52 Episode 51: Behind the Feast

"At all ... there's no end to end. Was it too much to give up the whole oak?"

When I got out of the banquet seat because of a lavatory, I scratched my head.

The subjugation of the orcs ended shortly with the help of Wyvern and souls, and the souls of the orcs, including the upper species, could be robbed without leaving any soul.

Unfortunately, or after all, the level did not rise.

Giving the bounty and materials together to the village of Merte was my only last blow. At this point, the Merte residents will have a solid confidence in me.

Ilia had returned earlier than planned, so I tried to behave a little big.

I'm glad I'm happy to be there, but I'm a little embarrassed by this fuss.

Or rather, since the feast has started, it's not bad that you can't even eat one of the skewers. Do not float around the gold coin mark.

At last I will withdraw the previous statement, here.

After adding some money, he didn't want to return to that place, but headed to a vacant lot behind the village.

Another person-I knew that I had to feed the other merit, Clau Solas, too, but surprisingly there was a customer there.

"... Sera Priest?"

And, isn't it a creature?

I was booed at that moment.

"I'm not a little! And I'm not a kid!"

"No!"

"No!"

"Huh, I'm sorry. From my point of view, it's a little and it's a kid. If you're sorry, let me show you my height and age!"

"Oh, look at it now! I'll be bigger than you! I'll pass it even at my age!"

Age "I can't do it, Ain"

"I can't do that!"

"Uh !?"

Chibigaki No.2, did you guys have a chance? I'm surprised.

Priest Sarah spoke on behalf of the reluctant trio.

"They said they were so feasted that they wouldn't let the dragons eat them. I was preparing before noon. When I came here, I decided to call Sora-san. But ...

"Oh, it was surrounded by no gaps ... by the way, did Clau Solas do anything wild?"

I'm worried.

Priest Sarah nodded with a smiley smile.

"Yes, he was calm. He would have taken care of the children."

"It was good"

I said so and looked at Klau Solas.

Barrel I don't even notice that I'm here, and I'm sneaking my head inside and eating it.

If you see the tail hitting the ground with pounding, you probably liked it.

… This isn't just a notice of the children, just a feast.

Judging from the fragrance that drifts faintly on the nose, the contents of the barrel are-

"Is it pickled?"

"Yes. I heard that sour food is a favorite, so I tried to devise it, but it seemed that I liked it.

Sarah's heart is filled with satisfaction.

According to the crew, we peeled the fur of the boar (bleeded, small) we came the other day, pulled out the internal organs, stuffed herbs inside, pierced a large iron skewer, and slowly rotated for 3 hours He says he uses meat that has been cooked with fire.

It is a roasted boar that is not a roasted pig.

So, while preparing the meat, they also prepared the vinegar, but this one seems to be taking a lot of time here. They say that the vegetables harvested in the village were boiled, roasted, fried, and put into vinegar while performing various treatments, so that the acidity of the vinegar and the flavor of the vegetables could be mixed.

Yeah, I don't know exactly what we did, but we know it took a lot of work.

Then, when the meat is cooked, cut it into a size that can be easily eaten by Crow Solas, then put it in a barrel filled with vinegar. It was soaked for about three hours.

…… Is it more time-consuming than the food served at the feast?

"It's a secret only here-"

"Yes"

Taku: "It took more time than the village chiefs to cook."

"After all"

"Is it a secret?"

Priest Sarah, with her forefinger in front of her lips, was very cute.

Really Ilia's mother, this person.

... Well, in retrospect, when I was at the same party, I often saw Ilia's face like this. The expression was directed at Lars instead of me.

Since I was expelled from Hayabusa's sword, I forgot that the expression I turned toward me would have been the top of the Buddha unless I looked down.

Aside from that, I was a little worried about the future of Clau Solas, who has learned the taste of such a tedious dish.

You won't stop eating raw meat after learning the taste above.

It's bad, but it's impossible to serve such a complicated dish every time.

Although Luna Maria has the skill of cooking, she seems to be an elf and shows a sense of refusal to meat dishes, and her seal was a large family, or maybe she is a "delicious dish = cheap and full-bodied dish".

Sparrows who lived alone in the forest can only cook or boil with water or fire.

Tsutsumi: I've been seriously studying the introduction of a housekeeper recently, asking them to be aware of my skills.

In such a situation, it is said that the food of Klaus Solas is as luxurious as the food of Priest Sarah, or that it is unreasonable.

...... No, wait. Is there a way to go to this village regularly for this reason?

The distance between Ishka and Merte village is about seven days by chariot. It is not a distance you can easily come and go, but if you fly in the sky Wyvern does not take half a day in one way.

You will be suspicious if you come to see Priest Sarah frequently for no reason, but you can avoid such suspicions if you have a reason to make a favorite of Clau Solas.

