Chapter 382: Intermission – A Challenge to Express Deliciousness

Chapter 382: Intermission – A Challenge to Express Deliciousness

Pageboy Hague, assigned to the previous Emperor for the Imperial Delegation.

He was doing a completely different job until he was assigned to the delegation to the Western Countries.

His official status is Baron Hagen Venda.

Although unique in many ways, he is an established aristocrat and the head of a baronial family.

Moreover, Baron Hagen Venda’s name was known to all military personnel in the Central Countries.

That’s because he’s always attached to the Imperial Army.

And for his unique magic.

and

It is a magic that only he can use, though that only applies if you consider the Central Countries.

He himself thinks it’s more of a curse than magic.

However, even if it is a curse, he places a lot of importance on the pride of being an important personnel of the Imperial army.

That magic is extremely harsh and he sometimes even threads the line between life and death.

However, even that does not dampen his pride.

Although it was tough, he was happy and took pride in his work.

But...

When a delegation was to be sent to the Western Countries, he was told by the new Emperor Helmut VIII to accompany the delegation.

Of course, he could understand why.

His could only go to places he had visited once.

For that reason, the Emperor probably wanted him to go to the Western Countries once, and then establish the possibility of teleporting back and forth.

Well, he didn’t mind that.

After all, it might help the Empire and leave a better country for his children.

It was different from supplying the military, but he considered it another proud job.

However, joining the delegation as a pageboy was a different matter.

First of all, why did he need to be a pageboy?

He is a baron.

Wouldn’t it be fine to just send him as a member of the delegation?

Was it because it would cause problems if people found out that Baron Hagen Venda had left the Empire?

If that was the case, why not give him a different status and make him a civilian official?

Because he has been involved in military supply for a long time, he was quite good at numbers related to food.

To the point that his capabilities in that field were comparable with the people from the Ministry of Military Affairs.

And yet...

A pageboy.

Of course, it was not like he was being treated badly by his co-workers or his boss, the head page.

They probably didn’t know Hague’s official status, so he was forced to work properly and legitimately.

That was not the problem.

It was about pride in his work.

Carefully... surprisingly carefully.

Then, brought it to his mouth.

A wide smile.

Hague also understood that feeling.

Because he experienced it three days ago.

Because he experienced it six days ago.

It was also true that he regretted it a little bit, wondering if he should have done the same today.

However, one minute behind the man in front of him.

Hague also received cake and coffee.

Today’s cake was the classic Mont Blanc!

Slowly insert a fork.

So that he can calm down.

As if to tell himself not to rush.

Then, bring it to his mouth.

As expected, a wide smile.

His choice was not wrong.

That relief, and the deliciousness that went beyond relief.

At that moment, it was a deliciousness that overwhelmed everything... his work as a pageboy or supply worker.

Five minutes of bliss.

After finishing the cake, he took a sip of his coffee.

Supreme bliss.

When he looked over, he saw that the man in front of him was also immersed in the afterglow of bliss.

They looked at each other and smiled a little.

You don’t even know who the other person is, you’ve never had a conversation with them... and yet you can still communicate.

That’s the power of deliciousness.

Words are not necessary.

No explanation needed.

Just eat.

That’s all that is needed.

The two then left the store.

They bowed to each other and parted ways.

The two regained the vitality they had lost.

Hague began walking toward the Imperial Delegation’s quarters.

From behind, he heard a voice calling the man he had just parted ways with earlier.

“Ignis-sama, there you are.”

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