Chapter 55: Exchange Of Gratitude (1/2)

”Tasty?” Mei had a flummoxed expression, wondering if she heard him right.

”Ari—” But just as she was about to say something, she stopped seeing Arion putting the whole medicinal ball into his mouth.

The only reason Yaro made them in the shape of balls was that she felt that Arion might find it more delectable to eat if she made it in the shape of meatballs.

But she had no idea that right now, Arion was finding her medicinal balls way more tasty than meatballs and began to gobble them up as if he was afraid those medicinal balls would disappear if he didn't eat fast enough.

Mei was left speechless at his behavior, wondering if she misplaced the meatballs with the medicinal balls. But that was only just a silly thought since she personally tasted the meatball and how both types of balls looked different on the outside, even if they had the same shape.

She had seen Arion eat Yaro's medicinal balls before and his expression at that time was quite opposite to what it was now.

Arion, who momentarily got lost in the taste, was surprised that he was gobbling up these medicinal balls he used to hate before as if they were a delicacy.

'What the heck is going on? Why do these seem so tasty now?' Arion was even more bewildered than Mei.

He then turned his head and asked Mei, ”Did Aunt Yuro come up with some cooking tricks to mask its original taste?”

”I don't think so…” Mei mumbled as she extended her hand to try out one of the medicinal balls, wanting to check its taste for herself.

She took a small bite, and her expression winced a bit as she found it bitter even though Yaro seemed to have done her best to make it taste better.

But she knew that it couldn't taste any better than this unless the original ingredients had to be changed or their effectiveness had to be cut down.

Still, she found it okay to eat and didn't find it really unpleasant. However, this was not at all enough for her to think that it was tasty enough based on Arion's reaction.

”It still tastes like medicinal food. I don't find it as tasty as you do. I now have to doubt whether your taste buds are working properly,” Mei jokingly said since she found it utterly perplexing that Arion now seemed to love food he used to hate before and dislike the ones he loved before.

She then decided to test something and offered him something other than meatballs, but Arion vomited just like when he ate the meatballs.

The food she offered was something basic without containing any herbs or meat.

Now Arion's shock turned to a bit of worry, wondering if something happened to him that made him unable to eat normal food.

”Is something really wrong with my tastebuds?” He couldn't help but ask with a blank look. He was feeling a bit sad that he was unable to enjoy his favorite meatballs but somehow ended up liking the taste of the medicinal balls.

”I am sure nothing is wrong with you. I have verified it a dozen times. Maybe if you rest some more, whatever it is, it might get alright,” Mei said with concern.

”Okay. But I will anyway eat these medicinal balls since I am still feeling quite hungry. Going without food for two days can really make my stomach go crazy,” He chuckled as he continued to gobble down the medicinal balls like a glutton.

Before he realized he finished the entire bowl, and even Mei said amusingly, ”You have become quite a gluttonous young man. Maybe it's because you are a big boy now, hehe.”

Arion smiled embarrassedly as even he didn't realize he ate all these balls like a glutton. He didn't think of himself as a person who had a large appetite.

In fact, he was someone who ate moderately and never had any intense craze for food, including his favorite ones. Even if he was eating his favorite food, he would feel nauseated after eating a lot of them.

But now, he was able to continuously eat the least favorite of his food for whatever unknown reason.