Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’

18 – Ralph’s Trial

Mint Choco.

The beginning is said to be a dessert selection contest to celebrate the marriage of a British princess. In that contest, there was a work that won the gold prize under the name of Mint Royal, and that was Mint Choco.

Befitting a dessert made in England, a country of gastronomy, mint choco is a dish with no likes or dislikes that has captivated the taste buds of many people. The reason why Italy, a military powerhouse, invaded England was to steal this mint chocolate or something.

“The color is unique. It’s the first time I’ve seen green ice cream.”

Sarah scrutinized the mint chocolate ice cream like a puppy receiving a new toy. Arsha, on the other hand, raised her eyebrows like a sensitive cat facing her strange guest, showing her wariness.

“Mint and chocolate and ice cream. It’s a combination I’ve never heard of.”

“John’s food is absolutely right.”

Sierra took the ice cream off the dessert tray, casually making the fanatic remark.

“I am quite confident about gourmet food, but this is the first dish I have ever seen.”

That’s what Ralph Leoris said with a look that would kill him for fun. For him, this moment would indeed be a sweet dessert. Because he is such a person.

Starting with Sierra, everyone tasted the ice cream. Bart, the confident chef, looked uncomfortable for some reason. It seems very displeased that he drew the judges’ attention with his irregular dishes. However, it is the dish that is judged later that wins the original cooking competition.

“Creating a recipe is very difficult. A kid like you can’t cook a dish that suits the master’s taste. Well, the effort is imaginary.”

That’s what he said, but Bart’s hands are shaking. It must have been a premonition of that kid’s lucky punch.

“Ohhh!”

Ralph was the first to react.

“The scent of mint refreshes the mouth. The taste of rich chocolate you can feel inside!”

He jumped up from his seat making a fuss like he did in the original game.

“I have never had such an aristocratic dessert! Why has mankind not thought of this beautiful combination until now!? Jennajaaang! You’ve wasted half your life!”

He saluted the ice cream, salivating like his machine gun.

“Oh my God! The combination of mint and chocolate is so powerful! No, it’s not just mint and chocolate mixed together! It is so delicious because it is ice cream!”

Ralph’s exaggerated reaction gave Bart a startled reaction like a rabbit meeting a tiger. The shaking of the head seems to be desperately shouting, ‘My master can’t be like that!’ The figure of a genuine man who was NTRed by his beloved girlfriend during summer vacation was painted over Bart.

“It’s also John.”

Even Sierra eats ice cream with a happy expression.

“Daddy’s fuss is silly, but this is delicious! Oh my god! There is such a dish!”

Beside him, Sarah is moving a spoon in a trance. If I did that, my forehead would tingle.

“No, this is nonsense! The cooking of this blue kid can’t be that amazing… !”

Bart looked at the ice cream on the tray. He grabbed the ice cream as fast as a hunting eagle. Like a strict competitor in a cooking cartoon, it seems that he will not admit it until he tastes it himself. This, too, was the same response as the original.

“This ice cream can’t beat my chocolate soufflé cake!”

Bart puts the ice cream in his mouth. At that moment, the expression on his face disappeared.

“This, this….”

Your tongue will know. Who is the winner of this eclipse?

“My God. Mint and chocolate go so well together….”

Bart’s hand moved. It seems to be a trance rather than a conscious movement.

Each time Bart savored the mint chocolate ice cream, an expression of surprise was plastered over his face.

“This is…. It is my defeat.”

Bart dropped to his knees and declared defeat. He didn’t have to kneel down, but he did anyway.

“Hey….”

Arsha opened her mouth, looking around her with a somewhat uncomfortable expression. Rolling her eyeballs from side to side, she put the spoon she was holding in her hand.

“Isn’t this just toothpaste?”

Oh my God.

I don’t know that much about mint choco.

Apparently, Arsha was born with her cursed tongue. She may have started arduous swordsmanship training at a young age, so her sense of taste was completely ruined.

“Sword Horn. Mint Choco is not toothpaste. The toothpaste is mint chocolate.”

“Isn’t that what it is?”

Arsha tilts her head with an expression that she is still not convinced.

I can’t. I have to show Arsha my secret weapon, pineapple pizza, first. Because there is no dish good enough to purify the contaminated tongue.

Arsha’s reaction was lukewarm, but three of her judges and my opponent had already declared my victory. Arsha’s timid opposition did not affect her victory or defeat.

“This is the kitchen knife I inherited from my master. My master, too, was inherited from his master’s master.”

[Artisan’s Knife (Class C): A knife with the spirit of three generations of artisans. It seems that your cooking sense is excellent just by having it. Although the handle is worn out a lot, that would be a pride, not a stain on this kitchen knife.

