Reincarnated As The Only Son (18 years old) Of The Arrogant And Wicked Marquis Family. - Chapter 30: Together With Luna ⑥
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Together With Luna ⑥
“Delicious, isn’t it?”
“Yes, just as they say.”
The restaurant was clean, with slightly dark, restrained lighting and soothing colors.
There were no noisy customers, and every single customer kept the restaurant’s ambiance.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we noticed that the restaurant was just as great as we had heard. Now we were in the process of ordering and munching on three dishes : soup, salad, and pasta with seafood.
“It’s been a while since I had a chance to eat with you.”
“Oh, sure, it’s been a while. First time since we met in the library?”
“That’s right.”
“Maybe I shouldn’t say this now, but the sandwich you gave me at that time was also delicious, Luna.”
Of course I remembered that taste.
When I let out my thoughts nostalgically, Luna tilted her head and asked me about it.
“Shall I bring another one for you next time?”
“No, I’m afraid not. It would increase the workload of the servants working in your house.”
“I have not told you this before, but I made that sandwich.”
“What?!”
As she said, this was the first time I had heard of this.
Startled, I stopped eating, while Luna dexterously curled the pasta and ate it, tucking her hair behind her ear.
“Luna, can you cook?”
“More or less.”
“No, but it is still great. It’s unusual, isn’t it? The fact that you don’t leave it to the servants.”
“One’s body is one’s capital. I’m interested in cooking for my body.”
“Haha, that’s a very Luna-like reason.”
She remained committed to her interests from a philosophical perspective, not ‘for the future’ or ‘because it’s a useful skill.’
“But didn’t they tell you not to? Cooking is dangerous.
“Yes. I pushed through.”
“You can get hurt easily, especially at first. It’s hard to handle a knife, and you have to keep your hands closed while chopping, like a cat’s paw, so you have to be aware of two things.”
“Do you cook too, by any chance?”
“What makes you think so…?”
“You said ‘hand’s closed while chopping, like a cat’s paw’ earlier. It’s an expression that only people who cook would use.”
“Oh, yeah…”
I see. It was an explanation that she could understand in an instant.
Nobles basically did not do anything dangerous. They usually left all the cooking and other work to their servants.
In other words, there were no nobles who used the expression “cat’s paw.”
“W-well… just a little bit? Just a little.”
It was no surprise that I answered sparingly.
I cooked in my previous life, but I’ve never cooked in this world… Beret, he never cooked either.
I tried to be as vague as possible so that there would be no discrepancies between before and after my reincarnation.
“You are really strange? I’ve never heard that the son of a marquis enjoys cooking. I don’t mean to be rude, but cooking is considered a job for people of low status. If you are a person of high status, you must be averse to it.”
“Well, I guess you and I get along because we don’t mind it. I don’t consider it a low-class job to begin with. It’s a good thing to be proud of.”
Well, I was in a world where there is no higher or lower status for cooking…)
There was no concept of looking down. Rather, I respected it because I knew how hard it was to cook.
“Why do you cook? You must have a reason, just like me.”
Luna looked at me with a peeking look, “Why?”
I could not just say “because I’m reincarnated”, because it would be misleading. This was the most difficult question.
“W-well you see…”
“Yes.”
“Well, it’s…”
I would buy as much time as I could and come up with an answer that made sense.
“I don’t know if you understand this, but if you have cooking skills, you can support yourself and your servants when the servants are sick, right? It’s a good thing to have.”
“Usually, they would get fired, if you cause that kind of inconvenience to your employer.”
“No one is perfect, so it’s inevitable that you will cause trouble from time to time. It’s not like you’re being a nuisance on purpose, and even if you’re taking care of yourself, things can go bad.”
“…”
“Luna?”
“You really do have a mature outlook on things, don’t you? I like your thoughtfulness.”
“Oh, hahaha…”
“…By the looks of it, I’m sure that bad rumor about you will be dispelled soon.”
At this point, her eyes dropped as if to show her feelings, but I didn’t notice.
I was the one who thought she was following up.
“I’m glad to hear that. I’m a little on the small side at the academy, and I hope it happens soon.”
“You are mistaken. I’m sorry, but I don’t wish that.”
“Ehh? Isn’t that terrible?”
“I’m sorry. It’s not fair, so I apologized.”
This response showed that she was not joking.
In other words, Luna’s opinion was this.
‘I don’t want the bad rumors about you to go away. I want them to continue forever.’
