To the eternal you

Suzuki, who felt lost and couldn't help but think about it, calmed down, and then returned to the house, but... Qi and Mitsuyo were gone.

Did you go out together?

Negative emotions overflow uncontrollably, but I have to warn myself that this is just a normal social interaction.

The light from the window shone into the room, leaving a trapezoidal afterglow on the corner of the wooden table, where a box like a cat cage was placed.

What is in the box, you have to open the box to know.

A little curious, there is no doubt that this must be something left by the girl, but why put it there?

Or to be more precise, if this is a gift for yourself, Qi should tell himself that the outer packaging of the box does not look special, except for the faint warmth under the light, it is different from other boxes. No difference.

Who are you going to give it to?

Or, will it be given to Qi by someone else?

Qi is very cute and very popular. As a big palace, she attracts a lot of attention, so it is natural that some people will give her gifts according to her preferences.

Even, everyone will quietly discuss who is better with the Great Imperial Palace, and the characteristic of human beings who love gossip is unavoidable.

Because whoever you admire, you will naturally put your attention on the other person.

However, under the many reforms and changes today, Daozuma has gradually broken away from the original crooked path, and the vigor of life has returned to this land, with appropriate policies and harvested results.

These are the manifestations of everyone working together, but the power that can reveal this future and connect each other is His Royal Highness.

That debut speech brought a lot of indescribable excitement to everyone.

Because of this, under the coercion of the thunder in the past, the tightly bound awe and worship are all revealed.

The girl is obviously also an incomparably superior and noble god, but she has no airs and is easy to talk to.

Just like in early winter, when the morning sun shines down, a few clusters of cherry blossoms bloom on the branches of the cherry tree.

Pure and beautiful.

It was also because of this that she was so obsessed with that girlish tenderness.

"I like to pray..."

Pack the heart of passionate love and send it like a gift box.

but--

"No, Suzuki."

"I have to reject you, not because I don't like you, or hate you. Or I have other favorite objects in my heart."

Qi didn't open the box, just like herself, she didn't want anyone to open the door of her heart again.

She said that she couldn't respond to that fiery love.

During the time in the Great Imperial Palace, as long as her people were around, Qi would not show her true self.

Instead, he has always been an actor who plays the role of a gentle and reliable, perfect god who is longed for by others.

But... that night.

She called herself, showing a side that was never seen by others.

Suzuki exhaled lightly, and began to tidy up the things in the room. The cushions were already a little cold, and it seemed that he had been away for a while.

Regarding the issue of the box, according to her recent knowledge, there is no news of anyone planning to give a gift, and it doesn't seem like someone came to visit the door just after she left, and there is no one who left the gift at home and ran out by herself ?

So since it was not given by others, it must be given away.

Suzuki moved closer and sniffed lightly, could he smell some kind of sweet fragrance?

Have you made a snack and plan to give it away?

Who could it be... Mitsuyo?No, if it was for Mitsuyo, it shouldn't be put here. Could it be... for someone they don't know?

"No way......"

The expression became dull, and Suzuki's gaze towards the box became depressed.

She suddenly remembered the dinner that Qi had served at the club. At that time, she had to ask Ma Ci and the others to help because she was screened out of most of the dishes she knew how to cook.

But His Highness Qi had a great time eating, and she also learned a lot of dishes that do not use seafood ingredients.

Although it didn't come in handy once after that.

At that time, Qi also said that he would cook for her next time...

She doesn't want to imagine that the girl she loves walks through the kitchen hard, touches the ingredients with delicate hands, carefully cooks them, kneads them into cute dessert shapes, and finally waits for the dishes to be made with a red face. Then give it to the person who walks into her heart.

That's... Suzukara's unknown Suzuki.

That is to say, for the person that Qi likes and gets closer to, he will eventually be like a passerby who passes by a girl.

"Suzuki?"

The girl's gentle call came, and under the sunlight, the frost-haired witch stood there in astonishment, stopped her hand reaching for the box, and just turned her head blankly.

"Ah... pray, are you back?"

"Hmm~ I found the Wing of Wind that Mitsuyo once gave me, but she said she wanted to take it back and change it, so we went out for a while."

"So that's how it is..." Ms. Suzuki looked at the girl's warm smile with some embarrassment, and for some reason, the uneasiness became more and more magnified.

"...Qi, what's in that box...?"

The question came out, because I couldn't accept that kind of thing, and I was eager to get an answer here.

However, such a reckless move really doesn't dare to look at it as a disrespect... He clearly knew that it was a gift for someone else, but he still asked in this tone.

"Does Suzuki want to know?"

For some reason, the joy revealed in the girl's eyes when she answered made her feel more restless and her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

"It's cake~"

The pleasant tea fragrance and the sweet cake smell are intertwined to create a soothing and relaxing fragrance.

The girl was propping up her beautiful cheeks, looking at herself with soft eyes, the uneasiness in Suzuki's heart turned into a more indescribable emotion.

Wanting to laugh, but also wanting to cry, when she found out that this gift was for herself, Ms. Suzuki almost burst into tears.

"Cake from Mond...?"

"To be precise, I actually learned it from recipes and a baker who specializes in making cakes during my time in Liyue. His grandfather is from Mond, and he came to Liyue to run a cake shop. It’s just that business isn’t very good.”

"Later, the method was gradually changed and the price was lowered, so that everyone can eat this kind of cake. The method is also very simple and delicious."

Speaking of this, the girl smiled foolishly.

"However, it's the first time I've made it since I came back to Dao's wife. I don't know if it will be too delicious. If I eat it by myself, it definitely doesn't feel real~"

"But during the production, Mitsuyo brought up the Wings of the Wind again. After I shared Mitsuyo's piece, I went out with her first. The other part was covered in a box and prepared for Suzuki to eat. Now I just came back to meet her. It’s great to arrive at Suzuki, tell me how it tastes~”

Suzuki poked the surface of the cake lightly with a fork, and it could be seen that it was baked just right, the skin was browned and baked, and it was so soft that it could be easily submerged into the fork.

"Are you obsessed with making snacks?"

“I am fascinated by things that can make everyone happy~”

"... Your Highness, you are really... very good at it."

"Well, what are you good at?"

Taking a sip of warm tea to cover up her shyness, Suzuki raised her eyes slightly.

"Making dim sum requires steps and quantities, but Qi is very good at this kind of thing."

"Hmph~ After all, I'm a puppet, and I have a good memory. Suzuki really understands me."

The girl covered her mouth with her hands in a slightly airy manner, her cheeks were flushed.

"Anyway, let's eat and see~"

Under that anticipation, Suzuki also forked the cake, opened his mouth slightly, feeling the sweet softness, had a lot to say in his heart, but only summed it up in two words.

"...good to eat."

There was a hint of pink on her cheeks, and she was a little shy.

"That's good. If Suzuki likes everything, then I'll be confident."

Girls like the way Suzuki is now, and after tasting the delicious sweets, they will show a sincere and sincere smile, feeling happy and joyful.

"If it tastes good, eat more~"

"I'm going to get fat~!"

"The fat Suzukara is not bad, isn't it?"

"Even if you say that, I won't agree. Body is the enemy of women!"

The opened box lay on the side of the table.

The world in the box is also fully exposed, bathed in the warmth of sunlight.

(Mitsuyo was eating the cake while refitting the Wind Wings, but seeing the empty box, Miss Tengu fell into a painful tangle)