Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company, a large trading company in the
Demon Realm. Adjacent to their main office is the castle of the
Underworld King, Kuromueina. In its kitchen, the figure of the maid Ein
and the silver wolf Eval could be seen.
[…You wanted me to teach you how to make chocolate, right?]
[Yes. Please. Sis Ein!]
[Why have you asked me this year?]
[Ah, no, that is… That idiot Acht, ummm, he's envious of Kaito… WWell, I mean, even if he's an idiot, he's my partner after all, so I thought
it's fine since there's an occasion… but I'm clumsy and no good when it
comes to cooking so I thought I should ask Sis to teach me…]
Eval wants to give chocolate to her husband, the Blue Ogre Acht, but she
doesn't know how to make it because she doesn't have any cooking
experience. For that reason, Eval had turned towards Ein.
Hearing her words, Ein put her hand on her chin for a little while before
she nodded.
[I don't mind… However, when I start teaching you, I won't tolerate
anything half-heartedly made… Is that fine with you?]
[Y- Yes! I will be in your care.]
[Well, if you're that eager, you should be able to make something simple
easily.]
As Eval nodded with firm determination, Ein kindly smiled at her and
then, began teaching her how to make chocolate.
It is Ein's theory that a maid must be the closest to perfection in every
way, and true to her beliefs, she must be perfect in guiding others as
well.
She gives Eval, who has clumsy hands when it comes to cooking, precise
instructions and guides her to finish her chocolate.
Ein may have said that "she won't tolerate anything half-heartedly
made", as expected, Ein is still a bit lenient with her family.
It was difficult to find the words to compliment the chocolate Eval
made, but one can tell that she made a solid effort in her own way, and
seeing her chocolate, Ein nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
[…Well, this should be passable. You did a good job.]
[T- Thank you!]
[Now then, after this should be packaging but before that… let's take a
short break.]
As soon as she said that, a fresh cup of tea was immediately prepared in
front of Eval and the two of them sat down to enjoy their tea.
Thereupon, a question suddenly popped out of Eval's mind and she
asked Ein with a curious look on her face.
[Speaking of which, I know that Sis didn't make any chocolate, but is Sis
not going to give any to Kaito?]
[Unnn? I've already finished mine… They're over there.]
[…Huh? N- No, no, w- wait a moment there, Sis… What in the world is
that…]
[They're chocolates.]
[N- No, that's not what I meant… What I'm taking is what is with that
amount…]
Looking at the chocolates that Ein prepared to give to Kaito… No,
looking at the mountainous pile of wrapped boxes, Eval exclaimed.
At least, they weren't just a hundred or two. In the kitchen of
Kuromueina's castle… She had brought out an amount that is way too
much that it seems to fill even this wide space.
[Ahh, I made "one hundred boxes" for each of "a hundred different
kinds" of chocolate according to Kaito-sama's taste. That should make it
that I made exactly 10,000 chocolates.]
[T- Ten thousand… N- No, Sis… As expected, isn't that too much…]
[There's no problem. All of them had been stored in a special magic box,
so he can eat them at any time.]
[…I- Is that so…]
Looking at Ein, who told her that she prepared 10,000 boxes of one
hundred kinds of chocolate as if it was natural, Eval only nodded with a
shuddering expression on her face.
Moreover, she's surprised that all of the hundred types of chocolate are
tailored to Kaito's taste.
[…E- Even so, Sis. How do you know so much about Kaito's taste?]
[Let's see… Let me explain.]
[What is this? This "diagram"…]
[This is an analysis of Kaito-sama's taste based on his pat meals and his
behavior after his meal. Although Kaito-sama doesn't seem to have
many likes and dislikes in food, this analysis has shown that Kaito-sama
tends to prefer simpler flavors. His favorite food is hamburger steak,
and he dislikes green peppers. And as for his tastes for confectioneries,
he prefers easy-to-eat fruity sweets rather than gaudy ones. Therefore,
20 of the prepared chocolates are made with dried fruit and fruit juice.]
[…H- Huhh…]
As Ein explained while pointing to the diagram with a large laid-out
graph, Eval was overwhelmed… and slightly stepping away from her,
she nodded.
It was unknown how Ein knew about these things, but almost all of the
food Kaito has eaten in this world are listed there, with a very detailed
analysis of his tastes.
[Also, as expected, the confectioneries Kaito-sama has eaten in his
former world, but they're under investigation for the moment.]
[…Did Kaito tell all of these things to you?]
[No, but reading Kaito-sama's mind is easy for a maid like me.]
[I- I see… S- So that's how it is…]
[Yes, going back to the topic at hand… As for the commercially-sold
confectioneries, all the known ones have been recreated, and 50 of
what I made were chocolate confectioneries from Kaito-sama's world.
I've also perfectly reproduced the packaging.]
[…Ummm, can I ask a question?]
[Ask away.]
While unfolding her theory of how maids are almighty as usual, she
spectacularly explained to Eval the details, and although Eval's mind
was on the verge of short-circuiting, she still mustered her strength to
ask a question.
[Ummm, how did you find out how these otherworld chocolates are
made and how they look?]
[I strang—– No, I sincerely asked Shalltear, and she willingly taught me
all about it.]
[You seriously coerced someone for it!? Y- You would go that far…]
[But, of course. Having decided to give chocolates to Kaito-sama, I
should be able to make "all" the chocolates that Kaito-sama knows is
just basic etiquette for a maid… Isn't it so?]
[Ah, y- y- yes! It is as you say!]
[Good… Anyway, the other 50 of the chocolates are from this world, and
I got them from threa—— asking for cooperation from the patissiers
around the world, and I have now learned how to make all chocolates
existing in this world.]
[You definitely said you threatened them just now!]
[It must have just been your imagination. Now then, once again, in
regards to Kaito-san's taste for chocolate, including his actions when
eating…]
[Eh? I don't really want to know about that…]
[…What did you just say?]
[N- No, please tell me all about it!]
Seeing Ein, who is so prepared to face Valentine's Day that one would
think that she was heading for war, Eval was already feeling completely
terrified.
At any rate, she feels that they're different. Held within the chocolate
that Eval made was her love for her husband, Acht… but what Ein
placed within her chocolates were literally on a different level.
Understanding this, while thinking about how to escape from this
terrifying room, Eval muttered in a voice that Ein couldn't hear.
[…Kaito, hang in there. Sis' love… it's outrageously heavy…]
Seeing Ein taking out yet another diagram, Eval looked as if she had
given up on everything, as she continued to listen, feeling concerned
about the well-being of that person who will be receiving her grandiose
love.