Episode 81. cake (10)

Apparently, at first, Lethe was trying to relax and watch the bunny girls put their little heads together to bake a cake.

“oh. Karin, are you okay?”

however… . different from what I thought. Currently, she is too busy dealing with the clumsy children’s accidents, so she can’t come to her senses.

“?!”

Washing Karin, who was still unable to comprehend the situation even after turning over the flour bag and her face turned completely white.

“Jun, what are all these papers for?”

“It’s a simple oven magic recipe. If you put food on it and set the temperature and time, it heats it in all directions like an oven. I built it according to the instructions, but let’s see if it’s baking properly… ?”

“Uh, if I open it now-”

“Ah… ! Senior, I can’t see in front of me… .”

Trying out the magic oven and cleaning Jun’s glasses, which have turned hazy because they leaked out.

“Karin, I want to try this. how is it? is it delicious? … Didn’t I say the earlier one was also delicious?”

“Karin, everything Yujin made looks delicious.”

“Then I can’t… . Senior, please taste this. Is it a bit too sweet?”

Maybe it was her first time making a cake herself, so she didn’t have time to sit still while stroking Eugene’s head, who was not confident even after feeding Karin a few bites of whipped cream.

‘but… . It’s fine as it is.’

It seemed like there were a lot of cute younger siblings that I wanted to bite into.

For three years trapped in agoge. She had never felt such happiness before, so this moment was even more special to her.

‘Originally, it was a very boring place.’

Lethe recalled the gloomy atmosphere of Agoge that even the raindrops that ran on the roof couldn’t wash it away.

Lacking facilities, seniors ignoring and harassing juniors, crooked freshmen, and the school’s attitude of discussing my future negatively.

The word Agoge of the past was really Kiruna’s tomb was appropriate.

‘… .’

Lethe, who had been walking like a ghost in the winter fog in the middle of the night since her first year, was called the ruler of Agoge, which was infested with delinquents, within a few months of entering school.

Some students clamored that she might be the head of a suburban gang, but she had no interest in the underworld or power.

Lethe just waited for four years to be able to get out of here, and if there were any people who bothered her during her night walks, she would fix it a little.

‘It was a bit like that because there are a lot of weird kids here… .’

In fact, perhaps because the dormitory had given up on controlling the students, the number of guys similar to Emil showed no signs of diminishing.

Lethe’s notoriety increased day by day, but in reality she did not change Agoge in the slightest.

‘Because this place won’t change anyway.’

She passed the boring time alone in fear of everyone.

Thanks to Carly who gathered up the courage to come to me even after hearing all sorts of rumors, last year, when I was able to soothe my free time and depression with a hazy spirit of alcohol, was at least better.

How heavy each page of the calendar was in first grade… . Thinking of how many more days I would have to endure in the future made me gasp.

‘But now… .’

Agoge No. 3-28, which used to be filled with only the sound of rain pouring pills into a glass bottle and the sound of a dry cough accompanied by frostbite, now smells of baking bread.

It made me happy just to feel the sweetness of freshly made whipped cream or the freshness of a cake box with affectionate graffiti by my side.

Before anyone knew it, the rabbits had become the most important beings in Agoge to Lethe.

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Jun, who put half a piece of cake in his mouth while receiving everyone’s attention, opened his eyes wide and exclaimed.

“delicious! Eugene, isn’t this your first time making a cake?”

“really? Aren’t you too skinny?”

“No, perfect. Have a bite too.”

When Jun put the cake in his mouth, the remaining tension in Yujin’s expression was relieved.

“… I need to make the glass hanger a bit sweeter.”

The cake, which I made for practice with plenty of ingredients and time left, was so perfect in taste and shape that it could be served at a fairy tea party.

Worried that even if I practiced many times, I might end up making a failure, the days of reading the cake recipe in the library from the night before passed through my mind.

‘thank god… .’

Yujin let out a sigh of relief and sat down in the chair.

“Look at the sweat… . great job. the cake is so delicious Yuri will like it too.”

Lethe came up to her and smiled.

“It’s all thanks to everyone’s hard work.”

“I haven’t done much, what. There’s still a lot left until dinner time, so would you like to take a break?”

Contrary to the assumption that he would make several failures, he succeeded in one.

With the help of magic, the time required to cool a freshly baked cake and stir in whipped cream was also greatly reduced.

Yuri said that after part-time work, she would practice magic with senior Mina before coming in, so it would be good to take some time.

Eugene nodded.

“Maybe?”

While Jun magically heats the kettle and brews tea, the rest of the cooks are tidying up the utensils.

Karin occasionally tilted her head as she looked toward the bed, but each time Lethe turned her gaze away, pointing at the frills outside the window.

“What kind of game is that?”

Karin looked out the window at her question and found Princess Frill sitting in the shade of a tree.

Senior Harin was making horns on her head with both hands in front of her, and Princess Frill was staring intently at them.

“answer! wild boar!”

“… The answer was a deer, princess. Boars have horns on their noses… .”

Karin didn’t know what she was doing because it was her first time seeing it, but it was clear that everyone was having fun.

While she and Eugene were distracted by the window for a moment, Lette silently stared at the foot of the bed, then smiled again and cut the cake beautifully.

