Chapter 234
‘Sour but sweet!’
It didn’t seem seasoned separately, but it tasted like this?
After eating some vegetables, I bit into a fruit with a milky white color.
Its soft texture and abundant juice filled my mouth.
“Wow…….”
An exclamation naturally escaped me. It was truly delicious, enough to be called a fruit of the heavens.
“This is really delicious.”
—It’s fortunate that it suits your taste.
Then, eating the honeycomb, all sorts of sweetness overflowed in my mouth. Usually, something this sweet would be cloying, but it went down smoothly without any of that.
My goodness, it’s this delicious…….
With a diet like this, I felt like I could eat it every day.
—But aren’t you going to eat that?
What Vita pointed to was the saurus tail meat.
“That is…….”
I still wasn’t keen. No matter what, grilled lizard? I was about to say I was sorry but couldn’t eat it.
—The creatures that usually show themselves well weren’t visible, so it was quite a struggle to find them. And I asked Natura’s spirit to grill it for a very long time.
Ugh, when she puts it like that, how can I not eat it?
Alright, let’s not be too scared. Honestly, the smell is quite good, so maybe the taste will be too?
I reluctantly picked up the skewer. And took a small bite of the saurus tail meat.
Crunch, a crispy texture as if matching the sound, gently enveloped my mouth.
Oh? It might actually be quite edible…….
“Ugh!”
No sooner had I thought that, I quickly covered my mouth.
—Human? What’s wrong?
Vita asked in puzzlement, but I silently picked up a leaf and spat out the meat.
“Water, water, no, something sweet…….”
At my words, Vita quickly picked up a fruit and offered it to me. I wasn’t in a position to be picky, so I took the fruit and ate it. Only after soothing my tongue with the sweet fruit did I finally feel alright.
—Are you okay?
“Yes. I’m fine.”
—It must not taste good.
“That’s not it, but it’s a bit spicy.”
The taste was genuinely good. But the moment the juices touched my tongue, it stung so much I couldn’t bear it.
My tongue involuntarily poked out a little. A sense of self-doubt crept in as I fanned myself with my hand.
*‘I used to be good with spicy food.’*
Somehow, it wounded my pride.
Is it because I haven’t eaten spicy food in a while? Well, the food I ate at the royal palace was mostly mild and maximized flavor, so it makes sense.
Flared up by pointless stubbornness, I took another bite of the saurus meat. And only after repeating the exact same action did I give up.
“I’m sorry……. I really can’t eat it…….”
My tongue seemed numb from the tingling, making my words slurred. Still, Vita understood me fine and removed the saurus meat, saying it was okay if I didn’t eat it.
—Do you need anything else? Like something you want to eat.
“This is enough. Thank you for taking care of me.”
—It’s only natural.
Vita’s long ears twitched. Her expression remained stoic and unchanging, though.
—By the way, human.
“Yes?”
—I heard you refused the reward from The Guardian earlier. Is that true?
“It wasn’t exactly a refusal……. I asked him to put it on hold for a bit.”
—On hold?
“I wanted to ask for something else.”
I chuckled awkwardly. It was because The Guardian’s initial offer of reward came to mind. Even thinking about it again is embarrassing.
—Then it seems you didn’t dislike the reward itself.
“Yes, well…….”
I’m not the kind of person who can easily form relationships with someone I don’t know well, and Isaac and Reno were already enough to handle, so it was too much trouble to explain that I didn’t need it. So, I spoke evasively.
If I explained that, I’d have to talk about all the unnecessary relationships Vita didn’t need to know about.
—What about me?
“Huh?”
—If I were to ask you to mate with me, would you dislike it?
For a moment, my mouth involuntarily fell open.
“I-I’m a woman, though?”
—Does the individual’s gender matter?
“That’s, um…….”
—Furthermore, humans of Lublin are said to possess mysterious powers, allowing them to create heirs in a different way. I heard all they need is blood and mana.
“That’s, I believe only Evgenia can do that. Ah, Evgenia is the term for the Queen…….”
—Aren’t you here to become Evgenia anyway?
“That’s true, but…….”
—Honestly, heirs don’t matter. I’m interested in you.
I couldn’t gather my thoughts from her direct, piercing words. I was just blank with bewilderment.
While I stupidly just moved my lips, Vita continued to speak.
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