75 15. Land of Happiness Marine Forest (2/2)
”Dear Tiara, be sure to win next year!!”
”Eh.”
Akali, who has now begun to put his next tournament in perspective, is now willing to study making sweets when he returns. I do plan to do it again next year, but Tiara Rose wanted to do the judges, not taste......
”Then what about a five-step cake to make it more impactful?
”Dear Olivia, that's good!
Talking properly, Acari and Olivia are already starting to thrive completely oblivious to the existence of the winner. The two of you don't have any prizes or anything in particular, and Tiara Rose thinks it's okay - haha, the yellow scream sounded.
”What the hell...?”
”Ugh!
”Huh...... Huh!!”
Tiara Rose sees the center of the square, the source of the voice, breathtaking. Akali is surprised and Olivia unwittingly nearly bleeds her nose and holds her face down with her hands.
There stood not the man in the mask who received the medal - but the Aquasteed who removed the mask.
”Dear Aqua... Huh!? Lie, when... but I certainly wasn't anywhere when I looked before the tournament started.”
I never thought this would happen.
In the first place, Tiara Rose didn't think Aquasteed could make treats. Sometimes I help Tiara Rose make a little, but that's about it.
When was I able to make such a nice Danish cake? It's a delightful miscalculation, but it's suddenly too unfolding and bad for the heart.
It was the prince, the king of his country, who made a treat that everyone admired - and there is no reason for the women to make a scene.
As I watched Tiara Rose win Aquasteed, I caught sight of Aquasteed on the pretend. She smiles gently and her chest squeals all the time.
”Tiara”
”Oh... no”
Aquasteed slowly walked under Tiara Rose and offered her the Danish cake she had made.
”I wanted Tiara to eat, and I snuck into practice.”
”For me...?
Would there be a woman who wouldn't be tempted to say she made sweets for herself? No, I'm not.
What Aquasteed offered was an adorable piece of crunchy Danish fabric with candy coated fruit and tiara rose flowers.
It's a waste to eat, and I hesitate unintentionally. It's a waste to lose such beautiful sweets. But it's just as wasteful not to eat.
- The more I want to watch all the time, the more beautiful.
Aquasteed laughs bitterly at Tiara Rose staring at the danish cake inadvertently. But he definitely seemed to like what he had made, and the joy creeps up.
And Aquasteed realizes Tiara Rose has a macaron. Considering it wasn't made by Tiara Rose, a little jealousy sprouts up wondering if someone gave it to me.
”Tiara, what about that macaroon?
”Huh?”
Sure, it reminds me that Haltnights was making macaroons. No way, now my ex-fiancée, who married another woman, gives away treats, makes me feel incredible.
But Aquasteed's predictions fell off.
”Master Sirius gave it to me.”
”Oh, brother, is that you... But just my sweets today. Right?”
”Huh!
Though I'm still a kid Sirius, I don't want to feed other guys made treats. Aquasteed made sure to push the little Danish cake against Tiara Rose's mouth to feed it.
- is, embarrassing!!
The surrounding gaze has been pouring here ever since Aquasteed arrived. Even though we all know how many couples, it's embarrassing.
But Aquasteed doesn't seem to pull either, and Tiara Rose has no choice but to eat the Danish cake.
The crisp dough seems to be braised with honey, with a hint of sweetness. The fruit is stingy and I think I can eat as many as I want - what a thought, I got obsessed and flattened one with the pepper.
”Was it delicious?
”... mmm, yes. But I was embarrassed. No more.”
Aquasteed wipes the breadcrumbs on the side of his lips with his fingers and smiles satisfactorily. And hold Tiara Rose up as she is and use the ring of the Fairy King in the sky to shout out loudly.
”The star this time, as we all know, is Tiara Rose. With the blessing of the Fairy King of the Woods, he restored greenery to Marine Forest. Would you please give my beloved Lady a round of applause for her blessing?
When Aquasteed tells him so, those who were gathered in the square applaud him in unison. I can hear you screaming Tiara Rose's name out loud and saying thank you for a fun festival.
”Dear Tiara Rose!
”The cake was delicious”
”Looking forward to next year!
Tiara Rose waves loudly to respond to the words of the people. And at the same time, I get the feeling that I'm very happy.
Tiara Rose thought from the bottom of her heart that she was glad she was able to protect this country.
◇ ◇ ◇
”Dear Aqua, you're going to take a bath with Lilia”
”Oh. You'll be tired today, take your time”
”Thank you”
The Sweets Games closed with a great deal of cheer.
