[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem":3,"chapter-how-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem-how-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How I Tame My Valkyrie Harem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1196506,1539,"Chapter 117: Alicia’s Cake","how-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>\"Taking a day off, huh? Honestly, aside from the time I was in a coma, it’s been a long while since I’ve gone even a single day without doing anything,\" I said, reflecting on everything that had happened over the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, ever since I transmigrated to this world, there hadn’t been a single day when nothing happened—whether it was a fight or just traveling. Staying in a room and simply letting time pass was a luxury I didn’t have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s important to take a break from time to time, especially when your body is still in pain,\" Justine said, adjusting her glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, right!\" Alicia said, as if she had just remembered something important, then turned to me. \"Rick, I have a surprise for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A surprise?\" Alicia’s words puzzled me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. Ingrid was kind enough to teach me how to bake a cake while you were unconscious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cake!\" I said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must have overreacted, because all the girls were staring at me with wide eyes. I didn’t know why, but they seemed a bit uneasy, as if something were making them uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my,\" Alicia let out a small laugh. \"Do you like cake, Rick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really like cake!\" I said bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe, then I think this is a good opportunity. It’s a wonderful chance for you to try it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I spent all of yesterday preparing it, and luckily there’s still plenty left,\" Alicia said, clasping her hands together as if in prayer. \"It’s a funny coincidence, but we figured it wouldn’t take long for you to wake up. Maybe it’s a miracle from Lady Freya.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, Alicia. Don’t you think it would be better for Rick to eat something healthier? You know, to help him recover,\" Sarah said, though there was a nervous expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think it will be a problem. Rick looks well enough to me. Do you feel any discomfort in your stomach, my prince?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want cake!\" I declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the exception of Alicia, who gave me a big smile, all the other girls looked at me with expressions of disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s wrong with you all? Don’t you like cake?’ I thought, frowning at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go get it,\" Alicia said with a smile on her face, heading out of the room until her footsteps could no longer be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rick, uh... how can I put this?\" Diane said to me hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I looked at her more closely, I noticed something different. \"Diane, your clothes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing something completely different from her usual outfit. Instead of her uniform—which looked more like a swimsuit—a buttoned blouse now covered her upper body, while a purple skirt partially covered her thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, these clothes. You told me my uniform drew too much attention. As an assassin, I couldn’t continue like that, so I asked Ingrid if she had something else, and she gave me these. Do I look strange?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I’d never say that. I think they suit you very well,\" I said to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diane blushed, her face showing a bashful expression. \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, I could hear Alicia’s hurried footsteps—she seemed quite eager to have me try her cake. The other girls, however, grew more nervous the closer she got.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rick, I’m going to be direct about this,\" Sarah said, without Diane’s hesitation. \"Don’t eat the cake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way!\" I replied immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be stubborn,\" Sarah shot back. \"You shouldn’t eat that cake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sarah, I really love cake. If it were any other time, I’d listen to you—but not now. Believe me when I say my body is fine enough for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not about that...\" Sarah tried to warn me, but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m back~\" Alicia said, carrying a plate with the cake in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a small, yellow cake with a golden tint on the outside. I couldn’t touch it yet, but its texture alone was a feast for the eyes. My mouth watered just looking at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t say I didn’t warn you,\" Sarah said to me, then stepped aside to let Alicia come closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was strange, though, was that such a beautiful cake had barely been eaten. It looked like only one or two slices had been taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a waste!’ I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia was kind enough to serve me a small plate with a slice of her beautiful cake. And it wasn’t just beautiful—the smell was so good, so intoxicating, that I felt compelled to eat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my first time baking a cake, so please give me your honest opinion, okay?\" Alicia said with a sincere smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can count on it, Alicia. But there’s no way a cake like this could be bad.\" I took a piece with my fork. \"Let’s see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guided the fork to my mouth, closing my lips around it, letting my tongue taste the sweet cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\" My body reacted instantly as my taste buds registered the flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad wouldn’t even begin to describe it. Disgusting, revolting, inedible—those were some of the words that came to mind, but none of them truly captured what I had just put in my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But how is this even possible?’ I thought in that split second. ’The smell and appearance were perfect, especially considering the inn’s equipment... so how could someone make something like this? How can a cake be this hideous?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Alicia. The beautiful blonde girl was watching me closely with a smile on her face. Her emerald-green eyes were filled with expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I went against every instinct in my body—and swallowed her cake. That was my biggest mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you think, Rick?\" Alicia asked cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want to disappoint her. I simply couldn’t tell her it was the worst thing I had ever eaten in my life. So I chose to lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... really... go—\" My mouth failed to finish the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body collapsed forward onto the bed, powerless, as if I had been struck by death. I had barely come out of a coma, and now it felt like I was sinking back into darkness again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rick!\" Alicia shouted in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I think I’m going to die...’ I thought as my stomach began to churn like it was caught in a whirlpool.\u003C\u002Fp>",1055,"2026-06-03T13:47:40.002Z",1,"novelbin.me","040b7a64856ba4a6fc2e23ffe0c3a8a643d9472c3892e1bc5257b33f9f7e0c4b","how-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem-chapter-118","how-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem-chapter-116",195,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-i-tame-my-valkyrie-harem-cover.jpg"]