Volume 8, Chapter 5 - Trying Out Challenging the Trial – Part 2
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Evening──
Soba was prepared.
Unlike the first time, it was served in a draining basket. Just as Diablo taught her, it was a wooden frame draining basket.
Since they were unable to obtain bamboo (it was unknown if it even existed in this world), some wood used as firewood was shaved down to sticks that were like splittable chopsticks, and those were layered on top of each other to make it.
The soba would split when picked up with chopsticks, and the jaw wouldn’t get tired when biting it.
This was soba.
It seemed that Sasala tried out many ways of doing things in terms of the heat level when boiling it and the amount of water when kneading it.
Shera raised a shout of joy.
「Deーliciousー!!」
「……Personally, I prefer meat, but there is no mistake that this is delicious.」
It seemed that Rem also liked it.
Diablo deeply nodded.
「Umu.」
The taste of a well-known store deep in the mountains──although it didn’t go that far, it was proper soba.
Sasala lowered her head.
「Thank you very much……I believe that it was thanks to Diablo that it became delicious.」
「Hmph……I merely spoke of my preferred taste.」
The one who worked hard, was her.
「When Tou-sama picked me up, he let me eat this soba.」
「I see.」
So it was a taste of her memories.
He felt like he understood the reason why Sasala, who didn’t show much interest in anything other than the sword, tackled only soba making with zeal.
「Tou-sama’s soba, it cut really easily, was soft and limp, and I ate it with a spoon though.」
Going “Ahaha……”, Sasala made a strained laugh.
Diablo shook his head side-to-side.
「I am sure he made it soft so that it was easy for a child to eat.」
「Ah……」
「Well, he might have simply failed in making it though.」
「It would have been great, if I had asked him about it……I, should have……asked Tou-sama……about more various things. Not just about the sword.」
「That is just how people are. When they get on in years, men will stop talking about themselves. And then, children will take an interest in other places. And when they start having thoughts regarding their parents, it will be when they themselves have become a parent.」
There are also cases where at that time, their parents will have already passed away.
Sasala wiped the corner of her eye.
「It is lonesome……isn’t it……」
「When you yourself become a parent, you will understand a parent’s feelings a bit.」
「Nn……Is it something like that?」
「Whether it is true or false, you will have to check for yourself.」
Diablo wasn’t at an age where he could talk about old age, and he had never raised children either.
Sasala nodded.
「About Tou-sama (foster father), and about Tou-sama (father)……I, want to know about them. I will need to live a long life then.」
「Now that you mention it, Graham was a hundred years old, wasn’t he.」
「Yes.」
For her to talk about the previous Master Swordsman, there should be a reason for it.
After trying to think about it, it could only be related to their talk that morning.
However, Sasala had said nothing about that.
But, as if it were a different topic──
「Diablo……Tomorrow morning, you will climb the mountain. For the sake of the Master Swordsman’s trial.」
He replied with a nod.
「Got it.」
「It, it is something dangerous where you may lose your life.」
「I would have it no other way.」
「Also, since it will be a disqualification if you use magic……please be careful.」
「Hou?」
In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, there was something called a 《Magic Warrior》. It was a Class like the 《Punching Magician》 for Magicians where they develop in both magic and the sword.
However, in contrast to how the 《Punching Magician》 was a jack-of-all-trades and was unpopular, the 《Magic Warrior》 was a staple class.
At the beginning, they would develop their basic parameters while advancing as a Warrior-type, then after the middle stage, they would obtain great firepower.
Sasala made a difficult face.
「Erm……Th, there are also Warriors that use magic……but……Diablo, in your case, if you use your magic, it wouldn’t even be a trial.」
「That is true too.」
If a level 150 Magician were to defeat an enemy meant for a level 99 Warrior, there wouldn’t be any meaning to it.
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