One-way traffic

As if in a daze, Luoss raised his head with trembling hands and turned his gaze toward a certain person.

The white-haired, red-eyed man.

The other person just looked at me with an extremely indifferent expression... as if they had done something utterly insignificant.

Light is like that.

This completely caused Rouss to lose all its charm.

"...How boring."

After doing all this, Accelerator curled his lip in utter boredom.

"This utterly meaningless, stupid game is finally over."

This is the end.

The community known as 'Perseus' has reached its final end.

Chapter 781 The Dinner After the Event

then.

Everything returned to normal.

"Ah! Sister Black Rabbit! You're finally back!!"

"It's dinner time! I heard that tonight's dinner was mainly prepared by the new member."

"No, no! I heard that all the cooking work will be handled by that person from now on!"

"I...I heard that Hatsune Miku will be helping that new member cook tonight..."

"No, no! What I heard is definitely true!!"

"Mine is the one!"

Inside the annex hall of the community 'NoName', all the young children had gathered together.

They were there to welcome the Black Rabbit back from the main gate.

"Alright, alright everyone! It's fine to discuss these things, but... please don't start arguing about them!"

Black Rabbit smiled happily and walked through the gate.

"However, everyone's guesses were basically correct."

“Huh—?!”

"So, it turns out we have a new member joining us, and they'll be in charge of our cooking from now on!"

The children approached with curiosity and excitement, their faces full of anticipation as they looked at the black rabbit.

"Yes! However, there's something slightly off about what everyone's saying~"

In front of the children, Black Rabbit squinted one eye and smiled as he pointed at his finger.

"That is, it is not about new members joining our community."

"Instead, our original companion has returned to our community!"

Just as Black Rabbit said.

The game between 'NoName' and 'Perseus' is over, but who is the ultimate winner? This question doesn't even need to be thought about or answered.

As expected, Luos, as the organizer, suffered a crushing defeat.

It wasn't just a simple matter of Leticia's ownership returning to 'NoName's' hands... Everything belonging to 'Perseus' vanished with it.

What will become of Luos and the original members of 'Perseus' in the future?

That's no longer something they need to worry about.

At least.

—For Leticia herself, this was already the best possible outcome.

"what's wrong?"

The voice called him back from his thoughts.

Leticia blinked, then quickly looked at the person in front of her.

That was a girl with azure blue twin tails wearing the same clothes as Leticia.

"Didn't you say you were going to cook with me? Why are you already spacing out at the very beginning?"

Hatsune Miku picked up the soup spoon with a grin.

She wore an apron over her everyday clothes, and Leticia was wearing the same style of apron.

only.

Leticia has now changed out of her black and red dress.

Instead, she wore a blue and white maid outfit.

The petite and adorable girl's style has changed from the elegant and dignified look of the past. The blue and white maid style gives Leticia an unusual light and ethereal feel.

"Ten, I'm so sorry, Master!"

"Eh?"

Then, right after Hatsune Miku finished speaking, Leticia suddenly did this to her.

That is, he began to bow and apologize with great sincerity and self-reproach.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been distracted when my master was giving me orders. It's unforgivable, a sin I deserve to die for!"

"Wait, wait a minute—Leticia?!"

"Please, Master, do not forgive me! I am guilty, and whatever punishment you deem fit, please punish me accordingly!"

"Really... just wait a minute, Leticia!"

Hatsune Miku looked at the girl in front of her with great helplessness and distress, which finally made her stop her confusing behavior.

“I don’t see you as a servant, and no one in the community thinks that way.”

"No, but..."

Leticia still seemed somewhat unable to let it go.

She hesitated, recalling what the three people had told her earlier.

"...The three lords clearly asked me to become the most adorable maid in the world who can take good care of everyone."

The three adults... they must be Izayoi and the others...

Considering the personalities of those three problem children, it does seem like they would say such things.

"In short, I have absolutely no intention of treating you as a simple maid or servant, Leticia."

As she said this, Hatsune Miku grabbed the shoulders of the petite girl in front of her with both hands.