The winner is Aquasteed. The special jury award is for the third-place team that made the ice cream. Akali regretted it, but the special prize is just hard on the team of royalty and their associates.
It should be noted that the result of the Ferres team is… needless to say.
”Tiara's cake, it was delicious”
”Thank you, Master Lilia”
While the two of us grab a hot tub, it's about the Sweets Games that we talk about. Lilliage seems to have had a lot of fun, sharing her thoughts with her eyes shining.
”Next year and beyond, we're going to play the tournament all the time, right? I can't help but look forward to it now.... Ferres' cupcakes weren't delicious. '
”Oh, did you...”
I laugh bitterly at Lilliage's words and tell him then we'll just have to practice. Because Aquasteed won, it would be possible if Ferres also practiced desperately. However, although the level of sweets is likely to increase with each increase in the number of times.
”Oh, yes, I did.”
'Tiara, it's been about a month since you took in my powers, but is there anything strange about your body? If you're at all uncomfortable, let me know'
Think about what was asked, but soon ”it's okay,” Tiara Rose says. Shortly after accepting the power of Lilliage, he was dazed like a daze, but now he's nothing.
'Really, good. Thanks to Tiara, I am likely to be able to maintain the status quo for several hundred years or so. Thank you.'
With words of gratitude, I bowed my head deeply after Lilliage went up to the edge of the tub.
”Don't bow your head that way, Master Lilia. … but I'm glad to be of some help”
As for Tiara Rose, I'm so glad Lilliage is laughing so well. As someone with the same rings of the starry sky, I want to continue to have a good relationship.
- Oh?
I smiled and told him I was okay. Tiara Rose, but I rebuke Lilliage's words again.
”It looks like we can maintain the status quo for hundreds of years or so.”
In view of this, Tiara Rose will have absorbed hundreds of years of power that Lilliage receives on his shoulder. I am anxious to know if it is really ok, although there is no abnormality in my body so far.
- Maybe I... someday.
I wonder if the day will come when I will become a monster. I wonder what kind of idea goes through the back of my brain, but it's never unlikely.
Like Ferres and Lilliage, they don't live for more than a thousand years, so maybe that worry is useless. However, a little anxiety remains on Tiara Rose's chest.
'Tiara, what's wrong?
”No, it's nothing. Maybe I put it up a little bit.”
'I'm tired today, aren't I? Looks like the Ferres have a treat for you, shall we go up now?'
Nodding at Lilliage's words, Tiara Rose lifts Lilliage and leaves the bathroom. Filine, who was waiting, wipes Lilliage's body before helping Tiara Rose change.
”Aren't you a lot tired?
”Really? Philine, can I just ask for a little massage later?
”Yes, of course.”
I strained and made a lot of cake, so I'm getting more tired than I'm aware of. But first, we all have a dinner party.
”Tiara, are you up?
”Dear Aqua? Yes, I'm up. What's wrong, sir?
Hearing Aquasteed's voice, Tiara Rose takes her bathrobe under the feather-woven Aquasteed.
”Look, it's still wet. You'll catch a cold.”
”... thank you”
With a bitter smile, Aquasteed used the magic of the wind to dry Tiara Rose's hair. Keep your fingers tangled and enjoy Tiara Rose's hair.
”Tiara's hair is troublesome because she wants to touch it all the time”
When I no longer want to let go, Aquasteed mouths the hair gently as she tells me so. Tiara Rose, who embraces her eyes narrowly and seems comfortable, can also be added to the trouble of being too defenseless.
”I like to touch Aqua's cheeks these days!
”That's my first ear.”
”While asleep, sneak in”
Tickles, Aquasteed laughs.
”Then I'll have to do something to get back at Tiara while she's asleep.”
”Master Aqua has touched me enough when I'm awake, so that's a rejection.”
At any rate, when Tiara Rose smiles at me for touching me when I'm awake - whoops, I can be hugged by Aquasteed.
”It's a dinner party coming up, so don't say anything too cute. Makes me want to fall back.”
”Oh... excuse me”
When the two of us are giggling, we realize that at some point Lilliage and Filine are gone. A good samurai is always good at reading the air.
Aquasteed and I sit by the window and indulge in the starry sky for just a moment.
”Marine Forest is really beautiful.”
”Oh. Tiara and I are going to protect the starry sky.”
”... Yes”
May this land be much happier.
I stared at the starry sky for a while, as I prayed so.