Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 9 Episode 2 (section)

===Part 3===

「Eerrrr. A boy’s favorite food……is it?」

Ten-odd minutes later. I headed from the school building to the girl dormitory and visited the room where the Academy’s famous trio──the Triad are gathering.

The silent first year student, Noct.

The boisterous second year student, Tillfur.

And then, the leader, the third year student Sharis. The members who composed the trio are the people who I first talked with.

──After that, I was taught 『the way to fulfill the instinctual desire of man』 from the doctor and decided to give it a try, in order to grasp Lux’s heart.

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『Boy’s instinctual desire──that is appetite for food. Boys at that age are always hungry. How is it, do you think that you will be able to do it?』

『O, of course! Even like this recently I’m also practicing cooking bit by bit. I’ve become more or less able to cook──』

I nodded strongly at the doctor’s words and showed a smile.

But, the doctor smiled wryly with a bit of troubled looks while continuing her talk.

『That’s really great. But, it’s still not enough. Isn’t there any other child who is more skilled than you in cooking?』

『Uu……』

Certainly that’s true.

Although I’m secretly practicing somewhat, based from what I saw from the cooking at Ries Island, there is no way I’m a match against Krulcifer who was able to cook using the available stock at hand on the spot.

Or rather, I feel like I still cannot win even against Lux who has been doing odd jobs for long time.

『There is one important point in that. That boy’s──favorite food, it’s fine if you only practice that one. If you become able to cook at least his favorite food better than anyone, you will be able to overcome the wall of skill and experience.』

『……I see! Then I’ll do that!』

After the strategy is decided, what’s left is only to carry it out.

I who received the doctor’s education quickly think to practice Lux’s favorite food──and notice suddenly.

……Wait a second?

Thinking back, what is Lux’s favorite food?

I who was aware of the fundamental lack of information first begin to investigate in order to learn it.

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「Let’s seeee. As expected if it’s a boy, they will like meat more than vegetable won’t they?」

After a short pause, Tillfur answered my question like that.

The answer is somewhat lacking but, my question is also ambiguous so it can’t be helped.

It will be troubling if my tactic get seen through, so there is also no way I can say Lux’s name.

「Hmm, meat dish……huh. How about you two?」

I’m taking memo with a small paper and a quill while trying to ask Sharis and Noct too.

「Unfortunately few of my relatives are male, so I don’t happen to have an answer I’m confident with.」

Sharis smiled wryly like that awkwardly, while Noct nodded with her usual calm expression.

「Yes. I’m also the same……but, if I’m forced to say my personal impression, I assumed that there is no food that he particularly like or hate.」

「I see, it seems that the food he hate is few, huh……. Hm?」

While I’m taking memo, I tilted my head at Noct’s way of talking that is a bit strange.

「……Wait a second, what’s with your line. Do you know what I’m trying to do?」

「Eh? Lisha-sama, aren’t you wishing to make something for Lux-chi to eat?」

「Uah……!?」

Tillfur’s sentence that she said with a serious face caused me to spontaneously feel flustered.

「Ho, how did you know that!? I still haven’t ask until that detailed!?」

Sharis suddenly smiled at the question I spontaneously said.

「Princess Lisha. This might be an uncalled advice but, in this world, there are things that even though you don’t notice it yourself but is obvious from a glance when seen from the outside.」

「No, it’s not that exaggerated though. She is completely transparent already……」

「Yes. In the first place, even including the staffs there aren’t that many male in this Academy.」

「…………」

Well, doesn’t matter.

If it’s only these three who realize it, it shouldn’t be that much of a problem.

In the end it seems that the three doesn’t know about Lux’s preference, so I begin my next investigation.

Perhaps it will be faster if I ask Lux directly, but I want to keep that as the last resort.

I want to practice while keeping it a secret as much as possible, and it will be also troubling if those around me notice.

After all I have to take the lead no matter what in the end.

「At the welcoming party that Princess Lisha opened at the beginning, it seemed that he was enjoying eating every food though. How about trying to observe him at that kind of time?」

「-……!? I see, there is also that way!」

I who get a flash of inspiration from Sharis’s words decide my next strategy.

「That helps a lot, you three! Then, please don’t mention anything about this to other!」

I told the Triad that before waiting for a chance.

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