𝐅𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐭
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Marie ravaged the farms to gather fruits from Horai Mountain.
She sent the collected fruits to Kaito each time.
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After some time.
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“Witch-sama! It’s complete!”
“Well done, Kaito!”
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Kaito traveled through a spatial hole and arrived where Marie was.
It was the peach orchard they had initially raided.
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In Kaito’s hands was a gigantic fruit tart.
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“It’s sooooooo big!”
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Marie was ecstatic.
Her eyes shone brighter than the night sky and more dazzlingly than the midday sun.
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“Excellent work, Kaito!”
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She was this excited.
She could tell it was absolutely delicious without even tasting it. . . . . .!
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Marie spread a leisure sheet and sat down.
Kaito was about to slice the cake, but. . . . . .
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“No! I will cut it myself! It’s all mine!”
『She’s too greedy. . . . . .』
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Ose, the black cat, sat beside her.
With a blade formed from wind magic, Marie made a clean slice through the cake.
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The fruit tart was beautifully sliced.
Marie forked a piece and brought it to her mouth.
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“Mmmm! Delicious!”
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What spread in her mouth was a variety of sweetness and sourness from multiple fruits.
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“The sweetness of the cream and the sourness from all these fruits make it incredibly tasty!”
“Thank you!”
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Marie started gobbling the tart with immense speed.
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“This moist tart crust is also good. Even without the fruit, it’s amazing on its own.”
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Marie was eating the cake at lightning speed, all while wearing an ecstatic smile.
Meanwhile, Kaito prepared something else.
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“What’s that?”
“It’s a fruit sandwich!”
“What!? You had something else delicious prepared!”
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Kaito took out several baskets.
Opening them revealed they were packed with fruit sandwiches.
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“Um, these are for people other than Witch-sama. . . . . .”
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This kind boy had also prepared fruit sandwiches for Princess Riara and others, anticipating they might be hungry too.
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“What!? You made food that wasn’t for me!?”
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Magical power began emanating from Marie.
Apparently, she also wanted to eat the fruit sandwiches.
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She seemed indignant about not having any for herself.
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『She’s so greedy. . . . . . She’s already got that delicious tart all for herself. . . . . .』
“That’s a separate matter! Right, Kaito?”
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Then Kaito smiled and said,
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“There are some for Witch-sama as well!”
“Alright, then it’s fine.”
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Ose sighed softly.
Is she a child or what. . . . . .
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“There’s some for the cookie folks too!”
『Oh, thank you!』
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The enslaved cookie figurines who were forced to work in the farm shed tears.
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『How kind. . . . . .』『For such a small human to be so mature. . . . . .』
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Kaito scratched his head bashfully.
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“Thanks, boy. But even if we wanted to eat, we can’t in these bodies. We’ll just accept the sentiment.”
“Is that so? I made quite a lot of it though. . . . . .”
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Marie finishes eating all of the tart.
After briefly touching her stomach. . . . . .
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With a snap, Marie clicks her fingers.
A Magic Circle appears above her, and from it emerges the Elderberry Divine Wand.
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“What are you up to, Witch-sama? Why bring out an Elderberry Divine Wand?”
“Nothing special. You, the cookie figure over there, come here.”
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The figure that seems to be the leader approaches cautiously.
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“Don’t worry, I won’t harm you. Give me a piece of your cookie self.”
“Whoa, wait! You’re being too greedy! You’re dealing with a former human here!”
“I’m serious.”
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Without hesitation, the cookie figure breaks off its right arm and offers it.
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“You saved my life, after all. An arm is a small price to pay.”
“I see. . . . . . thank you.”
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Marie pokes the cookie with her wand.
Multiple Magic Circles appear.
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“Analysis complete. You’re good to go.”
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Marie waves her wand and restores the broken cookie with Restoration Magic.
She then draws a new Magic Circle in mid-air.
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『A curse-breaking spell?』
“It’s an original modification of a curse-breaking spell.”
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Marie swiftly completes the Magic Circle and raises it above her head.
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“Grand Dispel.”
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Then, Magic Circles appear above each of the cookie figures’ heads.
The Magic Circles descend from their heads to their feet. . . . . .
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Their bodies start glowing.
They begin to grow rapidly.
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“””Woahhh! We’re back to normal!”””
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Thanks to Marie’s magic, the figures that were cookies have returned to their human forms.
They are surprised and overjoyed to be human again.
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“It’s a miracle!” “Amazing!” “We’re human again!” “Woah!”
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The former cookie figures are choked up with emotion.
They all bow to Marie.
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“””Thank you, Witch-sama!”””
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Marie glances at them and points her wand at a fruit sandwich.
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“Don’t get me wrong. I just thought it would be a waste to throw away the fruit sandwich Kaito made. Go ahead and eat.”
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Everyone looks dumbfounded.
Kaito, crying and clapping, says,
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“Witch-sama, you’re truly kind! You found an excuse to heal them so that they wouldn’t feel obligated!”
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Kaito continues to exert his influencer (the bad kind) behavior.
Everyone misunderstands, cries, and bows to Marie.
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. . . . . .Well, what Marie said is 100% her true feelings.
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“I just ate too much and got full, that’s all.”
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While everyone was shedding tears, they savored the fruit sandwiches made by Kaito.
Grateful to the witch for being able to turn back into humans once more.
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『It’s a shame we turned everyone back into humans instead of storing them in a different dimension, don’t you think?』
“. . . . . .!”
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Marie’s eyes widened suddenly.
It seemed that idea had never occurred to her.
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In moments like these, the witch tended to be a bit absent-minded.
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