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Shirone and his party rented a carriage outside the port and went to the western resort. The wide, sandy beach that spread out was beautiful even from afar. Numerous shops were bustling, and accommodation was built like mountain village houses along the mountain.
The place Rian rented was a villa located halfway up the mountain. Like a building for nobles, it had enough space for four people, and the view where the sea came into sight was satisfactory.
Shirone watched the sea from the terrace. The blue sea was surging and flowing into the white beach.
As he watched the people leisurely bathing in the sea, he was able to forget the unpleasant dispute at the port for a moment.
Shirone and the others packed their belongings and lit a fire in the fireplace. After that, they gathered in the living room and relaxed for a while.
Having left in the morning and it being afternoon without eating anything but snacks, they were hungry.
Tess, who was thinking about what kind of food to eat to spread rumors that she ate well, claped her palms as if she had come up with a good idea.
“Aha, shall we cook ourselves?"
Rian turned to his with a startled expression.
"What? You know how to cook?"
"Huhu, of course. Did you think a swordsman can't cook?"
"I'd pass if it's military-style combat rations."
"What do you think people are! I'm telling you I can cook properly!"
Rian made a surprised expression. He hadn't thought that the bum-like girl would say that she was confident in her cooking.
But this was exactly what Tess wanted. If she could imprint a different side of her on Rian, this trip was a great success.
“I’ll cook the most delicious dish for you, so you just need to buy the ingredients. How is that?"
“Hmm, is that so? Honestly, it's a bit strange to go out and eat from the first day, right? Shirone, what do you think?"
"I'm fine too. The food you cook outside is always tasty, isn't it."
Amy opened her mouth cautiously.
"Then...... Shall I also cook?"
All eyes were focused on Amy. Of course, she didn't seem like she wouldn't be able to cook unlike Tes.
However, they hadn't expected that the picky personality would make food for men by herself. (깍쟁이. It often refers to a person whose character is little sassy and individualistic, and has some pride of oneself.)
Tess sensed Amy's heart with a woman's intuition.
'Specifically Shirone, right? Hehe, she has a cute personality that's different from what it seems.'
Tess was fully supportive. If this opportunity allowed the two to reconcile, it couldn't be better.
"Great. Let's have a cooking showdown! Rian vs Shirone! You two go get the ingredients, and we'll prepare to cook. How about it?"
Everyone agreed, and Shirone and Rian headed to the market with the list of ingredients the girls had written down.
As soon as the boys left, the atmosphere softened.
Tess, who was standing side by side washing the dishes, looked to Amy with playful eyes and asked.
"Is this your first time?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
“I know just by looking at it. Wasn't this your first fight with Shirone? I could clearly see you getting flustered even as you argued."
Amy hurriedly returned her gaze to the dishes.
"It's not a fight, it's not the first time, and it's certainly not a love fight."
Tess giggled at the mage's three-layer denial.
Mage are said to be ominous because their inner and outer selves are different, but in this case, it seemed rather cute.
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Infinite Mage (Novel)
