Chapter 277
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…At the end, I was unable to show off, but that’s fine. I think I ended going a bit angry there. As I said, I got crazy mood swings sometimes, I have to calm myself and control them properly before I end up killing people that don’t deserve it, being mocked, or doubted is natural if I am trying to make up a cover after all, I have to accept it and move on with something else, I cannot just stay there thinking about how he offended me and… Urgh! I am going to kill him when- No, I have to calm down. Okay, let’s breathe and count to ten, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, nine, ten. Done… Wait, I think I missed the eight. Well, whatever, I feel much better now.
“Maria, you have to calm down sometimes, don’t let your anger consume you!” Said Emeraldine.
“Yeah, you’re way too crazy sometimes.” Sighed Lucifer.
“You’re also insane!” I said angrily.
“Master, look, a tavern! Let’s go eat yummy food together.” Said Partner.
“Ooohh! Alright!” I said.
“See? You can calm her down like that.” Said Partner.
“I feel like your roles suddenly reversed.” Said Partner.
“Oh so I am not the only one.” Said Lucifer.
“I can hear you!” I screamed.
We made our way into the tavern where we were greeted by a bunch of Adventurers, Mercenaries, and ugly people, there were some pretty people in some groups, mostly the youthful adventurers, the other old people were all ugly guys with stereotypical ugly faces. But being ugly doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. I used to be ugly in my previous life and I considered myself a good person! I didn’t hurt anybody, I didn’t went around trying to harm people or something either, I was living on my own with my family.
We walked inside the tavern as I ignored the people, and we sat down around a small table, a girl came to serve us and we asked for whatever was today’s special, ending up giving us a very nice portion of roasted chicken breasts, with chicken broth, two boiled potatoes, a piece of bread, a slice of cheese, and a pretty okay mug of wine. It was the food of champs, and it was pretty simple food, but it has been a while since I ate chicken meat! It is so expensive in the snow lands, but in here it seems to be cheap, this entire plate cost only around 20 copers and you can refill the mug with wine for a coper coin too.
“Oh wow, this chicken is very simple but I really missed the taste! Bird meat is really not that similar… The Snowbird we caught were so rough, and the broth wasn’t that good either.” Sighed Emeraldine
“I agree, it wasn’t the best thing we could had eaten back then, but it was still decent! Don’t be like that.” I laughed.
“I guess it was okay but this chicken is in another level!” Said Partner. “Oh! I wonder if there are eggs?”
“We should buy some.” Said Lucifer. “With eggs we could make pastries, pancakes, cake, and so on…”
“Oh right! I guess you miss my pancakes?” I laughed.
“We only ate them like once or thrice but I do miss them… I like your cooked food.” Said Lucifer.
“Awwww! You like mommy’s food? Fufu…” I giggled motherly.
“I-I am not your child!” Cried Lucifer, while blushing a bit, my mother play seemed to have embarrassed him, maybe it awakened something on him too.
“The potatoes are filling, coupled with the slice of cheese and the bread piece too, and the wine helps get it all down. It is quite sweet compared to others that are higher quality in the Snowfall duchy…” Analyzed Emeraldine.
“I like the wine, it is sweeter, I like sweet things.” Said Partner. “Though, do they sell desserts?” Partner seemed curious as if they sold any sweets here to eat after the savory stuff.
“I don’t know. Hey girl!” I said, calling the girl, she was a cute country girl with brown haired braids and cute emerald eyes, she was around her late teens I believe, and many of the men here constantly eyed her and asked for her attention while flirting with her, but she seemed used to their play.
“Yes, missy? Want a wine refill?” She asked cutely.
“No, dear, for now not. I was wondering if you got any sweets for my sweet-toothed girl over here.” I said, pointing at Partner.
“Hm, we got apple pie! Want a slice? It is six copers for one, it is quite expensive compared to a plate of food because apples are more expensive, but they still sell quick, we got around three last slices.” Said the girl.
“I want all three then!” I said happily.
“O-Okay! I’ll bring it here.” She said, as she took my coper coins and went back to the kitchen, after two minutes, she came back with a plate with three slices of apple pie, they were quite big in size, and looked so nice, I was missing pastries like these that are so rare in Snowfall!
Partner quickly began to dig in, but then we were left in a problem, there were only two slices and there were three of us left… We either sacrifice one of us for the others, or do some weird slicing thing to share.
“Okay, I won’t eat, you guys can eat.” I said.
“Eh? We wouldn’t…!” Said Lucifer.
“B-But Lady Maria…” Said Emeraldine.
“Don’t worry, I will take little chunks from both of you with my spoon, hehe.” I giggled.
We ended enjoying the food rather thoroughly, and the girl then told me that they sold eggs in the other side of the town where she also buys the chicken meat, so we went there but it was closed due to being so late. I resisted the urge of entering and stealing eggs, and decided to move to an inn, tomorrow we’ll go met Julia in her castle I guess, there’s no hurry.
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