Yugioh Card Summoner CH.159 New food options

CH.159 New food options

Why? Why am I sitting on a throne?

Well, not exactly a throne, but that is what this is trying to be.

After I (well, Genesis Vampire Lord) had cured the villagers, they unanimously decided that they would hold a party to celebrate, and I was the guest of honor. For that, one of them used earth magic to raise the ground a bit and they set out the best chair in the village there to act as a sort of a throne. And now I was the idol of the dhampirs in the village.

I had also taken off the necklace that Agatha gave before I ca to the village, as after the blood curse was gone, the villagers asked to take it off, as long as I wasn’t opposed to the idea. They wanted to test if they really no longer have their urges and do they still go into a frenzy, if in the presence of a human.

“Mr. Summoner, I’ve brought you so blood.” Anika said as she offered a wooden chalice with blood in it. Her na I had learned from the mission.

“Thank you, Anika, but I don’t drink blood, so please drink it yourself.” I told her.

“Mr. Summoner doesn’t drink blood? Doesn't everyone drink blood?” She asked innocently.

“No. Only dhampirs drink blood.” I told her. “Or have you seen Agatha drinking blood?” I asked.

“Lady Agatha has her own blood.” Anika answered. “That is what she says whenever I offer her blood.”

“Well, I have so as well.” I said as I pulled out my magic flask and drank so water from it. “See. I do appreciate you bringing so, but please drink it yourself.”

“Yes. I will.” Anika said before drinking the contents of the chalice.

At least the blood didn’t go to waste.

“Where is Lua?” I asked a passing villager. I don’t know the nas of all of them, as the mission rewards ca in at basically the sa ti, so it was difficult to connect the nas to faces.

“Lucia? She is cooking with Agatha. We … don’t exactly know how to cook regular food, so we had to ask for help.” He answered.

“I see. That’s too bad. I was hoping she would show around the village.” I said.

“If you want a tour, I can show you around.” He offered.

“No. It’s fine. I’ll just sit here.” I said. It’s not that I don’t want to see everything, but I honestly just wanted to escape this throne already. And Lua knew before, so she should treat as she did before. I hope. None of this low-key worship.

It felt awkward when I was the ‘hero’ of Alewatch, but this is worse. At least there I was just thanked by the passer-by.

“Mr. Summoner. I was told you wanted a tour. Would you accept in the place of Lucia?” A female dhampir ca up to and asked. And not just any female, the one that wanted to suck my blood, ended up in the Spellbinding Circle and ran off when I let her go.

“No thanks. I’ll wait for Lua.” I answered.

“Please, let give you a tour.” She said.

… and now she is insisting.

“Please.” She repeated. Her eyes were glittering a bit. Not because they were glowing like when she went into a blood frenzy, but because she has tears in her eyes and the light is reflecting off of them.

That’s not fair. You can’t just co and cry in front of . I have a 4x weakness to the tears of beautiful ladies.

“... fine. I don’t feel like sitting around any longer.” I answered honestly. I just want to get off this throne before I really beco a false idol. I don’t want to be a false god. That just sounds like a way to piss off the actual God. Or was it Goddess? I think everyone says Goddess.

“Yes. I’ll show you around then.” She said.

She took a bit away from the large building in front of which I was sitting, before she stopped and turned to face .

She then got on her knees.

“I’m sorry.” She said.

“For what? For trying to attack ? I know you didn’t do it because you wanted to, so it is fine.” I told her.

“No. Well, yes, but no. I’m sorry I ever approached you like that. I knew better than to do it, but your scent is so tempting that I just wanted to co closer.” She said. “... then I lost control. And even then you still cured my curse.”

… so I sll good? I guess Lua did say my blood tastes good. So I’m a dhampir magnet? I don’t know if that is good or bad. It might be good for finding stable dhampirs, so I can cure them. They might catch my scent and follow in town. No, probably not. That sounds a little much. Lua didn’t follow at any point after all. Even after she had tasted my blood.

“As such, I would like to ask sothing.” She said. “Please, take as your slave.”

“… what?”

“Please take as a slave.” She repeated.

“No, I heard you just fine, but why?” I asked.

“It is the only way I can pay you back.” She said.

“By being a slave?” I asked.

“Yes.” She said.

“Is that really all the value you see in yourself?” I asked.

“A dhampir cannot leave a village like this if they aren’t deed stable. And I, most certainly, am not. So the only way I can leave is if soone is responsible for my actions. I would like to ask you to be that for . I know you have the power to hold back, even if I go into a blood frenzy.” She reasoned.

