Rebuilding Civilization

Talas Village (Part 2)

"The villagers have started gathering around the table. A boy who seemed to be about twelve years old approached me."

(“Um, thank you for getting rid of Black Spot. It killed my father.”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

(“So... I'm sorry about your father. So eat a lot of that guy's meat for revenge, okay?”) 

(“Ya!”) 

"The boy then went to the demolition site."

(“How many people were killed,”

"i asked Zack".

(“He has six people. This year there are three. We have barely been able to come further outside the village lately. We're really grateful to you two for bringing him down. ”) 

(“I understand. I'm glad we can help.”) 

"It seems they've cut out a few portions already. A group of village women started cooking meat on a stove made of stone on one side of the village square."

"Cleria talked to Zack's wife for a while but excuse me now. Looks like he has to go to the bathroom. Zack saw it and approached me afterwards."

(“Hey, that knight-sama is **, right?”) 

"Hm? It looks like I won't be able to understand the word without updating the language database. Anyway, knights huh? He's a knight because he wears armor? Do knights have a higher social status or something?"

(“Why do you think so?”

"I need more info."

(“Well, the way he talks like that is**, so right? Are you *** Alan?”) 

"There are other words I can't understand."

(“What is it ***?”) 

(“You don't know? It was someone who took care of the welfare and daily needs of a knight.”) 

(I did a language update. So the meaning of*** is `servant` huh? Well, it's true that I'm basically the one who takes care of her daily needs. I even cooked for him. So like I'm his maid, huh?) 

"Ts: this code→ (`...`) sign to indicate a low voice bubble or say words unconsciously."

(“Well, I think it's something like that. I just met Ria recently, so I'm still not that familiar with her.”) 

(“So, how is the skill of the knight-sama with the sword?”) 

"She must have asked about some unexpected things."

(“Hm, let's see. He should at least be able to face two Grey Hounds at the same time.”) 

"Well, that might be a little hard for him."

(“It was amazing!”) 

"Our conversation was interrupted because Cleria was back."

"The women of the village carried a large portion of the dish on a large plate. There is also some bread. I'm kind of looking forward to eating someone else's cooking after all this time."

"This dish seems to be cooked from Poto's tubers and many other vegetables I'm not familiar with, plus lots of meat. It's a kind of sauteed vegetable."

"Zack picked up the plate and started taking some of it off. He took quite a lot. So a system like that? Cleria and I also took some wooden plates and took some of the plates. Cleria took quite a lot for herself."

"Very delicious! It lacks a little salt, but they use a lot of herbs like garlic. Smells unique. They definitely used more herbs that I was not familiar with. I feel that the salty taste of this dish is a bit too thin, but it tastes very good."

(“It's delicious!”) 

"Cleria's busy filling her cheeks."

"It was a fun banquet."

"All the villagers started eating food. It's become quite alive."

"Hey, that's right! I managed to find some leafy vegetable salads before we came here. I grabbed my material bag and took some. Fresh so still pretty crispy. Oh, and there's the rest of the Blackbird meat too. Let's cook some then."

(“What's in there? Oh, is that sappa leaf?”) 

(“I found some before. You can have some if you like. ”) 

"It looks like the vegetable salad is called sappa. Sawa leaves are torn into small pieces and placed on an empty wooden plate. After that, the dishes were placed in a corner that was easily accessible to everyone participating in the banquet."

"I wrapped some sap leaves around the meat and started eating them. Yeah, that's really good. When some of the villagers saw me, they began to imitate what I was doing."

(“Very delicious! We have never eaten meat like this.”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

(“And this is some meat from the bird that I managed to hunt yesterday. Anyone want?”) 

"The remaining "meat is worth about five kilos. It'd be better to get everything done tonight."

(“Oi, oi! Isn't this Black Bird meat!? Yes sure we can eat it?”) 

(So Blackbird really called “Black Bird”. Simple but fitting name.) 

(“Ya. It would be bad if we didn't eat it tonight.”) 

"More meat is served to the villagers. More cheers emerged from the gathered crowd."

"The bread looks a little hard. But when I tried it, it wasn't as hard as I thought. It was about as big as my palm. It looked like it was freshly baked."

