CVS 07

Chapter 7

I got scolded a little.

I was told that I shouldn’t put a fork into someone’s mouth while an adult was speaking.

I actually knew that very well, but earlier, it felt like something had possessed me.

But seriously, what are all these things?

After the meal, when I returned to my room, even more sparkling words appeared than before.

[The Spirit King of Emotion ‘■■■’ proposes that you do a cute butt dance.]

[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ proposes that you do a cute cheek-poking pose.]

[The Spirit King of Emotion and the Water Spirit King are both pestering each other to let their proposal be shown first. Sigh… ´ㅅ`]

Oh, I drooled.

I had been staring at the words with my mouth hanging open, so I quickly wiped the corner of my mouth with my sleeve.

[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ makes a stern expression.]

[That’s not good, little one. You should wipe it with a handkerchief.]

Gasp!

I thought they wouldn’t notice because they were busy arguing with the Spirit King of Emotion!

Feeling embarrassed, I grinned.

Anyway, there’s one thing I know for sure.

These Spirit Kings like me just like the Carrot Class teacher and the Scrub-Scrub Class teacher do!

The teachers used to act just like this whenever they were both around me.

“Yupi, I have a question.”

[Did you call me, participant?!]

When I quietly spoke to him, slightly different sparkling letters popped up.

The Spirit Kings’ messages sparkled with a faint golden color, while Euphyros’s were more of a reddish-orange.

So I could tell them apart not only by how they spoke, but also by their colors.

“Earlier… what does ‘Darling of the Kings’ mean?”

It had only briefly passed by earlier, but as a clever child, I had remembered it.

[Ah, the Darling of the Kings is the clown… no, the amusement… no, the stress reliever… of the eight great Spirit Kings who make up this world—]

[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ smacks Euphyros on the head.]

[The Fire Spirit King ‘■■■■■’ looks displeased and tells him to choose his words carefully.]

[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ clicks his tongue.]

[…Ah, poor and powerless Euphyros has become unjustly treated. (ㅇ︿ㅇ)]

Oh no.

Poor Euphyros. I guess they pick on him.

I rolled my eyes around and waited for a moment.

[Ahem. Anyway, it means that the Kings adore you so much that they will love you like their own niece until the end of your life.]

“Ohhh. Then dat’s good!”

I like being loved!

[The Spirit King of Emotion ‘■■■’ makes a fuss about how cute your smiling face is.]

[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ proudly says that his baby looks like a strawberry glutinous rice cake.]

[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ says that pure living creatures are always adorable.]

I didn’t know why something like this had suddenly happened to me, but the more friends and teachers you had, the better.

I wasn’t the type to be easily surprised, so I simply accepted what was happening as normal.

Then—

Main Quest Appeared!

Obtain the title ‘Darling of the Kings’

Once all the Spirit Kings enter the childcare variety show <My Precious Baby, Who Wouldn’t Hurt Even If I Put Them in My Eyes>, you will receive the title. ♪(´ε｀*) Ppoo-poo!

Let’s work hard to charm the Spirit Kings in a cute and adorable way!

Once you become the Darling of the Kings, both the Admiral and the Family Head will be very happy.

“If I become Daaling, will adults be happy?”

[Of course! Having the attention of all the Spirit Kings is something that only happened once, a very long time ago, during an era close to the beginning of time. It was from a time before human history was erased… a time everyone has forgotten. So, among the humans of the present age, you should be considered the first participant!]

Hmm.

There were too many words, so I didn’t understand a single thing.

Just as I nodded while pretending to understand, Rina brought me some cookie dough.

“Young lady, shall we play with the dough?”

“Mhm.”

“If you knead it with this, I’ll spread it out into little circles on this tray for you.”

Soon, Rina also brought me a small children’s table similar to the one we used at daycare.

She knelt beside me and helped me with this and that, and as I became absorbed in mixing the dough, I gradually forgot about what had happened earlier.

“Oh my, you got some dough on your nose. Let me wipe it for you.”

It was the moment Rina stood up.

☆Reward☆

60g of Magical Sugar-Sugar that makes an orca’s energy spring forth

This sugar cannot be used by itself.

