A cutlery that makes a loud noise and is struck by a plate.
Kate stood up vigorously before the reverberation vanished.
"That guy!! Don't joke!!"
Dear Kate,
"Wait!! Get real cooking---"
"Dear Kate!! Please wait!!"
I grabbed Kate's arm as she tried to get out of the cafeteria.
"What are you doing? Let go!!"
"Please calm down. First, sit down..."
"That's not the case!! Get out of my way!!"
Kyakyu
I let go of my strength and staggered.
Kate-sama and I didn't have a big physical difference, but the Wesen had higher physical abilities than humans.
The difference in muscle strength between races was huge, and I accidentally lost my posture------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It is true that he was shaken off, but it was an act that staggered and screamed like this.
It was so wild, but Kate-sama sat still and hurried to take my arm.
The strong grip hurt my arm, but Kate's thoughts were conveyed.
He tried to help me if I was about to get hurt in front of him, even if I was a human being for the first time.
I did not feel the kindness of intentions, and thanks to this I succeeded in retaining Kate.
Thank you, Kate.
"... I'm sorry I couldn't shake it anywhere."
Kate seems bad, but I think she's a good kid to apologize properly.
The tone has slightly collapsed since earlier, and it seems that the ground is out because of the hurry.
"I'm sorry to keep trying to pull this off. But I want you to wait a little longer."
"... why? Mr. Reticcia, did you eat that too salty meat?
"Yes, it was delicious."
Huh?
Kate-sama exposes her face.
"Are you insane? I usually eat a dish rich in salt, but I wasn't a very good substitute either.
"But it was delicious. Isn't that what you think, Mr. Lee Riena?
"Fufu, there's a lot of salt used and it was delicious."
In my words, I Riena too.
Apparently, she has the same policy as me.
"Are you both tongues okay? Don't tell me, is there something wrong with you and you can't taste it...?
I decided to explain our intentions to Kate, who was perplexed and cared.
"It was delicious... don't you think? There were no salty dishes that seemed to be unexpectedly irritating. Kate and I Riena invited me here, and I don't deserve that."
"That's right..."
Kate seemed to understand and understand our intentions.
It would be a terrible insult to be served a meal that was not very well eaten while entertaining our guests.
Whatever the circumstances behind it, the inviters Kate and I Riena must have lost their reputation.
That's why it was my suggestion to say that there was nothing too salty or spicy.
I pulled Kate out of the cafeteria to keep the noise down.
The junkie was angry, but when I saw Kate's confusion, I could see that she was on the involved side as well.
Even so, if Kate's behavior were all acting, it would be a lot of actresses.
There seems to be no motive for her to serve salty food, and I rule out the possibility.
"... thank you, Leticia. I was about to catch up and spread my wound."
Kate knocked down the cat's ear and stroked it.
She seemed to be ashamed of her character, which made her emotional.
"Thanks for saving me. The killer... at least the dirty bastard will definitely be caught."
"Dear Kate, can I ask you one favor?
"... what is it?
Siena ― ― ― Could you please let Kate's sister meet you once?
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"Excuse me. It's Siena."
The girl who came into the room was a cat-eared girl who swayed her tail with light tea.
A soft smile floats on his feet.
She wasn't much like Kate, she was her half-sister.
"Thank you for seeing Leticia come true today."
Siena confronts me without waiting for Kate, her half-sister and the host of today's dinner party.
The attitude was as it was, but it was the behavior of not saying that I was the true lord of this separation.
"I'm glad, too. Welcome aboard despite the sudden call."
"I heard that Leticia only wanted it. I was lucky to have stayed in this detachment to help my sister."
"To help my sister? Are you kidding me?
Kate reveals her anger.
But Siena wasn't scared, she just smiled calmly.
"Dear Siena, may I present you with one of your nearest signs?
"Well, of course, it's an honor..."
Siena's expression caught my eye.
The tail is also swollen.
Behind her gaze is a plate of over-salty meat dishes that cleanly removed the part I put on my mouth.
"Master Reticcia? What kind of joke is that? Your dish should have been prepared for today's dinner, right?
"Yeah, that's right. It was so delicious, how about a sip of Siena?
"... I'll leave you alone. Today, my stomach is slightly lifted."
Siena shakes her head gently.
Suddenly they summoned me and offered me food for my guests.
It wasn't impossible to refuse, but... that's not enough.
At the moment I saw the meat dishes I suggested, it wasn't confusing that Siena was talking about it, and the expression of disgust that just said, "I can't even eat this kind of bad food."
It's an unnatural reaction to just being recommended for cooking.
Siena knows that dish is too salty and spicy.
In other words, she must be the one who instructed the crazy flavor of that dish.
Kate-sama seemed to have noticed it, and she hung her half-sister with her hair upside down.
"Siena, I knew it was you!!"
"Onee-sama, don't scream suddenly. What are you talking about?
"Whoever made this too salty dish!! You were gonna pull my leg!?"
"What do you suddenly say? If you treat people as killers, you have proof, don't you?
"You didn't want to eat food right now!!"
"Is that all? Do you think that kind of accusation will be established?
"............!!"
Kate shuts up.
Around here, Kate and the others seemed to know the situation.
