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Erpin's Yearning story
Erpin's Yearning was a whole cake. It was a terrifying cake that regenerated no matter how much of it she ate, but it never filled her stomach.
1 scenes, 58 lines
1. Holy Moly! Two Cakes!
58 linesHoly Moly! Two Cakes!
Sprite Palace
Your Majesty. You don't have to write letters of apology anymore, so please open the door!
N-Ner?! I told you I'm busy! I think this apology letter is going to turn out great!
What was it called again? Peak fiction? Yeah, I think it's gonna be just that! I mean it!
...Is she trying to make a bestseller out of an apology letter?
Oh wow, so it was true. I half doubted it because I couldn't imagine Erpin acting like this.
It's not like I'm not worried either.
I ran out here in my pajamas the moment I heard she was skipping meals too.
Erpin! You've been starving since morning, haven't you? Come out for a moment. Let's talk.
M-Master's here?! ...Ugh, now I have one more to deal with!
What? I can't hear you well!
N-Nothing! Ahem... I-I'll pass on the cake...
W-Well, y'see, I'm sick of cake now! I can't eat any more. Just go back for now!
*Bang, bang, bang*
Eek, you scared me! You're gonna break the door!
Aaargh! Don't open it! I said don't...!
Sprite Palace, the Audience Chamber
*Click, creeeak*
Opening the door to the office and stepping inside, I find...
Erpin lying on the floor, curled up like a pill bug.
And beside her, I see a giant cake floating in the air.
Oh, so this is...
That "Yearning" you mentioned. Right, Youngchun?
Hmm? Did you say something, Master?
N-Nothing! Ner, go outside for a moment. I need to talk to Erpin.
*Creeeak*
Erpin. Did you starve all day because of that cake?
Y-You've got the wrong idea, Master! This cake is different!
This cake is... beyond my understanding!
Oh, come on. You already don't understand tons of stuff.
Ugh...! What do you take me for? Even you wouldn't understand this cake!
No matter how much I eat, it never gets smaller! Look, see?!
*Nom, nom*
Erpin bites off half the cake in one go. And astonishingly...
The cake wriggles a few times and... returns to its "whole cake" form.
See? As long as I have this cake, I'll never have to bow to anyone ever again!
I can eat cake all day long!
Erpin... you're the queen. Queens don't usually have to bow to anyone in the first place.
Still, her Yearning was cake, after all... just as I expected.
She's so simple, it's almost hard to believe.
Well, that's probably why her Yearning is that simple, too.
But there's something I'm curious about.
What was it?
If a Yearning is a manifestation of desire... doesn't that mean it has no physical form? Can you even fill your stomach by eating something like that?
Ahaha! Oh, Master! Is that even a question?
Of course you can't!
D-Does that mean she really hasn't eaten all day...?!
*Slump!*
...You sure that thing can really make her stronger?
I told you. It all depends on what you do.
*Sigh* How do I even explain all this when she wakes up...
Master hurried out to buy some baked goods and fed them to Erpin while explaining what Yearnings are.
I was worried whether she'd even be able to pay attention after starving all day...
But then she was like, "Oh, so it's like when I wake up hungry and see even more cakes flickering before my eyes."
I was just surprised by how strangely calm she was about understanding it all.