"Huh?"

Reiner was stunned, and then imagined that it was indeed a little strange for a cat to walk out of the door and take a regular boat.

However, this is the wizarding world, and Madame Freya must have a way to buy a ticket to travel, and Reiner suddenly suspects that she may have made this request to Reiner in order to save money on the ticket.

"I'll be a well-behaved kitten in front of other people, you don't have to question my professionalism."

Aren't you a dormitory administrator by profession?

Reiner couldn't help but want to ask, but seeing that Lady Freya couldn't scratch her head with her hind legs, he stretched out his hand again and scratched her ear, I have to say that Lady Freya's soft body is indeed refreshing.

Lady Freya didn't dislike it either, showing her professionalism as a cat, nay, as Mona, and soon collapsed limply on the table, her feet facing the sky, her belly exposed, and she purred while enjoying Reiner's touch.

Although he knew that it was a cat transformed by a lady, Reiner still couldn't change his preconceived notion that it was still a cat in Reiner's eyes.

While one man and one cat were enjoying their time like this, the door to Reiner's office was pushed open.

Claire, who was wearing a long dress, was holding a plate with brewed coffee and afternoon tea on the plate, and she was a little stunned when she saw Reiner who was teasing the cat.

“...... I'm not bothering you. ”

Claire said quietly, her eyes staring straight at Reiner.

"No, uh, I'm just ......"

Reiner suddenly felt like he was being raped in bed, and he hurriedly removed his hand.

Lady Freya rolled over and slipped away from her desk, flying away from Claire's feet.

Claire sighed helplessly, and she went to Reiner's table and put down her plate.

"Because I saw that you had been doing experiments in the morning, I didn't know if I had time to have lunch, so I prepared some refreshments......"

She sat down on the couch with her hands on her knees and looked at Reiner expectantly.

"Thank you......"

Reiner was a little puzzled by Claire's sudden act of concern, he picked up the coffee, and the mellow aroma came, this is the coffee that Claire brewed with a special method, which has a stronger aroma than the usual one, Reiner once asked Claire how to do it, but she never told Reiner the secret.

I took a sip of coffee, and it was indeed Claire's taste.

Reiner put down his cup and turned his gaze to the refreshments.

The kingdom of Atlas has a very rich afternoon tea culture, and the types of afternoon tea enjoyed by different classes are also different, just from the drink, there can be dozens of different differences, and it is even more complicated to implement the holding of the tea party.

And refreshments, as a feature of the kingdom of Atlas, are also very distinctive.

Reiner saw that the plate was filled with small cakes and cookies, steaming hot, as if they had just been baked.

He glanced at Claire again, and saw that the girl was watching Reiner's every move with wide, sparkling eyes.

Feeling a little uncomfortable, Reiner reached out and picked up a cookie and put it in his mouth.

It's a little different from what I usually eat, but if I really want to say it, the amount of ingredients seems to be a little wrong, like the mechanical addition of ingredients to the recipe, and the final product is missing, and some of the chef's soul is missing.

The taste can only be described as ordinary, Reiner swallowed the cookie and glanced at Claire again.

"How's it going, how does it taste?"

If Claire had a tail, she must be wagging wildly by now, she asked excitedly, like a puppy expecting food from her owner.

"Uh, not bad."

Reiner nodded, and ate another cupcake.

The taste of this cake is also average, and it is obvious that it comes from the craftsmanship of a novice.

"That's good, huh."

Claire's hands on her knees clenched into fists slightly, as if something had succeeded.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

Reiner picked up a cookie and said to Claire.

"No, no, no, I don't."

Claire hurriedly stood up and patted her skirt.

"I'll clean up later, you, you eat first."

He then ran away from Reiner's office, leaving Reiner feeling a little confused.

Shaking his head, Reiner didn't think deeply, he drank a small half cup of coffee, finished the refreshments, put away the original relaxed and leisurely mood, and prepared to continue the unfinished work before.

He carefully read the current issue of Alchemy, took detailed notes on several of the papers, and glanced at several other journals in passing, and it was not until the evening that Claire knocked on the door again and walked into the office that Reiner noticed that it was time.

Claire was the first to see the cleanly eaten refreshments, a little surprised, then immediately put away her plate, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, Claire."

Reiner stopped her, and Claire tensed violently and turned back a little stiffly.

"W-What?"

"You made these refreshments, right?"

Reiner said, leaving Claire at a loss and nearly knocking over the plate in her hand.

"I'm just going to give it a try, and Fina happens to have some recipes, so I'm ...... Don't get me wrong, this isn't something you learned to do......"

Claire explained incoherently, and Reiner smiled as she heard it.

"Well, the taste is really beginner."

He commented, causing Claire's cheeks to flush again.

"This—This is just a test product, a test product !!"

It seems that Claire will only relax a little when she is arguing with Reiner.

"I'll do better next time, well, I'll have to let you try it then, don't refuse!"

Claire said with her cheeks puffed out, looking quite cute.

"Good, good, I'm looking forward to it."

Reiner shrugged, and he looked at the clock on the wall and stood up.

"Since you made refreshments for me, I have to return the favor."

"A return gift?"

Hearing Reiner's words, Claire placed the dinner plate on her chest as a shield and subconsciously took a step back.

"Well, it just so happens that I also have some ideas, and I need to find someone to verify them."

Reiner bowed his head and came to Claire.

"Thoughts? Verify? ”

Claire breathed a sigh of relief, looking like it was something about a magical experiment, and secretly felt a little lost.

Reiner grabbed Claire's wrist and pulled her out of the office.

"Wait, I can walk ...... myself"

Claire looked away a little embarrassed, and didn't take the initiative to break free, just followed Reiner all the way.

However, she soon found that Reiner did not take her to the laboratory building, but went down to the kitchen downstairs of the dining room.

"Kitchen?"

Claire was stunned, and then saw Reiner wearing an apron and holding a kitchen knife in his hand.

"Claire, you sit on the side and wait, I'll be fine soon."

He's going to ...... Cook?

Claire tilted her head, unable to figure it out.