Chapter 551: Where the Heck Did it Come From? (2/2)

[That sounds amazing! That should be absolutely delicious, let's go!]

[Y- Yeah……]

Do all of you just about anything into baby castellas? No, well, I was also getting tired of maple baby castellas, so a baby castella filled with ice cream doesn't sound so bad.

Apparently, Kuro is also quite interested in it, as her eyes were glittering while she's pulling me by the hand…… she looked really cute.

Chuckling at Kuro's childish behavior, we walked towards the stall……

[Welco——- Migyaaahhh!?]

Thereupon, I immediately smacked the head of the ”idiot in the penguin costume”. Seriously, what the heck is this idiot doing!? You want some prize for perfect attendance!? I've seen her every day since the Six Kings Festival started.

[Arehh? Haven't I seen you in Shalltear's store before?]

[Y- Yes…… I mean, Kuro-san? You're not reacting to that? I was smacked just now, you know…… This is a terrible case of Domestic Violence, I'm telling you……]

[Eh? I mean, Shalltear…… ”You're so happy to have Kaito-kun's attention that you're letting hit you on purpose”, right?]

[……………….]

Alice turned her head to the side, as if to avert her gaze, even though we couldn't see her face when she's in her penguin costume, at Kuro's blunt words…… I already know that she's just fooling around, but hearing Kuro put it into words, I kind of feel embarrassed.

[W- Well, anyway, please eat. The first one is free!]

Apparently, Alice was feeling embarrassed too, because she switched the conversation a bit deliberately and offered me and Kuro an Ice Cream-filled Baby Castella.

I was expecting it to be cold because of the ice cream in it, but the baby castella I received was warm to the touch. When I ate it though, I felt the coldness of ice cream within it, making it a dish that was warm and cold at the same time.

It tastes like ice cream on a pancake, and the ice cream nicely complements the slightly sweet aftertaste of the baby castella.

Hmmm, as expected of Alice, it was very tasty.

[A- Amazing…… The dough stays warm, but the ice cream inside is cold…… Shalltear! How did you make this!?]

[Fufufu…… It's all thanks to State Preservation Magic!]

[W- What did you say!?]

[The baby castella has a magic that preserves only the ice cream inside. The spell was only removed when you touch anywhere other than the dough.]

[I- I see! That way, the moment you bite down and your teeth make contact with the ice cream, the spell will be released……]

I see, that's certainly an interesting idea. Preserving the state of the ice cream insides, not the whole baby castella itself…… I think such concepts could also be applied in many ways.

[That's right! With this method, you can even put any liquid inside a baby castella if you want to!]

[Wha!? T- That's amazing! In that case, it's possible for me to make baby castella flavors that I've given up on, like ”tea-filled” or ”miso soup-filled” baby castellas!!!]

Oi, idiot, stop that…… Don't pass down new skills to the Spirit of the Baby Castellas. Who do you think is harmed by your actions!?

As I was thinking this, in contrast to the excited Kuro, Alice spoke to her with a complicated expression on her face.

[Yes, it is as you say…… but Kuro-san.]

[Unnn?]

[Why don't you give up with those two flavors? They would definitely taste nasty……]

[……You see. I'm a person who pursues all the possibilities that baby castellas could have…… I want to be adventurous.]

[Please stop with that thought. The world doesn't need your adventures.]

……Arehh? That's strange. Somehow, Alice seems to be a more sane and sensible person now.

Or rather, Kuro's persistence to try it at least once, even though she was told that it would never taste good, was terrifying. To be more specific, the future where I would be fed such a thing…… was terrifying.

Dear Mom, Dad————– It's usually Alice who was acting like an idiot…… But when it comes to baby castellas, Kuro is the abnormal one. I mean, I have thought of this many times, but her passion for baby castella———— Where the heck did it come from?

Under King : [The Marvelous Baby Castella Carnival…… starts!]

Serious-senpai : [……Not psychologically, but literally sweet? I'm having a little trouble reacting to this.]

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