“Ohhh, you guys wait a little bit. Since there’s plenty of meat.”
Just as Lazard said, meat is already sitting on the fire.
“Masaru, they say the stew is almost ready!”
Elizabeth called in a loud voice. Before I knew it she moved to the place where the stew is being made. Despite getting a nicely big piece, she already ate it up?
“Speaking of Elizabeth.”
“Yea.”
“She’s cute once she takes off her hood.”
“Yeah.”
Silver agrees to Kreuk’s remark. I silently nod while I was stuffing my cheeks with dragon steak.
“Are you getting along with her?” says Kreuk while looking at me.
“She has fallen in love with me, eh?”
“Nah, there’s no way.”
“Nope, no way.”
“Did you just deny it right away, didn’t you?!”
My feelings were hurt a little.
“The truth is, I got her to teach me wind magic.”
“What?! How much did you pay her?!”
“No, and I didn’t pay anything.”
“Then, for free?”
“What’s that, you’re jealous?”
Speaking of, Angela took from me a sweet amount of money. Is it normal to take some money?
“It’s rare to get taught magic from an active B Rank.”
Although I easily got her to teach me because I flattered her irresponsibly.
“Hmm? For now I’ll go where the stew is and deepen my bonds with Elizabeth.”
“Y-you?!”
I’d rather eat with a cute girl than some bastards, still the food is delicious nonetheless.”
“The meat isn’t grilled yet, do you want to go together?”
“Ugh.”
Although there’s enough quantity, adventurers have a considerable appetite, thus if one doesn’t perfectly wait for it to be grilled, one would end up missing a meal. While they’re hesitating I leave them and head where Elizabeth is. She was already eating the stew.
“Ah… Masaru… This too…! Is… delicious.”
“Yeah, I know. Don’t talk and eat properly.”
I take out my bowl and get stew served. Incidentally if one doesn’t prepare all their own tableware and if unlucky, one would end up holding it on their bare hands. Things like a saucepan, a party carries at least one and I’m sure this cauldron for the stew was supplied by Elizabeth.
“The stew came out good.”
The clearness of the dragon meat mixed in with some kind of vegetables, rather than being called a stew it looks more like a soup, but the stock came out pretty good and even just the broth is delicious. Of course the dragon meat cooked till soft is superb. I wonder if this with curry, no, if this was made into cutlets surely they’d be also delicious?
“Since one rarely gets to eat it, savor it while you can.”
“Have master eaten it before?”
“Of course. After all, we’ve defeated dragons several times before.”
“How many like the one today?”
“This one was a bit formidable, you know? Usually they’re easier ones.”
I hear they always settle it with a single magic attack, so this time it was a specially tough one they say.
“That’s why, that… Masaru was a big help.”
Saying that, Elizabeth abruptly looks away. Could her face reddening be because of the open-fire reflecting on it?
“Ah, yup.”
Just now, was she saying her thanks? Probably it is so, I want to think it is that. That evening I slept having fully enjoyed the steak, stew and alcohol. I looked at my Status, but dragon steak didn’t especially raise the stats.