Tensei saki de suterareta no de, mofumofu tachi to oryouri shimasu ~okazari ouhi wa my pace ni saikyou desu~
23. What does cooking mean?
"Yeah, that's right. I see. --------I was convinced that I shouldn't be in your faction."
Natalie was as quiet and expressionless as a doll.
Dears, who jumped his eyebrows, stepped forward to speak for Natalie.
"What did you just say, Lady Leticia? Have you made any mistakes?
"No, nothing. I just told her I wasn't going to work with you guys."
"... are you serious?
Mr. Dears stared at us in discomfort.
"If you don't choose us, the only remaining queen candidates are the two Beast Manicures and the weak southern queen candidates. Whatever you think, it should only be a bad choice?
"Again, I'm not going to be anybody's enemy or ally. And even if you choose one of the queen candidates, as long as you call the Beast Man" The Beast Man ", it won't happen to you."
"What's wrong with calling a beast a beast? Or is Leticia the owner of the noble and ungrateful kindness that we should treat as animals or as human beings?
Clear provocation. I rubbed it.
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I have a memory of my previous life, and personally I don't dislike it, and I don't intend to make a fool of it.
Instead, they even want to deepen their relationship and ask a lot of questions.
I understand that such a feeling is a minority in humans on this continent, but that's not the problem right now.
"Nearly half of this country is a beast. Do you think I would be recognized as the Queen of Decoration, who speaks in a way that discredits half of the people?
"... you like everything beautiful."
"Don't you think it's strange to judge this level of beauty? I understand that you have distractions from your Beast counterparts. However, if you show disgust in such a place, you can't control your emotions. I think that's the existence below the beast.
"... what are you saying?
Taunt. Taunt.
There was a peaceful way to pass, but Dears glanced down at us openly.
I just let them go and decided to fight back a little.
"You're not going to abandon me, are you? Do you think we're inferior to those Beast Manicures?
"If you just judge your behavior here, it will be."
"Leticia is the same person as us, isn't she? And you're putting it in the Beast Mantle?
"It doesn't matter if you're human or veterinarian. Should the mind be judged by its way of being and behaving?
"What are you looking at and saying to us?
"Your words, your attitude, your cooking."
In a word of cooking, a middle-aged man who seemed to be the chef by the wall reacted.
"... Leticia, forgive me for saying this."
"I don't mind. Here you go."
"Now, tell us. Today's dishes are unprecedented luxury dishes that I, the head chef of this out-of-house restaurant, have made with more effort and with plenty of spices. Isn't Leticia's tongue wrong, such as being dissatisfied with it?
... are you treating me like an idiot?
It was a tricky thing to say, but the last thing I said was that I made a fool of myself.
If it's a person with a lot of words, I'll write it down in my brain book.
"It's not my personal preference. You, as a cook, should know. If you think of today's dishes as noble dishes, there are too many spices, right?
"What's the matter? The luxurious use of spices is a mainstream flavor in my Lord Natalie's hometown. It may be a culture unfamiliar from Leticia's point of view, but don't you think it would be too much to deny it on the sole ground?
Which one can't grow up?
After all, this chef has a lot of thorns in his words.
It was a nasty thing to say.
"I'm not going to deny it. As proof, I've finished all my cooking with a smile on my face, haven't I?
"Then why do you say so badly about cooking now?
"Because I accepted the food and understood what it meant. Too much spice, this is not a traditional dish from your hometown, but a dish made in the last decade or so, right?
"It's only natural to be a cook to embrace fashion."
"Even if the epidemic is for harassment of others?
Harassment.
The essence of this spicy dish is harassment.
Spicy, intensely flavored dishes are popular with the continent's upper classes in general, but today's dishes are even more intense by that standard.
Such a flavor begins to harass the Beast.
Wesen were often superior to humans in their senses and nose.
They have sharp noses and are sensitive to spices.
