166. I had a drink
Well, I said it grandiosely, but we didn’t leave for the empire right away. As the empire is not such an easy land, there are things to prepare,
Above all, we need to rest. It’s all about eating and living, but it’s useless if you do it while your body is sluggish. Oh my, oh my.
So we were back in Hyr.
[As expected, the house is cozy.]
We were taking a break at the Wizard’s Tower, which was a nominal base, but was rarely used as a base.
Thanks to the mobilization of adventurers, the repair and reconstruction of the tower have already been completed. Adding Cream’s magic and divine magic to it, the tower was still kept clean even though it had been neglected for quite a long time.
“It’s not bad, but a little bit of cream.”
“Yes, yes!”
There’s even a self-made professional chef who knows how to make desserts. It was a perfect resting environment, except that I had to look at the uncle’s young face.
[Cream. You don’t like cream very much?]
“I, greasy, little, not so much.”
It has certainly changed compared to before, when it was almost as if there was no desire. Cream has become a little more proactive, and has no hesitation in revealing its likes and dislikes.
It’s a bit suspicious to say that after drinking cheese like water, it’s not that greasy, but whatever. In fact, dessert itself is considered an extreme luxury in this world.
Wouldn’t the sugar crystals that Cream now puts into that dainty mouth would be enough to cover the cost of living for a decent family of four for a month?
“Hero! It’s not for eating, it’s for decoration…”
“It’s okay, ah.”
Looking at the end of the 15cm-high, artisan Ang Barud’s ‘Dragon made of sugar (possessed by Viscount Haaire)’, the cook let out a shrill scream. Of course, that action didn’t stop Cream.
No matter how much it has changed, the essence of the cream has not changed. To her, her cook’s words would have been ‘decoration’ rather than ‘garnish, so don’t eat it’.
That’s why such an absurd answer pops up. Cream’s stomach might be okay, but her cook’s face doesn’t look okay at all.
“Oh, is that so?”
That’s right. Does this guy read my thoughts? Cream, who had already stared at the sugar cubes with his majestic chin and magnificent beard ripped off, immediately turned his gaze to the cook.
“Do not eat?”
“······No, just eat it.”
I already enjoyed chewing, biting, tasting, and enjoying everything. Looking at the already irreversibly damaged statue, the cook lowered her head in despair.
I heard him murmur something in a low voice.
“How should I tell the Viscount about that? Whoops, Emma. Fabian. I’m sorry Dad…”
Sorry. Still, would you kill a talented person who knows how to make desserts in a country estate? The moment I thought of such a leisurely thought, the earth suddenly trembled.
Wa-san, it’s a surprise. Cream, who had just opened a spoonful of pudding, opened her eyes wide and looked out the window. The size of the territory was so large that it was possible to see almost the entire territory from the tower.
Unlike inside the tower where they peacefully enjoyed their tea time, outside the tower there was an abyss.
“Stop! The walls must not be breached!”
A battle was going on around the north gate closest to our tower. One named, five advanced. A small wave made up of less than 100 low-mid-level monsters.
We cut off most of the monster wave’s heads, but it’s not like there’s only one rendezvous point, and we haven’t killed all the remnants. Although much smaller in scale, the waves have not subsided yet.
But no matter how much I despise the countryside, it’s not a village, it’s a domain where formal nobles stay. It had enough power to calm a wave of that magnitude.
“aaah!”
Even so, is it because of the name that the battle is so sluggish? What caught my eye was the Horns Ogre knocking on the castle gate with a club in each hand.
On the outside, it’s just a subspecies of horned ogres, but what those horns mean is their lineage as demons. The horns of the roaring names contained unknown magical powers.
Obviously he was more than ten meters away from the wall. No matter how long the ogre’s arms were, they were too long to reach, and too close for the soldiers’ arrows to reach them.
However, the club the ogre wielded wildly hit the wall, making a dull echo, and not a single arrow fired by the soldiers hit him.
[This is an interesting ability.]
“Definitely.”
Seeing that, Choco and I nodded to him. The kind of ability that interferes with space is quite rare. You’ve got some pretty good stuff on the ogre subject.
Every time he wields his club, the distance between him and the castle gate decreases, and when the soldiers shoot arrows, the distance between him and the castle gate increases.