“Um, why do you think that?”
“Don’t you understand?”
“Well…”
“Because it’ll bring a lot of ladies to you.”
“Ehh?”
“You’re the son of a marquis. It’s just a strange situation.”
Luna was the third daughter of a baroness.
The reason for this was that she was of low status and knew the strength of the class society.
“If too many girls come up to you, I won’t have a chance to talk to you. In my position, there are a lot of things I have to hand over to those around me.”
“…”
“I can spend time with you in the library after lunch, but I know that will change someday. I’m sorry to think like that.”
Nothing had changed in her voice or facial expression.
Luna was the same as usual, but the number of times she brought food to her mouth had decreased significantly.
“To be honest, I used to think that as long as I could devote my time to my hobbies, I didn’t care about my status. But now it is a little different. I find myself jealous of Miss Elena, who is in the same class as you… Unlike me, she is one of those people who is not particularly affected by the change in environment.”
“Luna…”
I was speechless at what she had to say. I didn’t know what words to say to her.
This was the difference in status that could never be avoided.
The air became heavy because I couldn’t reply to her.
“…Um, I’m sorry to be meddlesome, but please don’t be deceived by a woman who’s only interested in your status. For your happiness.”
“You think I’d be fooled?”
“Yes.”
“No, I would have to deny that part.”
“It’s my personal viewpoint.”
“Good grief…”
I was at a loss as she replied calmly, “It’s my personal point of view”.
If she said it was, I could not argue with her.
“I don’t give presents to people who say mean things like that, okay?”
“A present…?”
“You don’t know Luna? It’s a gift.”
I returned the meanness to her as she snapped and blinked in dismay.
“I didn’t mean it that way. What is it, the gift?
“Hahaha, just wait a bit.”
I was going to give her the present after I finished all the food, but I decided that this was the best time to do it.
Opening the bag I brought with me, I took out two simply-wrapped presents.
“It’s not much, but… here you go.”
“Ah, thank you very much.”
Hiding her embarrassment, she placed them on the table, and Luna gently held them in her hands to see their weight and shape.
“What is this?”
“I dunno.”
“May I open it?”
“Of course.”
The moment I nodded my head in agreement, Luna’s sleepy eyes widened as she carefully peeled off the wrapping.
And then, she held it in the palm of her hand.
A metallic, shiny four-leafed leaf, an elephant-shaped object, and a bird’s wing-shaped object.
“…”
Luna took it in her hand, observed it carefully, and murmured.
“Very beautiful… Is this a bookmark?”
“That’s right. I thought this would be most useful for you Luna. You said girls like things they can use on a daily basis.”
“You’re so clever, really… you are.”
“I wanted to make you happy.”
“Thank you so much… I will definitely take good care of it.”
“I’d appreciate it if you do.”
“Yes.”
Luna’s voice was a little trembling as she squeezed the bookmark close to her chest and bowed her head.
When she looked up, she was fidgeting and holding the bookmark one more time before she restlessly put it back.
She was not showing any emotion, but her current feelings were clearly conveyed.
“Fufu~, I’m glad you’re happy.”
“Pl-please d-don’t look at me. You’ll make me angry. ……”
“Sorry, sorry.”
When she walked inside the restaurant, she had to take off her hat. So now she used her sleeve instead to hide her face and turn half of her head to look at me.
An accusing look.
“…No, I’m the one who should apologize.”
“Ehh? About what?”
“You gave me such a nice present, and I can’t give you anything in return.”
“That’s not true? I’ve already received many gifts from you.”
“I don’t remember giving you anything.”
It was true that I did not receive any actual gifts. But that was not what I was saying.
“I’m a little embarrassed to say this, but I’m having such a good time that it’s gone by so fast. Thanks to you, Luna.”
“…Please shut your mouth now. You…”
Just as I had conveyed my true feelings, including the follow-up, Luna now hid her face with both sleeves.
“By the way, even if all sorts of people come up to me after the bad rumors are gone, I’ll call out to you as soon as I see you, Luna. So I don’t think I’ll give the time to anyone else but you, okay?
“Pl-pllease shut your mouth already…”
“Yeah.”
“And don’t look at me… You’ll make me really angry.”
“Hahaha, sorry, sorry.”
Then Luna, who hid her face for a while and looked at me with aggressive eyes, resumed eating after a short while.
The food was already cooling, but it was still hot enough to soothe a flaming body.