The Cooking Princess - Chapter 37

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The Princess Who Cooks

 

Episode 37

 

A few days later.

 

As soon as they heard the news that an invitation had arrived from the Imperial Palace, the dining table became abruptly quiet and gloomy.

 

Now at the Garnet Estate, the Imperial Palace was a kind of taboo subject.

 

‘The Empress and Claude have certainly caused a lot of trouble.’

 

The atmosphere was so somber that the messenger delivering the news seemed momentarily flustered, but he simply delivered the invitation as ordered and left.

 

After confirming the messenger had disappeared, Chloe swallowed the sigh that was about to escape and opened the invitation.

 

‘Just the usual polite words, but the handwriting is a bit different from the Empress’s?’

 

She felt something was slightly odd as she read the invitation to the end.

 

[Emperor Felix III.]

 

Through the signature at the end, she learned that the person who had invited Chloe this time was not the Empress, but the Emperor.

 

Chloe’s mouth fell wide open.

 

Seeing his daughter unable to close her mouth in shock, the Duchess asked Chloe in a worried voice.

 

“What’s wrong? Is something the matter, my daughter?”

 

At that concerned tone, Chloe realized she hadn’t given her parents any proper explanation and answered as cheerfully as possible.

 

“His Majesty the Emperor has invited me because he wants to taste my cooking!”

 

At Chloe’s scream-like exclamation, the Garnet couple’s eyes also widened.

 

Until now, invitations had come from the Empress or the Prince, but being summoned by the Emperor of the Luzhiere Empire carried different weight.

 

Grania Garnet, Count, looking truly flustered, asked Chloe in a hesitant voice.

 

“My daughter. Could I see that invitation myself?”

 

“Of course.”

 

As soon as Chloe agreed, Grania Garnet, Count urgently read through the invitation.

 

And realizing that Chloe hadn’t made a mistake and that a meeting with the Emperor was really scheduled, Grania Garnet, Count fell silent.

 

“She’s only twelve years old and already having such meetings.”

 

The invitation even included at the end that ‘one guardian may accompany the young Duchess,’ and seeing that passage, Chloe had a somewhat unexpected thought.

 

‘Now I understand where Shuel’s consideration comes from.’

 

Felix III was a rough-natured warmonger, but compared to the Empress and Claude, he seemed to have something called consideration, so Chloe smiled slightly.

 

It was decided that Chloe’s father, Grania Garnet, Count, would accompany her to lunch with the Emperor.

 

After informing the Imperial Palace of the accompanying person, the Garnet Family hurriedly prepared what was needed.

 

During the period right before meeting the Emperor, Chloe cooked dishes she was capable of making.

 

And finally, on the appointed day,

 

Chloe confirmed the upright, strong-featured middle-aged Emperor sitting on the throne wearing his crown, greeting them.

 

He welcomed the Count and Chloe with a hearty laugh in an incredibly vigorous voice.

 

“You must have had a hard journey coming so far.”

 

“We greet the Sun. We are grateful for His Majesty the Emperor’s grace.”

 

At the Emperor’s quick welcome, Grania Garnet, Count quickly offered his greetings, and as soon as he finished, Chloe also cheerfully offered her greetings.

 

“We greet the Sun.”

 

The Emperor had the sharp, strong features she had seen before, but perhaps because this was a gathering the Emperor had invited them to, the atmosphere was much softer.

 

“My son should be coming soon, so wait a moment.”

 

Not long after the Emperor finished speaking, Shuel came rushing in hurriedly.

 

“Father, what on earth is this,”

 

“You seem quite surprised.”

 

He smoothly brushed aside Shuel’s attempt to question him and added:

 

“We’ve decided to have lunch together, so Princess, I look forward to it.”

 

Saying this, he winked with one eye.

 

Chloe thought this was much more burdensome than the Empress’s expectations, but outwardly laughed and headed to the dining room.

 

‘The Emperor seemed a bit picky. Then rather than being too adventurous, it would be helpful to serve something simple.’

 

Since it was true that the more sensitive someone is, the higher their tendency to reject new things, there was no need to take risks.

 

So Chloe decided to serve a simple sandwich that would have a familiar visual for the Emperor, specifically a potato salad sandwich with her improved potatoes.

