episode_0091

Only then did I see the owner of the voice. As expected, it was a young girl sitting on the director’s desk with her legs crossed. Although he is similar to me, considering that he is much shorter than his peers, he is probably younger than me.

Moreover, she was a dazzlingly beautiful girl. Just like the older sister who saved my younger self.

No matter how I looked at the director’s reaction, it was strange. I love it the moment I see it. He lowered his head without even looking into the eyes of the girl who had such thoughts.

“Do you have any worries?”

The girl who approached me said so. Despite his friendly tone, the director was stamping his feet. The sound of drooling continues to be heard.

“Princess, this child is not skilled enough to have a direct conversation with you. Sigh!”

The girl turned around.

‘It’s like pure white silk… .’

The flowing hair was so pretty.

“Baron, when did I give you permission to speak?”

The girl’s voice was pretty but firm. It seemed as if the director had even stopped breathing.

“Don’t worry. No one can overcome you. Tell your sister.”

The girl smiled softly and gently stroked my cheek.

‘sister…’

Even up close, the girl looked younger than herself. But he was warm and kind. The sadness I had been suppressing burst out at that touch.

“Well, that is…”

In the end, he confessed everything he had seen so far.

“It’s okay.”

I felt like the eyes of the girl who was listening to my story suddenly turned as cold as ice.

‘Is it an illusion?’

“You, you ungrateful!”

I heard the director yelling and then it stopped.

A moment of silence.

‘How dare you try to pollute the young lady’s ears? Are you going to have your tongue ripped out first?’

Even though the window was closed, I could hear the wind.

Her mouth opened.

“Nazar.”

“Yes.”

A voice came from a place where there was nothing. For some reason, I felt like the girl’s shadow was moving around.

“You probably know. Take care of it.”

“ While we’re at it, we’ll fill it in with someone from our side.”

“Yes.”

The girl muttered something softly, smiled brightly, and held out her hand.

“Ray. Let’s go to the other kids first.”

The girl held my hand and walked slowly.

‘Crack, crack, crack.’ I turned my head involuntarily at the sound of something breaking. I was dragged out by the girl’s hand.

“No, Nazar, it’s too urgent.”

She clicked her tongue.

“Have you seen it?”

Should I say I saw it? I didn’t even understand the report clearly.

It’s bizarre. I felt that way, and immediately felt something eerie, but maybe it was because of her warm hand immediately wrapping around my ear. It wasn’t particularly scary.

“…I think I saw it.”

“Aren’t you scared?”

“Yes.”

“You’re brave. Do you want to make desserts?”

“……Yes.”

I think I said that while crying earlier. Although I was satisfied with my life at the orphanage, I could hardly eat sweet desserts. That’s why I want to become a dessert maker. That’s what I thought.

Although I had read several books about it, I knew that it was not something I could do without any knowledge. I also started talking about how I longed for a dessert I had never tried before.

“I barely ate dessert… ?”

The girl’s expression hardened. I wonder if I brought up trivial small talk without realizing it. No matter how kind you are, the princess is not my friend.

“Yes…”

“Strange… I must have sent it several times… .”

I opened my eyes round as I heard the princess mutter.

Come to think of it, the director liked sweet desserts. As such, various desserts arrived at the orphanage every week.

Even though there was enough food for everyone in the orphanage, the director ate it all by himself.

If I was lucky enough to have some crumbs left, I could at least taste it.

I wanted to eat it that much more. One time, everyone shared a piece of cake that Kevin snuck in without the director knowing.

It was so sweet and delicious. That would have been the beginning of my dream.

“Actually…”

While talking with the princess, this story came up.

“No way, they even sent it to the children to eat… .”

It was the princess who sent that cake.

“That pig. Are you still alive?”

For the first time, a harsh voice came out of the princess’s mouth.

‘Nazar. Did you kill him by any chance? Oh, that’s good. No, it’s not like that. That pig even stole the dessert I sent. He’s a torture engineer, right? huh? Do it yourself… ?’

After that, he mumbled something softly, but it was so quiet that I couldn’t hear it.

“Ray. Smoothie yet?”

Miu’s voice brought me back to reality.

“Ah.”

Ray stopped the blender and quickly set it up. It was a natural hand movement.

“I’m ready.”

