Volume 1 Chapter 21 (1/2)

[Uwahh, so many people!] (Luna)

[Ughh. I’m starting to feel a little claustrophobic.] (Til)

Right now, we are walking around exploring the city during the festival. Luna’s fox ears and Til’s elf ears are currently twitching as we are walking around. Luna’s tournament will begin in the afternoon and my challenge against the Killer Ape occurs right after. Although we woke up early today for our sparring session, Luna will have to fight in six battles if she is going to win the tournament. It is important for her to take a break until the tournament starts.

This festival occurs only once a year, we should try our best to enjoy today as much as we can.

[Youya, over there! That looks delicious.] (Luna)

I grabbed the overly excited fox tail with my hand to prevent Luna from running off. The stall Luna mentioned is a stall selling roasted lamb meat.. The stall owner is kneading a variety of spices onto a large lump of lamb meat before stabbing it with a skewer and roasting it over a fire. Whenever he receives an order, he would scrape the cooked meat on the surface of the lump and place it on a piece of bread along with some onions and sauce.

It is extremely similar to a dish called Doner Kebab back in my previous life. The intense smell released from the mixture of spices mixed with the juice from the meat stimulates the appetite.

[Smells good. There is a lot of meat juice.] (Luna)

Being a young and growing fox girl, Luna is in love with meat.

[How much should we buy… Actually. Til. Luna. Let’s have lunch. I’ll go buy some drinks and head over there while the two of you buy the food. The two of you go ahead and buy some food for us to eat. Let’s see.. Each of you can buy up to three things that you like. Since it’s a festival, it should be more interesting for us to each different things little by little right?] (Youya)

[Three things! I’ll try my best to look for something delicious!] (Luna)

[I have a good eye! Luna. Let’s have a match! Let’s see who can find the most delicious food in the festival.] (Til)

[I won’t lose.] (Luna)

I hand over a large sum of money to each of them. Luna ran to the right while Til ran towards the left. Today’s goal is to enjoy the festival above anything else. I had intended to take Luna’s mind off of the tournament to relieve her tension but it seems like it was unnecessary.

I’m a little uneasy though. I hope the two of them don’t get lost being engrossed in their challenge.

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Typically, food stalls prepare an eating area with tables and eating utensils. I am currently at one of those tables.

[Luna has brought food that is delicious! Luna won’t lose to Til!] (Luna)

[I don’t have any intention of losing either!] (Til)

Luna and Til both place their items onto the table. Luna brought a Doner Kebab, roast chicken with plenty of yoghurt sauce and chilli sauce and a gigantic pork rib seasoned with herbs. All of them are meat dishes as expected but the volume of food she obtained is surprising. I’m glad that I let her choose her own dishes. It is amazing that she even managed to get this much food from a food stand.

[As expected, Luna’s choice of food is only meat.] (Til)

[Meat is the most delicious food in the world! My instinct says so] (Luna)

Luna’s tail straightened to the limit. It seems that Luna made the choice to follow her instincts for this battle.

[Fufufu. You are still a child.I won’t lose! Jya jyan~] (Til)

Til’s items are completely different as compared to Luna. Her items are toast with cheese, soup with tomato base, plenty of vegetables with motsu and various sliced fruits such as frozen mango.

[When eating a meal, it is standard to have soup and dessert right after.] (Til)

[If it was only Luna choosing our dishes, we will only have meat for lunch. I do love meat but it would be difficult if it was just meat.] (Youya)

[Luna is fine with just meat!] (Luna)

[Only you are fine with that.] (Youya)

We’re saved. Although the kebab is fine, it’ll be hard for us to finish the roast chicken and spare ribs without any bread or soup. It is possible for me if I had some alcohol with us, but me and Luna still have our events later this afternoon. So I went ahead and got us some grape juice instead.

Also, I’m looking forward to the desert afterwards. Frozen fruits taste great and are delicious as dessert after a heavy meal.

[Youya. Luna or Til. Who is the winner?] (Luna)

[The one that decides the winner is Youya isn’t it.] (Til)

Both of them leaned forward towards me and stared at my face. It feels like a terrifying show curtain.

[I can’t make a decision without trying the food first. How about let’s have lunch first?] (Youya)

[Uhn. I understand.] (Luna)

[Luna, You remember the promise right?] (Til)

[I do. We’ll let Youya decide if we should buy it.] (Luna)

The two of them seem to be betting on something that I’m not aware about. Without noticing it, the two of them have become this close. I cut and distributed the small dishes that I bought while waiting for the two of them.

Now then, shall we begin our lunch?

As I thought that, a familiar face entered the eating area.

Phil is talking to a handsome man who looks like he’s in his late twenties. Phil smiled towards the man as she said something to him. My interest is piqued as I am very curious about what she is talking about with him. However, I am unable to pick out most of the conversation at this distance. Luna began to listen in to their conversation as her ears started twitching.

[Luna are you able to hear what Phil is saying?] (Youya)

[Possible. Luna’s ears are good.] (Luna)

As expected of a fox. Her large and cute ears are quite sharp as compared to human ears.

[Can you tell me what they are talking about?] (Youya)

[Uhm.. The guy is currently confessing and proposing. He will ensure she has no difficulty for the rest of her life and his parents are nobles or something.] (Luna)

Phil is popular in the guild after all. It seems like the guild idol isn’t on a date although I am worried about her smile. Could it be that she accepted his proposal?

[Youya is making a scary face.] (Luna)

[Don’t worry about it. So what did Phil say?] (Youya)

[I am unable to believe the fact that you love me. I can’t even consider that possibility. If in another ten years you are still able to say that you love me, then at that time I will consider your proposal.] (Luna)

I couldn’t help but laugh at her reply. She is definitely referring to herself and me with that last statement. Ten years have passed since I last saw Phil. And even after ten years her feelings hasn’t changed. The young man was shocked that he was rejected and walked away with a bitter face.

[Youya’s expression has been terrifying for a while now but now it is happy.] (Luna)

[I agree. Youya is weird. Hey, is it fine if I asked big sis to come over and eat with us?] (Til)

[That’s a good idea.] (Youya)

Til stood up and began waving her hands.

[Big sis, over here, over here.] (Til)