Spatial ability. There’s no way the monster can accurately calculate all of that, so it’s probably a kind of automatic activation. It’s an overly superior ability for a mere named.
Well, maybe because of that, he was on the side of having a lot less decision power for an ogre named. Because of that, the battle was getting more protracted.
“Noisy, loud.”
Cream frowned. But she didn’t bother to put an end to that boring fight. It was my opinion, and at the same time the opinion of the Holy Sword.
[I didn’t expect you to stop helping others.]
[Because he is a hero.]
The Holy Sword, who has been silent lately, only answered briefly. Because he’s a warrior There was a lot of meaning in that one word.
Contrary to the old stories that have been handed down, warriors shouldn’t be hukou. The hero always had to be the subject of awe and fear. There were many, many people who coveted a sword whose quality was guaranteed by God.
You shouldn’t extend your hand without first asking for help- well, this was the holy sword’s philosophy about being a hero, and I just hate being bothered.
[Of course, I don’t have the right to force the hero’s actions on me, but…]
[I’ve been eating that monster every day lately, so I get bitten. People, people!]
Well, after all, it was decided not to use my hands this time. Well, it’s not a crisis in the territory, it’s just a tricky enemy.
We watched with excitement as the Horns Ogre, which was struggling to stretch and shorten the space, eventually ran out of strength and collapsed without being able to interfere with the space.
“Hey. Four, eat people…”
[What, are you still here?]
The monster wave and the tea time must have ended appropriately. After giving the ignorant self-made cook a proper sugar dragon and kicking it out, Cream dressed rather comfortably and lay down on the bed.
A rest in another world is usually like this. There is no entertainment to speak of, so I just have a drink with my colleagues, or just a drink. But Cream doesn’t even drink alcohol!
That’s why it has no choice but to hang down like this. Cream, who was rubbing Choco’s arm on the messy mattress, spat out in a displeased tone.
“Don’t drink.”
[Huh? Did I?]
“Underage, same, understandable, incapable of, unable to speak, while.”
Is that why you weren’t drinking…? Considering her well-to-do childhood, she would have had enough of all kinds of alcohol. In this world, alcohol is like water.
Even young children drink alcohol as usual. Of course, it is harmful to the body, but even if it is the same human, the basic specifications of the earth and the other world are different, so it seems to be okay.
Even if you bring in any man who is not particularly trained among people in another world and is in good physical shape, he will be able to break the world record and hear the sound of a superman.
[Do you like alcohol?]
And, this delicate girl in front of me is a real transcendental person who can catch and kill not only superhuman criminals but also real superhumans like bugs. After all, the world is going crazy.
“No, not really.”
[Then why?]
“I just want to drink.”
I quietly captured the image of Cream as it grew. Although it has changed, isn’t this too much of a change after all? Cream, who was reading my thoughts, smiled faintly.
“Carbal, too.”
[Huh?]
“A lot has changed.”
Wow, is that…? I was dazed for a moment. It seemed that my actions were the same as they were then and now, but somehow I couldn’t deny that.
“Once upon a time, ramen. Even if I have changed.”
No, unlike Cream’s words, I was still the same. If there’s something I’ve changed, no matter how much I think about it, it’s not my personality.
Attitude towards someone.
“That, that. I wouldn’t have cared about it.”
I was still selfish, chasing pleasure, and taking pleasure in the suffering of others. However, not all hitters in the world were strangers to me.
The moment I first met, as if I had to do so, someone with whom I was naturally connected came naturally into my fence.
Has built bonds with countless owners. Among them, there were owners who had lived together for decades, and others whom I raised on my own.
However, even while I was with them, I never gave up my heart. Even if he gave up his heart, he was not swayed by the emotions, and when he swallowed the owner’s soul, he received it back together.
[Then.]
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But now, I was afraid to reap her soul. Even if it is scheduled in the distant future.
A girl with an achromatic color who should be listening to my thoughts right now, but still showing no reaction, turned her head when I sent out a mental wave. Her colorless hair was blown short.
[Shall we have a drink later?]
Hopefully that doesn’t sound like a gimmick, I spoke while hiding my trembling voice.