170-Chapter 11-4.5 What is a souvenir?

'Uncle, do you think a wyvern is good?'

'What, all of a sudden...?' 'Oh, by the way, Temma's on a wyvern hunt!

To be precise, it's the defeat of the wyvern's flock, but for Temma and the others, it would be like dealing with a winged lizard. Temma and Merlin-sama may be grazed, but they won't be badly injured, and Amur, who is the second most talented person in the group, will be fine. Chris might be a bit dangerous, but even so, he's one of the most talented people in the Konoe Guard. I don't think he'll die. The question is those three (.........) or.....

And is it good?

Hmm?　Oh, the wyvern is good. I've had it a few times, and it was a fine piece of meat, cooked or grilled.

When I taught Luna to remember the taste of the wyvern meat I used to eat, I took out a paper and pen from my pocket for some reason and started writing it down.

'Boiling is ... a stew?　It's a hamburger to grill, and maybe some other fried food...

Apparently, I'm trying to think of a wyvern dish to prompt Temma. My dear niece, your greed is on its own.

Anyway, Luna is steadily being fed by Tenma... we'll have to figure out a way to get her to marry Tenma, or at least keep her away from him.

I'll talk to my mother and the others about Luna in the near future, but for now, it's important that the three of them are safe. I don't think anything will happen to them as long as Tenma and Merlin are around, but if they were to be attacked if Tenma and Merlin are pinned down, the three of them would have no hope of surviving. If they die or become incapacitated, aside from the Duke of Sangha and the Marquis of Samoens, who have unregistered (unmarried) children under their roof, I don't know what will happen to the Countess of Hoost's frontier family........we'll have to adopt from our relatives. I suppose, but it's possible that the adopted son is not a royalist, and the disruption caused by the heir's inability to re-establish himself might reduce his power significantly.

'What would your uncle like to eat?'

Me?　I'm a thick steak that's been grilled with a sprinkle of salt. Good meat tastes better when you don't mess with it.

The simpler the dish, the more you can taste the meat, and most of all, you can't get enough of the blood dripping down your cheeks and drinking with the oil and gravy still in your mouth.

'My uncle has a simple tongue. I'm a gourmet, so I can't be satisfied with just grilled meat...''

Hey! Hey!

My uncle hit me!

He doesn't seem to be seriously making fun of me, but I just dropped a single Genkotsu on his head for the time being. I think I relaxed quite a bit, and Luna doesn't seem to be seriously in pain for the volume of her voice, so it's probably the usual goofiness.

'In the first place, it wasn't like Temma had decided to treat me to some wyvern meat, was it?　It's not like we've made any promises.

The discussion of defeating the wyvern was decided rather suddenly, so even if they did, it would only be a short-lived verbal agreement. Perhaps, it was so busy that I might have forgotten about it.

''Eh?　How could my brother forget a souvenir?　Even if I forgot, I'm sure we'll have some wyvern meat reserved for ourselves, and they'll make it for us if we ask. If I can't do it on my own, I'll ask Amy to ask her to do it with me, and if that doesn't work, then Granny can ask her and we'll have a shot!

No, you're probably right, but you can't count on anyone else to be the first to do so. It's especially foul to bring out your mother, and the moment you talk about it, she'll start lecturing you about it. The moment you talk about it, your mother will start lecturing you.

But still, Temma has a soft spot for Amy and your mother, as much as Luna can count on it...and Luna. Aimee is her own apprentice, so I understand, but Luna and her mother make me wonder sometimes... not that Tenma doesn't seem to be a pedophile or a mature woman lover....

'Ah!　My uncle is thinking the wrong thing!　I'll have to report to my grandmother!

Wait a minute!　I'm not even thinking about that!　I just thought Temma had a soft spot for you and your mother!

He grabbed Luna's back collar as she was about to run off and spoke quickly, telling her what he was thinking. Well, I didn't tell her everything.

'Eh~ I wonder if it's true~ Well, okay. Uncle, I heard that your brother has a soft spot for me, but that's not surprising!

I grabbed her by the back collar and Luna, who was hanging in the air, puffed out her chest.

''There is no brother who doesn't take care of such a pretty little sister!　Ah!　That's excluding my own brother.

Whether Luna is a cute (...) sister to Tenma is somewhere else, but she's certainly right to be treated as a sister. Tenma was adopted and an only child, and apparently there were no children in Kukri village who were close to her age, and even after she became an adventurer and went out, she rarely had anything to do with younger people, so perhaps Amy, Luna and Tida were one of the few younger people she was close to. Among them, Luna is the one who spoils her without reservation, and that's probably why she considers herself a handful of younger sisters.

Then again, that would be mother....

'As for your grandmother it's not because she's afraid?　He's all kinds of strict and nagging.

Oh, I see.

This is another compelling story. Temma witnessed him beating up your father right after he met your mother, so it's not surprising that somewhere in his mind, he was instilled with fear!

'Well, I guess I'll have to do it then!'

Yeah, yeah, I can't help it!

'Well, it can't be helped...'

The moment we heard the voice of a third party who suddenly broke in, time stopped for me and Luna. Usually that expression is used as a metaphor, but at this time I really felt my heart (time) stop.

Slowly, we both turned our heads in the direction of the voice, and the person I had imagined was there, just as I had imagined. In addition, behind them, your father and all of his relatives were looking at us with a dumbfounded look.

I've been looking for a tea party after a long time because I got some delicious snacks, but what you guys need is more of a sermon than a tea party......don't worry, no matter how strict I am. I'll let you go before breakfast (...) starts.

Your mother says that with a smile on her face, but I'm sure she's not going to preach for nearly half a day until breakfast starts!　It's not even nightfall yet!

No, I've got some work to do...

It's all right. Your men are good. Your absence for a day won't disrupt the military.

Oh, man, my half day might have been extended to a day.

'Grandmother, no!　That's not what I meant to say!　I'm going to warn you that my uncle was thinking about something nasty with me, my grandmother and my brother, so I'm going to warn my grandmother that she'll be mad if she hears it...

'What does that have to do with me being scared, strict, and nagging?　

After that, your mother's sermon continued until the next day before breakfast. They asked me about the meaning of the "dirty things" that Luna tended to do, and as a result of my honesty, I got some understanding and succeeded in shortening the day that was originally planned. However, the shortened day was made up for by an additional lecture about his usual attitude and behavior.

I was somewhat disappointed to see Luna, who was dozing off beside me, being lectured to, even though I thought it was unreasonable.