Chapter 17: Effort (2)

There are various facilities inside the Duke’s residence.

A training ground where you can train. A restaurant where you can eat. A library where you can read books. Among them, there was also a grocery store where you can buy groceries.

“Yona. Don’t take off your hat. Okay?”

“Yes!”

I tied her white hair back, wrapped it, and put it on her head. I put on a bucket hat so that her eyes and hair were not visible.

I held her hand tightly and entered the grocery store. There were many servants wearing butler and maid uniforms inside.

The grocery store itself targets the servants of the Duke’s family.

“Excuse me.”

As it was lunchtime, many people were seen.

I took a shopping basket at the entrance and dug into the crowd.

“Sister. What kind of dish are you going to make?”

“I’m going to make a simple burger.”

I thought a lot about what kind of dish to make on the way here.

I have to make a dish that two people who have grown up noble since childhood and have only eaten good food will like.

If they were strangers, I wouldn’t have thought this much, but the two are people who are deeply related to me.

As they were the first people I had a relationship with after being possessed in this novel, I wanted to give them the most delicious food possible.

So I picked a few candidates, and one of them is a hamburger.

It’s easy to make if you have bread, vegetables, and patties, and above all, the basic taste is guaranteed.

Passing the people at the entrance, the inside was pleasant.

As freshness is important in a place that sells groceries, cold air was spewing out from everywhere on the display stand.

The overall appearance was just like a large supermarket in Korea.

“Where is the bread?”

“Shall we look for it together?”

“No. It’s okay. Just hold my hand tightly.”

I held her hand tightly and walked around inside.

As a result, I could easily find tomatoes, lettuce, bread, and sauce.

But I couldn’t see the most important patty.

“Where on earth is it? Why can’t I see it? Is it all sold out?”

There were a few that were cheap. But since the patty itself is meat, I have to buy the freshest one.

If it smells bad by any chance…ugh. I don’t even want to imagine it.

“Sister. Isn’t that it?”

“Where?”

Yona pulled my sleeve. At the end of her finger was the patty I was looking for.

“That’s right. Thank you. Yona.”

I stroked her head and she smiled.

The patty she found was definitely fresh. It was also well marbled and there was a lot of it, so it was sold in bundles.

“Phew. That was close.”

There was only one left on the display stand, so I quickly picked it up and put it in the basket.

So I was about to go to the counter, but someone snatched the patty from our shopping basket.

“Hoo. This would be good to give to the young master. You found something quite useful.”

A middle-aged woman wearing glasses. Judging from the fact that she is wearing a maid uniform, she seems to be a servant of the Duke’s family.

Of course, since she did something strange, I couldn’t speak nicely.

“What are you doing right now?”

“What am I doing? I don’t know who you are, but don’t you know me?”

“So what? Bring it. I grabbed it first.”

“Do you have proof? What are you doing now without proof.”

She’s crazy.

Seeing her shamelessly without changing her expression, I don’t think she has any intention of returning it. I didn’t want to waste time because Yona was also there, so I was going to give up.

A hamburger doesn’t necessarily have to have a beef patty, it can also have seafood like shrimp.

If Yona hadn’t suddenly shouted.

“Auntie! What are you doing!”

“What, a, auntie? Where is this little kid being rude!”

Starting with Yona’s preemptive attack, she started arguing with the middle-aged woman.

“What did our sister do wrong! We chose it first, so it’s ours!”

“Ha. This young kid is already talking back? How did the parents raise their children…”

As a young child and a maid were arguing, people’s attention naturally gathered.

I’m screwed.

I was going to come and go as quietly as possible, but what is this all of a sudden?

And that woman. She started cursing Yona’s parents without knowing her identity.

If Yona’s identity is revealed here, she will definitely be taken away for insulting a noble.

No, even if Yona’s identity is not revealed, wouldn’t she be taken away and buried in the back mountain by the guards who are watching somewhere?

‘Wait. Isn’t this dangerous for me too?’

They trusted me and entrusted Yona to me, but I made her argue with a commoner without a title.

Only then did I realize how dangerous this situation was.

So I tried to get over it nicely and pulled Yona’s hand, but the woman’s hand flew.

‘Crazy!’

