223 – 65-1. The reason why the sword master had to raise the sword.
If you had to choose the worst place for a date, where would it be?
A cemetery with a scary atmosphere? Or a furnace that vibrates with the smell of metal and sweat?
If that’s not the case, it might be a mountain climbing course.
‘No matter how much it is, it will be better than where I am….’
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A signboard with bloody content. And the shocking word Lizardman soles.
The savory smell of tempura,
This restaurant with the spicy scent of seasoning stings my nose, even I didn’t know it existed.
“This store is unique! Disciple!”
“Yes, I am.. Where did Kenel and Ariel go? We were supposed to have dinner together.”
A place where Drake and the Sage face each other awkwardly.
I was sitting next to Drake in the gap.
What the hell was Fine thinking when she reserved a restaurant like this?
I looked around and saw that all the customers were grim-looking customers. Orcs, crocodiles, and other races with sharp teeth.
‘Isn’t the dating strategy ruined?’
No matter how hard I looked at the text on the menu, I couldn’t find anything good.
Soup made with Lizardman’s soles, seasoned grilled Lizardman’s soles, sliced Lizardman’s feet….
This is a real big deal.
I let out a long sigh and shook my head.
They are the menus of the store, which consist of only unique dishes.
Lizardman.
If you think of it as a lizard that walks on two legs, you would be right.
A ferocious monster that lives in wetlands to protect sensitive skin and attacks people with spears and swords.
In the game, it was a nuisance because they usually appeared like bandits when passing through wetlands.
‘You can cook with this too..’
If the game was really right, there wouldn’t be a dish with such a shocking appearance.
Once again, it reminded me that this world is real.
If you think of it as a large chicken foot, it fits perfectly.
I saw other customers ravenously biting off a foot the size of a human head.
“The soup looks delicious here!”
“…Shall we do that? Mr. Drake..?”
I wonder if I’m the only one feeling strange, the Drake ordering the food was smacking his lips, and the wise man just stared at Drake’s face.
“I’m going to go to the bathroom.”
Operation time.
He said he went to the bathroom to avoid his seat. I’ll have to ask Fine what the hell happened.
Looking at the kitchen, it seems like a good restaurant.
As I walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway, I saw a white tail in the distance. She is easily recognizable even if she hides behind a wall.
‘..Pine, what were you thinking when you booked a place like this?’
I whispered to Fine. Then she pricks up her ears and looks up at my face.
‘What about the soles of Lizardman’s feet..?’
‘Isn’t it a bit out of place for a date?’
Pine tilts her head like I’m weird.
Anyway, isn’t it a chicken feet restaurant? This time, though, it’s a dwarf chef’s house.
I feel like I went in the wrong way from the first button.
I was relieved to think it was the Tomahawk Steakhouse I went to last time.
Why did I reserve a place like this instead of a place like that?
‘Why? I made a reservation at a restaurant with a nice atmosphere and good food?’
‘…Ah.’
What Fine said was not wrong.
All the waitresses at the restaurant are dressed in polite attire, and even good music is playing.
Guests filled the seats without a single empty seat. A delicious smell coming from the food.
The shape or material may seem unreasonable, but I guess it’s not from other people’s point of view.
‘Prejudice.’
The true identity of the sense of incongruity I had felt until now. This is, after all, a different place than the world I’ve lived in.
It must be a restaurant that is definitely classified as a good restaurant for people of different races.
If there was a difference from last time at Fine and Gan Restaurant, the waitresses were on the quiet side.
She might have decided that, for her part, her vibe was better here.
‘..I knew it was a good restaurant. But why isn’t it the Minotaur restaurant I went to last time?’
‘That’s the place for my first date with Suhyun. I don’t like being taken away by another woman.’
‘…..’
Now I know why.
The reason why I made a reservation at a place like this even though I knew that the human Drake and I would be scared was that I didn’t want to invade the place where I had my first date.
Fine Grancia puffing out her cheeks as if she were slightly puffed out.
There is a saying that wolves are territorial animals, but I wonder if the Inrang tribe has that side too?
I just got rid of the girls around me who were trying to flirt with me.
Since I started taking off my helmet, I don’t know why, but more and more women are liking me.
‘This is also a famous house for beastmen.. It’s my second favorite store….’
I put a small smile on my lips.
She explained that she gave me the second because she couldn’t yield the first one, so it was cute.
Now, Fine is showing jealousy over trivial things like this. Could I just skip it?
Anyway, if Drake and the wise man create a place, they will be able to get closer naturally.
‘Because right before she went to defeat Magic Hat in , She seemed to be confessing her love.’
It is commonly referred to as a death flag.
The sage and the sword master ‘almost’ confessed their feelings for each other at the place where they gathered NPCs and went to subdue the demon king.
Even then, the depiction of the sage’s unrequited love continued, and Drake barely noticed.
With the notification that the battle with Magic Hat will begin, the story of the two is cut off in the middle.
‘..This time, I can achieve it.’
Unrequited love.
That was the Drake and Sage coupling I knew.
In the game, everyone dies, including Fine, in the process of subduing the Demon King of Truth.
Come to think of it, what was the rumor that a happy ending was not implemented?
If the Was made by copying this world….
‘Licht. Do you think it will work out..? I explained the operation to the wise man first, but….’
‘Mr. Tugu… The wise man’s makeup looks weird… but is it okay…?”
At that time, Kainel and Ariel approached me.
