushi roll offered to him.
â!!! This is delicious.â
âRight?â
Emma smiled brightly and ate her prize, a sushi roll.
No boys didnât like tuna mayo (prejudiced), so of course, he would find it delicious.
âThis sauce mixed with the fish⌠It tastes like Kingdom-style food, but it goes well with rice and seaweedâŚâ
âThis is a sauce called mayonnaise. My children and the Tarous made it.â Melsa looked at Tarous, who felt nervous in front of Prince Tasuku.
âOh, the chef boys made this? Thank you for your hard work. I hope you can continue to make this mayonnaise sauce for the Imperial Japanese people to enjoy from now on.â
âY-Yes!â
âWe are not worthy of your kind words, but thank you very much! It will be our honor.â
âIâm ready to dedicate myself to Imperial Japan!â
âPlease have some more!â
The Tarous, who were very moved by the deityâs words, responded cheerfully.
âThe sandwich Emma-sama made⌠is super delicious.â
Joshua also stuffed his face with the tuna salad sandwich happily.
âJoshua, we helped too, okay?â William ate a sandwich while stealing glances at the sushi roll. Itâs delicious⌠but it has the taste of defeat. thought William as he chewed on his sandwich begrudgingly.
ââŚKan-chan, you traitorrrrâŚâ George also ate the sandwich and saw the cats getting sushi rolls from Emma.
âMeowâŞâ
Koumei was relishing the tuna salad with cucumbers.
The combination of tuna and mayonnaise was well received by the Kingdomâs Rothschild Companyâs staff and sailors, and Joshua secretly made a note in his mind to add a tuna salad sandwich to his cafe menu.
â â â
ââŚI didnât know⌠Melsa could cook⌠this wellâŚâ
Oliver got a shock again as he bit into his sandwich little by little.
âMelsa, itâs my win this time.â Leonard whispered to Melsa in a low voice.
âI know.â
âHehe, I wonât let you sleep tonight.â
Oliver, whose seat was close to them and just happened to overhear it, now felt like he was eating sand instead of sandwiches.
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Authorâs words:Â The pastime activity of the Tanaka family, who had too much time on their hands.
I feel like this chapter has kinda become a side-story-ishâŚ
I once drew a comic called the âMayonnaise Eating Squadâ that had the same vibe as Super Sentai in my notebook, so I made a mayonnaise-related story in remembrance of that.