It would be quick if I could recruit the Priest Sarah to my clan, but for a remote village like Merte, I would not be able to get a virtuoso miracle user even if I wanted to.

If the user were to leave the village, it would be tangible to make a fuss. I won't just be blamed.

No, before that, it seems unlikely that Priest Sarah, the head of the church and the orphan carekeeper, would accept the invitation. Unfortunately, this plan died-

...... No, wait one more time. Then is it just a matter of finding an alternative miracle user?

Also, I should have taken over the orphan trio. Fortunately, today's house is uselessly large and has room left over, and three or four children earn enough to support them.

Oh, but I heard that there is also a husband's grave in this village, so I guess it's impossible ... No, no, if you give up, the game is over.

In the first place, we came here to take advantage of the friendship between Lars and Ilia. It was not a success to be able to sell mercy to the village of Merte, but I want more specific results.

I talk to Priest Sarah.

"I'll ask you what I can't do."

"Yes, what?"

"Does pickled meat last for quite a while, is this meat?"

"Yes, that's right. But it's getting hotter, so it's never been better to eat fast-this time I don't need to worry."

Priest Sarah looks at Klaus Solas and laughs.

Well, surely this cooked meal will definitely be a complete meal. Rather, I just ate it.

Crow Solas, who lifted his face out of the barrel with a sigh of pleasure, noticed me and rounded his eyes.

Immediately, he shows his face as if he seems to be sorry, but he comes to his face-Uo, isn't your face covered with vinegar? It was natural because I ate my face in a barrel.

"Is it so delicious?"

"Pug! Pug!"

When asked while removing dirt with a towel taken out of his bosom, Klaus Solas shouted vigorously, slamming his tail on the ground.

After all he seems to like it a lot.

And not only did she like cooking, but also the priest Sarah seemed to be included.

For, the hands of the priest, who wiped the vinegar on my face with me, did not dislike Kraus Solas at all.

I usually hate to touch human hands other than me, but I've missed it a lot. Does this mean that you can hold your stomach?

I smiled involuntarily.

"Soon we'll bring the hunted game to the priest instead of me, this guy."

"If you ask the person who has helped save the village, I will be happy to cook it.

"I'm grateful-can I really ask you seriously? Of course I wouldn't say anything unreasonable every day and I'll pay the right price."

"Yes, of course. If you add, don't tell us if you donate to the church, not the money."

Priest Sarah smiles saying that.

I looked away in a hurry.

――I don't know. Now, I just thought “I want to eat” very naturally.

Anyway, get results! Good job, Clau Solas. Now you don't have to worry about your next visit.

You can now return to Ishka without worry!

When I told that, Priest Sarah looked astonished.

"... are you going home?"

"Yes. I've been leaving Ishka for almost five days for some reason. I'm worried about the clan and the rotten sea."

The rotten sea should have been roughly burned down, but something may have happened again. When leaving Ishka, Fyodor has been told to return as soon as possible.

I also care about sparrows, who are demons. I've been asking you to keep an eye on Lunamaria and Seal, so I don't think you're worried, but that Lunamaria and Seal are also problematic.

Elves (beautiful girls) and beastmen (beautiful girls) wearing slave collars, in a sense, are as noticeable as sparrows. There may be stupid entanglements, and they are not necessarily caught up in strange turmoil.

In that sense, this trip to Merte was quite impossible.

I would give it in as short a word as possible because it would make me more condescending, but Priest Sarah seemed to have something to feel.

I bowed deeply and thanked me.

"Thank you very much. Thank you again."

"No, I don't mind. When in trouble, we are each other."

Create a soft smile that looks like a good young man at best-does he look good? I hope she doesn't look like a scammer who tricks widows and young children.

Considering such a thing, I suddenly notice. Speaking of which, the children have been quite quiet a while ago.

Looking at the trio with that thought, he was rubbing his eyes with sleep. It's no wonder it's time to sleep at normal times.

Ain, the first child, yawns, and the younger two are rowing.

Priest Sarah called out to these children.

"Ain. Please take Zwei and Dora to your room."

"... Fee"

Ain nods while rubbing his eyes. Zwei squeezes Ain's right hand and Dora squeezes Ain's left hand.

Thinking while looking back at the three people returning to the village.

Yeah, Ain is a good brother.

There must have been times when I and Laguna walked hand in hand like that, but my memories are already vague.

When was that? Surely there was also a mother and Laguna's mother, so it is definitely before the age of seven.

When I was lost in my thoughts, I suddenly saw my eyes from sideways.

Looking back, Priest Sarah, who was supposed to follow the children, stared at me.

Loneliness A gentle look that is caring and caring for you. Did you feel that I had just crossed my breasts, even without words?

The gaze became so embarrassing that I turned my gaze in the direction of my head.