Ch.19 Before I Knew it, A Woman I Don't Know is Behind Me

While I did say I came here because I wanted to learn water magic quickly, but as soon as I entered the town, I smelled something delicious. I guess I have no choice. I'll eat first.

Also, if something happens to the main body, I'll know immediately even if I'm far away. My consciousness is here with my fairy body, but the main body is also me.

"Is that a fish skewer shop? And the one next door is a fried food shop..."

So I've come to an area lined with shops, and it does seem like there are more shops than I remembered.

Actually, it's more surprising that a person could remember every single thing on such a large scale. That person is a monster.

I'm not a monster, so it must be my imagination.

Now, what should I eat?

"I had decided to order a set meal, but..."

Various smells mix together and what I want to eat keeps changing.

There's no other way. I'll just go in quickly. Even if I choose randomly, I'm sure the food will be delicious. Is it a food blasphemy? No, no, I don't think so. I'll enjoy the food properly.

Let's go over there. Oh, they have a boiled fish set meal. Nice, let's have that.

Another nice feature is that the door opens when I touch it with my hand.

As expected from the royal capital. It's very high tech.

"Welcome. Please find a seat of your choice...Fairy?!"

"Oh, thank you. Is it okay if I'm a fairy?"

The cat beastman waitress, who normally says the same thing to every customer who enters the store, stopped midway and froze in shock. She was probably wiping the table after a customer had finished eating. She was clutching a dishcloth.

"Ummm...?"

"Uh, uh, haha. Sorry, it's okay. Please take a seat wherever you like."

She froze up and wouldn't move, so I called out to her, and she restarted, laughing. This clerk is a little scary. Is she a robot? She doesn't look like one, though.

Well, I was told to sit wherever I wanted, but I thought the counter would be fine.

I fly to my destination and sits on the counter. No, I can't sit on the chair. I can't reach the counter. It'd be impossible to eat.

"Now, the menu..."

Ah, no, I'm not calling you, menu screen. It just popped up in response to the word "menu". I turned it off and reached for the food menu.

However, the menu is bigger and heavier than I expected (obviously).

A hand suddenly reaches out to me.

"I'll spread out the menu. If you want to go to the next page, please let me know."

Perhaps realizing I was struggling, the cat-beastman waitress came to my aid. She even brought me some water. I'm grateful.

This is that, the fairy caregiver.

I guess I should learn telekinesis magic after all. It'll be useful in situations like this.

I'll learn it in the royal capital along with water magic. The required level is 10, if I remember correctly. If I don't have enough, I can level up and learn it later.

"Umm, next page please."

When the paper was rolled up, what was on display was the boiled fish set meal that was written on the digital sign in front of the store.

Yes, this is good. Braised flatfish.

Isn't it bitter, you ask? Hmph, if you see a photo of food like this, you'll want to eat it.

"This one please."

"We've received your order. Would you like this in the regular size?"

What? So there's something other than the regular size? Is it a huge serving? No, not at all.

"Does that mean you can give me less?"

"Yes. We can also customize it to suit your needs."

"Then I'd like that please."

The price will change accordingly, so I decided to get the fairy size. Of course, since this is a magical body, I can eat as much as I want. I'm never full with this body.

By the way, anything I eat is converted into my own MP.

I tried drinking slime water several times over the past four days, and when I looked at the status screen, it was clear that my MP value had been increased beyond the maximum amount.

But I didn't explode. Thankfully, I avoided self-destruct splatter.

"Then excuse me for a moment."

After saying this, the waitress smiled and left the table, presumably to go tell the person preparing the food.

The Waitress from earlier looked like a human in cosplay, but she's definitely a beastman. Beastmen are strong and fast. In a normal hand-to-hand fight, a human's bones would be easily broken.

By the way, among the beastmen, there are those who look like humans, with only ears and tails, and those who have hair all over their bodies and look like bipedal animals. The degree of beastliness varies from person to person.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Here's your braised flatfish set meal. Please enjoy it at your leisure."

As I was thinking about my plans for the future, the food I ordered was brought to me.

Thinking about it is fun, but it also makes time pass quickly. Yep, it looks delicious.

"Well then, itadakimasu."

I pick up the fairy-sized chopsticks, which is too small for a human, and begin to eat.

When I put my chopsticks into the flatfish, the flesh falls apart, and I can tell it's been cooked well. The color is nice and the taste is delicious. Of course, it's a fish monster that resembles a flatfish.

The miso soup is simple yet heartwarming, containing daikon radish, carrots, and tofu.

The lemon that came with it for some reason was also nice. Good! So sour!

Yes, that's right. It looks like I'm eating from a toy kitchen set, is there a problem?

I was surprised to see small-sized tableware for the fairies, but I guess that just shows how many fairies have come to the royal capital. Maybe spirits too.

"Thank you for the meal."

I ate everything and it cost me 5 Monies, whereas normally it would have cost me 30-40 Monies.

I thought it's too cheap, but then the size is just a slightly large fragment of meat from human perspective. I accepted that as it was, and left the store.

I never feel full, so I don't experience any bloating, but I'd like to take a little break.

I flew a little way to the bell on top of the church building and sat down on the edge.

"What a nice view."

It's not that high, but I can get a decent view of the royal capital's streets.

I just ate so I'm feeling a little sleepy. I feel like I'm going to yawn.

The process of converting into MP is like digestion, so to speak. My body will become sleepy as it focuses on processing the energy.

"Ahh... Fuwaaa... Mmm..."

"Hey, are you taking a break too?"

"?!"

I was shocked. What happened all of a sudden? Eh, Who? There was no sound or anything.

I was just about to fall asleep when she came, so my heart is pounding.

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〘Beastmen〙

A race with an appearance that is a mix of animals and humans.

There are those who look like humans, with only ears and tails, and those who are covered in hair and look like bipedal animals. The degree of beastliness varies from person to person.

They have great physical abilities and are skilled in using magic related to them.

As NPC, they're not that rare

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