episode_0096

Elisabeth von Hohenstein.

A princess who once suffered from anorexia and was on the verge of death from malnutrition, but was saved thanks to a vision.

For her, who suffered from self-loathing, lethargy, and depression, Sihyeon was an indescribably precious being.

The reason he kept saying ‘the hero is his’ was because of his possessiveness.

I soon confessed to him. It was no wonder that Elizabeth had trouble sleeping every night.

… Of course, it wasn’t just a childish reason like I couldn’t sleep because I was excited.

Because she had been fully prepared for the past few days.

And now. She was doing a final check of the plan.

“Tomorrow… Phew. You guys prepared everything I said, right?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“We have prepared everything at the location you mentioned.”

On a moonlit night, Elizabeth gathers with the workers who handle the chores of the warrior party.

The report that everything was as planned was followed by a faint smile.

It was a somewhat creepy smile.

“Okay… great job. Hehehe. Huhuhu.”

“Yes. I wish you victory.”

Although, the voices of the users were filled with confusion, wondering, ‘Do we have to do this?’

-Suuu… .

“Hey. They were planning something like that… This time, should I break in?”

———On the windy roof of the mansion, a woman smiled, her tightly tied silver hair fluttering.

Elizabeth didn’t know anything and just smiled sinisterly.

“Hehe… Hero, hehehe… .”

‘It’s the hero’s fault who keeps wandering around… I’ll let you know. That you like me.’

* * * * * *

Anyway, the last day of three consecutive confession defenses has arrived.

Today’s date is Elizabeth.

The date spot I heard about in advance is… It was a hot spring. It’s also a hot spring in a snowy mountain.

I was excited from the morning because I had chosen a place I liked so much.

‘I just drooled while watching the mukbang in the sauna. I never thought an opportunity like this would come… !!’

“Hot spring, hot spring~.”

I was so excited that I woke up early in the morning and prepared a lunch box.

As we started cooking while humming, the menus were completed one by one.

An egg buried in its shell in a pan filled with salt and gently fried.

If you dip this into well-roasted salt and eat it, the chewy brown white and dry yolk will fill your mouth with a delicious taste.

The thing that must be accompanied by that crunchiness is…

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It must be sweet sikhye with floating rice grains.

Therefore, I dissolved the godubap in water and boiled it with a tea bag containing malt until the temperature reached about 65 degrees.

It maintains that temperature and accelerates the time by five or six hours.

Sikhye was completed by fermenting the rice until a few grains floated, adding sugar and boiling it once.

-Slurp.

‘Sikhye turned out really well.’

When I put the pot outside to cool, the sikhye quickly became covered in thin ice like slush.

As soon as I took a look at the seasoning, the subtle savory and sweet taste of rice filled my mouth.

It’s so delicious that I can’t wait to eat the eggs and sikhye together while I’m already tired from the hot springs.

But, I didn’t stop there.

This is just a snack. Because the main part was separate.

‘What to eat after sweating… seaweed soup! And spicy stir-fried pork!!

The main dish is stir-fried pork, which I am most confident in.

It was completed by thinly slicing the front leg meat, marinating it in seasoning, and then adding a lot of onions and frying it together.

A lot of moisture comes from the onions, so the rich sauce will make it moist and well mixed when mixed with rice.

In addition, I started kneading the soaked seaweed with my hands.

Then, a sticky liquid came out.

After frying this in sesame oil and boiling it, a white seaweed soup full of essence and umami was created.

This savory soup acts as a fire extinguisher to soothe the tongue that is startled by the slightly spicy pork.

The perfect combination made me smile.

‘Sikhye with boiled eggs. Seaweed soup with stir-fried pork… ! Jjimjilbang set complete!’

“Hehe, hehe. From morning, delicious smell… .”

“Hwaam… Savior, you are so diligent.”

“Ah. Are you awake?”

Then, the group gathered at the right time.

If it were yesterday, I would have shuddered with shame, thinking, ‘Those kids confessed to me.’

But today I was calm, with only a little blush on my face.

Anyway, after about the third time, I started to get used to it.

‘I had a dog dream all night, and I’m not ashamed of it. ‘No thank you, unicorn.’

I had a creepy dream all night about a silver-haired boy and a unicorn running around, and the reason I confessed to it was because the impact felt relatively weak.

Of course, if I catch it and think about it again, I will be embarrassed and make a fuss…

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There is no need to scratch it and make it crumble.

That’s why I opened my mouth calmly.

“I’m going to the hot springs with Elizabeth today, so I’m eating this in the meantime.”

“Hey. What is this red thing, kid?”

“Stir-fried pork. You can put a lot of it on rice and eat it with the soup here. The drink here is called sikhye, and it is eaten as a snack with eggs.”

“Hey. Eggs as a snack. It’s quite a luxury.”

“It looks delicious, angel!!!”

My companions were delighted with my amazing menu selection.

Meanwhile, I went to the hot springs and put out the amount I would eat in my lunch box…

“When it cools down, place it on the stone plate here and heat it while stirring well to prevent it from sticking to the bottom. .”

-Tuk-tuk.

“Hey, little one.”

By the time Elizabeth’s lunch box was finished.

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Winter tapped my side.

“… Winter?”

-Whispering.

