Chapter 101 – The Black Hound (2)
Under a cloudless clear sky, the landscape of the Barmela estate began to appear in the eyes of the twin sisters as they leisurely walked along the road while chatting leisurely while riding on the horse’s saddle.
“Hya~! I can finally see it. I can see it.”
“It was a slightly longer trip than I initially thought.”
“I see, at this time, Roden and Roxia must be in full swing.”
Before departure, I expected it to take about a week to come back, but the period of stay in Nazari was a little longer because I took the test at the adventurer’s guild in Nazari and was safely promoted to silver and received a new dog tag. Am.
“Should you guys go home soon too?
ㅡHeeeeeing!
The twin sisters, who each corrected the reins and sped up, quickly passed through the city gate, and first went to the stable and parted ways with the horses that had been companions for the ten-day journey, and at the same time received the deposit minus the rental fee back.
The twin sister put her backpack on her back, which she had left with her horse, but her gait was lighter than usual as she thought that she was going home soon.
They arrived at the potion shop with a bit of a quick walk and opened the door wide. A refreshing sound of bells resounded after a long time.
“Welcome…”
Roxia, who was sitting at her counter in a cute one-piece dress, reading a book, reflexively brought out her greeting, raised her head, and opened her eyes wide. A slight surprise and great pleasure appeared on the girl’s face. Cross.
“I was worried because it seemed to be later than expected, but I’m glad you came back safely. Merim unnie, Marill unnie. I missed you.”
“You’ve become prettier in the few days I haven’t seen you. We missed you too.”
“Roxia, while I was away, you were constantly reviewing magic, right?”
“Yes, sister.”
Roxia approached her sisters who were slowly entering her shop, and exchanged hugs with her twin sisters in turn.
For her Roxia, if the existence of her Roden is a loved one, the existence of her twin sister is her older sisters who treat them like her own younger siblings.
After briefly checking the girl’s safety, the twin sisters went into her room and put down their luggage.
“Your uncle was out about ten minutes ago on tax matters, so it will take a while before he gets back here.”
“Kabi, they got mixed up.”
“The timing is right too.”
“Ahaha…”
Loxia, who smiled awkwardly in sympathy with her older sisters, who felt sorry for not being able to see the person she most wanted to see right away, realized belatedly that the shiny dog tag on her twin sister’s neck had changed.
“Ah! All the older sisters got promoted safely. Congratulations.”
“Huh, thank you. I think it would be better if Roden brother told us about the things we went through during the trip as soon as Brother Roden returns.”
“We have to wash up and come back. We’ll be right back~!”
“Yes, wash slowly.”
No matter what you do, you have returned home safely, so there is no need to be in a hurry. With a relaxed mind, the twin sisters took out the things in their backpacks and arranged them neatly, then went into the bathroom together.
Even during the trip, I found a place where I could take a bath and washed up, but it’s best to wash comfortably in the most familiar place.
After a while, the twin sisters, who changed into light casual clothes with faces that refreshed both their bodies and minds, kept the shop together as the three of them chatted with Roxy.
Time passes again… Roden, who stopped by downtown for a while due to tax-related issues, as soon as she opened her shop, ran into Roxy and her twin sister, who were blooming with her story.
“I thought it was about time to come, but it looks like you came back in the meantime. Didn’t anything special happen during the trip?”
“Yes. Thanks to the safest road possible, there were no major accidents.”
“I’m really worried. We also have quite a bit of travel experience.”
Her twin sister, who closed the distance with Roden with a smile like the sun, gave a hug that was similar in appearance to the one she shared with Roxia a while ago, but completely different in order.
If hugging with a girl feels like patting each other lightly, hugging with Roden feels like sharing each other’s warmth and body odor through their clothes.
Even though Roxia was right next to her, they couldn’t stand the feeling of being tickled and sad.
“Whoa… It’s been a while, so it’s really nice.”
“I missed you. Roden oppa.”
“So do I. Haven’t you been lonely since walking around together?”
The twins nodded, thinking they wanted to taste his cock for the first time in a while, but… She was in front of Roxia’s eyes, so she somehow resisted her urge, then rummaged through her pockets and pulled out her silver dog tag at the same time.
“Let’s go! Let’s do it now too.”
“It’s the same silver grade as Roden’s brother.”
In fact, they are twin sisters who know very well that Roden’s power is not at the level of a level adventurer, but she wanted to boast that she was equal to her opponent, at least on the surface.
“Oh? It’s worth it. Congratulations. I need to prepare something special for dinner tonight.”
“Merim-sister, Marill-sister. Now that my uncle has come, I wonder what kind of test he took…”
“Okay, okay. I’ll tell you everything from start to finish.”
