<Episode 146: Side Story (10)>
“Perhaps, that is the taste of home to you, Madam.”
Toto, hearing Chambers' words, became overcome with emotion and began to shed tears.
“Oh my~! I’ll definitely make it for you. I’ll get the best carrots and AAA-grade flour! The world’s most delicious carrot cake... Huhu!”
Leaving Toto to cry, Pete also apologized to Sally.
"I'm sorry to ruin your honeymoon like this. Instead, His Excellency has agreed to cover the entire two-week honeymoon expenses. He'll also cover the staff's salaries during that time."
Sally, who was about to feel slightly upset, but liked Pete's suggestion, gladly pushed Toto's back.
“Take him with you.”
So the three of them rode their horses and started riding towards the Vancent Empire.
“Why are you running so fast!”
Toto, who was riding behind Chambers, hugged him tightly and shouted.
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Don’t you know what’s attached to this?”
“What is it?”
“Our lives.”
The face of the boss, who had been scary to begin with, and the madam, who had become scarier than the boss, appeared before his eyes.
“Before that, my life was on the line!”
But Toto's cries were drowned out by the sound of the wind.
Toto was carried into the Velvet Mansion on Chambers' shoulder, his hair still intact, blown by the wind.
“You came quickly.”
After exchanging a formal greeting with Chambers, Cezanne walked right up to Pete.
“How have you been?”
"Yes."
Cezanne never wanted to show affection in front of people, but Pete was the type of person who didn't particularly care about what other people thought.
This time, regardless of whether everyone else was present or not, he kissed Cezanne's cheek, and Cezanne's face turned bright red.
“Since you don’t like doing this in front of people, should we go to our rooms and do it?”
"Hey."
Chambers called out to the two men who were slowly disappearing, their brows furrowed.
“You ruined someone else’s honeymoon, and now you two are so horny?”
He said, putting Toto, who was hanging on his shoulder, down on the floor.
"Cezanne, show Toto to the kitchen. And Mr. Pete, His Excellency said he'd like to see you as soon as you arrive."
“Hey, really.”
He was already worried about what kind of outrageous thing his boss, who was always so fussy about things related to his wife, would ask him to do this time.
Anyway, you can't stand to see me resting even for a moment, Boss!
While Pete was talking to Killian, Toto woke up from his faint and went to the kitchen with Cezanne's guidance.
"Hello."
“Yes, hello.”
There was a strange tension between Mayo and Toto, the owners of the restaurant.
“I heard Madam wanted your carrot cake.”
"Yes, perhaps that's only natural. My cooking is like home to Madam."
At those words, Mayo's eyebrows twitched like a seagull.
“...As you informed us in advance, we have AAA grade flour and top-quality carrots ready.”
“Yes, I assume you have also prepared all the cooking utensils I need, such as a pan, whisk, bowl, wooden spatula, mixer, and measuring utensils?”
“...I’ll take it out.”
Mayo swallowed tears of disappointment as he had to give up his kitchen to a stranger because he couldn't prepare food that suited Madam's taste.
And after a while, Toto, who had finished making the carrot cake, proudly carried the cake and headed to Madam's room.
“Madam, Toto has arrived.”
“With carrot cake?”
"Yes."
Je heard Emily's voice talking to the maid inside.
“Please come in.”
Cezanne opened the door and led Toto into the room.
Madam, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, was still dazzlingly beautiful. Of course, in Toto's eyes, Sally was prettier.
“Nice to meet you, I’ve been waiting.”
Emily greeted Toto with sparkling eyes.
“I think the object behind it is carrot cake... but I am also very happy to see you after such a long time!”
A fork, knife, and small plate were set on the tea table, and Emily, sitting on a chair, was already ready to eat cake.
“Here, I’ll give it to you.”
Toto brought his carrot cake, which he had put his heart and soul into, to his wife.
“Thank you, I’ll enjoy it.”
Emily took a big bite of the cake, a happy smile plastered across her face. The soft, moist sheet was filled with refreshingly sweet cream cheese, and the shredded carrots and walnuts were sweet and nutty.
“How is it, ma’am?”
Toto looked at Emily with a tense face.
“I missed this taste.”
Toto sighed in relief at Emily's sentiment.
“So how long will Toto be here?”
“Yes? Until when...”
"Isn't this just something you're going to make and return to?" Toto looked puzzled and couldn't answer, so Emily pulled out her communication device.
“Would you like to talk to Sally?”
“Suddenly?”
"Yes!"
The communication port connected, and Sally's face appeared.
"Did you arrive safely? Toto?"
Sally was sitting on the beach with palm trees in her fancy vacation attire.
“Sally, I don’t think you are in Robert there right now. Where are you now?”
“This is Shantia Island. Oh, wait a minute.”
Sally chatted with the staff behind her and then received a cocktail.
“What is it, Sally?”
Sally delivered shocking news to Toto, who was still in a daze.
