"...." What's going on?
Leonora stood in amazement as she saw dozens of students carrying paper boxes to the top floor of the building designated for academic clubs
“Mr. Arkan, you can rest for a while.” Alexander brought a bottle of water to Arkan, who was sweating profusely.
Arkan emptied the water into his mouth and responded with a strong voice. “One hundred boxes is not a real challenge for us. We will help you move the rest.”
Arkan moved quickly, carried four boxes, and ran up the stairs
Leonora approached Alexander and asked. " What's going on?"
“Oh, Miss Leonora, good morning,” Alexander frowned
"..." Why do you say good morning with a frowning expression on your face?
“There are some items we need to take to the Home Economics Club, so I decided to enlist the help of these guys—” Alexander stopped talking when he saw someone collapse on the ground.
“I can't continue any longer...” A student screamed and collapsed on the ground. His colleagues gathered around him anxiously
Alexander and Leonora quickly approached them
" What happened?" asked Alexander Martins, who was trying with the rest of his comrades to help the collapsed student
“Shawn is not accustomed to physical effort. So he collapsed due to fatigue,” Martins answered as he tried to lift Shawn up
Alexander got down on one knee and slapped Shawn's face hard
" what the hell?!" Shawn looked at Alexander angrily
" silent." Alexander slapped him a second time without mercy. “Aren’t you ashamed to show such pathetic weakness? The girls from the Home Economics Club are looking at you from the window upstairs all the time. I’m sure they are impressed by the performance of the Hunting Club members who carried dozens of boxes without a problem. But your shameless performance will make them laugh at you.”
The faces of the members of the Press Club turned red. If Alexander's words are true, this is certainly shameful
slap!
Alexander slapped Shawn a third time. “Now get up and let those girls know about the exceptional abilities of the members of the Press Club.”
Shawn rose to his feet with a look of determination on his face. "Come on boys, this is our chance..."
Although Shawn didn't say more, all his teammates knew what he meant
They followed Shawn to finish the job. They started carrying the boxes upstairs, making sure not to show any weakness or exhausted expression in front of the Home Economics Club girls.
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“Seeing these young men makes me feel happy...” Alexander sighed, placing his hands on his waist
Leonora sneered. “I'm sure having people work for free makes you happier".
“Hahaha...Miss Leonora has a great sense of humor,” Alexander laughed as he walked into the building
"...." But I wasn't kidding
The two went up to the seventh floor and entered a room that was filled with dozens of girls who were doing various jobs
Some of them were putting flour and the rest of the ingredients in pots, while others were preparing dough for pies
Leonora saw that the girls were taking ingredients from the boxes that the boys had carried
Even Lily, Ner, and Diana were here and preparing the pastry dough
"Can someone tell me what's going on?" Leonora whispered in confusion
"Isn't it obvious? We are preparing sweets to sell," Alexander answered as he focused on the cake dough that had been prepared and ready to go into the oven.
Leonora noticed Sylvia and Maria among the girls preparing the dough. “I heard that your relationship with your sister was not good. Is it possible that you have reconciled?”
Alexander looked at Leonora as he would look at an idiot. “Of course not, but they are here on an official mission to monitor the process of preparing sweets, but I cannot allow them to sit comfortably while the rest of us work. So I made them work on preparing the pie dough.”
"..." Aren't you the one who sits while the rest work?
Since when did something like making pancakes require a formal oversight process?
Alexander clapped his hands and said loudly. “Girls, it's time for your lunch break.”, Alexander started distributing lunch boxes. “You can go to the drawing and arts club room. These guys were so generous and lent us their club room.”
"...." The girls remained silent
They heard the commotion that occurred when Alexander went there and it was clear that he expelled the drawing club members from the room.
But the girls decided to remain silent and pretend that they did not hear anything, and this was like a silent agreement between them
The Home Economics Club girls took the food and headed to the next room
Leonora also left with Ner and Diana
Alexander remained alone in the room. After making sure that the door was locked well, he quickly headed toward the pancake dough and pulled out a glass tube containing a yellowish-green liquid.
Alexander licked his lips as he gathered his full concentration and with a steady hand dropped three drops onto the dough
He let out a relieved breath when he finished putting the potion on the dough
All that's left is to pop it into the oven and his pies will go out into the world
Imagining the wealth he would obtain made him so happy that he could not stop himself from giggling, which quickly turned into a strong laugh. “Kiki..hahahaha”
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"Hmm? Why did you come back so quickly, Ner?" Diana asked
Ner sat on the floor next to her friends
She went to the Economics Club room to give Alexander some food, but the door was locked, and after a few seconds a laugh similar to the laughter of villains in cheap movies began to rise from inside the room.
After thinking for a moment, Ner decided to go back to her place. As long as Alexander had time to let out such a laugh, he would definitely be fine
“I think Alexander can take care of himself,” Ner answered briefly
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Lily took a tray of pies out of the oven
“This looks delicious...” Diana whispered, reaching out to pick up a pie
But Alexander shouted. " wait!"
Diana flinched at the sudden scream and withdrew her hand
“Don't touch the pancakes until I get back,” Alexander ordered as he quickly left the room
Minutes later, Alexander returned with Arkan and members of the hunting club
Alexander put his hand on Arkan's shoulder and said proudly. “The Hunting Club helped us with the task of transporting the materials here. So they deserve to eat the first batch of these pancakes.”
Arkan picked up an apple pie, and took a big bite
A shiver ran through Arkan's body as his consciousness was pulled into the past
“Dad, is it safe to eat here?” Little Arkan sat on a tree trunk, looking at the deer that his father was roasting
The father smiled as he added some spices to the venison. “What if the place is dangerous? We are a family of hunters and living in the wild is not a big deal.”
“Um...” Little Arkan looked at the tall trees around him in fear
The sun had already set and the beautiful forest had turned into a desolate and frightening place
The father sighed when he noticed his son's nervousness, so he cut some of the roasted venison and put it on a plate
The father sat next to Arkan, gave him the plate, and talked. “Your mother used to see the other girls going to upscale restaurants and entertainment places with their lovers. Although she never talked about this topic, I knew she wanted us to go out on a date, so I took her here.”
“In the middle of the forest?”
" Yes"
" at midnight?"
“y..yes,” the father answered hesitantly and somewhat embarrassed
Some of Arkan's fear disappeared when he heard about this story and looked at the flame that warmed his body in this cold night
Arkan took a bite of the venison, which quickly melted in his mouth and turned into a bomb of flavors
" captain...?"
Arkan came back to reality when he heard the voice of one of his friends
Everyone looked at Arkan worriedly
As soon as Arkan took a bite of the pie, his eyes became unfocused and he looked in amazement at the pie
The girls were the most worried because they worked all day to prepare these pancakes
Arkan looked at the pie, wiped away the small tear in the corner of his eye, and said emotionally. “This is the best venison I have ever tasted.”
"...." What venison are you talking about?