The largest hotel in the capital of the Arkis Kingdom.

Before the unusual night banquet, the children were entrusted to the hotel to rest.

The child who had just woken up there sat in the middle of the bed, fiddling with something.

It was a small doll that resembled himself.

The doll was held in the child’s hand, and he waved his hand in response, his long hair swaying in various colors.

“……!!”

Seeing this, the child was delighted, as if receiving a reply to a long letter.

What caught Hiss’s attention again was that the color of the hair of the person holding the doll was reflected in the doll itself.

With six dolls, it was made to facilitate better communication between the children.

However, Hiss was bored even though he liked the sight.

What Hiss wanted was perfection in the things he made, regardless of whether the child liked it or not.

‘How am I going to wait until night?’

Like a robot with depleted batteries, Hiss sat in a chair silently, suddenly getting up at the sound of bells ringing outside.

Looking at Nia, he said, “Snack.”

‘Hiss, it’s 4 o’clock for snacks. Since it might feel cramped just staying in the room, take them to the hotel cafe. Got it?’

That was it.

The hourly sound ringing in his ears now was Nia’s snack time, planted by Lucia like a command.

As Hiss tried to leave the room without saying anything, the small child neatly covered the precious doll with a blanket and followed suit.

Arriving at a luxurious cafe on the first floor of the hotel.

Hiss, dressed neatly as Lucia had told him, showed the room key to the well-dressed staff.

“You must be a guest. Welcome. Oh, you’re here to enjoy tea time with your younger sister. It looks really nice. Young master.”

Following the advice of his mother to hold hands, Nia, who had followed him by grabbing the hem of his uncle’s clothes, the staff seemed pleased seeing the cute noble siblings.

Then the young master’s brow furrowed.

“She’s not my sister.”

The awkward remark made the waiter’s expression awkward, and Nia, without saying a word, glanced nervously and didn’t let go of the grabbed hem.

In such an awkward atmosphere, the boy and the child were guided to their seats.

And with the following bold order, a gleam of determination began to shine on the waiter’s stiff face.

“Okay, then a seat full of whipped cream on the sheet. After placing unseasoned fruit, cover half with mascarpone cream cheese and sprinkle with cocoa powder, and half with chocolate syrup on chocolate macaroons. On this side, would you like warm brownies with milk???”

A reckless menu that would clog the arteries with sugar.

Hiss’s special order, poured out upon hearing that hotel guests could order separately.

But so far, everything added up to three times the cost of dinner.

Eager to the expensive order that had been scarce so far, the enthusiastic waiter, despite turning on his heels with a turn of his antennae-like head, started diligently memorizing it.
As the staff left, Nia, sitting on a chair where her feet barely touched, happily kicked her feet lightly.

Her newfound brother, who had arrived at the accommodation not long ago, was a wonderful person who didn’t misunderstand even the accident of breaking a plate and gave advice.

However, as much as Nia, who disliked strangers, had a sense of distance, so did Hiss.

Perhaps it was because of such a commonality that they felt comfortable without saying a word to each other.

And after quite some time, the ordered cake arrived.

A cake that had grown tremendously to meet all the conditions Hiss had mentioned.

The sight of the boy’s mouth with a satisfying smile, almost filling the plate like a three-tier cake, appeared.

Hiss pulled such a cake in front of him, and pushed Nia’s brownie.

Then, as if drawing a boundary with his hands, he drew the table with his fingers expressionlessly.

“This plate. It’s all mine.”

“……Ung!”

Even in the face of Hiss’s unyielding monopolization, Nia just grinned.

Perhaps due to the child’s suffering, he seemed very pleased with the long-awaited peace.

Unfortunately, that time wouldn’t last long as suddenly, little kids appeared.

“Wow! Is this all for the big brother and sister!?”

“Ohhh! It’s huge!!”

The exclamations of these unfamiliar kids broke the pleasant silence.

?”

Hiss looked down at the side where he felt a sense of presence.

Orange hair, a face full of mischievousness as much as freckles on his face.

Two boys of the same age as Nia, with similar features.

As soon as he saw them, Hiss turned his eyes back to the cake.

Then, in an indifferent manner, the kids blew a playful breeze, and this time, they stuck to both sides of Nia.

“I’ve never seen such a big cake. I envy you. Our mom doesn’t order that kind of stuff.”

“I’ll give you this, so just take a bite and give it to your big brother, okay?”

“Uung…?”

What the kids had in their hands were a few pieces of the cheapest butter cookies.

Seeing Hiss discontentedly scanning the surroundings, the boys, who looked like friends, were sitting with some ladies.