Figure behind Blume


 * Claire, Misha, and Rei are first year students among the Order of the Academy.
 * In addition to Lene, all three are in the dormitory kitchen to prepare for the festival.
 * They are currently brainstorming foods to be served at the gender-reversal café.
 * Men are not present not because of male chauvinism, but Rei deems them worthless as they've never cooked.
 * Rei does concede that they should have shown up.
 * Rei thinks that light foods would be best.
 * She explores sandwiches first due to its versatility.
 * She serves the group egg sandwiches.
 * Lene remarks that she's familiar with the taste.
 * While Misha, Claire, and Lene discuss it, Lene asks how does Rei know how to make mayonnaise.
 * While Rei realized she'd been careless and made it by habit, she denies it as simple coincidence.
 * Rei goes on to explain her involvement with Blume.
 * She provided the company with chocolate and mayonnaise recipes.
 * Her plan was to make a fortune with hair conditioner but that failed.
 * She states that it would be normal to use her previous life knowledge to make money.
 * Although she was paid decently as Claire's maid, Blume paid extravagantly.
 * For comparison, a full course meal would cost a commoner half a year's salary.
 * Although she doesn't specifically say why, she states she needs the money for a future game event.
 * She anticipates that Claire will fall to ruin and will be capitally punished.
 * Rei, of course, wants to stop that.
 * She cannot let her obtaining money be known so she keeps her relationship with Blume a secret.
 * To move the group on, she reveals her roast beef sandwich.
 * Both Misha and Claire gave favorable reviews
 * The next sandwiches were a ham sandwich and a vegetable sandwich.
 * Both were again rated positively.
 * Lene seemed concerned so her and Rei spoke privately.
 * Lene pieced together that all of Blume's new products were Rei's work.
 * She saw through the mayonnaise and pieced that every meal had Rei's signature behind it.
 * Lene, unlike Rei, has been treated to a meal at Blume by Claire.
 * Lene remembers conversations with Claire that implicate Rei yet Rei stubbornly denies it.
 * The tiny arrangements and garnishes give Rei away.
 * Rei ponders for a moment if Lene is Kaibara○zan 1.
 * Noticing that Rei won't budge, Lene makes a comment on how to cook roast beef.
 * Rei notices a detail was stated incorrectly, and in her arrogance, reveals what Lene already knew.
 * The two discuss Rei's involvement:
 * Rei does supply recipes to Blume but hides it.
 * Lene will keep Rei's secret despite only knowing it's for Claire's sake.
 * Rei picks up on Lene having a secret of her own but they do not discuss it.
 * Lene persuades Rei to teach her some recipes that she can cook for Claire.
 * They agree to meet later at night to learn about a confectionery that goes with tea.
 * Claire noticing the two being gone for a while walks in on their discussion.
 * The two both agree that it's a secret.
 * Claire feels uneasy about it.

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Translator Notes

 * 1: This is a character from Oishinbo.