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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Volume 4: Silver Sugar Master and the Green Workshop (Gin
satō-shi to midori no kōbō)

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Prologue
Hey, Mama... Having a home is good. I want a home too.
What? Is this also my home?
This is a carriage, not a house.
Where Mama and I are, will become my home? Really?
Is home the place where you are with your family, your loved ones, and your friends?
Anywhere?
So, if Mama and I lived under that tree over there, would that tree be home? If I lived in
the shadow of that rock, would rock be home?
So then. Even if I lived with a hundred friends in a huge giant's bed, would it still be
home?
I see. That's great, Mama!
I can have a home anywhere.
For now, I'm fine with a carriage house for just me and my mom, but I want to live with
my mom and a hundred friends in a big, warm, beautiful house with lots of flowers.
I want a house like that.
I'm sure I'll live in a house like that someday.

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Chapter 1: To Millsfield!

She couldn't move.

“Anne? What's wrong? Anne?” Keith rushed over, kneeled down in front of Anne, and
looked into her face.

“Oh my, I'm sorry. I guess it was quite a shock,” said Elliot as he shrugged his shoulders
in a joking manner.

The plaza overlooking the castle was still crowded. Passers-by glanced at Anne as she
was sitting down. Anne's gaze remained fixed on the crowd where Shall had
disappeared with Bridget. She couldn't think of anything.

Kat, who had come with Keith, grabbed Elliott's collar,

“What the hell did you do?”

“You're not a good listener, Kat. I didn't do anything, not in public.”

“Then you must have said something!”

“Ah, that's right.”

"What the hell did you say!” Kat's eyes were unusually harsh.

Keith put his arm around Anne, who was stunned, and stared at Elliott too. Mithril
jumped from Keith's shoulder to Anne's. He stroked her cheek, "Anne? Anne? “What's
wrong, Anne?”

Hearing Mithril's worried voice, she finally understood the situation in front of her. She
felt the coldness and roughness of the stone pavement on her knees as she sat down.
Either because of the coldness of the floor, or because of the fear of losing Shall, a
shiver ran through her body.

“As I said, I didn't say anything bad. I just told her, so I think was kind?”

“Kat... That's right. So please, stop it,” finally she was able to speak.

She gently pushed back Keith's worried hand and stood up in front of Elliot.
Kat snorted and let Elliot go.
—He sold his freedom for your sake.
Elliot's words kept echoing in her head like a bell ringing.

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“Mr. Collins told me that Shall asked Ms. Bridgit where my silver sugar was. But in
exchange, he had to hand over his wing to her.”
“His wing?” Mithril raised his voice surprised.

Kat grabbed Elliot's collar again from the side. He forced him to turn towards him,
“Why everything becomes such a mess when you are involved?”
“Is that a problem? Anne got her silver sugar back, isn't it?”
“Is that Shall's price?!”
“Well, Bridget and Shall made a deal. It's not like I did anything.”
“But if your fiancée does something stupid like that, it's normal to intervene,” standing
next to Anne, Keith expressed his anger.

Elliot chuckled, “Well, they talked while I was gone. Sorry.”

“People like you always miss seeing everything”, Keith groaned.
Kat pushed Elliot away and blurted out, “What the hell are you thinking, man?”

—He sold his freedom for your sake.

She was almost dizzy from the loud echoing voices in her head. She wanted to scream
for no reason.
But she suppressed it and tried to remain calm.
“Mr. Collins, please, tell me. How do I set Shall free?”
The only thing she could calm was her voice.
“Normally, you could buy it back with money, but in this case, that wouldn't be
possible. Bridget wouldn't let him go, even if she was loaded with enough money to buy
a kingdom. For sure.”
"What are going to do with Shall?"
“Nothing, really. On the contrary, Bridget will take good care of him. Like keeping him
by her side, feeding him good food every day, petting it on the head.”
She was mad by those words, “What do you think Shall is?!”

Then Elliot lowered his eyebrow and made a pitiful expression. But he was definitely
faking it. It was obvious by the light in his eyes that he was amused.
“I don't think Bridget even knows she's treating him like a pet. I'm really sorry.”

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He intentionally made her angry. Hearing Elliot's words, she looked into his eyes and
was convinced. She wasn't sure if he just enjoyed making her angry, or if he had some
other goal in mind, but she just didn't want to be treated the way he treated her. She kept
her mouth shut and just stared at Elliot.

Elliot tilted his head, “Oh, are you finished? Well, I'm going back to the Radcliffe
workshop. I've neglected my job of overseeing the silver sugar refining process. Kat,
shouldn't you go too?”
“Go back first. You should take the initiative and work for a change.”
“Yeah, yeah.”