Cooking skill level +1]

I got an artisan’s kitchen knife as an unexpected event reward. It is an item that increases the level of cooking-related skills and helps to create good impressions.

After the surprise cooking showdown, after-meal drinks were served. When you drink alcohol, it is easy to get speechless. It felt like the strange wall of conversation that had been visible until the meal had disappeared.

“The Leoris family is amazing. To be honest, I don’t think my family would be able to treat me like this. Especially, the cooking was amazing.”

“It’s too much praise. Rumor has it that the banquet of the Swordhorn family is splendid, beautiful, and high-class.”

“hahahaha. Your daughter is right. I’ve been invited to the Swordhorn family’s banquet a few times, and the scale and level were amazing. I’m not very good at things like this, so I’m entrusting everything to the butler, but I don’t know if I’m doing well.”

What is noteworthy is the atmosphere of Sarah and Arsha. It was very strange to see two people who should have been bickering until the middle of the story, talking in a soft atmosphere like best friends.

Of course, the sense of competition did not completely disappear in Arsha’s eyes. However, it was clear that the intensity had weakened.

Exotic scenery never seen before in a game.

This is what excites me as a rotten water gamer as well.

“I thought nobles lived in a completely different world from commoners. But, it turned out to be true! The food I ate here today costs more than all the food I have eaten in my entire life!”

“Now that Miss Sierra is an academy entrant, she should get used to things like this. Academy students, even commoners, are often invited to banquets.”

“Do nobles invite commoners to a banquet?”

“I did. And, even if you are not necessarily aristocrat, wealthy commoners often invite other commoners to manage their personal connections.”

“Come to think of it, I got a business card from someone today. It was a girl named Ellie Janet….”

Contrary to what I initially worried about, Sierra melted well into the conversation. It’s Girls Talk with three women. Sierra, Sarah, and Arsha.

Did those three ever get together in the original work?

Since Sierra was an enemy in the original film, there was no scene where the three of them had such amicable conversation.

“Hmm. John Boy. It seems that there is no room for gloomy men like us to intervene in the conversation of girls who are about to cry even for flowers. Wait, do you want to talk about men in my study? I have some amazing liquor hidden from my daughter.”

It’s finally here.

Today’s Ralph Leoris event, the highlight of the visit to Leoris Mansion.

“Good.”

I nodded and stood up.

—

Sarah Leoris was a bright child. Her talent always amazed Ralph.

But her extraordinary talent left her alone. She started her sorcery at a very young age, and made a splendid result there. And those achievements made her even more lonely.

-I don’t really need friends. Either help with magic research or not.

That’s what she used to say as a habit of her own. But Ralph wanted her to make friends with her. It wasn’t just a matter of aristocratic connections.

Those who confine themselves inevitably narrow their field of vision. And such a narrowed field of view creates limits to growth.

So Ralph was very happy to see a girl named Arsha Swordhorn appear.

-I met a strange kid at a social party this time. Was it Arsha Sword Horn? Out of the blue, they asked me for sparring.

-Others just greeted with a cliché, but Miss Sodhorn talked about how strong she had become. I’m not really curious.

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-A friend? No. I don’t think Miss Sword Horn is a bad person, but she’s kind of annoying.

Sara said Arsha was obsessed with her, but in Ralph’s eyes, Sarah was the same. The story that always comes up when attending a social party is the story of Arsha Swordhorn.

However, the daughter invited her friend, whom she had never seen before, to a banquet. Also, the opponent was a commoner man. It was a condition that Ralph’s curiosity could not help being triggered.

‘You solved the hidden problem of the academy entrance exam?’

What Sarah said was quite shocking.

Ralph himself took the academy entrance exam. Although it was decades ago, the basic format of the exam was the same. Only dungeons and monsters are slightly different.

He did what he couldn’t do at his age, what even Sarah couldn’t, this commoner young man did. Sarah seemed fascinated by John’s ability.

‘Is that ability real?’

I am curious. So Ralph decided to try a simple test of his own.

“John boy. By any chance, do you like Roto Chess?”

Lotochess.

It is the most famous board game on the continent. This game, in which only resourcefulness is won, not physical ability, was Ralph’s favorite game, and it was a game he often played when testing others. Even Sara, who is said to be a genius among geniuses, couldn’t beat him at Loto Chess.

“I don’t like it, but I know how to do it.”

“hehehe. So, can you play with me? My daughter doesn’t like this very much. How much do you nag when you ask for a game?”

Ralph smiled and snapped his fingers. The chest of drawers opened, and boards and objects flew out. They were automatically set on the study table.