Level Eater
Chapter 140

Having secured a new source of food, Tatsuro and Ai triumphantly planted together one fruit vegetable, one root vegetable, one leaf vegetable, and three types of fruits in a giant flowerpot, prepared them with magic, and put them away in the [Item Box] after setting the time to pass quickly.

Once that is done, they sprinkled the meat with spices, after having completely learned the right amount required over the past few days, and grilled it.

When it was done, they both ate it. Even though they must have eaten it many times, the taste was still delicious without them getting too used to it.

When Ai was about to start preparing to clean up after the evening meal was over, Tatsuro was holding the apple morsels he had just saved from eating and was starting to work on something.

"Tatsuro, what are you doing?" (Ai)

"Ah, since we're here, I thought I'd make some dessert." (Tatsuro)

"Dessert! But Tatsuro can't cook either!" (Ai)

"It's not so much the cooking." (Tatsuro)

"Hmm?" (Ai)

"Well, I'll figure it out soon enough. So just watch" (Tatsuro)

"Yes." (Ai)

Once Ai was in observation mode, Tatsuro first took a light silver ingot out of the [Item Box].

Then, using earth magic, he took some of it and put the big chunk back into the [Item Box] again. Next, he used earth magic to stretch the remaining pieces of light silver into a thin paper-like layer.

"That looks like aluminum foil." (Ai)

"It's an aluminum-like metal, and if I stretch it thin enough, I can use it as a substitute." (Tatsuro)

"Oh, and then what?" (Ai)

"Next, I'm going to take a knife and I'm going to use this ...um, what's the name of this fruit?" (Tatsuro)

"Well? Can't we just use apples for it?" (Ai)

"That right." (Tatsuro)

Even though it is not really an apple itself, its looks and tastes are quite similar, so they decided to call the fruit an apple.

He then places the apple on the chopping board, which had been left out of the [Item Box], and cuts it in half with a knife, then further cuts it into quarters and eighths.

"Then, Ai, I want you to scoop out the core with this spoon." (Tatsuro)

"Yes." (Ai)

Using the spoon that Ai received from Tatsuro, she did as she was told and hollowed out the core from the apple that had been cut into eight equal pieces.

Meanwhile, Tatsuro also cut the remaining apples into eight equal pieces and handed them over to Ai.

After all the cutting was done, Tatsuro took out two more materials from the [Item Box] while Ai was working on the hollowing out of the core.

The names are butter and honey. The butter was purchased at Lyadas for a modest price, and the honey was the spoils of war from the battle with the bee-shaped Monster Depris.

"That honey is the one we got right? I forgot all about it because of the mess!" (Ai)

"I see. I also remembered it when I was reviewing my [Item Box] in the flowerpot's elapsed time operation. So, are you done with that one?" (Tatsuro)

"Yeah, that's it." (Ai)

"Okay, then this aluminum? Put it on the foil." (Tatsuro)

Ai understood what she was supposed to do once she got here, and quickly placed the apples on the aluminum foil that had been placed in several pieces, with the sole intention of eating them as soon as possible.

When Ai finished putting them on, Tatsuro poured honey and fire-magically melted butter on all of them, wrapped them in aluminum foil, put them on the net on which the meat was cooked, and roasted them over the fire.

"Baked apples. It's not so much cooking as it is baking, nice choice!" (Ai)

"Right. I wanted to try honey, too, so I killed two birds with one stone." (Tatsuro)

"I'll be right back. A little honey, please.♪" (Ai)

"Oh, that's good. I haven't eaten it yet either, but I can let you try it first, as the inventor. Ai, And by the way, I've already checked to see if there are any poisons or side effects with Dispel Magic." (Tatsuro)

"That's a relief." (Ai)

Saying this, Ai took honey from Tatsuro's [Item Box] and handed it to him in an iron container that he had constructed while using dark magic to lighten the honey.

Ai excitedly put a spoon in the container and licked it. ......

"Sweet, sweet, yummy ♪" (Ai)

She licked the honey with a smile that made me smile, and Tatsuro patted her head and asked her what she thought.

