Volume 14 Chapter 40: 

Volume 14 Chapter 40: 

“Sure, I can help you out. But I have you know, I'm a harsh grader.” Keith didn’t mind tasting flavors. He was more than happy to help others out. 

"Sure!" Helen was excited about this as she brought out her dish. It was a brown cake.

“Is that made of cocoa powder?” With one glance, Keith could tell an ingredient in there. That aroma was there as well. 

"Yes. I used chocolate your company made. I think it would be a nice touch with the macao beans." She melted the chocolate and then used the flour to make the cake. 

"Mmhmm." The three took a bite of it. 

“Delish!” Eri giggled as she savored the chocolate cake. 

Baker nodded, “You did good, child.” 

“Mmhmm. It’s a nice pairing with the espresso. Probably not so much with juice.” Keith chuckled. The bitter espresso and the sweetness from the chocolate cake were an amazing pairing. 

"That's great!" 

“You added some espresso into the cake as well?” Baker could tell the faint whiffs of espresso in there. 

Helen nodded, “Mmhmm, I thought it would make it moist for them.” K

“That’s a good move on your part. You can also melt some chocolate and drizzle it on the top to make it look nice.” The cake had no problem as it was soft and moist inside.

“OOOh! I will do that!” Helen grinned as she found herself another item. The three continued to savor their cake when Baker asked, “I must say, Young Man. Now that I learn more about you, I must go to your territory to check it out.” As he continued to talk with Keith, he learned much. There was a dessert section in the bakery and many other goodies. 

“Haha.” Keith grinned as he returned home with Eri. When he returned home, he noticed everyone on the second island. 

“So good.” 

“Indeed.” What he saw was Carolyn and the rest lounging around in the pergola, eating their sweets, while he saw Herrick and the others doing the same thing. Keith brought Eri up to his neck, “Eri, let’s go and play some more. I feel like the fruit series is more up to you now.”

“Okay.” Eri nodded as she walked away from there. But that was when Keith had a dark expression that no one had seen or witnessed. What was going to happen next was going to cause havoc! 

Keith had headed out; Muriel and Lucy were the ones who were working with him. Carolyn grinned as she woke up late. And she couldn’t help but kiss Ruby, who was sleeping on her chest, “Good morning, Little one!” 

“Cuu.” Ruby slowly woke up and nudged her face. Carolyn’s morning had always started off amazing as always. She was the happiest lady ever living here. But as she slowly got herself out of the bed, that was when she heard a loud shout, 

“What in the world?!” 

“Huh?!” Who would scream so loud? The princess quickly headed outside, and that was when she saw what had happened. She wasn’t the only one, as Alfia and Scarlet came out. On the weekends, they were all heavy sleepers. As they headed over, they saw Jack.

“Jack, why are you yelling so loud in the morning?”

“Yeah, what’s the matter?”

“There’s no cookies!”

“What?” Carolyn and the others were baffled. But Sarah’s eyes darkened, “Are you seriously acting like a crybaby because there are no cookies? Go and have some chocolates.” Chocolates were usually the replacement for cookies. 

…Here came the issue. 

“There’s no chocolates either!” Melor was the one who shouted this time. 

“...” Everyone froze when they heard that. There’s no chocolate, either? There was something really wrong. 

“Check if there’s any cakes!”

“No!”

“What about pie? What about-”

“There’s nothing!” 

“What?!” The others roared when they heard that. Alfia quickly slapped Herrick, “Use your nose and find anything sugary now!” Red alert! This was definitely a red alert! Herrick was already sniffing way before Alfia told him anything, but that only caused him to frown, “I can’t smell anything.” Even when they were done baking, there was no whiff at all!

“Search! Do not let anything go to waste!” Everyone charged at the area, trying their best to find the treats. But as they were doing that, Long Yueying and Yukiko entered with Cadmus.

“What is everyone doing?”

“Aunty! We don’t have any sugar!”

“What?!” The three’s eyes widened when they heard that. Cadmus even roared, “There’s no way! Do you know how much sugar that kid makes?!” Even if hell froze over, there was still sugar on the island! Even one cookie!  

“Search now!” Cadmus sweated, and so did Yukiko and Long Yueying! They had never thought that this absurdity would have occurred. Even Fira was frightened as she searched with the other spirits!  This was a crisis they had faced before, and now they were facing one together. Despite their search, nothing.