The Arks - Chapter 430

“Well, looks like Angry Man’s anger was useful after all…” said Z, patting Baldwin on the shoulder.

“Don’t talk as if that’s a good thing! I’m ashamed of what I’d done after coming back to my senses,” protested Baldwin.

“Making that canal was a good thing, but killing the humans wasn’t. What I was trying to get was that even if you had made a mistake, your actions don’t always gain a negative impact in the long run. Try to see the good side of things more often, you’ll start to be less angry.”

“There’s always the good from the bad side of things. Sometimes, you just have to wait for them to happen. Not everything needs to be a solid black and white,” explained Z, looking at his old friend with a smile.

“I guess you are right this time, old friend. And to answer your earlier question, Chef Clement. This Lemon Tart is not the same as I what I have created or what my wife did,” stated Baldwin, finally looking at Clement.

Clement felt his heart sink while the others looked confused. Rina had finished hers and was trying to clean Kai up, who made the crust into stick balls of dough.

“But it is the same recipe that Abi and I created. The original did not have cream on top. She had complained that it was too sour for a certain friend of hers and added that to the recipe. Looks like that was the version of Lemon Tart that survived. And it was fantastic.”

Clement’s eyes lit up with joy and smiled.

“I think I have a good idea on who that friend was…” replied Gillian, looking at Mavislin steal the cream from Raiyen’s plate.

Bryan did not fancy the cream either since it was too sugary for him. He gave his share to Mavislin, who was ecstatic to have a third helping of the cream.

“Thank you!” smiled the happy, sugar-overloaded Valkyrie.

Everyone started laughing at the sight while Mavislin was left in the dark.

After an hour of heartfelt eating and drinking, Mavislin got up to rush to her room, confusing the rest of the guests. This was followed by the Time Mage getting up to leave as well. Ysabeau knew what was going on and stopped her husband from going after the kids.

“It’s alright, leave them be. They’ve got a date somewhere else,” said Ysabeau.

“Love birds,” replied Gillian, under his breath.

“Now you get what is it like for us when you two kept sneaking away from the meetings,” commented Baldwin, laughing at the Aki.

“They are far too young to date. They are a few hundred years too young,” mumbled Gillian, clearly annoyed at the Time Mage coaxing his little Valkyrie.

Rina and Bryan both choked on their drinks when they heard that. And Tomoe could not help but laugh at the sight.

“That will never fly by in a human household,” said Bryan.

The rest continued to clean up without the two partners. Meanwhile, Mavislin was dressed up with a black dress that was covering the knee and boots reaching just below the knee. Her hair was done in a single ponytail with a black ribbon.

The attire was given by Raiyen who had traveled into the future. And Raiyen was dressed in his favorite white hoodie that he got on one of the trips to the future. When he met Mavislin on the rooftop, he could not help but confirm what his heart was telling him.

Those sparks were now setting his heart ablaze. But he didn’t know if Mavislin would feel the same for him. He stuck out his arm and guided her to the table and chairs. As they sat down, Clement brought over two covered dishes and placed them in front of the couple.

A candle was lit up the moment Clement came over.

“For today, I will be presenting you with Penne with Cream. Penne pasta is the main dish with hams and delightfully creamy white sauce. And to top it all of, I have added the best cheese I could find lying around. Enjoy your dinner,” introduced Clement, uncovering the dishes in front of the couple.

“We will. Thank you, Clement. For preparing such a wonderful dinner,” replied Raiyen, giving a thumbs-up.

The atmosphere was drastically different from the one they had earlier. The two of them were silent for most of the time, with Raiyen staring at Mavislin’s eyes and hair. That stopped when Mavislin decided that the eerie silence was defeating her ears.

“I’m still worried about the spell that we are going to pull off tomorrow…. I am not too aware of the limits of the human body, so let me know if it would be too much for you to handle,” said Mavislin.