「Delicious! What is this! It is seriously delicious! Is a lump of magic power with no impurities this delicious!」
「Right? It is incomparable to the relatively mild monsters you have eaten before! You understand what I meant now, right?」
「I do, I do! Then I am pitiable for not knowing this! Ah, umeeeee!」
Volmeteus breathed fire into the sky at the timing of “umeeeee”.
No, somehow, he could breathe fire even in human form.
「Oh? So that means Arskai and Leviya, who do not know this, are pitiable! They are pitiable!」
「That is right! Ah, pitiable, pitiable!」
The two laughed ‘gyahahaha’.
They were so high-strung I thought they were drunk, but did Dragons get drunk?
Would they get drunk on alcohol containing magic power?
「Hey, niichan! More! Give me more!」
「Yes, yes. We received various things, so wait a moment.」
「Son-in-law, mine too! Ah, normal ones are fine today! Fufufu. Am I not wonderful for being considerate?」
「Yes, yes. Thank you, thank you.」
Indeed, it was grateful to be considered.
If I made concentrated ones in this situation, they would expect them forever, and my MP would run out.
It was important to save trump cards.
Well, let us leave those two aside.
Since we had obtained the tails of the Fire Dragon and Earth Dragon, I wondered how to cook them, but I thought it was best to simply grill them and eat them as steak with salt and pepper.
Of course, wasabi soy sauce was also tempting, so I would try it later, but for comparison, simple was best.
「I never thought I would have the chance to eat Fire Dragon tail…」
「Are there not any humans in this world who have compared the tails of Dragon Chiefs simultaneously?」
「As far as I know, there are none. If gourmets heard this, they would recall their previous gourmet experiences and kneel… Besides, are you eating Dragon tail? If sold, it is a super-high-class item? Moreover, not a stray Dragon, but a pure breed! Moreover, the meat of a chief, how much would it be worth…! If I were to sell it, I have connections!」
Indeed, selling it would yield considerable profit, but I wanted to eat delicious things, and my curiosity outweighed the financial gain, so it could not be helped.
Besides, money could be earned by other means, but considering that this meat was not something one could buy with money, eating it was the only choice.
「That may be true, but this is a rare opportunity to eat meat that is rarely eaten and never appears on the market. Moreover, the Reagaia tail we ate before was incredibly delicious, are you not concerned, Shion?」
「Of course I am concerned! I will definitely eat it! If you tease me about this, I will seriously cry!」
I certainly would not do that…
Besides, Shion had stepped forward to protect me in front of the Fire Dragon.
Also, I do not know who she referenced, but please stop saying “seriously cry” instead of “seriously angry”, it is truly troubling.
「Alright. It is done!」
「Hmm! Wendy, quickly, quickly!」
「Yes, yes. I have finished distributing it to everyone, so if you want to eat quickly, please help next time.」
「Hmm! 『Cloak of Black Shadow – First Cloak: Black Weasel』」
Hey, hey. Was she really using Black Weasel just to distribute it?
She should have been exhausted… but leaving black line-like afterimages, she finished distributing it to everyone in an instant.
Then, as if it were natural, she sat next to me, but perhaps she thought it would be difficult for me to eat if she sat on my lap.
「Um… Is it okay for us too?」
Shiro had distributed it to Ryuubi-san and the others as well, and since they knew the meat in front of them was Dragon meat, they were probably hesitant.
Even the stiff Soso-san and Kan’u-san, who probably did not think highly of me, seemed surprised by the meat placed before them.
「Of course. Since we have the opportunity, let us eat together.」
「Seriously… This single piece is quite valuable.」
「What… To have the opportunity to eat Dragon…」
「I-I wish for you to know… to know to be grateful for this precious opportunity. Yes, truly…」
「The size of this plate… Onee-sama, what should we do? I am seriously falling for this person. My heart is pounding, wanting to receive his seed.」
No, because it would not do to eat only by ourselves while everyone else stood there.
I was just the type who cared about such things, so please do not float hearts in your eyes and stroke the area below my navel, Sonsaku-san.
