As Leila crisply wrapped up her work in the kitchen, she grabbed a plate of snacks and peeked out into everyone's living space, which Yuki called the True Throne Room, and the others just called the living room.

Everyone, the snack is ready!

"Mm!　I've been waiting for you, Leila!　Is it ...... paunchy?!

"Huh, yeah, yeah.

　Leila giggles a little at the sight of Leffy's childish exclamation, and puts the plate on the table.

"Oh, that looks good. Thank you, Leila.

　And her master, who seems to have been crafting something on a workbench at the end of the room, noticed her and stood up, but before he could, a reffi ...

"Whoa, Yuki. Don't come any closer. You didn't need this when you said to me while I was eating the candy, 'You're really getting desperate for sweets. We'll eat yours too, thank you.

"No, no, no, no. I don't know what you're talking about, I just said that because you eat a lot of stupid sweet things. I'm just saying that because you eat so many stupid sweet things, I'm surprised you don't get tired of them, but I never said I don't eat them.

What a strange thing to say. Afterwards, I went out of my way to tell you about the wonders of sweets, but you seemed to have no interest in them. Yuki's lack of respect for sweets doesn't qualify him to eat them.

"Respect for sweets.

　After that, a sterile argument continued to rage between the two of them, but ...... it was Nell, who was already sitting on a chair at the table, who stopped it.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world," he said, "and if you guys don't hurry up and get over here, we'll eat everything.　Oh, Leila, I'll take one.

Yeah, go ahead.

　Nell, who interrupted them with a look of familiarity, took the fork that Leila brought with the plate first, stuck it into a slice of pound cake that was already cut into pieces and ate it.

N, wait, wait, Nell!　I don't have time to argue with this idiot. ...... Humph, it's no use. I am a generous man. I'll let you have a piece of it, even if you have no respect for sweets.

"You act like you're the one who made it, Leila. Don't forget to thank her.

How could I possibly disrespect Leila, who could make something this good? In my hierarchy, Leila is at the top, followed by us mere mortals, and you at the bottom.

Really? I taught Leila about the candy itself.

You tried to make something out of the dungeon, but in the end you failed to do so. Wasn't it Leila's power that made it all possible?

"Well, yeah.

But I'll give you credit for helping Leila learn to use this candy.

"Hey, that's very nice of you.

　Seeing them begin to mug the cake that Leila had made, Leila is smiling and smiling at the sight of them beginning to mug the cake that Leila had made, and this time Liu peeks out from the kitchen where she had just come out.

Leila, do you want me to carry this cake for you?

Yes, please give them to Iruna and the others playing outside. Make sure they wash their hands properly.

"Okay, you got it!

　Responding cheerfully, Liu took another plate with a pound cake on it and walked out the door leading to the outside.


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　When everyone is finished with their cakes and washing up, she comes out to the outside, where she can see the tremendous view of the huge castle, and begins to take in the laundry that was hung on the clothesline this morning.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing, but it's also a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing.

Oh, Leila-o-neechan!　Can I help you with something?

　When Leila turned her head in that direction, it was Iruna.

Oh, Iruna, it's okay. Are you in the middle of hide-and-seek?

　I looked and saw that she was squatting and small, at the end of a clothesline.
　I guess we didn't notice each other because we were just in the shade of the dried sheets.

Really!　We usually play hide-and-seek in the courtyard, but now that we've learned where we can hide and Ilir is here, we're playing hide-and-seek outside this new place!

Huh. Isn't it? But isn't this one a little spacious?

Yes, it's a bit of a mistake. This one is huge, and we knew exactly where to go from here to there, but they never found it. I even gave you two demons: ......

　Let out a cute sigh and say so, a little girl.

　Leila smiles back at her while moving her hands crisply, but smiling back at her.

Then we'll just have to narrow the scope a little more. I'm sure the other kids are looking for you, too.

　So, just as you're talking, you hear a voice in the distance calling Iruna's name.

Iruna, where did you go?

"Ilunar!　Where are you!

　It's the voice of Shih and a little girl who has been coming to this dungeon for a while now, and who says she's a princess.

Oh, it's everyone!　Okay, I will. Thanks, Leila-o-nanny!　Good luck with your work!

　With a wave of her hand, Iruna ran toward the direction of the voice, tottering.

　After taking in all the laundry, Leila, who had taken in all the laundry and held the basket, also went back to the door to the Shin-Throne room, thinking of the girls who would surely come back covered in mud, and thinking that she would have to get ready for the bath in a little while.


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　Evening.

"Hey, Leila. Can I help you with something?

　While Leila was preparing for dinner in the kitchen, Yuki, the lord she serves, popped up on her doorstep.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.　I think you've been manipulated in some way.

Yeah, I just need a little ring. But I'm free on my own now. I thought it would be hard to do it alone with no other people around.

　Yes, Leila is the only one cooking at the moment.
　Normally, other residents such as Liu and Nell, and occasionally Leffy and Iruna would join them, but they are currently at the inn behind the castle, where they are all taking a bath together, so they are not here.

　Leila was also invited by them to join them, but she refused, thinking that perhaps if she joined them, the tub would not be big enough for everyone.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

Thank you. It's a good idea to have a good time.

I'm on it. What's on the menu for dinner tonight at ......, or is it a curry based on this lineup of ingredients?

Yeah, I thought I'd give you something Ilir has never had before.

That's great, because all kids love curry.

It's true that Iruna and her friends love curry, too.

"Right?　--Okay, I'm going to cut up some vegetables.

All right, I'll take that one, then.

　Leila and Yuki, each assigned to a role, stand side by side, silently cooking.

　The master and the maid.

　They are not normally associated with each other due to a clear-cut disparity in status, but they are preparing dinner side by side like this.

　You will be able to find a lot more information about the company.
　You'll be able to see such a scene only here in the world.

　--The world is mysterious, strange and interesting.

　How fortunate I am!
　How fortunate I am that I get to live here amidst such wonders.

?　What's going on?　With such a happy face.

"No, it's nothing.

　Smiling at Yuki, who comes to look at her curiously, Leila begins to continue cooking.