Chapter 160
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Volume 2 + Chapter 160: Xia Yi’s Dessert Cafe
Elly turned her head and saw Xia Yi.
“Princess!!”
“Mhm~”
Xia Yi was holding a cake in her hands.
“Princess, is there something you need me for?” Elly asked. “Is there an urgent task you need help with?”
“Not really anything special! I just came to check on you this afternoon.”
Xia Yi held up the cake in her hands.
“This was handmade by me.”
“Handmade by the Princess?!”
Elly was genuinely shocked.
Because in her impression, the Princess had never stepped into a kitchen.
She lived a life where clothes were handed to her and meals delivered—how could she possibly become self-taught in cooking?
Seeing Elly’s confused expression, Xia Yi explained, “Actually, not many people in the dragon royal palace know that I’ve been secretly learning how to cook. This is a cake I made specially today, and I wanted you to try it.”
“For me? Really?!”
Elly was so overjoyed she almost dropped all the clothes she was carrying.
“T-This isn’t right!”
To be able to eat a dessert made personally by the Princess—what an incredible honor!
Even Serra, who had served the Princess for so long, had never received this kind of treatment.
She herself was only a trainee maid, and hadn’t done anything particularly helpful for the Princess recently. Why would she…?
“Elly, it’s because I really admire you!”
“Me?”
“Mhm, thanks to you, Elly, the entire dragon palace got to know about my… deeds. In that sense, you really helped me out! And also, you’ve been working so hard toward becoming a full-fledged member of the Royal Maid Corps. Your persistence moved me, so I wanted to encourage you.”
As Xia Yi said this, she was practically exploding inside and wanted to smash the cake into Elly’s face.
But—for the sake of her revenge—
She had to endure!
“I… I’m very happy that the Princess would appreciate me, but with my current status and position, I really can’t accept such a reward…”
Elly was thrilled, but shyly lowered her head.
“If you don’t want it, then never mind. I’ll leave,” Xia Yi said, turning to walk away. “I’ll go find Atiya instead. What a waste of my dessert…”
“Atiya-senpai?!”
Elly froze, staring at the Princess’s retreating back, her heart twisting with jealousy.
She wanted the Princess’s reward.
She gritted her teeth and decided not to be modest anymore.
“I want it, I want it! Princess, please give it to me!”
Elly rushed forward to block Xia Yi’s path.
“Since you’re being honest, Elly, then I’ll give you this reward properly! I won’t give it to anyone else—it’ll belong only to you!” Xia Yi replied.
“Only for me…!”
Elly was completely defeated by Xia Yi’s sweet words. Even her tail was wagging.
“Come with me, Elly,” Xia Yi said.
—
“E-Eh? Princess, I can really sit here?!”
The little green dragon maid fidgeted nervously in her seat.
Right now, she and Xia Yi were in the royal dining room of the dragon palace.
“It’s fine, Elly. This is a reward you’ve earned—no need to be so tense.” Xia Yi patted her on the shoulder.
Elly was so moved she was on the verge of tears. Clasping her hands together, she whispered, “Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom—thank you for bringing me into this world…!”
“Here, try this first—the black tea cake.”
Xia Yi placed the secretly laced black tea cake in front of Elly.
“You have to finish the whole thing, okay? If you don’t, there’ll be punishment.”
“Don’t worry, Princess! I’ll definitely eat it all!” Elly was completely prepared.
Because no matter how it tasted, the flavor no longer mattered. This black tea cake had a much greater significance—it was a reward from the Princess! Hardly anyone in the entire royal palace could boast of such an honor!
Under Xia Yi’s watchful eyes, Elly picked up a small knife and fork, cut a slice, put it into her mouth, chewed carefully, and swallowed.
Xia Yi eagerly observed Elly’s reaction.
For a while, nothing happened.
“The taste is surprisingly good—it has a unique flavor! The Princess’s cooking skills are beyond what I imagined. I had mentally prepared myself for a trip to hell!”
Looks like the dose in the black tea cake was too low.
Xia Yi came to a conclusion internally.
She had prepared several desserts, each with different concentrations, to control for variables.
The black tea cake had the lightest dose—and it barely had any effect.
Elly soon finished the whole slice, and Xia Yi quickly brought out the cappuccino, which could rapidly neutralize the Liberation Potion.
“Try this, Elly. I hand-brewed it.”
“There’s even coffee?!”
Elly drank the cappuccino. The flavor… was a bit off. It seemed the Princess wasn’t very good at brewing coffee.
“Next is the pudding,” Xia Yi said, bringing out the pudding.
The dosage in this pudding was very strong.
“Mm!”
Elly had barely taken one bite when the spoon fell from her hands.
“Elly, what’s wrong?!”
“Ah… Princess, m-my body… feels hot…!”
Elly clutched her chest. Her gaze grew dazed as she stood up and moved closer to Xia Yi.
The little green dragon maid’s tail brushed against the Princess’s, even trying to twine around it…
Crap! The dosage was too strong—it’s gone off-course!
Elly was acting strange!
“Drink this!!”
Xia Yi immediately snatched back the coffee pot, grabbed Elly’s mouth, and poured it in forcefully.
Under the effect of the cappuccino, Elly’s gaze slowly returned to normal.
“Mmgh! Cough cough! Eh? What was I just doing??”
“Ahaha, Elly, you seemed kinda drunk.”
“I was drunk?!”
“That pudding just now had alcohol in it. You’re not good with alcohol—just a little and you’re out of it,” Xia Yi lied smoothly.
“Princess, that’s definitely a weak point of mine…”
“Elly, there’s just one more dessert left.”
Xia Yi quickly removed the failed ones and replaced them with the most balanced dosage.
“It’s a waffle.”
“Okay!”
Elly picked up the waffle, took a bite, tasted it, and her eyes widened.
“So good! Princess, your cooking has reached a chef’s level!”
“…”
“What’s wro—”
Elly’s voice cut off abruptly, as if she’d turned to stone. After a moment, she picked up where she left off.
“—ong? Princess?”
“It’s nothing.”
Xia Yi smiled.
Success.
Just now, for a brief instant, Elly had shown signs of losing control—she almost transformed, her body beginning to sprout scales.
This was part of Xia Yi’s special design: the effect wouldn’t activate instantly after ingestion but would show preliminary signs before triggering with a delay.
After all, the goal was to expose a true dragon form at a time when the most people were present—for maximum effect.
Perfect. Success!!
“Elly, once you’re done eating, make sure you get back to work, okay?” Xia Yi said cheerfully.
“Got it~!” Elly nodded obediently.
—
“Ehehe~ Princess is so nice, treating me to dessert. I’ve gotta work extra hard now!”
Facing the huge pile of laundry, the little green dragon maid rolled up her sleeves, full of motivation.
“Once I finish this, the senior maids in the Royal Maid Corps will definitely see me in a new light!”
Just as Elly was about to launch into full work mode, she suddenly froze, feeling as though a part of her nervous system had been sharply stimulated.
She briefly lost consciousness.
Can’t hold it in anymore!
