"—Miss Elsa!"
Just as she was about to leave, Elsa heard soone calling out to her.
"Ah, is that Garth?"
Seeing her, the younger brother ca running over with a paper bag.
"...Phew, I'm so glad I caught up!"
Garth panted, a bandage on his face. Co to think of it, he seed to acquire new injuries almost every ti she saw him. This ti, however, it wasn't from fighting, but from being scratched by the tricolor cat at school. His propensity for attracting trouble still led to many misunderstandings...
"Miss Elsa, please accept this!"
He extended his hand, offering the paper bag.
"What's this...?"
"Snacks I made!"
Garth opened the bag to show her.
"There are several types of snacks, suitable for eating with tea... and they can last quite a while if kept dry. Consider it my personal parting gift."
The homade cookies were evenly baked, with patterns made from different colored doughs.
The bag was full and quite hefty when held.
'Sugar' was still a hard-to-obtain seasoning here, so sweets remained a luxury for the wealthy.
A bag of cookies like this was almost equivalent in value to the sa weight in gold coins.
It could be considered a very precious gift.
But more than the gift's value, there was sothing else that surprised Elsa even more.
"Did you... make all of these yourself?"
"Yes!"
Garth nodded.
Elsa could hardly believe it. Such exquisite snacks, all made by a young boy?
Was it a matter of bloodline? Whether it was Evie or young Garth... the feminine qualities in their family were exceptionally high!
This was probably because Garth's mother, Peina, and Yvonne's mother, Lena, were sisters, which explained why these two were so similar.
"Would you like to try one, Miss Elsa? Please feel free to taste if you don't mind."
"...Then I'll help myself."
Elsa took a piece from the bag and put it in her mouth.
"Ah, it's delicious!"
Even better than it looked!
Upon tasting, the aroma of grains imdiately blossod in her mouth. The perfect sweetness and crispness achieved an exquisite balance, neither too cloying nor crumbly. It would be perfect with a cup of tea.
"To achieve this level of skill is really impressive! Do you often make snacks, Garth?"
"It's really nothing..."
Receiving a string of complints, Garth beca a bit embarrassed.
"Since my mother enjoys making snacks by hand, I've often watched her since I was young, so I learned a bit..."
"I see..."
Elsa nodded repeatedly.
Well, it seed the younger brother had quite a few rits.
Elsa thought of the unfavorable rumors about Garth at school and couldn't help but feel concerned.
She decided to offer a small piece of advice,
"By the way, have you ever given your homade snacks to others?"
"...Actually, I haven't."
Garth awkwardly rubbed his unruly hair,
"I didn't think it was sothing worth showing off..."
Whether it was romance novels or making snacks, these were things far removed from masculinity, especially for soone branded as a delinquent like him. Wouldn't such a huge contrast shock people speechless?
"Not at all! That's not true—being able to make delicious snacks, being gentle and kind, Garth is very cool."
Cool?
...She actually said he was cool?
Garth's cheeks ward slightly, feeling incredulous.
From childhood until now, he had never received such praise from a girl his age.
Everyone thought he was a violent and rough guy, which wasn't true at all.
Who among them could have imagined that the delinquent boy was actually a fujoshi?
"If you make snacks like this and share them with everyone, wouldn't it help improve relationships with your classmates? After all, no one can resist tasty treats."
His sister's girlfriend offered this suggestion. She had repeatedly said 'delicious', which made Garth's face heat up.
Miss Elsa... was truly an extraordinary person.
Garth seed to understand a bit why his sister was so captivated by her.
Those clear eyes always quickly noticed the shining points in others, inspiring trust.
Living with such a girl must make every day quite joyful, right?
Ah~ How wonderful...
If possible, Garth also wanted to beco a girl and have a sweet romance with a cute girl— this was also a long-cherished wish of being a fujoshi.
But of course, he knew this was impossible. Rather, if he really changed, his father would surely faint from shock.
"By the way, are you and sister leaving soon?"
"Yes, our boat tickets are for tomorrow..."
Today they had co to the school to handle so leaving procedures. Yvonne had to submit a short thesis for her elective course, which would take so ti, so Elsa planned to wait for her at a small shop outside the school.
"Ah—right, this is a gift for Sister Yvonne."
Garth took out a beautifully wrapped book from his bag. The title was "The Silver Garden of You and ".
This was a novel he highly recomnded— a demon loves a god, the god loves humanity, the god becos a demon to save humanity, the demon destroys everything for the god... It contained profound and moving emotions.
"It sounds interesting! I'll make sure to read it carefully too."
Elsa had also started reading novels recently, with the obvious purpose of having more common topics to discuss with her loved one.
Actually, there was no need for grand, earth-shattering epics.
Works like this that narrate the gradual coming together of two hearts seed quite nice too.
Thinking of this, the desire in her heart grew stronger.
"...Miss Elsa, I have a selfish request!"
Garth mustered his courage and voiced his request:
"Hmm? If it's sothing I can help with..."
"Even after you've gone to the capital... could you keep writing to
about you and Sister Yvonne?"
"...I suppose I could?"
Although puzzled, Elsa nodded and agreed to this request.
"But why do you want to know about us?"
"Well... actually, I want to write a novel... using Miss Elsa and my sister as the basis."
Hearing this unexpected answer, Elsa blinked in surprise, then broke into a smile:
"If you think it's alright... I'd be quite happy with that, it sounds quite interesting..."
She put the book she had just received into her backpack and smiled at him.
"I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of story Garth will write— if it's fortunate enough to be published, rember to show it to
and Evie first, okay?"
"Yes! I'll do my best!!"
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