Chapter 44

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It's not the royal palace, but since the guest is a friend of Alshain, it's a meal with the Third Consort Leetria and Anneliese.

The First Consort Roxane and the next queen, Princess Cremone, are reportedly on a tour to greet high-ranking nobles within the country.

Yes, if the First Consort Roxane were here, she would definitely have joined the training!

I sincerely hope that Anneliese, who hasn't been seen for a few days, doesn't go on a rampage!

We can use cleansing magic, so after tidying up a bit, we head to the temporary dining room.

In the temporary dining room, the Third Consort Leetria and Anneliese are already there,

"Welcome back, Alshain, Keita-sama! Welcome, both of you friends!"

"Welcome back, Hein-ni-sama, Keita-sama! Nice to meet you both, I am Anneliese, Alshain's younger sister."

"We just got back. Mother, Rose, Father had an urgent report, so I asked these friends to help."

"Oh, I see, both of you helped Alshain, thank you."

"No, we also got a good training ground. I should have introduced myself earlier, I am the Pope's first son, Eugram Assenble. It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness, Your Royal Highness."

"Your Highness, Your Royal Highness, it is an honor to meet you, I am the fourth son of the Raver Trading Company, Diggory Raver. It is a great honor to meet you both."

"Chirichiru, tairaima."

Eugram and Diggory finished their stiff greetings, so I gave a relaxed greeting.

Both the Third Consort and Anneliese smiled at me, but they maintained their composure in front of the guests, so I avoided their cuddling attacks!

The butler Duran led everyone to their seats, and the conversation flowed, focusing on the academy.

Anneliese was very interested in the pudding, so it was decided to make it for dinner.

I'm already worried about how much we'll have to make!

The king, Ingrid, the prime minister, and the general arrived, and the meal began.

The royal palace's cuisine is on a different level from the academy's cafeteria! The bread! The meat! It's all delicious!

I don't know if Diggory, who was stiff, could taste it, but Eugram certainly could.

After a pleasant meal, we drank tea and talked about magic swords. Anneliese listened with great interest but was scolded by the Third Consort and pouted a bit.

Her honest reaction seemed to touch Eugram's heart, who believes that cuteness is justice, and he looked at her with a smile.

In the afternoon, we continued training.

We moved to the training ground to improve our power and accuracy. The king and the prime minister, of course, joined, but is their work okay?

The king, with a cool-looking sword, was cutting logs into pieces, and the prime minister was firing magic bullets from the tip of a slender sword, making holes in the logs. Alshain was sparring with a knight, Ingrid with the general, Eugram was teaching magic to several knights and learning weapon handling, and Diggory was sparring with a two-handed sword knight and learning movement.

The sound of swords clashing and the sound of blows, even with injured knights, I know why I feel like running away.

Almost everyone in sight is laughing while fighting.

Scary! Everyone is scary! Why are you laughing? Your energy levels are off!

Since there are many injured, I'm practicing healing magic, but the knights receiving treatment are all laughing while bleeding, which is terrifying!

I'm almost crying while treating them, but Shella is patting my back to comfort me, even though she's laughing too!

Unlike me, who is gradually getting grumpy, everyone finished training with full smiles.

I'm exhausted, and Alshain looked at me curiously, but when Shella explained, he smiled and patted my head.

That won't comfort me!

It's because I almost peed myself, even though I don't need to go to the bathroom!

Despite being grumpy, I tidied up and was led to a different room for lunch.

When I entered the room where the Third Consort Leetria and Anneliese were, Anneliese asked me why I looked so grumpy. As I explained the training ground, Ingrid and the king arrived.

Anneliese looked at me suspiciously, and the Third Consort smiled with a complex expression. The king and Ingrid scratched their heads in the same way.

Eugram and Diggory also arrived, and dinner began.

The meal, which seemed to be for guests, was a bit more luxurious than what I usually eat at the castle and was undeniably delicious, finally improving my mood.

After dinner, during tea time, there was someone I didn't recognize.

There was also a cart, which I found curious, but Shella explained,

"Keita-sama, the Third Consort expressed great interest in the pudding magic we talked about earlier and requested to see it, so I prepared it! Also, this is the castle's cook, who mainly makes pastries and wanted to see the pudding magic, so after consulting with the butler, I allowed them to join!"

What is pudding magic? Don't think I can only make pudding!

"Keita-sama, to think you can make such a delicious and rare dessert! I am very interested, could you make it for us?"

The beautiful woman tilted her head and asked, so I made it! I had already promised earlier! What is this amount of ingredients? How many people are going to binge on pudding?

I sent a glance to Shella, but she just smiled.

I'll do it, right?

I was so angry that I made it all at once!

The pudding I made was a super giant, basin-shaped pudding, over 20 cm deep and more than 1 meter in diameter.

I said, "It's ready, just cool it down!" and immediately, the butler Duran and several maids expertly cut and served it to everyone, but there was still more than 4/5 left.

Since it was made in front of everyone, there was no need for a taste test, and the king started first,

"Hmm? This is Keita-dono's pudding, a dessert I've never seen or heard of. The cooking method is also new, and there were no new ingredients, but how does it taste?"

He put a bite in his mouth and froze.

Then the Third Consort and the others ate it and froze.

Alshain, Eugram, and Diggory, who had eaten it before, continued eating without freezing.

They ate much faster, though.

I'm eating slowly, as it's a dessert after dinner, and a small piece is enough.

When Alshain and the others were halfway through their second piece, the frozen people started devouring the pudding.

Their movements were elegant, so it didn't look vulgar, but they ate incredibly fast, and even the Third Consort and Anneliese kept up with the king and Ingrid.

I was amazed that they could eat so much pudding without feeling sick. They kept asking for more and are now enjoying the aftertaste with blissful smiles.

The super giant basin-shaped pudding is almost half gone.

The butler Duran's face is contorted.

Shella is worried about the remaining amount of pudding.

"Sorry for the leftovers, but you should try it too. This is a terrifying dessert! Could you think of a way to make it without magic?"

The king is pleading with the cook! To that extent? It's just a dessert that can be easily made at home!

I'll teach the cook how to make it later! No need to look so serious!

Anneliese is so entranced that she's drooling! She's a princess!

The butler Duran and the servants, hearing the king's words, also ate it on the spot and showed the same reaction. The cook even started crying!

This is scary!

Everyone is overreacting! My timid heart is trembling!

Today has been a continuous series of scares, and I'm exhausted!

So, I fell asleep in the carriage on the way back to the academy!