Chapter 4 (1/2)
Tofu Steak
The young elven woman Faldania looked at the plate in front of her- the plate that used to be filled with the dish that she ate Her eyes were filled with a er
I was tricked
The taste of defeat was still in herfronized her defeat
“Hoas it? Delicious, right?”
She heard the voice of an annoying human man
To be honest, Faldania did not expect this A poor human with a short lifespan had ive her satisfaction
Elf, the glorious race that was said to once rule the world With a high aptitude for ons cannot match them
These elves normally do not eat any foodstuffs taken from animals To the clean, pure protectors of the forest, the elves who can who can coard the ani in the forest as ‘friends’… andfrom them to put into their mouths
To the elves, anih toedible Due to this, elves do not hunt The elves’ boasted ic and archery skills were skills that were honed to protect the forest froners
Perhaps as a price for their long lives, elves have low birth rates Although they say it’s to keep the population low, the forests where the elves live have a large blessing of tree and flowers, and the things that can be gathered during spring and fall can be preserved with ic which e short-lived hus made from humans and elves (half-elves), meat and fish are what they prefer to eat, but for Faldania as a ‘legitis
Because of these reasons, Faldania gave her order while partly looking down on hireed to it A delicious dish that an elf could eat that didn’t use any e human man with no shred of subtlety wouldn’t be able to
If he did ht it would be sos she usually ate, such as a salad etables and wild plants picked at their peak or a soup etables andlike that, she wouldn’t have been this surprised If it was so ‘Humans can do it well after all’ But it was different What the ht out was a dish that Faldania never heard or seen of, but it was certainly delicious
(So frustrating! …But)
Faldania knew that she couldn’t go and say ‘It wasn’t tasty’ after cleaning her plate to the last bite or else she would simply be a poor loser Faldania bit her lips while she recalled how exactly this situation came to be
(The first ht, when I entered this place)
Right, it was the ti Hall’
It started when Faldania headed out to hunt for y flowing about
“What could this be? Is this… transportation ic?”
Faldania, as strolling about the forest like alhile collecting fruits andears twitch and ather and distort in an area of the forest wherecasted This was so Her father, who once left elves’ forest capital in order to travel alongside huic, was the one responsible for Faldinia’s ic Even ic casted by the huicians can be casted by elves who aren’t even adults at the age of fifty The e of a hundred can’t even by matched by the likes of humans and dwarves in terms of development
Because of that, they are sensitive to ic and can sense the invocation powerful spells before they’re even casted supposedly…
“This e For the ti, I should take a look”
She couldn’t ignore such suspicious ic near the elves’ forest, the Sienna Forest Faldania went to the place where theher favorite bow for self-defense
(Found it…)
Faldania, after arriving at the location where the ic was activated, found a black door with a picture of a cat and characters unknown to her written on it clinging on a tree in the forest Of course, such a thing wasn’t the work of so the quality of an to make a conjecture
(…It seeic)
It was a o before Faldania was even born, during the time when the Elves were at their most prosperous time,and used as the basis for today’s most powerful and coic’s activation
(With , its destination is probably an other world)
Although she was young, aician and could accurately guess the truth behind the ic activated after a nuical power inside of it was at its highest Judging by the strength of itsthis one appearing all over this world
“…First I should investigate it”
She put a ic on a nearby tree Even if this door was connected to an other world it should be possible to teleport from this place by force Once her preparations were taken care of, she opened the door With the ringing of a bell, the origin of theout and resounded And then
“Give me some fried seafood! And some whiskey! Give me a ton of whiskey!”
“The usual”
“…Oo, omelette, three of them”
“Owner, requesting two portions of fried shrimp!”
“Excuse me… one chocolate parfait please”
What spread before her was one restaurant Inside of the restaurant was tables and chairs In those chairs were custo on orders for food
“Oh, welcoo ahead and take an empty seat”
Thedishes and said this to Faldania, as stunned by the unexpected scene, wasat him suspiciously, Faldania let her curiosity take over and went over to a free table
“damn it! My liquor still can’t compete!”
A e ha liquor in one gulp The dwarf let out a sigh and then went on to the next order
“Uht, you have to have this when it’s Satur”
A thin, old olden colored alcohol and fried pork
“Mu Seconds”
With broken words that were translated bydish had scars all over its whole body It was a lizardman warrior, a type of monster that she heard lived in the wetlands
“Uood but cutlet sauce !”
A well-builtso creature
“…”
Silent and seriously, a young hu a simple yet proper dress whicha mysterious objectblack
(This place see in human food…)
In the middle of these circumstances, Faldania was troubled To be honest, none of the dishes looked delicious Just a while ago, she was brought theshe never heard about or seen, but looking at the dishes the other custo, Faldania knew All the dishes here would not suit her taste, an elf’s taste
(Why are the dishes humans make so… barbaric, I wonder?)
Faldania saw that all the dishes had either itis could not be called ‘ingredients’ and things ’ In other words, it could not be eaten
(Bread and soups won’t do)
On top of her strong evasive feelings, an elf’s senses were sharp Even if a little bit of s were mixed in, she would be able to tell and thus be unable to eat it
(This is troubling It would be rude if I entered a restaurant and didn’t eat anything)
Even the young Faldania as often treated like a child had the co when she was already seated was bad manners
“Miss Have you decided on your order?”
Seeing her so troubled, the owner decided to talk to Faldania Faldania let out a single sigh, and in her oay came to a conclusion… and said this with an ill-nature
“I guess I have… if there’s a dish that doesn’t have s in it, then I would like that If not, then I don’t anything I’ll leave at once My apologies”
Like there could be such a thing As she thought that, she started to stand up as she spoke But
“Understood Thank you for your order Well then, if it can’t have meat or fish… can you leave the menu to me?”
Just like always, the owner gave a nod and asked Faldania for her confirmation
“Hey, wait!”
Faldania became flustered at the unexpected response and stood up and raised her voice sharply at the owner
“…Yes?”
“Just so you know, if you try to hide the flavor or even a little bit is mixed into it, I won’t be able to eat it Can you still make it?”