"....." = talking
'.....' = telepathic
......... = time skip
Third person's pov
"Princesses, have you two thought about what you will give his majesty as a birthday gift this year."
Lily said to the two princesses who is reading on a couch.
'I almost forgot about that.' Athy telepathize to ari.
'Me too!' Ari replies.
"No, we haven't thought about it." The two princess reply in sync to lily.
'We can't give him what we gave when we're children.'
'That's right.' Ari answers and think about what they gave claude as a birthday gifts before. 'We used to give him flowers crown or sing for him. But what will the emperor need who already have everything. Oh! Why don't we try doing that?'
'Athy! Why don't we cook something for him?'
'Cook?'
'Yes, you said you worked in a restaurant in your previous life.'
'That's is a good idea. But can you cook, ari?'
'Nope! But I'm a fast learner so I'm sure everything will be alright.'
Like that, the two princess depart to the kitchen and prepare to cook in the kitchen by themselves.
Round 1: Ariana VS Pancake
Athy gives ari a bowl mixed with some ingredients in it.
"You have to stir it well, ok?"
"Yes, I'll stir it really well."
Ari begins to stir the ingredients.
A few moment later....
"Kyaa! Ari, what are you doing?"
"I'm stiring the food in the bowl."
"But there is nothing left in the bowl."
Ari looks down at the bowl which she has been stiring with all her strength. The food in the bowl was already slip out until there is nothing left in the bowl.
"Ah"
..................
"Athy, look at this. I've seen the chef doing like this in video."
Ari flips the pancake but the pancake didn't come down like her imagination. Ari looks carefully at front of her and said.
"Athy, the pancake disappeared in the air."
"Hah..."
Athy signs and points on top without saying anything. Ari looks at what athy is pointing and thought.
'It seems the pancake likes the ceiling too much.'
Round 2: Ariana VS Pie
"First, put the flour in the bowl." Athy teaches ari. Ari too does exactly as athy said.
"No! Not the whole bag of flour!"
"......."
"Then, a pitch of salt." (Athy)
Ari grabs the salt and sparkle it like how a professional cook does.
"That isn't a pitch!"
"......"
"Next is to stir."
This time too ari does as athy said. She stir it well.
"Cough!..cough!...you are supposed to put water first!"
"......."
"Then we stretch the dough."(athy)
"???"
Ari thinks a little before stretching the dough properly.
"Why are you jumbing with it like a rode?"
"....."
"Then, we wrap the apple."(athy)
Ari warps the apples carefully one by one.
"You haven't cut them yet!"
"Done! Let's bake!"
Ari said cheerfully.
Round 3: Ariana VS Cake
Athy gives up on teaching ari and just do her own cake. She gave ari a note of how to make cake in the simplest term.
[Step one: stir the eggs and milk.]
A few moment later...
"Athy! Look! I finish step one."
Athy looks at the bowl in ari's hand. Ari is looking at her with eyes expecting compliment.
"Ari, you have to break the egg cover before stiring with milk."
"Oh! Is that so? I'll do again."
A few moment later......
"Athy! Look! I succeed in breaking one egg."
"........"
Athy looks behind ari. There is a mountain of broken egg on the floor. And there is only one successful egg in ari's bowl.
[Step two: add some flour in the stirred mixture.]
In ari's head,
'How much is some? Umm..athy said before that I can't add the whole bag so let's add about three pitches.'
[Step three: add some sugar and butter.]
Umm...another some? Athy didn't say I can't put a whole bag. So let's put all. The more sweet the better.
Butter....let's just put it all as well.
[Step four: bake.]
Ari puts the mixture to the oven to bake. Phew! Cooking isn't easy.
A few moment later....
"Athy! The cake is finished."
"Garr! Is that a cake from underworld?" Athy looks at the cake and mutters but ari didn't hear.
"Huh? Did you say something?"
"Nothing!"
"Then, let's tease the cake now."
Ari cut a piece of cake and eat it. Athy is looking at her like ari is going to the underworld.
"Umm..it is good enough."
At ari's word, athy looks dumbfound and tease the cake as well. All the color from athy's face drained. She puts one hand on ari's shoulder and asked seriously.
"Ari, what is your definition of delicious?"
"Other than soup?"
Ari = ate only soup in her past life.
At that time, felix enters the kitchen.
"Princesses? It is tea time."
Ari runs toward felix and said,
"Felix! Tease some of this."
Felix looks at between the plate in ari's hand and ari several times and bow his head.
"Princess, if there is something I've done to upset you, I apologize."
"No, that is not. I just want felix to tease this."
Felix holds the fork with trembling hands and eat. Soon, tears start to fall down his cheek and he cover his face with his hands.
"Felix! Why are you crying?"
"......it is....very...delici..ous."
"Is that so? Then let's go to give daddy some too."
Ari happily gets out from the kitchen and heads to the garnet palace. After ari left, the two person in the kitchen starts to vomit.
..........
"Daddy! Try some." Ari said after putting the plate of cake in front of claude. Claude answers faster than the light itself after seeing the cake.
"I don't like sweet."
Ari said with a disappointed voice.
"But I try hard to make the cake to give you as a birthday gift."
".............Only one spoon"
"Ok!"
Claude eat a tiny piece of the cake. Ari looks at him with twinkle in her eyes.
"How was it?"
Claude said with his emotionless face while slipping his tea.
"........it isn't....g...bad."
"Hehe...it is good, right? Felix even shed tears because it is so delicious. Next time, I will make sure to make it more deli...."
Before ari finishes talking, claude talks first.
"Don't cook anything from now on."
"???"
"No, don't even enter or go near the kitchen."
"?????"