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Chapter 868
Chapter 868
Chapter 868
I didn’t want to drink the serpent wine
“Well, at least they gave us a lot of food. Perhaps a little too much.”
“Indeed. I was thinking about buying some from them, but there is no need for that now. As for the amount…we are three men, so we should be able to finish it.”
“It is all food that is grown here. Let’s take it with gratitude.”
“Old people really like feeding youngsters. They often give me food as well.”
Aside from the farm produce, Ms. Delia also brought blocks of orc meat as well.
There was so much that it looked like we would not have to worry about food during our stay.
“While the food is nice. I am not so sure about the wine…”
“You really should have just accepted it… Though, the appearance was a little intimidating.”
“Phillip just really likes to drink. I would have hesitated as well.”“Ms. Delia. Do they really enjoy drinking that stuff?”
“Yes. I was scared when I first saw it as well… In fact, I burst into tears when I was a child. But I got used to it now.”
“Yes, that would make children cry. I would not want to show it to Tilura or Liza.”
There was also konjac and smoked meat. However, some of the old men asked us if we liked to drink, and then they brought some bottles.
They appeared to be wine…which had chopped up serpent pieces inside.
I had heard that such things were done to preserve them, but I had never heard of it being done with wine… It looked like a serpent in blood.
There were some bottles that had a whole serpent inside, and its eyes were open.
Apparently, the poison sacs were washed out first, so that after a few days in the wine, they gave your tongue a pleasant tingle.
Regardless, I did not feel like drinking it. Only Phillip seemed like he wanted to taste it.
“Um… Mr. Takumi?”
“What is it, Ms. Delia?”
As I was thinking about the serpent wine, Ms. Delia suddenly looked at me hesitantly.
Was something wrong?
“Um, if it is not too much trouble. Could I join you for dinner?”
“Ah, we don’t mind at all. It is better to eat with more people.”
“Yes, yes. It will be nice to have a woman around.”
“Th-thank you!”
Ms. Delia wanted to eat with us, just as we had during lunch time.
I suppose she was lonely, as she usually ate alone in her house… Well, I’m sure she could eat with the other villagers sometimes.
Regardless, her face lit up and she smiled with a bow when we gave our permission.
After that, we started preparations for dinner.
It was my job to get the water, which I wanted to finish before the sun set completely. It took a lot of energy, but I will do my best…
“Hah… I ate a lot. Ms. Delia, is a very good cook… I suppose it’s because she has to cook for herself. She is so different from me.”
After eating dinner, I returned to my room and muttered to myself.
Ms. Delia had helped Nicholas with the cooking.
When I lived alone, I did not have enough time to cook. So she was much better than me. Nicholas was very serious, and carefully measured all of the ingredients, but she worked quickly and measured by sight alone. But the results were still delicious.
That was proof that she was used to cooking.