Chapter 127 (2/2)
”A little.”
I answered Ultina's question.
Today we started with sightseeing.
I received a quest from the guild, but I'm not in a hurry, so I plan to take it easy.
”I recommend going to the orchard. You can eat as much as you want, and the grapes are delicious this time of year.”
”All you can eat?! That sounds great!”
”Kyu! kyu!”
”Master, let's go eat lots of grapes!”
”Sure...”
Kaede, Frau and Panda were excited.
Come to think of it, we don't really eat sweets that often.
I guess some grapes are good for a change.
”Wow, what is this!?”
Frau's eyes sparkle and she twirls in the air.
The fruits hanging from the tree tops and the sweet aroma would lure you in even if you aren't an insect.
It's a luxury to be able to eat as much as you want.
The dark elf caretaker, with sleepy eyes, receives the fee for the number of people entering and leaves.
”Why does everyone look so sleepy?”
”I just told you, dark elves are nocturnal. Some of them, like me, lead normal lives.”
”What do they do at night?”
”Work. It's much easier to do things that way.”
They work at night? That's strange.
But I don't think it's just that.
I feel like they have a strong obsession with sleeping.
”Aaaaah!”
”Kyui!”
I think I should take advantage of this time to eat.
Although there's an all-you-can-eat pass, there's a time limit.
”Master, these grapes look delicious.”
”Yes, they really do...”
As I tried to pluck the grapes, Kaede's hands and mine touched.
She hastily withdrew her hand and lowered her face in embarrassment.
Conversely, her tail wagged and I could see that she was somewhat happy.
I plucked a grape and offered it to her.
”Here, eat first.”
”But I am a slave. The master must eat first.”
”That's an order. Eat.”
”Yes, Master.”
For some reason, Kaede is happy.
However, sometimes I can't understand what makes her happy.
Is she happy that I'm ordering her?
She took the grape with her slender, white fingers and gently put it in her mouth.
”It's sweet.”
”See what a good idea it was to come here? I come here regularly for these fruits.”
”You don't live here, Ultina-San?”
”No, I was born in a small village far away from here. I just came on an errand.”
While Kaede and Ultina were talking, I ate some grapes.
Wow, how delicious.
The taste is good and the aftertaste is refreshing. It's also filled with lots of juice.
”What are you doing, Frau found this first!”
”Kyui! kyu,kyu kyui!”
”What? Did you lick it before Frau? Aaahhhh! How dare you eat it all!”
Frau and Panda start fighting again.
I don't understand why they have to fight over everything.
There are plenty of grapes to go around. There's no need to fight over something like this.
While Panda was running for his life, he crashed into Ultina's face.
”Ah.”
Thump
A dry sound suddenly rang out.
The next moment, Ultina had disappeared from the spot.
”I forgot to tell you that a mole dug a guge hole in the hat area...”
When the caretaker returned, he saw the hole with the wooden lid removed and fell silent.
I heard Ultina's voice crying from the bottom.