"Just like Black Rabbit said, you are everyone's partner, not just a simple trading tool or bargaining chip... I will only look at you with the same equal eyes as everyone else, and will never treat you as a personal servant."

"To be precise, she should be everyone's maid."

"They're all the same! Honestly... those three are really..."

The helpless girl really didn't know what to say.

"But that's alright. Now, let's think about tonight's problem first?"

"The question for tonight, do you mean...dinner?"

"That's right, but Leticia's cooking skills must be pretty good, right?"

"Why would Master... no, Hatsune-san say that?"

"If that weren't the case, Black Rabbit probably wouldn't have asked me to help you cook tonight's meal."

After defeating Perseus and bringing Leticia back into the community, the problem child trio arbitrarily defined her future role as something like a maid.

And then, because of this absurd situation, Leticia seems to have actually gotten into the role.

A day later, she decided to take charge of all the community's cooking from now on... In a sense, this was also to fulfill her duty as a maid.

After learning about this, Black Rabbit wanted to persuade Leticia that it was okay not to do this, but she couldn't convince her no matter what she did, so she had to find another way.

In other words, they were thinking that Hatsune Miku, who is also capable of cooking, could help Leticia with the cooking aspects in the future.

"Since you said you want me to 'assist', that means you really do have the ability to take the lead in preparing the entire community's dinner, right?"

"Yes, if it's about cooking, I'm quite confident in myself."

"That's great! If that's the case, the two of us might even be able to have a good exchange of cooking tips!"

After discussing this matter, the two girls' faces immediately lit up with joy.

Finding common ground is a wonderful experience for anyone, and Hatsune Miku is happy that she can find people to discuss things with in this other world.

"I'm sorry to bother you two."

At this moment, Black Rabbit knocked on the door and then went into the kitchen.

She looked at the two of them with great interest.

"It seems that Lady Leticia and Miss Hatsune Miku get along very well."

"Yes, that's true... Speaking of which, is Black Rabbit planning to participate in the cooking preparation with us?"

"It's a pity, but... Black Rabbit isn't actually very good at this."

Left with no other choice, Black Rabbit awkwardly took something out of his pocket.

"That's... a blessing card?"

"Yes! Black Rabbit only came in to bring these materials for you two!"

Black Rabbit placed everything from the Gift Card onto the table.

Those were some ingredients that had been stored away, such as vegetables, meat, noodles, and even various kinds of seasonings.

She even brought out some hard-to-obtain kitchen utensils.

"This... buying so many materials at once? Is it really okay?"

"It's alright! Because everyone worked hard to win the game of 'Perseus,' we not only won back Lady Leticia, but also received a very good reward!"

Although this amount isn't a huge sum, it's more than enough to buy ingredients and tools.

and.

"Now that Lady Leticia has finally returned, we should celebrate with everyone! So, even without this amount of money, Black Rabbit will do everything she can to get enough ingredients for the two of you to celebrate!"

However, Black Rabbit soon lowered his head as if feeling somewhat guilty.

"Ugh, but I don't know anything about cooking. All I ever do when I'm taking care of the community's children is go out and buy food..."

"Black Rabbit...that's alright."

In contrast, Leticia looked over with a warm smile.

“Even if Black Rabbit doesn’t know much about cooking, I and Hatsune Miku, the mistress, can teach you together.”

"That's right! As long as I want to learn, I think with Black Rabbit's intelligence, it should be no problem at all, right?"

Ah... what a heartwarming scene!

After hearing the two people's enthusiastic words, Black Rabbit felt a lump in her throat.

"Waaaaah—Lady Leticia! Hatsune Miku!!"

"It's okay~ But if we want to learn how to cook, we have to start working on it right now."

"It will get a little more strenuous in the evening, well, after all, I still have to prepare dinner for everyone tonight."

"Yes! Black Rabbit will work hard to learn from you two adults in the coming days!"

And so, the heartwarming cooking class time among the three girls began in the community's kitchen.

Time passed like this, continuing until nightfall.

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Just as I said during the day.