Bon Appétit

hard as she could, but her strength was incomparable to the knights in the first place.
Eventually she was forced to put her wrists forward by the knights.

One of the knights who was looking at the loose hem of his robe slid his hand between them.

“Hehehehe!”

She laughed because it tickled her, and his cold gaze struck me.
Luana decided to keep her mouth shut.
The knight who was rummaging inside pulled out something.
It was like a dark red square stick, with yellow things stuck in between.
It looked like it was about one span long.

“What is this?”

The knight held it in front of his nose and questioned Luana.

“What, what could it be?”

She was unable to confess with her own mouth, she turned her gaze away, making her attitude become even worse.

“Is this a weapon? A poison? Say it right now!”

When the knight holding her hands gave strength to it, her arms hurt so bad that she thought she was going to fall.

“Oh, ow! Wait, wait! It’s not a weapon!”

Luana cried desperately.

“Then is it poison?”

“It’s not a poison.”

The knight picked up the item and carefully sniffed it.
A sweet and savory scent was coming out from the item.
When he pressed the yellow part, it didn’t seem like it was hard.
It was unfamiliar, but it felt like he had seen it somewhere.
‘Where was it?’ The knight stood still, pondering, and handed it over to the Duke..

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“If you tell the truth, I will kill you with ease.”

It’s the same thing to die one way or another.
The only difference is whether it is more painful or less painful.
Otherwise, if the Duke said something like that, other people might confess right away, but Luana didn’t believe him.
It is said that people who are suspicious live a longer life.

“Would you like to swear on your family?”

“You don’t believe me?”

“We’ve both met for the first time.
How can I believe you?”

The words stirred up a commotion.

“All right, I’ll keep my word.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“You’re going to keep your promise, right?”

The Duke’s hand reached his sword.
Only then did Luana reveal the identity of the item he was holding.

“… It’s a Po.”

TL/N: Po (Korean: 포) is thin strips or sheets of dried meat and fish used in Korean cuisine.

“What?”

“…It’s a Po!”

“What?”

‘Aaah…! It’s embarrassing to keep shouting that.’ Luana closed her eyes tightly and cried out in a loud voice.

“It’s cheese jerky!”

The hands of the knights who were holding Luana lost strength.
Luana, who was free, quickly backed away.

“That’s mine.”

The Duke tapped his forehead with his finger.
Seemed like the Duke was thinking something serious.

‘Do you have anything to worry about?’ Luana tilted her head.

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“Did I hear it wrong?”

And when she looked at the stick-like object, she confessed one more time.

“It’s called cheese jerky.”

When he looked at the knight next to him, he opened his mouth in a similar manner.

“A cheese jerky.”

She told the truth, but the Duke didn’t seem to believe her.
At that moment, her mind was blank.
Whether or not he believed her, Luana rubbed her sore arms.

“It’s just a plain jerky.
It’s not dangerous at all, except it has a highly delicious taste.
And I made it on my own.”

No, even if she said it was not dangerous, why did she keep it in her sleeve? Besides, after figuring out the situation, it seemed that she was eating it little by little.
Even the members of the royal family, including the knights, looked at Luana like she was a madwoman.
Fortunately, Ingrid, who was like an angel, tried to understand somehow, but it was too hard for her to understand.

Only the nanny who knew the situation had her head bowed with a sullen face.
‘How can she not give up her cravings in this situation?’ In her heart, she wanted to shout like that.

“Cheese… What were you planning to do with the jerky?”

The knight was skeptical while questioning.

“What could I be doing with it? I was eating it.”

“Now?”

“You didn’t say anything about eating.”

As she answered, she looked at the Duke.
There was nothing wrong with what she said, but why would she eat jerky in this situation where her life is at stake.
The knight seemed to have a lot to say.

“S-she was abandoned at a young age, so she grew up unwell.
S-so she’s a little… dense.
But she’s a good kid.”

Ingrid defended her in a small voice.
Of course, it was not helping at all.

“I’m not dense!” exclaimed Luana out of frustration.

“It’s all because of the jerky! I am innocent.
I just finished the jerky that I had been working hard to make this morning.
It tasted unbelievable! It’s so delicious! How do you leave something delicious like that? If I die after eating something good, I would have no regrets, so you should try it on your own!”

Luana confidently uttered those words.

“Really! It looks hard on the outside, but if you take a bite, your teeth will easily sink in.
If you tear it up in line with the grains and chew it, you can taste the savory meat and the sweetness wraps around the tip of your tongue.
When saliva mixes in, it feels like you are chewing juicy meat.
Plus, I added some cheese!”

Before she knew it, Luana got excited and began to talk about beef jerky to the crowd.