Chapter 241: Mansion Conflict ① Meatball Descends (2/2)

「But is it alright? Your husband’s house is gone…… and this is your last remaining possession, right?」

Nonna treasures her household and the heirloom sword left by her family.

Claudia should not be able to sell the jewel so easily.

「Hohoho! If it’s going to turn into food for my beloved and this child, I have no problem doing so! Let’s sell it right away!」

I have nothing else to say.

I thought she didn’t bring anything with her when she fled here, I wonder where she carried it.

It doesn’t look like she shouldered it on her large back.

「To ensure it wasn’t taken on the way here, I always had it wrapped around my body. I hid it in all the gaps and cracks.」

Nonna who was staring intently at the jewel suddenly stopped moving.

「All of this……?」

It sounds like she carried more weight in jewels than Clara could carry for the entire grueling journey.

The body under her clothes must look incredible.

After that, Nonna was so immersed with the jewels that the atmosphere relaxed.

Mel still looked like she had mixed feelings, but she couldn’t just act independently.

The sisters Kuu and Ruu are desperately trying to hold her back too.

Sensing the change in mood, Casie also returned.

Now let’s resume eating.

「That’s right Claudia, we actually have an exquisite delicacy.」

「Oh my, what can it be?」

I give a signal to Sebastian.

A dried meat was served…… it was the dragon meat I secretly brought back.

「Hiih!」「Nooo!」

Celia and Leah jump out from their seats.

「Ara…… jerky?」

Claudia makes a face like it was not what she expected.

It’s true that jerky is are more of a portable food or a light snack and not something typically served as a main meal.

「Well, just eat it like you were tricked.」

Excluding Celia, Leah and Luna who refused to eat the meat, everyone else takes a bite of the dried meat.

Instantly, everyone’s eyes shoot open.

「Delicious! W-what is this!?」

Nonna also comments in shock, quickly getting ready the next bite.

「Uwah…… I thought the meat of the black beast was good but this is on a different level.」

Carla happily gets second helpings.

Even Alice who doesn’t usually eat much is greedily devouring the meat.

It’s good to be gluttonous.

「We’ve had enough of it.」

「It kind of created some bad memories.」

Celia and Leah won’t eat.

It’s kind of a waste, knowing how tasty it is.

「It’s soooooo gooooood!!」

「Gyah!」

The scream came from Claudia.

The deliciousness of the meat made her lose herself and yell.

Oil and meat chunks get sprayed out of her mouth and travels in an arc onto Mel.

「Mom, stop it! She didn’t have any bad intentions!」

「You’re in front of Aegir-san! You’re in the mansion!」

Mel is making a face I’ve never seen before and trying to stand up while her two daughters are doing their best to suppress her.

Claudia doesn’t pay any attention to that while furiously shoveling the meat down her throat.

The other girls are also vigorously eating the meat and the dragon meat I brought back disappears in no time at all.

「Aah, that was good. I wanted to eat more though.」

「Yeah, me too. I feel like I could eat this meat forever.」

Nonna has eaten her fill and seems to have calmed down.

As for Mel who is visibly displaying her bloodlust, I’ll embrace her once after the meal and calm her down.

However, there was one woman who couldn’t accept the fact that there was no more meat.

It was Claudia.

「T-there’s no more?」

「Sorry. It was a delicacy after all. We can’t normally get stuff like that.」

I feel a little bad when Claudia slumps over dejectedly.

She didn’t even make this expression when talking about her destroyed house and her dead husband.

「More of the other dishes have been prepared. Fill yourself up with plenty of nourishment.」

When plates of meat, soup and pasta are placed in front of Claudia, a smile returns to her face.

Thirty Minutes Later.

「Aegir-sama, I’m in a bad mood here.」

「Me too…… a little impossible for me to bear.」

「What an idiot, that pig.」

Nonna, Carla and Mel are beside me looking at that thing while drinking their after-meal tea.

It goes without saying ‘that thing’ is Claudia.

She hasn’t finished eating yet.

Rather, she’s still eating as if the dragon meat seems to have induced more hunger.

「……that steak is close to 500 grams, right? She’s swallowing it whole.」

I’ve asked Lammy before whether she swallows things whole like a snake.

「Don’t be stupid. I have teeth and besides, my top half is that of a human so I can’t even do it.」

That’s what she replied but she seems to be mistaken.

Humans can swallow things whole.

「Hey, doesn’t it look like she’s getting fatter? Her entire body is inflating.」

「You’re right……」

Claudia’s appearance clearly looks different now than from before she ate.

It looks like she’s still getting bigger.

「I get that her stomach is getting bigger from eating too much…… but why are her thighs and arms getting bigger too?」

「Because she’s a pig.」

Mel remains cold to the end.

Claudia was in a horrible state after she finished eating.

It was like arms, legs and a head grew out from a lump of excess fat…….

There won’t be much clothes that’ll fit her so she had to wear the clothes she traveled in after getting them washed.

「Aah, madam…… you went back to how you were.」

「A meatball……」

「She doesn’t have a neck.」

「But she can move surprisingly quickly.」

I like women who are a little on the plump side.

They’re soft and adorable.

But I wouldn’t submerge myself in boiling water just because I like hot baths.

「Claudia.」

「What is it, my love?」

「There are things in this world called limits. I think it would be a good idea for you to do some exercise tomorrow.」

On a side note, Clara was also hiding in the shadow of the enlarged Claudia and eating enthusiastically.

She’s looking healthier now.

「Well, time to open the window slightly and lower the heat of the furnace. It feels hotter in here all of a sudden.」

Protagonist: Aegir Hardlett. 23 years old. Winter. Changes Only.

Family: Nonna (cautious), Carla (concubine), Mel (intent to kill), Casie (ghost, full), Sebastian (burnt)

Claudia (meatball), Clara (female attendant)

Non-humans: Alraune (growing)

Assets: 35,820 gold (food expense -20)

Sexual Partners: 288, children who have been born: 54 + 555 fish