Most Wesen don't get stained with spicy dishes, but mostly continue their old-fashioned cooking.
It's supposed to be just a difference in food culture... but there was someone who was sad or stupid.
The leader is a man from the west of the country, starting with Dears in front of him.
There are about half as many beasts and humans in this country as there are in the west, but nearly 90% of them are humans.
It is now one country, but it was originally five small countries.
The human ratio of the population varies from region to region, and the temperament of the people living there is also different.
Inevitably, in the west, the human forces became stronger, and the tide of looking down at the Wesen was deeply rooted.
This country is closer to being a beast than any other country on the continent.
However, even though discrimination and clashes are likely to occur if you are close to them, the relationship between beasts and humans is complicated.
As an example, the western region of Dears, with its many humans, and the other areas with its many veterinarians were in a relationship with each other.
The competitive relationship was also evident in Western cuisine.
In this continent, spices are now a symbol of abundance and richness.
The aristocrats in the western region made fools of the beast who didn't like the spices.
He deliberately behaved like a veterinarian with a lot of spices, and when the veterinarian refused to cook, he mocked whether he could not understand the good spices.
Such childish harassment intensified... and culinary products with incredibly intense spice paint grew.
... I wonder what you think of cooking.
Aren't you stupid? Unfortunately, this is the reality of nobility in the western part of the country.
Even though there were incredible customs in the history of the planet from Japanese people in the 21st century, it was a food culture that I could not possibly like.
"I'm not going to deny all of your food culture. But is it natural that you chose this too intense flavor to entertain me as a guest today?
Move your gaze from the chef to Natalie.
When it comes to cooking, it's more or less political than being served in a social setting.
"Tell me, Natalie. Do you really think today's food is delicious from the bottom of your heart? Was it because you thought it was delicious that you wanted to behave like me?
"I....."
Just a little awkward.
Natalie broke her face and opened her mouth.
"What the hell are you talking about, Leticia? It can only be the behavior of a lowly civilian, such as asking only for a taste in a dish and choosing it according to one's personal preference. It is up to you to choose, including the origin and origin of the dish."
Natalie had returned to her doll state to Dears, who stood fast.
For the aristocrats, Dears is right to say that cooking is also part of social life.
But that's why I couldn't accept today's cuisine.
Why they deliberately served Western cuisine that was not a typical noble dish on the continent but was based on harassment of Wesen.
In other words, it was nothing more than a silent manifestation of intent that Natalie and the others were looking down at the beasts.
"If you chose today's cuisine based on its origins and origins rather than its flavor, I still can't accept it."
I stood up as I watched you sigh.
While thanking Lucian for pulling the chair with Ahun's breath, he turned to Natalie.
"I'm not going to make any more friends with you who make a fool of the Beast. I'm sorry, but I'll let you go."
"... hello. I look forward to seeing you again."
Natalie raised her voice small.
When she returned the greeting, Dears' low voice struck her tympanic membrane.
"... you're going to regret waving away my hand. Since Natalie became your next queen, it's too late to sneak up on me. I don't think the relationship between you and your country and this country is going to be good."
"You're not sure Natalie will be your next queen, are you?
"What is that? As long as Leticia is a human being, she will not succeed with the Queen of the Beast. The day will come when you will surely understand the sins of our only allies."
Mr. Dears snorted.
... I see, that's why you're strangely strong against us.
He thinks that me, a human being, and the Beast Queen candidate are hostile.
That's why I was perceived as a weak position that had to be taken by Natalie.
I was thinking about it a little bit, but what I'm saying is definite.
"I'm sure that day won't come. Because it is His Majesty who should choose who will be the queen."
I haven't seen you face to face in more than ten days, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty probably knows the strength of Natalie's contact with the Beasts.
Even so, if you choose Natalie as your next queen, if you have to choose...
It is very doubtful whether it is worth maintaining good relations with His Majesty and this country.
You might want to meet in person once and ask who your Majesty thinks of my next queen.
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