Chapter 152: Greatly Sought After
"Ella, please slow down a little..." Elysia gave a suggestion, for goodness sake.
All she knew, running or walking fast in a place like this hallway was not recommended, thanks to rebukes during her school days.
"Ah, sorry, this is my first time coming home this late." No longer pulling the hands of the two junior girls, Ella immediately stopped by apologizing.
"Ah, we"re fine. As far as I remember your private area, em, your house is pretty close from here. We should just walk. Grandpa won"t scold you when you come home late, don"t worry." Elysia provided other suggestions. She still memorized this hallway.
"Un, your grandfather won"t scold you. Because you spend your time with us, he will understand and won"t worry." Evelyn was very supportive of that.
"En, okay." Ella nodded softly in understanding.
After Elysia picked Vanessa, they continued walking to the particular private area in the Holy Cathedral"s core location.
However, when they almost arrived at the particular door, suddenly there was an old man clad in Pope"s robe walking casually behind them.
Even Elysia didn"t notice him because her defense was completely down in this safe place. She didn"t use her ability at all. Only Elena was aware of him, but that was not something that should be told because everything was okay.
"Hmm, we finally arrived." Alexander suddenly spoke while stroking his trademark beard.
"Aaa!"
"Uaa!"
"Uwaa!"
Elysia shouted in surprise. Ella and Evelyn also followed her shortly after. The presence of someone behind them who suddenly spoke really shocked their calm hearts.
"Bad Grandpa, you surprised us, phew." Elysia breathed a sigh of relief for a moment as she turned around.
"Yes, bad. I didn"t know you were behind us..." After saying that, Ella looked like a little girl who was just being bullied.
"Phew, it turns out to be you, grandfather... Don"t just suddenly appear behind us and surprise us like that..." Evelyn touched the top of her chest with relief.
"Hmm? I didn"t surprise anyone, you know? You girls walked fast and pa.s.sed me at the hallway branch earlier. I just caught up and talked." Alexander did not find himself surprising anyone, and he had no intention of that.
"Is this your first time coming home this late, Ella?" He looked at his granddaughter as if there was a question mark above his head.
"Ah, um, yes..." Ella confessed, but she looked like a little girl who had just done something wrong.
"Ahaha, look at your adorable expression. It"s a good thing if you come home late if it"s for a good thing, and again you spend your time with your friends, right? They are nice girls, nothing wrong." Alexander ruffled Ella"s hair with laughter.
He looked back and gave a hand gesture to drive away those Holy Knights and Priests who had come because of the girl"s shocked screams earlier, there was no threat, and they could leave.
"There is the first time in every experience, you can determine what is good and bad for you. Me, and also your parents will only interfere if it is necessary or when you feel clueless. Don"t be too burdened haha??..."
Alexander laughed once again and walked ahead of the girls, then he swiped his access card on the particular device near the door. "Hmm, what are you doing there? Come on, get in."
"Um, Umm, we need to swipe our access cards there first." Evelyn raised her hand slightly.
"Haha, that"s not necessary. My access card alone is enough to give everyone"s permission to enter before me, just try to get in." Alexander swept his hand towards the open entrance.
Hearing that, Elysia and Evelyn looked at Ella, but the latter nodded and invited the other two.
Subsequently, they pa.s.sed through the security system in the form of a door without anything holding them back. Then, Alexander walked in shortly after.
"Well, now we have one extra guest."
"Eh? Who is it, grandfather? Do you have a guest?" Ella asked cluelessly.
"Well, that"s the white cat in Elysia"s arms. Is she your pet?" Alexander pointed at Vanessa.
"Yes, she is my pet. Her name is Vanessa. I am requesting permission to allow her to be with me on this visit, Grandpa. Is it okay?" Elysia eloquently asked permission from the actual host of this private area.
"Hum, that cat is your pet, so that"s okay. Don"t be so formal with me, Elysia girl. Hahaha..." Alexander waved his hand, then he walked towards his private room.
