Chapter 2-1 : The Girl Has Become Everyone’s Mother
「Alright. Now it’s time to bake it.」(Elle)
Early in the morning in Ingrid’s rented house, Elle was making bread for breakfast.
After kneading the dough mixed with yeast made from raspberries, she put it in the small stone oven in the kitchen.
「Yoyo, how’s the soup?」(Elle)
In the meantime, Yoyo was making hearty meat soup next to her.
Using his telekinetic ability, he controlled a knife and swiftly cut the meat, cabbage, carrot, and other ingredients into slices and then put them into the pot.
「Still need to wait for the herbs.」(Yoyo)
「Hm, I think she’ll come back soon.」(Elle)
「Gyau! (I’m home!)」(Prox)
「Oh, there she is.」(Elle)
As Elle looked toward the door, Prox, the fire dragon, came into the kitchen while holding a small basket filled with herbs. She had just returned from an errand to gather herbs.
Dragons were quite intelligent. Even though Prox was still young for a dragon, she learned things quickly. Elle taught her to pick herbs the other day, and today she completed the task perfectly.
She approached Yoyo and put the basket next to him.
「Thank you, Prox.」(Yoyo)
「Gyau gyau. (You’re welcome, Senpai.)」(Prox)
Seeing Prox who had completed her task well, Elle gently stroked her under her chin.
「Well done, Prox! Thank you.」(Elle)
Feeling the comfort, she narrowed her eyes.
「Gyau gyau gyau? (Is there anything else I can help with?)」(Prox)
「Can you put the tablecloth I washed yesterday on the table? And please prepare the tableware for us after that.」(Elle)
「Gyau gyau! (Roger that!)」(Prox)
Prox went to grab the tablecloth and started preparing the dining table.
Seeing the cute little dragon working put a smile on Elle’s face. She never knew a dragon could do domestic chores so perfectly.
While Prox was doing her job, Elle’s bread was finished. Soon after, Yoyo was finished with the soup as well.
「Elle, can you taste the soup?」(Yoyo)
Elle took a spoon and tasted it.
「Un. It’s perfect. As expected from Yoyo.」(Elle)
「Your bread looks great too. You’ve gotten better in baking bread.」(Yoyo)
「Well, I have a good teacher.」(Elle)
Hearing Elle’s words, Yoyo smirked, looking proud.
「Breakfast is ready, but is Ingrid still sleeping?」(Elle)
「I bet she is.」(Yoyo)
「Hahh…」(Elle)
The dark elf, Ingrid, was not a morning person. She was still deep in the dreamland by the time Elle and Yoyo finished making breakfast.
When Elle was about to leave the kitchen to wake Ingrid up, suddenly Flamberge appeared out of thin air.
「Aaahh~ What a pleasant morning.」(Flamberge)
「Flamberge, good morning.」(Elle)
「Good morning, my princess~ Want me to wake Ingrid for you?」(Flamberge)
「No. It could be dangerous. I’ll do it.」(Elle)
「Alright.」(Flamberge)
Flamberge was a sword with extremely sharp edges. Ingrid moves a lot while sleeping, so she could get injured if she accidentally touched him.
Elle left the kitchen and went to the bedroom. As expected, Ingrid was still sleeping in a weird position on the bed with her stomach completely exposed.
「Ingrid, you’re not going to stay on the bed all day, are you? It’s time to wake up.」(Elle)
Elle approached her and shook her body, but instead of waking up, Ingrid hugged Elle’s waist.
「Mmm… Five more minutes…」(Ingrid)
「If you don’t wake up now, you won’t get any soup.」(Elle)
「Eeehh…」(Ingrid)
Now that the door had been opened, the delicious smell of the soup and bread from the kitchen drifted into the bedroom. Ingrid couldn’t resist it and opened her eyes.
「Mmm… It smells good…」(Ingrid)
「Don’t you want to eat?」(Elle)
「I wanna eat…」(Ingrid)
「Then get up already.」(Elle)
「Mmm… *Yawn* Fwaaaaahhh~…」(Ingrid)
She sat on the bed and stretched her arms up while yawning.
「Don’t forget to wash your face and brush your teeth before joining us.」(Elle)
「Yes, mom~」(Ingrid)
Ingrid replied jokingly while rubbing her eyes. She still looked sleepy, but thinking she would get up on her own, Elle left her and returned to the kitchen.
