A/N: This chapter is more or less based off of the Mayo Scramble short story that takes place right after the end of arc 2 in the web novel. Remonwater originally TL'd the story, and if you haven't read it, I highly recommend reading it!
Chapter 32: Pictures Came With Touch
With the quartet now in the middle of the kitchen, Subaru walked to the first of the two tables that made up most of the cooking and prep space and visually inspected the ingredients Rem had selected and placed out. With a hand on his chin, Subaru carefully looked over every item with Rem right behind him, ready to receive any criticism. Lyra could tell right away that Subaru was simply only putting on airs to look informed on the subject of mayo-making.Deciding to get the ball rolling, Lyra walked to the opposite table, plopped her phone down on the counter top, and proceeded to navigate to the lesson in the educational app that held the footnote on the mayonnaise recipe.
Also deciding that nothing could be had from Subaru's silent inspection of the ingredients, and also knowing full well that he didn't have a clue as to what he was looking for, Ram accompanied Lyra to the other table as well and raised an eyebrow in curiosity to the device she had placed on the table.Ram watched Lyra's finger dance across it's illuminated surface of glass, it's colors being manipulated with each touch. Doing her best to keep her curiosity incognito, Ram stepped closer behind Lyra, trying to get a better view of the strange metia she possessed. With Subaru and Rem now getting into a discussion over the difference between "dragon eggs" and "fowl eggs," Ram involved herself in a conversation with Lyra in order to keep from being part of it.
Ram: Is that the metia Ram has heard about? The one similar to Barusu's?
Looking up from trying to locate the recipe, Lyra turned her head around to see a curious Ram to her flank, peering down on her phone.
Lyra: Oh, my cell phone? Yeah, Rem's probably told you about it,hasn't she? It's the same kind of thing as Subaru's, but mine is WAY nicer, not to brag.
With Ram only responding with a simple head tilt, Lyra fumbled to come up with a better explanation before one came to her
Lyra: Uhhh…well... Think about it this way. Subaru's is like a dainty little cargo carriage a ground dragon might pull, whereas mine is like a nice, furnished coach wagon.
Un-tilting her head and conveying she understood more or less, Ram posed her question.
Ram: But what does Lyra intend to use this... “sell-fone” for?
Feeling like she could rightfully put himself on airs at this very moment, Lyra let a puff of pride into her words as she proclaimed her device's abilities.
Lyra: Just as Subaru's can, this little thing right here not ONLY serve as a way to instantly communicate, capture moments in time for record, and play entire musical ensembles on command, but also…mine specifically holds a wealth of knowledge that I'm SURE rivals even the largest libraries!
In response to Lyra’s boastful statement, Ram continued to stare at the little device before then staring at Lyra, conveying a message of "you didn't answer my question" to her. Scratching her head and backpedaling slightly on her words, Lyra responded with more humility.
Lyra: I'm really just using it to pull up a recipe for mayonnaise.
Sighing at Lyra for obviously over-exaggerating her metia, Ram put a hand on her hip, ready to criticize her before having her attention taken away by a snippet in Rem and Subaru's ongoing conversation.
Subaru: Do you guys really eat dragon eggs? Aren't dragons worshipped here?!
Rem: Does Subaru-kun really not know the difference between dragons and “The Dragon?”
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