I Was Reincarnated as a Commoner. I Can’t Stand Living Like This, so I’ll Become an Aristocrat! C149

149, unveiling of fresh cream

I was busy every day with the shop, but I made one serious mistake... I noticed that mistake in the recovery magic class the day before yesterday. 

In the carriage on the way to class, Stacey-sama casually said something. ``Leon, are you coming to my house again this week? In that case, there is one dish I would like you to try.'' With these words, Martine knew that I was going to Baron Darrigade's house every week. It was. 

Of course I didn't mean to hide it. But she was busy with various things and forgot to say it, or she didn't think she needed to say it, or she thought she had already said it...Anyway, she forgot to report it to Martine. is. 

When Martine heard Stacy-sama's words, she was really scared. She was glared at accusingly for about a minute, then a cold voice asked her, ``Why does Leon go to Baron Darrigade's house every week?''

...It was really scary. 

Anyway, I thought it was dangerous, so I frantically explained what had happened so far and talked in detail about what I was doing at Stacey-sama's mansion. But when I talked about fresh cream, Martine's anger became even worse. 

It was completely my mistake for not telling Martine, who loves sweets, the information about the new sweets right away... Anyway, next time I'll definitely tell you right away. 

After that, I somehow managed to apologize to Martine and get her forgiveness by showing off the fresh cream today. 

It's time for a fresh cream tasting event at the Duke's house. I had Yoan come to the duke's house just for today and make me pancakes with fresh cream on top. It must be tough for Yoan because it's for everyone in the duke's family...I'm sorry Yoan. 

And now, it's just me, Lucien, Stéphane, and Martine in the reception room of the Duke's house, and there are freshly made pancakes in front of us. It had just been brought to me, and the mouth-watering, sweet smell was spreading throughout the room, making my stomach growl. 

As expected from Yoan, the presentation has evolved considerably compared to before. Some fruits are placed on top of the pancakes along with fresh cream, and the caramel is placed in a separate container for you to put it on if you like. 

"Wow, Leon, are these pancakes!? They smell so good!"

"Yeah. The bottom batter is pancakes, the white stuff on top is fresh cream, and the dark brown stuff in another container is caramel. You can eat the caramel by pouring it over fresh cream or pancakes if you like. ”

With Martine in the lead, Stéphane and Lucien also looked like they couldn't wait, their eyes shining brightly. If you look like this, even if I talk to you now, I won't be able to remember anything. I said to everyone with a wry smile. 

“Then try it and let me know what you think.”

As soon as they said that, everyone grabbed the cutlery and brought the pancakes to their mouths as fast as they could while still maintaining their grace. 

Martine takes a bite of pancakes with fresh cream and fruit, Stéphane takes a bite of pancakes, and Lucien takes a bite of fresh cream. 

　You can tell a lot about a person's personality by how they eat it in the first place. Martine said all at once that she liked all sweet things, Stefan avoided the fresh cream he had never seen before and only had pancakes, and Lucien started with the rare fresh cream. 

Of course, I'll just eat pancakes first. I like this simple sweetness. Next comes the pancakes with fresh cream, and when you add the sweetness of the fresh cream, it becomes a whole other level of deliciousness. Next, add caramel to the fresh cream and serve it with the pancakes, giving it a different taste by adding a little bitterness to the sweetness. Lastly, the fruit is served with fresh cream, and the slightly sour fruit matches the sweetness of the fresh cream, making it extremely delicious. 

Yes, it's great. It's too great. Sweets, sweet things, make me happy. 

While I was enjoying the pancakes, everyone seemed to have calmed down a bit after eating about half of them, and started talking about their thoughts. 

"Leon, you're so sneaky that you're hiding something so delicious!"

“Oh, I completely agree with Lucien.”

"It's true! I can't believe I had such delicious food all to myself."

Well, it's more like a complaint to me. Certainly, it might have been a good idea to tell these three people a little earlier. 

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to hide it. It's not completely finished yet, and I don't think it's worth showing off. The store hasn't opened yet..."

“Isn’t this complete?”

“Yeah. Ioan has done a lot of trial and error to make it delicious, so I think it will change a little bit.”

In fact, these pancakes are also much tastier than the ones I first taught you. Yoan did a lot of trial and error with the quantities, and the texture and taste changed a lot. 

Yes, there was one thing that surprised me. In fact, there were scales in this world as well. 

Of course, the shape is different from the Japanese one, and it may not be as accurate. But there is a big difference between having a scale and not having one. This has made it possible to make sweets with even taste. It seems that it was originally used by pharmacists rather than for cooking. 

So I'm sure it will continue to improve and become even more delicious. Yoan is really excited. 

"I see...I can't imagine it getting any more delicious."

"I'm looking forward to it. Besides, we're planning to sell a lot of sweets other than pancakes at the shop."

When I said that, Martine let out a voice of surprise. 

“Did you develop that many sweets!?”

"We're currently in the process of developing it. I don't know how many we'll be able to complete, but we plan to increase the variety of sweets as much as possible."

"That's great! When a new sweet is developed, I'll definitely report it next time!"

"I'll report properly. But it's almost summer vacation, right? It might be difficult during that time."

When I said that, all three of them looked shocked and tilted their heads. 

"Why? Isn't it easier to find time like this since there is no Royal School?"

"That's right. Do you have any plans? I was thinking of having tea parties with Leon often during the summer vacation."

 picture! ? Is that so! ? 

It's true that we haven't talked about summer vacation, but... I've always wanted to go back home, so I thought everyone was thinking the same way. 

"I'm planning to go back to my parents' house. I'm also planning to go to the orphanage where Ronnie grew up. I'll go back as soon as summer vacation starts, okay?"

"Oh, really!? I was thinking of having a tea party with Leon several times a week..."

Martine said that, looking depressed. Stefan and Lucien also seemed to be a little less excited. 

Umm...Was it better not to go back to my parents' house? But I want to go back to my parents' house and see my mother, father, and Marie. 

"I'm sorry, everyone? Um... what are you all doing during your summer vacation?"

"That's right. Basically, it's a period where you review your lessons at the mansion and interact with the people you met at the Royal School."

"So, does that mean everyone won't leave the downtown area?"

"Basically, that's the case. That's why I assumed Leon was the same way, but he's certainly not a nobleman."

“There’s nothing wrong with not being in the city center, right?”

"Oh, that's freedom."

 That's good. If that's the case, I'm sorry for everyone, but I'll go to the orphanage and go back to my parents' house as planned. But I think I'll come back a little early and have a tea party with everyone. 

"Then I'll go back to my parents' house for now. But I'll try to get home a little early, so would you mind having a tea party when I get back?"

"Absolutely! After all, you can't come back at the last minute."

"I understand. Be careful."

And so, while making promises to everyone about summer vacation, we enjoyed pancakes and the fresh cream party came to an end. 

The fresh cream pancakes were just a taste of happiness. I hope the cake will take shape by the end of summer vacation.