Chapter 72: Chasing Cheese

“Boy, there are many different types of hamburgers, right? Tell me about them.”

Chef Oliver and everyone in the kitchen are excited. Even the maids and servants have gathered in the kitchen, seemingly drawn by the energy.

It’s clear that the dishes served for the tasting aren’t enough, so we divide the work and start preparing additional hamburgers for the staff.

“Elsa-sama has granted permission for all of us to enjoy wine within the limits that won’t affect our work.”

That’s very thoughtful of her. When Sebastian told everyone, the kitchen went into drinking mode.

Well, it’s good once in a while. It fosters camaraderie, and in the Mainz family’s kitchen, there’s always plenty of delicious food.

They quickly bring in wooden barrels of wine and pour it into wooden cups. For those who can’t drink alcohol, there’s fruit water.

Salad, nuts, and cheese snacks are also brought out. Oliver raises his wine cup and looks around.

“Hey, is everything in order? Progit to our best comrades!”

“Progit to our best comrades!”

Everyone echoes.

After the toast, Chef Oliver gets to work making everyone’s hamburgers, and Ginjiro helps in preparing the staff meal.

“Ginjiro-san, why does cooking in this pot make things finish faster?”

A fellow chef around the same age inquires about the pressure cooker used for the demi-glace sauce.

Oliver seems to have had the same question in mind and joined in to listen, but Ginjiro can’t provide an accurate explanation and casually says it’s a magical tool and evades the topic.

They express an interest in purchasing a pressure cooker, so Ginjiro promises to bring one next time.

The most popular dish among the maids was cheese-in-hamburger steak.

It was fun to use different kinds of cheese, and when I added “Chasing cheese” act, there were many who wanted to try it.

The taste was great, but the act of adding cheese to the hamburger made them happy because they felt like it was a dish just for them.

Tln: The tittle “追いチーズ” (oi chiizu). Google translate result show “chasing Cheese” but when I try googling chasing cheese I only found that running catching rolling cheese… Looking at Ginjiro previous action, Ginjiro doing Raclete service. Asking ChatGPT about 追いチーズ with context raclete service found this answer.  In the context of raclette service, “追いチーズ” (oi chiizu) can be translated as “Chasing Cheese.” This term refers to the process of melting cheese and scraping it onto diners’ plates during the raclette dining experience, creating a visual and interactive aspect of the meal. “Chasing Cheese” accurately describes the action of pursuing and scraping the melted cheese onto individual servings.

Or maybe 追いチーズ is Cheese Performance.. but I will use “Chasing Cheese”.

Raclette service

As a part of our playful antics and, partly due to the influence of alcohol, I decided to start a ‘Lady’s Game,’ where we would specially offer ‘Chasing Cheese’ for the young lady.

As we began the ‘Lady’s Game,’ many of the maid staff eagerly expressed their interest. Dealing with everyone would be quite challenging, so Ginjiro decided to make a strategic retreat.

“Cohen-san, I’m feeling a bit tired, so please nominate someone for Chasing Cheese. They will take my place.”

Ginjiro said as he grabbed Sebastian and Oliver, who were nearby, along with some kitchen staff of a similar age.

Cohen-san hesitated for a moment but ended up nominating Oliver because she believed that the head chef would create the most delicious hamburgers.

Perhaps Cohen-san wasn’t particularly strong when it came to alcohol because her face was slightly red.

Afterward, more nominations followed, and it was decided that the male staff members would be served ‘Chasing Cheese’ by the female staff members.”

The most popular choice for “Chasing Cheese” was Cohen-san.

The head maid, who is usually somewhat hard to approach, was cheerful today. She was originally a beautiful person, and she had become even more gorgeous since learning how to apply makeup. Fueled by the power of alcohol, she had received numerous nominations from the young kitchen staff. Cohen-san, however, was having a great time serving “Chasing Cheese” with a happy expression.

All of us together devoured a cheese block that must have weighed around twenty kilograms. It was an overwhelming caloric assault, and the maid staff were loudly complaining about their full stomachs.

Since the men said they could still eat, I decided to make some French fries that I had originally planned as a side dish. The chefs were skeptical of using such a large amount of oil, but once I started making the French fries, the aroma convinced them of its deliciousness.

After sprinkling crazy salt on them and plating them, even the maids who had complained about feeling full just moments ago were indulging in the French fries. Oliver also helped with the cooking, but it seemed like everyone’s stomachs were bottomless.

For dessert, it was everyone’s favorite pound cake. Since Oliver expressed interest in trying the ice cream that I served at the tasting, I retrieved some vanilla ice cream from the item box.

I placed scoops of ice cream on top of the cones that I used at the café and started serving them. This caught the attention of others, and soon everyone was curious and gathered around.

Despite claiming they were already full from eating and drinking so much, the maids now wanted additional ice cream toppings. I brought out various flavors, including strawberry, matcha, orange, and chocolate mint, and they even requested specific toppings for their ice cream.

“Shall I brew some coffee?”

“That sounds nice.”

In the break area at the corner of the kitchen, Sebastian brewed coffee. Today’s beans were Ginjiro’s favorite, Hawaii Kona.

“It’s been quite eventful, but it’s been enjoyable, hasn’t it?”

“I’ve always had a good time since I met Ginjiro-sama.”

Sebastian said something heartwarming.

“Thanks, boy.”

Oliver doesn’t like coffee, so he’s just drinking red wine.

Regarding the matter of the hamburgers, Oliver asked if he could bring some people along when he teach it in the cafeteria next time. I replied that it would actually be helpful. I do intend to inform Elsa-sama as well, but I don’t think she’ll object. Besides, I’d like her to make the Demi-Glace sauce and commercialize it.

“Until now, the servants of the Mainz family have not had any bad relationships, but they have never drunk together like this. Ginjiro-sama is quite an unusual person, isn’t he?”

Sebastian held his coffee cup and stared into the distance. Ginjiro, standing next to him, continued the conversation while vaguely watching their friends making noise in the distance.

“Right. That stern head maid also seemed to be having fun.”

“Yes, indeed. There were also many who work as gardeners and take care of the horses today. Of course, the gatekeepers weren’t here, but I’m sure they secretly wanted to come.”

Oliver took a deep sip of his red wine and continued.

“If they didn’t have work, they probably would have wanted to come. Though Elsa-sama prohibited them from consuming alcohol.”

“I can’t serve alcohol, but I can make hamburgers for those who couldn’t come today and deliver them with bread. Sebastian, when you send me off to Hungry Bear afterwards, please stop by the gatekeeper’s meeting place.”

After finishing the coffee, I made hamburgers with everyone for the gatekeepers.

Once the cleanup was done, I decided to take my leave.

On my way back, I stopped by the gathering place and handed over the hamburgers and bread. They expressed their gratitude for the warm food.

Ginjiro told the gatekeeper he would be back and was escorted back to Hungry Bear.

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