Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 9 - Chapter 16

Chapter 16

“Nier, have some tea . ”

Lucia courteously handed Nier a cup of tea . Nier vigilantly looked at Lucia and the cup of tea in her hand . She coldly asked, “What, are you trying to poison me?”

“No . What are you thinking? We’re both His Highness’ wives . I couldn’t possibly do such a thing . ” Lucia gave an unprecedented response . She looked at Nier with a stiff smile, causing Nier to look at her even more vigilantly .

She pushed the cup of tea far away from her, “You wouldn’t give me a drink for no rhyme or reason . Whatever it is you want, come out forthright with it . ”

“I want you to teach me how to make something…”

“What?”

“Food . ”

Nier titled her head . She looked at Lucia feeling completely befuddled and asked, “You need to be taught that? Aren’t people born with that skill?”

“… Did you know that you deserve a beating for saying that?”

“Not that you can beat me anyway . ”

Nier then gently cleared her throat before saying, “Honestly, I’m not an expert myself . All the dishes I make aren’t dishes they’d serve in the palace or at a professional level . My cooking skills were acquired as a result of being forced to learn how to cook as part of the Valkyries . If it wasn’t for His Majesty liking my dishes, they wouldn’t have any hope of making it to the table . If you want to learn to cook, wouldn’t it be more appropriate for her to learn from Her Highness?”

“Her Highness has already returned . It appears she has important business . ”

Lucia looked at Nier . She looked at Nier with puppy eyes, “Please, Nier, it’s my only request . I just want to be able to cook a decent meal for His Highness . His Highness hasn’t fully recovered . I want to cook a meal for once, too . ”

Nier giggled, “All right . I’m a little tired from cooking the last few days myself . I don’t feel too good when I stand for too long now . I’ll teach you, then . But I can only teach you how to make humanity’s dishes . Is that all right with you?”

“No problem! I just want to make a soothing soup for His Highness . ”

Lucia looked at Nier with excitement . The two of them stood up and walked to the kitchen . The chef inside the kitchen looked at the two Princesses oddly when they entered . Nier waved her hand and declared, “You can all leave for now . We’re going to use the kitchen for a bit . We won’t cut into your time for preparing lunch . Oh, right, if we do, leave His Majesty’s lunch to us . ”

“Princess… are you feeling… . . ”

“I know my body well . You don’t need to worry . ”

Nier coldly looked at the chef next to her . The chef hesitated, and then everyone left the kitchen . Nier walked over to shut the door then looked at the ingredients in the cupboard . She made a suggestion, “Uhm, it looks as though there are still ingredients . Let’s make mushroom creamy cherry tomato soup today . This soup is very suited for His Majesty . ”

“What was the soup you made for His Highness yesterday?”

“Oh, that was a remedial soup . ” Nier picked up two things that were similar to branches, “This is the medicinal herb you elves gave me . It’s said to be support mana recovery . I used this and berries yesterday to make His Majesty a soup . I think it tasted decent . ”

“His Highness said the soup yesterday was very tasty . ”

“Really…?”

Nier shyly giggled . She then gently cleared her throat . Then, she picked up all of the ingredients and a block of cheese . The mushrooms here are weird . They’re akin to ginseng . She also grabbed some cherry tomatoes .

Lucia looked at the ingredients with amazement, and then asked, “We just have to chop them up?”

“Mm, you can say that . Handling ingredients is relatively simple after all… but…”

Before Nier could finish, Lucia grabbed a kitchen knife . She may no longer be a part of the shadow squad, but Lucia’s skills with a knife were as sharp as ever . With a flash of light from the shiny blade, all of the ingredients on the chopping board were turned to pieces . Nier looked at the red juice from the cherry tomato running along the board with a dumbfounded expression…

“But, don’t chop the cherry tomatoes, or else the juice will run dry . ”

Nier finished her sentence with an expressionless look . Lucia looked at the chopped up cherry tomatoes in front of her with a blank look, feeling at a lost for what to do…

Nier picked up a chopped up piece and ate it . She then said, “You chopped it up yourself, so you can deal with it yourself . It would be best to throw it away, but I reckon you won’t learn to wait until people are done speaking before starting, unless I teach you a lesson . Do it again . Next step is to put it into the soup… Heat up the water in the pot first . Remember that the pot is very hot, so be careful not to burn yourself . Next, place the ingredients in orderly then place the lid on and turn the heat down . All you have to do next is wait . ”

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“Regardless, you were too hasty, Onii-sama . ”

I looked at Freya, who angrily frowned with her arms folded . I smiled helplessly as I replied, “I had no choice… It was my only choice at the time . ”

Freya frowned, “Even if that is the case, you used that method without discussing it with me beforehand . Had something happened to you, all of our preparations would have been for nothing . ”

“But luckily, Her Majesty and Her Highness will both support what we want to do . ”

“Yes, but, Onii-sama, do not do something so risky again . It was a gamble, but we need to gamble on more important matters . You might think that gambling with your life is no big deal, but the people around you value you, whether that is your mothers, your wives or me . ”

“Right, right, right . ”

“You always respond so nonchalantly!”

Freya sighed helplessly, and then said, “In any case, it is great that you are all right . ”

Someone then gently pulled the door open . I turned my head to look and saw Lucia carry a tray in . Freya didn’t want to disturb us, so she stood up and bid me goodbye, “I shall take me leave, then, Onii-sama . ”

The two of them passed by each other . Lucia walked up to my side all smiles and placed the tray down . My nose came to life . I smiled, “It smells really nice . Lucia, is this Nier’s new recipe?”

Lucia unhappily pouted and responded, “I personally made this, Your Highness! Am I just a useless person to you, Your Highness?”

“Really?”

“Okay… Nier did help… but she only helped a teeny bit . It was mainly me!”

Lucia stood next to me and brought the bowl over . She then nervously looked at my face . She trembled as she scooped up a spoon and carefully blew it . She then moved it to my mouth . Her green eyes contained nervousness and fear similarly to a rabbit . She took in a deep breath, “Please… please try some… Your Highness…”

I opened my mouth to touch my mouth to the warm liquid . The aroma burst in my mouth . Lucia nervously looked at me and asked, “How does it taste? Oop!!”

I suddenly pulled Lucia in and gave her a deep kiss . The prominent aroma of the soup spread in our mouths . Lucia froze for a moment before closing her eyes to return my kiss . She leaned back . Her face was now bright red . She looked at me cautiously then wiped the corner of her mouth . She softly said, “It feels… a little too sweet…”

I chuckled . I looked at her and asked, “Do you want another taste?”

“Mm… I wasn’t satisfied with just the last one… Let’s have another taste…”