If you tried that, only Sonsaku-san’s meat would disappear…
「Well then, let us eat immediately. Master, please eat first. This is from Volmeteus, and this is from Reagaia. The smaller one is from Saracrim.」
「Ah. Then let us start with the Fire Dragon, Volmeteus…」
Since no one could eat until I did, I put my hands together in gratitude and promptly took a bite.
When I cut it with a knife, the cross-section was a beautiful medium-rare, the fat glistening beautifully, and the meat was so tender it sliced smoothly.
I pierced it with a fork, lifted it, and swallowed the saliva that threatened to overflow from the savory aroma before bringing it to my mouth.
「Owaa…」
What is this… It is amazing…
It was delicious. Undeniably delicious, but my mouth felt strange.
「Hafu… Ha… Ho, ho…!」
First of all, it was incredibly hot!!
It was as if the meat itself was emitting heat, not just the meat, but the juices that overflowed with every chew were hot.
It felt like putting a whole soup dumpling in your mouth without breaking it, my mouth was simply hot!
It was extremely hot, yet I was convinced it would not burn me, and that heat itself felt delicious, a strange sensation.
I intuitively understood that the heat itself was being perceived as delicious, as if a sixth taste, “heat taste”, had been added to the basic five tastes of sweet, sour, umami, bitter, and salty.
My mind was confused by the illusion of eating fire itself, but since it was delicious, I chewed that fire.
Tears came from the heat, but the meat was undoubtedly delicious, and even after swallowing, it retained its heat, warming me from the inside out, making me sweat.
「Haaaaa… This is amazing… Ah, everyone, try it. You will be surprised. And it is delicious.」
「Hmm!」
Led by Shiro, who breathed heavily and took a big bite, everyone else bit into Volmeteus’s steak.
It was slightly amusing to see everyone making faces to release the heat, as if synchronized.
Now, for the comparison, next was Reagaia’s meat.
Come to think of it, Reagaia’s tail meat had collagen overflowing and then blending into the meat, whereas Volmeteus’s seemed to evaporate and cling to it.
And the Earth Dragon’s meat, as always, was so tender it seemed to tear on its own, yet it had a chewy texture when bitten, with juices bursting out.
Even though they were both Dragons, they were so different… I was impressed and enjoyed the Earth Dragon meat, wanting to chew it forever.
「Haaa… As expected, Earth Dragon is also delicious…」
In terms of simple meat umami, Reagaia’s was indeed more delicious.
However, due to its rarity and strange sensation, did Volmeteus’s make me want to eat it again?
It seemed impossible to choose between the two.
And as for Saracrim’s meat…
「You are eating it, right?」
「…It is hard to eat when you stare at me like that.」
「Since I am giving you my first time, look happier about it.」
「The nuance is changing, and this is becoming an incident!?」
It was a tail.
Did she mean it was her first time having her tail eaten?
Besides, I had not originally planned to get Saracrim’s tail, she had offered it herself because she wanted extra magic power balls!
Gulp. It was hard to eat while being stared at, but since it was already grilled, and since the taste and texture of veal or lamb sometimes changed depending on age, I would eat it without hesitation.
「Hmm. Shiro will eat too」
「Ah…」
「Hmm, nn… Hooo…」
Ah… I see.
It was even softer than Volmeteus’s, but there were not many juices, it was rather plain.
And the biggest difference was the heat.
It was not hot, but perhaps “warm” was the correct expression?
Compared to Volmeteus’s meat, which wielded the tyranny of firepower, this had a gentle, calming warmth like warm water.
Of course, it was not because it was grilled, but the unique heat of Fire Dragon meat, but yes… it was delicious.
Perhaps because it was simple with salt and pepper, the slight sweetness stood out, and since it had little fat, it felt like I could eat it forever.
「…H-how is it?」
「Hmm! Saracrim’s is also delicious! The meat is sweet! There is little fat, so I can eat a lot!」
「I-is that so…! My tail is delicious… If you want more, tell me, and I will give it to you. Of course, in exchange for these balls.」
Satisfied with Shiro’s answer, Saracrim began to eat the magic power balls again.
…It seemed she had been concerned about whether her tail was delicious.
Well, if it was going to be eaten anyway, was it better if it was delicious rather than tasteless…?
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