Skewered Meat

Author: Ryusui
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2121hw/36/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

I descend slowly from the air. The soldier who’d been standing blankly in front of the gate notices me and hastily stands at attention.

“We’ve been waiting for you!”
“Eh.”

I was being waited for, somehow. Why?

‘Mireille’s arrangements?’
‘Rather I can’t think of anything else’
‘Mireille, competent’

I don’t get it. I don’t want it spread much that I’m the Guardian… Did she spread it?

“Um.”
“Yes!”
“Have you heard something about me?”
“No. Only that it has been confirmed you will be granted the title of Witch.”
“I-I see…”

Confirmed, huh. I thought I’d get scolded for not coming back together even if the request didn’t fail. If I can get it I want it, though.
I want a cool title and such.

“Will I get an epithet too?”
“Most likely without question.”
“Hmm… Mireille’s Scorching Flame is cool, right.”
“It is cool…”

Yeah yeah. This soldier gets it! Among the viewers, fewer people understand. Something about chuuni or whatever.
The viewers are the weird ones after all. No question.

‘Sorry somehow, Rita-chan…’
‘No we think it’s cool too? But you know…’
‘Is it okay!? If I undo this seal of mine…! When I undo the seal on my right arm, you people…!’
‘Stooop!’
‘Don’t flow fragrant comments!’

The viewers are as usual. In the sense that sometimes I don’t get them.
The soldier is waiting for me, looking puzzled. I clear my throat and resume.

“Sorry. Then, can I go through?”
“Yes! Of course! Please, go through!”
“Thanks.”

They open the gate for me, so I go through as-is. Maybe because it’s a gate that’s usually shut, there aren’t many people on this side. It’s a thick gate; maybe it’s reassuring while it’s closed.
The north-gate side is a relatively quiet district. Not many shops; more residences, apparently. For merchants, closer to the other gates is easier to sell, maybe.
But of course it isn’t nothing. There’s also someone selling skewered grilled meat from a stall.

“This, please.”
“Thanks!”

‘Rita-chan lol’
‘She drifted over lol’
‘Looks good though lol’

It’s just grilling on a heated iron plate, but it looks really delicious. The sizzle sounds somehow really good.
I hand over money and get skewered grilled meat with a light sprinkle of salt. Four bite-size pieces of meat on the skewer. A really good deal.

‘How was it price-wise?’
‘I could see her handing over a copper coin’
‘Looks good, but looks expensive’

Expensive or cheap. Hmm…

“I don’t know.”

‘Eh’
‘Wait lmao’
‘She doesn’t know lol’

“Mm. I don’t shop much.”

Mostly self-sufficient in the forest. If something’s missing the Great Spirit makes it for me. So I never needed to shop in town, and I don’t really know market prices. The money is what Master left, so I don’t know the value either.
But there’s no point in me holding money. I want to keep using the money I have.
More than that, I’m curious about the meat.
I open my mouth wide and bite the meat. I said bite-size, but it didn’t fit in my mouth.

‘Cute little mouth’
‘Rita-chan is small and cute’
‘Cool but small and cute’

“Are you picking a fight?”

Don’t say small small. I’m a little self-conscious about it.
What meat is this. I can’t say it’s really tender, but it’s not so tough I can’t eat it. The salt is solid, not bad, maybe.

“But the flavor is a little lacking.”

‘Well it’s a residential area so they’re selling cheap stuff’
‘It looked really good’
‘Did Rita-chan’s palate get spoiled by Japanese food?’

I can’t deny that. I mean, this isn’t bad either. Yeah.
I walk while eating the meat, and arrive at the guild around when I finish it all.
When I open the door and go in, the people inside all look at me at once.

‘Hyeeh’
‘Kind of scary lol’
‘Everyone’s staring this way’
‘Rita-chan, what did you do!’

“I haven’t done anything… I haven’t, right?”

Don’t say things that make me really uneasy.