When Elliot turned around, Anne clutched the Royal Medal in front of her chest with
both hands, and nodded.
It would have been fine if Shall had left on his own accord. It would be sad, but it would
be his choice.
But he sacrificed his freedom so that she could win the Royal Medal.
“Why did you go this far? You didn't have to do that. Last year, I didn't win either. Even
if it was for this year, there was always next year...”
Keith, who heard that murmur, replied, “I'm sorry Anne. It's because of I what told
him.”
She looked up and Keith bit his lip apologetically.

“Your name... Due to the former Duke Phyllax's case, your name became widely
known. This has made you the object of envy among sugar artisans. If you don't have
the qualifications to be a Silver Sugar Master and continue to work as a simple sugar
artisan, then you will be severely harmed to such an extent that you will not be able to
survive as an artisan. If it weren't for the special measures this year, it would have been
difficult for you to even secure sugar apples to participate in the Exhibition.”
She felt like her chest had been pushed that she almost stagger.
“Anne?”
Keith pulled on her arm, as if in a panic. If he hadn't done so, she might have fallen to
her knees again.
Come to think of it, that was certainly true. If Kat hadn't told her, she wouldn't have
known about the special measures regarding silver sugar this year. Furthermore, when
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boarding at the Radcliffe school's main workshop, she wasn't even allowed to set foot in
the workshop without Keith's help.
If this situation were to continue, it would be impossible for her to make it on her own
as an artisan. Without the help of Kat, Keith, and sometimes Hugh, she wouldn't have
even been able to secure silver sugar.
She was always asking for someone's help. If she didn't depend on someone, she
couldn't work.
Can such a person really call herself a full-fledged sugar artisan?
She didn't want that. If you have the qualification of a Silver Sugar Master, you can say
proudly that you are a proper sugar artisan, and the other artisans can no longer
interfere. Because if you interfere with the work of the Silver Sugar Master, who is a
sugar artisan recognized by the king, you will be severely punished by the Silver Sugar
Viscount.
It was a shock that her future was about to be sealed off with malice.
The fear of people's malice gave her a shiver.
And what was even more shocking was that she didn't realize that she had been in a
helpless situation. It was so sad that she wanted to cry.
She was so fool, and Shall saved her.
—It was Shall who gave me the Royal Medal.
She held back her tears.
It's not a good time to cry.
It is even more foolish to weep like a fool to pity yourself.
“Don't apologize, Keith. It was all my fault.”
She turned her eyes to the direction where Shall had walked away with Bridget. There is
no sign of him in that crowded place. A strong wind blew through the square from the
north, shaking the hem lace of her dress.
Mithril, who was stunned by surprise, finally came to his senses and pulled Anne's hair.
“Hey, Anne. Let's go to the Radcliffe Workshop too. If that woman took Shall Fen Shall,
why don't we go and talk to her?”
“But...”
Marcus, the director of the Radcliffe school, ordered her to leave. That's why she
wondered if she should show up at the main workshop again.
Then Keith took Anne's hand.

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“Yeah, he's right. Let's go,” Keith said encouragingly. “It's okay. Sammy's case came to
light. I'm sure Marcus would like to apologize to you as well. So, let's go!”

“Come on, tyke. Anyway, if you don't meet that woman, you can't talk to her," Kat said
the same thing as Keith. “I'll carry Powell’s sugar confection to the main workshop.
After that, you two go ahead.”
“Let's go, Anne,” Keith insisted as he squeezed her hand tightly.
That was very reassuring.

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He was in Bridget's room in the main workshop of the Radcliffe school.

It was a guest room on the second floor of the main building, where the school director
and his family lived. Bridget was staying there and helping with kitchen work.

Unlike the artisans' private rooms, the walls were made up with plaster and painted with
lacquer. The curtains on the windows also had woven patterns. The room was neat and
tidy, and it was built with a lot of care.

He was taken straight to this room from the square overlooking the royal castle. As he
entered the room, Shall leaned his back against the wall by the window and looked
outside from there.

He didn't say a word and looked annoyed. Bridget seemed to be at a loss as to how she
should treat him. Immediately, however, his silence became unbearable.

“Shall.”

His name was called. Before he knew it, Bridget was standing in front of him with a
worried look on her face.

“Are you angry?”

— If I'm angry? That's ridiculous.

Shall started laughing in a small voice.

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“Shall? Answer me, are you angry?”

When the laughter stopped, Shall smiled faintly, “You are my owner. What do you care
about the mood of your servant? Give me an order. Fix your mood and behave, or you
will be punished. You can say that. If you're not going to give me an order, give me back
my wing.”

Shall's piercing gaze made Bridget step back. She then made a protective gesture to a
leather bag hanging on her neck, hiding it under her clothes.

“No way. Absolutely not.”

“Then give the order.”

Bridget then looked momentarily frustrated. But after a short time, she commanded,

“Stop being defiant.”

