Fear I follow

The Red-Rose Tyrant pt.4

"P-poisonous cheesecake?!! Is that even safe!"

▪︎□Kitchen□▪︎

Trey, Deuce, Grim and I were using magic to peel the chestnuts. Ace and Yuu peeled by hand since they didn't magic.

"I didn't know you knew how to use magic, Azubah." Trey looked at me in surprise

"I think we all found out she's has magic today." Yuu sighed out

Grim nodded "Yeah, we also found out she's a de-" Deuce covered his mouth

"Shh-!" Ace shushed him

"Hahaha!" Yuu nervously laughed as he tried covering it up

"Trey! I want more chestnuts, please!" I yelled

"O-okay, let's keep working. You four barely started." Trey gave me more chestnuts

The Demon topic was dropped as we all continued peeling.

"Look at me, Yuu! I manged to peel them off cleanly!" Ace showed off his new-found skill to Yuu.

"Good job Ace" Yuu clapped his hands

Trey approved his work. "I'm surprised. You're very dexterous Ace"

"Pretty much. I'm a different caliber from Mr. Serious and that cat over there." Ace bragged

Deuce and Grim shot dirty looks towards Ace.

"I peeled them cleanly too! See for yourself!" Deuce yelled

"Me, too, compare mine to Ace!" Grim showed off his Yuu

"I'll work hard too, Yuu!" I was determined to finish first for Yuu's praise

Trey shook his head while watching us. "Haha... We still have a lot to peel, but look at you being so energetic."

After finishing peeling, we had to strain the chestnuts. The non-magic one's hands were sore at the end.

"Ouch..." Yuu massaged his hand

"Agh, we're finally done peeling them all." Ace sighed

"My arms hurt..." Deuce rubbed his shoulder

I laid my head on the table. "That was torture."

Trey had started making the filling. "Great job. I'm sure that your hard work will be all worth it

Grim sniffed the air "I'm getting hungry just by the smell..."

"The Marron base uses butter and sugar. And then, I also add oyster sauce as a secret ingredient." Trey said

"Oyster sauce?!" The three asked clearly confused by Trey's words

"Exactly. The umami that comes from the oyster gives the cream a rich flavor. There's no famous pâtissière who doesn't use this for their tarts." Trey explained

"Really? It's a really salty sauce, isn't it?" Deuce questioned

"I mean they put chocolate in curry, so I guess it kinda makes sense..." Ace reasoned

"You know more about baking than me...so." Yuu said in disbelief

Trey started to laugh, the group looked confused

"I was just joking! There's no way I'd put oyster sauce in a dessert." He chuckled

"What the heck!? Are you making fun of us?" Ace exclaimed

"Haha! It's obviously impossible if you think about it a little. The moral lesson here is that you shouldn't believe anything you're told. Learn to doubt a bit, okay?" Trey told us while he was still laughing