"Warm candlelight bears beautiful wishes.
"The moon and stars weave the crown of your years.
"May the scent of flowers and honey accompany you through every year.
"Happy birthday to you, wherever your heart may be, blessings forever—"
An exaggerated operatic rendition of a birthday song widely sung throughout the Magic Kingdom echoed through the little house. Accompanied by the burning candles, it reached everyone's ears.
The entire Fangting City Squad, regardless of what they had been doing before, put down what was in their hands and looked in unison at the brightly burning "37" atop the cake.
No one spoke, because whether it was Lin Xiaolu, Xia Liang, Bai Jingxuan, or Larkspur herself, they were all processing the true meaning of the scene. And Larkspur had even more to think about than her juniors.
Without question, the immediate test before her was how to explain the candle's reaction.
Should she pretend not to know and claim there was something wrong with the candle itself? Should she immediately point out that the candle had been testing magical activity, proving that this was not "Astrology" at all? Or should she forcibly claim that she had done it herself, saying that she saw the candle had not been used and lit it with a Spell Formula?
None of the three options seemed particularly reliable. First, the first option would undoubtedly mean forcibly distorting reality with her own credibility. The candle might have been cheap roadside junk, but it was indeed functioning normally. If one of the juniors used this kind of candle on a future birthday, her lie would instead be exposed and invite even more suspicion.
As for the second option, setting aside the fact that she was now Larkspur and should not have known the function of the candle that