Kate was chosen as the next queen candidate, but it seems her family is by no means a single rock.
There was also insufficient mastery of the dishes, and I didn't seem confident enough to say which cook made too salty and spicy dishes under whose instructions.
"Sister, please don't pretend to sin against me. The owners of today's dinner party are my sister and I Riena. Regardless of what happens, do you think Leticia should be held responsible?
"Yeah, that's right."
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"Today's dish was very delicious. It's all thanks to Kate and Leena, the inviters."
"... what are you talking about?
"Did I say something funny? The food that seemed slightly salty to Kate also suited me and Lee Riena."
That's why I'm telling you that I'm not going to ask you about Kate.
Siena distorted her face for a moment as if my intentions had been conveyed.
... oh, really shallow bottom.
Siena seems to be behaving well, but even though only half of it is because of Kate's blood connection, she was looking at feelings that can't be hidden.
Siena should have eaten the plate I gave her earlier without refusing.
That way, I could have jumped to the suspicion that I was the one who ordered the salty dishes, and at the same time I could have directly accused Kate of "serving such salty dishes."
However, Siena was reluctant to eat too salty and spicy food, and refused in an unnatural manner.
Perhaps because you are confident that you will not have decisive proof that you are the killer, but the shallowness of the bottom is obvious.
It is also difficult for Siena to point out from now on that "the dishes served here today were a salty and bitter dish that was off track", rather than me and I Riena-sama coinciding behind each other.
It seems she was going to shame her half-sister, Kate, and pull her leg, but her mouth is too naive.
... but if it was an emotional Kate-sama opponent, maybe that level of planning would have been enough. Their sister quarrel has no stepsister for me.
It is difficult to treat Siena as the perpetrator, but I will write it down in my mind as a vigilant person.
Dears, I hate people who use cooking to harass me.
When I said that Kate, my half-sister, was about to fall into a cowardly mockery, I was unlikely to get along with her.
"I remember Siena's name very well."
It's the flavor of the food, but the flavor of the food.
Now that Siena has served dishes that she can't even speak to herself, it is also a fine harassment against me.
I can't grasp the evidence this time and I don't want to make too much noise so I stand back, but if I don't forgive you next time, I'll stick a nail in it.
"... thank you. My stomach is pouring and I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to leave."
You realized you were in a bad mood for me, and Siena left to run away.
Afterwards, while calming Kate, who seemed not to cool off her anger, she managed not to take care of it and finished the meal.
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Well done, Mr. Reticcia.
When I tried to get into the carriage on my way home, I was summoned by Leonard.
Kate had to find the culinary runner, who was too salty and spicy, before she left.
"Without being frightened by the taste of a theater, I was disturbed by the nose of Siena, who tried not to cause trouble. I'm glad to see you're up and running."
"... thank you. But you didn't try to make a scene, did you, Lee Riena?
Pointing out, I Riena-sama deepened her smile.
Faced with a pretentious and puzzling expression, I decided to confirm my guess.
"Isn't Lee Riena predicting that salty dish?
"What do you mean?
"Just before I talked about that dish, I felt Lee Riena's gaze."
"It's because of my mind... but it's sharp."
Without delusion, I admit it lightly.
Perhaps she was aware of Siena's suspicious movements.
I don't think he was an accomplice, but he wasn't willing to actively interfere.
Today's dinner is a joint name of Kate and I. Riena.
There should have been more friction and pitfalls than the two people who were initially friendly were working together to prepare.
Perhaps Kate missed Siena's harassment by making use of the gap.
However, it seems that Siena deceived only Kate, who is in a loose spot, and that I Riena was intrigued.
"What do you want to do, Mr. Leticia? Are you angry with your concubine who left you unattended while you noticed the evil smell of Siena?
"... no, I'm not going to do that. Given Lee Riena's position, I think it's an impossible response."
Why Lee Riena still allowed Siena to swim.
The first is that although Kate and I Riena have a joint dinner party, Kate is the one who mainly prepares the venue and the food.
Even if the dishes served on the spot were flawed, I was perceived to have few drops, and there should have been no minor damage.
Besides, in the first place, I Riena and Kate were political enemies who contested the seat of the next queen.
If Kate is about to be pulled by her own family member, it's only natural to stand by and watch.
Siena had no reason to bother buying her grudges beforehand.
And one more thing, I must have wanted to figure out how to deal with Siena's harassment.
Avoid buying grudges from Siena and observe my reaction.
The result of that thought seemed to be Lee Riena's attitude today.
"Besides, you think I'm pretty bad for you, too, Lee Riena? That's why you didn't avoid cooking too salty and spicy by yourself, did you?
I still had the same loose smile on my face.
Indeed, I Riena-sama was talking about that too exciting dish.
I might have felt sorry for letting myself eat that tasty and healthy dish.
"Oh, that's a bit unexpected, isn't it? Lady Leticia, your eyes are bright."
Praised, but honestly unhappy.
I Riena is a fox.
Not only in its form, but also in a metaphorical sense, the expression fox is perfect to deceive people wisely.
Kate-sama's sisters, who are Yamanata, but have no cats at all, seem to be the opposite in many ways.