39-Episode 39: Roots and Banquet

Accompanied by an uncle named Kalio, we came to Lex's hometown.

The first time we saw the village, it looked unusual at first glance, but it was still unusual.

'This is Lex's home,'

And the house we were brought to, Lex's house, was an ordinary house.

It's so normal that it's hard to believe it's that Lex's family home.

Hey, Ryde, are you there?

Kalio's uncle slams the door of the house, and after a short pause, the door opens.

'What is it all of a sudden, Kalio?'

With that, the one who came out from inside was a seemingly mild-mannered uncle.

Is this man Lex's father?

Hey, I brought Lex's guest.

For Lex?

The uncle called Ryde looks at us.

'Apparently Lex introduced me to this village.

That's unusual. What in the world do you want in my village?

Uh, my name is Mina!　This is Gyro, Megri and Norbu!

Uh, it's a gyro.

It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Norbu.

Everyone starts to say hello to Uncle Ryde, so I say hello with them.

'Megri,'

Yeah, I bowed properly.

'Hi, this is polite, I'm Lex's father and my name is Ryde.

Well we met Mr. Lex in Togai town and he's been teaching us a lot of things.

Oh, my son. No, I'm sure my son would have a good reason to go out there and act like a teacher.

Lex seems to be substandard in many ways, after all.

'But the other day Lex-san had to go to another town, so Lex told me to go to my parents' house to see their magic textbooks, so I came!

Mina, I'm nervous.

Well, he's Lex's father, so I can understand why he's nervous.

So I'll leave the hard bargaining to you. It's not my job to do that.

"Oh, I see." My son didn't do that. Yeah. I see. Please, come in. Hey, Mom, Lex's friends are here!

He believed me easily.

To be honest, I'm worried that he's a little less cautious.

Or is it that he's confident that because he's Lex's father, he'll be able to handle anything that comes up?

Well, I'm going to go home.

Calio's uncle said and left easily.

'Um, thank you!

Thanks, old man!

Thank you.

Thank you.

When we thanked him, Calio's uncle didn't turn around, but only responded with a wave of his hand.

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I know it's a small house, but please sit down.

Mr. Ryde urged us to sit in the chairs provided.

'Coarse tea, please.'

Lex's mother served us tea.

Is this village surprisingly wealthy when it comes to serving tea?

Oh, thank you.

Everyone thanked each of them and sipped their tea.

''.....　Delicious!

Mina was right.

The tea recommended by Lex's mother was very tasty.

I've never had such a good cup of tea before, or even the first time I've had it myself.

As far as I'm concerned, we didn't have much to drink in the past, but Lex brought me some leaves to steam and they turned out to be a very good tea.

As expected of Lex, not only did you find swords and magic, but also good tea.

''He said that he uses herbs for everything for his high potions.

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Ha, hypothesis?　What is a hypocation, that hypocation?

Mina, the wizard, is upset.

Yes, I know that feeling.

Because speaking of high potions, they are a high quality consumable item that adventurers long for.

It's an item for advanced adventurers that costs five gold coins for a bottle.

That's what I heard. According to my son, it's a bit of a good potion material.

Not a bit. It's not a little bit at all.

Mina is mumbling to herself.

I guess it's because she's a wizard, and she understands the value of the materials used for the hypotony better than we do.

'So, how is my son doing?'

Yes, she was in too good of a mood. We're grateful to Lex for saving us from a close call, too.

Instead of Mina, who is too shocked to respond, Norbu replies.

'Yeah!　Lex's brother is insanely awesome!　We can take down demons like mountains in the blink of an eye, and he taught us magic!

'Hahaha, I see.

'I'm glad she's enjoying herself. This place is a little too small for her.

Lex's father and mother seem to enjoy listening to Jairo talk about Lex.

When talking like this, they look so normal that it's hard to believe they are Lex's parents.

"So my brother became a B-ranked adventurer in the blink of an eye and went into the danger zone!

''Is a B-rank great?''

'Yes, that's it. It's a level that normally takes a talented person years to reach.

Is that so?

I'm so glad to see you're doing well.

They seem like really normal people.

But then, how did Lex grow up to be such an awesome person?

Um....

How did you two raise Lex?　I was about to ask, "What do you mean?

"I hear you have a friend of Lex's coming to see you!

Suddenly the door was opened and a strange old man came in.

He's not the same grandfather I met at the entrance of the village.

