Chapter 29: The Flaws of Arashi Manami (Part 2)

Here, Arashikaze Manami suddenly uttered a terrifying fact.

"And, Lady Manami has made so many dishes. Surely, she will find someone to taste them. Do you know who that poor soul will be?"

"It should be someone from the household."

Arashikaze Yukako answered without thinking based on her past experience.

Upon hearing this, Arashikaze Yoshiko followed up with another question.

"If that's the case, who is currently in the house?"

"Lord Father is not at home, so it must be the head maid."

"No, the head maid, Miss Ettie, has just taken the other maids out. She said they were going to buy ingredients, but I don't understand why they need so many people for that, especially at this time."

"Oh no..."

Arashikaze Yoshiko's voice was filled with despair after hearing Mouri Saburo's response.

However, it seemed like Arashikaze Yukako still hadn't grasped the current situation. She casually asked, as if nothing was wrong.

"What's wrong, Yukako?"

"Right now, besides the four of us, there is no one else in this house. Yukako, do you understand what that means? It means we are the guinea pigs for these experiments!"

"Ah..."

"..."

Arashikaze Yukako finally understood, while Mouri Saburo remained unusually silent. Just as if the timing was planned, a terrifying voice came from inside, frightening the three of them.

"Ah, there you all are! How wonderful!"

Arashi Manami turned around wearing an apron and smiled upon seeing the three behind her.

"..."

The room remained silent.

"Perfect timing! I made so many delicious dishes today, even though it's my first time. I followed Miss Ettie's instructions... Ah, it seems like the others are not here. Well, that's perfect. Yukako, Yukako, and Mouri the butler, I'll specially treat you today. Come on, this is my masterpiece!"

Though Arashi Manami appeared quite confident, the room remained silent. It wasn't very obvious, but Arashikaze Yoshiko and Arashikaze Yukako were trembling, while Mouri Saburo, the experienced one, seemed calm, but upon closer inspection, it appeared as though he was sweating coldly. Well, that must be an illusion.

"What's wrong? Come here quickly! You won't find this anywhere else!"

Arashi Manami urged again, with an argument that was hard to refute.

At this moment, Arashikaze Yoshiko was the first to react, gently pushing someone beside her.

"Yukako, you go ahead... Our Lady went through the effort of making delicious food; we shouldn't waste it."

She said something that even she thought sounded fake.

"Ah..."

Facing Arashikaze Yoshiko's request, Arashikaze Yukako seemed reluctant, but she didn't explicitly refuse. She just stood still, appearing uneasy.

Regardless, even if they wanted to escape now, it would be impossible.

"There's no need to fight over it. There's plenty here for everyone. I guarantee everyone gets a portion. Come on, you won't find this anywhere else!"

Arashi Manami smiled as she walked towards the three at the door, or rather, closed in on the three at the door.

"..."

The room remained silent.

Well, it couldn't be denied that the inevitable ending awaited the three, no matter how much they tried to avoid it. Because, looking back, great inventions often came with sacrifices.