The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 133: Temporary Cafe
Then Eve also joined in, seeing Kaizo's hands full, she had no choice but to lock her arms.
"E-Eve?!"
"Hey, Eve! You're blocking your way here!"
"This is you, not me! Let go of Kaizo's hands now!"
"Ah, all of you, I can't walk like this!"
The girls, all cling to Kaizo and start fighting. They made such a commotion that passers-by nearby started whispering amongst themselves.
"Quick look over there, three noble girls were serving the young man, wow."
"That's because he's the rumored male elementalist it knows."
"He was too evil to stick his fangs into those poor beautiful girls."
"But, look at the girls' expressions, they don't seem to hate her at all."
"They must be under some kind of strange magic spell, of course."
(Well, this situation seems to be a little worse.)
Kaizo has long been accustomed to the hostility of strangers. However, he did not want to tarnish the reputation of the woman he partnered with.
"Cumbers, there's too many people here, so why don't we find a cooler place to rest?"
"Mm, that sounds good."
Victoria and the others nodded to show their agreement. It seems they are thinking the same thing. They looked around to find a shop where they could drink tea.
"Kaizo, look, there is a «La Parfait» store there!" Aura pointed towards the elegant-looking cafe across the street.
"Say, is that the famous «La Parfait»!? I always wanted to try their cake."
"If I remember correctly, this cafe is very popular throughout the empire, I-I'm also interested."
Even Victoria and Eve knew about it. Evidently, the effort that set up the stall while it was very famous.
"Then, will we go there?"
"Sounds good!"
"Yes!"
"Mmmm!"
The three nodded in agreement and dragged Kaizo there.
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Cafe «La Parfait» is almost full, so the group has to wait a while before being served.
While sitting at the entrance waiting to be served, Kaizo checked the decoration of the stall. The horizontal beams of the ceiling are naturally bent like tree branches, Kaizo greatly appreciates the warm atmosphere that this unique wood provides.
"I'm surprised this is such a relaxing place. When I hear you say that, this is one of the most popular stores in the empire, I wish it were to be much nicer and more luxurious."
"This is just a temporary stall set up for the «Style Festival of Sword», so of course it will not be decorated well. Their ordinary shop was very nice, noble ladies would be willing to hide their identity just to patronize this shop."
"Oh, so so. Hey, by the way, I don't have much money..." Kaizo's face suddenly turned pale.
A shop even a noble princess would patronize disguises, this was definitely a very classy shop.
"If it was an ordinary shop, no matter how full your wallet was, you still wouldn't be able to afford it."
"This stand is free for the participants of the Sword Style Festival."
Hearing Aura's words, Kaizo sighed convincingly, "A-I understand."
After a while, the four of them were taken to their seats.
"I want peach pie, peach sorbet, and peach mousse." Victoria opened the menu and pointed with her finger at the dessert selection.
"Why do you get so many choices of peaches. Didn't you eat in the morning?"
"Bu-not your business! So what if I like it?"
"This raspberry-flavored cream puff also looks delicious."
"Y-yes, it looks good."
"Oh, this dish puts ice cream on a fresh hot apple pie to eat together."
"Ooh, then, I'll eat scone, I guess." Kaizo replied nonchalantly.
"What is this, you seem very reluctant."
"I'm so sorry for the dessert you ordered that way to eat."
"If you are a real man, you must choose firmly. Well, I'm talking about choosing a cake."
For some unknown reason, Kaizo finds himself reviled by the women.
"Sorry."
The three of them always fought when in training, but in this situation, they were always in full understanding.
Aura called out to a waiter, and one by one ordered cookies and desserts with names that would inadvertently make someone bite their tongue.
"And lastly, I want four cups of black tea from the Neidfrost area."
"Yes well."
"Ah, excuse me, wait a minute!" Eve called out loudly to stop the waiter who was preparing to leave.
"Yes?"
"Please add a little whipped cream and honey to my tea, and if you can, add some floating marshmallows as well."
"Eh, I'm sorry dear guest, but our shop doesn't provide such a drink."
"Be-so? Can't you make an exception, ohh!" In the middle of his sentence, Eve stopped. It was because Aura pinched the back of her neck.
"Hey, what are you doing?!"
"Oh my God, aren't you ashamed! I don't like to say things like that, but the Veilmist family definitely doesn't have any class!"
The aura is very particular about tea making, so forbid Eve from adding ingredients randomly as she wishes.
"So what if you're from the Neidfrost family, it's just a rural noble family with more land, that's all!"
"You dare say that!"
An intense mini snowstorm exploded beside Aura.
"No matter what, I don't care, otherwise sweet I wouldn't drink it!"
"Then, why don't you just order cocoa now?"
"Don't you think cacao is too childish?"
"Only a childish person would call cocoa childish!"
"OK, okay, stop arguing, the cake is here." Said Victoria and lightly pierced Aura's shoulder.
"Hmph, no problem, next time I'll teach our Captain how to have tea."
"Sweet things are the best." Eve said half-challenged through pursed lips.
Not long after, a dazzling array of desserts were delivered to their desks. Placed in silver containers, each of the cakes and buns looked like an exquisite work of art.
Upon seeing them, the anger of the two noble girls disappeared and was replaced by expressions of excitement.
"I couldn't help but feel that eating something so beautiful would almost be a waste."
"This snack was made by the best chefs representing our kingdom."
As Victoria spoke, she opened her mouth wide and bit into the peach pie.
"Well, this is really delicious!"
"This raspberry cream puff also tastes amazingly smooth and delicious."
"Mmmm, there might be sweet wine added to this sponge cake, I should try it next time."
Kaizo listened to the comments of the girls, then stuffed his own cake into his mouth.
"Well, good."
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.