"Ah, grandfather, dinner will be ready soon, please come to the dining room in 20 minutes. You will be surprised by what we are about to make." Just before she forgot and her grandfather walked away, Ella reminded him.
"Oh? A surprise meal for dinner? Hum, I"m getting curious, but I"ll wait patiently. Well then, you girls can have a good time together, this grandpa needs to take care of a few things." Alexander gave a smile to his granddaughter while estimating what dishes would be served. Still, he immediately continued his steps and entered his private room.
"Okay, let"s finish which was almost done. I"m curious about that big oven." Evelyn invited the others. She rubbed her hands together as if she couldn"t wait.
"Hehe, let"s go." Ella pumped her hand excitedly, and the girls hurried to the main room for kitchen business.
Twenty minutes pa.s.sed so quickly after that, eight pizzas with different toppings were being baked together in an oven that was almost five times the size of the one in the dorm room.
"Ho-ho-ho, what a delicious aroma. What dishes are you making?" Alexander came on time as promised.
"Em, grandfather, you can"t peek. Please wait for us at the dinner table for a moment, we"re almost done." Ella swiftly stood in front of the oven and spread her arms.
"Oh, okay." Alexander did not insist on finding out. He immediately approached the table and sat on the main chair.
The table was well prepared for a communal dinner, with five sets of cutlery. Eh? Five sets? He knew very well there were only three girls and himself, it was four and who was this extra one? Alexander asked in wonder.
It only took him a moment for him to know the answer, three girls came with two wide and round dishes each, then they sat down on the chairs which had cutlery on the table.
Very much to his surprise, the extra one who came to have dinner together was not a person, but the very white cat belonging to Elysa! That cat climbed and sat at the table while waiting for the dish placed in front of her.
"Grandfather, this is pizza. A food like flatbread with new variations of mouth-watering toppings. These are Ely"s ideas and creations, you will definitely love it." Ella slowly placed two pizzas in front of her grandfather and cut them into eight pieces.
"Oh! So this is the source of the smell earlier, so it"s called pizza? What an interesting dish looks simple but unique and cla.s.sy." Alexander"s attention was immediately diverted by his granddaughter"s pleasant voice and the source of the aroma of the two dishes that lay before him.
"Yes, it has two different flavours deliberately chosen according to your taste, grandfather. Hehe, just try it and tell us how it tastes." Ella covered her mouth and giggled softly.
"Hmm, is this black olive? Great, the mixture is quite varied. Okay, I"ll try one first." Alexander clasped his hand together in prayer, then took a pizza slice that he put on a small plate in front of him and ate it.
The girls hadn"t started eating their pizza. They were just waiting for Alexander to finish one slice of pizza and find out what he thought.
However, one pizza was not enough, and he took the second, third, fourth, and so on. Until Alexander ate all 16 slices of his pizza from two pizzas with different flavors and toppings. He forgot, three girls were waiting for his opinion.
"Hm? Why haven"t you eaten your dinner?" Alexander asked as if he didn"t know what the girls were waiting for.
"Um, grandfather... This pizza is Ely"s idea and creation, with customized toppings according to your taste on my suggestion... Can you give us a few words about how this pizza tastes? What do you think?" Ella helplessly explained what they were waiting for.
"It"s an amazing thing, Elysia, my little girl. Ideas and creations are amazing things, and again it comes from girls as young as you. These pizzas fit perfectly on my tongue and fit my preferences. You girls are good at cooking, Ella didn"t make the wrong choice of friends, you"re all kind of alike. It"s pretty rare for girls from aristocratic families to cook, you know? Not to mention those who are proficient and can make delicious dishes..."
"One more important thing, beautiful girls who are good at cooking and have good character are greatly sought after by men. Not to mention, because your backgrounds are not trivial, you will be overwhelmed in the future by them hehe..."
Alexander gave praise and opinion, but it sounded like a smooth sermon. However, it was closed with a joke that said like he was teasing them, but the words were valid.