"Do you want some Cleria? He stared intently as I was preparing the sandwich. I handed it to him and started making another one."

"Yes, this is delicious too. The bread was softer than expected, and the meat was filled with juice."

(“It also looks good.”) 

"Zack also started making his own. Zack's wife followed him."

"Oh Boy's. The village women took out something like thick steak slices this time. I'll get a smaller part. Mm, it's also made with a lot of garlic. Delicious! Cleria gets a big piece. Talk about greatness."

"I eat full. I can no longer be self-satisfied. Both Cleria and Zack were eating like crazy and it didn't seem like they were planning to stop anytime soon."

(“It was really delicious. This may be the first time in my life I've eaten this much meat.”) 

"Zack's wife took out a clay container and put it on the table."

(“Do you two drink alcohol?”) 

(“Ya, I'll ask for some.”) 

"Cleria also nodded in response. It looks like red wine. Mm. It was on target. The sour taste is a bit palatable, but still pretty good."

(“So, did you two go to Gotania by chance?” Zack asked while drinking.) 

(“Eh, yes.”) 

"I may have answered the question a little too easily."

(“Hei, Bek! Come son!”) 

"Zack called the young man who was with him earlier."

(“Can he come with you two too? This kid is my son Beck.”) 

"In hindsight, their faces were practically similar to each other."

(“Good. But why did he go to Gotania too?”) 

(“Begini, we come to Gotania every six months to sell products made in this village. It's time for us to go there again. We always went in groups of fifteen as a countermeasure against bandits and monsters, but it was not very efficient and we failed to turn a profit. We also can not pack the goods in good quantity. Now we have a knight with incredible sword skills and a mage capable of killing the Great Pig with one spell here. And you two are also headed to Gotania. So I was thinking if maybe we could come along as well and hire you two as our escorts. ”) 

(Cleria blushed red after hearing she was described as ‹a knight with incredible sword skills›.) 

"Ts: This code→ (‹...... ›) sign to show message bubble or author explanation"

(“Are you going to Gotania by train?”) 

(“One stop. Can you drive Beck here, along with other lads to town?”) 

"Hm, that doesn't seem like a bad proposal. Anyway, we need a guide, so this saves us from the trouble of looking for it."

(“What do you think Ria? I'm fine with that. ”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

(“I also don't mind.”) 

(“Good then. We will accompany them. But just to go to town. What do you plan to do when it's time to return? ”) 

(“No need to worry because we will hire adventurers back then.”) 

"Adventurous? They are the ones who are adventuring for a living, aren't they? Is the escort service also part of their duties?"

(“I understand. But is this really okay? You entrust your safety to the people you just met today.”) 

(“I have confidence in my ability to judge people. You two are the ones we can trust.”) 

"Cleria nodded in agreement. Well, we're definitely not criminals so Zack's eyes for people are pretty precise."

(“Understood. We accept your request to take you to Gotania. We promise to keep Beck and his train safe along the way.”) 

(“Thank you. But I can't give you much compensation for your troubles.”) 

(“No need. Anyway, we can go to Gotania by train. That's enough as a gift.”) 

(“Even if you say that... Oh, right! What about the clothing set I mentioned earlier? The clothes we made in our village are quite famous youho.”) 

(“Thank you for your consideration then.”) 

"I need to buy a new set of clothes. As expected, it would be too prominent if I entered the city wearing my jumpsuit."

(“Alright, now that it's out, let's have a drink!”) 

"Hey, that's right! Speaking of alcohol, I had the perfect snack to accompany her. I took a dried salmon fillet from the backpack. Because they were hard enough, I cut them into pieces with my knife, put them on the plate and put them on the table."

(“It's some dried fish. I can't guarantee the taste because I'm the one who made it, but it's definitely a great snack to pair with wine.”) 

(“Hooh, now this is something unusual. Come see.”) 

(“It's delicious! You have used a lot of salt on them, and they seem like the perfect snack to combine with wine.”) 

"I also gave some to the other villagers. Looks like they like the taste, judging by their excited reaction."

"The bonfire continues to burn, and the banquet lasts until late at night."

 

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