YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia

Chapter 90: Cookies and Pudding!

Shock, Bewilderment, Surprise, whatever word one may call it, those words weren't enough to the emotions Grey and Yuna felt swirling and bringing chaos to their hearts as they heard the King's words.

It was as if their souls had left their bodies from the shock they received. They weren't expecting that there would be a party, on top of that, that they would be attending as guests of honor. In other words, they would be the center of attention of nobles and important figures attending the party.

While there wasn't nobility from where Grey lived back on Earth, there were still high-ranking officials of the government and elites from large conglomerates. He felt like throwing up just thinking about being the center of attention in such a crowd.

"Wait, wait, wait! Your Majesty, can't we just attend the after party as normal attendees?!" ［Yuna］

"That's right! We'll teach the pudding recipe, but please let us not be the guests of honor! Please!" ［Grey］

"No." ［Ernes］

The young couple tried to plead desperately to the King but it was useless. The latter easily crushed their hopes in attending the party normally with just a single measly word. He was ruthless.

That was that. With the King's words, there weren't any more epossibilities for Grey and Yuna to attend normally. While they could just ditch it, it would cause great trouble for the other party, something they didn't want to do.

"Sorry, Yuna, Grey, we already arranged the party to be like that. It's impossible to rearrange things now that the party is on the way." ［Talia］

"Also, if I were to let that happen, my reputation as King and everyone else's at high position will be at risk. We will lose our face towards the public." ［Ernes］

"Please understand, Lord Grey, Lady Yuna. There really is nothing more we can do about it. It's just the way formal celebrations work." ［Anderson］

Before Grey and Yuna could even react to the King's harsh reply, one by one, the trio hit them with sound arguments they couldn't retaliate against. It was a complete defeat for the two of them.

The very moment they show up at the party, nobles will undoubtedly surround them like moths to a lamp. Of course, they wouldn't just be for building good relations, but some would try to use them.

Grey had already read countless fiction works back on Earth about how greedy nobles were, and even though all nobles he had mingled with were nice, he still couldn't let his guard down, especially when Yuna was with him.

To top it all off, after a few months' time, their names would be spread throughout the land as heroes who saved the kingdom and they will inevitably be known. In summary, no matter what they do, it won't end well for them. It was a checkmate.

"Now, don't get too down about it. There's still a number of things that you can do as the guests of honor. Cheer up!" ［Ernes］

"Y... Yeah..." ［Grey］       "U... Un..." ［Yuna］

In unison, Yuna and Grey responded to the King's statement with crestfallen voices. The dissatisfaction in their tone was evident. As for the king, one would be able to see traces of sympathy in his eyes.

It took the two some time to recover from hearing that depressing announcement, but when they did, they immediately talked about their order of business, or rather than business, it would be better to call it an errand to teach the royal castle's head chef about how to make pudding.

The reason why it was only the head chef who would be taught the recipe, it was because he was the one the royal family trusted the most. If it was him, the recipe will stay safe and no other person will know about it.