"Bella!☆"
"Mei!" ×2
Just as the two were about to continue discussing cooking, several shouts from the doorway interrupted them.
"Her Majesty the Queen!" The moment Bella saw Sirin, she pounced on her.
Sirin nearly got knocked to the floor by Bella's impact.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Bella, be careful!☆"
After steadying herself, Sirin spoke to Bella.
Realizing she had nearly knocked over Her Majesty the Queen, Bella hurriedly jumped out of Sirin's arms.
"I'm sorry, Her Majesty the Queen!" Bella looked flustered. "I got too excited when I saw you!"
Seeing Bella like this, Sirin could not bring herself to blame her and pulled her into an embrace.
"Fine, fine. I'm magnanimous, so I'll forgive you."
"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen!"
Hehe~ Her Majesty the Queen smells so nice... I really want to be with Her Majesty the Queen... Hehehe...
At that moment, Sirin had no idea what her servant was thinking. She only assumed Bella was being overly clingy.
Sigh~ Being too charming is troublesome in this way! Also, Bella's horns are a little prickly...☆
Mei was somewhat surprised to see Sirin arrive together with Theresa and the others.
"Principal, Ms. Himeko, why are you...?"
"Mei, the situation is like this..."
Theresa explained the current situation and Sirin's purpose to Mei.
Mei said, "So... she really does not intend to take Kiana's body?"
Himeko replied, "For the moment, that seems to be the case."
Mei looked at Sirin, who was using Kiana's body to hold Bella while stroking her ears, and found the sight strangely unsettling.
For a moment, she seemed to see a Golden Retriever placing something over her head...
Mei hurriedly shook her head, finally clearing her mind.
Once she was sure her Bug Bug was not in any danger, Mei turned her attention toward someone—or rather, a ball—who was constantly muttering to herself.
Mei looked at Wendy, who was crouching by the doorway with her whole body curled into a ball, and asked, "Ms. Himeko, what happened to Wendy?" [?_??]
She had looked so confident when she left just now. How had she become like this after returning?
Himeko did not know how to explain it to Mei, so she could only brush it off. "Wendy is fine. She is just like this because she overexerted herself."
Seeing that Himeko did not want to say more, Mei did not press the matter.
But then Theresa's curiosity was piqued.
"Mei, what is going on between you and Bella?" [?_??]
"Principal, it happened like this..."
Not long ago...
"Is this the kitchen?" Sirin looked around the room, which had every sort of cooking utensil but no ingredients aside from seasonings, feeling rather puzzled.
"Why isn't there even a refrigerator?" (′｀;)?
Mei casually pressed a switch on the door. At once, the walls of the room slowly opened, revealing a cold storage room filled with all kinds of ingredients.
"Since this hospital primarily serves Valkyries, it uses up a lot of ingredients every day, so it has a separate cold storage room for keeping food."
Sirin did not hear what Mei said. The moment she saw all those ingredients, she charged inside and began shopping.
Before long, she came back out carrying chicken wings, scallions, garlic, and chili peppers.
Looking at those ingredients, Mei asked Bella,
"Are you planning to make roasted chicken wings?"
"That's right. Her Majesty the Queen loves my roasted wings the most!" (○'ω'○)
Bella's voice was full of pride. To her, being able to serve Sirin was the greatest reward imaginable.
"Do you need my help?" Mei felt a little awkward just standing to the side.
"Then help me wash these ingredients." (｀?ω?′)
As she spoke, Bella handed the seasonings to Mei. Then she used her powers to thaw the chicken wings, and the ice on them quickly melted away.
By then, Mei had also finished washing the ingredients.
Bella tossed the ingredients and chicken wings into the air. As Mei watched in astonishment, Bella somehow produced two cleavers and began to wield them before the food could fall.
The scallions, garlic, and chili peppers were instantly minced, while the chicken wings only received decorative cuts without a single extra mark. They then dropped straight into the bowl that had already been placed below.
Mei cried out at the sight,
"That's incredible!" (???)
Her cooking was excellent too, but when it came to knife skills alone, she could not match Bella—especially not making decorative cuts in midair. One careless mistake could cut too deeply and ruin the ingredients' appearance.
"It's nothing." Bella's tone was extremely calm. "After all, I am Her Majesty the Queen's personal maid. If I could not even do this, I would be disgracing Her Majesty the Queen."
As Bella began marinating the chicken wings, Mei felt the urge to cook as well. She took some ingredients from the cold storage room and began preparing food.
Half an hour later...
Seeing that the chicken wings had marinated enough, Bella removed the seasonings, skewered them onto barbecue sticks—seriously, would a hospital even have these?—and prepared to roast them with her flames.
Just as Bella was about to breathe fire, Mei handed her a jar of mysterious brown liquid.
"Here, this is teriyaki sauce. Brushing some onto the chicken wings will make them even tastier!"
Bella looked rather dismissively at the sauce Mei offered.
"No need..."
But before she could finish, Mei opened the jar. Instantly, a fragrant aroma rushed forth.
Bella swallowed as she smelled it, dipped a finger into it, and put the sauce in her mouth...
So delicious! (?ω?)
Bella was immediately won over by the sauce.
"Where did this teriyaki sauce come from? Why didn't I see it earlier?"
Bella had checked the sauces here earlier and was certain she had not seen this jar of teriyaki sauce.
Mei smiled faintly. "I just made it."
"What! You made this?" Bella could hardly believe it. "You Valkyries can actually make sauce this delicious?" ?(?'?'?)??????
"After all, we are people too. I usually like cooking for my friends, so over time, my cooking naturally became a little better than most people's." (?˙▽˙?)
"This is way beyond just a little better..." Bella felt that this sauce would absolutely double the deliciousness of her chicken wings.
Then Bella caught another enticing scent. Before she could ask about it, Mei turned and lifted the lid off a pot that had been simmering something.
"Oh my! It looks like it's done." (?˙▽˙?)
Bella leaned closer, looked at the curry cooking in the pot, took a spoon, and cautiously sampled a taste.
"This flavor... How did you even make this?" ∑(′△｀)?!
Bella stared at Mei with an astonished expression.
Mei mysteriously took out an apple and handed it to Bella.
"This is the key!" (?°???°)?
"This is... an apple?" ⊙(?◇?)?
"That's right, an apple. Adding apples to curry not only balances its spiciness and rich flavor, making the taste fuller and smoother, but also further enhances the curry's flavor..."
As Bella listened to Mei's instruction, she silently made a decision...
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