The Cooking Princess - Chapter 50

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The Princess Who Cooks

 

Episode 50

 

Chloe couldn’t even remember what state of mind she was in when she sent Shuel away.

 

When Shuel shyly blushed while giving her the gift, she should have thought of Shurya.

 

But the moment she saw his reddened face, her mind went blank and she couldn’t think of anything. Chloe became troubled as she realized she was seriously shallow when it came to looks.

 

‘Ugh, I shouldn’t be like this.’

 

Get it together, Chloe.

 

In this life, Shurya and Shuel haven’t even met yet, but once they do meet, they’ll be helplessly drawn to each other.

 

Although Chloe’s actions were very different from the original story, she still couldn’t ignore the power of the original plot. She could tell just by looking at Claude, who was following the exact same path as in the original.

 

Shurya, who remembered her past life when she was in love with Shuel, would certainly fall in love again, and Shuel, who had passionately loved Shurya in the original story, would surely fall in love this time too, even without memories.

 

‘So I shouldn’t become an obstacle for no reason. I already know what my fate was in the original story.’

 

The original Chloe foolishly made wrong choices and ended up getting not only herself but also her beloved parents executed under collective punishment.

 

The Garnet family, which had boasted tremendous power for a long time, was completely destroyed, and even their relatives were unable to raise their heads.

 

Even if Shuel currently liked Chloe, it was likely just a temporary emotion.

 

Thinking she shouldn’t make a fuss over nothing, Chloe tried to calm her still rapidly beating heart.

 

‘And I’m the heir who must inherit the ducal house.’

 

If Chloe married Shuel, who was a prince, she would become a princess consort, making it difficult to inherit the Garnet Estate.

 

‘No, even an engagement would be difficult, so what am I getting ahead of myself for.’

 

Thinking she needed to get it together, Chloe shook her head back and forth.

 

She had built up too much intimacy with Shuel during this time.

 

In the situation where Claude and the Empress were hostile, only Shuel had been on Chloe’s side, so she seemed to have relied on him a lot without realizing it.

 

‘Still, I shouldn’t covet a man who’s definitely going to end up with the original female protagonist.’

 

Thinking this, Chloe blankly stared at the gift Shurya had sent.

 

Shurya couldn’t attend Chloe’s birthday party due to a mass, but she sent a gift instead.

 

Chloe unwrapped the gift with a worried expression, and inside were expensive spices along with a letter containing Shurya’s feelings.

 

[From Shurya, to my dear friend Chloe.]

 

Chloe opened Shurya’s letter first and read it rather than looking at the spices.

 

The letter contained greetings asking about her well-being and apologies for not being able to come to the birthday party.

 

Except for the last part, there wasn’t much special content.

 

As if targeting the moment when Chloe would let her guard down while reading the letter, Shurya had written the crucial content at the end of the letter.

 

[When we talked before, Chloe seemed to understand what I was saying. But you deliberately pretended not to know.]

 

She was probably talking about when Shurya had subtly tested Chloe, suspecting her regression.

 

[I suppose you can’t tell me your secret right now? I’ll work hard to become a friend who earns Chloe’s trust.]

 

At that part, Chloe let out a groaning sound of distress.

 

“I was talking about someone else who looked very much like the Duchess but was endlessly foolish.”

 

Shurya, who had tested Chloe at that time, seemed to have discovered several suspicious points.

 

‘She noticed that I was obviously pretending not to know and trying to brush it off somehow.’

 

She thought Shurya would secretly test her over time.

 

‘But she’s notifying me by letter that she’ll just go with a frontal assault.’

 

Shurya seemed to be more interested in Chloe’s current situation than expected.

 

‘She seems to have felt a disconnect from me suddenly becoming smart when I was definitely foolish before the regression.’

 

Since thinking about it more wouldn’t give her an answer right now, Chloe decided to think about Shurya later.

 

After the bustling birthday party ended, it was now time for a cozy family gathering.

 

“Oh my, our daughter is already fifteen… Honey.”

 

“Thank you for growing up so well, Chloe.”

 

And the ducal couple gave Chloe a very pretty set of dolls made with magical devices.

