Reincarnated as a Sword Vol. 8 by Yuu Tanaka

Author:Yuu Tanaka [Tanaka, Yuu]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

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Night fell, and Fran’s welcoming party began.

“To begin,” the elder called out, “a word from our guest of honor! Black Lightning Princess, if you please?”

“Hm…?”

Just say “cheers,” I suggested.

“Hm. Cheers.”

“Cheers!”

Everyone raised their glasses and chugged. Fran finished her juice. That must’ve been how they toasted in this part of the world.

Fran sat at the head of the table with an entire feast laid in front of her. We’d expected the village to clear out their storehouses, but times were hard and this year’s harvest was meager, so we ended up contributing meat and vegetables from our own storage. We’d collected a whole kaleidoscope of ingredients over the course of our travels, and were able to supplement the village’s stocks with sliced fish, eggs, rice, and assorted flours for baking. The villagers had reservations about using our supplies, but Fran convinced them that they were doing us a favor by clearing out her Pocket Dimension.

The women of the village even taught Fran their secret to delicious stews. While there wasn’t anything special about the stew ingredients, the Black Cats used a strange kiln to cook them. It was spherical, with thick walls, and functioned as a sort of space heater while it cooked. Somehow, it softened foods over a short period of time. Maybe it worked something like a pressure cooker.

The women threw everything into the strange kiln—meat and tubers alike—and tossed in some seasoning and cooking vinegar. A short while later, out came delicious, melt-in-your-mouth Black Cat Stew. The vinegar had a slightly oily quality, so it probably tasted quite similar to Japanese stews. I was already concocting my own improvements to the recipe so I could make it for Fran in the future.

In exchange for their secrets, we told the villagers how to make delicious broth from bones and vegetables.

As the party went on, the villagers passed dish after dish of good food around the table. While the drinks flowed, everyone praised Fran’s abilities, which soon escalated into songs and dances offered to the gods. People sang off-key, and moved in ways that I wasn’t sure even the gods would understand. As the night wore on, a crowd gathered around Fran, each member wanting to thank her personally. She spoke to them all, but the crowd only thickened as the night progressed, if anything.

You doing all right, Fran?

Hm. I’m fine.

Honestly, she looked happy. I supposed that made sense; this was a dream come true for her. She was right in the thick of an entire crowd of Black Cats, laughing and rejoicing. Fran remained stoic as ever, but I could see that she was glowing.

It would have been nice if she could have settled down here, but there was no changing her mind. In a few days, we would be on the road again. The best we could do was enjoy the company of the tribesmen while we were here.

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