Section B, Chapter 19: Dango (Seresa)
Soon after.
The food was served faster than expected. Everyone had a plate of food in front of them: thick steaks and scones, and brown broth scooped out of a large pot and added to the bowl.
This thing turned out to be brown, and sure enough, when the peppers were added, all the soup turned red.
...... Except for some kind of blue soup. Mad Dog had drunk in the slums of Tomeka City before and almost threw up. He still hadn't imagined what it would take to turn the soup purple.
A particular spice or fruit? It doesn't matter. Maybe he's been poisoned.
There are always people who give food to them, but they put a newly developed certain medicine in it, and the purpose is only to experiment with the poor. Everyone knows this, and they have almost acquiesced. When you can't be hungry, who cares so much. Someone will grab the bread that has fallen on the ground and been trampled, and if you don't eat it, you will starve to death.
Therefore, it is a blessing that Cereya, whose family is dead, has been adopted by the Assassin Order. After all, the life and life path of being an Assassin is better than living in a slum, and there are a wide range of options. However, this memory always felt more and more blurry.
But then again, if you're alive in Tomeca City, you have to worry about being poisoned. And some minor toxins have even stopped working on the slum dwellers: everyone has become resistant to poison by eating unclean food from unknown sources.
Heh, I was sweating a little before, and when I got close to Aya, it was all gone, and the impact of the purification ability was really great...... Squinting his eyes, Mad Dog touched the flask: even the feeling of urinating was now gone.
It is said that the beggars of the Eurasian dynasty tried to come to Aiya and ask for alms when they saw it, mainly to cleanse their bodies and clothing of all dirt and fleas with the help of angelic powers.
"One serving of steak (Aya doesn't have one), beans and cakes, I make them all. As for the soup, it should be enough for everyone to drink two large bowls. As she spoke, Snow Crow sprinkled a handful of chili powder into her bowl and wiped her sweat with the back of her hand.
What a scary color...... Staring at the chili peppers that gradually dissolved into a crimson soup, Mad Dog frowned: Can this thing be drunk?
Just as he was thinking this, the snow crow frantically sprinkled another handful of chili peppers into it. Later, at the request of the request, he also sprinkled so much to Lucina.
"Hey, Snow Crow, we've got two less servings here!" Luciena said vaguely as she took a bite of the flatbread after eating half a plate of beans, "Are you going to make them hungry?"
"Huh?" Putting down the knife and fork in confusion, Vicol looked confused: "I remember very well that everyone has ......"
"Look!" Almost choked to death from gobbling up, Lucina pointed to the stone demon Guladan who was standing beside her with his neck crooked, and Minia, who was bouncing on the table: "Why haven't they eaten?
"Shut up, you'll be allowed to eat anyway. After smacking Aya, the mad dog touched his pocket, pulled out a piece of candy and threw it to the dumplings. Minia immediately came to her senses, jumped up and opened her mouth to catch it, and swallowed it.
What the hell is the structure of this thing's mouth? No teeth, just a tongue. No lips yet...... It's exactly like it's carved out of a pastry. Also, if you tell me that she came out of the comics, I'll believe it.
Bookstores in Tomeka City have comics. The reason for this may be because paper and ink are cheap. Otherwise, there is no way to associate that kind of city with literature and art. It's complete garbage, and even though it's its hometown, Mad Dog doesn't miss it at all.
It is said that being away from one's homeland makes you feel longing, but Seresa doesn't think so. He hated the rotten city of Tomeca and was glad to be out of it for good.
If you go back again, you might see the wanted notices posted here and there by Carreso's dog: he was interested in what his portrait would look like - and how much the head would be worth.
Not everyone has the opportunity to know how much their head is worth. Mad dogs sometimes envy their assassination targets.
To test this idea, Mad Dog pulls out another cream cookie from his snack bag (Ceresya also likes to have a snack when she has nothing to do, so she always has it with her) and throws it to Dango. This time, however, she didn't bite into the excitement of picking it up, and let the biscuit fall to the ground.
"Hey, you're making it cry!" Lucina looked very upset as she glared at the mad dog.
"Damn, blame me?!" muttered a couple of words, and the mad dog looked at Minia who was starting to sob, and threw her a cookie again. After swallowing it slowly, Danzi still looked at the table with a very sad expression: it seemed that she was very entangled in the biscuit.
So Minia bounced her body, tumbled and fell off the table, bouncing half a meter high on the ground. After swallowing the biscuit, she bounced again, jumped on Lucina's lap and began to rub her master's stomach to pet.
Damn, this thing is a slime bouncy ball!Remembering the basketball activities she used to be very passionate about, Seresia was amazed: she wanted to visit Lusa's hometown of Aloa more and more. There seems to be more than one kind of dreamlike creature there.
...... There may be a guy who looks like this pink ball, has short hands and feet, and can suck other creatures in by inhaling and then seizing powers.
There is a manga called Tsuki no Bika that seems to be inspired by this fantasy creature, and Mad Dog has loved reading it since he was a child. The set isn't over yet, but unfortunately the Permafrost doesn't seem to be sold here.
It is said that the dango grew out of some kind of flower, which is really rare...... Imagining what that flower would look like, Mad Dog picked up his knife and fork and began to cut the steak.
It's medium rare, but it's still a little old...... Staring at the steak with brown skin and soft pink meat inside, Mad Dog cut off a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing it with satisfaction.
However, at this moment, the ball approached again, licking the mad dog's hand and making a soft bark.
Damn, do you think that selling cute people will eat candy? Surely a principled person like me would not eat this.
"I'm out of sugar, I'll go. With a wave of his hand, Mad Dog picked it up and threw it back to Lusha: "Take care of your dumplings." ”
"She looks like she likes you. With a hint of relief in her tone, Lusa hugged Minia back to Mad Dog: "Brother, this is a good opportunity to strengthen the relationship with her." ”
Listening to the sound of the dumplings, the mad dog suddenly felt ridiculous: it was really coaxing. Much easier to coax than a puppy. Dogs still have to use bones.
"I still don't understand. Clenching his knife and fork, Mad Dog cast his gaze on Aya, "What's the witcher's name?"
"Bolso, nicknamed the Black Whip. Looking at the cane on the side of the chair, Lusha whispered, "It must be because of the way the cane whips...... And most of that nickname was taken by himself. ”
"Possibly. Remembering the deeds of his second coercion who jumped out of the window twice, Mad Dog laughed madly: "There are not many people who are still like this now." ”