Sword Art Online's
Chapter 19's
There was not a hostile tone from his voice, so Ronye lowered his guard a little, on the other hand, Kirito nodded with an unhappy face— in a voice that sounded like a hungry person—maybe it wasn't ekting—and replied.
“Uh right.I came to find a job with my sister from Faldera, but we stray here.”
“Huh, Faldera is big huh, my grandfather is still there.”
Hearing the words of the giant, Ronye began to worry if his conversation turned into recalling memories in the city that even knew his name, but fortunately that did not happen. The empty fighter patted Kirito on the shoulder with his big, thick hands with those leather gloves and said it kindly.
“Yeah, let me buy you a stranger.”
“A-I don't..I think I'll go to—”
Regretting what he was doing, Kirito tried to resist, but the empty-handed fighter pushed his back towards the middle of the crowd, Kirito just followed him lazily, followed by Ronye.
There was the smallest place among the 6 houses that the empty-handed fighter showed.The only thing one could say was the shop owner who was stirring and peppering the large cauldron, the only thing that could be said was the shopkeeper who was stirring and peppering the large cauldron, with his face hidden with his forehead hair. He was a man. The thin cloth hanging on the roof of his house was written ‘rebusan Obsidia’ with small and slanted inscriptions, which turned out to be the name of the food.
“This is the best place here, well, although none of my friends agree!”
The empty-handed fighter laughed and Kirito tried to get inside with a somewhat frightened face.
“Ah..that, uncle, I have a bad feeling..”.
“Everything said so at first, but I challenge you to try it and do not consider yourself stupid.Hey sir, give me 3 servings.”
He took out 3 coppers from the pouch on his waist and dropped it to sound ‘cling’ on the long black board in front of him. If the value of the coin was the same as in the Human World, the mysterious ‘rebusan Obsidia’ was for 10 shears, too cheap for the price of food in such a market.
The shopkeeper did not answer and immediately prepared 3 wooden bowls and spoons on the table, pouring something that sounded ‘dobobo’ from the contents of the pot with his long spoon. Without saying anything, he took the coin and stirred it back up.
Seem accustomed or not when drunk, the empty-handed fighter took the bowls one by one without noticing the shopkeeper who looked disturbed and gave them to Kirito and Ronye.There was no choice to refuse them because they had already, already, they replied “thank you so much” together.
There's something in that bowl of soup that's that thick brown. It looks like a variety of materials in it, but see the color that is not transparent, it is, ronye and Kirito sat at an empty table as they were pushed by the empty-handed fighter with his bowl, and prepared.
Ronye spooned the soup more like a stew that had been left for 3 days, and stuffed it into his mouth, spicy! It was the first one he felt, but he felt a sour taste, then mixed with a taste that was too bitter, and ended with a sweet taste.
“...K-Kirito-senpai..What strange feeling is this..?”
As Ronye asked in a rather loud voice, the calm-looking Kirito ate him muttered as he stirred the soup with his wooden spoon.
“It's okay, like this is its ‘rebusan’ taste, good and disgusting taste, or bad taste but refined.”.
“Oh...have senpai tried this before?”
Kirito.
“Oh no, not really, there is a store that sells the same food in my first. The owner is also similar to the owner of this store, but still.’rebusan’ that I know is something that is difficult to eat because of the mixture of spicy, sour, bitter, bitter flavors, and a strange sweet.But this decoction of Obsidia can make the taste softer and..”.
“Oh, looks like you've already felt it huh son?!” The empty-handed fighter who left about 30% of the soup patted Kirito on the back.
“Say, ever since the capital city of Obsidia was created, that person keeps adding the ingredients and boiling them for more than 200 years every day. I don't think this is the cuisine of the Human World, hahaha!”
“I..iya correct...” Kirito nodded slowly, and suddenly Ronye exclaimed.
“Du-two hundred years…!? How can I cook for that long? isn't the soup and stew will also break down within 5 days in the middle of winter..”.
“That's what bung” feels like
The empty-handed fighter showed his close relationship with the shopkeeper, he proudly patted his dirty chest.
“This man did not step even a little from his place, he kept his fire from dying. If you keep doing it constantly, it won't run out of life. I usually eat 3x here.in my opinion not only in the Dark Territory can this cuisine be made, but throughout Underworld.”.
“Uh, every day of it..”
Ronye looked at his desk with questions. The unfriendly shopkeeper remained stirring the cauldron with a bowed face, his face could no longer be seen.
