I Let It Slip Without Thinking, But Mama Has Ears Like the Underworld
“Kai-kun, copying Mama like that, what are you doing? Honestly, you’re so cute.” Squeeze.
“Mama, wait… I-I can’t breathe…”
Even if it was a little hard to breathe, Mama’s hugs are the happiest thing ever, so I squeezed Mama right back.
“Ah, Kai-kun, I’m sorry.”
She apologized to me, then hugged me again, more gently this time. I looove you, Mama.
And those soft… you know… too.
“Kai-kun, thank you for teaching me so many things. I’ll have the gardener help, so it would really help if you could lend me your wisdom too. Would that be alright?”
“Yeah, okay.”
“Well then, it’s about time you headed back to your room.”
“Okay. Then Mama, I’ll go back to my room.”
“Oh right, it’s almost dinner time, isn’t it? Marle, what’s for dinner tonight? Yesterday we had fish soup, maybe tonjiru today?”
“Yes, Milady. Tonight it is tonjiru.”
“Oh, I’ll look forward to it.”
Haaah… yeah, it is delicious.
But… still…
Tonjiru and fish soup.
They’re good, really good, but it’s just those two over and over again all the time. I want to eat something different too.
Miso soup every day is fine. I used to be Japanese, so every day is no problem.
But the same ingredients every time? That gets boring. Actually, I’m already bored of it.
“They should just make a different kind of miso soup.”
mutter
Huh? What? Mama? Marle? Everyone?
Why are you all looking at me? Huh?
“Kai-kun, could you tell us more about that? Everyone would like to know too, right? What do you mean by a different kind of miso soup?”
Whoa. Everyone’s eyes look like predators.
What? What? Are you going to eat me?
Wait, if you’re going to eat me, at least wait another ten years!
“I mean… not just fish or pork. I want new miso soup too. So I’ll go talk with Gordon about it. It’d be nice if we could make some new miso soup, right?”
Mama and everyone else…
Your eyes are kind of scary.
They’re sparkling way too much.
You’ve discovered the joy of food, huh.
That’s right, this is how it should be.
Yep, yep. Everyone’s nodding their heads up and down.
“You can look forward to it, okay? Be excited. See you later, Mama.”
“Ah, wait, Kai-kun. Would that new miso soup be ready in time for tonight’s dinner?”
Ahaha, that’s impossible, Mama.
You’re expecting way too much.
“Well… today would be impossible.”
Whoa, that disappointed face?
It’s kinda funny though!
“First I’ll check the food storage, pick some ingredients, try making it, and if it’s good, everyone can taste it too. So save the excitement until then, okay?”
“Alright, I’ll look forward to it. When the new miso soup is ready, could you tell Mama right away,?”
Mamaaa~ why~ are you giving me that sidelong look~
I’m your son, remember. Save that look for when you and Papa are alone doing your mmm stuff!
“Yeah, I’ll report to Mama first.”
“See you later.”
Phew… that was a lot.
I thought I said “new miso soup” quietly, but she still heard it~
And from that point on, Mama was expecting way too much.
But well… when Mama expects things from me, it makes me happy.
So I’ll do my best~
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