Milk and Cereal for Breakfast (2)

Ring and Ming emptied their bowls in an instant. Staring at the completely empty dishes, Ring smiled shyly.

“Lord Kael, it was so delicious… I ended up eating every last drop.”

“M-me too…”

Kael chuckled at their words and asked, “Want some more?”

“Huh…? Is that really okay?”

“W-we’re fine with whatever you decide.”

Ring and Ming glanced at him nervously. Kael’s smile widened.

“It’s fine. After all, I’m planning to take both your anal virginities tonight anyway.”

At his words, both sisters’ faces froze. Tension flashed through their brown eyes. They stole a quick glance at each other and bit their lips. For commoners like them, the idea was both foreign and terrifying.

But Ring soon lifted her head with a look of firm resolve.

“Lord Kael… our bodies already belong completely to you. Please enjoy us however you wish.”

Ming added in a small but determined voice, “That’s right, Lord Kael. We’ve already given you everything. Please enjoy us to your heart’s content.”

Kael smiled in satisfaction at the sisters’ loyalty. Even without offering more food, they had declared their devotion. He found their faithfulness quite charming.

“Both of you are admirable. In that case, think of this extra breakfast as a reward for your loyalty.”

The sisters’ faces lit up with joy. Ring smiled softly first.

“Lord Kael, thank you so much! A reward…! I’ll work even harder! As expected, you really are wonderful!”

Ming’s eyes sparkled as she added, “Yes! I’ll serve you even more diligently so I won’t be ashamed of this reward! Hehe! Lord Kael, you’re so cool!”

Kael opened the shop window and purchased more milk.

“One more 1L of milk.”

He refilled the sisters’ bowls with milk and added generous heaps of cereal. The two girls continued their breakfast with rapturous expressions.

“Ah… it’s too delicious! Back in the village the milk always smelled bad so I could never drink it…”

“It really is! It tastes like heaven!”

Before long the sisters had mindlessly devoured a third bowl each. When Kael gently wiped the milk from the corners of their mouths with a handkerchief, Ring smiled bashfully.

“Lord Kael, for you to take care of us like this… thank you so much. Meeting you is the greatest fortune of my life.”

“Me too! I’m truly happy that I get to serve Lord Kael just like my sister!”

Kael could feel the loyalty in the sisters’ eyes growing even stronger as they gazed at him. Sure enough, filling their stomachs with a proper breakfast made raising them feel truly worthwhile.

After they finished eating, Kael stood up as if it were the most natural thing in the world. He moved behind both sisters and grabbed a firm handful of each of their asses with his hands. Ring and Ming accepted his touch with shy obedience.

“Don’t breathe a word about today’s meal to anyone until tonight. Understood?”

Ring nodded seriously. “Yes, Lord Kael. I will definitely keep it secret.”

Ming nodded as well. “I won’t tell a single soul either.”

Kael nodded and added, “Good. And if anyone asks where those clothes came from, just say Professor Lucia gave them to you. Got it?”

The Ring and Ming sisters answered at the same time.

“Yes!”

Kael released their bottoms and said, “From now on, you two will continue living together in this room. If you have any belongings, bring them all today.”

Ring and Ming shook their heads.

“Actually… we came with nothing but the clothes on our backs.”

“That’s right. We had a few outfits, but they were too filthy. The ones we were wearing were the cleanest we had.”

Kael nodded again. “I see. Then there’s no need to bring anything. All right. Let’s head to the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠dining hall.”

When they arrived at the dining hall, Kael seated Ring and Ming on either side of him. The two sisters, now wearing white crop tops and short denim skirts that accentuated their stunning beauty, instantly drew every eye in the room.

“What the hell are those commoner bitches wearing?” a male student whispered to his friend. His gaze traced Ring’s voluptuous, sexy curves and Ming’s perky, adorable ones.

“No idea. I’ve never seen clothes like that… way too good for commoners.”