Yona couldn’t see the attack. If this continues, she will definitely be hit.

It’s dangerous.

The woman who attacked.

And me, who let her get hit.

I quickly blocked Yona’s front.

Slap!

“Uh, sister?”

I ended up getting slapped on the cheek. If I had realized it a little earlier, I could have blocked it with my hand.

It was such a sudden situation that this was the best.

“Okay. This should be enough.”

She hit me once, so she won’t keep messing around.

Honestly, it was tolerable.

I’ve met so many customers when I was working part-time, so this is nothing.

So I grabbed Yona’s hand and led her.

“Let’s go.”

“S, sister. You’re bleeding.”

“Bleeding?”

I touched it with my hand and there was blood on my lips. It seems that my lips burst while being hit.

I wondered why it tasted fishy.

Still, a burst lip is nothing, so…

“I, I’ll help you.”

“Huh?”

Slide.

Before I could say anything, she took off her hat. White hair and white eyes hidden in the black hat appeared.

“Auntie. Try it again. What did you say about my father?”

The gazes looking at this place are filled with astonishment.

“M, Miss?”

“Why is Miss Eminoa?”

“Wait a minute! What’s going on?”

The commotion escalated into chaos, and the middle-aged maid who hit me was stunned.

“I saw it! That maid took the goods of Miss’s party and tried to hit Miss!”

A voice came from somewhere.

Starting with that, people who witnessed the situation shouted.

“Is that really true!”

“Wh, when did I!”

“Damn, how many people here saw it! Get her out of here right now!”

The middle-aged maid was dragged away with both arms grabbed by a man with a strong physique. She struggled with all her might, but it was meaningless.

“Who do you think I am! I’m young master Berun’s nanny! You damn commoners!”

“Tsk tsk. Look at her at that age.”

“It’s pathetic. Just to steal a patty…”

I quickly put Yona’s hat on and went to the counter.

I tried to pay, but the store owner, who had already watched this situation, shook his head. It means to just go.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

So we quickly got out of the store. If we stay there any longer, it will only add to the chaos.

“Sister, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, but what are you going to do?”

“Hehe. Did I do well? Sister Emily told me to always act confidently wherever I go.”

She smiles again. That innocent smile is so cute that I can’t say anything even if I want to.

‘Well. It’s not like a mere librarian can say anything.’

“But you have to be careful in the future. Okay?”

“Yes.”

When I lowered my posture, she naturally hugged me. It was a little heavy to carry the luggage, but this is bearable.

So we returned to the library. Emily was still engrossed in studying.

“Sister. We’re back!”

“Yes, welcome ba…ck?”

Her gaze was on my cheek. It’s a bit embarrassing to talk about, so I smiled awkwardly and went back to my room.

A hamburger is a really simple dish. You just have to grill bread, eggs, and patties.

“Sister. Is there anything I can help with?”

“It’s dangerous to touch the fire, so it’s a bit like that, can you just wash the vegetables?”

“Leave it to me!”

I pulled up a chair and headed to the sink. After confirming that she didn’t fall, I started grilling the patties.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle.

Rich gravy flowed out, and the red flesh turned brown.

The scent of meat that is always good to smell began to spread.

Sniff.

“Sister. I washed it all.”

“Then we have to make the sauce next, can you stir this?”

I put barbecue sauce and other sauces in a bowl.

After giving Yona a small task, I sliced the vegetables and grilled the bread in meat oil.

“It’s done.”

The basic preparations are over.

All that’s left is to stack the hamburger tower.

“Two beef patties on a sesame bun, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions~. Pa-ra pa-ppa-ppa.”

I can’t miss this song when making hamburgers.

But it seemed interesting, and Yona started to follow along and started making the same hamburger as I made.

So three completed hamburgers.

“Let’s go.”

After plating it nicely on a plate, I went to Emily.

Emily was leaning her chin and looking serious for some reason.

‘Did she find something bad while studying?’

I deliberately made a sound and approached Emily.

“Lunch is out, Miss.”

“I was just hungry, so that’s good. Sit down. Yona, come here too.”

“Yes! Sister.”

I cleared the things on top and spread out the tablecloth. It’s annoying if it spills and leaves a stain.

We started eating lunch.

“Bon appetit.”