About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Li leaned close to Orson's cheek, but what she didn't expect was that Orson suddenly rejected her seriously.

"Before I say this, kissing someone is something you should only do with someone special. Please allow me to refuse."

"—You're even more interesting than before, little knight-kunwww."

Orson's serious answer made Li stunned for a moment, and then he smiled again.

"Anyway, if nothing unexpected happens, we'll meet again later. Let's do some naughty things next time~"

The assigned task was completed successfully, and he had a great time playing Orson. Li left the cafe with satisfaction.

"I feel like I've run into another tough guy...and her master... Anyway, let's check the information."

Unlike Reki, Orsen, who was fooled, left the cafe and returned to the Linguang family residence while complaining unhappily.

"I'm back. Have you heard of the Privy Council, Maria—Wow!"

boom! ! !

Orson had just returned to Lin Guang's mansion when he heard a loud noise coming from the kitchen, followed by a Pegasus and... a Draco.

"...?"

Looking at Maria and Tallulah lying on the ground in the same position as Ao Jiao, Orson's mind froze.

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44. I am his wife!

Time goes back a few hours ago——

“Hmm…”

Maria, who had accidentally said "I want to cook dinner for Orson" before, took off her armor and put on an apron. She held a recipe that she had found from somewhere in one hand and a spatula in the other.

Although Maria lives alone most of the time, she usually stays in places like the repair workshop. She either eats her three meals with her master, the Panda Wine Fairy, or buys some sandwiches to make do with. She hardly ever goes into the kitchen.

"The book says to put the marinated steaks into an oven preheated to 180 degrees...oven?"

Maria prepared the dish according to the instructions in the recipe, but got stuck at the first step.

After walking around the kitchen, Maria only found an oven that had been in disrepair for a long time.

"I didn't even notice it for so long... Now that I've seen it, I can't just sit there and do nothing!"

The spirit of an engineering girl burned in Maria's heart. She immediately threw the spatula aside, picked up the screwdriver, wrench and soldering iron, and walked excitedly towards the abandoned oven.

After a while——

"It can heat up to 500 degrees Celsius, supports six speeds, has a timer function, and a self-destruct device. Mmm, perfect!"

Maria nodded at the modified oven, and then vaguely remembered that she seemed to be here to cook dinner.

——I completely forgot…!!

Maria suddenly remembered her business and looked at the clock. There was not much time left before evening, and it seemed that she didn't even have time to cram.

"What, what should I do... Now that things have come to this, is there only someone I can ask for help?"

Maria frantically took out her cell phone and tried to call someone. Although this might not show her sincerity, it was better than breaking her promise.

But after making a round of phone calls, Maria found that almost none of the people she knew were available.

Aunt Zofia seemed to be in a meeting to deal with her business.

Although I don’t know what Uncle Maenna is doing, he should be in the company. I can even vaguely hear the boss scolding in the background.

Bald Uncle Martin has to look after the store. As for her mechanical master, the Panda Brewmaster, and the old Yasuo, Maria doesn't think their cooking skills can be better than hers.

Just when Maria was at a loss, there was a knock on the door.

"I'm here. Excuse me, are you looking for—eh?"

Maria went to the entrance to greet them, but she met an unexpected guest - Tallulah, the leader of the Reunion Movement, whom she had met once before in the Howling Guard.

"...Um, um, Miss Tallulah?"

Maria tilted her head, her tone a little awkward.

After all, the handsome (yes, that's right) Draco girl in front of her almost kissed her before, and had already kissed Orson, so Maria naturally didn't know what expression to make for a moment.

"Um... Miss Maria? It's been a while since we last met. Before we reminisce, please allow me to explain—what happened in the Howling Guard wasn't actually my intention. Back then... well, I was in a different personality, right?"

Although Tallulah tried to explain that she was not a nympho, her explanation sounded like she had a chuunibyou.

"...Ahahaha, I understand, Miss Tallulah."

Maria was also stunned by Sister Tazi's professional explanation, and in the end she could only smile awkwardly but politely.

"By the way, Miss Tallulah, how are your cooking skills?"

Maria, who didn't know what to say next, immediately tried all kinds of tricks after seeing the girl in front of her who was not too old.

"Cooking skills... well, of course no problem."

Although Tallulah didn't know why Maria asked this question, she was very clear that the relationship between the girl in front of her and Orson was ambiguous. When it came to issues like "girl power", Tallulah had to appear to be at ease.

"Great! Please help me, Tallulah-senpai!"

"Eh?"

Maria rushed to Tallulah as if she had seen a savior, and held her tightly with both hands, which made Tallulah completely stunned.

Before she could finish her sentence, Maria warmly invited Tallulah into the room, into the kitchen, and helped her put on an apron.

Tallulah looked at the kitchen knife in her hand and the ingredients she couldn't name. She was not panicked at all. She closed her eyes slightly and sighed.

—Kosice, Kosice, you are watching.

Tallulah quickly called the black snake in her mind for help.

"Tallulah, my daughter... don't you think the reasons for calling me out are getting more and more outrageous lately? I'm an immortal black snake, not a fat blue man with a pocket on his chest."

