Chapter 40 Crisis Of Sakurakand (Part One)
We received scrolls from 'The Witch of the Valley' Pixie and returned to the original living room. Continuing from the living room, there was a large dining table that could seat over ten people.
The table was already set with plates, forks, knives, and the like. Pixie said, "It's been a while since we've had guests. Please, eat without reservation."
However, there were three large baskets on the dining table, filled with apples like a mountain. Everyone waited in silence, wondering if there would be some kind of dish served next.
Meanwhile, Pixie, with an amused expression, was looking at everyone. Since it would be uncouth for me to say anything now, I decided to go along with Pixie's prank.
"What's wrong, everyone? Aren't you going to eat?"
Pixie said with an even wider grin. Hearing this, Kondo Shuichi seemed to gather his courage and asked.
"Excuse me, you mentioned a meal, but is the dish an apple on this table?"
At that moment, the apple tree, Lexa, inside the room shook its branches.
"How rude... Are you expressing dissatisfaction with my carefully crafted apples?"
"Well, well."
Pixie reassured.
"That's right. Please take whichever one you like and eat it."
With the owner's words, there was no choice but to do as instructed.
"Well then... Here I go."
Kondo said, taking the apple in hand. Just as he took a bite...
"Ugh!"
Kondo made a strange noise, and in front of him, a large roasted bird appeared. The bird, too big to hold, fell onto the table, and a part of it overflowed into Kondo's mouth.
"Ughoa," Kondo tried to say something, his eyes wide. Everyone looked at Kondo in disbelief, and Pixie burst into laughter at the sight.
"It's really bad manners to spit it out. Swallow it properly."
Kondo managed to swallow the mouthful of meat while muttering.
"W-what is this?"
As Kondo asked, struggling not to choke, Pixie burst into laughter again.
"This is how you do it."
Pixie took an apple and placed it on the plate.
"Then, imagine the food you want to eat in your mind."
She lightly tapped the apple with a fork as she said that. Then, the apple transformed into a fluffy pancake topped with plenty of fruits and cream. With a pose as if showing off her big breasts on the table, she brought the pancake to her mouth.
"See? Convenient, right?"
The first one to react was Morimura. He adapts quickly to this world.
"Well then, I'll have some too."
Morimura picked up an apple and placed it on a deep dish.
"Ramen!"
Morimura says, tapping with a fork. Then, the shallow dish changes into a ramen bowl and ramen appears. The fork also conveniently transforms into chopsticks.
"This is amazing magic!"
Morimura exclaims as he eats the ramen.
"The taste is incredibly delicious!"
Alice reaches out for an apple next.
"I want spaghetti bolognese!"
She says, tapping the apple, and bolognese appears. Almost at the same time, Tsubasa also puts an apple on the plate.
"I feel like having Japanese food after a long time. How many different dishes can you make with one apple?"
When Tsubasa ask Pixie, she answers with a smile.
"Oh, whatever you can imagine in your head."
"In that case... white rice, natto, salted salmon, and miso soup with tofu!"
In an instant, the apple instantly transforms into the dish Tsubasa mentioned. Pixie watches the scene with a joyful expression.
"There's no need to say it out loud. Just think with your head."
Aoki Runa chose sushi, while Mizuno Kaede went for a hearty sandwich. As for me, I decided on a katsu-don. When you're in a different world for a long time, you start to miss Japanese food. While savoring the long-awaited katsu-don, I asked Pixie.
"By the way, what kind of place is the Cave Temple of the Black Forest?"
"It's an ancient ruin. Now, the trees and the cave temple are intertwined. It's located to the southeast of the Black Forest."
She answered with cream all around her mouth. It's childish behavior like this.
"What exactly is in that Cave Temple?"
"Nothing at the moment."
"Nothing? Then why go to the Cave Temple? And not to the Elder of the Black Forest (Revision: old man of the black forest)?"
I had assumed that this time the Elder of the Black Forest would be in that Cave Temple. Pixie looked at me with great interest.
"Hmm, I see. So you've been going to the old man in the Black Forest all this time? Then why did you ask me about the next place to go?"
"The reason is that the place where you will tell me is not always the same. So far, the most common one I've been told is the 'Elder of the Black Forest.' But this time, 'Cave Temple of the Black Forest' is the first time, and I have never been there before."
Pixie licks the cream around her mouth and points at me with a fork, shaking it.
"It's not necessary to go to the stone cave temple. It's just that what I can see now is that going to the stone cave temple seems to be more convenient for you in the future."
If she says so, it's better to follow her advice.
"I understand. Can I get a specific map to go to the stone cave temple?"
Pixie shakes the fork from side to side this time.
"You don't need something like that. The path will naturally be shown to you. Whether you go to the stone cave temple or not in the end, it's up to you."
Akamine Alice looks at Pixie.
"Pixie-san, you have been living here for six hundred years, right? Don't you want to leave here?"
Pixie let out a big sigh, "Huu~".
"You guys saw the 'Bridge Monster,' right? Even if I wanted to leave, I can't."
"So, that monster is keeping Pixie trapped here?"
"Yes. I am disliked by the Witch Queen, you see."
I couldn't help but raise my head. I knew that the Witch of the Valley, Pixie, couldn't leave because of the 'Bridge Monster.' But I had never heard that it was because of the Witch Queen.
"Why is this Witch Queen against you?"
Alice had never met Baron Belmrich, the Necromancer. But this was the first time I had heard about the Witch Queen.
"It's because I disagree with the Witch Queen's opinions. From her perspective, I must appear as a rebel."
"Why is Pixie-san opposed to the Witch Queen's opinion?"
Pixie stared at Alice for a while. And she tilted her head slightly. Her eyes seemed to be thinking about something. Eventually, she muttered to herself as if she were reminding herself.
"I can't talk about that now. If the day comes when I can truly call you my friends... then I will talk."
Her words had an atmosphere that wouldn't let us say anything more. After a while of silence, Pixie herself changed the atmosphere.
"By the way, haven't you forgotten an important request? The town has asked for something, haven't they?"
It's not like we forgot, but we thought it would be fine to say it last. Getting information from Pixie is the most important thing to me. I just wanted to pull out as much information as I could beforehand.
"I think you already know, but I want to get the magic stones for the anti-demon defense barrier. The magic stones in the town are over 50 years old, and it seems that their effectiveness has almost disappeared."
"Indeed. No one from the town has visited here in the past fifty years."
"The recent thorough exploration of the town's surroundings and the disappearance of powerful monsters seem to be reasons as well."
At this, Pixie looked at me with a slightly angry expression.
"Is that so? Complacency is the enemy, and there's a saying that danger is always close at hand."
I nodded silently. It was as she said. If we don't retrieve the defensive barrier magic stones, the town will be attacked by a large group of monsters, resulting in significant damage. This is a confirmed fact that has occurred in past loops.
Pixie must have realized that I knew about this. She snapped her fingers and called out, "Bring it, Izrit." Then, just like before, four bipedal mice in clothes brought over purple magic stones. I find it unsettling that the mice are walking around the dining table, but I have no choice but to ignore it.
Now, the mice placed the magic stones in front of me. They seem to be eyeing me greedily, but I can't share my pork cutlet bowl with them. I wish it were bread instead. When the pixie warned, "Once you're done, return to your room quickly!" the four mice hurriedly ran away.
"Now, when you're done eating, it would be wise to take that and return to the town. I'm sure you don't have much time to waste."
The Witch of the Valley, Pixie, said in a suddenly commanding tone.
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