“That's my usual. I'm being defiant.”

“I hate when you talk that way. Be gentle— be gentle to me like you would to that girl.
If you don't, I'll punish you for real.”

Bridget stepped back to the back of the room, as if afraid of Shall. There, she pulled out
the small bag containing the wing from under her clothes. She then opened it and took
the wing out.

Bridget grabbed the wing, which was long enough to reach her feet, with both hands
and pulled it strongly. At that moment, he felt a pain that twisted his whole body. Shall
grunted and his face contorted.

Startled, Bridget loosened her hands.

He took a deep breath as the pain subsided.

With a guilty look on her face, Bridget looked at the feather in her hand and compared it
to Shall's.

“I’m so sorry... I didn't mean to make you suffer...”

Bridget carefully folded the wing and put it back in the small bag and tucked it under
her clothes.

Then, she approached Shall, “Please, treat me like you would treat that girl. I just want
you to do that. It's the first time that I thought I liked someone so much.”

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Even looking at Bridget's teary eyes, a cold feeling spread in his chest. It was an
emotion he knew well. He used to feel this way every day before he met Anne.

Then, someone knocked the door.

“Ms. Bridget? Are you there?”

It was the voice of Marcus Radcliffe's wife.

Bridget's voice sounded startled, as if she had been caught doing something wrong,

“Y-Yes, I am. What can I do for you?”

When Bridget opened the door, Mrs. Radcliffe was standing there with a worried look
on her face. She held out the envelope she was holding to Bridget.

“I have an urgent letter for you. From Millsfield.”

Upon receiving the letter, Bridget immediately opened it and began reading. And her
expression suddenly clouded over. Mrs. Radcliffe stayed where she was. She watched
Bridget finish reading the letter and asked, “Bad news?”

Bridget frowned, “My father apparently had a seizure this morning. He hasn’t had a
seizure in a while...”

“How is he?”

“Not very well, it seems.”

“I think you should go back to Millsfield. If you leave now, you can arrive in the
evening.”

It was a kind offer, but Bridget sounded annoyed, “But... What about my job?”

“The kitchen will be fine. Even if you leave, I can borrow at least one fairy to help out
from another workshop of our school. We'll be fine without you.”

After hearing those words, Bridget looked down, “But... Don't you need me?”

“Wouldn't it be better if she just lets you go home, Bridget?” Suddenly, a voice came
from behind Mrs. Radcliffe.

The lady looked back in surprise, “Oh!”.

Elliot was behind Mrs. Radcliffe, who was wondering when he had arrived.

“Mr. Collins, did you hear that?”

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“Yes, I was listening. Mr. Glenn had a seizure, didn't he? If you don't mind, I'd like to
send Bridget back to Millsfield.”

“Yes, I don't mind. I'll call the carriage right away. What about you, Mr. Collins? Are
you going home with her?”

“I'd like to do that. But unfortunately, I have work to do, so I will ask Mr. Marcus for
permission before leaving. For the time being, I just want to send Bridget home, so
could you arrange a carriage? The rest will be paid at the arrival at the Paige school's
main workshop.”

Elliot took a few copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Mrs. Radcliffe.
When the lady received it, she said that she would arrange a carriage, and went down
the stairs.

When Mrs. Radcliffe left, Elliot entered the room.

“What's the matter? My sweet little Bridget doesn't seem to be happy about it. What's
wrong?”

Bridget glared at Elliot.

“I work here as a helper. Don't decide to send me home on your own.”

“Your father's condition isn't good. I think you have the obligation to go home.”

“Don't I have the obligation to do my job?”

“Didn't Mrs. Radcliffe say that? Even if you leave, they will be fine, so don't worry.
They can find a replacement for the kitchen work, but they can't replace Mr. Glenn's
daughter, can they?”

At Elliot's words, Bridget turned away.

“I guess I'm only worth being Glenn Paige's daughter.”

“I don't know why you got bent out of shape, but isn't Bridget's life rosy now?" What
else do you want? You even got your dear Shall. Oh, hey, Shall. You look like you're in
a bad mood.”

As Elliot approached, he looked at Shall's face with amusement. After smiling at him,
he turned around to face Bridget.

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“I was kind enough to recommend you go home. I'm sure Anne will come if you stay
here.”

Anne will come. At those words, Shall was surprised.

“Anne already knows that Shall gave you the wing in exchange of the silver sugar. She's
not the kind of person who would say "Oh, really? Thanks" when someone sacrifices for
her sake. She's definitely coming to get him back. And she's going to be very loud and
insistent that you give him back, you know? Then shouldn't you take Shall and go back
to Millsfield?”

Bridget put on a serious expression on her face, “I won't give him back.”

“Then why don't you pack your bags?”

