Labyrinth Restaurant

Around dusk one spring day, in a small village ahead of us, some over the mountain from the labyrinth city.

"All right! That's all we need."

"Yeah, I hope you're happy, Demon King."

The two vampire boys and girls, Angelica and Eric, said by checking the solid weight of the cloth bag in their hands. The bag contains exactly what the two gathered in the nearby mountains: mountain vegetables.

"The weather is nice, and if we fly now, maybe two hours?

"But it looks a little windy. Hopefully you'll be chasing me along the way, but maybe it'll take about three hours."

Two people with mixed vampire blood can grow wings off their backs and fly through the sky if it's night. But apparently, today's wind direction isn't very good.

"Right......, right Eric, give me a hand?

"Uh, yeah?...... WOW!?"

When Angelica took Eric's hand, she basically stuck a pointed fang in the back of his hand, Kapu. And a few seconds later,

"... that's it. This won't take half an hour. Look, suck on Eric, too."

"Tell me before you do it if you want to breathe blood already. Because all of a sudden I'm surprised."

While protesting so, now Eric sucks blood out of Angelica's hands. They don't need vampire acts to live like normal vampires because their blood as humans is thicker, but this is how they can temporarily strengthen their ability to be vampires by sucking blood. Is it like a kind of doping?

The bite wound itself heals quickly, but I don't like pain, so I rarely usually do it. But this time, it seems a priority to get to your destination early.

Let's go, then.

"Yeah, let's go"

When they grew bigger wings than usual from their backs, they flew in the direction of the labyrinth city at a fierce speed that ripped the wind across the street.

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"It's got to be here, right?

"Yeah, I guess..."

Approximately thirty minutes after flying out of the village, Angelica and Eric stood on the boulevard of a labyrinth city where a large crowd would go.

The last time I came, it was just a cave, but the last time I was amazed at how many large buildings there were on top of it. But this surprise was more than that.

"... Is the city such a ready thing?

"I don't think I can do it normally... but I'm the Demon King"

"That's true, you're the Demon King."

I was surprised that a city bigger than either of us had ever seen was made in just a few months, but I was strangely convinced to think of the Demon King I had met several times.

"So let's take a look around before we go to the Demon King's shop."

"Right, I can't believe it's night and it's so busy, maybe even at a festival?

The two of them, still curious, are intrigued by the big city they see for the first time. Plus, even though there are slightly fewer people walking in the street than during the day, it's as if it's a festival and a large crowd walking down the street.

There are also many liquor stores and cafeterias that are open, albeit at night, as it is still not long before the sun goes down. I don't have a lot of money, so I enjoy shopping. I don't know, just walking down the street seems like enough fun.

"Wow......!

"Wow......!

On the way down the boulevard towards the center of the city, you'll never get tired of watching there are food stalls, entertainers performing street art, and bards singing stories.

"Oh, that hair clasp is cute...... but the money......, Gamanga Man"

"You mean me? Yeah, that's a little expensive."

There was an open air selling accessories along the way. Angelica was intrigued by the hair clasp she was lining up there to confirm the price tag, but apparently the money on hand is a little short. Hair fastenings with small amber embellishments are not so much a luxury item, but not enough to buy pong for a child's allowance.

But the outdoor store owner, who was watching Angelica's lust, called out to Eric.

"Hey there, kid, how about a little bit of a mess so I can give it to my lovely lover?

If the store owner offered you an amount, it looks like you could buy it somehow if you put your hands together.

"Well, please fasten this hair"

"Are you sure? But asking Eric to give money too..."

"I'm good, you wanted it, didn't you? Besides, it doesn't seem like Angelica is reluctant."

With that said, Eric paid the store owner and gave Angelica the amber hair clasp he purchased.

"Yes, please, Angelica"

"... thank you Eric, I'll take care of it forever"

It's not a luxury product, but Angelica held it in her chest as if it were a treasure worth more than anything else in the world.

"Then it's time to go to the Demon King's shop. Oh, and."

As he left the outdoor shop, Eric turned around and told the store owner.

"Me and Angelica aren't always lovers.... Uh, Angelica, why are you holding my cheek?

"... I don't know!

Apparently Eric still doesn't have enough studies in the maiden mind.

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"Good evening, Alice."

"Good evening, this is a souvenir mountain vegetable"

"Oh, there you are. Well, lily roots on fukinoto, tara sprouts... thank you so much"

It was something Alice was accustomed to visiting for the third time, and she welcomed the two with pleasure. Hand souvenir mountain vegetables also seem to be delighted.

"Yes, the Demon King is prototyping a new menu from earlier, can you help me try it if you like? It's a sweet treat that I'm making right now. You liked sweets, didn't you?

"" Yes!

Alice's way of saying, "I need your help," also meant convenience to keep the two of you from feeling like you probably don't have much money, but it was also true that she wanted a taster.

"These days, more kids are visiting, and I'm thinking of adding more menus."

I rarely used to be a child's guest because I was originally away from the city, but due to changing location conditions or more recently, small children have come.

So I'm developing a variety of new menus for kids, but it's hard for adults to tell whether or not to uke the kids at heart because of differences in sensibilities. So a child who could ask for a taster was also a ship on the store side.

"Now, if you've ever eaten and noticed, don't hesitate to say"

"Yes..."

"This, so..."

When Alice brought in the menu under prototyping, the top of the table was just not filled with a plate of sweets.

Pudding, cake, ice cream, jelly, cookies and chocolate, candy, eclair, caramel, waffles, buns, and also naka, almond tofu......, and countless other treats lined up. Colorful and varied in shape, it's like a jewelry box made of treats.

Besides, there are many different kinds of each treat, such as custard and milk and matcha tea, just for pudding, which is not a very edible amount for two children. One at a time is a smaller size, but if you still eat it all, your stomach may get flat.

"Don't push it. If you can't eat it up, please leave it."

"It looks so delicious..."

"but good luck......"

Afraid of too much, Angelica and Eric started tasting anyway.

"These tea cookies are delicious."

"Yeah, but maybe we should keep the little one from suffering a little bit more."

"Don't you think this chocolate would be fun if it had more shapes?

"I wonder if it's animal shape or something? If I were a boy, I'd have swords and shield shapes."

"Hakka flavor is delicious, I like to soak it up."

"I guess I'm a little bad at it."

"I don't really like the taste of coffee, because it's bitter."

"Really? I like it a lot."

Eat one after the other and share your thoughts. Some of them tasted bad, but that's another valuable sample. Alice also takes detailed notes when she comes to ask for a few thoughts between jobs.

Occasionally, the two went on eating more and more as they rested their tongues with sugar-free tea.

"Good job, you've been helpful. I'll wrap the rest so you can take it home."

"Welcome…"

"I'm not going in anymore..."

We've been eating for roughly an hour, but apparently we're both full.

"By the way, are you staying today? Then I'll let the inn have a room."

"Shall I sweeten your words when I'm going home?

"Well, I think I'm going to fall on my way, even if I fly right now."

I told my family in advance that this might happen again because I was staying last time. The two decided to stay at the inn as recommended by Alice.

"If you like, you should take a look around the city even before you go home tomorrow. That's right, Lisa...... my friend said he's coming to see the city just tomorrow, and maybe we could go around together"