Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 500
◈ 500. [Side Story] New Year Festival (2)
When we came out onto the streets, the whole city was already in a festive mood..
Originally, on the first day of the new year, all you did was eat traditional meat stew and go to a temple to pray..
This year, street stalls were set up all over the streets, and citizens poured out, laughing and chatting happily as they roamed the streets..
Seeing the ugly collapsed buildings amid the noisy crowds made me feel bad..
Crossroads had not yet completely escaped the aftereffects of the invasion of the Three Gorgon Sisters..
There were many collapsed buildings here and there, and the roads were completely devastated..
Recovery was relatively quick thanks to the introduction of magical construction technology brought from the Lake Kingdom, but it would still take several months to repair all the damage..
And on these semi-ruins people were laughing.
The new year and the festival... … It seems to have the effect of lifting the mood of even depressed people..
“Oh my! What should we eat first?!”
Evangeline roared, clashing her fists vigorously in front of her chest. After that, Damian, Junior, and Lucas followed suit..
I saw that they were all wearing coats, earmuffs, and gloves because of the cold weather, so they seemed to be in perfect condition. Oh my, cute things.
I entered the city with the children chattering away. There were many street stalls, one in particular that was bustling with people..
“Oh, what a nice smell… … ! What!”
Evangeline, attracted by the delicious smell of baking, swallowed her saliva and ran towards it. I went there too, and a greeting came from inside the store..
“Oh, boss! Welcome and Happy New Year!!”
The members of the punishment unit, including Kuilan, were diligently grilling something in the oven inside the stall..
All five people in human mode were doing business with their tops off, perhaps because the oven was hot, and they were crowded with female customers who were fascinated by their well-toned, muscular bodies.…….
‘These kids are using cheats.’
Before I could admire their national muscle show, I was worried about catching a cold..
Especially Kuilan, aren't you still a sunfish in human mode? I'm cold but it's okay?
“Kuilan, Happy New Year to you too, put on some clothes and go about your business… … Anyway, what are you selling??”
“Huhuhuhu. This is it?”
When I asked, Kuilan grinned, then grabbed something that looked like bread stuck inside the oven with his tongs, pulled it out, and put it on a plate..
That thing that still makes a sizzling sound in the remaining heat... … It was a delicious brown cooked dumpling.!
“A traditional New Year’s food from our Danpunglang tribe! Special hometown dumplings!”
“Ohh.”
I was impressed by this nice appearance..
Come to think of it, we had that conversation last year. The Danpunglang tribe eats these dumplings instead of stew on New Year's Day. I have a recipe from my brother, so I will treat it to you when I get the chance..
Then it looks like they have really prepared. Dumplings were cooked simultaneously in multiple ovens, releasing a savory and spicy aroma..
“Wow?! It must be so delicious!”
Evangeline rushed in front of the dumplings she had just taken out, drooling..
“You can eat it?!”
“Of course, sir. Eat as much as you want! ah! However, as a precaution, you must swallow it in one mouthful, one mouthful! If you spill even one drop of soup, your luck will be ruined this year! Just assume it doesn't exist.!”
As soon as permission was given, Evangeline said yes and took a dumpling into her mouth..
“Oh my gosh!”
I immediately screamed..
It was so hot that I was jumping around with a bright red face, but I couldn't even spit it out. Evangeline shook her shoulders and swallowed her hot dumplings..
“My luck... … I can't shed it……!”
“It seems like the foolishness is already flowing..”
Anyway, after finally finishing her meal, Evangeline became tearful and cried out loud..
“The roof of my mouth is all burned... … I'm not drinking anything today.…….”
Ugh. I sighed and winked at Damien..
“Damian. please.”
“yes. Get better, get better~”
When Damian cast a simple healing spell, Evangeline's tearful face immediately cleared up..
“Oooh! The roof of your mouth is completely healed! No, wait a minute, if you have a healing priest, you can eat as much as you want no matter how much your palate is damaged.?!”
Evangeline lined up the dumplings that Kuilan had just brought out in front of me..
“Senior, please eat quickly too! They say you have to eat it while it's hot to avoid bad luck! If you get hit, you can use Damian Chance.!”
“Okay, I'll eat it cold.…….”
What kind of foolishness are you talking about? It's one thing to burn the roof of your mouth, and it's one thing to believe that spilling a little juice will run out of luck this year..
While thinking about it, I looked to the side and saw Lucas, Damian, and Junior, who had already put a dumpling in their mouths, with bright red faces... … You all are idiots?
