Reincarnated Young Lady Aims to Be an Adventurer - Volume 8 Chapter 124

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It’s been a month since Serafiona and Lu met, and it’s their first Christmas …

“Hey, hey, Lu.”

Shortly before the New Year came, I was wearing a light blue fluffy pajama and sat in front of the fireplace, then I swung the Holy Beast that is showing his tummy on top of my lap.

『What happened? Sera?』

“You see, in a country far away from here, for the end of the year, we have a special day called Christmas.”

『Where is that from? I’ve never heard of it though?』

Not good……it is from Japan so it’s natural that you don’t know.

“Th, there are some things that even Lu won’t know, right? Yup yup. So, at Christmas, we give presents to the precious people around us.”

『Ohh, it’s a warm event. 』

“I want to give a present to father, brother, Enrique, and Martha, who always takes care of me, but what should I give to them?”

『What about me? 』

“Of course I’ll give a present to Lu! But then, it won’t be a surprise.”

『You also have a present for me? Even though Sera is small, you have a good heart. What kind of celebration do they have in that distant country?』

“Hmm. Decorate a fir tree with glittery decorations and also eat cake and chicken thighs.”

『Cake is that tender, fluffy and sweet treat, isn’t it? It’s decided.』 

Lu, you should be able to live with my magical power alone, right? Why are you so into cake?

“But cake, I can’t make it.”

『Go learn from Martha.』

“Then it won’t be a surprise.”

『Anyway, there is no way you can hide it from Martha. Just give up. Cooperators are essential.』

“Hey.”

As Lu climbed my head, I headed to the kitchen located at the back of the dining room.

In the kitchen, the cook has already gone home and Martha was drinking tea by herself. As soon as Martha raised her face, she silently bowed to Lu, then she wrapped her hands around my waist and pulled me to her, there was a lot of wrinkles around her eyes, then she looked at me.

“Young lady, are you thirsty?”

“No, you see, I have a request for Martha.”

“What is it? Is it something that Martha can do?”

“You see, I want to give a cake as a present to Father, Brother, Martha, Enrique, and Lu. Secretly? So can you teach me how to make a cake?”

“Oh my! My, my young lady is too precious! I can’t imagine that the blood of the unrefined Trundles is mixed in your blood! Those guys, they never even saw my angel…… I won’t forgive you…..unforgivable……”

Tiger? What is she talking about? Rather than that, Martha is getting a little blackened, right? That’s rare.

“Ohhh! What did I just do! Excuse me. Well then, I’ll have the ingredients ready tomorrow. Young lady, would you please pick the Mugwort in the garden tomorrow morning. The ones that are not covered in snow, okay. Lu-sama, will you be okay with this?”

『Eh, Mugwort Cake? It’ll smell like medicinal plants! 』

“……and that is what Lu is saying.”

“Lu-sama, we can’t pick fruits in this season. It’s good for your stomach. Please. I’ll even add crushed chocolate, okay?”

『Okay, I understand! 』

What a calculative guy. Hey.

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The next morning, after father went to work and brother went to study with a tutor, Martha bundled me up in so many clothes that I look like a snowman, then I went outside with Lu.

“Lu, where is the Mugwort?”

“Young lady, why don’t you look at the base of the camphor tree first? The leaves are thick, so it won’t be covered in snow.”

“『……』”

Enrique smiled and walked a little behind me.

“Enrique, don’t follow me!”

“I’m not following you! It’s a coincidence. By coincidence, I just happened to go for a walk, you see?”

Haaa……it seemed like the secret is already told to everyone.

“Well, that’s fine, ah, there’s a Mugwort! It’s piled up here…… Lu—!”

Yes, just like when we first met, that time he was playing in the snow by doing something like placing his footprints all over the snow? The Holy Beast Ludarilfina, 100 years old, can’t help but play when he sees the fresh snow.

『Sera–! My hind legs〜got stuck 〜in something! 』

A no-good-mofu was floundering around with his head and front legs sticking out of the snow hole.

I grabbed both sides of Lu and pulled as hard as I can.

“Really! One two, okay! Kyaaa!”

Because of idiot Lu, I fell down on my butt and got wet.

“It’s the hole of a mole. Please be careful, Lu-sama, okay?”

『Yeah……』

After being admonished by the smiling Enrique, Lu put his tail between his legs.

“Come on, you’ll catch a cold if you don’t do it quickly. Hurry up, hurry up!”

