Chapter 187-3
[Part 3/4]
"...It's raw meat, right? I think it'll spoil quickly?"
"Yes! That's why I thought I'd serve this for dinner and cook it myself! Haha, don't worry!"
The head of the family responds with a lot of goodwill to my somewhat hesitant question. Tamaki, unfortunately, seems to have no way out. It would be incredibly rude to escape from a homemade meal prepared by the head of the family.
...By the way, the deep-fried sparrow seasoned with rock salt was actually pretty good. Yes.
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"Sigh... I'm tired."
After finishing a reception, a drinking party, and dinner with the head of the Juuyaku family, the town magistrate, and even the innkeeper, I stood outside, letting the night breeze hit me. Tamaki is probably resting her tired body in her room right now.
If I were still just a servant, I would have been eating with just my family, drinking cheap alcohol, playing hanafuda or sugoroku, and before I knew it, I would have fallen asleep. ...Well, I guess we're taking turns on guard duty, right? In any case, I feel mentally relaxed.