Immediately, Bridget began to move. She took off the clothes hanging on the walls one
after another and held them in her arms. She folded them and put them on the bed. She
pulled out a travel bag from under the bed and began to pack the dresses into it as hard
as she could.

“Hurry up~. The carriage will be arranged soon, you have to get out of here before Anne
arrives,” teased Elliot, as if having fun fuelling the fire.

Then, he added, “...Well, I'm sure she'll come after him. No matter how far away.”

He whispered in a small voice that Bridget could not hear. It sounded like he was
expecting that Anne would come after Shall.

Shall looked at Elliot's face with an expression that was far from serious. He couldn't
understand what Elliot was thinking. But, as he said, Anne will come.

Shall predicted that Anne would soon learn the reason why he had decided to go with
Bridget. He was aware that if she knew the truth, she was too good-natured to let it go
obediently. Anne will definitely make an effort to set Shall free.

Bridget, however, will never let Shall go. Any effort would be in vain. Instead, Anne
should take a new step forward on her own with the title of Silver Sugar Master in her
hands. There will be people who would help her. She should be able to make it as a
Silver Sugar Master even without Shall.

Anne starting her journey with the others as a Silver Sugar Master. It was something to
be happy about.

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However, he couldn't help but to feel depressed. He tried to be happy, but deep down, he
found himself unable to be glad about it. That was selfishness on his part. He knew it
very well.

—Don't come, Anne.

He wished as he closed his eyes lightly. He made a decision to protect her future. He
didn't want her to ruin her future or her work because of him.

Nevertheless, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions in his heart. Anne's various
expressions appear vividly behind his eyelids. When she makes a strange face, or when
she is looking at him, or when her cheeks blush... even, on the occasions when she
makes serious and mature expression.

He wanted to see her.

—Don't come.

While calmly praying that she doesn't come, he also wanted to see her. The confusion of
his thoughts was distressing.

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Keith took her by the hand and Anne ran to the Radcliffe school's main workshop. Both
of them were terribly out of breath, but they went through the gate and headed straight
for the main residence. When the rang the bell of the main residence, a labor fairy came
out to answer. When they said that they had something to do with Bridget, the fairy told
them where Bridget's room was located and let them in.

As she walked down the stairs and stood in front of the door, she suddenly felt nervous.
She didn't know what to say. Above all, if she saw Shall in the room, she might cry for
relief. In any case, she wanted to see Shall's face. She suppressed her enthusiasm and
knocked the door.

“Yes, yes. Come in~.”

Elliot's voice came from inside. With some hesitation, she opened the door and found
Elliott in an empty room. He was sitting on the bed, grinning.

“Come right in, guys.”

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Bridget and Shall were not there. She looked around the room, confused.

“Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bridget and Shall are at...?”

“They went back to Millsfield, at the Paige workshop. Mr. Glenn had a seizure this
morning and is not well, so they had to go home. You're a little late.”

“That can't be...”

On Anne's shoulder, Mithril shook his fist, “Hey, you! Why didn't you stop them!”

“Because I don't have that kind of obligation.”

“Don't you have any human empathy or something?!”

“Maybe I'm the type that doesn't have much. Sorry.”

“You're a bastard!”

Elliot simply laughed at Mithril, who was livid.

— I'll go after Shall. Anyway, for now. Millsfield is half a day's drive from Lewiston. It's
not far.

“Well then... I think I'm going to ask Mr. Radcliffe's permission to return to Millsfield,
too I'm worried about Glenn's condition.”

When Elliot got up, he stood in front of Anne.

“Oh, by the way, do you want to come, Anne?”

Unsure of what he meant, Anne fluttered her eyes. Elliot continued, “You've become a
Silver Sugar Master, haven't you? Anne Halford. Will you come with me to Millsfield's
Paige workshop? If you would work there as a Silver Sugar Master, I might be able to
give you a chance to get Shall back. What do you think?”

“What do you want, Mr. Collins?” Keith asked cautiously, stepping forward to protect
Anne.

“Nothing, really? I don't want anything; I was just being nice.”

“Does that mean that I should join Paige school and work at the main workshop?” she
inquired.

“That's right.”

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Mithril whispered to Anne, looking sideways at Elliot with suspicion, “This guy is up to
something. Definitely."

She didn't need advice; she knew that Elliot would not make such an offer simply out of
the kindness of his heart.

His mother, Emma, hated schools. When she had asked her why she didn't like them,
she just said she didn't like the way they worked, but now she knew why. Emma may
have been involved with a school, and may have had as bad an experience as Anne did,
or worse. Anne didn't want to be involved with schools anymore if she could avoid it.

—But. ... It doesn't matter... anymore.

Anne looked straight back at Elliot.

“I will go. To Millsfield.”

“Anne, you should think carefully about this. This is such a convenient offer that he
must have an ulterior motive. If something bad happens to you...”

Chapter 1: End

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