I Was Reincarnated as a Commoner. I Can’t Stand Living Like This, so I’ll Become an Aristocrat! C154

154, dinner and crepes

When I entered the kitchen, it was quite spacious, probably because they were preparing meals for a large number of people. Although the equipment looks old, the kitchen seems easy to use. 

"Then, you two please enjoy dinner."

"I got it!"

As Asia-san says that, Emma and Liz deftly begin to make dinner. After seeing that the two of them started making it without any problems, Asia-san came towards us. 

“Ronnie, Leon-kun, may I accept your gift?”

"of course"

“Then, can you put it on the table over there?”

When he said that, I managed to lift the rather heavy bag and put it on the table. I didn't use magic to strengthen my body so that all my attributes wouldn't be revealed, so it was heavy anyway. After all, if you don't use that magic, the child's body will still be weak. 

"There are so many things, and they last for a long time. Thank you so much. This will increase the amount of food for those children."

Asia looked at each of the souvenirs one by one and smiled happily. This person really loves children. He has a smile that makes everyone happy. 

“Director-sensei, we will use the items in here to make sweets that we will serve to everyone, so could you please put the other items away on the shelf?”

"Okay. Do you want to make those sweets right away?"

"Yes. It's hard to make enough for everyone, so I'd like to start making it right away. May I borrow your cooking utensils?"

"Yes, of course."

"thank you!"

After Ronnie talked to Asia-san about this, he proceeded to take out the crepe ingredients one after another and prepare them. 

I also help Ronnie and start making crepes. However, the crepe I'm making this time is just one with honey butter, so it shouldn't be that difficult. 

Because making mayonnaise usually takes the most time. 

Then, Emma and Liz make dinner, Asia-san cleans up the ingredients, and Ronnie and I make crepes next to them. Such a hectic yet pleasant time passed, and after a while dinner was ready. The child in charge of serving food is currently carrying the food to the cafeteria. 

None of the children at this orphanage pick or eat, nor do they try to secure large amounts of food for themselves. Looking at it this way, it seems like everyone is helping each other and there are no conflicts. 

　This is amazing, isn't it? He's been trained pretty well. Maybe Asia-san's education is amazing... I think Asia-san is suited to be a school teacher. 

“Today, after serving dinner, I will also serve each person the souvenir sweets from Ronnie and Leon.”

"Yes! Ronnie, are sweets delicious!?"

"Smells great...and looks delicious!"

As soon as the children serving the meals heard Sweets' words, their eyes lit up and they rushed to Ronnie. 

"Everyone calm down. It's really sweet and delicious. So please bring it as fast as you can so you can eat it quickly."

"Understood!"

“Ronnie, each person is this big thing!?”

"that's right"

"Yay!"

And so, the excited children worked diligently to get everything ready, and dinner seemed to be ready in the dining room. 

After cleaning up the kitchen, we headed to the dining room, where everyone was seated and waiting for us to arrive. 

They must be hungry, but they're really amazing for being able to wait... It seems like there are plenty of jobs available for these kids, but I wonder if they have a bad image just because they're orphans. Ronnie said it was difficult to find a job. 

All the older people who weren't in the dining room when I came here are also seated. Some of them are quite big, but the oldest one is only 15 years old. There are some people who don't see it that way. 

There is a boy who is very athletic and tall, but if he continues to grow, he will probably grow quite large... He seems to be training hard and might want to become a soldier. 

"Everyone, Ronnie and his friend Leon are here today. The plate in front of everyone is a souvenir from them, so let's thank them."

"thank you!!"

Everyone said their thanks in unison to Asia-san's words. Something feels ticklish. 

"Now, let's be grateful that we can eat again today, and enjoy it."

"I'll enjoy having this!!"

And so dinner at the orphanage began. The menu is very simple: a piece of hard bread and vegetable soup. Although there are many ingredients in the soup, it may not be enough for growing children. 

It's true that in this case, the money you earn through your work will be spent on food. So in the end, I couldn't save any money, and when I left the orphanage, I had almost no money and had a hard time. 

The problem is that the operating costs of the orphanage are low and there are many orphans. Or rather, if this amount of food is available at this orphanage, what kind of meals are there where the staff uses the orphanage's money for personal use? If it's even worse, what about just bread and water?　

If that were the case, many children would die from illness, even if they were eating enough food to survive... After all, it's a tougher world than Japan. 

To make improvements, first create a system that prevents staff from committing fraud, and then increase the amount of money going to the orphanage. Also, in order to reduce the number of orphaned children, we should create a more sanitary environment and reduce the number of parents dying from illness. 

In this world, injuries can be healed with recovery magic, but illnesses cannot be cured, so if you get sick, there's a pretty high chance of dying. Even a common cold can be dangerous. Basically, it's just drinking medicinal water brewed by a pharmacist... Is that effective? 

Even if it's impossible to cure illnesses with recovery magic, I feel like if people started to have a better sense of hygiene, the number of deaths from illnesses would decrease. 

Since people don't just throw away feces and urine outside, the minimum level is maintained, but there are still problems such as the habit of washing hands not being ingrained. 

Basically, people in this world, especially commoners, don't wash their hands unless they get muddy or visibly dirty. Actually, I think it's dirty and full of germs. 

The downtown area is a little more established. My guess is that the apostle probably spread it. I guess that didn't penetrate to the common people. 

It's true that it's difficult to draw water from a well, and it's a pain to wash it frequently. 

When I think about it this way, I can see the problems and areas that need improvement, but it's not something I can do right now. There are probably many other issues facing the country as well. 

Anyway, I'm sure he's busy with the monster forest and the power struggle among the aristocrats right now... Small things like this are left alone. For me, I think it's more important to maintain a sanitary environment than to have a power struggle among the aristocrats. 

As I was thinking about this as I dipped the hard bread I hadn't had in a long time into the soup and continued eating, the children around me started making noise. 

"Amazing! I've never eaten something so delicious!"

"This is amazing! It's delicious!"

"happiness……"

"I'm glad to be alive……"

It seemed like everyone was eating the crepes while saying their own thoughts. I'm glad you liked it. 

I looked at everyone and spoke to Ronnie who was sitting next to me. 

“Ronnie, I’m glad you enjoyed it.”

"Yes! Actually, I thought it was a pity that once you know something delicious, you can't eat it again. But crepes are something that even commoners can buy, and I thought it would give us hope that if we all worked hard, we could eat them too. After all, there are many children who are pessimistic about their lives after leaving the orphanage...''

"I see.Then we need to open a sweets store for the common people, where everyone can come and buy after they work and earn money."

"That's right. I'll do my best!"

"Yeah. Let's do our best together."

I'll start with a store for the aristocrats, but I'd like to open a store for the common people as soon as possible. For the common people, let's eliminate waste, reduce costs, and lower prices. On the other hand, if it's for aristocrats, add more decorations to make it more luxurious and worthy of aristocrats, and make it a little more expensive. 

Also, I think I'll just keep going at that crepe stand without stopping... For that purpose, we will also need stall workers. 

“Ronnie, have you decided who you want to recommend as an employee?”

"Yeah. We've already decided on a few people. I'd be happy if Leon talked to me about it and if he thinks it's okay to hire him, he'll hire me."

"Okay. I'll talk to you properly and then decide."

"Yeah. I'll introduce you tomorrow."

That's how dinner ended, and after talking with everyone for a little while, Ronnie and I went to sleep early in the room that was lent to us. After all, traveling long distances is tiring for children.