As Almark and Morgan sat down on the bench side by side, Green Verde smiled with satisfaction.
"Here you go."
In front of both of them, a steaming pie is placed one by one.
Morgan spits on the sweet scent that rises up.
"I'll try it first."
Almark said.
"If there's poison or something in it, I'll ask you for treatment."
It's not poisoned.
Verde smiles.
"You're a rude boy."
"I don't understand your intentions."
Almark replied.
"What do you want us to do with the pie?"
"That's why I'm telling you."
Verde answers with a smile.
"Eat before it cools down." That way, you'll know. "
Almark throws a sharp glance at Verde's face and then looks at his neighbor, Morgan.
Well then, I'll eat it.
Yeah.
Although he nodded, Morgan looked at the pie in front of him with a salivating face.
"Hey, Almark."
Hmm?
"Can't I eat first?"
Morgan's eyes were pinned to the pie.
Look, I wonder if it's okay to eat it first
I think you're better at antidote magic than I am.
Almark replied.
If you suffer, my magic might not cure you.
"Oh, that might be true. I don't want to suffer, either."
Morgan nodded and stared at the pie.
Looking at the red-purple fruit peeking from the cross-section of the pie, he muttered, "Oh, this is full berry, it looks sweet."
Morgan
Almark raised his voice.
Huh?
Morgan rolled his eyes and stopped moving.
"That's why you said I'd eat first."
In Almark's words, Morgan realizes that he was about to lift the pie and carry it to his mouth.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Morgan reluctantly put the pie back on the plate.
"Hands on their own."
"I'll eat before you can wait."
When Almark said that and lifted the pie, he took a bite without making a mistake.
You move your mouth to make sure.
How's it going?
When Morgan asks, Almark nods, "Yeah."
I don't feel like there's anything bad in it.
Almark had no idea how good or bad the flavors were, but in the midst of a harsh journey, only the taste of what should not be eaten was going to be felt.
"My tongue is not numb."
"Is it delicious?"
"It's sweet. It contains fruit and honey."
Hearing that, Morgan leaks a sigh of despair.
Almark chewed much longer than usual and swallowed it.
"... yes..."
Almark nodded.
"Looks like it's okay."
All right.
Morgan nodded and grabbed the pie.
“I'll eat it. I'll take it.”
No, Morgaine stuck to the pie.
Wow.
Morgan's eyes shone.
"What, this is delicious."
After taking a bite, Almark stopped and watched, while Morgan ate the pie with tremendous force.
"The sweetness and acidity are exquisite."
As he moved his mouth, Morgan looked at Verde.
"It's so delicious."
"That's good."
Verde nods with a smile.
"I knew it had to be burnt." It doesn't work. "
Effect?
Almark puts an end to it.
"What are you talking about?"
"Come on, eat the rest of it before it gets cold."
Verde does not answer Almark's question, but points to a pie with a single bite of him.
"That's not enough."
"What's missing?"
"Let's eat, Almark."
Morgan said, cheeking the pie with his mouth full.
"If you don't want it, I'll eat it."
"That's all for you."
Verde gently pierces the nail.
"You can't eat too much."
Yeah, that's right.
Morgan rolled his pie with a sad look on his face.
"Um, there's a mix of berries that aren't full berries. What the hell is this berry?"
"Oh, you have a sharp taste."
Verde stands slightly out of sight.
"I never noticed the taste of fawnberries."
"Fawnbury?"
Morgan frowns.
“It's a berry I've never heard of. But it tastes really good."
"Come on, Almark. You too."
Verde urges Almark.
"It's really getting cold."
Almark stared at Verde and Pie alternately for a moment, but finally made up his mind when he saw Morgaine cheeking the pie happily.
"Morgan, I obey you for food."
When Almark said that, he made a pie.
Here you go.
In front of them, another herbal tea with an unfamiliar smell was served.
"Still, I'm drinking, I'm waiting."
Wait?
Almark looked up at Verde, looking sideways at Morgen, who deliciously made tea.
"What are you talking about?"
It's going to work out.
Verde takes it for granted.
“That's why I had you eat the pie before it cooled down.”
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Almark tried to get up.
What are you aiming for?
I let my hips float off the bench when I said so.
Ugh
A voice leaked out unexpectedly. Almark noticed an unusual sensation that sprang up from inside his body.
What is this?
Sweat oozes into my forehead.
The inside of your body is burning hot.
I knew it.
Almark gasped.
"Did you plant something on that pie?"
"What's the matter, Almark?"
Morgan, who had a cup of tea with a surprised face, shouted when he noticed something abnormal about his body.
"Whoa, what's this? My body's hot."
"My trials require steps."
Verde said calmly and raised his hands slowly.
"In the pie you ate were yukima mi nectar and fawnberry fruit. It can only be caught in the green forest that I manage."
The magic power was concentrated in her hands.
“The Green Forest is a forest of very toxic plants. The monsters that were hanging there were all terrifying. But now that you've eaten my pie, you can withstand the poison for a while."
"What are you talking about?"
Almark glanced at Verde with a sweaty face and stood on Mars' staff.
"You set us up in a trap."
It's not a trap.
Raising his hands, Verde shook his head.
“You have something very noisy. I wonder how long I've been looking at it."
Verde's eyes were on Mars' staff. Almark inadvertently stops moving at the words.
"The key guardian." You can't let someone with such a strong power flirt with you. "
Verde said in a lewd tone.
You need the green Bao-yu to save your precious friends.
The green eyes reflect Almark.
"But just as you guys have a situation, so do I." Now that the contract has been signed, I can't go back to the stone without doing anything. ”
Verde's expression showed no hostility. Almark can see that clearly.
It was rather regrettable.
Shit. We don't have time for this.
Wendy was lying in the meadow with her eyes closed behind Almark's head.
Wendy. I'm sorry. I'm gonna help you. Just wait a little longer.
Almark hears Verde's words while enduring a burning sensation.
“So, we give you a test”
Verde said.
"In the green woods, get the honey and the fawnberry fruit of Yukimaisumi, the same as you ate. Then I will return to the stone."
Verde's magic power turned into a green light that enveloped Almark and Morgan.
I'm trying to get flown somewhere.
Almark saw Morgaine.
Morgan also nods and looks at Verde.
"Where are you going to send us?"
"I told you just now. It's a green forest."
Verde replied.
"Be careful." Your pie prevents the poison of the green forest, but it won't last long. Among the monsters in the forest, pay special attention to Inselmuju. "
The green light grew bigger and their vision became clearer.
"Morgan, keep your hands where they are."
Almark stretched out his hand.
"Yeah, I'm here."
Morgan's reply came right from next door. When Almark grabbed his round hand, the light bounced.
In a sudden floating sensation, Almark's consciousness was distracted.