Light snow fell on New Year's Day in the Sacred Mountain. It was still noon, just past lunchtime, and the sky was covered with all-white clouds like a blanket of snow on the ground.
The temperature was chilly, but everyone in the Sacred Mountain was covered in sweat as they prepared the forest gathering ground for their annual event before nightfall.
"Hmm-mm~" Ely hummed melodiously in her kitchen. She was baking her new year's cake.
Her disciples would receive a new year's gift from her as befits a parent to her children. However, the forest dwellers would also get their share. Tasty cake loved by everyone. Her new year's cake theme was dark and white chocolate this time. One cake with two colors, depicting a perfect balance.
"That's the two hundredth cake... May I know how many you want to bake, Saintess Ely?" Kirara washed her hands after wrapping the last New Year's cake.