“Next order is meringue cookies…”

Ray inspected the tool again using familiar movements. Cookies were baking in the oven.

“Hehe.”

A bright smile appeared on Ray’s lips.

After that, he opened his own orphanage, received support from a young lady, and received training from excellent chefs.

The word is education, and I learned how to cook in my spare time while serving on site.

As such, he received too much salary for his young self.

Even though I made several mistakes at first, my sisters and brothers treated me kindly.

‘maybe. The young lady’s breath came into it.’

Even now that I think about it, it was an incredibly busy life.

But I felt a sense of accomplishment and enjoyed every day.

After finishing plating, Ray rang the bell.

“Miu. Meringue cookies and scones came out.”

Jingling jingling. The clear sound of the bell spreads.

“Okay.”

A girl wearing an apron dress approached quickly.

It was Miu, a classmate at the orphanage, with blue hair tied into pigtails. She couldn’t cook because she wasn’t dexterous. However, she was good at speaking and was friendly, so she was hired as a server. I see several other people besides her. To her friends at the orphanage, including herself, she was like a savior.

Even though I was busy, it didn’t mean I didn’t have any free time, and today, things from the past come to mind.

“What was that?”

I still don’t understand the sight that was reflected in my eyes before I left the director’s office that day.

I knew that the director, who had a large body, was very frightened, as if he was being sucked into his own shadow on the floor, with his mouth wide open and his face turning pale.

“Ray. Are you okay right now?”

Ella’s voice comes from inside the kitchen.

Ray shook his head to shake off his thoughts. Anyway, he was so happy right now thanks to the young lady.

“Yes. I’m free at the moment.”

“Then, can you get me some of the cream there? The final decoration is now approaching.”

“Yes!”

* * *

The topic of ‘Maryland’ has not died down from day one.

Set menus and various events that change every day of the week.

These are things that come to mind commonly in modern times, but not here.

“Um.”

Marian walked lightly and settled down. It was a corner window seat that the employees always reserved for her.

I’m a little sorry that you seem so busy.

“Would it be okay to increase the bonus…?”

It’s not as bad as an amusement park, but this place is no joke.

“There is also vacation time… If you are tired, you can rest on your own, right?”

Marian, whose face was covered with a menu, was looking around.

“Lady!”

Ray ran over, shouting loudly, looking around and covering his mouth with both hands.

“I’m sorry.”

Fortunately, the store was crowded and no one recognized her.

“I’m glad you look happy, isn’t it too hard?”

“Yes!”

“Ray? Where did you go?”

“Ah.”

You look busy.

Take a look at “.”

I lightly waved my hand at Ray, who was looking at me with regret.

“I’m sorry, lady.”

In fact, there was no particular meaning to starting to support orphanage children.

Although things were a little better near the capital, the corruption in daycare centers on the outskirts was extremely severe.

There is no end to it, so to speak, but the most serious one is human traffickers who sell children.

“Okay.”

Giving a helping hand to children. Wouldn’t that be strange?

Because it was such a simple thing for me.

Moreover, excellent children later become human resources like Ray.

It’s not that I’m particularly nice, but it’s something anyone can do.

All I did was give opportunities to children who didn’t even have opportunities.

How much should children eat?

“Real bastards…”

It’s not that I’m good, it’s that those bastards are not human.

‘this. ‘I’ll get caught.’

Among the faces busily walking around the hall, there were many familiar children.

He recognized me and kept his head down even though he was busy.

‘I guess I’ll have to go soon.’

“What are you going to eat today?”

“Melon smoothie!”

“I’ll go with mango!”

Just listening to it makes me proud. Some fruits that did not grow in the empire were imported from abroad, and although they were sold at a premium, they sold like hot cakes as the main customers were nobles.

Even though it is an expensive fruit, it is much cheaper than the tea leaves that nobles drink. However, it is sold at several times more expensive.

‘A completely profitable business.’

High-quality tea leaves have a complicated manufacturing process, starting with the cost. But smoothies are a breeze.

Of course, smoothies are the best-selling beverage, but other dishes were also a hit.

As they are all considered geniuses, they created amazing dishes that exceeded my expectations.

Five-star dishes that can only be tasted in modern, high-end restaurants are perfectly recreated.

I think it tastes better because the highest quality ingredients are used…

Although I said it was all thanks to the tool and me…

“What. The tools are great too.”