Eating food made with this sugar will make the accumulated exhaustion from endless overtime disappear completely.

Pop!

A bottle with an orca head attached to its lid appeared in front of me.

The reward for feeding peas to the Admiral earlier!

I quickly grabbed the floating bottle and stared at the cookie dough.

Should I carefully pour just a little bit?

…That was what I thought as I tilted the bottle.

Whoosh!

All the colorful sugar spilled out.

Waaah! What a waste!

Somehow, the cookies turned out well.

I followed Rina all the way down to the kitchen and waited eagerly in front of the huge oven for the cookies to finish baking.

I have no idea how hard it was to keep swallowing my saliva.

Still, I was able to wait patiently because I could eat lots of other snacks.

‘Oh my, she’s so tiny… She probably doesn’t eat very well, does she?’

The kitchen staff who had said that the moment they saw me soon opened their eyes wide.

Because I had been eating nonstop!

Even now, I was holding a strawberry-flavored candy that Uncle Hans, the chef, had given me.

Nom!

Delicious!

“Hahaha, little glutton. The cookies have cooled down now. What would you like me to do with them?”

“Put dem in a bag, pwease.”

“Would you like me to put them all in one bag?”

“Mhm, tank you!”

I placed both hands on my belly and bowed.

My head bumped against the floor with a bonk.

Immediately, sounds of shock came from all around.

“Gasp… I can die happy now…”

“Chef! Get a hold of yourself! If you die here, you’ll never get to see that cuteness again!”

“R-Right. I have to live to see it.”

I had actually been told I was cute many times before.

Still, I liked hearing it again.

I grinned and hugged the cookies that Uncle Hans had put into a paper bag.

Even though they had cooled down, they were still warm, which made me happy.

“Oh, right. This is the chocolate pen you asked for. What are you planning to use it for?”

“I’m gonna draw eyes.”

The cookies I made were shaped like little bears.

I was going to use the white chocolate pen Uncle Hans gave me to draw round little eyes!

The moment I said that, Uncle Hans clutched his chest again and gasped.

“S-So cute…! Please come visit us again, Young Lady!”

“Okay!”

“If only the other young masters and young ladies would eat as enthusiastically as she does… Whew.”

I waved my hand enthusiastically at Uncle Hans and hurried back to my room.

I have to give the cookies to the teacher before class starts tomorrow!

I ran along while holding Rina’s hand.

Then a question suddenly occurred to me.

Rina was Rina.

The Admiral was Diegon.

And I was Syu.

But what was the teacher’s name?

Cedric Hingerford.

Among the aides serving the Pasayen Family Head, he was considered the most capable.

There was even a saying that every piece of information flowing into Pasayen inevitably passed through his hands.

He was that busy.

Working overtime was simply part of life for him, and he never had anything resembling a day off.

He was always tired, always irritated, and naturally had a very sensitive temperament.

And the reason Cedric had ended up taking responsibility for teaching the young Pasayens was…

Entirely because of the children’s tempers.

The current generation of Pasayen children was unbelievably disobedient!

They were stubborn, mean, and already acting like little tyrants despite their young age.

Every teacher who came to teach them ended up being driven away with an ulcer.

In the end, the Family Head sent them a teacher directly from his own office—someone the young Pasayens had no choice but to obey.

That was Cedric.

Cedric had suddenly been given an additional workload, so there was no way he was going to enter the classroom in a good mood.

He already had a mountain of work!

“…The mission assigned to Young Master Mikard has reportedly been completed successfully. I checked again, and it was handled cleanly. All the spies planted in Bellarion have been executed.”

“Hmm. Order him to return.”

“Yes.”

The Family Head’s office was filled with warm sunlight, yet the atmosphere was as cold and severe as ever.

Even biological children could not casually enter this place.

In fact, everyone who bore the Pasayen name feared this room.

The Pasayen Family Head did not see people as people.

He looked at their abilities.

Their usefulness.

That was the standard by which he placed them on the judgment scale and evaluated them.

Everyone had to prove their worth in front of Galizad.

Most people were already intimidated simply by that fact.

“Come to think of it, how is Diegon’s second boy these days?”