——Stop talking about that. You’ve been dressed as a woman for 2000 years, so you must be able to cook. Come out and help me.

[First of all, this isn't the 2000s era for women's clothing! Secondly, you're absolutely right, I do handle food this way.]

Because of Orson, Koschei's original introduction of "the immortal black snake of disaster that has lasted for 2000 years" has now been shortened to "wearing women's clothing for 2000 years."

——In that case…

But I refuse! My favorite thing is to see my stupid daughter get humiliated.

——…

For a moment, Tallulah wanted to find a bottle of medicated oil and pour it into her nostrils, and then forcibly hand over control of her body to Kosice, so that he could experience the feeling of being so excited that he could take off.

"Ms. Maria..."

Tallulah suddenly looked at Maria with a serious tone.

"Ok?"

"So-called enlightenment is to carve out a path in the dark wilderness—"

"Eh?"

Tallulah showed a dashing smile, then went ahead with her A despite her fear.

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"And because the oven you modified, Maria, suddenly overloaded and exploded, it became like this?"

Back to the present, after hearing the whole story, Orson sighed and questioned the two. Meanwhile, Tallulah and Maria sat in their chairs, heads bowed, silent, like cats in trouble.

"Forget it, as long as you're not hurt, I'll go clean up the kitchen first."

Orson didn't blame the two too much. After all, the combination of Sister Tazi and Maria was beyond expectations that the Linguang family mansion didn't explode into the sky.

Orson summoned the rest note and controlled it to extend two thin tentacles that wrapped around the mop and bucket respectively. He then tied an apron, picked up a broom and rag, and walked into the ruins.

While Orson was helping the two clean up the mess, Tallulah spoke softly.

“…Sorry, I’m not really good at cooking.”

Tallulah told the truth honestly, and Maria smiled.

"I feel like I've seen a different side of Ms. Tallulah."

Starting with "blasting through the kitchen side by side", the awkward atmosphere between Maria and Tallulah at the beginning disappeared a lot.

Afterwards, Maria asked Tallulah some questions about the Reunion Movement, and also said that she had learned some information about the Reunion Movement and Rhodes Island from Orson.

After knowing that she didn't need to pretend to be a stranger anymore, Tallulah breathed a sigh of relief. At least she didn't have to worry about letting something slip.

"Come to think of it, since Miss Tallulah was the leader of the Reunion Movement, then you and Orson..."

If Tallulah and Orson knew each other, the scene Maria saw at that time might have a completely different explanation.

"...Well, what you saw at that time was not about recruiting talents, so dear, I——"

Tallulah paused, then she seemed to have made up her mind.

"—I'm Orson's girlfriend."

After a brief silence, Tallulah said this directly.

"Girlfriend——"

"Well, I just call myself that. Don't say it in front of him."

After saying this, Tallulah explained with some embarrassment and shyness.

"That idiot Orson... He's such a pushover to people he knows. If I say this to his face, he'll definitely be troubled."

Tallulah explained to Maria with a wry smile.

"And let's just assume it's the temper of the Reunion Movement leader. I hope... one day I can hear from that fool myself that I'm his lifelong partner."

Tallulah spoke softly, and Maria beside her seemed to be thinking about something after seeing Tallulah's expression.

Although my feelings towards this "follower knight" are still unclear and difficult to express, but...

If I were to face someone as powerful as Miss Tallulah, I would still have a lot to work on.

Let’s start by cooking without exploding the kitchen…

45. Tazi sister sticks to the flaw light, Orsen sticks to the black snake

"Luckily, there are still some ingredients in the refrigerator, so I made some Yan Country-style mixed fried rice."

After a while, Orson cleaned up the mess in the kitchen and made dinner for everyone.

People often improve themselves in unexpected ways. After the "kitchen explosion incident," Orson's housekeeping skills have reached a new level. He found that if he can properly control the rest, his cleaning efficiency will be greatly improved.

"It tastes great, but... I feel like it's delicious, but I'm also really embarrassed..."

Maria ate Orson's secret fried rice with relish while looking away feeling embarrassed.

Originally, she blurted out to help cook dinner in order to improve her favorability, but not only did she fail to cook dinner, she also blew up the kitchen. This set of actions made Maria want to find a sewer to meet Jotaro.

The only consolation is that as one of the rivals, Tallulah's cooking skills are also comparable to hers.

"So what brings Tallulah here for?"

After cleaning the kitchen and finishing cooking, Orson sat at the table and asked Tallulah.

"There are indeed some things I need to discuss with you in person... What is that ring?"

Tallulah noticed the ring on Orson's finger and her eyes instantly became alert.

"It's one of the Doctor's things. It's fate or something, but I just happened to take it with me."

Orson rubbed his hair and explained, and seeing the completely calm expression on the face of this idiot in front of her, Tallulah breathed a sigh of relief.

Orson once told Tallulah about "The Doctor", and Tallulah also admired the doctor very much.

"Anyway—um, Maria, are you okay with what's going to happen next?"