“His Excellency sent me on a trip.”
“His Excellency??”
"Yeah! Come to think of it, since we got married, I've been so busy working with you that I haven't had any free time to myself."
“So you’re going to travel alone?”
"Just until Madam's morning sickness is over! Then you have to go on the honeymoon we couldn't enjoy."
“What do you mean, until the morning sickness is over?”
“Toto, you didn’t say you wouldn’t do something like this for the Duke and Madame, did you?”
“Ah, ah... no. That’s true, but...”
“We must never forget the kindness that has made our business grow.”
“That, that’s true, but...”
"Then I'll hang up now. I need to get some sunbathing before the sun sets."
Sally waved at Toto and said goodbye to Emily before the signal cut off.
“Madam! Have a safe delivery!”
Beep, the communication port has been disconnected.
“Now, you understand? Toto.”
Emily smiled as she put the communication device in.
Why does that smile look so evil? Toto nodded, his face tense.
He lamented that it seemed like Madam had become tainted by living with the mafia.
Killian was having a serious discussion with Pete about something.
“So, you’re buying the diamond mines and Shantia Island for your unborn child?”
“Yeah, I sent Toto’s wife to Shantia Island, and she said it was the best place for a vacation.”
“So that’s why you sent her on a trip to Shantia Island for market research?”
Pete was astonished by his meticulous preparation. Of course, he also secretly apologized to Sally, who likely didn't even realize she was being used in this plan.
“And I have to choose a baby gift for Emily. What do you think about buying her a Gallery Molineux?”
Lately, he's been hearing that Emily has been frequenting the casino in the basement of the Galerie Molineux more often than the Delina House.
"Well."
Pete reacted skeptically to Killian's plan.
“I don’t think the madam wants to run the business; she just wants to play.”
And how much does Gallery Molineux cost that he's willing to buy it as a baby gift?
'Well, to begin with, it's wrong to buy a mine and an island for a baby whose eyes, nose, and mouth haven't even formed properly yet.'
It's like this now, so it was obvious how much more extreme it would be when the baby was born.
“I need to think more about what kind of gift would be good for Emily.”
Look at it now. It's even more serious now than when he discussed state affairs with Prince Kite.
He would let his subordinates do other things well, but he never asked others for advice on things like gifts for his wife.
It was a truly personal and childish reason: Killian was jealous of Emily's delight in receiving a gift that was the product of someone else's hard work and effort.
Even if it was bought with his own money, it was useless.
“Perhaps, that is the taste of home to you, Madam.”
Toto, hearing Chambers' words, became overcome with emotion and began to shed tears.
“Oh my~! I’ll definitely make it for you. I’ll get the best carrots and AAA-grade flour! The world’s most delicious carrot cake... Huhu!”
Leaving Toto to cry, Pete also apologized to Sally.
"I'm sorry to ruin your honeymoon like this. Instead, His Excellency has agreed to cover the entire two-week honeymoon expenses. He'll also cover the staff's salaries during that time."
Sally, who was about to feel slightly upset, but liked Pete's suggestion, gladly pushed Toto's back.
“Take him with you.”
So the three of them rode their horses and started riding towards the Vancent Empire.
“Why are you running so fast!”
Toto, who was riding behind Chambers, hugged him tightly and shouted.
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Don’t you know what’s attached to this?”
“What is it?”
“Our lives.”
The face of the boss, who had been scary to begin with, and the madam, who had become scarier than the boss, appeared before his eyes.
“Before that, my life was on the line!”
But Toto's cries were drowned out by the sound of the wind.
***
Toto was carried into the Velvet Mansion on Chambers' shoulder, his hair still intact, blown by the wind.
“You came quickly.”
After exchanging a formal greeting with Chambers, Cezanne walked right up to Pete.
“How have you been?”
"Yes."
Cezanne never wanted to show affection in front of people, but Pete was the type of person who didn't particularly care about what other people thought.
This time, regardless of whether everyone else was present or not, he kissed Cezanne's cheek, and Cezanne's face turned bright red.
“Since you don’t like doing this in front of people, should we go to our rooms and do it?”
"Hey."
Chambers called out to the two men who were slowly disappearing, their brows furrowed.
“You ruined someone else’s honeymoon, and now you two are so horny?”
He said, putting Toto, who was hanging on his shoulder, down on the floor.
"Cezanne, show Toto to the kitchen. And Mr. Pete, His Excellency said he'd like to see you as soon as you arrive."
“Hey, really.”
He was already worried about what kind of outrageous thing his boss, who was always so fussy about things related to his wife, would ask him to do this time.
Anyway, you can't stand to see me resting even for a moment, Boss!
While Pete was talking to Killian, Toto woke up from his faint and went to the kitchen with Cezanne's guidance.
"Hello."
“Yes, hello.”
There was a strange tension between Mayo and Toto, the owners of the restaurant.
