episode_0021

Vanessa was a rare level character with support and buffer abilities.

Her cooking has the effect of increasing various abilities and makes the body and mind stronger and stronger.

To be honest, she wasn’t a high-ranking character… but even so, the moment I saw her, I was filled with an uncontrollable desire to collect and possess.

want to have. I want to own it. I want to add it to my collection!

“…? Is there anything you want?”

Vanessa tilted her head at my heated gaze and asked cynically. His facial muscles are motionless, with eyes drooping with boredom, as if he is bothered by everything in the world. If she just puts a cigarette in her mouth, she’ll be on fire… but she doesn’t smell like cigarettes at all. Haven’t you smoked it yet?

“…Please prepare a course meal for four people. I will pay that much.”

Part of me wanted to scream for it to be mine right away, but it was obvious that if I did that, I would be treated like a crazy person. Damn, if I had an empty character slot, I would have put it in the ‘training space’ right away!

“Youngest child, you were really looking forward to it even though you didn’t say it? But no matter what, can I eat two servings by myself?”

“Don’t worry! Even if you have some left, this sister will eat every last one!”

“Ahaha…don’t worry. Because I eat surprisingly much.”

Vanessa nodded quietly so as not to interrupt our conversation, bowed politely, and headed toward the kitchen.

“Umm…”

While I was waiting for my food to come out, my brain was burning hot, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of a way to make Vanessa mine. There is nothing that cannot be done with coercive methods such as kidnapping… but it is a bit much. It is not because of a sense of justice or moral values.

Because now that the game has become a reality, my collection must be entirely mine.

Both body and mind. all. entire.

“……”

But is that possible in a normal way? My head became confused.

Would you rather just kidnap her? Do you think about it after you commit it? The simplest thing is to wield the authority of a noble… Was Vanessa a commoner?

“Rom. What are you thinking so much about? Is it because you’re tired?”

“Huh? Ah…Camel. Is Vanessa a noblewoman?”

At the time of playing the game, she was the head chef of the imperial palace and was a baron, but there was no way to know her status as of 10 years ago.

“Well? I don’t know…dahlia. Do you know?”

“You know. She is the second daughter of an ordinary farmer. However, he is a man of great standing who overcame all kinds of hardships and indignities to enhance his reputation through cooking!”

It seems that Dahlia was more of a fan of Vanessa than I thought.

“I see. Because he’s a commoner…Camel hyung.”

“Huh?”

“If a noble kidnaps a commoner, will the problem increase?”

“……”

“……”

The expressions of Camel and Dahlia, who were smiling brightly, hardened.

Immediately after, they let out a deep sigh and strained their eyes with scary faces.

“The youngest. I guess you have a lot of problems with your basic values rather than your personality. Ugh, no matter how I think about it, my family’s education seems to be wrong. This guy is really worried.”

“Rom. If you do something strange to Vanessa, they won’t leave you alone? Huh?”

After listening to the two people, I nodded.

Even in a world where a caste system exists, kidnapping people is taboo.

If there is some justification, I don’t know.

“Um…”

As I was making a serious expression, Dahlia pinched my cheek with the look of a criminal.

“Ah! ouch! Why!?”

“Aren’t you thinking strange things?”

“No! I was just wondering how to get Vanessa!”

“Huh? Vanessa?”

“Okay… wow, it hurts.”

The two people blinked and looked at each other, and at some point, they smiled happily.

“Did you fall in love at first sight?”

“Has first love come to the youngest? Well, Vanessa did have outstanding looks.”

Eh? Is that how you interpret it?

“Sweet potato baguette and butter as an aperitif. You can eat it with your hands or use utensils.”

As I opened my mouth in bewilderment, Vanessa placed the food on the table herself.

When I glanced up at the warm baguette, she made eye contact with me as she explained the food with a small mouth.

“Is there something you want?”

“Oh, no. It’s nothing.”

Cynical expressionless expression and neutral-sounding husky voice.

When it was a game screen, it was replaced with an appropriate image and voice actor, but it now has a distinct personality and moves of its own will.

“Phew…!”

Oh, I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy wanting it right away.

“The youngest. Then Vanessa will break through.”

“That’s right. Hmm, but the ROM doesn’t work either. Why am I falling in love with Vanessa… Ah! This is delicious! It’s really delicious! Umm~! Yes! Hmm…!”

Sister Dahlia, who ate a gently torn baguette dipped in butter, trembled and let out an embarrassed moan.

“Sister. Please don’t make a fuss. Everyone is staring. Still, even though you’re a noble, you have to maintain your dignity, ugh!?”

