After Ariel left, ra attended to Sophia as she fell asleep, then departed the inn to hunt for himself. The next morning, before dawn, the trio finished their rest and returned to the wilderness camp.
To Shiro and Shirazawa's surprise, the first thing Sophia did upon seeing them was launch into a long-winded, mumbling apology. This left the two spiders completely bewildered, exchanging confused glances.
"Did this girl's brain short-circuit?" Shirazawa wondered.
"Well, it was like this, and then that happened..." Ariel explained the situation with a wave of her hands.
"This..." The two were stunned for a mont before simultaneously rolling their eyes at her. *Is it really okay to bluff the poor girl like that?* Their "elite education" was honestly just a result of being bored during the journey—and a way to earn the title. After all, Puppet Spiders have great potential, but without that title, mass-producing them is impossible.
"Well~ whatever." Shirazawa sighed. "Since you've apologized so sincerely, I shall magnanimously forgive you."
Since things had co to this, Shirazawa could only put on a show of "reluctantly" forgiving her. This left Sophia filled with gratitude. "I will train hard from now on!"
"Mmhmm, keep it up!" Shirazawa pumped a fist in encouragent. *This is actually great; now I can bully—I an, train—her with a clear conscience.*
Ariel glanced at Ael and the other little ones, who were currently riding and playing on the spider girls' broad backs. She didn't say anything more and simply pulled out the ingredients she had bought.
"I promised you half a year ago that I'd make you sothing good. Today, I'm going to show off my special skills."
"Ooh~~" Shiro and Shirazawa looked at each other, wondering what she was up to now. But since she was being kind, they couldn't exactly refuse. However, they remained skeptical of the Demon Lord's culinary prowess.
"Aze, do you think the Demon Lord's cooking... will be edible?"
"Uh... it should be fine. Our Poison Resistance is maxed out anyway."
"Good point~~" Shiro thought about it and stopped worrying.
Then, under everyone's stunned gazes, Ariel pulled out a bunch of random items.
*Sizzle, chop, stir!*
One steaming dish after another was prepared, the aroma filling the air.
"Want a taste?" Ariel held out a piece of fish to Shiro and Shirazawa, her eyes full of expectation.
The two hesitantly reached out with their chopsticks. Suddenly, two pairs of red eyes lit up. "Mmh! It's delicious!"
"It reminds of my grandma's braised fish."
"Mmhmm~" Shiro nodded along, clearly stunned by Ariel's skill. It was hard to imagine the Demon Lord could produce such delicacies.
"Heehee~" Seeing the two "children" react like this, Ariel bead, showing off a row of neat, white teeth. Soon, Sophia and the El sisters joined the feast.
"Eat slowly, I bought plenty." Ariel shook her head at their gluttonous display. Long-lost mories were stirred deep in her mind, taking her back to her childhood. Back then, everyone used to sit together like this, eating like wolves. Though those scenes were beautiful, they were always fleeting, eventually leaving behind only a shade of grey. *I can't go back. Everyone... is gone.*
Ariel sighed, pushing aside her sadness. She picked up her own utensils and began to eat slowly. "By the way, I bought wine too. Shiro, do you two want so?"
"No!" Shirazawa imdiately intervened upon hearing the word "wine." "We're fine, but as for Shiro..." *This girl's 'alcohol manners' are terrible. Things are going to happen.*
"?" Shiro looked up blankly. Seeing his expression, she felt inexplicably aggrieved. *Why won't you let drink? Hmph, I'm drinking anyway!*
She snatched the wine barrel and downed three massive gulps. Shirazawa massaged his temples. *Sigh, Shiro's being willful again.*
"Hic~" Shiro let out a loud burp, crystal liquid hanging from her lips, her cheeks flushed a drunken crimson. "G-good wine... hic~"
Everyone: "???"
"Shiro actually spoke?!" Except for Shirazawa, everyone's eyes were wide as if they'd seen a ghost.
"Eh? Why aren't you guys drinking?"
"Co on, bottoms up!" Shiro slamd the table heroically.
"Sigh~ I knew it." Shirazawa couldn't bear to look. A drunken Shiro completely opens her chatterbox, transforming from a socially anxious girl into a "social butterfly" who is incredibly aggressive.
"I want to drink too, I want to drink too!" Sophia shouted, grabbing the barrel and pouring herself a cup.
"Young Lady, children can't drink." ra tried to stop her, but he was promptly slapped away by Shiro.
"You... shut up!"
"I... I'm just a two-year-old baby too, why can't I drink?"
"Co on, Sophia-chan, cheers! []~(￣▽￣)~*"
"Oh! Cheers!"
"Hah—!" Everyone stared at this heroic Shiro, completely dumbfounded.
"One-cup knockout?"
"Hahaha, what a lightweight, hic~" Shiro stood unsteadily, pointing at the passed-out Sophia in mockery.
"Shiro, you can't drink anymore." Shirazawa supported the wobbling spider girl.
"G-get off , don't worry about ... or else, hic~ I-I'll f*ck you up..."
*Gulp, gulp~*
*Great, she's completely gone.* Having no choice, Shirazawa had to stay and drink with her, otherwise what could he do? This girl was threatening to "f*ck him up."
Ariel watched this "different" Shiro with a strange light in her eyes, wondering what she was thinking. However, she didn't stop them, simply taking out a glass and joining in.
ra got up from the ground, covered the unconscious Sophia with a blanket, and sat to the side drinking gloomily by himself.
"Hey! What's with that sour look on your face, kid? You want to hit you?!"
"So you beca a vampire~ it's been half a year, why haven't you moved on? How can a grown man be so lodramatic?"
Because ra always returned with a "bitter lon face" every ti he drank human blood, it made everyone's mood heavy. Usually, Shiro was too lazy to say anything because communicating was too much trouble. But now, the drunken Shiro didn't care about any of that. She charged over and grabbed ra by the collar, looking fierce.
"Who here hasn't had it worse than you?!"
"If you keep acting like you want to die, this lady will fulfill your wish!"
With a *shing*, a massive scythe was pressed against ra's neck.
ra: "..." *I literally didn't say anything...*
It all happened so suddenly that everyone was frozen on the spot. However, her words held a lot of truth. ra fell into deep thought, his eyes gradually becoming resolute. *This has absolutely nothing to do with the giant scythe at my neck, really.*
"Shiro, stop ssing around, put the scythe away." Shirazawa was afraid she'd actually behead him and rushed to stop her.
"Tell ! Why are you protecting this man? Do you like him?!"
"Even if you really turned into a girl, you can't like n!"
"You big jerk, pervert, H#&￥!%*!..."
Shirazawa: "..." *Dammit, I got hit by stray fire.* "I'm a real man, okay!"
*Smack!*
A crisp sound rang out as Shirazawa gave Shiro a firm slap. Of course, he couldn't hit her face, so he hit...
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about, girl?!"
"Ugh..."
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