The Retired Demon of the Maxed-Out Village: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 5] by Akinosuke Nishiyama

Author:Akinosuke Nishiyama
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 4

The Balsam Phoenix went pale. How did someone know their secret?

Yoto was at Ogre Produce in the village square. She was looking up at a young orc man standing on the roof—the shop’s owner, Mordan. Wearing his usual straw hat, he was the spitting image of a farmer. His body was slender by orc standards, and his muscles toned. He had a country twang to his voice, and was a good-natured young man, albeit one who was extremely passionate about vegetables. “‘preciate it! I always screw somethin’ up when I try to do this by myself.”

“Don’t worry about it! Volunteer service is my duty as a monk!” Zaza poked her head out over the roof. In her hands were a plank of wood and a hammer. When she crouched back down, a satisfying pounding began ringing out through the square.

Accompanied by Yoto, Zaza had gone out to perform volunteer work in the village. At first the villagers were reluctant to allow a guest to do their work for them, but once Zaza explained that volunteering was a part of her duty, they gave her odd jobs and chores that she completed quickly and efficiently.

She did weeding, wood cutting, fixing fences, and even cleaning mud from the ditches. Even when she was given an optional task, she still completed it effortlessly. Yoto had only watched at first, but eventually her competitive spirit got the best of her and the two started working together. After finishing the lunch they’d been given for their trouble, they began fixing the leak in Mordan’s roof.

“I can’t thank you enough. I was tryin’ to make do with my earth magic, but the leak just wouldn’t stop,” said Mordan.

“So you can even fix roofs. I’ll have to reevaluate you, Zaza,” Yoto said playfully.

“I did it a lot at the temple. The monks are all about self-sufficiency. All right, done!” Zaza leapt off the second story roof, landing softly on the ground like it was nothing. She then did some stretches and dusted herself off.

“It’s real nice havin’ a monk’s help. Hold on just a sec.” Mordan went inside his shop to get something. The sound of a kitchen knife could be heard for a while, and he came out with a plate of assorted pickled vegetables, from roots to leaves. “Father Blutgang always buys these as snacks to go with his drinks. Please, take some.”

The two girls stabbed the vegetables with toothpicks and plopped them into their mouths. Zaza’s face instantly lit up. “It’s so good! What is this?! It tastes like home, but even better!” With each crunch, the salty taste of the vegetable spread through her mouth. It was a familiar taste, but enhanced and elevated.

“It’s good, isn’t it?” asked Yoto. “Mordan’s vegetables are the best.”

“Pickling vegetables is hard. How did you get so good at it? There’s barely anybody back home who can do it this well,” said Zaza.

“I hear the soil on Mt. Eirimt is miraculous. The ground there is full of mana, so I tried to recreate it in an experimental field.

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