Al, come on.

　The next morning, someone shook me awake.

　It's much darker in the earth magic house because there are no windows that can efficiently capture the sunlight from outside.

　So I wasn't even sure who was in front of me, but my intuition insisted that it was Sister Elinora.

　And it was. I didn't lock the door because it wasn't the mansion.

''...What?　It's only night.

It's dark in the house, but it's already light out.

　To confirm Elinora sister's words, I hollow out the wall section of the room with earth magic into a square.

　Then the morning sun shines through the room, and I'm so used to the darkness that I shut my eyes because of the glare.

　Fresh air comes in softly and shakes the hair of me and Elinora sister.

　When my eyes finally get used to the light, I slowly turn my gaze outside.

　The sun had just risen outside, and the dark sky was slowly turning white.

　When was the last time I saw the sunrise?

You see, it's morning, right?　I'm hungry, make me breakfast. Rowe and Meena will be waiting for you downstairs.

　As I stare at the sunrise in a daze, Sister Elinora says that and leaves the room.

'Where's Sister Elinora?'

Morning practice. I haven't swung a sword in a while.

　No, I meant to ask if sister Elinora was going to help me....

　Well, no matter. I can make breakfast easier if it's just me and Lowe-san. Since I've made the easiest watch, I'll make a good breakfast for everyone.

　With that in mind, I quickly got ready to go.

　When I headed downstairs to the kitchen, Lowe and Meena were already laying out the ingredients.

''Good morning, Alfried-sama,''

'Good morning, Mr Lowe. Meena looks a little sleepy, doesn't she?

　Mr. Rowe is quite normally prepared, but Meena's expression is vaguely sleepy.

'I was sleeping soundly and was woken up several times, so there's something subtle about it.

　If you fall asleep after being woken up in the middle of the day, you don't feel like you've fallen asleep for some reason. If possible, it's human to say you've been asleep for a long, long time.

　This is the second meena and this is it. The third, Erna mom and Silvio brother, might be pretty tough.

'....Huh?　How many times do you have to be crazy?　Meena took turns keeping watch with me, so I don't think she's been woken up too many times...

'.....................The chair that Alfried-sama made. It's bad. I'll get you a comfortable chair to sleep in like that.

　Oh, it seems that Meena has been hit by that demonic chair.

　She must have fallen asleep several times while on guard and was woken up by Nord Dad.

'I'm sure you'll wake up after a good breakfast. I'll make you breakfast.

Yes, sir.

　Meena replies in a vaguely low voice due to her sleepiness.

''Normally Meena and I, as servants, should be doing this, but is it okay for Alfried-sama to help us?

　Now, just as we're about to start getting ready, Mr. Lowe says apologetically.

　Meena, who has been looking sleepy at this, opens her eyes and reveals her surprise. Emotionally, she says, "What's this guy saying that's unnecessary! Or something like that.

'It's fine. It's faster and easier with me, who can use magic.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

　When I said that, Mr. Lowe bowed his head with a smile.

　And Meena lets out a small breath of relief.

　There is a water source near here, but it's a little far away. The choice of location was based on the assumption that either I or Erna's mother would help. I'll have to help you out here.

　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for in a good, clean, and efficient business.

What would you like on the breakfast menu?

'It's better to use up vegetables at the limit of their freshness, so I guess it's safe to say it's vegetable soup?'

Let's make miso soup anyway!　I like that one in the morning!

Then there's some miso soup.

　Meena's nice suggestion and we decided on miso soup for breakfast.

'Is it miso soup?'

　Lowe looks at me curiously, as if he's never eaten it before.

　The miso we brought back from Kagura is not that common in the village. It's slowly spreading as a useful condiment from Thor's and Asmo's house and Celia's diner, but it's still not there yet.

'It's a delicious soup. I'm sure Lowe will love it.

That's exciting.

　Just like that, the menu decides on miso soup and we go about our preparations in harmony.

　I use my earth magic to generate the dishes and cooking utensils we need.

　Next, I put the water in a jar so that the two of us can use it when we need it.

　Once that's done, I float the fireball in the kitchen and transform the kitchen so that I can float the pot in there.

　Yeah, that's pretty much all set up. Oh, let's make the vents big just in case.

''........I already have a feeling that Alfried-sama alone is enough.

We need to prep the ingredients. We'll work on that.

　Like that, each of us had to prepare the ingredients on our own, Meena and Lowe. I took the dashi and cooked the rice.

　Rice is the perfect accompaniment to miso soup, after all. If we're going to make an omelet anyway... but as expected, we didn't bring the eggs due to a problem with their freshness.

　d*mn, I want to take the eggs out of subspace and cook them for you.

　I give up crying and give up on the egg rolls and concentrate on cooking the rice.