While the party members were suffering from hot dumplings, I sat casually on a chair in front of the stall with my plate. I was planning on eating it once it cooled down enough..
At that time, I heard a whispering voice coming from the table next to me..
“Hmm, that guy is the beast king…….”
“You really have great lat muscles..”
“Muscles aren't bad. But, where is the red fur that Yoon mentioned?……?”
“I don't think it would be bad as a son-in-law if he had hair.…….”
When I looked back, I saw warriors from the Northern Kingdom wearing clothes made of white fur with pale skin. They were looking towards Kuilan and whispering about something like that..
No, why are you evaluating muscles? And why are you looking for fur?……?
The Northern Princess, Yun, the representative of this suspicious furry group, was sitting in a seat not far away..
And he was breathing desperately to cool down the hot dumplings..
‘I think it's already cooled down.’
I waved my hand and said hello to Yoon..
“Yoon, happy new year.”
“Oh my, His Royal Highness Prince Ash!!”
Yoon put down the dumplings and showed respect to me..
“I hope you have a year as warm as spring snow..”
I guess this is a Northern New Year’s greeting. By the way, is the spring snow warm? I still don't know how the North thinks..
I moved next to her and looked towards Kuilan and whispered a question..
“I'm just asking out of curiosity, but Kuilan is still on the fence.?”
“That's right, haha…….”
Yun sighed heavily..
“I never thought I would get kicked like this... … My pride is already in tatters. Ugh. Should I really kidnap him??”
“Don't say scary things!”
“huh? This is a fairly common method in the North. Kidnapping of son-in-law. Is it a tradition that has been around for a long time? If I see a good guy, I snatch him up like I'm hunting him.…….”
“So don't say anything scary.!”
The punishment unit is my precious sub-party! If they kidnap you because of your wedding, that would be a problem.!
“What should I do to make that man look at me properly? … Please help me, Your Highness. Isn't there a better way??”
Yoon complained to me, but what about Molu? I don’t even know my own relationship, but would you understand that it’s someone else’s relationship?.
Still, when I saw Yun, who had become sullen after months of courtship to no avail, he seemed a little disappointed, so I nodded..
“……I'll ask you a question later. What do you think?.”
“Oh, really?! I'm helping you?”
“Well, okay… … . To some extent.”
When I agreed, Yoon's face lit up and he started flirting and put the dumplings on his plate into his mouth.,
“Wow!”
He immediately spit it out onto the plate, saying it was hot..
‘……Can't eat hot food, northerners??’
I thought as I swallowed my moderately cooled dumplings in one bite. By the way, Princess Yoon, haven’t you lost all your luck this year??
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In addition to the dumpling stall in Kui Lan,.
Because various forces from all over the world are slowly entering Crossroads, various food stalls that were previously unheard of were set up here and there..
The elf's nut tea house, the dwarf's iron plate steak, the mermaid's raw salmon sashimi, etc. There were some pretty good stalls too..
Most of the rest were quite odd, so I only tasted a little or didn't eat them at all. Pickled herring is too much for me.…….
“Surprisingly, it's edible.?!”
“Ummmm!”
Evangeline, Lucas, and the knight duo courageously took on the challenge of pickled herring and then shouted like that. Okay, so walk away for a while. It smells like pickled herring.
As I entered the city and walked through the street stalls, I saw a particularly wealthy stall. It was a stall at the top of Winter Silver..
During previous festivals, Winter Silver shops were scattered throughout the city, but this time it was the only one..
“Ah, your highness!”
The serenade that happened to be here welcomed me..
“You came?”
“huh. Happy New Year, Serenade.”
“Hehehe. I hope your highness receives it abundantly..”
I asked as I looked at the stall, which although it looked nice, was larger than usual..
“I worked hard preparing for the festival. They scaled it down a bit this year.?”
“yes. Unlike the fall festival, I'm just enjoying it for one day, and since restoration work is still being done in various places, I don't think it should be too crowded... … Our top stall has been reduced in size.”
I definitely remember that during the last fall festival, we were able to play simple games here and there and get stamps..
But even now, it is small and has its own taste..
“Instead, special products unique to Hwangdo, which were difficult to eat or find in the border area, were brought in at a low price. Please enjoy.”
It was as he said. The stalls at the top of Winter Silver were selling various dishes and goods, all of which were hard to find in Crossroads..
There was one in particular that caught our attention..
“What is that??”
Damian blinked his round eyes..
