<Episode 145: Side Story (9)>
As soon as Killian arrived at his office, he called Chambers.
“Yes? You’re on prenatal leave, so what brings you here?”
This ridiculous prenatal leave for a husband was also obtained by Killian, almost through blackmail from Emperor Kite.
When a wife is having a hard time during pregnancy, the husband must be there for her unconditionally. Well, thanks to that, even Knox ended up taking prenatal leave, and Giovanni's head was going crazy.
“Who in our family went to the Robert Empire?”
"Wait a minute."
Chambers went to his desk and checked the papers.
“Giovanni and..... Pete Donahue! This time, it was just these two.”
As it happens, Pete has met Toto and Sally before, so he will be able to find them quickly.
“Chambers, go to Pete and...”
"Yes? Then what about work? Knox's on prenatal leave, and Giovanni and Pete aren't here either."
“Don’t worry. Things will work out somehow.”
He expressed his doubts, cutting off Killian's words about sending another business trip to a team that was already lacking in key personnel.
But Chambers' face was filled with doubts as he spoke as if it was okay, but he could not disobey the boss's orders.
"All right."
Come to think of it, lower-level employees might actually be happier in an office without their superiors. Chambers, giving up on further contemplation, simply packed his bags and headed straight for Robert's Empire.
Tell Pete Donahue what the boss said, and he'll go and catch Toto and Sally, the carrot cake artisans, or rather, bring them to him.
Come on, if you don't bring it in quickly, the problem will get really big.
Any Starr member who knew well about Killian's polarity towards Emily would have to solve this problem first.
When Chambers appeared in Robert's Empire, Giovanni and Pete woke up in bewilderment.
"What's going on here? I hope nothing happened to Velvet Mansion."
Although he was now a respectable bureaucrat working for the Empire, the Starr Family's thoughts still revolved around Killian.
“No, that’s not it. I came here because I have business with Mr. Pete.”
“To me?”
Pete asked with a questioning look on his face.
“Yes, because Madam has severe morning sickness.”
So, what did Madam's morning sickness have to do with him? Still puzzled, he looked at Chambers.
“Madam, the food she wants to eat the most right now is Toto’s carrot cake.”
“If you just go to our club...”
“It is said that Payne answered like that and incurred the madam’s wrath.”
Giovanni asked with a look of disbelief.
“Was Madam also an angry person?”
“Yes, after she gets pregnant, she sometimes changes into a different person.”
“Wait, so what do you want us to do with Toto’s carrot cake?”
“Pete said he knew what Toto looked like.”
“Yes?”
At those words, Pete remembered his trip to the Sinope family's estate.
“...Yeah, I vaguely remember that round face.”
“Madam said she wanted to eat Toto’s freshly baked cake, so His Excellency ordered Toto to be brought to him.”
"So?"
“That Toto is now in the Robert Empire.”
"What?"
Giovanni was immediately impressed by those words.
“So you want me to stay here alone and assist His Highness the Crown Prince?”
Arthur, the son of Emperor Kite, was a tiny baby boy, now twenty months old. He had come with them only for show.
In reality, diplomatic work should be handled by two people. But if one of them drops out? Wouldn't the workload naturally pile up?
In particular, Arthur, who had just started walking, was particularly fond of Giovanni.
It must have been so bad that the Empress left her son with Giovanni and did not follow him on such a long journey.
If you think about it, it was for this reason alone that it was difficult for Knox to go to Robert's Empire instead of Giovanni.
“I’m sorry, Giovanni. We got married and had Arthur right away, so we didn’t get to enjoy our honeymoon.”
“That’s right. Having a son makes it difficult to share your love freely here and there.”
“You don’t have to tell me about your overflowing personal life.”
The couple's saltiness had become so contagious that the Emperor and Empress even said this to pass the Prince on.
And to begin with, Arthur had his own room, and the maids took care of all the childcare, so he couldn't understand why it was so hard to enjoy newlywed life. Anyway, couples.
"It's very strange. Giovanni is secretly popular with the kids. Didn't John follow you, too?"
“I just had to force him out a few times because the house was noisy.”
Popularity is only for girls, but he doesn't understand why the unnecessary kids are hugging him.
As Giovanni sighed, Chambers comforted him and said:
"I'm sorry. But that doesn't mean I can stay and work. You know..."
“Because my head hurts.”
“I was going to say, ‘I’ve never done any assistant work before.’”
“Anyway, since things have come to this, Giovanni, please take good care of things here.”
Pete said, putting on his jacket that he had draped over the chair.
“Let’s go catch Toto.”
Toto was enjoying the sweet honeymoon of his dreams.
“Sally, try this. Ah~.”
He picked the prettiest and most delicious strawberry among the ones he had carefully bought and put it in Sally's mouth.
“Toto too.”
Sally gave Toto a cute nudge on the shoulder and opened her mouth with a happy expression.