　I don't have a hearth like the one in the mansion or in my own home, but I have a portable rice cooker that Logan made for me. Thanks to it, I can cook the rice and then just turn the heat on and off in the same way as usual.

　It may taste a little less tasty than the cooker, but there is the spice of hunger, and there is even glutinous rice. A meal like this isn't so bad sometimes, is it?

　While I adjust the fireball and cook the rice, Meena and Lowe cut up the vegetables one after another and throw them into the pot.

　They worked efficiently like that, and after about an hour or so, most of the work was done.

　As Meena dissolved the miso in the pot, the kitchen was immediately enveloped in the gentle taste of miso.

　Then Meena's expression, which had been tormented by sleepiness, becomes radiant, as if purified.

''........Haha, it smells so good!　All that's left to do is to let the miso soup simmer!

　The smell of miso wakes me up, and Meena screams her usual cheerful voice.

　Yes, it smells good. The gentle yet fragrant aroma of miso is a perfect stimulus to my empty stomach.

This is a great way to eat. But we could use a few more items.

It's still meat!

　As I cross my arms and groan, Meena says with a blazing glint in her eye.

'No, we used up all the meat yesterday. All we have left is dried meat.'

　Meena looks like it's the end of the world when I bash it off.

　If it were true, I could have frozen the meat from the mansion and brought it back, but it's summer now and we can't properly refrigerate it like we did in my previous life, so I gave up.

　It would have been nice if we had a carriage or something suitable for proper freezing, but we don't have one.

　But instead, we have two all-purpose seasonings, soy sauce and miso.

　Just frying with the leftover ingredients is enough to make a dish.

　I came up with the idea of frying the leftover ingredients in a pan of oil.

　When the vegetables were cooked and became soft, I mixed miso, mirin, soy sauce and Kagura Sake appropriately and stirred again.

　Stir-fry with leftover ingredients.

　All you have to do is add the seasoning and fry. It's so easy that even Elinora could do it.

　I taste the finished dish.

　Yeah, the miso is soaking into the vegetables and mushrooms. It's a satisfying enough taste.

　Ah, I want to shovel it in with rice right now.

'Ahh!　Master Alfried, it's not fair!

　As I was tasting it, Meena, who had spotted it, pointed her finger at me and shouted.

She knows. Meena and Lowe can taste it too. Tasting is the prerogative of those who make the food.

I will use my privilege!

Well then, I'll have to do a few things too.

　Meena instantly held her fork at the ready, and Mr. Lowe modestly picked up his fork, too.

　The two of them then stabbed the miso stir-fry with their forks and popped it into their mouths.

''Huh!　This is definitely something that will make your meal go faster!

The miso and soy sauce have a very nice flavor.

　Mr. Lowe, who was eating miso for the first time, seemed to like it too.

　As I was relieved by Lowe's reaction, I saw Meena crunching and popping the stir-fried miso into her mouth. No matter how you look at it, it's beyond the scope of tasting.

''Hey Meena. Aren't you eating too much?

'We have to make sure it's something we can serve you properly!　That's what a maid does!

　Treating your master's food as if it were poison. I see, it's a maid's duty.

　Do you think there are any octopuses in Eric's territory?　If you have them, make an octopus dish and have Meena poison them. If there are other sea urchins and sea cucumbers, it's not a bad idea to let her taste them.

''........Huh?　It gives me a chill.

It's all in your head.

　So, you can continue to fulfill your duties as a maid to the fullest.

　As we are having this conversation, the door in the front hallway opens and Elinora comes into the living room.

　Elinora comes into the kitchen as if she is caught by the smell of breakfast.

'It smells so good. Are you having miso soup for breakfast?'

Yes,

　I'm sweating from practicing, but it's strange that I don't smell like sweat at all.

This one's a stir-fry.

　I mumbled and I slapped Elinora sister's arm as she reached out to me.

'Hey what are you doing?　That's all there is to it, so why not a little bit!

'It's the privilege of the people who cooked the food to be able to snack on it! Those who didn't help sat down and sat down.

　As I shooed her away with a sissi and hand, Elinora sister looked miffed.

　Then, Elinora sister returned to the living room as if she had given up... or so I thought, but she instantly reversed and reached out and popped a handful of fried miso mushrooms into her mouth with unremarkable speed.

''Ah!?''

Oh, so good!

　Sister Elinora can't help but shout.

　I'm glad she says it's good, but what does that line mean for a girl?

''Mo, one more bite.''

No people taking things without permission.

　As my sister Elinora and I are exchanging such an exchange, I hear footsteps coming from the stairs.

　It seems that Nord Dad, Erna Mom and Silvio Brother have also woken up.

''It smells delicious.''

Is it miso soup today?

　The conversation comes with the sound of descending the stairs.

'Look, it's almost breakfast, so take a seat.

All right.

　I said this, but sister Elinora picked at the same thing again.