Published at 30th of May 2023 8:50 am

Chapter 328: Parfait Is Filled With Dreams

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After the milk gelato is completed, what’s left is to serve the ingredients like pudding in a long and narrow container but, there were no such containers in our place.

「Say, is there no narrow and long container?」

「Long and narrow container? Something like a cup?」

「Hmーm, if you’re talking about their shape then something like a wine glass might work」

After I tell him that, Bartolo searches for it in the cupboard and finds something.

「Wine glass, huhー. Oh, come to think of it, Nord gave me something that I never use in the shelves」

Bartolo says as he took out strangely long and narrow wine glasses with big rims.

Among those glasses, I found the perfect container for a parfait.

「Ah, this is just the right size」

「Did you make it with the image of flowers in mind? They were not used since they have a strangely wide rim so it’s hard to use them to drink wine」

The other glasses are good enough, but I feel like this one is the best container for a parfait. There are just two of them so let’s use them for Elna-kaasan and Eleonora-neesan’s share. And as for Nord-tousan and Sylvio-niisan, as expected, I can’t imagine that they will like the parfait that much so they will be in a smaller glass.

I’ll arrange it inside the glass later.

「Bartolo, you made muffins and cookies, right?」

「Yeah, you told me to make some yesterday, so I made them like as you wish boy」

Our house chef is already skilled in making muffins and cookies.

「What are you going to do with them?」

「Break them into small pieces and then put them inside the glass so it will give you a difference in texture when you eat them. It will be fluffy and crunchy」

「I see. Guess it will go well with the milk gelato」

When it comes to parfait, it has various ingredients like crispy flakes and soft sponges cake, chocolates, and fresh cream, you can enjoy the combination of each of their textures and ingredients.

But, we don’t have crispy flakes, soft sponge cake, or fresh cream.

Therefore, the plan is to replace the soft sponge cake with muffins and the crispy flakes with cookies. As for the fresh cream, I can cover it up by adding a lot of fruits and milk gelato.

「Yosh, now we will roughly cut the muffins and crush the cookies into bite-sizes but still have their textures」

「Ou」

「Cutting the muffins and breaking the cookies!? Are the two of you still sane!?」

As Bartolo and I were trying to do our part in making the parfait, Mina barged in as her expression changed.

I was surprised since she was appearing so suddenly and shouting loudly like that. Did she come here after getting a whiff of the smell from the kitchen?

「You should rather give them to me rather than play around with them by cutting the fluffy muffin and breaking the crispy cookies!」

「That’s not it Mina. This is important in order to make a sweet called ‘parfait’」

「......’parfait’? I don’t know what that is but that sounds fancy」

Mina mutters with a fascinated expression.

Even though she doesn’t know what a ‘parfait’ is, it looks like she can guess that it’s something wonderful.

As usual, the women in our family are so sharp when it comes to sweets.

「Then go back to your work if you understand and I will give you a cookie, and wait quietly」

「I will be quiet!」

Still, is there no option for her to go back to her work?

Mina sits on a small chair - looking small and quiet - while nibbling on the cookie.

Giving a sidelong glance at that quiet Mina, Bartolo and I continue to cut the muffins and crush the cookies suitably.

Occasionally, we can hear tragic sounds「Aah!」from Mina’s direction but we ignore it. This is necessary.

「Now then, what’s left is just to add them together with other ingredients like fruits」

While Bartolo was watching me with great interest, I throw the small muffin into the container. Then I add milk gelato on top of that.

Due to being at the bottom of the glass, the muffin absorbs the melted milk gelato and later on, you can enjoy them.

And on top of that, I put in the appropriately crushed cookies, the cut-up apples, and more muffins. Then I continue to add another layer of milk gelato on top of all that.

「Muffin and cookies, and then unknown sweets and fruits.......is, is that alright!? Won’t you get caught if you did that!?」

While I was making the parfait, Mina came beside me before I knew it. Just who are you going to ‘caught’’ anyway?

But, I also understand why Mina is shaken. Parfait is something that outrageous.

「It’s fine. Parfait is something that is filled with dreams」

「Parfait is filled with dreams......!」

When I told her that while grinning, Mina ponders about that line with a spellbound expression on her face.

Ignoring Mina who is flying to her own world of dreams, I put the main ingredients, pudding, on top of the milk gelato, and then I spread some caramel on top of the pudding.

And lastly, after I stick cut strawberries and cookies on top.....

「Un, now it’s done」

「Wha, what is this! This jiggling stuff! Also, I can’t bear the smell of this sweet sauce! Ca, can I eat them now!?」

「No no, you can’t do that! This is Elna-kaasan’s parfait! Rather, don’t drool, it’s dirty!」

When I push aside Mina - who was coming closer while drooling in excitement -, Bartolo approaches us from behind and pins her arms behind her as he brings her away.

「Come on, Mina. Let’s behave now」

「N, no! Bartolo-san! There is a parfait in front of my eyes! There’s no way I don’t eat them!」

Mina is in an excited state as there are her favorite cookies, milk gelato with unknown sweetness, pudding, a lot of fruits, and muffins in front of her. Her appearance as she kicks and struggles look just like a kid.

「Even though I was thinking to let you taste the milk gelato and leave the toppings to you if you were to be quiet.....」

「I deeply apologize, Alfried-sama. I lost a bit of my composure in front of the parfait」

And when I tell her the magic words, Mina suddenly stopped struggling and recover her calm. Apparently, she changes mode into an excellent maid, instead of the usual poor maid.

When you glimpse such a pragmatic concession from her and return to herself like that, makes you realize that she really is a woman.

「Bartolo-san, it’s fine already, please let go」

「O, ou」

Bartolo slowly releases his arms, perhaps he understood that she won’t struggle anymore.

I feel like his expression looks a kinda disappointed a bit.

When I quietly stare at him after that, Bartolo then opened his mouth and start to speak as if to pull himself together.

「So, ‘parfait’ is finished with this? So basically, you put a lot of stuff in it while taking into account their individual texture and taste?」

「Un, that’s right, why don’t you and Mina try it?」

「Ou!」

「Understood, Alfried-sama」

「First, Mina can taste it」

It will be difficult for her if she stays like that, so I scoop the milk gelato with a spoon and give it to her

「Now then, I will give this a taste」

Mina brings the spoon to her mouth with a graceful movement.

「Fuwaa……what is this cold, sweet, and gentle taste? I felt like my body is going to melt」

Maybe the milk gelato was too tasty for her that Mina’s expression and tone immediately changed to be more relaxed.

「I can’t imagine how it will taste if you eat this together with cookies, muffins, fruits, and the like」

「Hahaha, I knew it, this is the Mina I know」

「It’s better to be calm and quiet, right」

Mina is usually energetic and noisy, but it’s Mina we’re talking about so she should be like this.

「Shall we put in the ingredients then?」

「That’s right! I will show you my aesthetic sense! First you put in a lot of crushed cookies and milk gelato――」

「Just add the ingredients according to everyone’s preference, alright? It’s not parfait for you, so you can’t add in the ingredients according to your own tastes, you hear?」

And thus, we completed the parfait for everyone in the mansion.

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