Chapter 85 (1/2)
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We left Ermia and we were going away from Shuria’s hometown, we were travelling towards the next destination. The sun had just set so it was about time to prepare for camp.
In the town of Ermia I borrowed various tools besides the equipment from Eumis’s mansion. We also borrowed monster repellent and barriers to hide our biological signals, so now we don’t have to drink that stinky Fuzzy Drink like some sort of punishment game just so we can stand guard at night.
「Umm….. Excuse me, Master?」
「Hmm? What’s wrong?」
「Ah, no, it’s nothing.」
「Really?」
Minalis was about to say something but she closes her mouth. These days, this type of conversation has increased in frequency. I knew the reason.
It’s because I don’t talk about Glenn, no, to be more precise, it’s because I don’t talk about Leticia.
Even if she doesn’t have my full memory, Minalis has a fragment of my knowledge in regards to Glenn and Leticia, but the memories shared with her are predominantly memories related to my anger and revenge.
For the time being, a certain level of information should have been transmitted. Conversely most of the memory in regards to Leticia is a positive memory of me; laughing heartily from the bottom of my heart. In other words, it would seem that most of the positive memories are hardly being transmitted to her.
I haven’t really been hiding it from them, so they both know that I care a lot about Leticia and although they know they are accomplices to my revenge, they are also quite independent girls.
Both Minalis and Shuria were pure, they are really good girls, so it makes me hesitant to talk about Leticia who I haven’t even been involved with in this second world.
Nevertheless, it is still important to share certain information that may prove useful for our future revenge, otherwise, this kind of awkward situation will keep occurring with Minalis.
It’s partly because I am embarrassed to talk about it and I don’t really know where to start.
I don’t want to sound like a loser, but talking about the girl I like… No talking about my meeting with the girl I like is really embarrassing. Moreover, it’s not like we were a married couple or even lovers back then.
In addition to that, if she is not the one asking me about the matter and I suddenly speak out, how awkward would that be? Not only that, even if I think she likes me, we only reached the level of a kiss so…
Seriously, it’s really embarrassing to talk about this.
…… Ah, it’s not true, I’m not a loser!! It’s just that the timing was really bad, before I could progress the relationship various things happened to stop me, it’s not my fault!!
「I would like to eat some warm stew today. If I get to eat plenty of meat I’ll be so happy.」
I couldn’t just rant on about something like this to get it off my chest but I did want to change the current atmosphere…… Well, regardless of the case, it’s probably about time.
「That’s true. We may as well use the 『Great Boar』meat we hunted as ingredients for our stew, I will make us dinner for today, what do you say?」
「Eh? M-Master is going to make it? If you would allow me, I can make it? Eh, o-or perhaps my cooking is inadequate for your tastes…?」
「No, it’s not like I want to take away Minalis’s role as the chef, so don’t look so teary eyed please… It’s just that, I want to make this dish.」
Minalis’s eyes were becoming a little watery so I patted her head.
Minalis is really proud of her identity as the chef of our party. Well I do think that Minalis’s cooking is delicious so I don’t see anything wrong with it.
I take out the pot and the portable furnace and begin to prepare the vegetables and water.
I took out the dissected Great Boar meat out of my storage pouch and began cutting it.
This meat is known to be really bad in comparison to other types of meat, most people will actually avoid using the meat as a cooking material. Not only that but the meat becomes harder and harder as you cook it in heat and the umami disappears.
Minalis knew about this as well and that’s probably why she looks a little nervous. However, the truth is that this meat has a secret to it, if you chop it up into chunks with the bone and when cooked together with a certain ricol fruit wine, it will turn into a completely different kind of amazing meat.
I thought it was interesting to see Minalis so flustered so I purposefully didn’t tell her about me knowing the secret.
And so, I put some additional seasonings and the fruit wine into the mix.
「Now we just have to simmer it. Well this is definitely bad if I compare it to Minalis’s cooking but…. Do you mind if you listen to my story while we wait for it to be done? I want to talk about Leticia.」
「T-That’s…. Yes of course」「Shuria also wants to listen to the story.」
Both of the girls hesitated a little but they definitely nodded in agreement.
We can’t afford to be hesitant forever. It still makes my heart throb when I think of that fateful day, but if I continue being like this, that fellow will probably make fun of me and tell me to『Stop showing such a shameful demeanor.』whilst laughing.