“So I’m just your ticket out of here?” I asked.

“... I apologize that I put it that way.” She said. “But there is no other way. Ever since I was little, I haven’t been able to control myself. My blood frenzy. But I’ve always wanted to leave this place, like Lucia can. And because of you, I think I finally have a chance. But I’m afraid. What if I do attack soone again? Even Lady Agatha cannot stop when I’m in a full frenzy, so I need soone else. But you did it. So I need you.”

“And in return for being responsible for you, you will be my slave?” I asked to confirm.

“Yes. Please.” She said.

Hmm. It’s not a bad deal. I guess. Not that I know how expensive a slave really is. Or even what the laws around slaves are. I should study that stuff when I get back to Sawyer city.

“I don’t think your offer is bad.” I told her. “So, I’ll think about it. But first, could you at least give your na?” I asked.

“Ah, I apologize. I should have introduced myself. My na is Rhianna. But please call Ria.” She introduced herself.

Rhianna? So she is the one that gave Vampire Fascinator.

“Ria it is then. I’m Brian, and please call that.” I said back to her.

“Lord Brian?”

“Just Brian.”

“Not even Mr. Brian?” She asked.

“No. Even lord Brian is better than that.” I said.

“Sir Brian?”

“Just Brian, thank you.” I said.

“Brian?”

“Good.”

“Brian. Food is ready.” I heard Lua calling for .

I turned to where I heard her and saw her looking at the two of us, with Ria still kneeling on the ground.

“Mind telling what happened?” Lua asked.

“Ria wanted to beco my slave.” I answered.

“Don’t tell her that!” Ria said as she got up at a speed that wasn’t humanly possible.

“Oh. Did she really?” Lua asked.

“Yes. Sothing about needing a responsible person to keep her in check.” I told Lua.

“Don’t tell her that either.” Ria added.

“I already knew about that.” Lua said.

“Eh? What? I thought you were always stable.” Ria said.

“Yes. But I still had to go through the tests. They don’t trust us without that.” Lua said.

“Eh? Really? I thought… “ Ria muttered.

“Co on you two. Food is waiting.” I said to them.

We walked back to the town hall, the one place that my tour with Ria actually went over before the tour turned into an apology festival.

There, I was seated at a table with only Agatha joining for … I guess lunch, even if it is a bit late for that already. But it is really early for dinner, so this is lunch.

“Won’t the others join us?” I asked.

“No. Lua did explain that they can, but they refused, stating that they cannot possibly eat at the sa table as you.” Agatha answered.

“What about Lua?” I asked.

“She will. She is just bringing out the food.” Agatha said, just as Lua and Ria ca into the room, each carrying one large platter with food.

Eh? Isn’t that way too much for just two people?

As they set it down, I looked at the cooked at on the platter. What kind of at is that? It doesn’t look like the ones I know. The structure is sowhat like a fish, but it is clearly red at. Well, I guess I should say the bones look like fish bones. And then the at around it looks like normal red at.

After she had set the platter down, Ria ca next to and moved so of the at onto a plate that she placed in front of .

“Thank you.” I said to her, before asking. “What kind of at is this?”

“Crimson boa.” Ria answered. “It attacked two days ago and I defeated it.”

“Crimson boa? Isn’t that a B-rank monster?” Lua asked.

“Yes, it is.” Ria answered.

“Were you really able to take it down on your own?” Lua asked.

“Not on my own, no.” Ria said. “But I was the one that led the attack.”

“Taking down a B-rank is still impressive.” Agatha comnded Ria.

“Yes. It really is.” I added.

“Says the one that takes down A-rank monsters.” Lua said.

“Well, you know how it is.” I said back. “I don’t take them down. My summons do.”

“... Wait, what? You took down an A-rank monster?” Agatha asked.

“Yeah. A sword-horn bull.” I answered.

“Where would you even find sothing that strong? And how do you fight sothing like that?” Agatha asked.

“It spawned in my dungeon.” I answered. Agatha already knew about being a founder, so I can say it like that.

“Really? An A-rank monster? What kind of core does your dungeon have?” Agatha asked.

“S-rank core from a lesser behemoth.” I answered.

“S-rank? Where did you get … oh, right. The family treasure, right?” Agatha seed to realize where the core of my dungeon ca from.