“...so does his life freeze if he continues to live for 200 years?”
Hearing Ronye's question, the empty-handed fighter finished first, looked at his bowl seriously and shook his head.
“No way, I heard rumors only the Highest Goddess in the Human World could do it. I think his position continues to be replaced from generation to generation.”
Ronye nodded and spooned again the soup and timidly put it in his mouth.Perhaps this is bird meat that is given a taste too crisp when bitten with a rich taste. And also this mixed taste, if you are asked to try it again— do not want to again deh.Kirito who had first emptied his bowl faster than Ronye, sighed with satisfaction.
“Haha...it is bad anyway..but not excessive..”.
Kirito stood up and bowed before the empty-handed fighter sitting opposite him.
“Thank you so much for the food, uncle.I'm sure I won't forget your kindness this.”
“It's okay kok”
The empty-handed fighter who had finished his meal first nodded with a smile.
“If you have found a suitable job here, come here every day to eat as much Obsidia stew as you want, give one for me too..if about work.”.
Patting his face with his thick palm, he kept smiling.
“...it might be a little hard to find a job for a brother and sister like you in Obsidia now, son.”
“Oh...really? Life on the streets seemed to be fine..”.
“Indeed at the looks of it, but that is because of the growing population.I am not sure it will last long..”.
He answered with a breath that looked like a goblin passing by. Kirito seemed to agree with what he said, then suddenly he cleared his throat while sighing. The empty-handed fighter then continued his explanation.
“Hooch is made by a tribe of goblins who recently settled near the city. It tastes good, and since it's cheap, the sales are good too. The drinking shop in the city had fallen and its guards seemed to be involved. Before the war, the soldiers attacked the goblin village and killed them all, but now there is the Fifth Peace Treaty Fort.”.
“Will during the half-human move to Obsidia, the human will rob for the sake of work?”
“It wasn't their fault, the numbers from the humans kept growing.that's why you could see it son.”.
While answering Kirito's question, the empty-handed fighter shrugged his shoulders, looking up at the night sky.
“If you come from Faldera I don't need to tell you.This land contains only murders everywhere in this Dark World. Man and half man are always suffering from hunger and thirst. Although the great war ended ‘era iron and blood’ which started with the original tribe fight here..”.
Ronye and Kirito who were unaware of much of the Dark Territory's history only nodded in silence. The empty-handed fighter drank back his drink and continued speaking.
“...our ancestors have worked hard to save this Dark Territory because there are legends that we believe in. Someday the gates of the Human World will open and we will move to the vast land he promised.”
When she heard it, Ronye felt her body become tense, but the empty-handed fighter did not look at her.
“None of my younger brothers and sisters survived back then, but the Vector Leader returned it a little over a year ago, it was a pleasure when I attacked the Human World. finally as it was released it arrived, we thought.-but the Integrity Knight of the Human World, there was a rumor that said that they were worse than monsters.Besides that suddenly an army from another world appeared. I don't understand anything, but the Vector Leader has been brought by some swordsman from the Human World and the war is over.”.
When Ronye heard the word ‘some swordsman’, he glanced towards Kirito who had been sweating coldly with a face that was stewing more than when he felt the poaching of Obsidia. The empty-handed fighter who seemed to be unaware of the true identity of the young man sitting in front of him opened his mouth and slammed his spoon on the table.
“...if the war continues as the rumors say, there is a chance that the Dark Territory God will disappear. So there is no protest about peace with the Human World, but it is also true that there is no hope of getting a large area of land…they think it's okay, they say they can find a better life. No matter how much impatience it was, work was extremely limited. Maybe if you were human, you'd be a soldier. But you two look weak so..”.
Seeing the empty-handed fighter who started to get sleepy from being drunk, Kirito thought about it again and bowed his body.
“Thank you for everything uncle, decoction Obdisianya. One day I'll treat you.”
“Oh...good luck to you both..”.
Finally they left cautiously without waking up the empty-handed fighter who had slept.
Looking around the town square, it seemed that a group of goblins and orcs had already left, and only a few groups of empty-handed fighters remained. Some shops also began to close, and only the owner of the Obsidia stew shop was seen still stirring.It seems that if it continues to be there, the conversation will continue.
“...well, are we going to find lodging?”
Kirito yawned widely, muttering in a doubtful voice.
“But how to pay it?”
“Yah, we can set it”
Kirito laughed and started walking east of the exit, and of course Ronye could not ignore him.
