Chapter 7 (1/2)

Chapter 7

It was quite the luxury to have lunch prepared for you in the gardenThey would not have been able to ask for it yesterdayHowever, it see overly modest here would probably only ht, and so she had declared that she wanted to go out to the gardens

The season seearden with its beautiful rose-like flowers, a table was set out with soht dishes for them to eat

“We prepared so drinks for you, but please call if you prefer some tea instead”

So saying, the guards and even Sera moved away to where we couldn’t see them

Chiharu and Maki sat down in their chairsThe as refreshi+ng

“I wasn’t able to ask about whether we could return”

“There was hardly an opportunity to”

“Yeah, I was too shocked”

Both touched their smooth foreheads at the same time

“…”

“…”

“Soain”

“I hope it doesn’t fall off this ti worth a million?”

A s shape on their foreheadsBut wasn’t it supposed to be just once a month?

“I know! What if you covered it with a net, kind of like those hothouse oes?”

“Aah, so it will fall off when it is ripe and the net catches it”

“Yeah”

“But then I’ll look like I’m injured”

Chiharu protestedMaki thought about it

“Oh, I knowThat ninja thing”

“Ah, a headband?”

“Yeah, you can put a Saintess mark on it”

“Saintess mark? …like a third eye?”

“No waaay”

“No way”

Both of them looked up in despairThen Chiharu said:

“Realistically, I think we should cover it with a ribbon and tie the bow on the side of our heads”

“OuchI can’t do that as a 25-year-old”

“Well, it’s better than a net or a bandannaAnd dropping it too”

“I guess so”

“So in other words…”

“Huh?”

“He said ‘once a year’ at the end'”

“Yeah”

“Thatback, doesn’t it?”

“…Yeah”

The sky was blue, and the wind brought the scent of floith itThe food sood

“Let’s eat”

“We can’t fight on an eht on an empty stomach”

“Because you’re a ninja now?”

“We already rejected that option”

Their breakfast had consisted of rice balls, but lunch was centered around breadThe first thing that caught their eyes was the saladIt was shredded carrots and radishes that were marinated and placed into sreat appetizerNext was thin slices of what resembled French bread that was covered in blue and yellow pastesThere was also thin slices of ham and fat omelets that were half the size of the palm of your handThere were also oysters that were cooked in a golden oil and stuffed with meat

Once they took their first bite, they could hardly stopOf course, this was not an amount that they could actually finishHowever, the food had just the right kind of spices that kept the food delicious even after it cooled downAnd they wanted to take at least one bite of everything

Once they were satisfied, they tasted the drinks that had been prepared

“It srapefruitMaybe it’s water with just the peels inside?”

“It’s not sweet, but it’s refreshi+ngI feel like I drank this before?”

“Last night, before bed”