Chapter 89: Not the Pastries!

A couple of days went by, and the weekend was there before Julius even noticed. Goldencrest gave their students the entire weekend off and allowed them to go wherever they wanted. In Julius’s case, that meant heading back to see Declan, Orus, and Rae.

He probably wouldn’t always go see them on the weekend, that seemed like like too much time to take each week. He was sure that they would understand but he would still like to see them more often than not.

He had already said his goodbyes to the others and took off. Julius had informed the five of them where he was going and let them know he would be back later today or tomorrow. They understood and said that they might be in town as well. They usually took a day or two off to relax and hang out over the weekend. A day without any training whatsoever.

As Julius walked through the gates of Goldencrest Academy, he looked back and inspected the school. It was hard to appreciate its massive size while he was attending classes and living there, but it was an enormous campus. Its soft golden walls were glowing in the early morning light, illuminating Julius’s back as he walked away from it.

Declan didn’t work today, but they had made plans prior so that Julius would meet him at the guardhouse early in the morning. Orus would most likely be on duty, but he would be able to see him later, once he was done. Julius was excited to see them all again. He wanted to share some of the things that had happened to him.

It had only been a short period of time, but a lot had happened since Declan and the others saw him off. He had made some new friends, got a new spirit, acquired some new skills, and had just advanced to Tier 2. They probably wouldn’t be that surprised by that last one, but it would still be nice to tell them.

There were already a good amount of people bustling about, many shop owners were getting ready for the day, and he saw many merchants doing some early trading or purchases. Julius was walking down a nice little road when he smelled the scent of toasted wheat and freshly baked pastries.

He hadn’t eaten anything yet, he was planning to wait until he got to the guardhouse and eat breakfast with Declan and Rae if she was available. However, the alluring smell of the nearby bakery was too tempting and Julius found himself subconsciously shuffling over to the origin of the scent.

It was a small little shop, tucked in between two large stores. Large glass windows, with loaves of bread and other goodies sitting on wooden shelves, proudly displayed. Julius could still see steam wafting from their surface, showing that they were fresh out of the oven.

They were quite busy although it was so early in the morning. He saw many mothers waiting in line as well as many rugged men, who looked like they were on their way to work and had just wanted a nice bite to eat beforehand.

It seems pretty popular, might be a good sign. He told himself.

He opened the soft powder blue door and walked through. The little bell hanging above the door rang softly, alerting everyone that someone new had entered. A couple of people turned to look, but seeing it was just a young boy, quickly turned their attention back to whatever they were doing before.

The first thing Julius noticed was the smell. It had smelled good from the outside, by now that he had walked in, it was divine. The interior was also very nicely done as well. Soft warm lighting lit up the entire room. Dark blue wooden tables lined up on the walls of the bakery and at the center was a large circular countertop with glass display cases all around it.

There were so many baked goods available to choose from, ranging from hearty loaves of bread to flaky croissants, and even delicious-looking cakes. They had everything you could want from a bakery.

Off to the side, were several employees who made coffee and other breakfast items, such as omelets and sandwiches that people had ordered. It was quite a wonderful little spot that Julius had found.

He waited in line, behind a middle-aged woman who was carrying an empty basket in her right arm. Once it was her turn, Julius saw the woman order several loaves of bread and various other items and put them into her basket.

Now that it was Julius’s turn, he excitedly shuffled up to the countertop where a young woman was standing there with a smile, waiting for his order.

“What can I do for you?” She asked him sweetly

Julius ended up ordering more than what he needed for himself. He wanted to get extra for the others but got himself a chocolate croissant and a hot chocolate. It didn’t take that long for his order to come out.

They were nice enough to package the extra pastries and loaf of bread into a sack for him. Julius walked out with one arm full of pastries and the other sipping on his hot chocolate.

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It was honestly a really good cup of hot chocolate. It was everything he wanted in from a hot chocolate. Rich, creamy, and the perfect balance of sweetness and the bitterness of chocolate. It reminded Julius more of a warm chocolate shake in a way and it went amazingly well with the croissant.

If there was one thing about this world, it was that their food was amazing. His old world had some amazing food, places he and his gramps had visited over the years, but ever since he came here he has not had a bad meal.