Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Autonomous Cavalry Regiment - (4)

“It....really a terrible sight.”

Claudia's comments are quite illustrative of the current state of Canary city. Most of the wooden walls around the city were destroyed. The strong and capable man who carried the wood focused on refinement, but his movements were slow.

After crossing the bridge and smashing through the gate with a melancholy feeling, what they saw was even more terrifying. Debris and broken windows were strewn everywhere, and it was even difficult to find a whole building. There was blood everywhere, which showed what was happening with the city back then.

The recaptured Canary City was filled with gloom.

“Ugh, this smell..”.

Claudia's face hardened. The corpses may not have been dealt with, and there was a foul smell in the air. He was already used to this on the battlefield, but that was definitely not a good thing. Ashton covered his nose with his sleeves and frowned.

On the other hand, Olivia seemed to have no objection, and looked at the city curiously. The Canaries were already used to this stench, as they looked towards the Autonomous Cavalry Regiment with tired faces.

“-It looks like the progress of some restoration work from the report.”

Ashton muttered in a bitter tone.

"Yes, it seems so."

The Canary city built along the river is famous for its beautiful scenery in the south of the Kingdom. But it's gone now. Claudia could not imagine how long it would take the Canary city to recover from this disaster.

When they reached the base in the city center, Ashton's group went down and greeted the local Platoon Commander. The children who had been observing quietly then gathered around Olivia before they realized it. There was a boy and a girl about 6 or 7 years old, and a boy about 10 years old.

The children stared at Olivia with sparkling eyes. Olivia, the amazing beauty, has caught the attention of these children.

“Onee-san, you look cute like my doll.”

The girl showed her shredded doll to Olivia proudly.

"Thank-out? But I'm not too interested in my appearance."

Olivia touched her face as if to confirm that. Some boys sniff Olivia.

“Do you smell something?”

“Yes, there is a fragrant smell.”

“Oh, definitely this.”

Olivia smiled brilliantly, and took out the cake from her bag proudly. The children's eyes began to shine.

“Viv! Onee-san, this is a snack, right !?”

“Yes, this— Have you guys ever eaten this before?”

The boy was surprised by Olivia's question, and shook his head with his eyes wide open:

“There's no way I could have eaten that before. Only nobles can eat it, right? That's what my mom told me. "

"Is that so?"

Olivia looked at Ashton in surprise.

“Well, it is more common in the capital, but still considered a luxury. Ordinary people would not be able to eat it. "

“But aren't you an ordinary person, Ashton? And you had a cake in the past. I remember on the way to Fort Lamburg, you told me that you knew what a cake was, and had eaten it before."

Olivia showed her incredible memory once again.

“Because my family runs a pretty big business.”

"-you mean?"

“That means my family is relatively rich.. Simply put, we have more money.”.

Olivia has no common sense. He says he grew up in the woods, but Ashton was still shocked when he heard that he didn't even know what money was before joining the army.

“Hmm ~ that's why Ashton can eat cake..”.

Olivia checks the cake in her hand, then turns to the children: the:

“You tried it?”

“B-Can? We don't have any money? "

A boy took out his pocket, which contained only dirt and tears.

“Ehh ~ I don't need your money. The books say that your jaw will fall because of how sweet the cake is, but that won't really happen. So you can relax and eat it. "

With that, Olivia gave each of the three children one cake. After the children took the cake, they looked at each other, and bit him with a big smile.

“Onee-san, this is so delicious!”

"It's delicious!"

“Viv! So yummy! Very tasty!"

The children shouted their compliments. Olivia crossed her arms proudly as she looked at that. Ashton who was stunned then said:

“Gosh, I wonder why you have that cake. So, how much is left?”

“Hmm, let me see.. about ten?”

Olivia answered after looking into the bag. When Ashton heard that, he looked at the building with the red roof to the west, where some children were watching timidly.

“Two, four, six.. Oh, the amount fits. Then share your cookies with these kids, too, okay?

“Ehh ...!? T-But... I can't eat anything.. ”.

Olivia's face turned into absolute despair. He then attacked Ashton like a child, calling him a demon. Seeing his desperate resistance, Ashton could not help but smile.

“Call me the devil or whatever it is up to, but if you give these kids cake, but don't give anything to the other kids, won't you feel sorry?”

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“Call me the devil or whatever it is up to, but if you give these kids cake, but don't give anything to the other kids, won't you feel sorry?”

“But if all the cake runs out, shouldn't I be the one to pity?”

Ashton patted Olivia's shoulder which puffed her cheek furiously, and said:

“I'll buy you a cake next time. And not just ordinary cake also— Hehe. ”

"What kind of cake?"

Olivia forgot her anger and gulped.

“Actually, there is a cake shop in the capital city that only regular visitors know about. They say 'once you eat there, another cake won't satisfy you anymore'."

"Once you eat there, another cake won't satisfy you anymore ..."

Olivia repeated with an enchanted face. Ashton used this opportunity to execute:

"really so. Meaning — is delicious. "

—But that's just a rumor.

“B-really !? You're gonna take me to that cake shop !?"

"I swear on Ashton Senefelder."

Ashton placed his left hand on his chest, and bowed sincerely.

“Do not run!”

Olivia's taking the bait closer. Ashton laughed in his heart, then waved to the children. The children gathered timidly.

“Alright, this sister will now hand out a nice cake for everyone. It's free, if you understand, then make a line in front of it— "

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