After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

After yesterday's lunch meeting, Chris was dragged back to the camp by Constantine, who came to her with red eyes, to complete the work he owed.

Alicia, on the other hand, stayed.

After all, this girl now looks like she's staring at me intently. If I really let her go, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause in some corner.

It’s better to keep it under your nose.

Also, although Aize didn't understand the details of what she meant by learning about humans, he still wanted to help as much as possible.

So, when he was discussing the problem with Violet, he stuffed a novel from Benben World into her hands and asked her to read it first and ask questions if she had any.

Alicia had been working on this with great concentration for the past few hours.

Specifically, it manifests as sitting there quietly and motionless.

Apart from turning the pages of the book, there was no other movement, and even the eyes did not blink. It looked more like a statue or a puppet than a human.

It has reached the point where it can trigger the uncanny valley effect.

If Aize didn't know her background clearly, it would be a bit scary.

In response to Aize's proposal, Alicia finally responded.

She smiled, closed the book firmly, stood up, and nodded.

"Yes! I'm coming right up!"

The three of them came to the dining room of the house.

The puppet maids, who had been prepared for a long time, skillfully placed tea, biscuits, purchased cakes and other afternoon tea items according to the established procedures.

Aize walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator door, took out a tray, and carried it back to the dining room.

There were several cups on top, filled with yellow solid objects.

Aize picked up two and placed them in front of Villian and Alicia.

Looking at the strange thing, Villian blinked in confusion:

"this is?"

"Pudding, didn't you say you wanted to try it before? So I tried making it."

As I said before, no matter which world he is in, Aize is not considered to be a particularly good cook.

At best, it means making the ingredients edible but not so filling that you can't eat them.

Desserts, even the simplest pudding, were clearly beyond Aize's capabilities.

Fortunately, I had watched some videos of this kind when I was bored and watching videos before, and I still had some impression of the basic principles, so I tried to do it.

And Villian was stuck there.

Alicia, who was standing by, had already picked up the spoon and started eating without hesitation. She hadn't come to her senses yet.

After a long time, he finally said:

"I...I was just joking, and you actually did it? You said you had something to do this morning, and you're actually busy with this?"

"You are, and I am not."

Of course Aize knew she was joking. After all, Villian was always unwilling to cause him trouble.

But he himself doesn't think so.

From the moment they really got to know each other, Vivian had helped him with countless things, big and small, always responding to every request, no matter how big or small, and striving for perfection.

He even spent a huge amount of thought and magic to build this building.

In comparison, there is very little that Aize can do for her.

This time, she inadvertently made a rare request, so naturally she couldn't just laugh it off.

Combined with her previous performance, Weil should be quite fond of sweets.

Then it is only natural for Aize to put in a little effort for this.

Compared to what Villian did for me, this is still nothing, but at least I have to have this attitude.

You can't really treat people as slaves, right?

Villian obviously has a different opinion on this.

Her eyes moved back and forth between Pudding and Aize. Her expression remained frozen for a long time before she slowly revealed her usual smile again.

But he did not rush to take action, but held up his face and said with a smile:

"If you take every joke seriously, you'll tire yourself out, okay? Besides, aren't you afraid that I'll become more and more greedy and demand more and more excessive things in the future?"

"...Come on, I want to see if there's anything too extreme."

Although it is somewhat impolite to compare Villian with certain people.

But Aize still has to say, no matter how excessive the request is, can it be more excessive than the ones in the previous team?

I've seen it so many times that I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Laugh to death.

He then added:

"Let me be clear, this is prototype number one. I haven't even tasted it myself due to lack of time, so I can't guarantee the taste. If it tastes bad later, I won't be responsible."

"Um……"

Miss Witch didn't say anything more. She finally picked up the coffee spoon, scooped out a piece from the still steaming cup, and put it into her mouth.

Chewing gently and slowly, without saying a word.

This actually made Aize a little nervous.

He quickly asked:

"How about it?"

“It tastes terrible~”

Villian said this with a smile.

"Woo——"

Aize's face twitched.

Although I knew that I probably had no talent for making desserts, I was also prepared to be scolded.

But I still feel a little unhappy when I was rejected so bluntly.

I even want to be a little tough:

"It can't be helped. Different worlds have different tastes..."

Villian looked at Aize, who was obviously feeling guilty, and gave him a meaningful smile.

Then--

"Open your mouth, ah~"

He scooped up another spoonful and handed it to Aize.

To be honest, Aize originally made his own portion, wanting to try the taste and then improve it.

But, that's for eating by yourself.

With Alicia still nearby, being fed directly...

"What? You don't want to eat? Master Brave Aize, haven't you been here for too long and are no longer used to the taste of your hometown?"

The witch lady challenged him with a grin.

It may not sound nice, but that's the truth.

Looking at Alicia again, it seemed that she didn't pay much attention to this place...although it didn't seem to matter whether she paid attention or not.

Anyway-

"what--"

Aize opened his mouth and let Villian stuff the thing in.

The moment I closed my mouth, an overly sweet feeling rushed straight to my forehead and instantly spread in my mouth, making it so choking that it almost burned my throat.

Seeing him frowning as he looked for water to drink, Villian smiled and shook her head:

"See, I said it, right? It's unpalatable. They put way too much sugar in it, probably three times the normal amount. Haha, Lord Aize, who is supposed to be all-powerful, actually made such a huge mistake?"

“I’ve never made desserts, what can I do?!”

Aize wiped the corner of his mouth with a frown on his face.

"Also, even if the ingredients in this world look the same, they still taste quite different from my hometown. Even making fried rice took me a while to get it right!"

Villian reached out her hand and touched Aize's hair with a smile:

"Okay, okay, I'm not blaming you, but this thing is really not very palatable."

Villian did consider whether she should eat the thing despite the taste.

But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it.

According to Aize's personality, if he is forced to accept something bad, he will feel guilty if he says no.

Between him and me, there is no need for those actions to prove anything.

The witch smiled and said:

"Let's redo it together tomorrow. Although I can't help directly, as a dessert expert, it's totally fine for me to give some advice."

If Villian were to do it directly, the pudding might turn into yellow sweet slime.

This is not very funny.

But no matter what, Aize really enjoys being able to do something not so important but somewhat interesting together, such as the process of decorating the house this time.

Naturally there is no reason to refuse.

"Well, okay, it's a deal."

Speaking of this, Aize remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something.

Quickly looked at Alicia beside him:

"Alicia, there's something wrong with that, don't eat it!"

"Hmm? No problem, I've already finished eating."

The pink-haired girl's cup was completely empty, and the expression on her face even showed a hint of wanting more.

"Can I have another one?"

Aize covered his face.

This child's sense of taste seems to be different from that of ordinary people.

Perhaps it's because many organisms have a natural liking for sugar?

It’s hard to say.

And on the other side-

"It's not good to waste it, I'd better eat this."

For some reason, Villian seemed to be getting a little competitive.

He scooped out a large piece with the cup and wanted to stuff it into his mouth, but fortunately Aize held him down.

dong dong dong-

Before I could say anything, there was a soft knock on the door at the entrance of the restaurant, and then the voice of the puppet maid came from there:

"Master, Master, there is a messenger outside the door from Lord Xien, saying he wants to see you for something important."

Aize and Villian looked at each other in confusion.

After all, we just exchanged information yesterday, so they shouldn't come so often.

Aize asked:

"Did you tell me what it was?"