Chapter 270: A Pile of Presents (1)
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Their meeting continued until it was almost time for dinner and the topic of eating together came up, but as usual, Artesia wanted to prioritize the children, saying she wanted to eat at the orphanage. That prompted Solomon to stand up, saying, 「I’ll go there then,」 as he was also curious to see the orphanage and children for himself.
Then Luminaria also decided she would go there, and in the end, they all agreed to have dinner at the orphanage.
After Solomon changed into more plain clothes, they all climbed on a carriage and went back to the orphanage together.
They had just started preparing dinner there, with all the teachers who knew how to cook gathered in the kitchen. But they were struggling considerably, as usually Artesia did most of the work.
「Well, just sit back and wait for a bit.」
Saying that, Artesia went to the kitchen. Then Solomon said, 「I’ll help too,」 and followed her. And he was the only one who did, as Mira and the rest did not have nearly enough confidence in their ability to cook to help as well, so instead they just said okay and watched the two go.
The dining hall was adjacent to the kitchen, and was large enough to fit more than a hundred people. All of the children were already gathered there, and when they saw Mira and the rest arrive, they quickly swarmed around them.
Lastrada was liked the most by the older boys, but this time he had competition, as Luminaria also turned out to be popular amongst them. She was known as the most powerful magician, which coupled with her beauty, attracted the attention of half of the boys. That was also likely due to their age, and the fact that they had spent most of their life so far within a remote and secluded village. Regardless of who she really was inside, her looks had been burned into their minds.