“I heard Madam wanted your carrot cake.”
"Yes, perhaps that's only natural. My cooking is like home to Madam."
At those words, Mayo's eyebrows twitched like a seagull.
“...As you informed us in advance, we have AAA grade flour and top-quality carrots ready.”
“Yes, I assume you have also prepared all the cooking utensils I need, such as a pan, whisk, bowl, wooden spatula, mixer, and measuring utensils?”
“...I’ll take it out.”
Mayo swallowed tears of disappointment as he had to give up his kitchen to a stranger because he couldn't prepare food that suited Madam's taste.
And after a while, Toto, who had finished making the carrot cake, proudly carried the cake and headed to Madam's room.
“Madam, Toto has arrived.”
“With carrot cake?”
"Yes."
Je heard Emily's voice talking to the maid inside.
“Please come in.”
Cezanne opened the door and led Toto into the room.
Madam, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, was still dazzlingly beautiful. Of course, in Toto's eyes, Sally was prettier.
“Nice to meet you, I’ve been waiting.”
Emily greeted Toto with sparkling eyes.
“I think the object behind it is carrot cake... but I am also very happy to see you after such a long time!”
A fork, knife, and small plate were set on the tea table, and Emily, sitting on a chair, was already ready to eat cake.
“Here, I’ll give it to you.”
Toto brought his carrot cake, which he had put his heart and soul into, to his wife.
“Thank you, I’ll enjoy it.”
Emily took a big bite of the cake, a happy smile plastered across her face. The soft, moist sheet was filled with refreshingly sweet cream cheese, and the shredded carrots and walnuts were sweet and nutty.
“How is it, ma’am?”
Toto looked at Emily with a tense face.
“I missed this taste.”
Toto sighed in relief at Emily's sentiment.
“So how long will Toto be here?”
“Yes? Until when...”
"Isn't this just something you're going to make and return to?" Toto looked puzzled and couldn't answer, so Emily pulled out her communication device.
“Would you like to talk to Sally?”
“Suddenly?”
"Yes!"
The communication port connected, and Sally's face appeared.
"Did you arrive safely? Toto?"
Sally was sitting on the beach with palm trees in her fancy vacation attire.
“Sally, I don’t think you are in Robert there right now. Where are you now?”
“This is Shantia Island. Oh, wait a minute.”
Sally chatted with the staff behind her and then received a cocktail.
“What is it, Sally?”
Sally delivered shocking news to Toto, who was still in a daze.
“His Excellency sent me on a trip.”
“His Excellency??”
"Yeah! Come to think of it, since we got married, I've been so busy working with you that I haven't had any free time to myself."
“So you’re going to travel alone?”
"Just until Madam's morning sickness is over! Then you have to go on the honeymoon we couldn't enjoy."
“What do you mean, until the morning sickness is over?”
“Toto, you didn’t say you wouldn’t do something like this for the Duke and Madame, did you?”
“Ah, ah... no. That’s true, but...”
“We must never forget the kindness that has made our business grow.”
“That, that’s true, but...”
"Then I'll hang up now. I need to get some sunbathing before the sun sets."
Sally waved at Toto and said goodbye to Emily before the signal cut off.
“Madam! Have a safe delivery!”
Beep, the communication port has been disconnected.
“Now, you understand? Toto.”
Emily smiled as she put the communication device in.
Why does that smile look so evil? Toto nodded, his face tense.
He lamented that it seemed like Madam had become tainted by living with the mafia.
***
Killian was having a serious discussion with Pete about something.
“So, you’re buying the diamond mines and Shantia Island for your unborn child?”
“Yeah, I sent Toto’s wife to Shantia Island, and she said it was the best place for a vacation.”
“So that’s why you sent her on a trip to Shantia Island for market research?”
Pete was astonished by his meticulous preparation. Of course, he also secretly apologized to Sally, who likely didn't even realize she was being used in this plan.
“And I have to choose a baby gift for Emily. What do you think about buying her a Gallery Molineux?”
Lately, he's been hearing that Emily has been frequenting the casino in the basement of the Galerie Molineux more often than the Delina House.
"Well."
Pete reacted skeptically to Killian's plan.
“I don’t think the madam wants to run the business; she just wants to play.”
And how much does Gallery Molineux cost that he's willing to buy it as a baby gift?
'Well, to begin with, it's wrong to buy a mine and an island for a baby whose eyes, nose, and mouth haven't even formed properly yet.'
It's like this now, so it was obvious how much more extreme it would be when the baby was born.
“I need to think more about what kind of gift would be good for Emily.”
Look at it now. It's even more serious now than when he discussed state affairs with Prince Kite.
He would let his subordinates do other things well, but he never asked others for advice on things like gifts for his wife.
It was a truly personal and childish reason: Killian was jealous of Emily's delight in receiving a gift that was the product of someone else's hard work and effort.
Even if it was bought with his own money, it was useless.
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