Later that day…
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As Cedric stared at his party members, who were all gathered around him with huge smiles on their faces, his face scrunched in embarrassment. His face was flushed pink because he was really happy, but extremely shy at the same time.
The reason for this was that, just a few seconds ago, Ino had come to call him from his room, saying there was an emergency and that he needed to get to the general area. But when he got there, all his teammates immediately surprised him in unison:
"Happy Birthday, Cedric!"
'Ah…'
He was absolutely at a loss for words.
Just then, the others turned to look for Evelyn. Ino spoke with a bit of annoyance, "Where is that bat? Where did she take the cake?"
Not long after she asked, Evelyn rushed inside with a giant slab of meat that had a single lit candle on top.
"Here, here. Sorry I'm late," she panted.
Ino then turned to Cedric and clapped her hands once, then said with a grin, "Celeste told us it's your birthday today."