“cloud? Are you selling clouds??”
What Damian pointed to was… … It was a cotton candy machine..
It was a machine similar to the one on Earth. By rotating a large cylinder with magical power, it melted sugar into a thread and entangled it..
The person making the cotton candy was a woman with dark blue hair wearing a maid uniform, but her eyes were cold and dead compared to her fancy hand movements and body movements..
It was Serenade's escort, Elysee.…….
I walked up to him and waved my hand awkwardly..
“uh… … Hello, Elise. happy New Year.”
“……Hello, Your Majesty. good luck.”
“cotton candy… … Do you make it??”
“Due to lack of manpower, I was the only one put in here..”
Elise muttered somewhat gloomily, glanced at Serenade standing somewhere far away, and then looked at me again..
“……Would you like to eat it? Delicious.”
5ordered a dog.
With skill that belies her stiff face, Elise bundled cloud-like sugar threads into cotton candy and handed them out to us one by one..
“Hey~ It’s been a while since I ate this!”
“When I was young, I sometimes ate it when festivals were held in the imperial capital. It's a memory.”
Evangeline and Lucas had lived in the imperial capital, so it seemed like they had tried it before.,
“Dalaa… … ?! rust……?!”
Junior was so surprised when he tasted it for the first time that he jumped up.,
“Wow! The clouds came out fluffy like our buckets.!”
Damian could only admire the appearance of the cotton candy without even saying a word. I see your hamster Podong is still doing well..
I also took a small piece of cotton candy, melted it, and ate it. Sweet and sticky. This primordial and violent feast of sweetness... … It's been a while.
So the five of us are eating cotton candy slowly.,
“Oh, your highness?!”
“happy new year!”
“Happy New Year!”
My colleagues who had just entered the stall at the top of Winter Silver greeted me..
Zenith, Thorkell, and the newly joined warlock Chain and blind swordsman Nobody. Lastly it was Lily.
The first two were workers at the temple, and the last three were hospitalized patients. I guess I came out for a moment to get some air..
I waved to them as they came toward me, pushing Lily's wheelchair..
“Happy New Year everyone! Happy New Year to you too Sid.”
In Lily's arms was Sid, wrapped in cotton cloth. Only her face is sticking out.
The child, who was attending the festival for the first time in his life, had his eyes wide open as if everything was amazing. What does he believe in and why is he so cute?.
‘But is it okay to go out in the winter with a newborn like this??’
No, it might be okay since it's a fantasy world. Besides, since you're staying in a temple, you won't have to worry about your health. Priest Zenith is also accompanying us..
Putting aside my unnecessary worries, I pointed towards the cotton candy machine and asked..
“Would you all like to eat some cotton candy??”
I decided to buy it. Elise skillfully pulled out a new piece of cotton candy..
“here.”
Elise handed Lily the freshly pulled cotton candy as if it was natural, even though no one had asked her to. Is it an illusion? I think it's several times bigger than ours..
Lily smiled and took the cotton candy..
“thank you.”
“I really appreciate it.”
Elise's face, which had been dead for so long, was rarely brightened. I was wondering why he liked it so much, and sure enough, it was Seed in Lily's arms..
“cute…….”
Elise muttered darkly. Well, can you just raise the tone of your voice? It's a bit scary when you say it in that voice..
Lily took a tiny bit off the end of the cotton candy she received and carefully put it in Sid's mouth..
‘Is hygiene okay?! Can a child eat sugar??!’
At first, all kinds of worries passed through my mind, but no, it was a fantasy world! romance! Just have a priest right next to you! It's okay to organize this!
Sid's eyes became even more dilated as he took a bite of cotton candy, ignoring the concerns of a modern-day Earthling. 'Oh my god, does this taste?!' It's a face that says.
That face was so funny that everyone in the room burst out laughing..
“How are you, baby??”
Even though I couldn't see his face, I guess he sensed the situation through the atmosphere..
I heard the blind swordsman Nobody muttering softly..
“That's the taste of life.”
“…….”
Thorkel, who stood next to him and took his share of cotton candy, carefully lifted his helmet and put the cotton candy in his mouth..
“……indeed.”
After carefully tasting the cotton candy with his heavily muscled chin, Thorkel smiled faintly..
“This is what life tastes like sometimes.”
Janice and Chain also put their cotton candy in their mouths and looked at Sid with their own smiles on their faces..
The child continued to babble and swallow the cotton candy that his mother gave him..
It was a perfect time for the first day of the new year..
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