Level 1 Strongest Sage ~

Book 9: Chapter 30: Date with the Former Saintess and Former Holy Knight

We returned to the mansion to change clothes, then I went to the Central’s fountain plaza. Elmia and Seira came around 10 minutes after I sat down on the bench.

They were 20 minutes earlier than our appointed time.

“Halt, did you wait for long?

“Sorry for making you wait!”

“Nope, it’s fine. I came a bit earlier since I’m excited to go on a date with both of you. Your casual clothes look great on you.”

Both of them beamed.

Seira was wearing a white dress.

She was wearing the jacket that I gifted her on her birthday.

Elmia’s top was a bit more conservative than her usual armor, but she was wearing a black shorts, and her beautiful legs were more eye-catching than usual.

It’s like hiding her chest but drawing the gaze to her bare legs, instead?

Both of them were really pretty.

Ah, Elmia was seductive.

By the way, whenever I go on a date with anyone in my family, I make it a point to arrive earlier than the promised time.

There would be less chance that my family would get caught in trouble if I was already there beforehand.

The top brass beauties of the academy were all gathered at the House of Ernol.

Guys would definitely try to hit on them while waiting for their date wearing special fancy clothes.

In short, I would come here earlier so that I could prevent others from making a pass at my girls.

Of course, it’s also true that I was looking forward to our date.

“Alright, then let’s go?”

“Yes!”

I offered my hand and Seira took it without hesitating.

She then moved to my right side and hugged my arm.

“Come on, Elmia.”

Elmia didn’t even attempt to get my hand even if I urged her.

“T-There’s no way I’m going to do that in a place with as many people as this…I-it’s hard for me.”

Elmia mumbled almost unintelligibly.

The Central’s fountain plaza was a popular meeting place for couples, so there were a lot of guys and girls around us.

Still, Elmia and Seira were so gorgeous that people kept on noticing them.

It seemed that she was embarrassed to hug my arm.

“Besides, I’m quite tall, so…”

Elmia was taller than me.

It’d look pretty awkward if she were to go arm in arm.

Well, that’s my fault for being on the short side, though.

I was the shortest guy in our class.

Luke was a lanky, handsome guy, while Ryuushin’s physique was one of the top among the entire academy.

Well, I’m also quite tall compared to guys my age.

Elmia was too stylish.

“Halt-sama, Elmia —”

“Eh…Oh, okay. Got it.”

Seira whispered some advice, so I decided to follow her.

“Elmia, let’s go!”

“—Ah!”

I pulled Elmia’s hand a bit forcefully, then I started walking.

She was shyly looking down, but she didn’t complain.

Really, Seira perfectly knows how to deal with Elmia.

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We walked for a bit until we reached the cake shop we were looking for.

There was no queue in front of the store because it had already been completely reserved for dine- ins and take-outs.

“Halt, we came here without any reservations…are you sure it’ll be okay?”

Elmia looked worried when she saw the very fancy store.

“Yup. It’ll take a while for the cake to be served, but there’s no problem regarding the seats.”

I reassured her, then I held Seira and Elmia’s hands and led them inside the store.

“Welcome. We apologize, cakes for both take-out and dine-ins have already been soldout so —”

“Oh, they're fine. I’ll take it from here.”

A woman who looked like the pâtissier came out from inside the store and cut off the young waitress’s words.

“Halt-sama, it’s a pleasure to serve you again.”

She is the shop manager.

“It’s been a while, Manager. Sorry for coming here without prior notice. Can I order a cake today, too?”

“Of course. It will take a while as usual, if that’s alright with you?”josei

“Yeah, it’s fine.”

“Understood. This way, please.”

The manager led us to the cafe on the second floor.

There were around 10 seats inside the cafe, but most of them were already full.

There was one vacant place a bit far from the counter, but unlike the other seats around it, it was closed off on three sides by partitions that reached to my chest when I was standing.

We were taken there.

The seat was long enough to seat up to four people.

This place was always reserved for me so that be it myself or somebody else to whom I gave the coupons to, they could eat here even without prior reservations.

This shop was famous for their cakes, but they also have light meals available. There were lots of people who wanted to eat cakes after having a light meal.

“Please wait for a moment.”

The manager bowed down and went downstairs.

“W-We’re really here…” (Elmia)

“So it’s still possible to eat the cake here without a reservation. But… it would probably take a long time, right?” (Seira)

“Nah, it usually takes around 20 minutes to be ready.”

The manager asked us to wait, but they would usually take only that amount of time before serving the cake.

Both of them were shocked when I told them so.

Apparently, it would normally take a long time to finish a cake.

I never tried making a cake before, so I didn’t really know.

Not only that, it seemed that this store’s famous fluffy chiffon cake wasn’t easy to make.

It was thanks to the manager’s technique and skill that they could shorten the amount of time for this time-consuming and difficult process of baking this cake by using magic. Of course, the taste was the same even if it was made using magic.

However, using magic to bake a cake required a lot of concentration, so she would only do that when I visit the store to order one.

Actually, Tina was the one who invented the technique of using magic to bake cakes in such a short period of time.

The manager of this shop was Tina’s apprentice.

Tina was also the CEO of the H&T Trading Corp, the company behind this store.

They’re treating me well, and it’s all because of Tina.

By the way, Tina and I have dated here for a few times already.

There were times when Tina would start guiding them on how to serve customers in the middle of the meal, but…

Thanks to Tina’s guidance, this store became a topclass one even in the Central, be it food or service.

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The manager brought the cake to us after 20 minutes.

“Thank you for waiting. This is the chiffon cake that is the pride of our store.”

“W-Whoa!” (Elmia)

“It looks scrumptious!” (Seira)

“Thanks, Manager.”

“Please enjoy yourselves.”

“Alright —”

“Thanks for the food!!” (All)

I took a bite of the chiffon cake.

It was fluffy. The fruit garnishes were also delicious.

More than anything else, the whipped cream covering the cake was the best.

They perfectly replicated the cake that I really loved in my former world, and the sensation of it melting in my mouth was superb.

Seira and Elmia were preoccupied in eating the cake.

Well, people were beings who could be rendered speechless when faced with something that was truly superbly delectable.

I’ve eaten it for a few times so I’ve gotten used to it for now, but when I first came here, I couldn’t stop myself from shoving it into my mouth nonstop without regard for anything around me.

Seira and Elmia were exactly like that now, too.

Usually, Seira would eat her food slowly and in small bites, but she was chewing so much faster today. Elmia’s spoonfuls were bigger than usual.

Wouldn’t you feel regretful later if you eat that fast?

Well, that was based on my experience, so now I ate slowly while savoring every bite.

As expected, they really finished the cake in no time at all.

“Here, Seira. Open up.”

“Is it really okay!? Ahhhn”

Seira looked a bit depressed, so I gave her a bit from mine.

She beamed so happily.

Elmia was staring hard at her.

“Want some, Elmia?”

“E-Eh, I-I…That’s —”

“Okay, Ahhh..”

“A-Ahhn.”

Elmia who would never say “Ahhn” in public, jumped at the cake on the fork that I offered her.

She was blushing scarlet, but she was grinning from ear to ear.

This side of her is really adorable.

I was glad that I took both of them here. They looked pretty in their casual clothes, and I saw a cute side of Elmia.

So where to take them next?

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T/N: I wanna eat cake too, strawberry shortcake with lots of cream ~