Chapter 503: Brother’s Hazing.
[Humanize (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
“C-cake?”
“I can see you have a sweet tooth with the way you’re smiling. Haha, you’ve got good taste!” Phso said with a hearty smile as he began to slice the square crumb cake, only for me to stop him when I noticed the way he was trying to cut it would only lead to five pieces. Enough for us imperial members—five—but leave out the twins and Vifi, so I asked him to correct it.
Phso looked a bit confused for a moment, stroking his beard as he looked at the three retainers. He contemplated for an unnerving moment before he shrugged and complied with my wish, serving it to everybody to enjoy.
As I held the pastry, inspecting and even scratching the crunchy caramel nuts on it with my fork, I let out a tiny “Oooh” in excitement. “Streuselkuchen,” the German name for crumb cake wasn’t exactly my first candidate for my cake recipes, but it still was something I wanted to make eventually. To be honest, I was a bit saddened that the dragons already knew this recipe. My plan to introduce it to the world was already stolen.
As I took a bite from it, my eyes widened when I noticed the taste of it. It tasted like yeast! Well, not exactly like the fruity yeast I usually made for my cakes, but a different kind that had a sharp aftertaste that accentuated the cake’s sweetness. Like a big “pop” effect, unlike my more moderate-tasting pastries.
… Is this?
“Brother, is this made from elven yeast?” I asked.
Phso raised an eyebrow. “‘Elven’ yeast? It’s just yeast, Hestia; have you never tasted it before?”