“Dignity is a mess! Try it first and tell me!”

I glanced at my older sister and gently chewed the baguette that was stuffed into my mouth.

“Umm…Umm…!?”

It melts so well that you can’t believe it’s a baguette.

The irresistible sweetness melts into the savory texture of the baguette, which is a combination of crunchiness and softness, and the rich butter mixes to create a food that whets the appetite and is truly a perfect aperitif bread.

“…gulp.”

Growling~

As soon as I swallowed the bread, a thunderous sound echoed from my stomach.

On the contrary, a feeling of refreshment fills my vision and head, and strength surges through my body.

It’s probably thanks to Vanessa’s abilities.

“Ha…as expected. It’s a good buff.”

“Huh? What do you mean buff?”

“What? Of course…”

When I tried to talk to my sister Dahlia about food, I felt uncomfortable and kept my mouth shut. My sister, who is a fan of Vanessa, doesn’t know her abilities? And cooking skills? Is this possible?

“I feel like I have gained strength after eating this bread…I feel like I have been given a buff.”

“Buff? Oh, you mean increasing strength or agility through magic?”

“That’s right.”

“Ahaha. This older sister is completely ignorant about magic, but it still feels strange. That means this bread is delicious, right?”

“……”

The reaction seems to be that they have knowledge about buffs, but they don’t know that they can be used in ways other than magic.

It’s as if he can’t tell the difference between magic and special abilities… that is, character-specific skills… Wait, maybe?

“Sister, older brother. Do you know if it’s a special ability?”

“Huh? Special abilities? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“…Oh, are you talking about superpowers?”

Super power. In this world where games have become reality, are skills called superpowers? Well, it’s worth it. From their perspective, the abilities used by ‘collection characters’ would appear suddenly without any cause or reason.

“That’s right. Super power. Could it be that Vanessa has that kind of ability?”

“Ahahaha! Rom. That was too much~ Well, the food is that delicious.”

“Wow, I’m stuck at home so I don’t know much about the world. When I become the head of the family, I will definitely have to change that old-fashioned regular training.”

Even if you glance at it, their reaction seems like it’s a no-brainer.

“Rom. Super-powered people are truly rare. Much, much more than you think. There are so few that you can count them on your fingers and toes. Moreover, it has not yet been revealed where their abilities come from or why they occur. I don’t know why, but it’s also mysterious that all of the discovered superpowers are women… If they had powers, the wizards would have noticed long ago, kidnapped them, and dismembered them, right? Otherwise, I would have been conscripted into the imperial palace. Whether Vanessa wants it or not.”

“Hmm…”

It seems that only ‘collection characters’ can use superpowers.

It is not at all mysterious to me that all people with superpowers are women. Of course, all the collectible characters in the game ‘Isekai Beautiful Girl Training Program’ were women.

“Anyway, if Vanessa has such superpowers, why would she be cooking? If it were me, I would use that to head to higher ground. Wouldn’t that be natural for humans?”

“Hmm…”

What Carmel said was a prejudice with a very narrow view. Because the direction in which each person’s greed goes is different. Am I the only one who is not interested in power or fame and only focuses on becoming stronger and satisfying my desire to collect?

“…Huh?”

Wait, it doesn’t seem like there was any greed for status or money in Vanessa’s setting… Why was she working as a difficult and difficult imperial palace chef in the future? Will my abilities be revealed? Or is there something else you want…

“…Ah.”

It suddenly came to mind. The reason she became the imperial palace chef.

“…Hehehe..”

Without realizing it, I smiled evilly.

How could it not be good to have realized both Vanessa’s weaknesses and what she wants through the conversation just now? If I use this as an excuse to coax her just a little, Vanessa will easily follow me.

Well, if that doesn’t work, we’ll have to kidnap them for real.

Because I have no intention of giving up on her. No matter what happens.

“…Rom. Stop making that face. Because I get anxious.”

“Ugh!?”

Sigh. Sister Dahlia’s hand pulls my cheek again.

Camel was sighing deeply with a face full of worry.

***

Vanessa’s cooking was really delicious.

[‘Leona’ is impressed with the cooking!]

[‘Leona’ thanks the ‘owner’ for the excellent dish!]

[‘Leona’s’ loyalty and favorability increase!]

Although there were no buffs to the dishes that came after the pre-dinner bread, Leona, who had tried most dishes as a princess, was jumping up and down with joy.

Although I had a bit of trouble putting the dishes into subspace while pretending to eat them, seeing her smile brightly and express her joy by dancing made me feel better. Even if it is a dot animation.

“Whoa…I’m full.”

