How To Train the Wolf King – Accidentally Spending the Night Together and Triggering the Death Flag,

Chapter 26: The Secret Thoughts of His Majesty the Wolf (1)

“Lunch, open up!”

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In response to Flora’s cheerful voice, the cloth covering the basket was gently removed.

Inside were piled sandwiches and fruits. In another basket, a meat gratin with a crispy brown top was steaming and looked delicious.

Julius and Serge, who peeked inside, simultaneously exclaimed, “Wow…”

Margaery and Flora proudly puffed out their chests at the sight of the two of them with shining eyes.

“This is truly a homemade dish that we prepared ourselves. It was supervised by the Noel family’s chef, so we guarantee the taste.”

“We wanted to make a lunch that would make you happy as soon as you opened it, so we also paid attention to the colors. Margaery-sama and I talked a lot and had so much fun making it.”

“It certainly looks delicious.”

“And the colors are beautiful too.”

Julius was fidgeting as he peered into the basket. Beside him, Serge was also excitedly admiring the sandwiches.

‘Good. The reaction was great.’

Margaery and Flora smiled at each other and clapped their hands together.

“Well then, shall we start?”

“Let’s eat!”

The voices of the four people merged together. Julius was a little embarrassed, but he also joined in.

Now, which one should they eat first? Should they start with the meat pie, which was carefully kept warm with magic, or the potato salad with a strong pepper flavor? Margaery leaned forward, secretly licking her lips.

But before they could start, Julius asked, 

“Which one did you make? I want to eat that one.”

“Huh? Um, we made the meat gratin together, and the sandwich depends on the ingredients. I made the egg sandwich mostly.”

“Okay, then let’s eat that next.”

As soon as he said that, Julius reached for the egg sandwich and took a bite, just as he had declared. It was a little unbalanced but cute to see the beautiful king munching on a sandwich.

(He wants to eat my homemade cooking. That’s what he meant, right?)

As soon as she realized it, heat gathered in her face.

It was true that she had lured him with her homemade cooking, but he seemed to have really looked forward to it.

Feeling both happy and embarrassed, she couldn’t calm down. So Margaery deliberately acted cold towards the beautiful king who kept munching on his sandwich.

“So, how is it? I’m pretty proud of it, to be honest.”

“It’s delicious. And there’s a little bit of eggshell in it.”

“Huh?!”

Margaery turned around abruptly, while Julius swallowed hard. She panicked when she saw Julius reaching for another egg sandwich as if nothing had happened.

“Hey, wait a minute?! What did you just swallow?! Spit it out properly, spit it out!”

“It’s not harmful. It’s just eggshell.”

“That’s not the point… It’s clearly a failed dish with eggshells in it!”

“I like it. It’s homemade and that’s what makes it good. And you panicking like that is cute and makes me feel good.”

Julius grinned, leaving Margaery speechless. But thanks to him, her face turned even redder as he looked down at her with even more satisfaction.

Flora looked extremely pleased, while Serge had a face as if he had accidentally drunk sugar water. 

After a while, Serge whispered to Flora. 

“My brother, he said it was unrequited love, right? They’re not dating, are they?”

“That’s not allowed, Serge-sama. As outsiders, we should just enjoy the tension and not make any rude comments.”

“Enjoy the tension?”

Serge blinked in confusion as Flora pointed her finger at him. Then he turned his gaze back to Margaery and the others.

“I was surprised by both Brother and Margaery. We spent three years together at the academy, but I’ve never seen her like this before.”

“…Yes, that’s true.”

Flora smiled a little sadly, but then quickly regained her composure and spoke with enthusiasm.

“That’s why I’m happy. I want His Majesty Julius to work hard and make Margaery-sama happy!”

Unaware of Flora’s determination, Margaery and Julius were still arguing over the sandwich. After smiling at their playful exchange, Flora leaned forward again.

“So, I want to hear about how you two first met. How did you become friends?”

“Huh?!”

Margaery, who was trying to take back her egg sandwich from Julius, stopped abruptly and looked at Flora. Julius, who was asked about the reason, pondered for a moment.

“If it’s the trigger, then it’s probably when I attended your graduation ceremony…”

“Wait, wait, wait?! Hold on a second?!”

The conversation was about to take a completely unexpected turn, and Margaery interrupted in a panic. 

Flora and the others were surprised, but that was not important now. Margaery grabbed Julius’ arm forcefully and pulled him away, turning her back to the two of them.