Coco walked up with her head cast down. It was strange to see someone as beautiful as her to look so depressed. "I'm so sorry, young mistress. I should've dealt with this myself."
"It's alright. They already have a handful to deal with if you know what I mean." I sighed.
Coco nodded. "I will do my best from them contacting you."
"Don't worry about it. I guess the best thing to do now is to give them monster hunting and gathering quests. You know these regions well, don't you, Coco?"
"Yes, young mistress."
"Why don't you talk with Grandma Mary and talk about posting new quests. I do need some new materials for a new experiment I would be doing soon."
"Absolutely." Coco stood up straight and gracefully bowed. "Anything that you want, Young mistress, and I shall do it."
I couldn't help but smile at Coco. She was truly an exceptional maid that did everything so perfectly. Not a single flaw could be found in her behavior, activities, gesture, and form.
With the ordeal over, I started to head back to the castle. I still had one last thing to do. I headed towards where Tart usually was. He was in the kitchen preparing for dinner.
"Tart!" I barged in startling Tart. He almost dropped the hot spoon onto himself.
"Young mistress?" Tart was surprised to see me. "Have you come to visit me?"
"Yes."
"Young mistress!" Tart ran over towards me and hugged me. "I knew this day would come."
What the heck is this little kid even spouting? I could not help but cock my head in confusion. I gently pry him off. "I need your help."
Tart's expression became serious. "What can I do for you, young mistress?"
"In today's menu, use apples in everything."
"Apples? Why so sudden?"
"Because I want apples today."
"Yes ma'am!" He saluted and quickly went back to what he was doing. "I'll make you the finest meal that you have ever tasted."
"Don't tell anyone what the menu will be. It'll be a surprise." I smirked.
"I will do as you wish." Without even questioning the request, he delved into his work.
I turned around and left with a cheerful attitude. That lowly Demon Lord getting one on me. I am going to make sure he never does that again!
With the day quickly ending, everyone was present at the dining table. Phil sat across from me while Don sat next to me. Moca and Coco stood next to the door while they waited for Tart to come in with the food.
"Young mistress~ Dinner is ready!" Tart came in happily, pushing the cart of hot food. Moca and Coco went over and helped serve the food to each one of us. Moca, Coco, and Tart, when finally finished, sat down with their own food in front of them.
"Thanks for the wonderful dinner, Tart." I happily cheered towards him. I was looking forward to the food.
Looking down at the bowl of apple soup, I could see there was gold floating inside. Tart knew me so well that I didn't have to fish out the gold in my pocket. Lately, my skin looks so healthy that any girl would be jealous of it. I took a scoop and drank the soup.
Crunch. Slurp. Delicious! My mouth was swimming, with small chunks of apples and vegetables.
"The food that you make is always so delicious." I complimented Tart.
"Thank you, young mistress. I am glad that you enjoy your food." He smiled and was happy with the compliment. I would assume he would jump out with joy and dance on the table if it wasn't for Coco's glare.
I look over towards Phil. His face seemed to pale when he took the first bite and instead moved on to the next food. Each one, he seems to only take one bite and stop eating entirely.
"Phil, you're not hungry?"
"I'm good."
I couldn't help but hold back in a snicker. "You're wasting such good food, there are people out there that would die to just take a bite."
Phil frowned. He once again tried to eat, but every bite he seemed to want to hurl. "I can't do this. I'll skip dinner tonight."
"Is it that bad?" I asked. I was starting to feel a bit sorry for him.
"Yes." Phil pushed away the food.
I couldn't help but feel a bit satisfied. With my revenge appeased, I was kind enough to think about Phil's welfare. Health is essential in this time and age, skimping out a meal would be detrimental in health here on Torren. One would be unable to work the next day, and I did not want Phil to not work. That was the only reason why I thought it was best that he ate.
Dammit, my kind heart. The need to work tomorrow was a cover-up, I mean pulling pranks is not something I was good at. This stupid bleeding heart just has to turn on me at the last second. I sighed.
"Tart, do you have anything else for Phil?"
"Yes, I made a couple of sandwiches."
"Do you mind getting it for him?"
"Yes, young mistress."
"Hey Berry," Don called out next to me. "When do you want to plan the trip to Earth?"
"I was thinking about the coming months, but after we go to the city and back."
"That's fine with me. I'm not in too much of a hurry."
"Young mistress, we will be missing you terribly if you leave." Coco said with a distraught voice. Her hand was quivering as she held the end of her apron tightly.
"Don't worry. It's going to be only three days. I know I can count on all of you to take care of the castle when I'm gone."
"Of course, young mistress, we will make sure nobody brings harm to this castle." Moca stated proudly.
"Oh, Moca. Did you find or purchase any new books lately?"
"Yes, young mistress. I have sent my kind to the nearest cities and any nearby towns. So far, I was able to bring back over a hundred different kinds. We were searching diligently for more young mistress. We made sure to leave them in the library next to the chair."'
"Thank you." I happily replied. I was looking forward to the books that Moca had brought over. With the meal over, I headed towards the library to begin reading the books.