In the end, Queen Annie still didn't share the bird eggs she had dug out with the newly acquainted big sister Lumine and the little Paimon. She didn't eat them herself, either, so she had no choice but to take out some rare delicacies—some she had tried and some she hadn't—from her Food World and share them with the two of them for a pleasant outdoor lunch.
Because...
When she tossed the two bird eggs whole into the fire to roast, it wasn't long before they suddenly exploded!
The explosions were quite powerful, and the blast radius was huge. They sent splattered egg yolks, sparks, and charcoal flying all over the faces and heads of Lumine and Paimon, who had been watching from the side. With their clothes and faces covered in the mess, they looked absolutely miserable. It was downright hilarious.
Since Annie had been quick on the draw and easily dodged with a single Flash, escaping the explosions entirely, she first laughed heartily at the two of them. Then, in her good mood, she naturally and readily took out some tasty food to share with them.
Of course, whether she felt guilty after deliberately playing such a prank was a matter of opinion.
Wasn't it?
"..."
Sharing was sharing, but while they ate, she couldn't help glancing at the two of them from time to time with a barely contained smile and a strange expression, her little eyes gleaming with the satisfaction of a successful prank.
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"I'm telling you!"
"Annie..."
"Could you stop staring?"
"I really can't tell whether you did that on purpose..."
Lumine slowly savored the delicious food in her hand, then casually brushed away the tiny bits of dried egg yolk stuck to the ends of her hair. After a while, she noticed