''This is the village chief, how can I help you?''

Ah, these young people are friends of Lex's. Here they come.

The old man, called the village chief, bang on our shoulders.

It hurts a little.

''We have a guest here!　We're having a feast tonight!　Everyone gather in the village square for a drink!

I don't know what it is, but is this welcome?

You're not going to be able to do that.

'Everyone!　Entertain Lex's friends!

"'Ooooooh!'

Suddenly, the village chief brought us to the village square and we were invited to participate in a banquet called a welcome party.

"Well, well, well, we ate!　Our beef is delicious!

"Ooh, those eggs my pussycat made are good too!　Eat!

'Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.　Drink our booze!

"'Cause it's so much better than the food I'm used to because of Lex!

People who recommend the food and drink will ask, "Does he know about raising livestock and making wine?

You know about breeding livestock and making wine, don't you, Mr. Lex?

Yeah, I'm no expert," he says. Yeah, we're not deep into it. If he puts his hand in a little bit, it could make a big mess!

Oh, yeah, that's right, I put some cocks in our coop that Lex brought in from the mountains, and the eggs just tasted so good!

Those eggs are big enough for a kid to hold in one sitting.

Uh, are those really hens' eggs?

'Hmm?　Lex said something about a phoenix or something.

"Feh?

Wait, isn't that the name of the legendary phoenix?

You mean that flaming bird, the phoenix?

Flames?　Well, when Lex brought him in, he was bright red like he was on fire, but after doing some tricks to keep him in the village, he became a normal white coat.

That must be some kind of special technique!

Could there be some special meat in this cow?

'Oh, well, you said something about crazy buffs. He said he's so fierce that if you hit him and then cut off his horns, he'll be meeker.

'Crazy Buff is the name of a B-ranked demon, right?'

Mina is staring at the beef skewers, which she believes to be made by Crazy Buff, shivering and waving.

"Hey, you guys, these are so good!　Come on, eat up!

But that doesn't matter to Jairo, who is unconcerned about it, he's eating crazy buff meat and tucking into a Phoenix egg omelet.

'This drink is delicious!'

Already having stopped thinking about it, Megri was also enjoying the drink that was recommended to her.

'That's right, that's right!　It's a sparkling apple called the Jewel Apple that's used in this drink.

"Jewel uproots!

Wow!　I've never seen Mekhuri-san yell out in astonishment before.

Mr. Meghri, is the Jewel Apple really such a great thing?

"Not awesome or anything, but a fantastic fruit. They're literally transparent as jewels and fetch a fabulous price among the connoisseurs. Even in the back market, the jewel apple fetches a great deal of money. In the first place, the existence of the tree itself is so tightly controlled that I don't even know where it is.

Great, I've never seen Megri speak so fast and long before!

He said he found it growing in the mountains and Lex brought a whole tree to us, and we've been growing it. It's fun to see the beautiful fruit grow every year.

Trees?　They're real!

Megri-san is biting at a great rate.

It's really a valuable item........

Oh, you're interested in apples?　Would you like to come see it sometime?

Go!　I'll be there!

Megri-san's head seems to be full of Jewel Apple already.

''Ooh, I've got a new prey!

Along with those voices, the kids brought in new ingredients.

I'm very impressed with their parents' help.

'This one - we hunted it!

You did?

What, they're still young children, but they're hunting with hunters?

I see, the reason why Lex-san is so talented at such a young age is because he has been training like this since he was young.

''Land Dragon's meat is delicious!

....?　Now for some reason the name of a C-ranked demon seems to have come up?

'Well?　Did you say land dragon meat?

'Yes!　It's soooo good!

Land dragons, C-ranked large lizard demons, which are ridiculed as children of dragons because of their huge size.

They are not as large as dragons and wyverns, but they are large and fast, with sharp fangs and claws and hard scales. Since they crawl on the ground, they are a troublesome opponent in that they are difficult to attack with swords.

And it was defeated by the children........

By the way, how did you beat him?

'Let's see... Sark stopped me in my tracks with his magic, and me and Lute split up to attack the neck and tail in two. Oh, and the tail is delicious too!

...I see.

The children enthusiastically talk about defeating a C-ranked demon as if it's nothing, and that the taste of the tail is more important than that.

''Ah, it's Lex-san's hometown, isn't it?''

Really, there was no other way to say it.

Oh, the land dragon's tail was delicious.