「That was quick. Has she woken up?」(Yoyo)
「Yeah. It was easier compared to yesterday.」(Elle)
「I see. I wonder when she will get used to waking up in the morning. Anyway, should I bring the food to the table now?」(Yoyo)
「Yes, please.」(Elle)
Yoyo used his telekinetic ability to carry the pot filled with the soup and the bread Elle baked and then went to the living room with Elle.
Prox had finished preparing the dining table when they got there.
「Oh, it’s so neat. Well done, Prox!」(Elle)
「Gyau~! (Easy-peasy~!)」(Prox)
Elle was happy to see the table was clean.
The tablewares were put neatly, and the tablecloth was wrinkle-free. Prox even put some flowers she collected when she gathered herbs into a small vase in the center of the table. She really had done a good job.
As Yoyo put the food on the table, Elle started preparing the drink, which was herbal tea, with her magic tea pot.
After everything was ready, Ingrid, who had washed her face and brushed her teeth, came into the living room and joined the others at the table.
「Wow, it looks amazing! I almost mistook my living room for a fancy restaurant.」(Ingrid)
「Right? Prox arranged it for us.」(Elle)
「Seriously? You have a really good taste for a dragon, Prox.」(Ingrid)
Saying that, Ingrid patted Prox’s head.
「Gyau! (Of course!)」(Prox)
「The food looks good too~」(Ingrid)
「Hold on. Before you eatー」(Elle)
Ingrid sat on her chair and was about to take her spoon, but Elle stopped her and stood behind her. She then brushed her hair and tied it with a hair tie.
「You don’t want your hair to get into your soup, do you?」(Elle)
「Hehe, thank you, Elle.」(Ingrid)
Elle replied to Ingrid with a smile and returned to her seat.
「The table is good, the food is good, and Ingrid is good. Everything’s good. Now, we can eat.」(Elle)
「Elle, you’re like everyone’s mother in this house.」(Yoyo)
「Fufu! I agree.」(Ingrid)
「Gyau! (Mama!)」(Prox)
「I’ve never seen a mother this young, but I agree with Senpai.」(Flamberge)
「Mother…」(Elle)
Elle had never seen her mother, so she absolutely had no idea what a mother was like.
Being told she was like a mother gave her a strange feeling. She felt both happy and embarrassed at the same time.
While wondering what her mother was like, Elle cut the bread into slices, put peanut butter on it, and shared it with Ingrid and Prox.
Yoyo was a fairy, so he didn’t normally eat human food. He was sitting with them for the mood.
As for Flamberge, he was basking himself in the morning sunlight that came through the window. He was a fire-attributed spirit, so the sunlight itself was his breakfast.
「Mmm~ Elle’s bread really is delicious!」(Ingrid)
「Gyau gyau! (I love master’s bread!)」(Prox)
「I’m glad it’s baked well.」(Elle)
「And this soup… Mmm~! Perfecto! As expected from our cat chef.」(Ingrid)
Yoyo reacted to Ingrid’s words with a smug grin.
「Yoyo, I will cook for tomorrow.」(Elle)
「Alright. I can take a rest then.」(Yoyo)
「Oh, I’m looking forward to it~」(Ingrid)
Now that they were living together, Elle promised Ingrid she would do chores and cook.
For now, Yoyo was the one who cooked for them most of the time, but Elle would sometimes take turns to cook.
「A human girl, a dark elf, a cat fairy, a dragon, and a sword. Fufu. Now that I think about it, we’re such an unusual combination, aren’t we?」(Ingrid)
「Don’t forget about Neige.」(Elle)
「Right. We’re still waiting for our bunny’s return.」(Ingrid)
Neige was still in the Long Tail Factory. The dwarves were doing their best to repair him. It would take time for him to return, but the house was already lively enough even without him.
Seeing her house, which used to be a lonely, gloomy place, had become lively, Ingrid couldn’t hold back her smile.
「By the way, Ingrid, what’s your plan for today?」(Elle)
「Hmm… To open our shop, we still need to gather more materials, so we’re going outside today.」(Ingrid.)
Ingrid and Elle were planning to make a living by opening a shop where Elle could sell her magic stones and Ingrid could sell her magic tools. However, they still had so many things to prepare.
「Do you have a place in mind?」(Elle)
「Since I feel like adventuring today, let’s go to the Great Labyrinth!」(Ingrid)
「Great Labyrinth?」(Elle)
Ingrid grinned, looking excited for some reason.
That place was famous among adventurers. It was rumored to be one of the most challenging places to visit.
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