"Is it really different from regular honey?" (Tatsuro)

"it has a stronger sweetness than honey, and it has a richer flavor...It's hard to put into words, it Delicious." (Ai)

"Well, I guess I'll have a sip then." (Tatsuro)

"Oh, wait a minute." (Ai)

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Just as Tatsuro approached the container of honey in Ai's hand with a spoon in one hand, Tatsuro's mouth was blocked by Ai's honey-covered mouth.

They kissed deeply for a while, and eventually, their lips parted without either of them saying anything. (T/N: I am short of words!!!)

"Was it good?" (Ai)

"They were both delicious. Hey." (Tatsuro)

"What? (Ai)

"Can I have another?" (Tatsuro)

"Okay. Mu-Mu(Kissing sounds)." (Ai) (T/N: Damn author still putting sounds there.)

Ai quickly put a spoonful of honey in her mouth, then set her mouth to Tatsuro's lips and began to enjoy the honey while embracing each other again.

In the midst of all this, Cardina, Jeanne, and Nana were gaping at that intense love scene between them.

"Pewee" (Cardina)

"Neigh" (Jeanne)

"Sisters, you are interrupting them if you speak too loudly." (Nana)

"Pewee." (Cardina)

"What? The apples will get burnt? Oh, it's true. I'm going to fade a little and take a look!" (Jeanne)

"Neigh" (Jeanne)

Nana then left the perimeter vigilance to her two sisters, while she took advantage of her [Astral Form] to make herself as transparent as possible so as not to get in the way of Tatsuro and Ai, and took care of the fire in front of the barbecue set so that the apples would not burn.

Tatsuro and Ai, who were completely immersed in their world and had forgotten about the apples, rushed to the barbecue set to see that they had turned into burnt apples, and there was Nana, whose figure had faded as far as possible, watching them closely to make sure they did not burn and cool down.

"Thanks, Nana-chan!" (Ai)

"You're welcome, desu." (Nana)

"Thank you very much." (Tatsuro)

Ai hugged Nana, who had returned to her original firmly visible state, and Tatsuro patted her head and thanked her, Nana herself was pleased with the praise, smiling as if she was not full of it.

"Well, let's eat before it gets cold." (Tatsuro)

"Okay, I'll take it then." (Ai)

"Please." (Tatsuro)

After checking with Nana, who was watching intently, Tatsuro and the others opened the foil and looked inside to see steam rising and a sweet smell wafting through the air.

Their stomachs were already full about eight minutes ago, but they still swallowed their saliva and slowly popped the hot baked apples into their mouths, pinching them with their chopsticks to avoid burning themselves.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, mmm, here it comes." (Ai)

"I thought it would be a little too rich because I added butter, but I was right. As expected of such a high-quality butter." (Tatsuro)

"High Quality... I feel like that word made it even more delicious. Hahahahaha." (Ai)

After the delicious dessert they enjoyed after their dinner, the two felt completely refreshed.

Then they took a bath and got ready for bed in the dark, so dark that they could not see without Tatsuro's light magic.  After giving mana to Cardina and her sisters once more they entered the private room of the rhino-cart.

By the way, Cardina is at the zenith. Jeanne is in front of the rhino cart. Nana is going to take up a position in front of the entrance to the private room and will be on guard until they wake up.

This formation was created when sleeping inside the dungeon, but here it was just a road. The two of them were not that careful, but Cardina and her sisters took the initiative to accept this role, saying that it was better for them to have a job to do.

In such a heavily guarded rhino cart, the two fell asleep with gratitude.

And the next day. When the sun was again showing its face and strengthening its claim on the day. Tatsuro woke up. After spending a short time in a light sleep, soaking in the warmth of Ai sleeping next to him, he regained his spirits.

"All right, let's get up." (Tatsuro)

And so their day began again.

When Tatsuro woke Ai up and went outside, Nana and Jeanne greeted him immediately, and Cardina showed up a few moments later.

Tatsuro called the three of them over and hugged them, while he was replenishing their Mana, and finally immediately began preparing breakfast. (T/N: At this point, I think even if I switch abruptly from Magic Power to Mana, you readers won't get confused. it is still the same thing. Small changes like that depends on my mood)

Today Tatsuro started checking on the plants he planted yesterday while eating grilled dried fish they bought at Lyadas.

