"Ugh....is it already morning?"
Streams of light fell on my eyes while I was in my dream world, waking me up. I had also worked hard the day before, so I was exhausted when night fell.
I slowly pushed myself out of bed, rubbing my eyes to get rid of my sleepiness.
I went downstairs after washing up because I was hungry.
When I entered the dining hall, I noticed there were a few more people than I had anticipated. Everyone turned to face me when they saw the door open.
I bowed in respect before opening my mouth.
"Welcome back, Stepmother and Elder Sister."
In response to my greeting, a faint smile appeared on my stepmother's face, as she replied.
"Thanks for welcoming us. How have you been while we were away?"
"I have been well. How was your trip?"
"It was fine."
We spoke with smiles on our faces, and my stepmother seemed pleased with my new personality.
A young girl interrupted our conversation as we were continuing.
"It's been a long time, Flynn."
Estonia Alexander, my Elder sister, greeted me with respect and a cheerful expression.
She had golden blonde hair reaching down to her waist, and beautiful crimson-red eyes. She was slightly taller than me as females grow up faster than males. As she was too young, her breast didn't have a bulge, and her face was filled with innocence, befitting a child.
Her cheerful expression brought a smile to my face.
"Yes, it has been a long time. How have you been, Elder sister?"
As I and Estonia were catching up, food was served on the table. As the main wife and the rightful successor of the family have just arrived, the table was filled with many different types of food.
'But.....they all look disgusting.'
I should've gotten used to the food here, but unfortunately, I can't get used to it no matter what.
'It's just too terrible, damn it!'
It took a fair amount of effort to keep my expression from changing.
Over the past two months, I have found out the reason behind the taste of the food. The people of this world haven't experimented with food, they instead chose to experiment with magic since it interested them more. Even the few who experimented with food hadn't recorded their improvements, so their research was lost.
And for some strange reason, the people of this world prefer the flavour of soups that are poorly prepared, such as fish soup and meat soup, to the more easily prepared and superior-tasting fried fish and meat.
The art of frying food may not have been discovered or may have been lost.
I cut off the subject of cooking from my mind and focused on my discussion with my Stepmother and Estonia.
Before my possession, I wasn't particularly close to either of them, so I seized the chance to gain their affection. To keep the conversation alive, I did simple things like suggest a specific dish or change the subject.
[ Ding..
You gained +10 affection with Estonia]
[Ding...
You gained +10 affection with Lilliana]
Since I was so focused on my training, I completely forgot about the system. As a result, I was surprised when the message board suddenly appeared.
[One of the heroines' affection for the host has increased, enabling the 'Shop' function as the host has cleared the prerequisite.]
'Shop function? What's that?...'
[The host can use Coins obtained by completing tasks to purchase weapons and other rare items in the shop function. ]
'Tasks?'
[Ding..
The host has received his first task: Learn basic swordsmanship.]
'Can you show me the items available in the 'Shop'?'
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