So, while the twin sisters sat at the guest table, they began to tell stories about the test to Roden and Roxia, who were sitting at the counter.
The rough process of reaching Nazari, making a connection with a demon adventurer as a tester, finding a nest by tracing the traces of a troll hidden in the forest at dawn, ambush a sleeping one and starting a battle, etc… The sisters took turns explaining as deliciously as possible.
On the other hand, Roden and Roxia, who had been listening to the story of the twin sisters with interest, became very interested in the story about the demon adventurers.
“There was a demon adventurer in Nazari?”
“Yes. It’s a demon senior named Yulid.”
“They talk and act a lot, but they secretly care about us a lot.”
It wasn’t a name Roden knew, but the fact that her twin sister and the one she encountered were demons was quite important. In the near future, I’m going to reveal the truth that Loxia’s identity was a demon to them.
Thinking it was a good opportunity, Roden asked a question in a low voice.
“Speaking of which, what do you guys think about demons?”
“Hmm? Well, it was only when I was young that I was a little scared because of my family’s education.”
“After experiencing it a few times while traveling together, I came to recognize them as different races with only a little bit of individuality in their appearance.”
Roden and Loxia were relieved to hear the twin sister’s answer that they had no prejudice against the demons. It was common among humans to have quite a bit of resistance to the demons.
‘Thank god…’
In particular, what if her older sisters hate demons and me—-, Roxy, who had suffered from intermittent heartaches, was greatly relieved.
Since then, the twin sisters have been talking nonstop about the fight against the High Troll, which they thought was just a troll, and about Yulead, who strongly protested to the village chief about it.
Maybe it’s because there are two mouths to talk, time passes in an instant just by listening.
As the story was about to end, the twins continued talking about the materials that Nazari had disposed of, as if they had no regrets left.
“… The blood and heart of the trolls we caught. It was a pity that we ended up disposing of them there.”
“I thought about giving it to Roden’s brother, but realistically it would be a bit difficult.”
One of the ingredients required for making potions of intermediate level or higher is troll blood. If they passed it to Alchemist Roden instead of selling it there, they thought it would be much more valuable than the selling price.
“If you don’t prepare anti-corruption herbs in advance, blood can easily go bad in a short period of time and weighs a lot, so it can’t be helped. Don’t be too sorry. Anyway, aren’t you hungry?”
“Hehe, are you thinking of taking me to an expensive restaurant to commemorate your promotion?”
“It’s a little different, but similar.”
Roden and Roxia, who smiled and met each other’s eyes, made the twins wait in the living room, went down to the basement in an instant, took a long box, and came back up again.
“These are the ingredients my uncle specially ordered before my sisters came!”
Roxia put on a confident face to her sisters and confidently revealed the contents of her box: inside her were several frozen lobsters whose surface was frosted with magic.
It is an expensive ingredient that modern people would salivate at the thought of steaming lobster as soon as they see it, but… The twin sisters, whose eyes were shining, made a very puzzled expression when they confirmed that what was inside was lobster.
“Huh? This is definitely…”
“Are they sea worms? Did you really pay money to buy these things? They even applied freezing magic when you ordered them.
I expected it in advance, but it was a cold reaction. In this world, lobster is treated as a common cheap food item reluctantly eaten by the poor, children, servants, and prisoners living in cities near the seaside.
This happened because cooking methods had not yet developed significantly.
In modern times, it is baked in an oven, blanched, or steamed in a steamer… In the old days or in this world, it was very simple to put lobster in water and boil it for a long time and eat it.
It is said that the broth is completely discarded and only the flesh is eaten, but if the amino acids that determine the taste of lobster are washed away in the soup, the taste will inevitably deteriorate.
“Well, don’t worry too much because we’ll cook properly from now on. Just trust us.”
“I practiced with my uncle before the unnies came and ate it. It was really delicious. Please trust us and wait for a while!”
“Okay… ? Okay. Believe me.”
“Is there anything we can do to help?”
“There is nothing in particular. Simply prepare the tableware while we clean up.”
For two people who do not know the true taste, I plan to personally tell you the true taste of lobster.
Roden and Roxia took out only two large lobsters and started to clean them in earnest in the kitchen.
‘… It’s been a long time, so I’ll have a taste of this guy today too.’
While washing the lobsters in running water to remove the thin ice, Roden, who had some time to spare, rummaged through his inventory and took out a long bottle of alcohol.
It is an alcoholic drink made with Ashas flowers obtained as a bonus from clearing out drug gangs in the port city the other day.
My mouth was already watering at the thought of cooking the lobster dish and soaked wine together.
