Book 6: Chapter 1
Mom gave me a whole pile of things. To be frank, my mind is a mess right now. I haven’t got the slightest clue as to what I should do. I just took what mom gave me back to my outer court completely stupefied and sat at the dinner table. Nier had finished making dinner. I was the only one at the long dining table, but there were lots of dishes. It looks like Nier cooked everything she could to show off her skills. It goes without saying that I won’t make her cook even if she can. The royal family would look bad if she had to cook herself when she’s the princess. Of course, if her cooking is good, I’ll ask her to make a sumptuous meal every now and then. I honestly can’t praise the food here in humanity’s empire. I can only say that they’re good enough for me to survive off. I can only truly enjoy delicacies when Vyvyan is with me.
Nier stood behind me somewhat nervous. I could see that she was very nervous though. I looked at the dishes on the table. There was a steak. The quality didn’t look bad. It was smothered with soy sauce. There was a small jar on the side. As soon as I opened it, a strong fragrance scattered throughout the room. The meat stew inside was shimmering. On the plate to the other side was a fish fillet. It wasn’t raw though. It looked smoked. On the small shelf to the left were a few grilled meat skewers. What looked like prawns floated in the bowl of soup to the side of the meat skewers. Its fragrant scent filled the room.
These great looking dishes with alluring smells makes me want to dig in.
I swallowed my first bite……
After that, I came to a conclusive decision. And that was, if possible, I want Nier to cook for me for the rest of my life.
“You called for me, onii-sama?”
Half-an-hour later, Freya came to the dining hall and then paused for a moment when she saw Nier standing to the side with her hands on her blissful cheeks, looking like she was going to smile like an idiot. I nodded and replied: “Uhm. Freya, maybe this is very sudden, but I want to ask you a question. Do you know how to manage a city?”
“Manage a city?!” Freya was startled. She then smiled helplessly and said, “Onii-sama, I am not almighty…… My father was a military officer….. I have no experience managing a city… erm… but if you insist, then I can give it a try…… But where are we going to get a city from? Onii-sama, could you have obtained a domain?”
“Erm… you can say that. Mom gave me a city as a wedding gift, and it looks like I’ll be living in that city in the future…… Mom wants to see my management skills……”