20demayo Volume 8 Chapter 1 PaRT 2
Volume 8 Chapter 1 PaRT 2
Once we got back, the first thing that I did was handing Sherry the Green Caterpillar Skill Crystal and a Misanga with an Empty Skill Slot so that she could proceed to fuse them together at once, and that is exactly what she did. There was no worries or hesitation from her, she just went and casually fused that Item that I asked her to fuse.
「Amazing. It looks like you have completely mastered the art of fusing the Skill Crystals together with the equipment as if it was as easy as breathing to you. As expected of Sherry.」
「As expected of Sherry indeed.」
「Wow, desu. Amazing, desu!」
「This one is going to go to Miria. And with that, we can proudly say that we all have our personal Sacrificial Misangas.」
I pat Miria on the shoulder while we were all complimenting sherry for her another successful fusion, after which I have proceeded to play with her cat ears for a while.
Like I said just now, with this successful fusion, we now have four Sacrificial Misangas, one for each of us, exactly like I have always intended.
「Of course, desu!」
「Alright then, Miria, come on here to me. Now, where do you want me to put your Sacrificial Misanga? Is your ankle okay, just like with Roxanne and Sherry?」
「Yes, desu. Thank you, desu.」
Miria nodded at me when I had her sit down on a chair. Then, I wrapped the newly-created Sacrificial Misanga around her ankle and tied it neatly to ensure that it will not come undone whenever she would move around.
While we were being in the Merchant’s Guild’s headquarters, I also made sure to not change the instructions that I have given to Luke, still ordering him to actively seek out first and foremost the Green Caterpillar Skill Crystals. If I want to keep on adding new members to my harem, then we are going to need as much of those as possible so that we could give Sacrificial Misangas to the new Party Members upon their arrival.
Later, I fry the Whole Fish on the frying pan. It can no longer be called a Whole Fish, however, since it has been sliced into several smaller pieces.
While I was frying the fish, Miria was staying beside me the whole time, observing every little thing that I was doing. The only times when she was leaving my side was when the oil was splashing around during the frying process so that none of it would land on her.
「Miria, oil might be splashing on you again, so I advise you to take a step back.」
「Splash, desu?」
「Then let’s go visit the clothing store in the Imperial City and see if any of the shops are going to have them custom-tailored for us.」
「Uhm... are you sure about that, master?」
「Yes, because I want Roxanne to wear pretty clothes, because you definitely deserve it.」
「Okay, thank you very much then.」
For now, we will have to make due with frying the Whole Fish without an apron, which is not going to be impossible, but the splashing oil is definitely going to be a hindrance if there is going to be more of it. Thankfully there wasn’t much incidents like that, and when the dark-colored Tatsuta-age was properly prepared, I added it to the rest of the dish.
「Alright, I think everything’s about ready for us to eat it.」
「Yes, desu!」
When I bring the dish to the table and sit down on a chair with it, Miria immediately leans forward in order to see the end result of my preparations, and once she witnesses the sight that makes her mouth water with saliva in a matter of seconds, doubling down on it when she sees me putting the first piece of it into my mouth.
Under the crispy layer of Slime Starch which has been fried just right, the juicy texture of the Whole Fish was hiding itself, waiting to be mixed with the outer layer of it to create an even tastier, more powerful sensation in my mouth.
When my teeth bite through the crispy texture and proceed further into the soft meat, I feel as if a burst of heat has exploded in every corner of my mouth. It was the spicy fish sauce that that spread itself all over my mouth, melting my tongue with how perfectly harmonious it has been prepared.
Delicious! It is simply delicious! It is more delicious than I imagined, even! If I were to rate this dish, then I would definitely give it three stars because that dish is literally close to being perfect!
「Delicious.」
「Every dish that master makes is somehow better than the previous one. All of the dishes that you have prepared are great, but I think that from among all of them, this one is perhaps the best one that you have made to date.」
「This is amazing.」
「Delicious, fish, not eat, desu!」
If I am not wrong about this, then I think that Miria wanted to say that she has also not eaten such a delicious fish in her life before. Probably.