Volume 3 Chapter 66 Let's Make Cake II
During the dinner when they made the cake, the whole family sat down to eat. But both the men and women seemed kind of restless. Cain felt something was strange as he ate.
In the middle of the meal, Margrave Shield said, "Tonight's dessert, let's enjoy it slowly in each person's room." Everyone looked surprised, but after that, the strange feeling in the air calmed down a little.
After dinner, Cain saw everyone off and returned to his room, thinking, "Yeah... it's kinda hard to enjoy sweet time in front of the whole family."
"I'm back, everyone! Sorry for the wait. Lala, let's eat the cake now!"
He smiled as he came in, greeting Lala, Gardy, and Barvish who were waiting inside.
"Yes," Lala answered softly. She cut the four cakes and placed them on the table, then poured tea into the cups she had already prepared.
"Oh, Lala. That round one is yours."
Cain swapped the round cake, about 15 cm across, that was in front of him with the one in front of Lala.
"Um, Sir Cain. I'm fine with the smaller one."
Lala said, trying to switch it back.
"It's fine, really. It's a thank-you for Lala. Enjoy it. Okay, let's eat."
"Let's eat."
Cain cut a bite of the cake with his fork and put it in his mouth.
"""It's delicious."""
All of their voices overlapped as they said it together.
"It's sweeter than the one we made in Sanroze. That one was good too, but it didn't have enough sweetness. This time, Grandfather helped get the ingredients, so we used more sugar."
He watched as the three happily ate the cake.
Cain had planned to eat and talk about the future, but instead he decided to wait until the others were finished. He ate the cake too. The strawberry jam, the sweetness, and the slight sourness of the fruit, along with the soft fresh cream, were really tasty. He thought that he should let his elder sister Alice try some later too.
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"Well, did everyone enjoy the cake? I'd like to talk about what's coming next. Is that alright?"
After the three finished eating and calmed down, Cain spoke up.
"Sir Cain, thank you very much. It was really delicious. I will keep serving you with all my heart."
Lala said as she stood up smoothly from the sofa and bowed deeply. Barvish and Gardy also stood and bowed the same way.
"Oh no, that's too much. But now it's our turn to ask something of you. Alright, please sit."
The three replied, "Yes," and sat down again. Then the conversation continued.
"About Uncle Will's bridge construction, I kind of understand the general idea... but it's about when to send Zain back to his hometown, right?"
"Yes. If we can teleport back right away, that's fine. But if not, we have to assume it'll take about two days to return."
Barvish said with a serious look.
"Even so, Sir Cain, you don't want people to know about the magic tool, right?"
Gardy asked.
"Yeah, exactly. It's hard to hide it, but suddenly announcing it would be a problem too. Hmm... what should I do..."
"But hiding it forever will be bad too, especially if it gets found out later."
Barvish said, pointing out the obvious.
"Hmm... yeah. That would be a problem..."
"Sir Cain, what is making you so worried?"
Lala asked gently. She had been quiet until now.
"Don't worry. It's just... It uses a lot of Mana, but it can move many people at once. It can be used for good things—or bad ones. Grandfather will probably report it to the king or queen. Then they and their people will want the magic tool too.
And if I have it, they'll say it belongs to Zain, or they'll want to take it or inspect it. But if I leave it with Zain while it's still usable, I'll just keep worrying..."
In the end, he gave his suggestion and decided how to respond. They'll keep the magic tool hidden and send Zain back. Then they'll visit Zain's hometown and decide who should take care of the tool.
Right now, the tool belongs to him. So if he store it in a way that only he can use it, no one else will be able to misuse it. That way, he can stop it from being used the wrong way."
Cain thought, "Too much power is dangerous."
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