Bon Appétit

e I’ve done such a thing!’ Luana was angry at herself. ‘Moreover, why at times like this?’

“B-by that, w-what do you mean?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know?”

The Duke’s eyes stared at her fiercely.

“Oh, I know.
Yes, I know.”

But Luana also had something to say.
No matter how imperfect the Duke’s physical condition is, Luana can’t defeat him.
He could have kicked Luana out of bed if he had made up his mind.

“Why didn’t you kick me out of bed?”

“Because I’m a knight.
How can I kick a lady?”

‘You’re lying! You are someone who would chop a lady and display her body in front of the castle gate!’ She knew what would happen, so Luana had to suffer. ‘How can I deal with such a scary person?’

“H-how can I survive?!”

“Should I be the one who thinks about it?”

“No, I’ll think about it!”

“Yes, that’s right.
I’m hungry now.”

“I’ll run to the kitchen right now!”

Luana jumped up, opened the door, and ran out.
It seemed like a knight was following from behind, but she ran as hard as she could without caring.
And as soon the kitchen door opened, she went in and hid behind a large wooden barrel.
She needed a moment to calm herself down.

“What’s going on?”

‘I can’t believe I groped a man’s body! What’s going on here?’ Luana, who realized what she did was insane, jumped up.

‘Let’s cook first.’

Luana found her peace in cooking as she took out a pile of meat and put it on the cutting board.
After a while, she concentrated and started cooking.
She didn’t have anything in mind, so she just made the dish she wanted.

First, she took out some bread and tore it into small pieces, then she poured it with milk and tore it once more.
Then, she minced some onions, parsley, ground beef, pork, and cheese then she seasoned it with tomato sauce, salt, garlic, and pepper.

She felt her stress was relieved because she could use expensive spices, which she usually wouldn’t be able to use to her heart’s content.

She carefully mixed all the ingredients lightly and then carefully shaped the meat with a mold.
She put it in the oven and baked it until it was well done.
In the meantime, she made a potato salad.
She mashed the potatoes, added chopped boiled eggs and vegetables to make mayonnaise, and sprinkled some pepper.

The action continued like a flowing stream, and the knight who came to monitor Luana uttered an exclamation without realizing it.

“It’s time to take out the meat.”

She drizzled some sauce on the meat and baked it a little more.
By the time she finished cooking, the sun had already risen higher.

“Phew.”

She placed the baked meatloaf on the tray, put the potato salad in a large bowl, and put the white bread on the plate.
The plating was lacking because she was just a home cook, but the dish still looked tasty enough.

But, Luana was not satisfied.
She had finished cooking, but she needed to push the tray and meet Legion! Luana thought it would be better to make another dish to stall the time.
After juicing her brain, she got an idea. ‘Yes! Let’s make soup!’ The kitchen door suddenly opened as she tried to take some onions and butter to prepare the soup. 

“Are you done?”

It was the knight who was guarding the Duke’s door yesterday.
Come to think of it, she hasn’t seen Lugard since yesterday.
Luana tilted her head and answered the knight,

“There’s still one dish I need to make.”

“Oh, no.”

The knight who came to check the condition looked troubled.

“His Grace has begun to sharpen his sword.”

Luana stopped at the word. ‘After I think about it once more, the soup seems unnecessary.’

“Actually, I’m done!”

“Didn’t you say you are going to make one more dish?”

“You must’ve heard it wrong!”

‘I’m not a professional cook anyway, so I just need to cook enough to fill his stomach.’

Luana forcefully curved the corners of her mouth and smiled; she wiped her hands and pushed the tray.
As she headed to the bedroom, she felt like she was being dragged into hell.
She saw the Duke, waiting in his pants and shirt, and looked at Luana.
At first glance, the red eyes seemed to curve.

‘I must be mistaken!’ Luana shook her head.

Unlike the office, there was a small dining table in the bedroom for simple meals.
Luana prepared the dish one by one on the table calmly.
Although the meat was quite heavy for breakfast, the Duke didn’t complain. 

Luana pressed the well-done meat with a knife.
The juice leaked as she pressed the soft and tender meat against the knife.
She sliced it carefully, placed it on a plate in front of the Duke, and served it with a potato salad.

Luana stood and waited, but the Duke stared at Luana.
As she nervously waited for the Duke to start eating, he opened his mouth and spoke.

“Sit across from me.”

‘If you tell me to sit down, I’ll sit down.’ Luana carefully pulled out the chair and sat opposite the Duke.