The Cooking Princess - Chapter 92

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The Princess Who Cooks

Episode 92

Although she said she was ‘planning to make’ food to present at the salon, Chloe had already prepared a cake in advance.

Had she simply made it ahead of time?

She had placed it separately in the place where Shuel frequently stayed.

She already knew he was skilled at strategy, but she still wanted to properly celebrate his victory.

So Chloe smiled broadly and added:

“Let’s go back to the reception room together after the party.”

At Chloe’s confident smile, Shuel also smiled and replied.

“It seems you’ve placed food there. I’ll look forward to it.”

After finishing the grand party welcoming Shuel’s victory, Chloe headed to Shuel’s reception room where she had separated a space and arranged the cooking.

“Wait a moment! Let me check the condition.”

The food Chloe was giving to Shuel was a cake.

‘It’s common, but when it comes to celebratory food, I can’t really think of anything other than cake.’

Though the category was cake, it was food made with Chloe’s soul poured into it.

Shuel would like it too… probably.

After Chloe carefully examined whether the cake had collapsed or been damaged and found no particular problems, she turned on a soft yellow light and called Shuel.

“If you need lighting, it means you really put a lot of effort into making this food, Chloe.”

Shuel, who entered tilting his head curiously, stopped in his tracks.

There was a beautiful cake mixed with white and golden hues.

On top of the cake was a sugar sculpture shaped like a baby angel.

Shuel inwardly admired the exquisite craftsmanship.

‘Chloe was also knowledgeable in art.’

The four-tiered cake was very splendid and sparkled with a subtle golden light.

Sugar flowers wrapped around the cake like vines embracing a wall, with buds that hadn’t yet bloomed.

And there was even gold powder prettily sprinkled on top.

Shuel was momentarily dazed by the elegant beauty that seemed to isolate the space.

‘I thought she cared more about taste than plating until now.’

Chloe was also capable of making food that was pretty and splendid, overwhelming people with its appearance alone.

Until now, she had simply not focused on it relatively because taste was more important.

Though she had made a white cake as a celebration, seeing that subtle golden light made it so clear who she had modeled it after that Shuel just stared blankly at the cake.

“Although I’m a little! weak at pastry-making. But it’s really pretty, right? How is it?”

Shuel, who had been in a daze, finally came to his senses and answered Chloe’s proud-looking words.

“…Yes. I’ve never seen such a beautiful cake in my life.”

Though she said her pastry skills were weak compared to cooking, Chloe’s actual ability was professional level.

Wasn’t she the one who made something novel called cheesecake at the cooking competition and ultimately grasped victory?

“It’s really a pretty cake. It’s too beautiful to eat.”

Thinking this had reached the realm of art, Shuel secretly admired it.

“Wait a moment.”

But it seemed Chloe still had more to show.

“Look at the cake. Right now the flower buds haven’t bloomed, right?”

“Now that you mention it, that’s right.”

Since sugar crafts usually made flowers in full bloom, Shuel belatedly had the question he couldn’t form while being overwhelmed by the beautiful cake.

Because the sugar craft flower buds wrapping the cake were all in unopened form.

And that was exactly when it happened.

The closed white flower buds began to slowly open.

“Huh…?”

Shuel unconsciously made a dumbfounded sound and focused on the cake.

The flower buds wrapping the cake opened and emitted brilliant golden light.

After some time passed, the beautifully made sugar flower buds bloomed one by one.

Each time a flower bloomed fully, beautiful golden magical power scattered in the air.

‘I did end up borrowing the power of magic for the flower blooming since I couldn’t control the timing no matter how much I researched.’

Multiple flower buds all opened splendidly while scattering subtle golden light, and now the cake boasted fully bloomed beauty.

The fully bloomed white flowers combined with the baby angel sculpture on top, completing a cake that looked like God was cheering for Shuel’s victory.

This was Chloe’s masterpiece.

Moreover, the golden magical power wasn’t just good to look at, but was actually the result of casting beneficial buff magic for mind and body.

‘Wow, my delicacy.’

Chloe praised herself and asked Shuel for his impression.

“How is it?”

Shuel just stared at the cake that had ‘bloomed’ with wide eyes.

When Shuel seemed absorbed in the cake, Chloe also briefly explained the meaning contained in this cake.

“There were many twists and turns. But in the end, it bore fruit. So I wanted to celebrate that with a cake.”

And she had written this recipe in the diary Shuel had given her. She planned to tell the salon people that she had organized recipes there, subtly showing off that it was a gift from the Prince.

Chloe, who straightened her chest proudly, waited for Shuel’s praise. Shuel would surely admire and compliment Chloe!

However, no praise came back.

Because Shuel had been silent since earlier.

As the silence lasted longer than expected, Chloe began to break out in cold sweat and look around nervously.

‘Did I go a bit overboard? Was using magic on a cake really a waste of money?’

Perhaps making it so splendid had gone too far and looked tacky to Shuel, who had good taste, so Chloe looked around at Shuel’s expression.

And.

Drip, drop…

‘Huh?’

Chloe stared blankly at the tears that spread around Shuel’s eyes and then fell.

Shuel held both of Chloe’s hands with a truly moved expression and spoke in a subdued voice.

“Thank you so much. To think I could feel such emotion from looking at a cake.”

With reddened eyes, he added as if truly moved.

“I always… end up feeling only gratitude toward you.”

“Of course. After all, how much of a! cooking genius am I.”

At Shuel’s tears, Chloe fidgeted and added.

“How is it? Shuel’s victory commemoration cake. If I make this and bring it to the salon people, they’ll like it, right?”

At Chloe’s bold question, Shuel answered immediately.

“I swear to God, there won’t be anyone who dislikes this.”

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Chloe secretly invited high-ranking nobles to her salon.

The number was ten carefully selected people, and the invitation stated that she would serve delicious food to commemorate Shuel’s victory.

She presented the cake in front of the high-ranking nobles gathered at the salon.

The guests seemed overwhelmed by the cake’s appearance first.

From the white and beautiful baby angel-shaped sugar craft decorating the top, to the flower-shaped sugar crafts wrapping around the cake like embracing vines.

The nobles were so surprised by the skill that they were busy praising Chloe.

‘Is that all?’

It was pretty, but perhaps because Chloe had made it herself, she didn’t feel that level of emotion.

One of the duchesses looked at the cake and exclaimed repeatedly before adding.

“It’s truly a beautiful cake. To think we get to taste the victory cake made by the Duchess, the future Princess, at the beautiful Garnet Estate, right after His Highness the Prince.”

“You’re too kind.”

When no one suggested taking a bite, the nobles subtly waited for Chloe to suggest eating the cake.

“Please wait just a moment.”

As if noticing this atmosphere, Chloe smiled kindly and added.

“This cake isn’t finished yet.”

At those words, the eyes of the invited nobles widened.

“Are you saying the cake is incomplete? It already looks so perfect.”

“Now it will be complete.”

As soon as Chloe finished speaking, the flower bud bloomed.

“…Huh?”

They stared in fascination as the delicate and intricate sugar flower bud bloomed in full under the beautiful lighting, with the golden mana inside scattering delicately.

After a long silence, one of the duchesses sniffled.

“How wonderful…. How wonderful, this is art. You’ve reached the realm of art, Chloe!”

Truly moved, several nobles actually pulled out handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears.

Even those who usually dismissed her cooking as child’s play couldn’t take their eyes off the cake for a long time.

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