“Then, let’s go once~ aaaah!”
The strawberry that was about to go into her mouth was thrown to the floor with Sally's scream.
“Who, who are you!”
“I found it.”
Chambers said with a wicked grin.
Looking at Chambers' face like that, Pete shook his head as if his head was in pain and grabbed his shoulder to steady him.
"Chambers. We're not here to catch the escaped gang members."
“Ugh, you’re a member of the organization!”
Pete sighed as he watched Toto tremble while hugging Sally.
Finally, the hotel manager, who had come running at the sound of the noise, looked startled and started glancing back and forth between the door and them.
Pete calmly set the broken door against the wall and took out his wallet.
“I will pay the repair costs.”
Pete, who had taken out a large amount of money and given it to the manager, was finally able to calm down and quietly greet Toto.
“Do you remember me?”
Toto, who had been trembling and unable to even meet his eyes, raised his head at those words and finally looked straight into Pete's face.
“Oh, you! That lawyer from back then?”
"Nice to meet you."
He also greeted Sally, who was hugging Toto's arms.
“It’s been a while, Miss Salary.”
“This is Sally.”
"I see. I'm not very good at remembering girls' names. My girlfriend gets really jealous."
Pete smiled as he thought of his girlfriend, Cezanne, who would be at the halfway point.
Last time, while on a date, Cezanne completely destroyed the music box that Pete had given her because he winked at a female coworker.
'I told you it's really sexy.'
Even though she'd destroyed it right before his eyes, it felt appealing, not scary. Even now, just thinking about it makes him feel hot.
Chambers looked at Pete, who was chuckling beside him, with annoyance.
“How long will you remain lost in thought?”
“Oh, sorry.”
Pete, who had come to his senses, opened his mouth again and looked at Toto.
“You may have heard, but Madam is pregnant.”
"Oh, really? I haven't heard from her since I was on my honeymoon! This is truly a blessing."
Toto and Sally clapped their hands and were genuinely happy.
“But... did you two come all the way here to tell me that? And in such a violent way?”
“Ah...! That’s not it.”
Chambers looked somewhat embarrassed at Toto's question.
"Madan has severe morning sickness, and she wanted to eat your carrot cake. And it was freshly baked right in front of her."
"Yes?"
Toto wondered why Madam's morning sickness was his carrot cake, and then something suddenly occurred to him.
“Perhaps, that is the taste of home to Madam.”
As soon as Killian arrived at his office, he called Chambers.
“Yes? You’re on prenatal leave, so what brings you here?”
This ridiculous prenatal leave for a husband was also obtained by Killian, almost through blackmail from Emperor Kite.
When a wife is having a hard time during pregnancy, the husband must be there for her unconditionally. Well, thanks to that, even Knox ended up taking prenatal leave, and Giovanni's head was going crazy.
“Who in our family went to the Robert Empire?”
"Wait a minute."
Chambers went to his desk and checked the papers.
“Giovanni and..... Pete Donahue! This time, it was just these two.”
As it happens, Pete has met Toto and Sally before, so he will be able to find them quickly.
“Chambers, go to Pete and...”
"Yes? Then what about work? Knox's on prenatal leave, and Giovanni and Pete aren't here either."
“Don’t worry. Things will work out somehow.”
He expressed his doubts, cutting off Killian's words about sending another business trip to a team that was already lacking in key personnel.
But Chambers' face was filled with doubts as he spoke as if it was okay, but he could not disobey the boss's orders.
"All right."
Come to think of it, lower-level employees might actually be happier in an office without their superiors. Chambers, giving up on further contemplation, simply packed his bags and headed straight for Robert's Empire.
Tell Pete Donahue what the boss said, and he'll go and catch Toto and Sally, the carrot cake artisans, or rather, bring them to him.
Come on, if you don't bring it in quickly, the problem will get really big.
Any Starr member who knew well about Killian's polarity towards Emily would have to solve this problem first.
***
When Chambers appeared in Robert's Empire, Giovanni and Pete woke up in bewilderment.
"What's going on here? I hope nothing happened to Velvet Mansion."
Although he was now a respectable bureaucrat working for the Empire, the Starr Family's thoughts still revolved around Killian.
“No, that’s not it. I came here because I have business with Mr. Pete.”
“To me?”
Pete asked with a questioning look on his face.
“Yes, because Madam has severe morning sickness.”
So, what did Madam's morning sickness have to do with him? Still puzzled, he looked at Chambers.
“Madam, the food she wants to eat the most right now is Toto’s carrot cake.”
“If you just go to our club...”
“It is said that Payne answered like that and incurred the madam’s wrath.”
Giovanni asked with a look of disbelief.
“Was Madam also an angry person?”
“Yes, after she gets pregnant, she sometimes changes into a different person.”
“Wait, so what do you want us to do with Toto’s carrot cake?”
