Chapter 724 A Celebration Feast

Chapter 724 A Celebration Feast

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The feast that was being prepared included apples the most, although we also brought some demon meat, which Elizabeth helped us purify, which tasted quite delicious. Some people were rather against eating it, especially Monica, but once I prepared some hamburgers with goat cheese from my home village, they ended accepting this cheap meat really quickly.

"T-These are called... burgers, right? They are like huge meatballs, and this fresh goat cheese is so good!" Monica was devouring her burger faster than she could talk.

"I never thought the meat of those monstrous demons would be this tasty, it has a smoky flavor that makes them rather enjoyable... But who in their right mind would had thought about eating demon meat?" Eustace asked.

"Well, it is mostly a cheap meat from our small village, when people was desperate for food and had nothing else to eat, they butchered small demons they hunted, and by purifying their meat with light magic, it becomes edible." Eric explained the history. "In our village and most of the Kingdom we come from, eating demon meat is considered a cheap, local delicacy. Even our King enjoys high ranked demon meat."

"Yeah, I remember sending our duke Blue Oni's meat, and its head, hahah." I laughed a bit, recalling such a hilarious past event.

"T-To your duke?!" Monica gasped.

"I-Is that true?" Even Cattalina was surprised.

"Yeah! It helped him act up and help reinforce the defenses in our village against the demon army." Erika explained. "Though it was a bit rude, it worked!"

"Hahaha..." Elizabeth only laughed a bit. "A-Anyways, I'm stuffed..."

Most of our meals this night were demon meat preparations and anything they could make out of apples, there was apple juice, apple tea, and apple pies, alongside apple ice cream.

"The food is really good! I love apples." Alberta said happily. "Nom! Nom! Nom!"

Dwarves were well known for having great appetites, Alberta was the only one capable of going against Erika's gluttonous might.

"I won't lose against a newcomer!" Erika said, munching on her third apple pie.

"I guess I'm quite satiated by now." I sighed in relief, finishing my second demon dragon filet.

And well, I've already eaten a lot of demon meat and drank a lot of blood using my Demonic Arm, so I'm quite literally too stuffed to eat any more. I'll have to devour more demon parts tomorrow morning once I digest everything better.

"I heard that Elfriedden awakened his Weapon Spirit Skill." I wondered. "Is it true?"

"You bet it is." Elfriedden smiled, showing how his needle became a spear, and his threads fused with his clothes to form a frost-made armor.

"Interesting, so this means that even tool-type spirits can become spirit weapons." I nodded. "But I do wonder what's the case with spirits that already come in the form of weapons?"

"The opposite can be achieved." Cattalina explained. "The Weapon Transformation Skill doesn't work on them, but there's another skill that can be developed, named the Spirit Beast Transformation, it transforms tool-type and weapon-type spirits into beast forms, usually what the conventional spirits are."

"S-So my spirits can also take the form of beasts?!" Asked Elfriedden in surprise. "There's a whole other form they can take... amazing. I'll have to keep working hard then."

"Well said." I nodded.

"I-I wonder if my hammer can transform too? It already counts as both tool and weapon type..." Alberta wondered.

"For sure, it should at least be able to become a beast spirit eventually." Cattalina explained. "You have to keep leveling and working hard, dear Alberta."

"I-I will, professor!" Alberta nodded obediently.

"By now at least some of you should have hit Rank 3." I said. "How many?" I wondered.

Suddenly, most of my friends did except Alberta, who had hit Rank 2 Middle Stage, however. Its semes that their new spirits had yet to fully manifest.

It usually not an instant process, and this is the reason why it is possible for people to create their own spirits by using materials, or well, influence on the spirit that is already being made.

"Well, we should dedicate the next day to let you guys get your third spirits." I nodded. "Think about it over the night before we begin. I need you all as strong as possible for what's to come."

"E-Eh? You're planning on doing more than you already did?!" Evelyn asked. "Didn't we come here just to resolve this?"

"What? Are you insane, Evelyn?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "There's still a lot more of EXP waiting for us. And if we just leave, the demons will eventually amass in here again in a couple of weeks. Our efforts would be useless at the end. Our goal is to find Monica's father and kill the Demon Overlord. Our next target is... Here. These three other duchies that are in ruins, they at least harbor a few thousand demons each, with their own set of Demon Lords. We'll take them down one after another as we make our way to the capital."

"Y-You're insane!" Evelyn said. "For such a monumental task we would need the aid of the Royal Knights of the Alliance! A-And they are... well."

"Busy in the frontlines?" I sighed. "Haven't you seen enough? The familiars I summoned are our army. And we are the elite, we'll take down their leaders and their formations will collapse."

"Young Blake, you seem decided." Eustace laughed. "Very well, you'll have the full support of the knight brigade."

"Me too!" Monica said. "I've decided to trust you, Blake! I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I didn't!"

"E-Eh? B-But..." Evelyn muttered, surprised.

"Evelyn, what makes you doubt Blake's words so much after everything he has shown?" Asked Cattalina.

"Nothing, really... I am just worried, as their guardian, I am responsible for their safety, throwing themselves in danger all the time, even as strong as they are, sometimes, luck won't be in their side..." Evelyn sighed, as if she was recalling some really bad memories. "I'm sorry, I'll trust you as well, Blake... I'll watch over your back and help however I can, as your guardian."

"Well, you didn't need to go so far, but thanks." I smiled.

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