"Here you go. Please enjoy."
I take the tea and take a sip. Hmmm. Bitter but not bad. I do not enjoy bitter things, but this is not bad. I don't mind this tea alongside the dango or anything sweet.
"It is good. I prefer something sweet, but I don't mind this tea."
"Ah. If you don't like bitter things, there is nothing I can do. Green tea is always bitter, but it is perfect to drink alongside dango."
"That is also what I am thinking."
I put down the cup and looked at the Village Chief, Nana.
"So, let's get this over with. I know you have a lot of questions for me."
"That is an understatement."
"Go ahead. Ask me anything."
She takes a deep breath and says.
"What are you?"
"Me? I am what your people call an Elder Dragon. However, that is not the whole truth. The people in Kamura call me Omnevis. It means—"
"All Sky."
I nod my head and take another sip of the tea.
"Yes."
She rubs the bridge of her nose and says.
"What is the reason you are here, Lord Omnevis?"
"Nothing, really. I am curious about this village and also want to try local cuisine."
She looks at me in shock and says,
"You, an Elder Dragon, want to taste human foods."
"Of course! Someone gives me an offering while she prays to me, and I like the taste of her offering."
"Offering? What kind of offering?"
Even without me using my power, I can already see what she is thinking.
"It will not work, you know? The other Elder Dragon will not accept any offering. They are not like me."
"Ah, what a shame. I guess the other Elder Dragons cannot speak our language."
There are Elder Dragons who understand human language, but I decided to refrain from saying something.
She releases a sigh and says.
"Will you cause harm to my people?"
"As long as they do not attack me, I swear I shall not harm them."
I can see an invisible weight being lifted off her shoulder. I can hear her breath of relief.
"I shall make sure your stay here will be pleasant, then."
"That will be appreciated."
She nods and continues.
"You said something about Kamura. Is it the same Kamura Village to the north?"
"Is there more Kamura Village around here? The leader of this village is called Fugen, I think."
"Ah, that is the one I know. May I ask what you are doing in that region, my lord?"
"Hmmm~ I am reconstructing my home. At the moment, I am making sure those rascals infesting the region do not do anything reckless."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't want them to attack humans or at least, the humans who uphold nature's law."
Her eyes widen, and she says.
"C-Can you do that, my lord? Can you prevent monsters from attacking humans?"
"Of course. I am someone they will listen to. Some of the stronger ones will think they are more powerful than I, and I need to take care of them myself. Other than that, the others will listen."
She looks at me for a few seconds before saying.
"Can you do the same with our village, my lord?"
"Oh?"
"As you can see, our village is surrounded by mountains where monsters roam free. Lucky for us, we have a hidden route we can use where the bigger monsters cannot enter. However, bigger monsters can attack them when they come out of the other side of the route. This is why we built a fortress on the other side. If you can do what you have done to the Kamura Village, I will be forever grateful and willing to do anything for you."
"That is a dangerous request, Nana. What if I want you? I will fuck you every day."
Instead of looking horrified, she gives me a sultry expression and says.
"Fufufu~ You need more than that to make me uncomfortable, my lord~ Getting fucked by other monsters might make me afraid, but you… Well… I don't mind, at all~"
Right. I will ignore that for now. I don't want my libido to do the talking at the moment. I will take her offer later, though.
"Hmmm… We will talk about that later. For now, I will focus on the Kamura Village first. When I am done, I will try to do the same here."
"Thank you."
I take a sip of the tea and get up.
"Is there anything else? If there is not, I want to try the hot spring."
"There is nothing, my lord. Please enjoy our village, and thank you for sparing us from your wrath. You are truly a benevolent being."
"Don't exaggerate it, Nana. Anyway, I will be going now."
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I release a happy sigh and leave the restaurant. Now I understand the reason why many MCs in Manga love hot springs. It is great. The food is also great. I know that eating them raw is good, but nothing beats cooked food, especially when the chef has a long experience in cooking.
Arzuros' meat is great. Raw Arzuros is tough and chewy. Not only that, it tastes rather bland. However, after cooking, the meat gets tender but still has a little bit of chew. As for the taste, it carries all the spices and ingredients the chef uses in his cooking.
It looks like Arzuros' meat is great at absorbing the flavor of other ingredients and enchanting them.
What makes it better is that I can summon the food if I want more of it. I can summon all the food I once ate, and I will do that in the future. I wonder if Zenith Rathian prefers cooked food or raw food. After scanning her kind, I know that Rathian needs to eat raw monster occasionally for nutritional reasons, but she can eat cooked food.
Let's test that later.
I walk to the quiet alley and weave the blue mana to make myself invisible. With that done, I leave the village and change back into my true form when I am far enough. I jump and fly away from the village. It is time for me to return to my nest.
I fly through the night sky. However, after flying for a few minutes, I can hear something inside my head.
"O Lord Omnevis… Please hear my plea and help us."
I blink at the familiar voice and immediately change the direction of my flight. It is the voice of Hinoa, the Quest Maiden. I know her voice from our previous talk.
It does not take long before I find the caravan, and I can see a massive Apex Zinogre attacking the caravan. Its golden fur shines and releases a massive lightning blast toward the hunter holding a massive lance and shield.
The woman holds her ground and blocks all the lightning blasts, but I can see the shield break from the impact.
I do a nose dive and hit the Apex Zinogre using my body. A massive crater appeared on the ground from the impact, and the Apex Zinogre roared in pain underneath me. It is a female Zinogre, and I can see she gathers lightning charges. Her golden fur and scales are shining with power.
I roar, bite her neck, and throw her away just in time as an electric explosion happens.
I release my Emperor's Roar and try to make her run away. However, she glared at me and prepared to launch another attack.
Well, it looks like I need to kill her. Oh well.