Volume 14 Chapter 44: 

Volume 14 Chapter 44: 

"Hah." Keith sat on one side of the room, whereas Carolyn and the sugar lovers stood on the other side. 

However, it was awkward; one side was composed and calm, while the other was irritated. That was because Keith had ignored them for another hour as he continued to sleep. It was only when the spirits with Eri jumped in to call him out. Sohma sat in the middle as he coughed, “Alright, let’s begin the discussion of the sweets being allowed in the mansion.”

"Is there really a need for all of this?" Keith sighed. Why was he being put on trial?

"There is!" 

"Fine." 

“Alright!” Carolyn slammed her hand on the table as she pointed at Keith, “Keith! How could you do this?! How could you take away our sweets in these last few days?!” These last few days had been horrible for them. 

“Because you guys have been addicted to sweets over these months.” Keith calmly sipped on his coffee, “Do you guys really not know how much sugar you guys consume every day?” 

"Ugh!" Carolyn faltered, and Keith continued to pour down on her. "I really don't need to say it. The fact that you're having withdrawal is a serious issue." Their reaction to the loss of sugar for a few days proved his point. 

"..." One down, and another was up. 

“That’s because you always make those delicious treats for us!” Scarlet joined in on this. Keith was the one who always made enough sweets for them to consume. 

“I admit, that was my mistake. I'm changing that by not making sugar in this household." Keith was only correcting a mistake he had made. 

“Ugh!” Finally, the dragon approached the plate, "If you don't make sugar, I'm going to whine every day!" If reason won't work, threats will! 

"Guys, aren't you being unreasonable?" Gabriel and a few others were standing with Sohma as they didn't know what to do.

"Shh! You wouldn't understand!" Alfia cried. 

"..." You guys are just proving Keith's point. 

"Go ahead." Keith snorted, "I have earplugs." He came prepared; he had Hazel make some plugs to block out sound. That was how he was able to sleep so soundly. 

"..."

"Should have gotten these a long time ago." It would have saved him a lot of trouble. 

“To be honest.” Faelyn raised her hand, “I think we’ve been too indulgent on the food here.”

“Faelyn?!” Alfia’s eyes widened.

“Sorry, Princess. But when you think about it, Keith is correct. You all been too indulgent on sweets.” Prim and proper. 

“You’re all princesses; you should restrain yourselves.” They were all nobles of high class; indulgence would only lead to greed. There was a whole lot of greed here. 

“Same.” Sakura and Krystal stood by his side. 

“I like sweets, but there are limits.” They liked sweets but also understood moderation; too much of a good thing is bad. 

Like that, three people were on Keith's side, a significant blow to the sweet lover faction. Alfia was the one affected the most by Faelyn leaving.

“Keith, you’re not messing with meat, are you?” Herrick’s eyes narrowed. He was on the sugar-lover side. However, he was more about meat. 

“No. But fried food is off the table. Also, a good number of oily things as well. I will cut back on some butter.” Besides sweets, oily things were off. It was similar to sugar in that regard. 

"But you will bring it back, right?" Melor questioned. 

"Yeah." 

“Okay!” The lion and dwarf joined his side. 

“What?!”

"As long as Keith doesn't mess with meat, I don't care." 

"His food is delicious as well." The last few days, Keith made dishes with less oil, and they were tasty. 

The two were not sweet enjoyers like Carolyn and the others; they were meat lovers. They were fine as long as the meat wasn't affected or they got Keith's guarantee, which they had already done. 

"And we need it to pack muscles." 

"..." The sweet lovers had overlooked this, and Herrick and Melor always strive for a stronger body. Of course, they would side with Keith! 

But there was another unlikely joiner. 

“Udine! Why are you going to that side?!” That was totally unexpected; the great spirit of water was a sweet lover.

“I like sweets, but I like fruit sweets.” There was a difference; chocolate and processed sugars were lovely. But she preferred fruit sweets more.

Keith only cut out sugar sweets, not fruit sweets. 

"..." The sweet faction was dropped instantly. Keith snorted confidently, "Looks like you guys are gone."

Cadmus shouted, “There’s no way I’m giving up my sweets!” He refused to lower it. But Sohma sighed. You’re going to die on that hill, huh?