“Yeah. When I told the Watchman family about finding and eliminating a rogue dungeon, they decided to use an S-rank core for it. Well, Baron Watchman did anyway.” I said. I even used the official title of Brandon, as I feel like I should here.

“I see. Well, I guess having an A-rank monster in an S-rank dungeon does match.” Agatha said.

I have to say, snake is good. I’ve heard it tastes like chicken, but I think it is closer to frog. Or at least frog legs.

“Ria, why don’t you have a taste as well. You hunted it so you should taste it.” I told her.

“... I … may I?” She asked.

“Of course. I did offer so for you.” I told her.

“Then, if you don’t mind.” Ria said as she sat down and took so of the snake at onto a plate of her own, before eating it.

“... it's not that good.” Ria said after tasting the at. “It’s not disgusting like it used to be, but I don’t like it.”

“Oh, you don’t? I think it is quite good.” I said.

“Agreed. Snake can be really delicious. Sure this is very simple, but it still tastes good.” Agatha agreed.

“She is not used to it.” Lua said. “The first al just tastes bland compared to blood.”

“You never told that.” Agatha said to her daughter.

“You wouldn’t understand.” Lua said.

“I could try.” Agatha said.

“It also doesn’t matter. It's not like we have to eat “normal” food after we are cured. We can still go on with blood alone.” Lua said.

“But what is the problem?” I wondered. “Is it just going from liquid food to solid food? Or is there sothing else? If it is just going from liquid to solid, they should be fine with more liquidy foods at first, right.”

“No. It’s the taste.” Lua said. “I got over it by making a sauce from blood and saring it over at.”

“So using blood as an ingredient should help with the process? Why not just cook sothing that has blood in it?” I asked.

“Blood? In the food? I’ve never heard of sothing like that.” Agatha said.

Eh? They don’t use blood as an ingredient? I guess it isn’t that common, but in Laura’s ho country, there were a few dishes that used blood, like the black pudding.

“I do know of sothing like that, but I’m not sure of the exact recipe. Should we still try it?” I asked.

“You know a recipe that uses blood? From where?” Agatha asked.

“My grandpa used to make sothing like that. He didn’t want to waste the blood from things he hunted.” I said, lying all the way through. And as far as I know, that is the reason blood was used in cooking. “But he never told the exact recipe, so we have to improvise a bit.”

“We should try it.” Lua said.

“Food made with blood? It might be good.” Ria added.

“What do we need for it?” Agatha asked.

“As I said, I’m not sure. But I think all we need is at of so kind, this snake at should work, blood, we have that, and a binding agent like wheat flour, oatal or barley.” I said, recalling the little information that I have. “You just mix everything together and bake it in the oven until done.”

“That sounds so simple. But I feel like that is not going to work at all.” Agatha said.

“Well, I’m not a chef.” I said. “And why would it not work? We could try and see how it goes. Sure our proportions will be all over the place, but we can make it work.”

“Well, even ignoring that part, there are two problems. No, make that three.” Agatha said. “First, unless you are carrying so, we have no flour or anything like that.”

True. I don’t have any and I don’t think I can make any with my cards. I guess I could make crackers with Ergency Provisions and crush them, but that will just cause more difficulties.

“Second, we don’t have any sort of cooking implents.” Agatha said.

Oh yeah. Like a oven tray. Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu might be able to make one if I ask him, but I don’t have any iron or steel with . And I can’t even make any with the dungeon. I really need to analyze so ingots at so point.

“Third, this village doesn’t even have a cooking oven.” Agatha said.

… oh. Yeah. Why would a village that only drinks blood have an oven that can cook things?

“But then how did you cook the snake?” I asked.

“It was roasted next to an open fire.” Lua answered.

“Well, soone knows what they are doing. Considering the cooking thod, it ca out amazing.” I complinted the duo that had cooked the snake at. I have cooked so stuff on an open fire before, and it is not easy.

“Does that an no food for us?” Ria asked.

“I could always jump into Gradius and fly back to Sawyer city and make it there.” I offered.

“No. We could never make you have to do sothing like that.” Ria instantly said. “You already did everything for us.”

“Everything is a lot. I don’t think I did that much.” I said.

“Brian. I think you forgot sothing.” Lua said. “You did sothing no one else could do. And considering that Ria attacked you, you easily could have just said no.”

“Attacked or tried to attack?”

… What? No response for that? Was it that bad of a joke?

“Too soon, huh.” I admitted.

“Yes. Yes it was.” Agatha said.