A couple of warriors who both express their concerns with their faces pale.
It seems that he thinks that the date is ruined, as I thought at first.
‘…… It will be fine. Huh. Pretty.’
I wonder if the main character who gave me that bizarre makeup was Fine.
Even when she saw the white sage’s face as if she had put on her mask, she had a triumphant expression on her face.
‘Please wait a moment. I have something prepared for you.’
There was something I ordered in advance as I left the place knowing this would happen.
The food I found after staring at the menu board. It was written so small that I almost didn’t know it was there.
‘Special order food.’
If you have any special requests, please tell the chef in advance. I used it to ask for a couples menu.
So I found out that this is a master piece restaurant run by a dwarf chef.
It was a little shocking to the Dwarf who laughed at the fact that he cooked with fresh Lizardmen that came in every day.
If you can’t go on a date at a restaurant, it’s fine if you make it possible.
“Table 15, the menu you ordered is served.”
Soon after, the dragon-headed waiter approached the wise man and the drake and started talking.
Behind it, a cart full of various foods was moving.
“.”
The wise man looks at the food with surprised eyes, and the drake tilts his head while looking at the food.
The soles of Lizardman’s feet are as red as living flames. Korean-style spicy chicken feet came to the center of the table.
“..It’s shaped like a heart!”
“Lee, I think Licht made it…. Did the princess even want to come..?”
And the heart-shaped steamed egg and rice balls that come with it.
I asked for a drink with a straw bent in the shape of a heart in a large cup. This is the type of menu that is often referred to as a couple menu.
“Sage, come to think of it, it’s been a long time since the war that we saw each other and had a meal like this!”
“…Yeah. I see.”
The two of them are talking while biting the soles of the Lizardman’s feet.
Come to think of it, the sage and Drake were comrades who lived and died during the Demon War.
After Grand Hearts Academia was founded, we didn’t have time to talk to each other, so we grew apart.
“This is delicious!”
“It’s really delicious.. It’s spicy, but I keep eating it..”
Because those two were pretty close.
As if they weren’t paying attention to my absence, they soon started talking while eating food.
“Oh, that’s right. Drake. Haven’t you ever been to the land of fire before?”
“Huh? Okay! I went to find information about the demon king called Heukun! But why are you asking that!”
It would have been better if I had remembered that Drake met the Sage in the past.
According to the words of the sages. He doesn’t seem to know if the demon girl he met was the girl from her childhood.
It’s because I trained endlessly to become a grand sword master.
The memories of the past may have disappeared over there.
A fact only I knew, having devoted myself to training under Drake.
I have known him for 5 years and he has never missed training. Just like I never forget to swing my sword every day.
‘..Because he seemed to have a painful past.’
In the first place, an ordinary human wouldn’t think of catching a dragon.
A grand sword master who even made an effort to cut down concepts just for that.
“Well, have you ever seen a demon like me when you were little?”
“..Ah! There was a kid with cute sheep horns like you!”
The sage barely touched his horn as he confided his truth.
Looking at the sage’s horn with a pink ribbon attached to it, Drake smiled.
“..I gave you the advice to enter the tower! I don’t know how you are doing now!”
He recalls a girl with bobbed hair.
Unlike now, the sage’s hair was bobbed back then, and he wore a hood to keep his horns hidden.
“That child was actually me.”
“…What?!”
That’s a good reason why Drake doesn’t remember him.
A sage twisting his long hair with his fingers. The wise man’s face grew redder as he slowly spoke what he wanted to say.
“Drake. Thank you for saving me from the Magic Tower. The hero who always saved me..”
“……”
Hearing that, Drake’s expression hardened.
Oh, this isn’t it. Sensing that something was wrong, I gulped.
“I have known Drake since I was little….”
“…Let’s talk about this later. Sage.”
Perhaps noticing that the sage was about to confess, Drake cut off his words with a sigh.
The sword master gets up from his seat.
Even after this, all plans to have them go to a terrace with a nice view or talk while walking down the street at night have all been ruined.
Why did it fail? Was the plan too hasty?
I chased Drake out of the store.
***
“Master, why did you do that just now?”
“…As expected, it was the work of your disciple.”
Cold night air.
While gasping for breath, I grabbed Drake, who barely escaped.
“You didn’t know that the wise man yearned for you, did you?”
I expressed regret.
He’s not as clueless as I am.
The food came out like that, and the sage confessed that they met when they were children, so he must have known this much.
I wonder if the problem was that I was forced to connect.
It wasn’t that we didn’t like each other.
“Disciple… Actually, I don’t hate wise men. Rather, it’s closer to what I like.”
In fact, he said he knew from the beginning that the wise man was a girl he met when he was young.
I know, but I just didn’t show it.
I knew he had feelings for me, but I didn’t want to hurt him by pretending I didn’t know.
What the Sword Master revealed to me was shocking.
“Then… why the hell did you do that?”
“However, I have no intention of starting a family until I catch the dragon called Heukun.”
Then Drake looked at me with his lips tightly shut.
Drake pats me on the shoulder and makes a sad face. The voice and face that always seemed bright had disappeared somewhere.
Excluding the magic hat, he is the last demon king of the cult of warriors.
The demon king who was subjugated in the time frame of the sequel .
“..Because that bastard killed all my parents and younger siblings.”
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Almighty demon king.
Drake began to tell me about the black dragon that covered the sky.