 

Chloe took out the mayonnaise she had prepared in advance, then took out lizard eggs and potatoes and boiled them thoroughly.

 

Then she finely chopped cucumbers and carrots in the right proportions.

 

She put butter in a large bowl and mixed cucumbers, carrots, and mayonnaise in appropriate amounts,

 

Then peeled and mashed the boiled lizard eggs and potatoes and mixed them in as well.

 

After that, she seasoned with salt and sugar and took a taste.

 

‘Even though I made it myself, it’s absolutely delicious.’

 

This wasn’t the only dish she planned to serve today.

 

She intended to serve the hamburger steak and pizza she had previously served to the Prince.

 

And.

 

‘I never expected they wouldn’t eat chestnuts in this country.’

 

Over the past few days, Chloe had learned that chestnuts grew in this Luzhiere Empire.

 

Well.

 

Weren’t they calling perfectly normal fish monsters and not eating them?

 

Even in the 21st century, surprisingly few countries ate chestnuts, so it was understandable.

 

The reason for the discovery was nothing special. Chloe had consistently sent people out to bring back ‘interesting-looking’ foods or creatures, and among them, she gave substantial rewards to those who brought useful things.

 

Then someone brought her chestnuts, saying they had ‘found fruit with spiky thorns like a hedgehog under a tree.’

 

When she asked that person about where the fruit was and went to look, it really was a chestnut tree.

 

After that, she even had the entire chestnut tree uprooted and planted in the front yard of the Garnet Estate where she lived.

 

She naturally paid a generous price to the person who found the chestnuts.

 

With a reverent heart, she scored the chestnuts she had prepared and roasted them.

 

Then she prepared milk and took out some product similar to a modern blender.

 

‘Thank you so much, Eshir.’

 

After inwardly expressing gratitude to the capable Doraemon-like mage who had made this blender-like item for her, she waited until the chestnuts were fully roasted.

 

Then she put appropriate amounts of honey, milk, and chestnuts into the magic stone-powered blender and mixed them mercilessly!

 

‘Roasted chestnut latte complete!’

 

Chloe took a sip just in case, and the taste was absolutely perfect.

 

She completed the pizza and hamburger steak she had prepared in advance and served them.

 

The support staff would serve the remaining dishes, so there was nothing more for Chloe to worry about.

 

When she served the food, the Emperor seemed a bit surprised by the table that was more splendid than he had imagined.

 

‘Of course, since I paid attention to plating too.’

 

Thinking this, Chloe felt proud, and the Emperor spoke to Chloe with a kind face.

 

“I can see tremendous pride in your cooking. The appearance isn’t sloppy either, very well made.”

 

The Emperor still seemed to view the food she made as simply a cute performance.

 

And as Chloe expected, the Emperor first took a bite of the sandwich, which was familiar to him.

 

“Hmm?”

 

He frowned and looked at the food again with curiosity, then took another bite.

 

Then he silently finished one sandwich and ate the next one too.

 

The Emperor silently tasted all of Chloe’s sandwiches, then also tasted the hamburger steak.

 

After that, perhaps curious about the drink beside him, he took a sip of the roasted chestnut latte.

 

Then he quietly watched the Prince eating pizza with genuine delight.

 

The picky Emperor cut a bite of pizza with his fork and knife, then his eyes widened.

 

And he asked Chloe.

 

“Did the Princess make all of these foods?”

 

“Yes! I developed the recipes and made them myself.”

 

At Chloe’s cheerful answer, the Emperor was impressed.

 

“Shuel talks about Princess Chloe so much that I was curious what kind of princess you were. My son’s judgment wasn’t wrong.”

 

Even after saying this, the Emperor didn’t stop and continued to eagerly devour Chloe’s food.

 

…By estimation, it seemed the person who suffered most from the Luzhiere Empire’s tasteless food was none other than the Emperor himself.

 

Both Shuel and Claude, who inherited his blood, seemed to have very refined palates.

 

After eating the food with satisfaction, the Emperor asked Chloe with great admiration.

 

“I don’t know what kind of drink this is, but it’s really delicious. Could you bring out more?”

 

“Of course. I made plenty.”

 

Chloe instructed her attendant to bring the roasted chestnut latte she had prepared in advance.

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