Chapter 27: Grilled rabbits with herbs

Chapter 27: Grilled rabbits with herbs

The next morning, when we woke up we saw the army being busy.

Shii went as a spirit to see the situation there, and apparently the army’s top leaders had been gravely injured and couldn’t join the battle anymore, so currently they were revising the whole chain of command in the army.

“I did not think that it was to that extent to interfere with the march. Frankly, I am surprised. It was that Incompetent king and nobles who created it after all. To be so weak as to have a gap in efficiency.”

I dumbfoundedly made a bland valuation of them.

“Nh~? Naturally if they came back to continue defying Masatsugu-sama it might turn into a big thing~?”

“That’s right, I’m surprised they weren’t struck by divine punishment by going against Masatsugu-sama.”

The two who gained merits yesterday, were evaluating them from a different angle.

I see, there’s some truth there.

“Well, I don’t intend to pay attention to them. To me the air has more presence than them. In that way if we say for them to receive punishment, there wouldn’t be anyone to receive it.”

“I understand~” “A fitting saying.”

“We should head for the Calamity Dragon subjagation rather than concern ourselves with the army. We will protect our home the orphanage. In that way we will save the country aswell.”

The four girls turned towards me with sparking eyes in respect.

Sigh, I am not doing such a huge thing.

Frankly the soldiers of the King should’ve been able to do something about it but they were replaced with the outsiders us to do it.

Sigh, unsightly bunch. I was thinking such things.

We were walking for around 5 hours. Naturally we left the coach on the mountain road. The sun has already ascended to the highest it can go. Our departure time should’ve been around 7, so soon it should be time for lunch. Originally we should’ve rest due to fast advancement, but since the girls were unaffected by fatigue, we could advance more than usual. But, fatigue is not physical only. Soon, the mental fatigue will have to be refreshed so we’ll take rest.

For that reason we put our rucksacks on the ground and put up a tent so that we can have lunch.

“But, this time I’ll cook nothing more than just simple meals. Naturally since we carry less ingredients and kitchen tools.”

As I said that I took out the rabbit meat and skewered on a stick, covered it with herbs and then I put it near the fire so that it can get grilled.

Next was the left over cream soup from yesterday, I put it in a stove and warming it up.

In the environment the sweet smell of the fresh rabbit meat and cream soup were beginning to float around.

“Master, Lucia is blissful, *gulp*.”

“Lucia-chan, you’re drooling more than usual! But, Masatsugu-sama’s royal cooking is the best, this is also excellent!”

“Shii is thankful that’s she’s a spirit deity~. I’m thankful that I’ve endured for so long all my 5000 years of boredom have just vanished~”

“I’m also grateful that I am the daughter of the guild master. Because like this I can receive charity from our Savior-sama!”

Their high spirit was weird.

It might be mountain sickness, eating this should relieve them some of it.

“Okay, it’s done. Everyone let’s eat!”

They yelled out loud “Waa” and immediately each took a stick with meat and began eating it.

“Hauu, this is!?”

“Amazing! This is amazing!”

“Funya~ Dewicious!”

“Wha- this much!?”

Hou, it’s that delicious. Let’s see.

Ooo, this is certainly good!

The taste of the soup just pops and fills your mouth.

Whatsoever the meat of the rabbit is so soft it unwraps in your mouth! Putting on top of your tongue and letting it go will melt away.

There is no bad smell of it being fresh and the herbs smells is only light and it helps of preserving the meats flavor.

“It’s fairly good.”

“It’s not at the point of being fairly good, Master!”

“This is really excellent! Thank you very much, Masatsugu-sama!”

“This alone can make me live for another 10000 years.”

“There’s nothing except marriage, right?”

Is it really that much?

One person was talking something about I didn’t really understand.

Well, even if you guys say that I am skillful to me you guys being full is the best for me.

“Don’t eat just the meat there’s the stew aswell. Your nutrition will be imbalanced.”

“Naturally, we will! Thank you for the food. Uuuu, it’s delicious.”

“Crying is no good, Lucia-chan! You’ll make the stew salty!”

“Fuwafuwa~ I’m getting that kind of feeling.”

“Shii-sama, you look like you’re entering Nirvana? It’s not like I don’t understand you. It comes together with the meat so good that I cannot have enough of it melting on the top of my tongue!”

That being said, they also showed the same vigor for eating the stew as they did with the meat.

Yup yup, eat well and grow up soon.

Like that we passed our lunch time.

But, as we were resting we saw two men and two women going up the mountain in a manner like they were hurrying.

Those were the leaders of the army, Ishijima, Saika, Fukano and Yoshira. The figures matched with the ones I remember.

Ishijima is a genius that likes to wear glasses, while Sakai has a big physique which gives an intimidating air from him. Both of them have an gentle appearance, but sometimes you can see from their eyes that they look down on people.

At first look, Yoshihara is just an energetic girl with a carefree smile, Fukano is a obedient girl who looks like a sheltered girl, but those are just faces to show to teachers and alike, but at their roots they both have rich parents and they look with contempt towards people from the bottom of their hearts. All of them are scum.

Somehow all four of them were panting with bloodshot eyes.

Fumu, it seems like they were desperately searching for me.

They were gasping for breath and violently were breathing and then they were finally able to meet me.

Then, all of a sudden with blood shot eyes the representative Ishijima started to open his mouth.

“*Ha* *Haa*… Shit, I’ve looked for you! NAOMI! You bastard, how dare you do that to my army…*Haa* *Ha* You went and did something unreasonable! What’s the meaning of this!! *Fuuh* *Fuu*”

He was yelling while struggling for breath.

I am amazed of how sad state he can be

“Oi, oi. Are you alright in the head? Isn’t this mountain climb hard for the frail you who only studies?”

I said that because I was worried.

But towards my worry from the heart, his face was becoming more red and held back from gnashing his teeth to bleeding.

“You baaaaaaastard! AaaaAAaaaAnswer my question!”

He roared back with a voice filled hate.

AaaaAAaaaAnswer was screamed with such a weird turned-out voice and it reverberated across the mountain.

Uhm, what could he be mad about?

Aa. Perhaps it’s that…

“I’m sorry, could you be angry because I hit on the mark with the remark frail? But, that’s not your fault. That’s the fault of the parents who gave birth to you. It’s not your fault that you are a bungle.”

I took that into consideration and bowed my head in respect.

But, my words were…

“Guaaaaaaaaaa! I, will not forgive you! Despite being just Naaaooomiiiiiii!”

Ishijima’s embarrassing voice once again reverberated on the mountain.

Shit, what’s wrong with him?

I never said anything except the truth…

But, he selfishly and one-sidedly decided that I’m his enemy, and in his eyes the hatred was increasing more and more and he was showing signs that he might come and attack me.

But, to Ishijima who began trembling and shaking, the sturdy Sakai came out as if to protect him.

“Oi, calm down. Don’t get caught up in the enemy’s pace!”

He said that to Ishijima.

“Yes, well done!”

I reflexively clapped my hands to that display.

“That’s great, helping out your incompetent fellow is important. Especially for rubbish existences like yourselfs!”

I was praising them by saying that.

But their hatred instead was intensifying and they were pointing it at me.

Uhm, I didn’t tell you anything other than the truth.