Chapter 232
Phew… Ah, you are back, Asagi . ”
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“Hey, Daniela . Might be better to wear some clothes . We have a guest . ”
“Hello, Miss Daniela . ”
Daniela came out with just a towel wrapped around her head and looked at me . Lemon sat in the back . Well, I supposed it wasn’t a big deal, but she was still a guest . It was best not to be rude .
“Hmm . You are that grey elf…”
“Yes! I am Lemonfrost Grasilf!”
“Ah, yes . Are you here on holiday?”
“I heard that you were sick from a hangover, and so I came to see you!”
“Hehe . Thank you . But I am fine now . Quite healed . ”
Daniela said as she flexed her muscles . She wanted to show just how much she had recovered, but it seemed like she’d be back in bed with a cold soon .
“I’m going to get changed . Wait here a moment . ”
“Got it . ”
Daniela picked up her clothes and went to her room, and so I prepared some food in the meantime . Well, it was the food we had brought .
“Asagi, I’m already full . ”
“It’s for Daniela . She eats a lot . ”
Lemon chuckled as if she had known all along . A typical junior-type character . It was kind of refreshing since there hadn’t been anyone like that at work when I was a part-timer .
So we talked while taking out the various meats, fried vegetables, and sandwiches and putting them on the table . Then Daniela arrived, fully dressed . As she was the fashionable one, she looked good even when in her casual clothes . It was always impressive . It made me feel like I needed to try harder, but I didn’t know how… I had bought clothes from Miss Amarilith, but, I’d think about that later .
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“Is this for me?”
“Yeah . We already ate . ”
“I see . Thank you . ”
“Don’t mention it . ”
And so I pushed it forward and told her to eat . Well, she wasn’t exactly the kind of person who needed encouragement .
I watched her eat it eagerly and told her about the preliminary match that had happened today .
There were the bandana man and the dual-wielder . They would be moving on to the main event . That meant there was a chance we would be fighting them . So we’d have to discuss ways of dealing with their ways .
So first, I told Daniela about their fighting style . She chewed on her fried vegetables and listened intently . Then she swallowed and opened her mouth .
“Well, perhaps they are impressive among that group, but I doubt we have anything to fear . It seems like neither of them can fight head-on, that is why they use such a strategy . So I think we need only crush them from the front . ”
“I feel stupid for being anxious . ”
“I don’t really care since I’m not fighting . But I feel very enlightened just now!”
Not sure I would use that word . Still, they had the wisdom to make it through that fight, so I didn’t think it was a bad thing to be wary of them . We didn’t know how they would move in later matches, and they might do something entirely surprising . I would keep my guard up, even if Daniela thought she could ‘crush’ them easily . After all, maybe they have Unique Skills .
We continued to talk about other things until the sun began to set . It had been a while since we did something like this, and it was quite fun . The table was a mess now, kind of like when you have friends over at your house . It made me feel nostalgic .
“Oh, it’s evening already! I must take my leave . ”
“Do you have an inn to go to?”
Daniela asked as Lemon got to her feet .
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“Oh, yes! I have a room in the south district!”
“I see…that is…nice…”
“Yes!”
Lemon said in an almost unnecessarily cheerful voice, clearly not sensing the tone of jealousy in Daniela’s reply . But she had probably reserved a room like a normal person… While she was a newcomer to adventuring, she had lots of experience as a guard . She must have stayed at a number of inns before…
“Wh-why are you two looking at me like that?”
“Oh, it is nothing…”
“Yes…don’t mind us…”
“Ri-right…”
She was taken aback by the dark mood that had fallen over us . It was a half-minute later that we stood up .
“All right, let’s go . ”
“Huh? Go where…?”
“Why, to dinner of course . What time do you think it is?”
I took Lemon’s right arm and Daniela took her left . As she was quite short, her feet barely touched the floor as we swept her away . It was the best time to eat good food and drink . Daniela and I were both in agreement about this .
We left the room and told Mister Hipericam that we’d be going out again, and then headed for the north district . There were lots of Adventurers there, which meant lots of places to eat . And this was the most lively of hours in the Empire .
So it was in this comfortably noisy atmosphere, that Daniela and I searched for a place to eat . As Lemon did not know the area very well, she quietly left the search to us .
“Hmm…”
“I’m not sure . Lemon, what do you want to eat?”
“Oh, I…”
Lemon became strangely reserved the moment that Daniela said she’d be paying, and she just waved her hands awkwardly .
“Well, when in doubt . Meat . ”
“But you’re never in doubt . ”
“That is true…”
“All right . We’ll do meat today . ”
It made things easy . We decided to cook our meat on a grill . But first, we had to find a place where we could do it . There didn’t seem to be any barbecue places nearby . The air was filled with smells that were not grilled meat . Speaking of which, they didn’t have the sauce I used back home in this world… I should have memorized some recipes .
We ended up walking for several more minutes after that before finally finding a place . It had a sign in the front that read, ‘Meat, Meat, Meat, Meat . ’ We get the point . I looked in the window underneath, and a most dream-like sight greeted us . There was no doubt about it . It was what we were looking for .
“Welcome!”
A voice called out as we entered .
“Uh, excuse me . Do you have seats for three?”
“Yes, exactly three! Come in!”
A waitress who was nearly as cheerful as Lemon guided us through the building and to our seats . The place was packed and it seemed like a miracle that we had gotten in . It must have been quite popular .
“Can I take your order?”
“Meat . Lots of meat . ”
“Daniela…”
She was already holding her fork and knife as she barked at the waitress . I sighed . It was quite childish…
“Sorry . ”
“No, no! I will bring you some extra thick slices!”
I apologized as the waitress looked momentarily put-off . Then we made our orders .
The meat was brought soon after that, and we threw them onto the sizzling grill .
Not only Daniela, but Lemon also ate with the most satisfied expression . I mostly just cooked the meat and put it on their plates while watching their reactions . I didn’t eat much myself, but somehow came out feeling just as satisfied . I think .
By the time I felt full, both Daniela and Lemon sat in their seats and looked like they were going to burst open .
“Asagi, you cooked way too much…”
“And you cooked them so perfectly…”
“Don’t blame this on me . And you better not throw up…”
It would be a waste . And so we walked very slowly, so as not stimulate them too much . Damn it . Was it an elf thing?
Well, the walk would do them some good . I thought with a chuckle as I looked over my shoulder to see them slowly following me . Daniela seemed happy to be able to talk and laugh with a fellow elf . That made me glad that I had met Lemon again .
Hmm? Pink elf? I don’t know anyone like that .