After all the ingredients were prepared, Alice also began making desserts.
After being tested and tasted by both Liyakade and Field, the two of them unanimously recognized Alice’s skills.
With Alice’s level of dessert making, she would surely shine at the Cultural Festival.
Thus, the Dessert Shop project was firmly decided, with Field dispatching people to purchase materials in bulk.
However, since there were still a few days left before the Cultural Festival began, everyone was able to relax for a while.
Of course, Liyakade needed to continue her Yorozuya, to repay Field as soon as possible for helping her redeem herself and buy clothes, and also for taking care of her for a while.
But it seemed that this wasn’t the kind of repayment Field wanted.
Although Liyakade’s little advertisement was thrown away after just one afternoon, she believed that quite a few people had seen it; otherwise, the purple-haired girl who came by the next day wouldn’t have shown up.
“Knock, knock, knock—“
Early this morning, someone knocked on Liyakade’s dormitory door.
Liyakade had already gotten out of bed, waiting for a guest to arrive.
Looking through the peephole, it wasn’t Alice or Field, nor anyone from the Disciplinary Committee.
It was an orange-haired girl she didn’t recognize.
“Hello, please come in. May I ask what your request is?”
Liyakade politely opened the door and invited the orange-haired girl inside.
“Wow, it’s really you? I didn’t expect you to accept requests in your dormitory.”
Unlike the previous purple-haired girl, this orange-haired girl wasn’t reserved at all; she seemed very surprised instead.
“Hmm? You know me?”
Liyakade pointed at herself, puzzled, asking the orange-haired girl.
Liyakade had no impression of this orange-haired girl.
“There are only a few people in the Academy who don’t know you. You’re pretty infamous here.”
The orange-haired girl spread her hands helplessly.
Though she said this, she didn’t seem afraid of Liyakade.
She continued with a bright smile, “So when I heard from a friend that the ‘Curse Child’ was taking requests, and that task completion was efficient and prices fair, I was really surprised too.”
“I’m so infamous, yet you talk about me so freely…”
Liyakade couldn’t help but roll her eyes, once again cursing Irina Zi in her heart.
The stereotype that person brought her seemed deeply rooted in the Academy now.
But as for the ‘friend’ the orange-haired girl mentioned, Liyakade could pretty much guess who it was.
It should be the purple-haired girl who’d asked her to find a cat before, since she was the only one who’d made a request so far.
“So, is there something you need my help with?”
Liyakade poured a cup of water with a disposable paper cup and placed it on the table in front of the orange-haired girl, quickly getting to the point.
“It’s not a big deal, really. I just wanted to ask if you could help me deliver a letter to my home.”
The orange-haired girl spoke seriously.
“My family’s territory is a bit far from the Royal City. Mailing it from the Royal City is rather slow. Although the letter’s contents aren’t urgent, I still want to get a reply quickly.”
“Honestly, I came with a try-and-see attitude. Even if you delegate it to someone else, delivering a letter won’t be fast. If you’re not willing, it’s fine.”
The orange-haired girl added.
What she said was true.
Sending letters from the Academy to other places usually meant they’d be sent by carriage in batches to other regions within the Kingdom.
It wouldn’t arrive in less than ten days to half a month.
Even if you hired someone to deliver it alone, it’d mean riding a fast horse and traveling solo, possibly encountering bandits along the way.
Few people were willing to take that risk.
“Sure, as long as it’s not too far.”
Liyakade nodded, pulling a map of the Kingdom from the cabinet and spreading it out across the table.
“Where is your Family’s territory?”
“You agreed so easily?”
The orange-haired girl was a little surprised.
She had only come to Liyakade on a whim, but didn’t expect Liyakade to actually accept.
“Mm-hmm, don’t doubt my business abilities.”
Alright, then.
The orange-haired girl then pointed to a city on the map, neither too close nor too far from the Royal City, and handed Liyakade the letter stamped with her Family Seal.
Delivering a letter alone, just as the orange-haired girl had thought, came with many hassles.
However, for Liyakade, this wasn’t a problem at all.
She didn’t even need to ride a horse.
