Having been fed for a while, Lin Ling finally recovered her energy.
“Alright! Miss Saintess is now a fully restored dragon!”
“Resurrected in all her glory!”
After accepting yet another cookie, Lin Ling popped right up from the ground, placing her hands on her hips.
Sitting beside her, Ivelia didn't react much to Lin Ling snapping out of her exhausted state.
This Miss Saintess always had a way of livening up the atmosphere at times like this.
“Alright, Miss Saintess has decided to... Mmph!”
Seeing Lin Ling looking toward the fields again, Ivelia stuffed the cookie she had taken a small bite of into Lin Ling's mouth. She then stood up and patted Lin Ling's head.
“We are not going to the fields today. Everyone is a bit busy.”
“Ehhh~”
“Oh, alright.”
Lin Ling swallowed the cookie, but she was visibly disappointed to hear that she couldn't go to the fields again today.
“So, why don't we go to Mrs. Nashi today and learn how to bake cookies instead?”
Seeing Miss Saintess's disappointment, Ivelia immediately proposed her plan. As she spoke, she didn't forget to look at Kainster and the others, asking for their opinions.
“Me? Sure! I'd also love to know how such delicious cookies are made.”
“Since His Highness has agreed, I naturally have no objections,” Zona said.
“Sia! Today, it has to be today!”
“In that case, it's settled then.”
Ivelia smoothed down Lin Ling's hair, which she had messed up with her pats. As for the headscarf, she would just pretend it had been blown away by the wind.
It wasn't as if the owner seemed to mind anyway~
Having decided on their goal, the group began walking toward the residential district.
At this moment, Lin Ling suddenly felt a slight chill on the top of her head.
Her usually untamable cowlick, which was normally pinned down under her headscarf, seemed to be dancing in the wind.
“Huh? Where is my headscarf?”
Lin Ling looked back toward the picnic blanket, but apart from the others packing things up, her headscarf was nowhere to be seen.
“Lord Demon King, have you seen my headscarf?”
“No.”
Ivelia answered Lin Ling's question with a perfectly straight face.
She watched as the few stray hairs on Miss Saintess's head swayed left and right, completely unprotected without her headscarf.
“It must have fallen on the ground. But my headscarf is usually secured so tightly to my head.”
After a brief, fruitless search, Lin Ling decisively gave up.
“Everything is packed up! Let's go!”
Danasuo shouted to the two of them from not far away. By now, Kainster was already walking alongside Leticia.
“Okay~ Coming!”
Hearing the call, Miss Saintess ran straight toward Danasuo.
What she didn't notice was that a certain Lord Demon King was currently holding a piece of white fabric in her hand behind her back.
“Lord Demon King, hurry up too!”
Along the way, Lin Ling didn't forget to turn her head and call back to Ivelia.
Hearing Lin Ling call her, Ivelia quickly swept the fabric into her spatial storage before walking over to join them.
“Sia, you must remember to bake at least six batches of cookies for your teacher later.”
“Wasn't it five batches?”
“That was earlier. It's different now.”
“Alright.”
“Hey, don't forget about the rest of us!”
Seeing that the two were already discussing how many batches to make, Kainster quickly called out to them.
“There are still a few beginners here, you know.”
“Exactly, exactly!” Lin Ling agreed. “Miss Saintess has wanted to try baking her own cookies for a long time now.”
Once the group had walked off into the distance, Phelan happened to appear under the large tree.
But upon his arrival, he noticed that someone seemed to have left a message made of magic behind.
《If you record what happens next, the tolling of the clock tower's bells might become a lot quieter lately.》
Seeing this deep purple magical message, Phelan wiped away the sweat on his forehead, which had likely accumulated from his rush here.
Looking at the thriving experimental field beneath the tree, his recording stone completely captured the scene around the area.
“It really is a wonderful spot.”
With that, Phelan quickly departed in the direction of the Demon King's Castle.
...
In the residential district—
Knock, knock.
“Coming! Is that Se— Oh?”
After a response echoed from inside, the door swung open, and Mrs. Nashi appeared before them wearing an apron.
“Hello, Mrs. Nashi.”
Seeing the crowd of people standing outside her door, Mrs. Nashi jumped in surprise.
“Oh my goodness, what brings you all here?”
“Heehee! Mama, everyone wants to learn how to make cookies from you.”
Danasuo flew out of Leticia's pocket and landed on Mrs. Nashi's shoulder, recounting the events of this afternoon.
She went on and on, explaining everything in detail—
“I am so glad you all like them! If that is the case, of course there is no problem. In fact, we already have one student today.”
After listening to Danasuo's brief explanation, Mrs. Nashi nodded to the group.
“However, there are quite a few of you. The kitchen might be a bit...”
“In that case, Miss Saintess won't go inside to cause trouble.”
Seeing Mrs. Nashi's slight dilemma, Lin Ling was the first to opt out.
“Since my soulmate has chosen to step out, then a grown man like me won't go in to crowd the place either,” Kainster added.
“But weren't you two the ones who wanted to learn the most...” Leticia started to say.
These two had been the most eager to try their hands at baking on the way here, yet they were now choosing to leave the opportunity to others.
On the other hand, Lord Demon King, why are you walking into the kitchen so calmly and naturally?!
Zona watched how things were playing out and felt that something was seriously wrong here!
At a time like this, shouldn't Miss Saintess be the one happily entering the kitchen while the Demon King chose to step aside?
“Why are you just standing there, Zona? Naturally, as my aide, you should learn how to make them and then teach me later.”
“I am placing my absolute trust in you for this task.”
Zona felt a gentle nudge from behind.
Turning around, she saw Kainster giving her a bright, cheerful smile as he pointed toward Leticia, who was already leading the others into the kitchen.
Hearing Kainster's words, a surge of pride as his aide welled up in Zona's heart. She bowed slightly to the prince.
“Yes, of course.”
With that, Zona trotted off to catch up with the others heading into the kitchen.
“In that case, you two can rest here for a moment,” Mrs. Nashi said.
Seeing that everyone was settled, she pointed to the living room nearby, gesturing for the two to wait there.
“Mhm! I'm really looking forward to the cookies everyone makes.”
“Thank you very much for being willing to teach us.”
Kainster bowed slightly to Mrs. Nashi.
“Oh, please, don't mention it. The fact that everyone likes my baking is the greatest praise I could ever ask for.”
With that, Mrs. Nashi turned and walked toward the kitchen. Her tail swayed continuously behind her, a clear sign that she was indeed in a very joyful mood.
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