“I will eat well~”

It was a nice day, so I decided to leave the window open, and the four of us enjoyed our tea time.

The early summer sun, which would later tan my arms and face a light brown, was still warm, and the shining leaves beneath it were wearing light green clothes.

Lette, who was watching Jun wipe the whipped cream from Karin’s mouth, asked Eugene as if she had suddenly remembered it.

“Eugene came here a while ago, right? Aren’t there any bullying kids?”

“It’s a lot less than I thought, but maybe it’s because I came from Paideia, so I guess there’s no territorial attitude at all.”

“I see. Who said what?”

“that-“

Eugene called her a few names, then added something creepy.

“They acted a bit rough on the first day, but now we’ve become close since we share the same room.”

“I see. I’m glad.”

“That… . Yes.”

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Just as spring rain falls on a snow-covered wasteland and lilacs finally bloom.

In fact, not only Lethe but everyone in the rabbit squad felt that Agoge, which seemed to be forever gray, was changing.

‘Isn’t it thanks to Professor Ian?’

I calmly turned on the water along the glass in the shower, then realized belatedly that it was the time when there was no hot water, and shook my head while washing my hair.

After laughing while talking about how everyone worked together to calm Yuri’s white hair, which was swollen like cotton candy due to static electricity.

When the topic of conversation changed due to the rapidly changing atmosphere of the dormitory after the midterm exam, Karin brought up Professor Ian’s name.

‘Because not only me, but many students have been helped by him.’

Mina and Frill, Ina and Sepia. Even Karin and Yuri… . The students, whom Professor Ian reached out to first, were now helping other students around them and changing the school.

Eugene, who once belonged to the student council, nodded, thinking of Auril, who only thought of destroying Ian’s forces.

“He is the only professor who really struggles for his students.”

Even in the midst of being ostracized from the faculty for being from the military, no one other than Professor Ian would have been able to risk his life against the third princess, Euril.

‘Professor Ian. He’s a nice guy, I’ve heard from Carly several times.’

As an ideal educator… . Although he is a good person, it seems that Carly’s prediction that he would not last long and fall out of this place full of contradictions was wrong.

Now, Professor Han’s small fluttering of wings has become a typhoon that overturns Kiruna’s filth beyond a simple wind of change.

‘What will that professor say when he sees me?’

While Lethe was thinking about her meeting with Professor Ian for a moment.

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Jun, who was looking at the pile of cake ingredients, opened his mouth.

“I could make ten more cakes with that amount. Guys, would you like to make something for Professor Ian?”

“OK. I haven’t even thanked you for saving me yet, but that’s great!”

“Then let’s clear the table and preheat the oven first.”

“If it’s for Professor Ian, then Carol will eat it too, but should I make this one a bit bigger?”

As Jun lifted the kettle containing the remaining tea, Eugene muttered without thinking.

“Huh… !”

“Well? what’s the matter?”

“Uh, uh!? No, nothing!”

at that time.

“Uh, watch out!”

Yujin quickly pulled Jun, who was waving his hand, forgetting that the kettle was in his hand.

Clink-

Fortunately, no one was hurt, thanks to Yujin evacuating Jun from the pouring black tea.

but.

“town-!”

The hot black tea spilled on the floor flowed under the bed and a strange moan escaped through the bed cover.

As Eugene and Karin looked at each other, Lethe froze.

“… Karin, did you hear that? Didn’t you hear something like a cough over there when you spilled the flour earlier?”

“What? Is there really something under the bed?”

‘It’s a big deal… !’

I couldn’t think of a way to stop Eugene, who was slowly approaching the bed, when Lethe was almost crying.

“Sir, excuse me… !”

The girl who would save her from danger opened the door without knocking.

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Yuka ran to find treasure for Princess Frill, and the first person she found was Mina, her best friend.

Mina, who finished her part-time job, was sitting with Yuri in the shade of a tree on the back mountain and having a conversation.

‘Heogee, heoeg… . Mina, why are you in a place like this, leaving the normal magic practice room… ?’

‘Ah, when the two of us are together, there are too many onlookers… . But Yuka, what are you doing here?’

Mina, worried about how serious it was, burst into laughter after hearing the explanation of the situation.

‘It’s nothing to laugh at… ! I’m serious! I might get all my hair pulled out by Jion… .’

‘Ahahahaha, sorry… . A treasure for Princess Frill? Well… .’

It was a pity for Yuka, but for Mina it was just… . I had no choice but to give an ambiguous answer.

‘You seem to like sweet things?’

It was because it was difficult to ask for something that would be an unforgettable memory.

‘And you like pretty things. So how about candy or cake?’

‘I think it’s not enough to just buy it. It must be difficult to make orders now… ?’

‘Wouldn’t it be? No, I think it would be possible somehow if it was a Paideia sweets shop, but the price… .’

‘Kuhh… .’

To Yuka, who ran to the Agoge dormitory to get her wallet, determined to give up the snack she loved until the end of this semester… .

“This smell, no way… !”

There was hope to keep her meager pocket money.

Yuka, who had come to the source of the smell of baking bread, bowed her head to the group of rabbits who were staring blankly at her.

“excuse me… !”