「Sliced deer liver served with wild edible herbs. Other than the Village mayor, it is a feast only the hunter can eat. Try to eat it」
「un, even though it looks wonderful, it is a bit scary」
Holding the liver and eating it in a state of fear.
Lucie chewed twice, then three times, and then a big smile and her eyes shined while chewing.
「Delicious! It is sweet and crunchy, it is not at all smelly like at first.」
「I am glad to see you pleased. I shall have some too」
Unlike the one I gave to Lucie, because the lower half was soaked in bile there is an acrid taste, but it is still good enough.
The true nature of the sweetness of the meat is the glycogen, the liver of deer stores four times more glycogen than beef liver. [TLN: I have not had deer liver, plus I only ever ate liver that was fully cooked. Some Food does actually taste better raw or rare. Like beef or fish. I can’t eat cooked fish anymore, it has to be sushi now. Polar bear liver will kill you with a vitamin overdose.]
This factor is said to make deer liver the most delicious in the world. [TLN: Don’t tempt me.]
But, as soon as it becomes its excited state, glycogen is converted into a substitute for sugar throughout the body for movement. Because the taste of the deer declines unless it is killed instantly and thus I paid prudent attention to hunting to fell it all at once.
It felt heartwarming to see Lucie eat Liver sashimi. Although cooking is also delicious, above all, the body lacking in vitamins will demand it.
A person’s body, it makes the nourishment that is insufficient in oneself the most delicious above all.
It has been nonexistent to be able to do something for her until now, I always make her worry, I have been such an inconvenience, I was make her take care of me.
Thus I would like to return the favor to her even if just a little.
「Look, by now the heart and edible wild plants that were baking should be completed soon.」
Lucie, called out by my voice, has a blushing face.
I would be a little embarrassed to be seen with a figure wolfing down on food.
「For a moment, I forgot myself.」
「Lucie occasionally in that extent would be just right. Only because she is always minding her surroundings.」
「Uuh, Syril how gentle……However, Syril has changed. It feels like that suddenly growing up. Even though I thought of Syril like a younger brother that needed a lot of looking after.」
「That is because I could no longer stay a child. I cannot rely on Lucie forever. I have decided that I will protect Lucie from now on」
「The things mentioned in the carriage, are you serious?」
「Of course, I would not change a thing of what I said. Save the village, defeat the Empire, and after that, live happily with Lucie.」
The purpose of that power now.
Knowledge and experience that come flooding into my head, it is a whisper being made.
「Hey, What if? What would you do if I say I wanted to run away with two people?」
「If that is the real intention of Lucie, that would be much easier, and I would do so without hesitation. Though I like the village, but Lucie is much more important.」
The true intention is unmistakable. I am trying to save the village incidentally while I protect Lucie.
「I with Syril……uun, Because I want to do my best too, Together let’s protect the village.」
「Sure. Let’s fight with one’s full power.」
Lucie is not a fool, but really sweet.
The danger in the village is understood. But, after understanding it, becoming happy with just two people would not be acceptable. It is a girl who would choose to work in order to be together with everyone.
「But hey, I want you to promise there will be only one.」
Lucie says so as she sticks out her hand.
The movement of this world’s pinkie swear.
I matched the palms together and intertwined the fingers.
「Do not let me regret it, in the case, if Syril overdoes it and dies, I will regret having not run away together for the rest of my life. So that is why, don’t die. You must absolutely survive no matter what.」
I can’t help myself, only I can not die with Lucie’s words that were said.
「That promise is not possible as it is. Only one thing, let me revise it. We have to survive with the both of us together no matter what. Let’s swear it if it is good.」
「Yes, I understand. I will correct it. Let’s live together no matter what happens」
「Under the guiding blessings of the World Tree, I swear.」
Separating the finger tips which were entwined when the speaking has finished at the end, then pressing the thumbs together.
In the elf village, break a promise that was brought up in the name of the World Tree that no longer exists, it would be the ultimate disgrace.
「Hey, Syril, the answer to the noon proposal, can I give it now?」
「No good. Because I want to hear it properly after it is all over.」
「Selfish.」
「I am originally selfish. I want to hold on to the lingering feeling」
「Is that so, then until I say it do not die.」
After that, the deer heart and wild vegetables were roasted, then I ate the cranberries growing in the wild that were on the mountain as dessert. The cranberry is deadly strong in acidity, Only tasting just a little sweet, but it was a valuable vitamin source, so I endured it and swallowed while twisting my face with two people.
When the meal ended, I wiped the body with a cloth wetted with water and went to bed holding hand with the two of us.
Even though by the side of a man, Lucie raises the breathing of a sleeping person in peace.
I guess that is how much I am trusted. I am not able to take away my hand yet. However, sometime probably……I fell asleep while thinking about it.