The plain and unnoticed me is no more

"Hey, did Singh ever eat pancakes?

I was asked such a question while I was discussing the ingredients with Lana while she and I were discussing things that were not loved by others. I'm sure that was before I brought Taki to this inn.

Lana reminded me for the first time in a long time that I haven't eaten pancakes in years.

When my parents were alive, they used to come home from school and smelled good when they baked pancakes from the kitchen. My sweet mother made me and Taki wait for me to go home hungry.

Unlike a taxi, I was a cute little kid who couldn't honestly say "thank you" in the light. So I still regret it.

Happy days, which I believed would continue normally, suddenly ended one day, breaking up with my parents without ever being able to convey the words I wanted to convey.

Therefore, at the very least, I wrote a letter of gratitude to the coffin, but I couldn't blame myself for not saying it when I was alive.

Now you will be able to reproduce the same taste as your mother, but when I think of myself back then, I don't feel like making it.

"Why are you asking me that?

"You know, I used to eat pancakes this thick and fluffy."

That's what Lana said about thickness with her thumb and index finger. The pancakes I know are about a centimeter thick at best. However, Lana showed more than three times the thickness.

"Is that a sponge cake or a cupcake? If you pour the dough into a frying pan, it spreads on its own, and if you want to give the thickness, you have to pour it into the mold and bake it in the oven.

"Yeah, that's okay. In the process of making the ingredients, the eggs are divided into yellow and white to make the meringue... Do you know what Merenge is?

I still work in a restaurant, I know that much.

As I nodded with cockroach, Lana explained with enthusiasm how to make a one-of-a-kind pancake. The melange-added dough is slowly cooked on low heat.

Pancakes are quite different from the pancakes I know. At home, they buttered thinly baked pancakes and ate them with crispy bacon and sausages.

"Do you eat with sweet cream? And put some fruit on it and sprinkle it on the honey?

"Yeah, that's right. Serve fluffy pancakes with whipped cream and sprinkle with bite-sized fruit. You can finish it with thick honey and a little mint leaves. It sounds delicious, doesn't it?

"... ah, ahh"

My honest feeling is "sweet." However, I am a little interested in the texture of pancakes baked with meringue added fabric.

"By the way, what's the owner's favorite fruit?

"Me? I like anything with fruit. But the most important one is strawberries."

I just waited for Lana to come back from the church and wondered if I could do something about it, and I remembered that conversation. When I heard the recipe, I should have tried it right away, but I completely forgot to talk about Taki.

I believe witch purification will succeed, but the chances of failure are not zero. Let's make him some pancakes.

"Taki, I'm going shopping."

"Eh... from now on? What are you going to buy?

"I thought I'd make some sweets sometimes."

Then Taki and Chiyo smiled and looked at me with warm, raw eyes.

"I'm coming, too. You want strawberries, right? The usual shop might be sold out at this hour."

"Then I'll be waiting for Lana to come back!

I asked Chiyo to leave, and we went around some fruit shops. Bananas and blueberries were readily available. There were no strawberries left, and I decided to buy them at the fruit shop of the aristocrats near the center, although it would be a little expensive.

And on his way back to the inn, Taki asked me questions, as I remembered.

"By the way, brother. It's sweet, but what do you make?

"Hmm? Ah... pancakes"

When I heard the pancakes, I was worried that maybe Taki would remember my mother and grieve, but the reaction was unexpected.

"Wow, I miss it! Like your mother did for us, your brother is going to bake pancakes and wait for Lana!

"Well... that's it."

But as soon as we got to the inn, Chiyo told us that Lana had returned a little while ago, and I hurried to make pancakes.

We need to burn him slowly on low heat, but he'll take time to get dressed, so maybe we can just feed him some cooking. When I baked the pancakes, I remembered hearing that I would add mint leaves at the end of the serving, and I sent the taxi to pick up the mint in the garden.

In the meantime, I was ready to brew tea at any time, but Lana didn't come out of the room.

That's weird... it takes too long to dress up as much as you want.

"Chiyo, how was the owner when he came back? Were you feeling ill or tired?

"Nothing seems to be going well...? I'll see what I can do!

As Chiyo went to see how he was doing, Lana went straight to the cafeteria.

And I got a report that the witch cleansing was a success, and I'm showing Lana the pancakes I baked to make a living.

I know you've long forgotten what you told me, but I was looking forward to seeing how you reacted. Lana, who saw the pancakes, had a moment of surprise and immediately glanced at her eyes and smiled happily.

"Wow, it looks delicious...! Thank you, Sin."

Ever since the day I lost my parents, I thought pancakes were nothing but sad memories. I looked at Lana's happy face and felt like I understood her feelings back then.

I might have been happy to say thank you and thank you, but even if I hadn't, my mother would have laughed happily at our reaction. I suppose it conveyed my feelings.

When I think so, my heart feels lighter.

From today, Lana's smile added to the pancake memories.

If you see this smile again, I'll make pancakes for you many times.