Chapter 15 - Dinner Chat

Simple Vegetable Stew, Sandwich, and Cereal Porridge. It was the list of dishes I could make after seeing the food supplies in the kitchen. And as Kimi said, I might be able to make grilled sausages for her.

I took a knife and the cooking show started. Tonight's main menu is Simple Vegetables Stew and Sandwich. Okay, enough with the joke.

There are two men here. And I'm sure they have a huge appetite. It's a good idea to make extra portions.

"So... Are you adventurers or mercenaries?" I asked the two men in the dining room.

Yes... in the dining room not in the parlor. I ask them to move to a dining room close to the kitchen. I don't want to leave Kimi with them in a place I can't observe. I haven't trusted them. Besides all of that, I can't leave guests alone. It was very disrespectful even though I didn't approve of them being here.

"We are Adventurers, not Mercenary," replied Vier.

His young full voice is so easy for me to recognize. Especially when that voice has been accompanying my adventures in Ark Fantasy Online for eight years.

"Are you strong?"

Nice Kimi, very good follow-up. To be honest, I'm a little confused about how to figure out their strengths indirectly.

"Of course we are strong. We are A-Rank Adventurers."

That... quite surprising. Didn't expect them to be stronger than Wielth, oh! I mean the jerk! I thought they're C-Rank adventurer or below. but... come to think of it, A-Rank might be suitable for them or rather, suitable for Vier.

In Ark Fantasy Online, the young man's level is two hundred and forty-six. If that level is brought into this world, I'm pretty sure he's so strong.

...and maybe, I can use their kindness to help me escape from the jerk's grip.

"That's not a bad idea," I whispered. then... "Oh! I forgot to ask. Are there any vegetables you don't like, Mr. Adventurer?"

"I can eat all kinds of vegetables," Cabal replied.

A moment later, Vier responded with. "So am I."

"Good then."

Without any foodstuffs to dislike, I took potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes. Hmm... Should I add bacon? No, I don't think so. If there is meat, this dish cannot be called Simple Vegetable Stew.

I'm going to use bacon to make sandwiches.

As I cook, we continue the conversation. I can't be too active in this chat because I'm cooking. I can only give them a sideline here and there. Luckily, Kimi who chatted with them managed to dig up their information with her innocent questions.

Thanks to Kimi, I know that Cabal and Vier belong to the Soaring Sky Familia, one of the five most powerful Families in the city of Rishtonbell. Vier was eighteen while Cabal was thirty-two. Vier hails from the village of Falfruh, a remote place north of the Heingarz Kingdom. As for Cabal. He came from the town of Gradovan, a maritime city in the kingdom of Zurasea.

"Gradovan, there are no cities with such names in Ark Fantasy Online," I muttered one more time.

At the same time, I started frying beacons. Next, I prepare sausages to grill. And not to forget, I prepared the ingredients to make mayonnaise.

Gradovan and Zurasea.

I honestly say, two names of a place I don't know make me feel restless. It also makes me wonder, how big is the difference between this world and Ark Fantasy Online?

If the difference between the two is huge, I'll have a hard time collecting treasure. The locations where the treasure was stored may differ from the locations I know of. The shortcut to becoming rich will not be easy to bypass.

"It's going to be troublesome."

After complaining to no one, I started frying a loaf of bread that I cut in half in a frying pan that had been smeared with butter.

I could have just filled that bread with Lettuce, fried bacon, and the Mayonnaise sauce I made. But unfortunately, it won't be a good Sandwich as the bread is too hard and cold.

I want this bread crispy outside and soft inside. And more importantly, I want this bread to be warm. And because the shape of the bread I use is half a ball, this sandwich could be called a Hamburger or a Doner Sandwich.

Not long after I fried the third bread, the Simple Vegetable Stew I made boiled. Due to limited time, I didn't wait for the broth at Stew's to be reduced, I used Roux to make it thick.

Then, my fox ears twitched because I heard the name of Foltian Great Dungeon in their chat.

"The second floor of Foltian Great Dungeon is filled with D-Rank monsters. The monsters are quite ferocious. Therefore only D-Rank Adventurer and above can visit the second floor of the Dungeon," explained Vier to Kimi.

"Are there many adventurers who died on that second floor?" Kimi inquired.

"Although almost all D-Rank Monsters are quite ferocious, they are no match for a party composed of several D-Rank Adventurers. As for C-Rank Adventurer, they can defeat the monsters on the second floor easily."

I don't like the direction of their talk.

The little girl is too clever.

First, she figures out who the two Adventurers are by trying to familiarize herself with them. Later, she figures out what they're doing on the grounds of wanting to hear about their adventures. And now, she's trying to figure out what happened to the jerk by asking how dangerous each Level is in the Foltian Great Dungeon.

The main objective of this little girl is to know the dangers that Level three Foltian Great Dungeon has. She wanted to use that information to guess Wielth's plight.

At least, it was a guess I made about the direction of Kimi's conversation with them. Now, should I stop Kimi or let her know what she wants to know?

Hmm... Even though it hurts. I'll let Kimi know what she wants. I want her to think that the jerk is dead.

...It was for the good of both of us.

But unfortunately... this is not a time to have a pang of sadness or despair. Dinner's ready and I don't want Kimi to eat this dish with negative feelings.

"All right, you three, dinner's ready. Let's stop chatting for a moment. Kimi, please help me bring all these dishes to the dinner table."

"Okay big sis."

For a moment, both of us worked as Waiters. We delivered the dishes to the guests. And within minutes, all the dishes I made were neatly arranged and served at the dinner table.

Simple Vegetable Stew comes with bread, two loaves for each Adventurer, and one bread for us ladies. A sandwich for four. One portion of fried sausage for Kimi. Lastly, one glass each and one pot of lemonade water for the four of us.

"Please enjoy, I hope this dish suits your palate."

"Then I won't hold back. Time to dig in," Cabal said.

The man then prayed to the Goddess of Light and we followed. Our prayers ended and our dinner began.

Two men right away attacked the sandwich. My little sister started with her vegetable stew. As for me, I ate the bread by soaking it in stew first.

For some time, no one spoke. Each of us was preoccupied with the dishes served at the table.

It's very strange. Somehow, I felt a longing when we had dinner together. This strange feeling also makes my heart feel warm.

"The food was delicious. I love the sandwich you cook, miss. I've never eaten a sauce like this before." Vier gave praise and a smile.

"Indeed, these delicious dishes make me nostalgic. it makes me miss the city I came from." Cabal stopped moving his spoon and closed his eyes.

As for Kimi, the little girl eats her dishes happily. Her tail swings quickly as she eats her favorite grilled sausage.

Our dinner continued. And in a blink of an eye, all the dishes I served were finally run out.

"Eating together is fun! As if, I feel like mom Haruka is here with us!"

Kimi's innocent words made my body jerk and freeze. Accidentally, the little girl makes me recall the times when Haruka was chopped up by a jerk.

That memory squeezed my soul, and something wants to get out of my stomach. Therefore, I immediately put a spoon on the table.

"Excuse me, I just remembered that there is something I have to do immediately. I'll be right back." After saying that phrase, I went and walked into the backyard.. I didn't wait for the response of the three of them.