230 9-10 Sand Country Roukaku Get hungry before the battle

While staying in the comfort of the back of the sled, we entered the largest town near the kingdom of Lokak, the land of sand.

The town is surrounded by white walls and is about the same size as the inside of Ains Hale, and looking at the buildings, it's more developed than I expected.

Well, the water problem, which is likely to happen in the desert, is solved because of the magic.

Now if only the sunshine could be dealt with, it would be much easier to live here....

'Hmm. I think we're probably in this town...''

Renge mutters with a face that seems unconcerned about sunlight.

I wonder if I'll be able to get my heat tolerance up if I keep going like this.

Well, let's get back to the subject at hand.

While looking at the map, I found a small village in the desert.

I stopped by to see if there is a small-scale ground dragon springing up there as well, but I heard that the ground dragon has already been defeated.

An old man came by and defeated the dragons in an instant and left like the wind.

Perhaps it was Kuduro-san.

''It's a prosperous town, isn't it?''

Wendy was right, there are a lot of people here.

And just like I imagined, there were men wearing white turbans on their heads and women stylishly dressed in brightly colored saris coming and going on the main street.

''Come to think of it, this town is surrounded by white walls too, right?

I ask, remembering that the small village we stopped at was also surrounded by blank walls.

Is it because of the earth dragons springing up?　I thought about it, but I didn't think that wall had that high of a defense.

''That's right. That white wall is kneaded with herbs that the earth dragons don't like, and it's made to be safe for about 30 days after the earth dragons have sprung up.

Thirty days?　Does the date have anything to do with it?

That's right! Jiryuu can't say anything about the smell he doesn't like when he's hungry.

........I see.

So that means you've bought a certain amount of time on the wall, and in the meantime, you've been defeated by the defeating team, Renge, and the maidens of previous generations in the past.

Do you at least have a countermeasure against the stone?

'It's hot in the town too........ You should have made a few more watering holes.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

I was walking through the town while holding the ball against my neck.

"Lord, I'm hungry.

Well let's get some food and ask around.

'Lokak is basically good meat!　There's a lot of spices, so there's no limit to the flavors you can get from one restaurant to the next.

Huh........spices, huh?

I'd like to stock up on some souvenirs as well.

If possible, I'd like to learn how to cook this side of the business and teach Misela, but I guess it's too difficult to teach her.

You can't get away with it. It's been a while!

Oh, landlady!　Long time no see!

Some kind of buxom woman approached me with a shopping bag.

She seemed to be an acquaintance of Renge's and seemed quite friendly.

You will stop by my shop today?　When Renge-chan comes, my girls will be happy.

Oh, great!　I'd love for my husband to try my auntie's cooking!

Apparently, the landlady has her own shop.

If I come to know, she seems to be the landlady of a bar.

That means she was shopping.

Your husband...?　Oh, Renge, you didn't like men, did you?

'Hahaha ... hi ... eh ... eh ... eh ...

Oh, my God. You're so creepy!　You've been a good boy!

You son of a b*tc*!　A pretty sharp elbow in the armpit!

He's pretty strong, isn't he?

All right, you don't need to come to my shop.　It's before business, so I'm going to celebrate with a private party!

Are you sure?

'Yeah, sure. You've always been a great help to me, Renge.

White is at the limit of his appetite, so let's have a quick bite to eat.

You're a pleasant eater!　It's worth making!

Mmm! Hmm!　Delicious!

'The Great Commission!　Eat your fill!　Kids are supposed to eat, too!

No, it's nice of you to say that, but you've got sales after this, right?

If you eat this amount of quicksilver, I think it's inappropriate........

''.........My lord. I'll go buy more ingredients.

Then I'll go with you. I'll ask around and talk to the people in town.

Yeah, I'm sorry. Can you do that?

Aina and Sorte must have thought the same thing, and they took care to buy the shopping and asking around.

The plate in front of the two of them is empty, but it's probably still not enough, so I'll have them save the food for the two of them separately.

''Renge-san's master should eat more, too. The landlady's food is best when it's hot!

Yeah, I'll take it. Thank you.

I think she is an employee of the store - the skirt is short and shows off her nice legs perfectly.

The socks stop just above the knee, showing off the beauty of the legs by making them appear wider in absolute terms, and I'm impressed that the person who chose to dress the employee in this outfit was so impressive.

