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From the fic: Ryokuen Ghost Extermination Office. It's from Ralmiji. All the characters in this fic are credited to the main fic. If you like it, leaving a comment to cheer the author up a bit will be a great encouragement.

...Ding!...

The sound of the oven bell echoed throughout the kitchen. The stove door was opened. Her face was white and smooth, like a woman leaning in to look at the contents of the stove, not paying attention to the hot steam that was pouring out. A thin white hand waved the steam away until the thing on the iron grate could clearly be seen. Rose-colored lips spread into a delighted smile as he reached out with a thickly gloved hand and pulled out a round tray.

Ran Petit, a pretty young man who held the position of housekeeper at the office, looked down with satisfaction at the surface of the dessert on the tray, which was so dark brown that it was almost black. before turning around and placing the tray of snacks on the large table in the middle of the room. But then he was so startled that he almost dropped the cake from his hand when he turned and saw that there were five monks who didn't know where they were from their hunger and hunger, sitting with their eyes wide open.

Your mouth is already drooling at the table. Plus, every pair of eyes was focused on the tray of snacks in his hand, not paying attention.

"that...

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Is that right?” Allen muttered as if dreaming. Eyes staring at the circle-shaped dessert The brown color looks soft and juicy in the hand, giving off a strangely eerie gleam.

"Yes...Yes..." Ran replied, placing the snacks on the table. And almost immediately Five silver forks slammed into the still-hot cake, smoldering with smoke.

...Crack!!!!!...

The sound of five forks clashing together was loud before they pierced the cake. The five monks stared at each other with bloodshed. No one gives in to anyone.

“Hmmm, I didn't know you liked to eat desserts like this with him, Sei. Like you, it would be suitable for the Senbei. Or is it more like mochi?" Lelouch said to Sei, who was Japanese. But the other party laughed without caring.

“But this is Ran's cake. If you don't eat it, he'll regret it, is that true?" Sei turned and nodded at the cake maker who was now only open-mouthed. Can't say anything

“Get your fork away. I'm going to eat the cake.” Alain growled angrily as the five forks clashed with each other until no one could move out to poke the cake and eat it.

...quiet...

The five (cake) challengers exchanged fierce glances once again. Alex kept a straight face. But he refused to move his fork. CL just gave a sweet smile. But the fork in his hand didn't move a single cent either.

The atmosphere gradually began to warm up. Meanwhile, Ran is considering whether or not she should call in reinforcements to help put an end to the impending bloodshed. Someone detonated the bomb...

“Dream on, a granary-bellied bastard like you. Access to cake We didn't eat at all. Let's go over my corpse first." Sei turned to tease the office gobbler. But I didn't think that the other party would respond immediately.

"I want that. Dad will arrange it for you!!!"

Then, amidst Ran's panic, The kitchen has transformed into a battleground for snack battles...

The loud bang that came from the kitchen made the young witch, Herena Ten, unable to bear it any longer and had to put down the thick book in her hand and get up to see what the hell her coworkers were doing.

As soon as he appeared in the kitchen A card flew past her so narrowly that she felt the heat of her cheek piercing the kitchen wall. Ten opened his eyes slightly confused as he saw a dozen of Sei's bat-shaped shikigami flying and attacking the remaining four co-workers.

CL shakes his hand and moves the card away. A thin piece of paper flew in and cut the paper bat in half, returning to its original talisman form before falling to the floor of the room.

Allen, whose arm had now turned into a demon's arm, stretched out his arm to pounce on the lump of candy on the table. But instead, he was pinned down by Lelouch's scythe. Ran hurriedly grabbed the cake that had caused the conflict in her arms and ducked under the table. Meanwhile, Alain turned around and stared at Lelouch with glowing red eyes.

“Tennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn The young witch sighed in disgust at her colleague's immature behavior. She snapped her fingers loudly! Immediately, a barrier as clear as glass appeared, surrounding the five challengers faster than anyone could react.

...Why don't you make me tired? Keep it in the barrier. Let's rave enough. Things in the room won't be damaged either...

A young witch walked over and sat at the table. Pretend not to notice the young men who are now fighting so frantically that they have forgotten what they started fighting with.

“What kind of cake?” The young witch looked at Ran, who had just crawled out from under the table and gingerly placed the cake back on the table.

"Flourless Chocolate Cake

Yes, I don't have any powder. Would you be interested in getting one? Please let me put on my makeup for a moment.” The young man turned and picked up a small pot in which he had melted chocolate sauce. Then pour it over the top of the cake until it runs down the sides. Then he stepped back and looked at his work and smiled with satisfaction.

