episode_0245

“Do you know how much Hera suffered here?”

“…..Yes.”

Alina flinched once, then lowered her head with a face full of guilt.

“Hera completely lost her confidence and faith in herself because of what happened here. And the scars will still be vivid in the depths of her heart.”

When I first saw Hera, she was a confident, general-like girl.

But because of his own selfish actions, he became a bird with broken wings and fell to the ground.

Every time Hera acted in a dejected manner, I couldn’t help but think that it was all my fault.

….It is an undeniable fact that thanks to that, he has become an even more attractive female.

“That’s right. You too…and I have inflicted indelible wounds on the young lady.”

Alina opens her eyes sadly and speaks.

I also nodded to her words.

“But now Hera has lost her memory and doesn’t remember it at all.”

“……!”

Alina’s eyes widened as she finally understood what he meant.

“Are you trying to cover up the sin…?”

“That’s correct.”

Memories of Hera’s suffering here.

So many traumas and wounds engraved on her.

I’m going to tear them all down.

Memories so happy that just imagining them makes me smile.

I will make you so happy that you will die without regaining your memories.

After washing away my sins with such happy memories.

The day her memories returned again.

At that time, I would have no need to feel guilty towards Hera at all.

At that time, you really had better be prepared, Hera.

“…By the way, where is Hera now?”

“The maids are washing you.”

hmm.

I’m a little jealous of that.

I guess it’s okay.

Anyway, we’ll end up washing each other every day.

“Okay.. Wait.. I’ll wash up by myself. Don’t come near me..!”

“Oh, it’s okay. Leave it to us.”

“Poem..I don’t like it! It’s embarrassing..!”

“Haha.. It’s nice to remember the old days. Okay, can you please relax?”

“What the heck?! Ho..I can wash by myself..!”

“Don’t refuse. What are you guys doing, not holding the girl?”

“I can wash by myself! I can wash by myself–!”

*

“Ugh…”

After having my entire body washed thoroughly by the scary maids.

I threw myself onto the bed in a languid state.

A room that was ridiculously luxurious compared to the cabin I stayed in with my teacher.

The bed was also of unbelievable size.

“I don’t know what’s what….”

I understand that Athena is the owner of this place.

I had no idea what they were trying to do by bringing me here.

All I’m saying is, just follow the orders.

He even promised that if I followed his orders without any problems for a month, he would set me free.

I buried my face in the pillow, clutching my slightly sunken chest.

I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling gloomy since I entered this mansion.

A feeling of slight sadness and frustration.

I guess my memories of living here weren’t all that good.

‘…Well, I guess that can’t be helped since it’s under Athena.’

He is a villain who threatens others with their precious teachers.

A mansion managed by such a woman.

Surely, its insides will be extremely evil.

Just wait and see.

I will somehow endure this month and return to the Master’s embrace.

I strengthened my resolve by repeating the same words to myself so that it would not fade away.

“Bad person. Bad person. Athena is a bad person.”

“What am I?”

“Bad…Hyak?!”

My heart fluttered at the unexpected voice.

When I turned my creaking head, there was Athena leaning against the door and looking at me with a sullen expression.

“Huh..you were doing something cute.”

“Ah..no, that’s not it..”

There was no room for any excuses. I rolled my eyes left and right to avoid Athena’s sharp gaze.

“Sigh..okay.”

She let out a short sigh and came into my room with the brown-haired maid I had seen before.

“I am the maid who will take care of you from now on. I will give you anything you need.”

“Please take care of me, miss. My name is Alina.”

She bows her head in greeting.

Naturally, my waist also began to bend down to follow hers.

“Ah..hello. My name is Sowol..”

“…Huh?”

While the maid named Alina was flustered, Athena spoke first.

“Your name in this mansion is Hera, so I know that.”

“…Hera.”

A fairly familiar name.

Could this be the name I had before I lost my memory?

But for some reason I felt like it wasn’t my name.

However, I had no particular reason to refuse, so I looked up at Athena and nodded.

“Today, we’re going to eat together.”

Athena said with a kind smile.

“Just…two..?”

“Yeah. You cook. That’s an order. ”

” in?”

Athena gives a concise order and turns around to leave.

I could only follow her back blankly until she disappeared from my sight completely.

As soon as she left the room, I turned my gaze to the maid who introduced herself as Alina.

“Shall I show you to the kitchen, Miss?”

She said with a smile.

Although I felt dumbfounded, I soon nodded calmly.

‘What…it’s just cooking.’

Anyway, I’ve always cooked while living with my teacher.

If these were the orders I had to follow from now on…I could do it.

So, following Alina’s guidance, we walked down the hallway and arrived at the kitchen.

As I opened the kitchen door, I was greeted by warm air and several chefs moving busily.

Among them, an old man who looked like a chef approached me with a kind smile.

“Welcome, miss. I heard from the owner that you cook?”

“Yeah..but I don’t know if there’ll be any space.”

