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But I don't really want to think that's the answer!
We ran to meet Mist, who was really sad. Zack was comforting her with his hug and everything, but she didn't seem to be cheering up at all.
"Hmm, well, there are so many of our tribes spread across the continent that they might just be very secretive. Not all of them have become too sociable, you know? Like to go to the big cities and stuff?" Asked Celeste.
"Yeah! Don't worry about it." Celica said, petting her head.
"Hmm… I hope so…" Mist sighed.
"A-And even if you were to be the last one… You said we would have a family together later, right?" Zack said while blushing. "S-So I'll make sure we have a lot of kids… t-to keep your tribe going."
"E-Ehh?" Mist suddenly blushed. "Z-Zack, how can you say that? Perv!"
Mist instantly changed her expression, getting as red as a tomato and pouting.
"Huh? B-but you were the one that said we'll have a lot of kids!" Zack cried, feeling overwhelmed as Mist angrily started hitting his chest with her small hands.
"Idiot!" She said while pouting. "D-Don't say such stuff out loud… Dummy."
"S-Sorry." Zack laughed. "At least that made you change that expression you had." He hugged her back.
Aww, they're so cute! I'm dying.
"Hey lovebirds, let's go grab a bite." I said, walking towards them.
"It's a pity you couldn't find much info, but I'm sure we'll find something eventually!" Aquarina said. "Don't worry Mist, you got us."
"Yeah, don't ever think you're alone!" Lara said angrily. "We're friends, right? Also we look a bit similar too, no? Maybe I'm of your tribe?!"
"Lara you're an Anima…" Luck facepalmed. "But yeah, Mist, don't lose hope."
"Thank you guys…" Mist sighed. "I'm glad to have all of you with me! I really love all of you!"
She really cheered up, even telling us she loved us, she was such a cutie pie.
"Alright then, let's go eat. I know you always get happy when you fill your belly." Zack touched Mist's belly and grabbed it a bit.
"Okay but you invite." She giggled, giving him a kiss.
"Sure, anything for you." Zack gave her another hug.
Oh my god they're going to kill me… these two are too wholesome.
We moved to the restaurant of Mist's choice, a place named "Ergreven's Seaside Dishes", it was a huge restaurant whose entire building was made inside a large ship the owner once sailed the seas with, which he converted into this particular place.
The entire restaurant was full of people, it was very popular, we wouldn't had been able to get ourselves some seats if I wasn't the Princess, the owner immediately walked outside the moment the receptionist recognized me, apparently the entire broadcast that the King did made everyone know who I was…
"Princess Sylph! Please, through here! We'll immediately take your order!" Ergreven, a green-haired elf man said, bowing his head and walking back to the kitchen.
"It sure nice to be a princess sometimes, huh?" Celeste teased me. "You get all this godly treatment for free! I'm envious~"
"Right? I wish I was like Sylphy for at least a day!" Celica giggled.
"You girls are exaggerating, with this position comes a bunch of responsibilities too! It's not all just benefits." I said. "Anyways, let's order something good!"
"YEAH!" Everyone cheered.
At the end, because I was feeling generous, I ordered most of the menu. Zack also ordered a few plates for Mist, as he promised he would invite. The plates came rather quickly, a variety of delicious seafood endemic of the capital.
Enormous grilled squids covered on green and red sauce, balls made of batter and octopus tentacles, covered on a black colored, sweet, and savory sauce, small fishes on sticks, covered on crunchy breadcrumbs and deep fried, shrimps done the same way, huge grilled fishes, fried potato slices covered on melted cheese and oregano, piping hot sea bounty stew, with huge clams, and more!
And it was all so delicious! We started eating like we've never eaten for a whole year, devouring every dish we grabbed, the flavors were so good and the food was so fresh too! Usually you'll eat fish after several hours of being caught and killed back in Agartha, but in here it was clear they were very fresh, probably killed right before being cooked.
I remember seeing several barrels and huge wooden boxes with sea water and living fish inside, so they got the freshest food out there… Living in here and eating this every day would be a bliss.
"Nom, nom, nom! Oh, this lobster so nice! And the shell is crunchy and tasty." Mist was devouring a huge lobster grilled with tons of butter and garlic on her own, drinking a cold tea with lemon and orange juice right after. "Phew… so good!"
"It really is!" Zack was eating a whole shark on his own, which was grilled completely and cut down into big chunks. The head looked a bit gross, but the meat was very soft and had a unique flavor compared to other fish.
"I love these octopus balls, and the fried shrimps are so crunchy!" Aquarina was having the time of her life.
"And that's not without talking about these!" Lara said, eating the sea bounty stew, and some of the fried potatoes with melted cheese. "These potatoes are so good! Cheese is fine too. I dislike meats but fish and mollusks are fine!"
"Glad you're finally eating some protein for once…" Luck laughed, eating a variety of grilled fishes. "Hmmm, these ones reminds me of how my brother made grilled fish."
"I like the cheesecake, and the apple pie!" Celica was actually eating the desserts…
"Is everything to your liking, young lady?" The chef appeared again, checking on us.
"It is! I would give this a ten out of ten! Five stars!" I said, giving him a thumbs up.
"Oooh!" The chef was incredibly pleased for some reason. "T-Thank you very much!" He lowered his head. "W-Would it be too much of a bother to write that down somewhere? So we can have it in here, it might increase the restaurant's popularity even more…"
"Oh? Sure." I nodded happily.
"Thank you! Thank you!" He was really happy.
I guess even a small recommendation from a princess will do wonders to business.
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