Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 2: The Silver Sugar Master and the Blue Duke by Miri Mikawa and Aki

Author:Miri Mikawa and Aki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On

“…Huh?”

“You don’t need a thousand cress or to earn yourself a reputation. You should back out and leave this place.”

“Are you talking about quitting this job halfway through?”

“That’s right.”

“But, I…I took it on. I said I was up to it.”

“There are some things you just can’t do.”

At that point, Mithril voiced his agreement.

“He’s right, Anne. I also feel like it would be best for you to quit. It’s too bad about the thousand cress, though.”

Leave the job?

If I can’t do it, that would mean resigning from a job that I accepted. The thing that’s keeping me from completing my work is that I don’t really understand what the duke is asking for. This is his fault, and yet…

No way.

Deep in her heart, she felt the pull of something unreasonable, some sense of obstinate determination.

I don’t want to admit that it’s impossible.

“It’s my fault I can’t do it, my fault that I can’t understand what the duke is asking for. I mean, it goes without saying that I should make what the client requests. I just can’t tell what that is because I’m not clever enough.”

Still in shock, she answered in a tearful voice.

“What he wants is something unimaginable,” Challe said. “It’s probably something that can’t even be made of candy.”

Could he really be demanding something that’s impossible to make?

Anne thought back on everything Duke Alburn had said and done. While she was thinking, her feelings of agitation settled down. Then Anne remembered the expression that had flashed across Duke Alburn’s face, just for a moment.

“It can’t be something impossible to make.”

She looked up suddenly.

“It’s got to be something that can be made of sugar candy. When the duke looked at my candy sculpture, just for a second, he seemed happy. But after examining it carefully, he said it was wrong. I don’t think he would have made that face if he was looking for something impossible to represent in candy form. That’s why.”

Mithril looked stunned to hear those words. “So you’re saying that you’re going to keep the job, Anne?”

“Please stop. I know you’re both worried about me…but…”

“You’re the candy crafter here. You should be the one to decide,” Challe said bluntly, and he stood up.

“I’m sorry, Challe, Mithril Lid Pod. You’re stuck keeping me company, but…”

“Only because there’s no one more interesting around to pass the time with. I don’t mind.” Even as he grumbled, Challe took Anne’s hand and helped her to her feet.

Mithril nodded in agreement, despite looking somewhat fed up. “We know perfectly well that you’re a dummy, Anne, so we’re not surprised at all.”

Anne didn’t want to abandon the request.

She was too stubborn. She hated the idea of raising the white flag and running away.

Outside of making sugar candy, there was nothing Anne wanted to do and nothing she thought worth doing. A part of her felt like she might lose her grasp on that special calling if she abandoned her singular focus for even a moment.

But even if she stubbornly decided to continue working, she wondered what kind of sugar candy she ought to make.

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