“Seeing that so much food was prepared… Are you coming home late today? With that pink haired girl?”

And, she whispered something incomprehensible in my ear.

Are you late today? … Why are you asking that?

I tilted my head, not knowing what to say.

“I don’t know, but maybe a late lunch when I get back from the hot springs?”

“Ah~ Then what is all this? Anyone can see how much dinner is… .”

Then Winter smiled and pointed to the meat pot.

He smiled as if he knew everything, so don’t show off his flippers.

However, soon her smile faded.

-Numbers.

“You, you!! Where can you eat so much meat by yourself? !!”

“Articles usually eat a lot!!!”

“… … ah. What else can I say?”

It was because I saw Arthur putting a mountain of pork on top of rice.

… He eats a bit too much. hmm.

I shrugged my head as if I was done now.

“Did you see it?”

“Okay. I was wondering if the little boy heard that too… Wasn’t it? Well, the little one doesn’t know such things.”

‘that? what is that?’

What came back was a response like, ‘If you say so, that’s right.’

Treating me like a baby who doesn’t know anything is a bonus.

But there was no time to ask why.

-Jump-jump-jump-jump-jump-jump-jump.

“… What are you doing in the morning, hero~?”

“Ah, Elizabeth.”

Because Elizabeth happened to come down.

Unlike my companions who were still in their pajamas, I was dressed in casual clothes, so it was safe to go out right away.

Well, I secretly promised to go early yesterday morning. That’s why I prepared a lunch box early in the morning.

I smiled slightly, thinking that it was a good thing.

“I made a lunch box of your favorite stir-fried pork and seaweed soup. When you’re ready, let’s quickly go to the hot springs and eat.”

“What, did you prepare it for me? Really, the hero likes me so much~?”

‘No, it’s just because of the hot springs.’

“Hehe. Everyone saw it, right?”

Elizabeth also smiled and looked around.

Unlike my smile, it’s a little bit clumsy, a somewhat provocative smile.

But the people around me didn’t even pay attention.

-Munching. gulp.

“Look, he doesn’t think anything of it.”

“How do you know that you haven’t even confessed to your savior yet? Ugh.”

“Your Highness, you are amazing~.”

-Clap clap clap.

Arthur applauded perfunctorily, but no one seemed to really care.

Elizabeth’s eyes narrowed.

-Muttering.

“… Hmm. You all seem quite confident.”

“Elizabeth?”

“That’s it. More than that, if you’re ready, let’s go.”

Elizabeth suddenly shows signs of being upset.

She turned around and headed outside.

I glanced at my companions who were eagerly eating pork rice bowl and seaweed soup.

I also hurriedly followed behind.

“Wait a minute, let’s go together… .”

“Ah, little one. I forgot to tell you.”

“Winter? What is it all of a sudden?”

“It’s nothing special, if anything happens, call this sister. Because I will protect you.”

“… … ? Yes.”

‘What are you saying out of nowhere, boy?’

Winter suddenly said something incomprehensible, but I brushed it off.

* * * * * *

After a while.

As soon as I left the mansion, Elizabeth felt better again and led me to the hot springs.

… Put me in the back He said that after seeing Arthur do it yesterday, he wanted to try it too or something.

My face was quite red because of this…

When I arrived at the hot springs, the shame disappeared as if it had never happened before.

“Wow… .”

‘No, why is there such a nice-looking building in the mountains…’ ?’

This is because, in the snow-covered mountains, a hot spring building emitting smoke caught my eye.

Although the logs were tied together in a crude manner and had no roof, it was more like a partition…

The sight of a steaming log building in a remote snow field was quite mysterious. I can’t help but be impressed.

But Elizabeth remained calm.

” When I said I would go to the hot springs, the employees prepared it. ”

“Hey… I’ll have to cook you something delicious later. You must have had a hard time.”

“I will take good care of you, so don’t worry. More than that. Did you take the swimsuit I gave you? Can’t I wear it like last time?”

“… Keep doing old things. Anyway, I got it.”

“Okay. Well then, let’s warm up in the hot springs. They say the left is the men’s bathhouse.”

Elizabeth tied the horse to a nearby tree and held my hand tightly.

We smiled and headed to the hot springs together.

According to common sense in this world, it is a hot spring with separate men’s and women’s baths.

‘I guess you’re going to confess after enjoying the hot springs? After all, Elizabeth knows something? The best way is to do something that feels good and then get confessed. cancer.’

-with a plop.

“Ugh… It’s warm… .”

After that, we left at the entrance without incident, changed our clothes, and took a dip in the hot spring.

I groaned at the perfect temperature.

-Hero, are you okay?

‘Did they just block off one of the baths here with a partition? Well, what do you think?’

“Ugh… Hot springs are the best… !!”

-Hehe. I’m glad.

Afterwards, I enjoyed the hot spring bath while chatting with Elizabeth across the partition.

In an atmosphere full of consideration, I felt sorry for thinking that her confession would be the most serious.

—but,

-Suuu… .

“Huh… ?”

“Uh, huh~? Why did the partition collapse?”

In the blink of an eye, the partition between the women’s and men’s baths disappeared as if it were a lie.

My reason began to crumble along with him.

“… … … Hhhhh!!!!!!!?”

‘No, does it make sense for a healthy wooden wall to suddenly disappear like this!!!?’