Chapter 25: The Perfect Maid's Visit, Scarlet Devil Mansion Reserves Dinner!
Kagarino Kirie, wanting Luke, didn't leave immediately after finishing the sauced venison, just as she had stated earlier.
"I want the coffee from the menu, lighter, and also an order of baked scones."
"No problem."
Hearing Kirie's order, Luke also searched for the necessary ingredients in the kitchen.
Undoubtedly, this silver-haired, blue-eyed vampire girl planned to stay here for a long time.
However, he had no intention of issuing an expulsion order.
Once Kirie becomes completely addicted to my cooking skills, things will get interesting later~
Creak...
A slight friction sound occurred at this moment.
Before Luke prepared the coffee and scones, Kirie stood up.
"Luke... may I go walk outside?"
"If Kirie-san has no intention of leaving, then opening that door now won't turn it back into the original world."
"How magical. Do you know the reason for this?"
"It's difficult to explain."
"No matter..."
Kirie once again grasped the restaurant doorknob and turned it gently.
The lock clicked open, opened by the vampire girl.
The time was noon, so the sunlight was bright, making one feel quite comfortable.
Kagarino Kirie, unlike the vampires in movies and manga who feared the sun and silver, was completely unaffected by the dazzling light of day.
The only thing she hated was crosses engraved with Vatican symbols.
Once she saw those, fear would arise in her heart.
But there were none here...
Kirie lightly lifted the hem of her skirt, entered the woods by the restaurant's main entrance, and strolled along the path occasionally frequented by youkai.
Luke, not worried, focused on the work at hand.
Having brewed the coffee, he began making the baked scones.
Dessert-type dishes, in Luke's view, were the simplest category.
They were also the category with the highest cost-performance ratio.
The reason...
Was actually very simple.
Once the girls of Gensokyo tasted the pastries he made, most would become repeat customers.
"After all, sweets bring pleasure."
Luke muttered to himself and sped up.
A few minutes later.
When the baked scones were ready, Luke saw Kirie return to the restaurant.
She held a fallen leaf in her hand, stained with some dust, but its color was like a rainbow.
"Look at this... it's a colorful leaf."
"I think it might be caused by some youkai."
The ice fairy who likes freezing frogs, and also some fairies influenced by the outside world's 'street graffiti' culture.
It's said they even did graffiti at the Hakurei Shrine, and the consequences were very serious...
"Is that so? I thought this was unique to another world."
After saying this, a new figure appeared behind Kirie.
"You have a new guest."
Kirie turned sideways and walked towards her seat.
Behind her stood a young girl.
She wore a maid outfit predominantly in blue and white, with a maid's headdress on her head.
Her silver hair, smooth like Kirie's, was shorter, with side-locks left on both sides.
These were tied into small pigtails, with green ribbons tied at the ends.
"Izayoi-san, why have you come?"
Luke spoke while serving coffee and baked scones to Kirie.
"Good afternoon, Luke-san."
Izayoi Sakuya performed a curtsy.
This head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion rarely appeared before humans and was quite cold towards human villagers visiting the mansion, often siding with the youkai.
Thus, it made people suspect she wasn't a human from Gensokyo, but someone from the outside world, or even another world.
Therefore, even Luke rarely encountered Izayoi Sakuya.
"I came here this time under orders from Mistress Remilia."
"Them, ah... How many hamburgers this time? How many chicken wraps? Today I can change some ingredients and ratios, alter the taste. As for cola and other carbonated drinks... I plan to replace them with fruit juice."
"Why? I think those carbonated drinks taste good."
"How to put it, explaining in an easy-to-understand way... The acidic components in carbonated drinks make the tooth surface fragile and easily damaged. And the sugar becomes food for bacteria in the mouth. The bacteria break down sugar into acidic substances, further aggravating tooth erosion and promoting the occurrence of cavities."
Luke, as a chef, also possessed considerable knowledge regarding the health aspects of ingredients.
"The issue of teeth..."
"However, Miss Remilia and Miss Flandre probably won't get cavities, right?"
After all, they are vampires.
Do vampires who get cavities really exist?
Luke couldn't help but glance at Kirie.
If there's a chance, I'll carefully examine her teeth next time.
Luke, whose thoughts could be described as wild, was pulled back to reality by Izayoi.
"Luke-san, this time I hope you won't provide those fast foods. Because it's a dinner banquet, so... if it's possible to make delicacies that retain the fast-food style, that would be good."
"That's somewhat difficult..."
"This aspect will have to trouble Your Excellency."
Izayoi Sakuya didn't wish for her master to eat fast food every day.
Even if it tasted really good.
"Alright, I'll do my best. By the way, how many people should I prepare for? Remilia, Flandre, and Patchouli, who else? What about that lazy gatekeeper?"
"Please prepare for them all together."
"No problem."
Luke accepted the commission.
Having completed her work, Izayoi Sakuya also prepared to leave and report back.
Before leaving, she glanced at Kirie.
"Young lady, excuse my frankness, that leaf in your hand... if seen by the Hakurei Shrine maiden, might mistake you for the culprit doing graffiti everywhere."
After saying this, Izayoi walked out of the restaurant to report back.
Kirie looked at the leaf, then at Izayoi outside.
"'Culprit'... Is the 'Hakurei Shrine maiden' the maid spoke of powerful?"
The current Kagarino Kirie was full of curiosity about 'Gensokyo'.
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