 

They were pretty and luxurious dolls that moved when you wound them up.

 

Chloe immediately wound up the mechanism and was delighted, admiring how the small doll spun like it was doing ballet.

 

“It’s really pretty. Thank you!”

 

The ducal couple warmly hugged their well-grown daughter and headed to the dining room.

 

‘Did my parents prepare something?’

 

Mother and Father, who were far from cooking, couldn’t have made delicious food.

 

Chloe hid her anxiety behind her smiling face.

 

But the two didn’t enter the dining room and only let Chloe go in.

 

“Our daughter is so well-liked even by the servants.”

 

The Duchess chuckled and whispered in Chloe’s ear, then waved and disappeared.

 

Chloe entered the dining room in bewilderment and was surprised to see food she hadn’t prepared, opening her eyes wide.

 

Then Pierre, who had been working hard on something after finishing the birthday party, spoke to Chloe with a proud face.

 

“I made this with the help of the servants!”

 

Chloe couldn’t hide her amazement and opened her mouth.

 

“You guys…”

 

And her surprised expression quickly changed to a warm smile.

 

First, there was something that looked like dried fruit. It wasn’t properly dried, so it had such a strange color and appearance that she couldn’t tell if it was cranberries or blueberries.

 

‘It’s not rotten, is it?’

 

The other dishes were also a sight to behold. The main dish was something made by boiling eggplant and fruit and braising them in honey, and the dessert was milk ice shaved ice with mayonnaise sprinkled on top.

 

Seeing the state of the cooking, Chloe smiled gently and thought.

 

‘You guys should never develop cooking recipes without me from now on, because it’s a disaster…’

 

The people of the Luzhiere Empire had normal taste buds, but since they had never properly cooked before, they were going through very frequent trial and error.

 

To make food of a normal level, someone had to serve as an anchor to guide the direction,

 

And it seemed that Chloe herself would have to continue being that anchor.

 

Chloe succeeded in forcing an affectionate smile in front of the disastrous dining table.

 

“My lady, please try a bite!”

 

What on earth had they done well to be so confident? Maid Emily recommended a bite with a proud face.

 

Chloe looked at the truly amazing dishes that couldn’t be refused and had the unfortunate dilemma of what to eat.

 

After taking a bite of the mayonnaise shaved ice that seemed like it might be the least bad, Chloe was silent for a moment, then looked directly into the bright, expectant eyes waiting for her tasting review and opened her mouth.

 

“I absolutely cannot…”

 

Chef Russo, maid Emily, and even gardener John!

 

“I absolutely cannot give this a good review.”

 

Chloe couldn’t hide her boiling insides.

 

“You guys get to the kitchen right now.”

 

Birthday or not, correcting these fundamentally rotten recipes comes first!

 

However, as she said this and pushed the servants into the kitchen, there was a pleasant smile hanging on Chloe’s lips.

 

While Chloe was forcibly reforming their sense in the kitchen.

 

“The Duchess is here, oh.”

 

Meanwhile, Eshir appeared behind her.

 

He looked around and then said with his pretty pink eyes frowning.

 

“Ah, they really gave you that disastrous cooking?”

 

“It’s not disastrous!”

 

“It is disastrous.”

 

Whether Pierre was angry or not, Eshir grimly evaluated it as disastrous cooking.

 

‘Eshir, I was counting on you!’

 

From what he was saying, it seemed Eshir had indeed opposed this disastrous cooking from five minutes ago.

 

“It’s awkward to call it a birthday gift… It seemed like I hadn’t invited you all this time.”

 

He hesitated a little and then handed Chloe some kind of invitation.

 

“Please come.”

 

At Eshir’s blunt tone, Chloe smiled brightly.

 

Looking at the seal stamped on the letter, it was from the Magic Tower.

 

“What, Eshir is inviting me to the Magic Tower? You never said anything about it before.”

 

“That’s because you were busy, my lady.”

 

Even as he said this, perhaps feeling embarrassed, Eshir kept grumbling.

 

‘Still, it seems I’ve been treating Eshir, my foodie companion, well too.’

 

She promised Eshir that she would definitely go, smiling brightly.

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