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Inside the old house.
Placed on the "dessert table."
It was actually just a wooden table covered with a white tablecloth.
That hard bread.
And placed on the wooden shelves on the wall.
What looked like ordinary candy in obviously old-fashioned glass jars.
As well as one or two types of candy that Fern had never heard of or seen because the styles were too old.
This was basically, the desserts in this so-called dessert house.
Compared to the exquisite dessert houses encountered before.
The dessert house they came to this time was clearly much worse.
Fern, who was already depressed because Yulian had suddenly disappeared, was in an extremely bad mood at this moment.
Frieren was speechless.
She swallowed and wisely remained silent.
Because even she had never been to this store.
Who knew this store was so bad?
Oh, right!
It was Yulian.
But Yulian didn't come.
Frieren wanted to cry but had no tears.
Yulian's fault was instead placed on her shoulders.
"What's wrong, Fern?"
Lawine and Kanne, who were happily picking out candy with small baskets, saw Fern's helpless look and immediately asked.
"Mmm..." Fern pursed her lips.
She didn't know how to answer.
The Boss was an old grandmother who looked kind and benevolent.
Saying directly that she didn't like anything would be too hurtful.
"She should still be choosing which dessert to buy."
Frieren noticed Fern looking at her.
Her head hurt.
But she still had to furrow her beautiful brows.
Guessing Fern's thoughts.
Fern naturally pouted, smiled, and nodded.
"Is that so?"
Kanne stopped her extensive shopping.
She rubbed her chin and thought seriously.
"This special bread is very soft and delicious when you eat it inside..." Lawine pointed to the hard bread in Fern's eyes and explained.
"And the candies in the various colored glass jars on the wall shelves, their flavors are also very unique..." "They are completely not ordinary soft candies, or hard candies simply obtained by hardening sugar water."
"Fern, if you don't know which ones to buy, these two are good choices~"
Hard bread and... hard candy...
A trace of hesitation flashed across Fern's expression.
If the money meant for delicious desserts was spent here like this...
What a pity...
"It's okay, we'll look again later."
Frieren waved her hand and smiled slightly.
She gestured for Lawine and Kanne not to mind her.
Seeing this, Lawine and Kanne naturally didn't say any more.
They started shopping again.
Before long, the two had finished buying all the desserts they wanted this time.
A full four small baskets.
So rich...
After paying, the few of them walked out side by side.
Frieren's small mouth slightly opened as she looked at how much the two had bought.
She showed an envious expression.
Even though she had earned a lot of money from the last commission where Stark pretended to be the Earl's eldest son.
But the bulk of it had to be used to purchase daily necessities.
The money for buying desserts was ultimately limited.
"Frieren, Fern."
"Here, take this."
Kanne and Lawine each handed a basket to Fern and Frieren.
Both girls had gentle smiles on their faces.
"For... me?"
Frieren pointed to herself uncertainly.
Fern's beautiful purple eyes were also full of doubt.
"Because thanks to your help, the two of us were able to pass the first round of the First-Class Mage test smoothly."
Lawine covered her mouth and smiled.
"Yes, so please be sure to accept it."
"This is our expression of gratitude!"
Kanne said again after stuffing the basket into Fern's hand.
"Actually, we were planning to look for you today anyway..."
"It's just that we happened to bump into each other by chance."
"Looking for us?"
Frieren tilted her head, holding the basket in her arms.
"Looking for you to play..." Kanne blinked.
She showed a playful expression.
"After all, we finally finished the first round of testing, so if we have time, we should naturally play for a while."
Lawine also made a request appropriately.
"So can we go to the inn with you?"
Go to the inn to play?
Frieren didn't hesitate and nodded immediately.
But she still said with some hesitation.
"However, there might not be anything fun..."
"You're too much, Kanne!"
"How dare you hit me so hard!"
Inside the inn room.
Lawine looked at her little hand, which was red from being hit, and let out an angry shout.
"Lawine, that's the game rule~"
Kanne blinked innocently.
As she spoke, the playing cards in her hand turned towards Fern and Frieren again.
Is it coming!
Fern nervously reached out her hand.
As a result, the playing card only lightly touched her hand before moving towards Frieren.
Fern withdrew her small hand, her purple eyes staring blankly at her unchanged hand.
She showed a confused expression.
It doesn't seem to hurt?
It was the same with Frieren.
This scene made Lawine even more furious.
"Kanne, you're dead!"
"Swish Swish"
The sound of shuffling cards rang out.
After taking a deep breath, Lawine started dealing the cards one by one.
The rules were simple, the rules of the "Ten and a Half" card game.
Yulian had played it with Frieren and the others.
Frieren and Fern had also popularized this game.
They taught Kanne and Lawine.
Before long, the two had already started getting into it.
"Inhale—"
"Exhale—"
After taking a deep breath, Lawine secretly peeked at her bottom card.
A ten!
In an instant, Lawine felt time itself stop!
It's a sure win!
However, she still tried her best to remain calm.
"How about it, do you want one?"
The classic question.
Undoubtedly, the cards were in Lawine's hand.
"One card."
Kanne said hesitantly, gritting her teeth.
Her appearance clearly showed that she had a bad hand.
"Swish!"
[3]
A seven was placed in front of Kanne.
"How about it, six points, do you still want one?"
Lawine curled her lips.
She made a gesture of mockery.
Goodness, it's finally your turn to lose!
Lawine happily raised her smooth chin.
She looked completely certain of victory!
Seeing this, Fern and Frieren couldn't help but sigh.
The situation is not good...
Unexpectedly, as two veterans, they hadn't won a single round...
"One more card!"
Kanne mustered her courage and shouted, gritting her teeth.
"Clatter!"
[2]
She already has eight or nine points.
It might even be ten points.
Lawine's triumphant expression vanished without a trace.
Instead, she slightly furrowed her brows.
A bad hand means the bottom card is greater than three and less than seven.
With the outside cards already adding up to five points.
Kanne, who originally had a bad hand, might have turned it into a good hand instead.
This woman is truly terrifyingly strong.
Lawine complained.
But luckily, she had a ten-point card.
It shouldn't flip over, right?
"Do you still want one?"
After asking the usual question, Lawine was already ready to deal cards to Fern.
After all, there were already two outside cards, and their total value was five points.
Surely not...
"One more card, please..." Kanne was conflicted, but she nodded.
She would never say that she had seen the next card was a King.
Still want one?
Lawine's hand paused.
Could it be that Kanne didn't have a bad hand?
Otherwise, how would she dare?
[K]
Another card was dealt.
A hint of shock flashed in Lawine's eyes.
This time, before she could ask.
Kanne had already flipped over her bottom card.
"One last card..." "Lawine, you have to work hard~"
This scoundrel with a Queen as her bottom card could actually make that expression of having a bad hand!
Lawine felt completely unwell!
But, the game must continue!
"One card..."
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