“Sure.”

“I have never eaten such delicious food even in the royal capital…I would have really regretted it if it wasn’t for Dahlia.”

“Hehe, didn’t I tell you? When you come to Pinella Estate, you must stop by this place.”

After hearing the compliment, my older sister’s nose soars up to the sky.

“Ice cream with various nuts. Did you like the food?”

Vanessa, who served dessert, asked with her characteristic emotionless expression.

It could have been said that the attitude of commoners dealing with nobles was rude, but my older brother and sister didn’t care at all, just smiled brightly and gave a thumbs up.

“It was really delicious. Miss Vanessa. Fame didn’t just happen.”

“It was the best! The best of life! So much so that I want to kidnap my sister!”

“Ahaha…thank you for that.”

Vanessa laughed for the first time at her older sister’s extreme expression.

He told me not to say things like that, but he did it without any hesitation.

“Kuhm…”

After clearing my throat, I carefully slipped Leona’s portion of dessert into subspace and then ate my portion of dessert without a care in the world.

“Mmm~…delicious.”

The sweet ice cream melts and disappears down your throat.

The ice cream was moderately melted and not a single ice crystal remained, providing the ultimate softness without the slightest greasiness.

“…By the way. Vanessa.”

“Yes?”

She was happily watching us eat, and just as she was about to leave, she looked at me with a questioning expression when I called.

“I thought food like aperitifs would keep coming out…Is that on purpose?”

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Although I knew this, I ate the ice cream while suppressing the corners of my mouth that wanted to draw a sinister smile.

“‘Special’ steak or salad…something like that.”

“……”

She was silent, but I continued to speak.

Brother Camel and sister Dahlia opened their eyes wide, not knowing what was happening, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of intervening.

“Are you hiding it on purpose? Ah, well, it would be better if you want to live freely.”

“Something, even if it’s what you want…?”

When she realized that her ‘buff ability’ had been discovered, she proposed a deal in a pessimistic tone.

You can read nervousness and anger in her steeply raised eyebrows.

“It’s what you want…can you give it to me?””

“…If I can do it.”

“Really? Then I’ll tell you. Vanessa. I want you.”

“…Yes?”

Blink blink. The anger and anxiety disappeared from her expression and she looked at me blankly.

Brother Camel opened his mouth in shock, and sister Dahlia covered her mouth and let out a silent scream.

“I wish you were mine. I wish you would cook just for me. For life.”

When I look into her eyes and speak clearly, she becomes even more embarrassed.

“…that…that means…”

“Besides, you want to use your abilities to the fullest, right? is not it? If it were me, I would be able to satisfy your desires.”

Ugh…!

A faint aura appeared on the fork along with a soft sound.

“Well, that’s…!”

“How about it? Enough talent, right?”

“……”

gulp. Her throat cries loudly.

“Hehehe.”

I felt like I was almost over it from the sight of her not being able to take her eyes off the Aura.

I was a little worried because it was a long time before the main story started and I was young, but it seems I was unfounded.

She takes pride in her cooking and can imbue them with mystical powers if she puts her mind to it.

That’s why she wants to raise special people through her cooking.

He wants to fill a person’s body and mind with only his own cooking and watch his talents blossom into full bloom.

That is the slightly perverted desire hidden behind her bored and cynical expression.

A very personal and intense desire, like my desire to collect.

That’s why she entered the imperial palace. A princess full of talent… Oh, for your information, the princess of the Kindre Empire is a Myth level character. With her mother and set. In any case, he chose the difficult and difficult path because he wanted to ‘compose’ and ‘pile up’ her with only his own dishes and fill her with his own dishes.

Perhaps, my current position may be a stepping stone for that.

For her with such a desire, I, who is younger than the princess and full of talent, would definitely be the ideal type she would want to have.

So fantastic that it explodes your suppressed desires.

“Now, this is my family’s seal.”

He put the ring with the family symbol on her finger and smiled.

“Delheim…!”

Looking at her surprised expression, he smiled confidently.

“Are you going to come to my family? There are many talented people there besides me. Well, I wish you could be my personal chef.”

As she glances at her brother and sister, her eyes shake violently again.

“New, time to think…”

“No. Choose now.”

“…Jo, there is a condition…”

“Don’t worry. Because I won’t tell anyone about you. Even if it’s family.”

When I interrupted her as if I knew everything, she became completely mute.

“……”

“You need some time to sort things out, right? When that’s over, come to my family as soon as possible.”

“……”

There was no answer, but I felt that she was completely over it and got up.

An uncontrollable smile appeared on my lips.