Chapter 447: Elma and the Meat Skewer's Wedding!
When Ryohei, Yurine, Minos, and Lucoa returned to the camp, Pekola had already returned, and Elma had also arrived.
The lawn beside them was piled high with seafood—giant crabs, lobsters, squids, shellfish, and various kinds of fish, forming a small mountain about seven meters high.
"..." Ryohei looked at this 'seafood mountain' in a daze, then turned his head to look at Elma.
Elma, who was cheerfully eating cherries, guiltily turned her face away, scratched her head, and laughed sheepishly: "Did I catch a bit too much? Then let's take the rest back as local souvenirs."
"You sure have a lot of self-awareness." Ryohei rolled his eyes, laughing out of anger.
He walked over and naturally looked at the table aside.
At this moment, two exquisite rattan baskets were placed on the table, filled with various kinds of fruits, all looking fresh and juicy. Among them, there were impressively many plump, bright red cherries!
"These cherries..."
Ryohei looked at Pekola in surprise.
"They've already been washed clean," Pekola said breezily.
"Oh, let me have a taste."
To be honest, Ryohei was quite curious about the cherries growing on the hamster's head, not to mention they had Kanna's endorsement—he casually picked one up, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.
He only felt the flesh was delicate and thick. When biting down, it had a crisp and tender texture, full of juice. With a light bite, the sweet and slightly sour juice burst in his mouth, bringing tremendous satisfaction.
"This is indeed delicious, and it doesn't even have a pit..." Ryohei looked at the remaining half of the cherry in his hand with slight surprise.
"Really?"
Minos leaned over enthusiastically, picked up a cherry with great interest, brought it to her mouth, and took a bite.
Her beautiful eyes lit up. She lifted her chin slightly, chewing with satisfaction, wagging her silver-white cow tail, and said: "Mmm~, delicious~~~! The quality of this cherry is really good!"
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"Thick and juicy flesh, sweet and sour, just right..."
"Not bad."
Yurine and Lucoa also tasted it and gave good reviews.
"..."
Ryohei stopped after a brief taste and didn't overindulge.
He asked Lucoa to bring out another table, took out the wild vegetables, mushrooms, and man-eating plant fruits picked nearby, and instructed Elma to wash them clean.
He himself walked over to the pile of seafood, circled it, picked out some fish, shrimp, and shellfish, and had Lucoa temporarily store the rest.
Handing the ingredients over to Tohru to process—he then pulled Pekola to build an earthen stove, and then took out a large rural iron wok, a barbecue grill, a large clay pot, and a series of other kitchenware...
...
Cooking smoke curled up in the woods, and a rich, enticing aroma spread along with it.
"The Giant Kabayaki Lizard Meat Skewers are ready!"
Ryohei enthusiastically called out as he looked at the large meat skewers on the grilling net, coated in sauce, roasted to a shiny amber color, sizzling, and emitting a faint golden light.
"Finally roasted! This smell is simply too tempting for a dragon! (´﹃｀)" Elma, who had long been standing in front of the barbecue grill drooling in wait, couldn't wait to reach out her hand.
"You're the most gluttonous."
Ryohei smiled and handed her a skewer, distributed them to the others, and picked one up himself.
"Ehehe~." Elma didn't mind at all. She took the roasted meat skewer, said "Itadakimasu," and took a big bite.
With just one bite, an expression of amazement and intoxication appeared on her face.
"The rich and enticing aroma of the Kabayaki sauce mixes with the burnt fragrance of the roasted meat, carrying a hint of charcoal smokiness... and faintly revealing a wisp of wild fragrance!" Lucoa opened her rosy, plump lips and took a big bite.
The perfectly roasted Giant Kabayaki Lizard Meat Skewer had a slightly charred and crispy outer skin. The meat inside was firm and bouncy, and the texture was very unique, resembling a combination of poultry and fish.
Its meat fibers were coarser than fish, more chewy, but more tender than beef and pork.
After the classic sweet and savory storm of the Kabayaki, a wisp of indescribable wild, fresh aroma from the wilderness permeated between the lips and teeth.
"—The impact of this bite is truly extraordinary!"
"..."
On a sunny afternoon, Lucoa strolled on the streets of a city.
Suddenly, without any warning, the earth began to tremble.
"An earthquake?"
Exclamations of alarm rang out on the street.
Immediately after, the entire street fell into commotion. People rushed out from the shops on both sides, some opened car doors and got off, tacitly searching for open spaces, preparing to take refuge.
Lucoa, however, stopped in her tracks. She sensed some kind of unusual aura.
She turned around and opened her eyelids—
Her gaze penetrated the city's layers of reinforced concrete structures and landed on a certain spot.
"Roar——!!"
A muffled roar came from deep underground, like the whimpering of an ancient behemoth awakening.
With a loud "Boom," a giant claw covered in rough, dark gray skin broke out of the ground, sending rubble and asphalt flying everywhere.
Following closely, a massive body drilled out from underground, towering among the buildings.
"M-Monster!!"
Someone exclaimed, and more people began to scatter and flee.
"Roar——!!!"
The King of Monsters, Godzilla, roared at the sky, as if throwing a tantrum from waking up, and swung a palm—
Accompanied by a deafening "Boom," a skyscraper crumbled and collapsed under its palm like toy blocks...
"..."
Real world—
"This is simply monster-level deliciousness!" Kobayashi took a bite and couldn't help but marvel.
"Ah-mu——!"
Elma took another bite, cupped her cheek with one hand, raised the meat skewer high, and said with enjoyment: "This bite is truly unbearable for a dragon! I want to marry this Giant Kabayaki Lizard Meat Skewer!"
"Is your brain broken?" Tohru looked over in shock and speechlessness.
"Mhm~."
Elma snorted softly.
Chewing the fragrant roasted meat, Yurine turned her head and gave Elma a suspicious look—You'd better really be talking about the meat skewer!
"Then... next, let's hold the wedding of Elma and the meat skewer!" Eating the Giant Kabayaki Lizard Meat Skewer, Ryohei put a few more skewers on the grill and joked.
"Eh——! Are you for real?" Elma froze for a moment, looking at Ryohei in a daze: "I was joking."
"I was joking too," Ryohei said with a smile.
Hearing this, the others also laughed.
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