" Wow, this is delicious, Alice. I wish I could've tried some of your cooking before today."
" Well, I didn't have the chance to try, Jim is very protective of his kitchen after all. Also, the Royal Cooking Staff also helped with the preparation, it's a team effort through and through."
We had all moved to the dining room. It looked like Queen Andrea had already put in an order for the staff to prepare an early meal for everyone. Alice went off to the kitchen once we arrived. Shockingly, it only took her around 30 minutes to whip up a few portions of a small steak for everyone to try. The meat was tender and melted in my mouth as I ate it. There different bursts of savory flavors with each bite I took. All in all, it was a great dish. Now with the main course over, Alice sat down and began to enjoy her food since she was busy preparing the food we just had. So we all decided to chat at the table as we waited for Alice to finish her food.
" Say, Matthew, by chance, do you have any of that ice cream to have for dessert?"
" Well, I don't see why not?"
" Ice cream?"
" Yeah, what's that?"
King Alan asked about the ice cream and I just realized that Asha and Sharon haven't had ice cream yet. After Anna gave a quick explanation I heard voices filled with regret begin to fill the dining hall we were in.
" That's so unfair! All we heard was that he was using milk to make tasty dishes! No one said anything about there being sweet desserts!"
" So that's why Mother's letter was so happy when you guys sent that letter about a partnership!?"
" Now, now... You'll both have your fill of it when you visit Paradise soon."
Anna began to soothe Asha and Sharon's mood as she began to emphasize that they'll be coming to Paradise soon... I wonder how soon?
" Ah yes.... The food you 2 have been raving about..."
Even Queen Andrea seemed to be interested in the ice cream. I guess I should've opened with the fact that I had a tasty dessert that she could try during dinner... Maybe she'd have treated me a bit better then?
" So Matthew, shall we?"
King Alan seemed to almost be expecting me to say yes to his question. I don't see a reason to deny it to him. I looked to Sarah to see if we did have enough ice cream for everyone at the table. She quickly nodded her head and I saw her begin to open the portal to her Mana Storage. While she was doing this, I couldn't help but be thankful that everyone seemed to be fine with switching back to using Matthew instead of John. There were servants all around, so it's good to see that everyone wasn't going to slip up and use my real name.
" Wait, Sarah, Alice still needs to finish he-"
" I'm already done, Matthew."
Right as I was about to ask Sarah to wait for Alice to finish, she called out to me. I turned to look to see she was currently wiping her mouth with a napkin... That's a bit too fast don't you think?
" What? I was hungry."
" No... It's just, you're always eating at pace with the rest of us in Paradise, I didn't realize you were slowing yourself down, you know you don't need to do that, right?"
" I take my time because the food is all new to me. I need to savor it since I never know when I'll need to return home, you know?"
" Speaking of which, are you staying in Bestia now?"
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The Demon King's Paladin Part 2. All Out War.
FantasyJohn Ericsson has created a life for himself in the new world that he was dragged into by Warrick, the Demon King of Diablos. Now, after marrying the loves of his life and making a place for himself in this new world, the worst thing that could come...
