Chapter 107: VOL 2 Chapter 52: It’s a pleasure to see you again.
After pampering Ebonique for a while, Erik returned to his spot, where he ate some cookies while reading his book. Every so often, though, he had to share a few cookies with the wolves; otherwise, they would start to 'whimper' softly. After some time, he sensed through his mystical awareness a familiar presence, prompting him to turn his head in that direction with a smile.
Seated on what looked like a flying carpet was a beautiful young woman with gorgeous emerald-green eyes and short golden hair that highlighted her lovely, delicate features. She wore a calm, serious expression as she observed the other participants and the beasts gathered around the column of light.
When the beautiful young woman saw the young man with iconic starry hair greeting her from the ground, a lovely smile graced her lips. Without even noticing the imposing wolves or the intimidating dragon, she quickly changed course and landed near the young man.
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Disciple Erik." Elara said after putting away her flying artifact into her storage ring. She approached with a firm, steady step.
"It's equally a pleasure to see you again, Disciple Elara. If you'd like, please take a seat." Erik greeted in return with a smile, indicating another chair that had appeared out of nowhere before him.
"Then I shall accept Disciple Erik's kind offer."
With a pleasant smile on her face, Elara thanked him and sat down across from Erik. At that moment, several desserts appeared on the table, served on beautiful porcelain plates decorated with what looked like gold filigree. Meanwhile, in a delicate cup with a design similar to the plates, aromatic tea was poured from what seemed to be a teapot floating in midair.
Somewhat curious, Elara tasted the cake and the tea, then widened her eyes slightly, pleasantly surprised by the delicious flavor. After setting her cup back on the table, she asked familiarly as she looked at Erik.
"This is incredibly delicious. Did Disciple Erik make it?"
"Hahaha, no, I'm not that skilled. In fact, my maid prepared a whole lot of supplies for this tournament. This is just part of it."
Erik commented with a smile before taking a sip from his own cup of tea. Meanwhile, in the meeting room of the space station, Seraphina smiled cheerfully while Eleonora and Sigrún cast her sidelong glances with bitter smiles. After all, that woman had prevented them from preparing a good snack for their beloved Erik to remember them by during the tournament, jealously monopolizing his care.