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"So what is all of this again?" Asked Eraldine, looking at the imnse feast filled with doubt and a bit of disgust…
In front of us, there was a gigantic feast I had ordered. I ordered every single thing in the nu, including drinks and desserts. There were all sorts of critters, the desert people especially liked eating the giant bugs that wandered in the desert.
"Well this over here is roasted Golden Centipede, considered a delicacy due to its tender at. Over here we've got Salted Green Oasis Frog, it is very tender and delicious. In here, there's Leaping Desert Snail, the shell is very hard but once roasted, the at inside becos very tender and flavorful! Over here we have an Ant Stew, including the big queen floating in the center, and so desert cactus roots. Oh! And how can we forget the Ocular Demon's atballs? Their eyes are surprisingly juicy!"
The girl that brought us the food explained everything in here, there was even a whole roasted armadillo too, with claws, head, and everything… The als slled of all kind of things, but they were all… not the usual things we ate in the more diterranean zone of the continent.
"Alright, let's dig in everyone!" I giggled.
"Uwaah… Ugh." Eraldine was trying to look for sothing less gross to eat.
"Hmm, oh this centipede's tender! It tastes like a slightly bitter shrimp." Said Partner, munching on the giant thing all on her own.
"Hmmm…" Lucifer was not really grossed out either, he just disliked sweet things. "Oh, these eyes and the frogs, not bad…"
"Hmm! Nom, nom, nom…!" Nyx was devouring the armadillo with big bites, head and claws included.
"I-I think I'll just eat the bread…" Eraldine grabbed a piece of bread, suddenly realizing it had tiny, green-colored crickets inside. "GAAH?! There are bugs inside the bread!"
"Ah, yes, it's our popular cricket bread! Because its impossible to get them off the grains, we've grown used to see them in the bread as they get processed." Laughed the waiter girl. "Nyahaha! It's tasty and crunchy and adds an extra layer of energy! Give it a try, it doesn't disrupt the flavor of the fluffy bread at all! This one variety is special, the crickets are covered in a delicious sweet and salty sauce before being put into the dough!"
"W-Whaaat?!" Eraldine was dying inside.
"Co on now, just try it!" I said, munching on the bread. "OH! This is not bad!" I put so butter over it and the fusion of flavors was surprisingly amazing.
"Hahhh…" Eraldine gently gave it a bite. "Hm… I-It's not bad? Oh, it has the taste of oregano on it too, and so onion too. It tastes like the Elven Bread that has oregano, onion, and olive! Hmm…"
And she got it! Now she would begin to slowly open for more foods, I hope.
"Co on now, Celes, eat your stew." Nia said.
"B-But it has ants in it…" Celes was disgusted.
"It will fill you up just fine, dear." Her mother sighed.
"Ugh…" Celes gave it a taste. "Hm… ugh. Nom. Ah… Eh? Not so bad…"
"See? It's good!" I laughed. "Let's eat as much as we can!"
I loved to try out new things, so this was a paradise to . In the previous city we weren't able to explore things too much, but this ti around I'll look things a bit more.
I know I need to find my little brother too, but if I make haste, things will only beco more chaotic, and right now, I really need so tranquility and stability to feel calr and prepare for whatever is to co.
"Anyways, thanks for the al!" I said, as I left a bag of coins over the table as we walked away, with our stomachs full.
"Nyah?! So much money…!" The waiter cried. "W-Wait, there's too much here!"
"You can keep the charge." I shrugged. "Anyways, do you know where there's a few good weapon, armor, and similar things shop?"
"T-There's a few…" She sighed. "I'll tell you where they are."
She quickly gave us so directions as we made our way to the closest shops, looking for fitting weapons. After going through two of the that sold really shitty things, we landed on a rather good looking one, it had more expensive things, but they were all good quality to excellent quality.
The one selling the products was a depressed looking very old Desert Elf man, with a short black beard and sharp silver eyes. He let us wander around and look for the best things.
There were many interesting weapons, but compared to what I can do with good preparation, it wasn't much, but sufficed for equipnt for Nia and Celes, and also for Fabian and the kids too.
"Do you have small armor pieces for the kids?" I asked him.
"To the left, we sell stuff for midgets like dwarves and halflings." He said with a gruffy tone of voice.
"T-Thanks!" I said gently. "Alright kids, co here, let's quickly choose what you want to get…"
We spent so ti helping them decide their armor, there were of all shapes and sizes, so more generic than others, but I had the money to afford the best sets. As for Celes and Silva, who weren't frontliners, we still got them so light protection, such as chain mails and so on, alongside robes enchanted with magic-enhancing runes.
"Wow, you all look like a cute RPG Party in so Dragon Quest…" I said while gasping. "So cute!"
Once the kids were done changing their clothes, they looked absolutely adorable in their new dieval equipnt! Celes was wearing white and blue priest robes, which enhanced spirit magic power, and a huge blue hat that enhanced ice and water magic power.
And then there was Silva wearing a black robe, with brown shorts, tiny black boots, and a witch hat that enhanced darkness magic powers and curses and hexes, which her miasmic powers seed to count as!
So cuteeeee!
We also got Nyx so new items for her to try on, Lucifer and I were going crazy because she looked absolutely stunningly adorable with every clothe we put on her!
"I can't decide, everything looks good on her!" He cried.
"I know right?!" I laughed.
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