"Looks delicious... There's no flour... so one piece will be fine.” The young witch was finally overcome by the sight of the chocolate sauce slowly absorbing into the cake. and the sweet aroma that floated into the nose

"Would you like some extra whipped cream on top as well?"

The two of them really seemed to have forgotten that there were many other people fighting with each other to the death. Only a few meters away...

A tall, slender young man in a dark gray suit opened the door and entered the office. His expression was grim with the news he had just received from the Director of Kyokusa Academy.

“Over the past few months, the demons have been rampaging more frequently. There have been almost double the number of incident reports than before. What's worse is It seems that even during the day, people can still see them wandering around. At this time, we still don't know what the cause is. But I think we must urgently investigate this matter in order to deal with the problem early.”

Erichas Cross let out a long breath as he walked up the stairs to the second floor of the living quarters. But he hadn't even reached the final stage yet. The noise of commotion came through the door and could be heard in both ears.

...those people Are you going to destroy the office and leave it behind?!!!...

The young man opened the door and hurried in forcefully. The picture you saw was not much different from what you thought. Five daemons were fighting each other with deadly ferocity. The only thing that made him relieved was the clear barrier that covered the battlefield. Tight enough to not let anyone's destructive power escape and damage the things in the room like before.

Sharp eyes under the clear rectangular frames of his glasses flicked to the long table in the middle of the kitchen where the remaining employees seemed to be so engrossed in something that they didn't even pay any attention to the commotion in the barrier next to them. Mei Mei turned and saw him and greeted him and beckoned him to sit in one of the remaining chairs.

“Captain, are you back yet? Come sit here. Would you like to try a piece of Ran's chocolate cake? His stuff is really good.” The young man sat down. The girl immediately brought the plate of cake to him. Sitting and staring at him with clear eyes, as if waiting to see when he would start eating. Erichas shifted slightly uncomfortably.

Like a normal young man He doesn't like sweet desserts. He looked down at the cake on the porcelain plate in front of him. The cake is a dark brown color, almost black, and drenched in dark chocolate sauce. White whipped cream was poured down and the peaks were so high that they looked like mountain peaks where the snow had not yet melted. There were a few bright red raspberries decorated.

Erikas looked up. Every pair of eyes stared at him. The atmosphere was so oppressive that he had to pick up a fork and drop it from the tip of the cake into his mouth...

...just one word... It probably doesn't matter...

As soon as the piece of cake touched the tip of the tongue, the gentle sweetness mixed with the bitter taste of dark chocolate combined to create a rich and heavy flavor. But when a piece of cake flows smoothly down your throat The sweet taste still lingered in his mouth. Unconsciously, the young man moved his fork to scoop out the next piece. This time, the sweet and creamy taste of the whipped cream combined with the richness of the chocolate is contrasted by the sweet and sour taste of the raspberries. It's a new flavor. But it was so delicious that in the blink of an eye, the entire cake was gone without warning.

“Oh, the boss ate it all. It's really delicious, right?" Meimei teased, laughing when she saw the young man's stunned expression. Akase handed him a teacup made of beautiful porcelain with flowers and smoke billowing out of it.

"Lavender tea helps me relax. I saw the boss's face tense. Is there something wrong?"

Eriphas picked up his teacup and took a sip, inhaling the aroma that rose from it. His accountant was right. This cup of tea helped him relax a lot.

...but not for long...

“Heeeeeeeee!!! Where has the cake gone!!!!" Alne, who didn't know when she broke through the barrier, shouted loudly in the room as soon as she saw the empty cake plate. Only pieces of chocolate cake remained.

Instead of answering, everyone who organized that dessert pointed and blamed each other. Even Erikas himself was pointed at by Mime.

"The boss just ate the last piece just now."

"How!!" Alain, Lelouch, and Seiya moaned as they Alex and CL just stood behind them scratching their heads and sighing. Probably just now realizing what the conflict was about.

“Calm down,” the pastry chef hurriedly called out when he saw Alain and Sei look like they were trying to pick up the pieces of chocolate cake that had fallen on their plates and stuff them into their mouths in an extremely miserable manner.

"If you don't mind, I have some chocolate cupcakes in the freezer from yesterday..."

"Then why didn't you tell me sooner!!!" The three greedy ghosts shouted in unison in the face of the chef, whose body shrank in time.

"I'm sorry."

Erikas sat and watched his children bickering with each other, fighting over snacks, laughing with each other, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that was hard for anyone to see on his normally expressionless face.

...Let's take it... Let it go today...

...Soon the alarm will sound. And they must go out and face danger. Living with more risk of death than any other child of the same age...

...will let each other have some happiness... It probably doesn't matter...

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