43 Episode 11 Resation (1/2)

Some time has passed since then: ......

Hercule is now seventeen years old.

One day, he said to me.

”How is it?　Does it taste good?

”Yes, ...... well, I think it's good, but ...... it's a condiment, not something to be eaten by itself, right?

Well, yeah.

What Karolina is eating is the tomato sauce that Hercule had his cook make.

Now that she has tomatoes, she can't help but make it.

Tomato sauce can be used for basically anything, so there's a lot of variation in the dishes.

”Yes, it's delicious. ......

”Well, it's good, but ......

What's wrong with this?

”Well, it's good.　That's not the end of the story, is it?

No, Your Majesty doesn't make that kind of sense. ......

Wait, wait, wait. His Majesty?

You guys are so rude.

Like Carolina, six people were summoned by Hercule and made to eat tomato sauce: ......

Galfis, Christos, Loukanos, Edmond, Oscar, and Darios take a bite of the tomato sauce and then sneak off to talk.

I'm not sure if you've ever heard of this, but I'm sure you've heard of it.

So, do you have an agenda?

”Of course not. What's so sad that I have to eat tomato sauce with old men?

Hercule said, standing up and smiling ......

He smiles.

What's wrong with that?

”...... discomfort?

Karolina tilted her head.

The six of them looked at each other.

It's just tomato sauce.

That's what the seven of them thought, including Karolina.

Hercule nodded his head in satisfaction.

”Okay, okay, ...... is fine.

”Did you find anything in the ......?

Karolina asked Hercule.

Maybe there was some kind of poison in it that was testing them?

Karolina thought.

That's what Hercule would do.

......, revealing a certain lack of faith in Hercule's character.

No, it's just tomato sauce. It's just tomato sauce.

Hercule laughed.

”Except it was made five months ago (・・・・).

Hercule spoiled it with amusement.

And ......

The seven looked at each other and then at ......

”Hey, Your Majesty!　What are you feeding them?

Karolina approaches Hercule.

”No, not that rotten stuff!　It'll kill you if it's not ......

”It wasn't rotten, was it?

And then ......

The seven realized.

Yes, the tomato sauce was not rotten.

The Elves have more senses than the Humans.

That's why they can see things at a distance and distinguish between high-pitched and low-pitched sounds.

Their skin is highly sensitive to pain, but they can notice small vibrations and irregularities that humans cannot.

And ......

Its sense of smell and taste allows it to sense the delicate smells and tastes of food.

Even poison. ......

Unless it's a tasteless and odorless product made for the long-eared elves, they can definitely detect it.

In addition, it's a piece of cake to tell if something is rotting or not.

So ......

If the tomato sauce was rotten, Carolina would certainly be able to detect it.

But ......

Can tomato sauce last for five months?

If it's salted, smoked, or fermented, for example, ......

Tomato sauce is simply a paste made from stewed tomatoes.

There is no preservative treatment.

And it hasn't gone bad in five months?

So, ......

”Don't tomatoes go bad?

”Yes, they do.