The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 45

“I recommend Warm Stove Restaurant, the creamy mushroom risotto is delicious.”

“I think we should go to the riverside restaurant. It’s located next to a stream, with beautiful scenery, and its fish soup is the best in the capital, incredibly delicious.”

Lise and Luna mentioned their preferred tavern almost simultaneously.

“I don’t like cream; it’s too greasy if you eat too much. Fish soup is so delicious; I can drink as much as I want without getting tired of it.”

“I don’t like fish soup; the fish is too fishy.”

The two of them almost simultaneously said they didn’t like each other’s shops.

Luna raised an eyebrow:

“I thought we were quite in sync when we collaborated to change the draw results.”

Ariel watched from the sidelines, unable to get a word in edgewise, silently complaining to herself:

You all speak in unison, aren’t you in sync?

Lise shook her head:

“The fish soup was awful.”

Luna then turned to look at her two junior classmates, Ariel and Mira, and smiled:

“So what do you two think? Do you want creamy mushroom risotto or fish soup?”

Mira stuck out her tongue, trying to avoid Luna’s gaze.

Mila disliked fish soup intensely, and would vomit every time she encountered its fishy smell.

However, Luna is both the head of the disciplinary committee and the president of a club, so it’s really difficult for her to refuse directly…

Fortunately, at this moment, the great Ariel came to Mira’s rescue again.

Ariel blinked, having already decided how to answer.

In terms of relationship, Lise is definitely closer to me.

What has Luna always considered herself? A junior? Or a research subject, a guinea pig?

As long as she still covets Ochiai Go, we cannot let our guard down.

The result is obvious…

“I’ve been to Nuanlu Xiaoguan before, I’d vote for that place.”

…

Luna tilted her head slightly and asked Mira with a smile:

“Mira, so, what’s your choice?”

“Wow……”

In Mira’s eyes, Luna looked like she wanted to devour her, as if there was a huge, menacing demon behind her, reaching out its claws towards her.

As everyone knows, Luna has a “demon research lab” in the basement of her villa, where she enjoys researching all sorts of people with strange abilities using various methods.

That’s terrifying. What if Luna finds out the secret behind the scars…?

However, Alyssa knew that fish soup was really not good, so she never cooked fish.

I’m sorry, Ariel, let me hide behind you some more…

Mira mentally clasped her hands together and bowed to Ariel.

On the surface, he answered with a conflicted expression:

“I…I’ll listen to Ariel…”

Whether it was Mila’s imagination or not, Luna gave an awkward but polite smile and said:

“Three to one, you win. Let’s go to Warm Stove Restaurant.”

Then, she walked to Lise’s side, ignoring the coldness emanating from her and her eyes, and said softly:

“It seems you’re closer to them after all.”

Lise showed no fear or humility, but simply answered coldly:

“I won this match.”

Mira keenly sensed a tension in the air and quickly tugged at Ariel’s sleeve.

I’ve actually noticed that the relationship between the top two students in the third year isn’t very harmonious. If this continues, they might fight and then the team might disband…

We finally managed to form a team again, how can we disband it so easily!

So now all I can do is raise my voice, hoping to interrupt them:

“In that case, let’s go to Warm Stove Restaurant!”

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“Here are four servings of creamy mushroom risotto for everyone. Please enjoy…”

The tavern apprentice at the fireplace tavern is a one-eyed man. He has four arms, so he can serve creamy mushroom risotto to Ariel and her three companions at the same time, and put it down simultaneously.

“By the way, put the cost of this meal on the Veriti family’s account.”

“Yes, Lady Luna.”

He blinked his large, single eye, answered respectfully, and left the private room, closing the door behind him.

Because of Luna, a noblewoman, the four of them ordered a fairly lavish meal, with each person ordering their favorite dishes in addition to the creamy mushroom risotto.

Of course, the four of them also knew that the team’s first meal was not just about eating, but about communicating and building relationships.

The college’s final team test is quite special. It can be said that if a team doesn’t have enough chemistry, let alone getting good grades, even passing the test will be a problem.

Therefore, the first meal after forming a team is an unwritten rule within the academy, something that every student inherits from their previous generation and values ​​highly.

Ariel took this meal very seriously because it was related to whether she would be fired later.

This is all thanks to Karina. And she also sabotaged the final exams behind the scenes.

“So……”

Luna raised her glass, breaking the silence:

“Let’s talk about what everyone wants to achieve in this final team test. Of course, there’s no need to give a perfunctory answer like ‘I want to get good grades.'”

Lise looked down at her reflection in the wine glass and answered calmly:

“I wish to meet with the Grand Master of the Palace.”

Luna nodded:

“This is indeed one of the rewards that can be obtained, but to meet the Grand Mage of the Palace, you need to get first place in the test.”

“We can get first place.”

Lise’s answer was resolute.

When Mira saw Lise’s resolute expression, she lowered her head, her reflection in the clear water filled with sorrow—because Mira was not yet an adult and could not drink alcohol, so she could only drink water.

“Lise is still very confident. And Arielle, what about you? Besides not being fired, what other demands do you have?”

What are your own needs?

What I really want is very simple: not to carry a curse; to be able to team up with true friends and family, that’s enough.

“I want to break this curse… I don’t know if there’s any way.”

The moment the word “curse” was mentioned, a fierce light flashed in Lise’s eyes.

Luna put down her empty wine glass and poured more than half a glass of red wine back into it herself. Perhaps because she was slightly tipsy, her face was already flushed.

“There’s a chance… You can forgo the reward of choosing one treasure from the academy’s treasury and instead get the ‘Water of Myriad Lights’.”

“That sounds amazing!”

Mira said happily. Hearing that there might be a way to break Ariel’s curse, she became interested as well.

“It is said that in the Fountain of All Light of the Church of Light, there is a statue left by a goddess. The statue sheds tears, which are called ‘Water of All Light.'”

“This ‘Water of a Thousand Lights’ has the power to heal wounds and dispel curses. Ariel, you can give it a try.”

“However, to get this reward, our team also needs to get first place.”