Yes, a tricky middleman can make things much more interesting
But I don't know if I have enough time to roleplay as the middleman. Yes, he's a bit silly but he runs other schemes and have other plans too rather than just cakes. He might go to the Legends Eternal mortal world then wreck havoc, for example assassinating a king, etc.
And the cake guy could still work with Ather at times too, right?
If only I can have two characters...
If not then I think I'll go for cake guy. Once holiday is over, I don't have much time and effort to go with the middleman