Chapter 99: The Power of Skadi (2/2)
”I added wolf meat and also ice crow meat, so it has a very rich flavor,” said Benladann, as she quickly served me a large plate of warm soup, with large chunks of meat spread around, mushrooms, dried herbs, and boiled roots of Root Salt.
The little roots of the Root Salt can actually be boiled and eaten whole, as they don't harbor as much sodium as the big tubers where most of the salt is. So Benladann decided to wash them, cut them, and add them into the hotpot.
When they are boiled, they taste like already salted boiled potatoes, so it is pretty amazing.
”You're so good at cooking, Benladann…” I said while eating everything.
”Hehe… I am glad you like it, Drake,” said Benladann with an adorable smile as she ate soup at my side with Yuki and the other wolves sitting around.
”What I like the most is that you make a lot of soup for me, you're very considerate,” I said.
”It is nothing, really! I am just doing my best. I like to see you happy while eating what I prepare…” said Benladann, as she suddenly flushed a bit.
”Really? I can't wait until we reach some city so we can buy more ingredients and food to prepare. I am dying to taste the bread of this world and other types of meat such as the pigs or cows your town had… Oh, and also eggs!” I said.
”Hm! I am also looking forward to that. I hope everyone is still there after all the time I was gone…” said Benladann.
”Yeah, let's hope they're there. I am sure that if your parents love you, they will wait for their daughter to come back one day,” I said.
”Thanks for your kind words, Drake. I am also looking forward to it! I want my parents to see you, I want them to accept you!” said Benladann.
”Accept me?” I asked.
”Like… Err… To get the approval of my parents for us to…! Ah… N-Never mind!” said Benladann, she suddenly covered her face while growing as red as a tomato.
The approval of what? Does she want me to become her official pet? I don't want to be a pet…
Well, if it just pretending… But I doubt her parents would believe that a giant dragon is her pet.
Suddenly, as we ate, I received a sudden howl from Frost.
I expanded my vision and realized the wolves began to fight against… slimy creatures.
They looked like they were made of… water and ice.
Wait, are these Slimes?!
Ad they got large mana cores floating in the middle of their slimy bodies.
It is time for a new meal, I guess…
I hope slimes are sweet, we need a new dessert that is not just these pears which I am getting tired of.
I quickly order Yuzu to hover near the surface, as it ends up floating only ten meters above the ground, right atop the pine trees.
”What's going on?” asked Benladann, who had just finished eating.
”Monsters. And new ones!” I said.
”Monsters? So fast? But it isn't something the wolves can handle?” asked Benladann.
”Yeah, they are tough… Well, more like hard to kill. You see… They are a bit slimy,” I said.
”Slimy? Slugs?” asked Benladann, as she walked outside of the fortress by leaping over my back, Yuki quickly came afterward, as I flew down below.
”No, Slimes…”
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