15-3 Part 2
The Promised Paella
Translator : PolterGlast
In the bright
afternoon sunlight, the sea of Naglfar appeared to shine white. I wonder
if it's true that the sea far to the south is not blue, but emerald green. When
I threw such a topic at Carral, what was impressive was that Kachua
took such a strong interest she seemed ready to say she wanted to tag along on
a boat trip.
Now then, for that
reason, we arrived at the nostalgic restaurant from that time and sat down at
the open terrace seats overlooking the sea. The seawater, which is cold when
you actually touch it, is cool and beautiful as long as you gaze at it from
afar.
「Dear
customers, have you decided on your order?」
「Umu,
first, 6 plates of paella and—no, this is a hassle, bring everything from here
to here.」
If only Zirant
hadn't appeared, it might have been a slightly calmer meal. But faced with the
paella she had persistently wanted to eat to that extent, there was no way Zirant
would show any self-restraint.
「Eh,
eeeeeh?!」
「Zirant-sama...?!」
「C-Certainly.
We will prepare them in order starting with the paella... but, are you truly
certain you will be alright?」
Was he talking about
our stomachs or our money, or both? Instead of a reply, I decided to slide gold
coins to the edge of the table.
「Then
let me pay about 100 Crowns in advance.」
「No,
just how much do you two plan to eat?!」
「I plan
to keep it in moderation. I don't want to sink from overeating, after all.」
The waiter received
the gold coins and ran to the kitchen in a fluster. If I only eat until I'm 80%
full, there's a possibility it won't be enough. Should I have ordered a little
more?
「Umu,
in your stead, Wagahai will eat three servings of paella.」
「Wait,
wasn't it supposed to be two servings each for me and you...?」
「You'll
sink if you overeat.」
What an expensive
Evil Dragon to feed... If she binge-eats at every opportunity at this rate, my
wallet is going to start suffering.
「Somehow,
Zirant-san is more down-to-earth than I thought...?」
「That's
rude to Zirant-sama, Kachua...!」
「Yeah,
this is just a starving Evil Dragon. You don't particularly have to revere her.」
「You
fool, do not underestimate food. No matter what you start, you cannot move on
an empty stomach!」
You say that even
though you materialized specifically to eat paella. Don't eat too much this
time, Zirant.
『Well
now, I don't know what you are talking about. That must be your faulty memory.』
We're about to enter
the cold seawater and scrape rocky reefs from now on. I'm begging you, please
restrain yourself... I might be forced to hear your retching voice on the ship,
you know...
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Around the time the
seafood salad with steamed squid and raw shrimp was devoured, the long-awaited
seafood paella arrived.
「I
shall let my Apostle's trivial foul language slide... This paella, it's delicious, too
delicious!! Umumumu, there has been no day I felt as glad to be resurrected as
this very day... This is it, this is what Wagahai has wanted to eat all
along!」
There is no longer
any need to explain, but Zirant was highly satisfied. Kachua, who
was raised deep in the mountains, also pecked at the paella fearfully and
timidly at first, but once she took a bite, she became silently engrossed in
the meal.
「Zirant-san
is a glutton similar to Shinza, isn't she.」
「Wait,
why are you dragging me into that...」
Saying that while
simultaneously eating fried octopus might not have amounted to a proper
protest. However, I didn't have the custom of eating octopus, but when it's
deep-fried like this, it's hard to associate it with that creepy shape. The
surface was crispy, the inside was chewy, and it was delicious.
「It is
strictly for the sake of resurrection. Delicious things are beneficial for
further resurrection.」
「Heeh,
is that so! Then we have to eat lots more delicious things!」
What a highly
convenient constitution. You could just answer honestly that you like delicious
food.
「But it
really is delicious. Ugh, but this black thing tastes bad... I'll give it to Shinza...」
「That's
surprising, you don't like olives?」
「Then Wagahai
will take it.」
Watching Zirant
gather up only the olives one after another from Kachua's plate, I felt
an indescribable state of mind.
「I feel
like about 90% of your divine majesty just vanished...」
「No
problem, Wagahai's majesty is already in an immeasurable realm. 90%
disappearing means nothing.」
I see. Being able to
declare anything and everything with full confidence is your amazing point. But
the sight of her happily stuffing her cheeks with the received olives looks
less like a god and more like a young girl inciting a person's desire to
protect her.
「If you
have complaints, say them out loud.」
「Understood.
Share half a plate of that paella with me.」
「Kukuku...
Go eat some seaweed or something.」
「It's
my money, you know...」
Saying she won't
give any to me, the beautiful blue-haired Evil Dragon-sama hugged the plate of
paella. Reluctantly, I brought the seaweed salad seasoned with vinegar to my
mouth again. When someone eats it looking that delicious, it makes you want the
other person's paella. Zirant is absolutely refusing to hand it over,
keeping her guard up against me. She's in a stance where she won't yield even a
single scallop muscle left on an empty shell.
Then, what happened
was, Kachua and Carral turned their faces to each other and
suddenly smiled together.
「It's
somehow different from what I thought it would be, but this kind of thing is
fun! Haa~, I'm really glad I came back here after all!」
「Carral, you are a good person.
You feel like a considerate city person, a type that probably wasn't in our
village...」
Carral seemed
to take an interest in Kachua's village. The two made the conversation
even more lively with talk about Corin Village. While Zirant and
I were engaged in a paella offensive and defensive battle...
Just order a new
one? That's not the issue. It's exactly because Zirant is eating it
looking so delicious that it makes me want her to share the one she's eating
right now.
「Ah, do
you want to share this assorted fruit in syrup together?」
「They
have something like that too... Is it okay if I order it, Shinza...?」
「We are
comrades, don't hold back.」
It's a menu item
that sounds sugary-sweet just hearing about it. The fact that Carral is
recommending it means it's definitely a sure thing.
「Umu,
make that three servings, including Wagahai.」
「That's
why I told you not to overeat, Zirant! We're getting on a ship after
this, you know!?」
「No
problem. Wagahai is invincible. I shall turn the tables on something
like seasickness.」
That just sounds like
a flag at this point... Then let me say this first. If you're going to throw
up, do it in the sea; never throw up inside my mind ever again...
After that, they polished off the dessert made of white peaches, oranges, apples, mangoes, and pineapples pickled in syrup with their eyes sparkling. The taste? It was too sweet for me. It was even topped generously with fresh cream and berries, and it goes without saying that I became worried about the regurgitation of Zirant's stomach acid...
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