At the mansion entrance, I ran into Zelef-san and Botts-san.
「Yuna-dono, are you heading out?」
「Yes, I am. And you two?」
「We are going out as well. Botts is going to show me around town.」
「Are you going out alone today, Young Bear Lady?」
「Misa is showing the other two girls her garden flower bed, so I decided to go out and look around town on my own.」
「Why don’t we walk together then, Yuna-dono?」
「Oi, Zelef. You plan on walking around with a young girl dressed like a bear?!」
I was aware that I was a bear, but… He didn’t have to point it out.
It had been a while since somebody reacted to me like that.
「Still, why are you always dressed like this? Your outfit yesterday made you look more normal even though I can’t really say the same for your personality.」
「I think you should be able to tell seeing what I could do yesterday. My Bear Suit comes with many useful gadgets, like the Bear Gloves, which are an item bag and a home to my Bears.」
I gave him a vague explanation.
「True, you did bring out a massive Iron Golem yesterday. You were also able to store all of the ingredients needed for the party by yourself.」
「Botts, didn’t you want to do something to thank Yuna-dono? Why don’t you show her around as well?」
Do something to thank me? Was there something I did that Botts-san was supposed to be thankful for?
「Fine, I get it. Where does the Young Bear Lady want to go?」
「Oh, I want to taste the town’s specialties, and if there’s time, I also want to check out your Adventurer’s Guild.」
「Now that you mention it, are you really an adventurer? Zelef told me you are, but I still find it hard to believe. You being a chef makes more sense to me….」
Well, with my Bear Suit, I hardly looked like an adventurer.
「Eh, whatever. It doesn’t really matter. After checking out the specialties, I will also take you to the Adventurer’s Guild.」
There was no reason for him to refuse, especially since the Adventurer’s Guild was close to the market area. If they didn’t feel like accompanying me there, we could just split up at the marketplace.
Zelef-san, Botts-san, and I. This very unusual group headed out towards the town center.
「Young Bear Lady, I want to thank you for bringing Zelef here in our time of need. Thanks to you, the Salbert family had no other choice but to flee.」
Botts-san thanked me again. So, that was what Zelef-san was talking about when he mentioned that Botts-san wanted to thank me…
I hadn’t been there to see what happened at the party in person, but based on what everybody had told me, the Salbert family had been quite unbelievable.
「By the way, Yuna-dono, where did you learn to cook? Zelef told me that you know how to make many delicious dishes that can compare to pudding and whipped cream.」
「Botts, you promised me not to ask Yuna-dono about that.」
「I did, but as a chef, I’m still very curious about it.」
「I understand how you feel, but a promise is a promise.」
「Zelef, she showed you some of those recipes, didn’t she?」
「Yes, Yuna-dono taught me many delicious recipes.」
For some reason, Zelef-san almost sounded like he was boasting.
If Botts-san had asked me why I had taught him, I would tell him it was all for Princess Flora’s sake. I wanted her to be able to eat whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted, so I had taught Zelef-san how to make some of the things she liked.
However, Botts-san didn’t seem to know about it and was quite upset with this treatment.
As we walked towards the town center, he continued to ask me about the pudding and cake I had made.
「You’re opening a shop in the capital?」
「Yes. Not many people there know about Yuna-dono’s cooking, so we will be opening a shop that will serve her recipes at the capital. The shop will be supervised by me since everybody working there will be taught her precious recipes. Now that I think about it, Botts, why don’t you come work at the shop as well?」
「I’m sorry, but I still owe a lot to Gran-sama. I can’t leave until I have repaid his favor.」
Despite what he looked like, Botts-san was actually quite a level-headed fellow.
「Do you want me to teach you?」
「You would?!」
「I don’t really mind, but you must promise me something.」
「Promise what?」
「You cannot reveal the recipes to anybody. I wouldn’t mind if you wanted to open up a shop yourself, but please wait a while before doing that.」
「Wait a while? How long would that be…?」
「Maybe until everything calms down with the capital’s shop opening? I would have to discuss it with Zelef-san first.」
「That would make Botts your second branch, huh?」
「I don’t have the money to open up a shop anyway, so you don’t have to worry about me opening one for my own gain. I promise I will keep the recipes a secret, too. I will even sign a contract if I have to.」
「I don’t need you to sign a contract, but there is one very important thing I want you to make sure to keep in mind.」