A female student sitting nearby nodded. “Exactly. That skirt is way too short… and the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠top shows her navel… The design and fabric look strangely high-quality. They look way too pretty. Where on earth did they get those?”

While the students chattered about Ring and Ming, they continued their war against the coarse black bread on the tables before them. Forcing down that revolting stuff was their only remaining option.

The trauma from yesterday’s physical training class had been burned deep into their minds. To endure the hunger and build stamina, they had no choice but to choke it down.

“Ugh! It’s disgusting…!”

“It’s seriously awful!”

One after another, students groaned at the coarse texture and sour taste. Yet no one skipped the meal. Today’s first class was physical training again!

Irina also sliced the black bread with outward elegance, but her hands were trembling. Thanks to eating it yesterday, she had survived the training. But now, only three days into the academy, she was beginning to feel visceral revulsion. Her green eyes could no longer hide her disgust and confusion.

At that moment, she overheard a nearby female student muttering while tearing at her bread.

“Is the rumor true that Kael Aberwin gave strawberry jam to the professors?”

“No idea. Still, even strawberry jam would make this black bread a little less painful to eat.”

Irina said nothing as she listened. Meanwhile, Marina and Yuliana glanced at Kael before carefully speaking to her.

“Um… Lady Irina. Could that rumor be true?”

“Right, Lady Irina. Those commoner girls aren’t eating the bread either, and neither is Kael Aberwin… They don’t look hungry at all. How can they be so calm?”

“Y-yeah. And those clothes the commoner girls are wearing. Don’t they look suspicious?”

Irina replied coldly, “Both of you, stop talking nonsense.”

Yet her own gaze kept drifting toward Kael. He sat there completely at ease, not touching the food as if he weren’t hungry at all.

“……”

Princess Elenora remained silent. She slowly chewed and swallowed the black bread with noble grace, but everyone knew she was enduring terrible suffering. One of her followers—Shrina, the second daughter of Count Louizera—asked cautiously.

“Your Highness… should we go ask Kael Aberwin if the rumor is true? If the strawberry jam story is real, then perhaps…”

Had Kael been an ordinary student, he would have been bombarded by questions long ago. But the professors’ blatant favoritism had turned the name Kael Aberwin into something unknown and ominous. People fear the unknown most of all. In that sense, Shrina’s suggestion was brave.

“No. Stay put.”

Elenora commanded quietly.

“Yes, Your Highness…”

Breakfast time ended, and the first class of the day approached. The students already looked exhausted before it even began, worn down by the horrible taste of the black bread and the lingering trauma from yesterday’s training.

“Ugh! I hate physical training so much!”

“If we had to do it twice a day, I’d seriously end my own life.”

The magic department students gathered at the training ground and exchanged anxious glances at Professor Galen. He stood tall in the center of the field and shouted energetically.

“Good to see all of you again! My dear students! Today, just like yesterday, we will run ten laps to build your stamina! However, yesterday was the first day, so I was too soft-hearted and went easy on you all.”

The students glared at him as if he had lost his mind. Galen burst into hearty laughter.

“Hahaha! That’s why today I’m adding a time limit. If you can’t finish ten laps within thirty minutes, I’ll use bandage magic to force you to sprint at full speed! Look forward to it!”

The students’ faces turned deathly pale at the mention of the same training ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠that had forced them to eat the black bread. Their despair deepened.

“Ten laps again?”

“And in thirty minutes? He’s insane!”

“We won’t even be able to pace ourselves!”

“Please… not the bandage magic like yesterday! Aaaagh!”

Screams of fear, despair, and trauma erupted from the students. Even Elenora and Irina looked pale and rigid. Amid the panic, only Kael was smiling.

The more they suffer, the more desperate they’ll become for real food.

And when they finally saw proper food with their own eyes, Kael doubted any of them would be able to keep their sanity. He was thoroughly skeptical.