Lorelumping...
Lorelumping...
Chapter 1.27 R
Ryoka makes ice cream for Magnolia Reinhart, who tries and fails to guess which continent she originates from. Upon leaving the estate, Ryoka is ambushed by Persua and other rival Runners, culminating in her being struck by magic and a cart.
At the Reinhart estate in Celum, Ryoka Griffin is tasked with making ice cream for Magnolia Reinhart. She works in the kitchen alongside Ressa and a maid named Yvony, utilizing magical implements like a Heating Knife. To complete the dessert, Magnolia summons an [Elementalist] from the Mage's Guild to properly freeze the mixture.
While enjoying the successful dessert, Magnolia attempts to deduce Ryoka's mysterious origins. Noting her strange demeanor, unusual knowledge, and refusal to wear shoes—which she compares to Half-Elves—Magnolia guesses various continents and locations. She lists off Terandria, Baleros, Chandrar, Rhir, and the distant Taimaguros, but she ultimately fails to realize that Ryoka hails from Earth.
After surviving the tense visit, Ryoka departs the estate and heads into the streets of Celum. Her relief is short-lived as she realizes she is being tracked by Toriska. A group of rival Street Runners, orchestrated by Persua, ambushes her in the crowded streets. Claudeil shoves Ryoka, and Persua deliberately trips her. The coordinated assault leaves Ryoka entirely vulnerable as she is struck by a magic spell and subsequently hit by a mule-drawn cart.
Ryoka successfully creates ice cream in the Reinhart kitchen with the assistance of Ressa, Yvony, and a summoned Mage.
Lady Magnolia Reinhart's stern, spectacle-wearing Head Maid.
aka the [Maid] with the spectacles, head maid +4
A wealthy and cheerful Human noblewoman known for her eccentric taste in the color pink.
aka Lady Magnolia Reinhart, Lady Magnolia +11
An anti-social, barefoot runner from Earth who works as a messenger in Izril.
aka City Runner, Miss Runner +15
Magnolia Reinhart interrogates Ryoka about her origins, guessing various continents but failing to deduce she is from Earth.
An independent city-state located near the High Passes.
A fair-haired maid serving Magnolia Reinhart at her Celum estate.
A rival runner whom Ryoka suspects holds a grudge.
aka Miss Persua, a fellow City Runner
A City Runner and crony of Persua.
A Street Runner who acts as one of Persua's sidekicks.
One of the Five Families of Izril, currently led by Magnolia Reinhart.
aka The Reinharts
A guild in Liscor, likely for couriers or messengers.
aka Street Runners, The Guild +6
An organization that deals with magical issues, such as teleportation spells.
aka Mage's Guilds
A large geographical region, possibly a continent.
aka the north, the south +2
A system class for female household servants.
aka [Maids], [Maid] +1
A system class for female nobility.
aka [Lady], Ladies
A large beast of burden used for hauling carts.
An incredibly rare paired magical book that duplicates whatever is written inside it to its twin.
aka magical book
A magical kitchen knife designed to sear meat as it cuts.
aka magical cutlery
An [Elementalist] from the Mage's Guild who assists in freezing Ryoka's ice cream.
aka the Elementalist
“Do you, in fact, come from any place in this world?”
“The south? Oh, no, the Drakes would never tolerate my kind that far south. Nor would I if I was them. You know the saying, ‘better a serpent in bed than a Reinhart.’ Which is terribly hurtful and entirely accurate.”
“It looks perfectly fine to me, but—is there an ingredient missing?”
“…Which old man is it? The pervert or the lazy one?”
“Not Izril, Baleros, Chandrar, Terandria—well, maybe the Kingdom of Keys or somewhere new like…? Taimaguros? But she would know [Knights]. Wistram’s rare children know magic, and no one would be allowed to run around barefoot in Drath, the likeliest option, because of how rude that would be. Nor on Rhir for safety. And Izril? I am stumped.”
“We need some salt too. A pinch of it. And vanilla.”
“Then have you run like that all your life?”
“The Antinium Wars? Those are ancient history. She was no hero, the kind you’ll see in statues. But she was.”
“I’m out. Either she was lying—and I had a truth spell on her the entire time—or it’s somewhere you missed, like a paradise nation.”
+89 more quotes →“She didn’t answer, but the look in her eyes—that was a joke, Ressa. That was supposed to be a joke. I really thought I’d hear she was from some provincial place.”