Chapter 33 (1/2)
I drank the sweet, smooth sake in one gulp.
The honey sake specially brewed by the fairy tribe tasted even better than I expected.
”I didn't expect it to be so sweet.”
”Yes. It feels good on the palate.”
”Yes! This is the pride of the fairies! My lord, drink more! Drink until our cellar is empty - come on, come on!”
”I'm not going to drink that much, but thank you.”
Amber-colored sake poured into a glass is also a visual treat in itself.
Nearby, the fairies were chatting and enjoying food and sake.
This is the largest tavern in the village.
On a nearby stage, the fairies performed a welcoming dance.
There are many rare dishes on the table.
A slightly spicy vegetable and veal soup, thin skins wrapped with ingredients and fried, and fried cakes drizzled with honey.
”Hmmm!”
”This is the dish Frau likes. It's really good.”
After chewing the cake, Kaede exhales happily: ”Haaaaah.”
That much? Ummm, I'm curious.
I'll try one.
”Disgusting!”
”Hahaha, the Lord doesn't like sweets.”
Frau looks me in the face and laughs.
It is ten times sweeter than I imagined.
It is still rich and sweet in my mouth.
”Toru-Sama, may I pour you a drink?”
”Oh, yes, please.”
Frau's father, Papau, was giving me a drink.
He is much nicer now than when we first met.
He must feel very remorseful.
”What do you think of my daughter, Lord?”
”She is still a recent member of our party, so I can't give her a proper rating. But she's good at exploration and I'm sure I'll be able to count on her for battles once she levels up, so I have high hopes for her.”
”Ooh-ooh! You have high hopes for Frau!”
”By the way... You, as a father, don't you feel angry that your daughter is my slave?”
I'm asking if I should release Frau from slavery.
Frau herself refused that proposal. Her father, however, might have a different idea.
If her father flatly refuses, we will properly discuss canceling the contract.
”What are you talking about!? We fairies are servants of the great race, and we only show our true worth to those we serve! You are free to use my daughter to satisfy your every desire!”
”Hey, Papau-san!?”
”Father, do not shame me before the Lord!”
Frau became angry at the same time as her face turned red.
This situation makes me a little uncomfortable.
I decided to go for a walk.
”I like to drink while looking at the stars.”
The night sky is beautiful tonight.
And I have the most delicious honey wine in my hand.
I feel very satisfied.
”Master.”
Karde comes to my side.
”It looks like you're uncomfortable.”
”Once again, you notice everything.”
”I'm always watching you.”
Kaede seems to have seen through me.
In fact, I was getting uncomfortable, but not necessarily because of the things the fairies were saying or doing.
”When I look at Frau's family, I remember my dead father and mother.”
”...May I know why they died?”
”When I was fifteen, I left home in the morning. I don't remember exactly what I did that day, but when I came back, I found the two of them lying on the floor, dead, with their bodies bled out ... That's all I know.”
Kaede was silent.
Everyone in town said it was a thief who killed them.
I thought so too.
My family was one of the wealthiest people in town, so that's probably why they were attacked.
I had no one else besides my parents, and from that day on I had to live alone.
Of course, even though I was alone, the townspeople took care of me in many ways.
We had fields and lots of cattle, so I managed to survive somehow.
”Lisa was so supportive that I decided to live for her, and I wanted to support her always.”
”She's the woman who abandoned the Master?”
”Yes, but it doesn't matter now. She's happy with Sain now. I can't deny that it was a shock for me that she broke up with me like that... Maybe I wasn't good enough for her... Ugh...”
Tears spilled from my eyes and slid down my cheek.
Kaede hugged me without saying anything.
There is still a big hole in my heart.
The next day, we decided to investigate the golem we had defeated.
”The inside of the golem is a mess. It's like a living thing but fake.”
The cross section of the golem cut in half is covered by a cord-like structure resembling blood vessels.
In addition, there are multiple mysterious spheres of various sizes, which are biological and really grotesque.