Chapter 274

Against the backdrop of the flower garden, we took so many pictures that the camera battery ran out, and we continued to have small conversations while eating snacks and sitting in comfortable chairs.

Since everyone had been busy lately, it was very enjoyable just to chat like this.

Time passed and it was soon lunchtime.

I prepared lunch, taking out the ingredients we brought from the farm. The number of people increased compared to the last outing, so most of the luggage we brought this time was ingredients.

And of course, a nice place like this calls for grilling meat.

So, in addition to the fresh meat, I also prepared a lot of sausages, shrimp, mushrooms, and grilled cheese that Speranza likes.

And along with them a secret weapon – the seasoned Pork ribs that my mother prepared the day before……!

I was already pleased with the thought of feeding the farm members to their heart’s content.

Like last time, this time too Kaneff stood in front of the meat grilling grill, and I handed over the meat to him without any doubt because he proved himself well the last time.

While Andras was helping Kaneff prepare the meat, I prepared the dishes, taking out other ingredients.

The first food I prepared was red pepper paste stew.

First, stir-fry potatoes and meat a lot, then add water and red pepper paste and boil it. Then add zucchini, green onion, and Cheongyang red pepper and boil it for a while.

The slightly spicy soup was perfect for eating with meat.

I prepared the second dish while the red pepper paste stew was boiling. The next dish was seasoned sea snail noodles. The cooking process was much simpler this time.

Boil the noodles and rinse them in cold water, add the prepared ingredients and mix them with the sauce. The sweet and sour smell has already stimulated appetite as the gloss flows.

While I was cooking, others prepared tableware, side dishes, vegetables, and so on on the table.

In response to the delicious smell, the griffins quickly returned and settled down.

The prepared dish and freshly baked meat came to the table one by one. My painstaking preparations were rewarded with a rich meal on the table.

Everyone swallowed their saliva while looking at the prepared food.

Before starting the meal, I shouted at Kaneff, who was still grilling the meat.

“Boss! I’m done preparing the meal. Come and eat with us.”

Kaneff however waved the meat tongs and signaled to go ahead and eat first.

Sipping a beer can and grilling meat silently couldn’t look so reliable and cool on anyone other than Kaneff.

Unfortunately, without Kaneff the rest of us started eating first.

Everyone was so very hungry that they quickly moved their hands and took the food to their mouths.

The most popular dish with everyone was seasoned pork ribs prepared by my mother.

“Brother Sihyeon! This meat is really good.”

“Every time I eat, I admire your mother’s cooking skills, Senior.”

“Sihyeon, please tell your mother that it was really delicious.”

Speranza also mumbled while munching on the ribs.

“Did grandma make this, papa?”

“Yes, grandma prepared it for Speranza and for everyone to enjoy it. Is it good?

“Un, it’s delicious.”

“There may be hard parts, so chew well.”

The food I prepared was also well received by the farm members.

In particular, Lilia really enjoyed it even though she might not have been used to my cooking yet.

While everyone was enjoying a delicious meal, Speranza, who was sitting next to me suddenly pulled my arm.

When I turned my head to see what was going on, Speranza pointed somewhere with her finger.

I immediately understood her intention and smiled.

“BOSS.”

“What? Did you finish the meat already? Hey Andras, don’t eat too much.….”

“No, it’s not that. Speranza has something to give to Boss.”

“……?”

Speranza, who was in my hand, held out a meat wrap in front of Kaneff.

“Boss uncle, here. Ah~!”

“…….”

Kaneff looked at the meat wrap in the small hand with a slightly confused expression, but soon, he lowered his head and ate the meat wrap in one bite.

“Isn’t it good, Boss uncle?”

“Yes. Thank you, Speranza.”

“Hehe.”

When Kaneff stroked her head as if he was proud, Speranza smiled satisfactorily.

“Shall I grill the meat now? You didn’t eat anything, boss.”

“Never mind. You have to take care of Speranza.”

“Shall I bring another one for you, Boss uncle?”

“It’s all right. I can pick up one here and eat it.”

He smiled, saying that he was fine to Speranza, and when Speranza slightly turned her eyes, he whispered to me.

“Bring that idiot Andras here right away. How dare he just eat when I’m grilling meat?”

“Hahaha…”

Kaneff roared low and gave off an air of displeasure, to which I just laughed awkwardly.

-FLINCH!

Meanwhile, Andras, who was eating deliciously, trembled, and immediately got up from his seat and approached us.

“Hmmm… Mr. Kaneff. Stop grilling the meat and sit down. I’ll take it from here.”

Was it his instinct from getting tortured for a long time, Andras quickly grasped the atmosphere and immediately stepped forward.

Kaneff mumbled, handing over the tongs to Andras.

“If you don’t grill it properly…… You know, right?”

-NOD.

Andras nodded gravely while Kaneff smiled and tapped him on the shoulder as if he was satisfied with the response.