Then, the vegetables had grown enough to be eaten, so he picked a few from all three types of vegetables - similar to tomatoes, potatoes, and cabbage - and switched the elapsed time from fast to slow and put them in the [Item Box].

Also, the fruits have not yet produced any edible fruit, so he put them away in the [Item Box] with the same settings without touching them.

And after that, it was time for sample tasting.

First, a purple vegetable the size of a small watermelon, similar in shape to a tomato, was cut with a knife and shared between the two, which was delicious and tasted similar to a tomato, although it had a slightly stronger Taste.

The cabbage-like vegetable had tougher leaves than the cabbage that Tatsuro and Ai knew and was a little difficult to eat, but they were able to eat it without any problems.

The last vegetable looked exactly like a potato, so Tatsuro washed it, cut a slit in it, put butter in it, wrapped it in the aluminum foil he made yesterday, and roasted it.

"It's delicious! This is real potato butter." (Ai)

"This is good. Let's make more of these potatoes." (Tatsuro)

"Wow, I can eat all kinds of fruits and vegetables now." (Ai)

"Okay, let's call this method of farming the Hasami Method of [Item Box] Farming." (Tatsuro)

"I feel like if we call it a method of farming, we would be beaten up by farmers. ...... But, okay." (Ai)

After filling their bellies with vegetables and dried fish, they headed for Tergeni, still excited by the fact that their food situation was improving rapidly.

As the time was approaching noon, the gates of the town could be seen faintly.

Currently, Tatsuro and Ai had already switched to foot, and to avoid troublesome questions because of their unusual appearance, Jeanne and Nana, who had no ID, were asked to go back inside Tatsuro, and only Cardina was asked to do Dispel magic in his pocket as a baby bird.

After a few minutes of walking, the two could clearly see the town's features.

The town of Tergeni is about one size larger than Obsul, and its walls are green. The walls are green in color, made of an unknown metal, and seem to be harder than they look.

There were two gates to enter and one gate to exit, and each of the three was equipped with a small queuing station.

As with any other town, there wasn't anything particularly unusual about it, Tatsuro and Ai leisurely made their way to the far right gate, chatting among themselves and eventually lining up at the very back of the line.

{Nana is a humanoid, and we wouldn't feel out of place with her, so we might as well register as an adventurer and make her an ID.} (Ai)

{We should have done that in Lyadas anyway.} (Tatsuro)

{That way, we don't have to make Nana go in every time we come to a town.} (Ai)

{Well, after we eat lunch and find a place to stay today, let's go to the Adventurers' Guild.} (Tatsuro)

{Ah, if we have some time left, we can go shopping.} (Ai)

{Yes. I'd like to get more seeds of different plants.} (Tatsuro)

While they were talking about such things with telepathy, it was their turn for the town entry screening.

"Can I see your ID, please?"

"Yes" (Tatsuro)

"Yes" (Ai)

The guard who was dealing with Tatsuro and the others this time was a simple-looking woman, just under 20 years old, with short red hair and freckles.

She was not particularly intimidating or probing, which made them feel comfortable, they showed her their ID cards with soft smiles.

Then, perhaps because she realized that they were high-ranked adventurers, her face hardened a little and she stared more intently at their ID card, and then she spoke to them as follows.

"If one is a high-ranked adventurer, you could have come directly to the gate and we would have let you through without waiting in line. My apologies."

"No. I was brought up to follow the order, so don't worry about it. I'll only use it in case of an emergency." (Tatsuro)

"That's right. We are not childish to get angry because we have to wait in line. I don't like to be sidetracked in a big way." (Ai)

"Yes, I see. Thank you very much. Then please come on through."

"Thank you." (Ai)

"Thanks, and good luck with your work!" (Tatsuro)

Tatsuro made a small bow, and when Ai smiled and waved her hand, the stiff female guard's face returned to its former softness, and with a small wave back, she returned to her duties.

After passing through the gate and through a tunnel with thick outer walls, they found themselves in a town of lush greenery.