First Legendary Dragon: Starting With The Limitless System-Chapter 42: Cookie Betrayal

"Mmm..." He chewed on it, feeling the burnt taste blasting inside his mouth before some sweetness followed. It was crispy alright, a little too crispy if he had to say.

"That was good, you should really cook more cookies for me, Fiora." Orion smiled and said to Fiora, trying his best not to make a cringy face due to the taste.

Fiora’s eyes watered a little, seeing Orion actually eating her cookies and not scolding her for them.

Rina raised an eyebrow in suspicion, looking towards the cookies with surprise, ’Are they really that good?’

She couldn’t believe it, but she also couldn’t just ask for a cookie from her master’s plate.

Orion noticed her face and an evil grin spread on his face, "Here, Rina, try this cookie. They are really good." He stood up and picked up one of the worst cookies from the plate and handed it to Rina.

She suspiciously took the cookie and looked at it all over. At the same time, Orion walked towards Fiora and petted her head, distracting her from looking at Rina’s reaction.

"Come on, Rina. What are you scared of? Didn’t I also take it just now?" Orion smiled and blocked Fiora’s entire vision as he saw Rina eating it.

Just as Rina took one bite of the cookie, her eyes opened wide as she nearly coughed out all the food she had eaten since the morning. But looking at Orion’s smile, she quickly swallowed all the cookies that she had eaten before quickly picking up a jug of water and chugging it down.

"Haa... it was... really... good..." She panted with eyes open and followed along with Orion’s words while looking at him with an accusing gaze.

He moved towards the side after he stopped patting Fiora, who opened her eyes in disappointment at having his hand removed. She looked towards Rina, who had composed herself by now.

"W-was it really good?" she nervously asked.

"Yes, of course. If you don’t believe me, just look at Master. He will finish the entire plate alone to prove this to you." Her mind turned as she quickly replied before looking at Orion with a mischievous smirk.

Orion’s lips twitched, looking at her grin; he wanted nothing more than to beat her up right now. But turning around to look at Fiora’s hopeful gaze, he took a deep breath and nodded his head.

"Of course, Rina will help me along so you won’t say I’m lying." He quickly dragged her down with him.

Rina’s finger twitched—she didn’t want to eat those god-awful cookies again. Neither of them had ever gotten any training in the kitchen since there were specialized chefs for the mansion.

But who knows where Fiora got the mood to try making something?

Orion grabbed Rina’s hand and forced her to sit down with him on the bed. And that scared her so much that she jumped up from the bed before bowing quickly towards him, "How can I dare to sit in the same place as Master?"

"Just sit here, since when did you become so upright?" He looked at her from the corner of his eye and pointed in front of him.

Rina hesitated. From a young age, Helena had taught her the proper manners of a maid. And among them was that she shouldn’t sit at the same level as her master/mistress.

And now Orion was asking her to sit down in front of him, she couldn’t help but hesitate.

Orion looked at her and realized why she was hesitating—after all, this was common in this world. Which noble would let a mere servant sit on the same level as them?

But he couldn’t care less about these social norms. "Didn’t Aunt Helena teach you to follow all words of your master?" he sternly asked.

Rina’s body quivered. She softly nodded and cautiously sat down on the bed. Despite all her casualness with Orion, there were a few boundaries that she was not ready just yet to cross.

Orion turned towards Fiora, "Do I have to repeat myself?"

Fiora looked towards both Orion and Rina. She hesitated but took a soft step and sat down at the extreme edge of the bed, nearly dropping to the ground.

Orion’s lips twitched. He grabbed her arm and yeeted her to the center of the bed. Fiora’s eyes widened as she nearly jumped down from the bed.

"Sit there. This is your punishment for not listening to my words," he sternly said, making sure she sat there.

Fiora’s eyes watered slightly, nearly on the verge of crying, but she saw Rina picking up a cookie to eat.

Orion finally smiled and asked Fiora, "So, why don’t you tell me something interesting about yourself? I don’t have much to do these days anyway."

Fiora hesitated, thinking deeply about what to tell him.

Rina’s ears perked up. She quickly shoved the cookie in and finished eating it. She was already expecting the taste, so she didn’t choke on it this time.

"Master! Lemme tell you something about her. It’s an old thing, but when we were beginning to learn about mana and spells, Fiora flooded the entire kitchen due to her water magic. Hahaha, it was sooo funny seeing Madam Helena reprimanding her in front of everyone while she stood there—drenched in water."

Fiora’s face exploded with redness. She quickly rebutted, "I-I only fl-f-flooded the kitchen, but you bu-burned down the entire training area when you snuck out to train in the night."

"Hahaha," Orion laughed out loud, looking at both of them bickering. He didn’t know both of them were so clumsy.

All three of them continued chatting and eating cookies. Both Orion and Rina didn’t let Fiora eat any of her cookies, and due to her own meekness, she also didn’t insist on it.

They also asked about Orion’s childhood, to which he replied that he didn’t know and had no memory of it.

He also noted to ask about their talent to Eldric and Selene later. He didn’t want them to get far behind him, because a point will come when they won’t be able to follow him without sufficient strength.

***

Just like that, time passed slowly. Mornings were often spent sitting in the garden, with fresh air and the scent of blooming flowers. Orion would lay on the chair comfortably while Rina and Fiora served him cookies and different juices each day.

He would also read some of the books from the library aloud, letting both Fiora and Rina listen to him as they studied together. He realized that he enjoyed reading with them far too much rather than just sitting alone and reading.

Sometimes, Fiora would timidly interrupt with curious questions, and Orion would patiently explain, finding joy in her growing confidence.

Afternoons were filled with casual walks through the estate. They’d stroll slowly, pausing to watch small creatures that he had never seen in his past life scurrying about or simply enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.

Orion found himself increasingly comfortable around the two, feeling that he could consider them as his first two true friends in this world.

After all, in his last life he had more friends on Chatcord than in real life.