Perhaps.........the landlady?

Leggeline beauty is most beautiful when it is in motion, not when it is stationary.

It's an arrangement that knows that in a thousand different ways, as the muscles change shape, the beauty of the leg line will also create new beauty.

He's good at it..........

''So what is it about that guy that made you like him, Renge-san!

Oh, don't tell anyone. I'm so embarrassed!

...Is it okay to take so long?

I asked Renge in passing, but she said it's better to relax at least during dinner time, so we're all taking it easy.

If you're too uptight, it will be exposed, and even if you don't want to, you'll be busy after meeting up with Kuduro-san....

So Wendy is learning by watching the landlady cook.

White is engrossed in his meal.

Renge is busy talking.

Well, it can't be helped. I'll have a chat with the glasses employee standing next to me.

How's that?　How does the landlady's food taste?

It's good. It's pretty good. You've got the perfect blend of spices.

That's true. We have a lot of fans of the restaurant's taste, and chefs from other countries come here to find out how the spices are mixed. We're lucky to be able to teach them how to cook.

That's awesome. But it's certainly worth it in this dish.

The aroma first stimulates the belly, increasing the appetite, and then the spicy seasoning naturally propels the fork forward to take another bite.

It's supposed to be a hot dish on a hot day, but you can't help but eat more and more of it, even though you're sweating.

Probably because this is a bar, the seasoning is a little strong.

It's very hot and spicy and I would love to have a lager with it, but unfortunately, I can't get drunk with it because that's what I want to do, even if I had a lager.

By the way, your glasses are a little crooked, aren't they?

'Yes, that's right.... I was born with bad eyesight and it's a gift, but it's so expensive I couldn't even get it repaired...

Oh, well can I borrow it?

'Yes, please. Please don't break it, okay?

His face was close to his face as he accepted the glasses from the bespectacled boy, and he looked around the nose stopper, thinking that he really had a bad eye.

They probably looked a little off because they were bent here.

Since it's a thin metal, I invoke 'Hand Formation (Handing)', thinking that it would easily break due to metal fatigue.

'Hmmm........and that's about it.......?　Yes, try this one on.

I asked him to put it on once, checked its position here, and then asked him to return it to me to make some minor adjustments.

'Oh. So you're an alchemist?

Yeah. At my day job. And?　Do you notice anything strange about it?

'Yes!　I'm fine!　Thank you!

Yeah. It's perfectly straight.

By the way, I also reinforced it so that it's hard to bend.

After all, I think a girl with glasses should wear them well.

"Heh heh. Your husband is a good man, Mr. Renge!

The bespectacled girl bowed her head in a bow, showing off her cleavage, and then bounced her legs mindlessly back with the dishes I'd finished eating and moved backwards, bouncing her legs.

'Master!　You can't pick up on that!

'Yes....'

Is it a pick-me-up to fix the glasses of a child with glasses?

"Hahaha. What a great husband you have. A good man is a natural magnet for women!　So, Renge-chan, are you going to take down the Earth Dragon again this time?

Hmmm... come to think of it...

You're not being very articulate. You're not very sharp.　Come to think of it, I thought the army was going to take them down from now on?

That's true. This time it's a bit special.

Has the town received any reports of a mass outbreak?

I wonder if it's just a recognition of the extent to which the jiryu appeared as usual.......

''Come to think of it, I heard earlier in town that an old man was asking where the jiryu was.

'Really?　Do you know where it is?

Jiryuu?　It's just straight down the street from the north gate. Is that old man by any chance an acquaintance of Renge-chan?

'Yes!　The North Gate!　Master!

Yeah. Okay. You hungry, White?

Hmm. I'm full. I need to work out after dinner.

White pats his round, flabby stomach and I wipe the sauce from around his mouth.

'I'm back. I got you some. Oh, and I heard the old man's gone out the north gate.

I think it's probably Lord Kuduro, but you might want to hurry up.

Sorte and Aina came back at just the right time, so let's head out as soon as possible.

The number of earth dragons written in the vicinity of this town is large, Kuduro-san alone would be dangerous....

''Huh. I've learned a lot. Thank you, landlady.

All right, all right. You're in good company, Renge, I'll teach you the secret spices. You have a good day, then.　Come back to us.

""Have a nice day!"

Thus, after finishing our stomachs, we hurriedly headed to Kuduro-san and Jiryuu's place.