“No! There’s always room for you, young lady.”

The chef waved his hand hurriedly and pointed somewhere.

A luxuriously decorated kitchen.

There were neatly arranged dishes and cooking utensils there.

“Please let me know if you need any materials, and I will provide them to you at any time.”

“Thank you..”

I nodded my head in bewilderment at his kindness, which felt excessive.

Then the chef bowed his head and gave way.

“What are you going to cook, Miss?”

As if trying to help, Alina rolled up her sleeves to her wrists.

“Um..I see..”

I opened the refrigerator next to me stealthily.

A refrigerator that’s packed to the brim.

Rather, it contained so many ingredients that it was difficult to find what was missing.

‘…I don’t think I can eat heavy foods.’

Of course, even if it was a close relationship before I lost my memory, it is now a meal with strangers in an unfamiliar place for me.

It would be right to make a dish that is easy to put in a little bit.

“Yeah. Okay.”

With a short resolution, I took the ingredients out of the refrigerator and placed them on the counter.

“Are you looking to cook noodles?”

“Yes. It’s a special dish from our Eastern Continent.”

It was one of the foods that my teacher especially liked.

After thinking of her and smiling bashfully, I slowly started cooking.

I fried the eggs while waiting for the water to boil.

After that, I boiled the noodles in boiling water.

The seasoning was made by mixing gochujang and honey, then adding salt, soy sauce, and sugar.

After that, cool the boiled noodles in cold water, slowly mix in the seasoning, and finally place the fried egg on top.

“Hehehe..okay!”

“….There was nothing I could do to help you.”

Alina takes off her clothes again with an embarrassed expression.

She sniffed the air a few times, then looked at me with a curious expression.

“If there’s any food left…can I try some?”

“Yes, of course.”

I, who secretly wanted to show off the taste of the Eastern Continent, happily gathered up the remaining noodles and put them in a large bowl.

The moment I was about to mix the seasoning and hand the bowl over to Alina.

– It’s too spicy and salty. Are you telling me to eat this kind of food?

– This is a mess. You can’t call this cooking.

– As long as I am in the chef’s chair, I cannot allow you to serve this kind of dish to your master.

thud-

I started hearing voices in my head and my heart started pounding loudly.

“..Miss?”

“Ugh…”

Suddenly my breathing became rapid and my mind started to feel anxious.

Alina’s figure in front of me also began to blur, and I began to hear strange hallucinations around me.

“Ah–ga..shit!”

Alina looks at me with an anxious expression.

I quickly hugged the bowl of noodles to my arms and pulled away from Alina.

“Ah..No..Don’t eat it…”

Anxiety that comes from an unknown source.

I started getting really scared thinking about other people eating my cooking.

As I continued to back away from Alina, I soon found myself backing up against the wall.

“Sigh…sob..”

In the moment when my heart was aching like crazy, I took a deep breath and held the bowl in my arms.

Someone snatched my bowl away in one fell swoop.

“Ah..No!!”

I turned my head in a hurry and saw the chef I had seen just a moment ago.

Before I could stop him, he picked up the cotton with his gloved hands and stuffed it into his mouth.

“Ah..”

My legs gave out and I collapsed to the ground.

Then he closed his eyes tightly and held his head with his hands.

– It’s a…mess…

– This kind of thing…is also called cooking…

The auditory hallucinations swimming in my head continued to torment me.

As my consciousness gradually sinks into a deeper swamp.

“It’s delicious.”

The chef’s voice came clearly into my head.

At his words, the auditory hallucinations that had been tormenting me disappeared in an instant.

“Yes..?”

As I slowly raised my head, he put another handful of noodles into his mouth.

“The texture. The seasoning. And even the temperature. Everything is perfect. You could call him a chef without any shame.”

“Really..?”

“Miss. I’m a chef. I don’t know about anything else, but I never mess around with cooking.”

He looked straight at me with extremely serious eyes.

“The young lady’s cooking is excellent.”

“I want to try it too!”

“It’s disgraceful that Chef is eating alone. Please hurry up and give it to me!”

“These…these bastards!”

The other cooks rushed to the chef and started eating handfuls of noodles.

“..I’ll try it too.”

Alina takes a bite with a solemn expression.

She soon ran towards me with a big smile on her face.

“It’s delicious, miss..! It’s a sweet and sour taste I’ve never had before.”

“Really..?”

An unknown emotion began to wash over me.

“Miss. Would you be interested in working in our kitchen?”

“If someone as talented and beautiful as you comes, the kitchen atmosphere will definitely come alive!”

“You little bastards. Do you want to get scolded by your master?”

Haha-

Laughter coming from all directions.

In the kitchen, laughter began to fill the air as people began to talk to each other.

The corners of their lips were stained with the seasoning sauce I made.

The people of the mansion enjoying themselves while eating my cooking.

I was just staring blankly at that sight…

I felt my heart pounding.