“Let’s go, Sihyeon. I should drink another can of cold beer.”

“I’ll get one for you.”

“Boss uncle, boss uncle! Grandma’s meat is really good.”

The picnic’s lunch continued until all the prepared ingredients were used. Even though I prepared quite a lot, we ate almost everything without leaving anything behind.

Speranza and the baby Griffins, who filled their stomachs, began to doze off in a sense of fullness.

I made a separate seat in the shade and laid the children down.

Cheese, who was watching, also sneaked up and settled down. Then Speranza and the baby griffins gathered around Cheese as if they were looking for their mother’s arms.

“Un…… it’s warm.”

– Biip biip…

– Biip biip…

The children fell asleep in the big arms of Cheese.

With a warm smile, I covered them with a warm blanket so that they wouldn’t feel cold.

“Cheese, I’m sorry. Please take care of the children.”

“Don’t worry nyaa. I was going to rest quietly anyway nyaa.”

“Thank you.”

Cheese wrapped his body around the children and closed his eyes, even though he looked annoyed.

I watched them for a while and then went back to where the farm members were.

The food and tableware were neatly cleaned on the table, and in that place beer cans and snacks took over.

“Senior, hurry up and come.”

Alfred called me with a slightly red face.

Judging from the condition, it seemed like he had already emptied quite a bite of beer cans.

I laughed playfully, remembering the last picnic.

“Are you already overdoing it, Elaine? Do you remember the last picnic?”

“Uh-huh! I’m no longer the Alfred I used to be. It won’t collapse easily with a few beers.”

Alfred confidently drank the beer.

I smiled quietly, feeling that a few pages would be added to someone’s dark history.

I joined the table and accepted a can of beer. While everyone was having a good time, only one person looked disappointed.

“Why do you look like that, Boss? Don’t you like the taste of beer?”

“No, it’s not that I don’t like the beer…….”

Kaneff sighed quietly as he looked at the beer can in his hand.

“I should have had that drink at a time like this…….”

“Ah…”

Kaneff seemed to miss the traditional liquor we received from the Red Scales village, the liquor that was taken away by Master Bellion while crossing through the Vision world.

“Sihyeon, are you talking about the traditional liquor from the Dragon demon village?”

I nodded at Andras’s question.

“Yes, I think so.”

“Brother Sihyeon, is that alcohol that good?”

“Yes. I tried it and it was really good.”

“Ahh! If it’s such a delicious drink, I should have tried it when I was there. I was cooped up with the dimensional door that I didn’t even know there was such a thing…….”

Lilia felt sorry for not tasting traditional liquor even though she visited the village.

I and Lia, who knew the taste, were also disappointed.

As if getting infected by Kaneff, suddenly everyone felt disappointed.

“If you want to drink the Red Scales liquor that bad, you should have it.”

“What? What do you mean, Ryan?”

As everyone looked puzzled at Ryan’s sudden remarks, he pointed to me and Alfred without minding.

“Will you two please follow me for a moment?”

“……?”

“……?”

Curiosity filled my head at Ryan’s unnatural behavior, but I decided to follow his instructions for now.

The place where we soon arrived was the place in front of the carriage prepared by Ryan himself.

“This carriage is……?”

“That’s right. It’s a carriage that Ryan prepared himself. I forgot about this because I was enjoying the picnic.”

From the inside of the wagon’s luggage compartment, Ryan’s voice was heard.

“Both of you. Can you help me unload it?”

“Oh! Yes. Let’s go, Elaine.”

“Yes.”

We put aside the questions in our heads and began to unload the wagon to help Ryan.

The carriage was filled with a variety of luggage.

But among the luggage, I saw a familiar wooden barrel.

I remembered something while looking at the wooden barrel with a puzzled expression.

“Huh? Ryan, that wooden barrel…… No way”

“Yes. Have you noticed?”

Ryan’s meaningful reaction confirmed the identity of the barrel. I asked again with a look of great surprise.

“Is this really the traditional liquor of the Dragon demons?”

“What?”

“Red Scales liquor?”

In response to my words, everyone at the table flocked around the wooden barrel, and the first to recognize it was Lia.

“It’s really the traditional liquor of our village. Where did you get this? It wouldn’t have been easy to get…….”

When asked by Lia, who spoke what was on everyone’s mind, Ryan replied with a smile.

“The traditional liquor of the Dragon demon tribe was given as a gift every year to Demon Lord Castle. I brought some of the things that come like that with permission from the Castle.”

“Ah…”

“They had this liquor at the Castle, too.”

When the source of the liquor was suddenly revealed, everyone nodded with questioning expressions.

“Not only this traditional liquor but also everything else is also from the Castle. Rather than just bringing it, it would be an accurate expression to say that the Demon Lord sent it as a gift.”

Everything here is a gift from the Demon Lord?

I stared blankly at the loads piled up in front of me.