“Pete said he knew what Toto looked like.”
“Yes?”
At those words, Pete remembered his trip to the Sinope family's estate.
“...Yeah, I vaguely remember that round face.”
“Madam said she wanted to eat Toto’s freshly baked cake, so His Excellency ordered Toto to be brought to him.”
"So?"
“That Toto is now in the Robert Empire.”
"What?"
Giovanni was immediately impressed by those words.
“So you want me to stay here alone and assist His Highness the Crown Prince?”
Arthur, the son of Emperor Kite, was a tiny baby boy, now twenty months old. He had come with them only for show.
In reality, diplomatic work should be handled by two people. But if one of them drops out? Wouldn't the workload naturally pile up?
“So what if he has a nanny?”
“It's not about the nanny—it's about him only coming to me, isn't it?”
It must have been so bad that the Empress left her son with Giovanni and did not follow him on such a long journey.
If you think about it, it was for this reason alone that it was difficult for Knox to go to Robert's Empire instead of Giovanni.
“I’m sorry, Giovanni. We got married and had Arthur right away, so we didn’t get to enjoy our honeymoon.”
“That’s right. Having a son makes it difficult to share your love freely here and there.”
“You don’t have to tell me about your overflowing personal life.”
The couple's saltiness had become so contagious that the Emperor and Empress even said this to pass the Prince on.
And to begin with, Arthur had his own room, and the maids took care of all the childcare, so he couldn't understand why it was so hard to enjoy newlywed life. Anyway, couples.
"It's very strange. Giovanni is secretly popular with the kids. Didn't John follow you, too?"
“I just had to force him out a few times because the house was noisy.”
Popularity is only for girls, but he doesn't understand why the unnecessary kids are hugging him.
As Giovanni sighed, Chambers comforted him and said:
"I'm sorry. But that doesn't mean I can stay and work. You know..."
“Because my head hurts.”
“I was going to say, ‘I’ve never done any assistant work before.’”
“Anyway, since things have come to this, Giovanni, please take good care of things here.”
Pete said, putting on his jacket that he had draped over the chair.
“Let’s go catch Toto.”
***
Toto was enjoying the sweet honeymoon of his dreams.
“Sally, try this. Ah~.”
He picked the prettiest and most delicious strawberry among the ones he had carefully bought and put it in Sally's mouth.
“Toto too.”
Sally gave Toto a cute nudge on the shoulder and opened her mouth with a happy expression.
“Then, let’s go once~ aaaah!”
The strawberry that was about to go into her mouth was thrown to the floor with Sally's scream.
“Who, who are you!”
“I found it.”
Chambers said with a wicked grin.
Looking at Chambers' face like that, Pete shook his head as if his head was in pain and grabbed his shoulder to steady him.
"Chambers. We're not here to catch the escaped gang members."
“Ugh, you’re a member of the organization!”
Pete sighed as he watched Toto tremble while hugging Sally.
Finally, the hotel manager, who had come running at the sound of the noise, looked startled and started glancing back and forth between the door and them.
Pete calmly set the broken door against the wall and took out his wallet.
“I will pay the repair costs.”
Pete, who had taken out a large amount of money and given it to the manager, was finally able to calm down and quietly greet Toto.
“Do you remember me?”
Toto, who had been trembling and unable to even meet his eyes, raised his head at those words and finally looked straight into Pete's face.
“Oh, you! That lawyer from back then?”
"Nice to meet you."
He also greeted Sally, who was hugging Toto's arms.
“It’s been a while, Miss Salary.”
“This is Sally.”
"I see. I'm not very good at remembering girls' names. My girlfriend gets really jealous."
Pete smiled as he thought of his girlfriend, Cezanne, who would be at the halfway point.
Last time, while on a date, Cezanne completely destroyed the music box that Pete had given her because he winked at a female coworker.
'I told you it's really sexy.'
Even though she'd destroyed it right before his eyes, it felt appealing, not scary. Even now, just thinking about it makes him feel hot.
Chambers looked at Pete, who was chuckling beside him, with annoyance.
“How long will you remain lost in thought?”
“Oh, sorry.”
Pete, who had come to his senses, opened his mouth again and looked at Toto.
“You may have heard, but Madam is pregnant.”
"Oh, really? I haven't heard from her since I was on my honeymoon! This is truly a blessing."
Toto and Sally clapped their hands and were genuinely happy.
“But... did you two come all the way here to tell me that? And in such a violent way?”
“Ah...! That’s not it.”
Chambers looked somewhat embarrassed at Toto's question.
"Madan has severe morning sickness, and she wanted to eat your carrot cake. And it was freshly baked right in front of her."
"Yes?"
Toto wondered why Madam's morning sickness was his carrot cake, and then something suddenly occurred to him.
“Perhaps, that is the taste of home to Madam.”
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