“Hershey Almonds and the young lady who was enlightened a while ago, Please come forward.” The King’s voice echoed out. He now stood majestically in front of the fountain area.
Slightly nervous, I rose from my seat and move towards the King. The heroine similarly walked in a slow and poised manner. Contrary to me who was obviously nervous, she remained calm and collected.
I guess this is a heroine’s normal temperament.
With the left leg over the right one, we both greeted the king with a formal curtsy. The king raised his hands and we both looked at him with reverence.
“May I know this young lady’s house name?” The king politely asked as he looked amicably towards the heroine.
“Replying to your Majesty, I belong to house Truffles. Your subject is from a humble abode in the west district. My name is Caramelle Truffles your majesty.” Caramelle then made a bow once again.
“Oh… I see. I see. This young lady’s parent, please also come forward.” Right after that, two excited people were escorted down.
After the two saluted, the king then announced his decree. “From here on, you are no longer a commoner and I allocate you a land at the eastern district. House Truffles from here on would be one of this Kingdom’s vassals.”
Round of applause then echoed out as acknowledgement of the decree. Caramelle’s parents were once again guided to their new respective seats. “Moving forward, may I know what has the young lady learned about?”
“Reporting to your Majesty, I was blessed with the knowledge of engineering. I have blueprints in mind that could help the kingdom. Furthermore, I also gained the knowledge of the kitchen. I could share with you some delicacies never been heard before.”
Ah? The heroine has acquired two? I clearly wrote knowledge of engineering only!
“Ho… this is sure a miraculous thing. To inform you all, three days prior, Duke Salte also reported that his eldest daughter acquired the knowledge of the kitchen. This has also been proven. As a matter of fact to convince everyone the Duke has already prepared for it.”
Right after that, trays has been passed down. Looking at the one’s being given to Caramelle and the priest nearby, it was a piece of leaf shaped chocolate! That should explain why we had two extra carriages.
I felt a hot gaze upon me and when I looked in that direction, I found Caramelle looking at me intently. Her gaze tells me that she was truly surprised and doubt was also apparent from her face. She looked truly unconvinced and it was as if she was drilling into me that I was a fake!
What’s with this heroine’s attitude?!
“Please explain what this is Lady Almonds.” The king softly ordered.
“Ah – yes your Majesty. This one is called chocolate. After a bite you could feel a hard seed inside, that should be an almond and it is safe for eating. This chocolate is made from the mixture of cocoa powder some butter and milk. This one is a type of sweets and after trying it, you should taste its rich and high milk content.”
Gathering everyone’s interest, they began to bite into the chocolate almost simultaneously. Surprise is apparent from their expressions and they seemed to be pleased with it though they can’t have another serving as it was only good for one each.
“This should properly prove Duke Salte’s claim.” The king then looked at us. “As both of you were an enlightened, I award your house with a plaque of honour and with each of your houses having a hundred gold coins as monthly compensation. In two days, both of you could start working in the Royal Castle.”
I did mention in the novel gifting hundred gold coins as the heroine was a commoner but I never thought I will also received the same. Though I really don’t need it, I still happily accepted the decree. The loud cheer from the crowd then echoed out. Once again, we curtsied and then proceeded back to our seats.
“For my dear citizens, I hereby decree that each commoner household be awarded with five gold coins as celebration for today’s event.” As the aristocrats are not really in need of money, they were just acknowledged and the King hoped for their continuous support.
Ah finally! This long day was finally done!
Back to my room, I can’t help but twist and turn around the bed. The day I have waited for has ended yet I was still feeling troubled!
I did not hear any voice at all… I did not even see another image from the fountains water… Helpless I stared at the rooms ceiling for a while. What should I do for me to be able to go back? That voice was my only hope but I did not hear it this whole while!
I really want to go back… This place is not for me!
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