Enrique clapped his hands.

“『Okayyy』”

In the end, Enrique picked up most of the Mugwort. A 3 years old little girl and a mofu, completely didn’t help in picking Mugworts……

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As soon as I returned to the mansion, my clothes were taken off and I took a bath.

『Hot! It’s too hot, Sera!』

“It’s normal! Lu played too much and got numb from the cold, that’s why it feels like that to you!”

『I didn’t play too much! I was just being cautious and looked at our surroundings, for the safety of Sera……hey! You already left!』

I dried Lu with the dryer magic, then when I went to the kitchen, Martha put on a cute light blue apron on me.

“What happening with this apron?”

“Fufufu, this morning, the master prepared it.”

Father……everyone definitely knows about the secret……

“Martha will boil the picked Mugwort and remove the impurities. The young lady and Lu-sama should get used to the general cake-making process.”

“Okay”

『Got it』

“Young lady, please break the eggs.”

“Yes”

“Lu-sama, can you please shake the flour?”

『Leave it to me! Fugafuga, Hakuchunn!!!』

“Gyaaa! Kona, tonda!”

『Fugafuga……』

“Young lady, please combine the white eggs and sugar, then beat it until it foams!”

“Yes”

“Lu-sama, please chop the chocolate.”

『Leave it to me! Umaumaumauma……”

“Gyaaa! The chocolate is disappearing!”

『Mogumogumogu……』

“You—〜!!!”

“Eh, what are you all doing? What happened! The kitchen is so messy……”

“Brother!!! Don’t come in—-!!!!”

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The sun has set.

As for the result, most of the flour fell on our bodies, the chocolate disappeared, and a pound cake consisted of almost 100% Mugwort was made. A dark green cake……in some way, it is a Christmas color…… A large amount of fresh cream was added on top to cover the taste, the fresh cream looked like snow……that’s impossible. As if it can be covered!!!

I sliced the cake in the middle and put half of it on my plate and the other half on Lu’s plate.

『Is this torture……but my blood pressure and blood sugar level will definitely go down……』

“Do you know the words self-responsibility and collective responsibility? Those words were used a lot in the distant country……”

I absentmindedly stared at the sky.

『Me too……it’s my first time spending time with people……I’m sorry……I made a lot of mistakes.”

Lu downheartedly hung his head.

I made my mouth look like an octopus and kissed my beloved Lu’s cheeks. We are always together! So, let’s reflect on this together as well!

“『Itadakimasu』”

Mogumogumogumogu……

“The cake is sticky……and heavy……”

『Bitter……』

Just like we’re going through a training, we silently put the cake into our mouth.

“Huh? The two of you are eating the cake by yourself? That’s not fair.”

Father suddenly came into the kitchen.

“Father! Welcome back!”

“I’m back, Serafiona, Lu-sama. Well now, will you let me taste the cake?”

『Stop that!』

“No!”

Without even stopping for a bit, Father ate the green object that is on my plate.

“Yeah, that’s right, it’s very delicious……I can’t say those kinds of compliments, but the cake that Serafiona and Lu made for the first time. It’s the taste of happiness to me. Thank you!”

“Ah, this is really bitter, but my magical power increased a lot!”

Before I knew it, brother put the wreckage left on Lu’s plate into his mouth.

“Brother!!!”

『Lalouza!!!』

“After all, the two that hold the most magical powers made it with all their heart! That’s natural! My sleepiness is completely gone and it’s perfect for before I have to take a test like tonight! Thank you, Serafiona and Lu-sama!”

Both father and brother……they are both really handsome today.

“Next time……next time I’ll make a more delicious one!”

『From now on……I’ll wait quietly!!!』

All of us, 3 people and 1 mofu, all squeezed together and hugged. Everyone smelt of herbs.

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I was so tired that I hugged Lu and went to bed early.

In my dream, someone was looking at us and talked to each other. Santa?

“Even though she’s only 3 years old, but she wanted to make a cake as a thank you…What a good child Serafiona is!”

“Fufufu, both of them were extremely cute today. Even their frowns are adorable. Our Serafiona and Lu-sama are the best.”

“That’s true, father, I think that it would be better to invite a cake professional to our house as soon as possible.”

“Hmm. Let’s find one. A kind-hearted artisan who can satisfy Lu and can courteously teach Serafi.”

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It was only a short time after this that the legendary chef Matsuki, who captivated even the Four Heavens, appeared at the Granzeus mansion.