Bumpy roads or bandits had nothing to do with her.
She could simply fly over.
To be honest, a Wind Elemental Mage serving as a courier could fully utilize their agility.
But for a mage that powerful, why would they deliver letters?
Even so, the physical stamina of such mages probably couldn’t support prolonged flight.
If it were the previous Liyakade, before awakening her Demon Bloodline, it would have been very difficult to fly in the air for a long time.
Floating required her own magic, and she also had to focus part of her mind to withstand the high-altitude air pressure from flying quickly.
In that state, flying a few li outside the Royal City was about the limit.
But now, things were different for Liyakade.
After awakening her Demon Bloodline and entering Demonization, she could fly with her own wings.
The magic she used for floating could be entirely used to increase her speed.
Also, after Demonization, her physical strength improved greatly.
The high-altitude pressure no longer affected her, even if she forced her way through.
Furthermore, in the sky, Liyakade was not only faster than a horse but could also travel the shortest straight-line distance.
By her estimation, she could make a round trip in half a day.
“How long will it take to deliver?”
“I can make it today.”
Liyakade answered without hesitation.
“I should be back by afternoon.”
“Ah?”
The orange-haired girl couldn’t believe it, suspecting she was being tricked.
“What? You’re not lying, are you? Normally, a carriage would take four or five days, even if you went alone it’d be two.”
“Of course I’m not lying. I have special traveling techniques.”
“This… then take this.”
The orange-haired girl still seemed unconvinced.
She handed Liyakade a Messenger Badge.
“This is our Family’s token. If you really deliver it today, show this to my parents, have them send a reply, and bring their response back so I can believe you.”
“Uh…”
Liyakade felt the orange-haired girl’s request was a bit unreasonable.
“What if your parents haven’t decided how to reply yet? Don’t you want to give them some time to think?”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
The orange-haired girl realized she was making things difficult for both her parents and Liyakade.
She hesitated for a moment, then said again, “If they can’t reply right away, just have them stamp the Family Seal on a blank envelope and bring it back to me.”
“Fine.”
Liyakade agreed, tucking the letter and Messenger Badge into her Academy Uniform shirt.
“You can wait here or come back in the evening.”
With that, Liyakade left the dormitory building.
The orange-haired girl looked suspiciously at Liyakade’s back, dissatisfied with her bold claim.
How could Liyakade possibly accomplish it in a day?
She even suspected that the rumored Curse Child was messing with her.
She wanted to see what tricks Liyakade would play.
However, the sudden gust of wind that followed made her thoughts waver.
In the open area in front of the dormitory, with Liyakade at the center, a strong wind swirled instantly.
The orange-haired girl squinted as she was buffeted, instinctively pressing down on her short skirt to keep it from flying up.
The next moment, Liyakade rose into the air.
She became smaller and smaller, disappearing in just a few seconds.
The residual breeze brushed through the orange-haired girl’s hair.
She stood frozen, staring blankly in the direction where Liyakade had vanished.
So… it wasn’t a joke?
After confirming her identity and purpose with the guards on the city wall, Liyakade took off again, leaving the Royal City.
Once at a safe distance, she activated Demonization, and black wings and fur once more wrapped around her body.
This was the first time since the battle with Irina Zi that Liyakade had actively entered this form.
It was also her first attempt to use her wings for flight.
She felt new flesh extend near both shoulder blades on her back, and she could consciously control them.
Instinctively, she dispelled the floating effect of Wind Magic, then carefully flapped the wings.
Although she was clumsy at first, she had flown many times using Wind Magic before.
Her sense of balance required no training.
After a few flaps, Liyakade gradually adapted.
Just as she had imagined, using these wings in Demonization barely consumed any stamina.
It felt as if flying was her innate ability.
Moreover, unlike using Wind Elemental Magic, turning was much more agile, and takeoff and landing required no buildup.
This greatly increased her combat potential.
But now wasn’t the time to think about battle.
Delivering the letter was more important.
After getting used to her wings, Liyakade accelerated with all the power of the Wind Element, shooting toward the city the orange-haired girl had pointed to on the map like a meteor.