Slime Reincarnation

Chapter 27: Let’s Prepare for the Village Opening Festival

And so, today is the day of Caso Village’s Opening Festival.

Since there’s still preparation to do, we decided to head to the village early in the morning.

"Everyone~ We’re heading out~"

I called out to the group.

"Understood! I’m fully prepared!"

Irina was carrying a large backpack. So she’s bringing that along.

But we’re leaving the tent set up as is.

Come to think of it, Irina has been living in that tent ever since she got here. Is she going to be okay?

『Chick Captain and 200 chicks are ready!』

『『『Piyo piyo~』』』

The Chick Army lined up neatly in formation. Looking sharp.

『Fang Wolf Clan, all 61 members present.』

The Fang Wolves also lined up neatly. Looking sharp... Wait, 61? Didn’t there used to be 60?

"Logan, weren’t there 60 of you before?"

"Yes. The other day while patrolling the great waterfall to the north, we found one stray. After we told him about Boss, he said he wanted to join us, so we brought him along. He wanted to see what Boss was like before the formal introduction, so we haven’t officially introduced him yet. Hey, Garbo!"

『What is it, Leader?』

Looking closely, a rather large, slightly shaggy Fang Wolf came forward. His right eye seemed to have been lost in an injury — he was one-eyed.

『It’s fine now, Garbo. Greet the Boss.』

The former stray named Garbo straightened his posture and formally bowed his head to me.

『Nice to meet ya. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Garbo, a shabby-lookin’ Fang Wolf. It’s the name my parents gave me, so please forgive me even if it doesn’t suit me. I heard from Lord Logan here about a wonderful Boss, and I wanted the chance to meet ya, so I came along.』

...Well, in any case, he’s become one of us now.

"Yeah, nice to have you."

『Thank you for your generosity!』

Garbo bowed his head politely.

Good, now I finally know who he is. I feel a bit more settled.

"Alright then, we’re all heading to Caso Village together~"

『『『Ooooh!』』』

I straddled Logan, with Irina sitting in front of me, and we set off.

"Ooh! Spirit-sama!"

The village chief of Caso came running over with a huge smile on his face.

"I keep telling you I’m not a spirit..."

"Well, well. More importantly, have you all come together?"

The chief looked happily at the Fang Wolf Army and Chick Army.

"That’s right. We hunted some big Wild Boars, so we’ll serve them whole-roasted. We also hunted plenty of Earth Birds, so I’ll treat everyone to my special ’Karaage’ dish. Let’s start preparing right away."

"Ooh! A gift from Spirit-sama! How wonderful!"

"No, like I said, I’m not a spirit..."

"Yabe!"

"Slime-san!"

Oh! That’s Kanta and Chiko’s voices.

In that case, I’ll become cute too. Transforming from Delone Mr. II into Teardrop form.

Boing boing.

"Hey you two! Have you been doing well?"

The two of them jumped and hugged my now squishy, bouncy body.

"You finally came!"

"I missed you~!"

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"I wanted to thank Yabe."

"Hm? Thank me?"

"Thank you so much, Spirit-sama."

When I looked up, there was a beautiful adult woman standing there.

"Mom got so much better!"

"It’s all thanks to Slime-san’s water!"

Ah, so she’s Kanta and Chiko’s mother. I’m glad she recovered.

(Still not a spirit though.)

"Hello, ma’am. I’m glad you’re feeling better."

I gave her a nice big slime smile.

"This is all thanks to Yabe-sama. My body has healed and I can work around the house again."

"It’s also thanks to Kanta and Chiko working hard to reach the spring. Please praise them."

"Oh my, thank you so very much."

Their mother looked delighted. Kanta and Chiko hugged her tightly.

"Alright! Let’s start preparing. Chick Captain, I’m counting on you for the wooden frame for the whole-roasted Wild Boar and for plucking the Earth Birds."

『Understood!』

『『『Piyo~~~~pi!』』』

The chicks scattered energetically. By the way, Wild Boars are huge, boar-like monsters. Earth Birds are giant chickens. Yep.

"Logan, handle the butchering of the Wild Boars. We’ll give the pelts to the village, so do it cleanly."

『Understood!』

『『『Waf!』』』

Logan and his pack got to work. The chicks were furiously plucking Earth Bird feathers with their beaks. The birds quickly turned completely bald.

"Logan, help butcher the Earth Birds too."

『Roger!』

With a sharp whistle, three Fang Wolves lined up.

『Butcher the Earth Birds.』

『『『Yes sir!』』』

As soon as the order was given, they used their claws to swiftly dismantle the already-plucked Earth Birds.

You guys are seriously talented.

"Yabe-sama, I also want to help with something..."

Irina asked hesitantly.

"Of course there’s a lot I want you to do, Irina. Will you help?"

"Of course!"

Irina’s face lit up brightly as she answered energetically.

"Fill this big pot with about half of this oil. Then light the fire and heat the oil."

"Got it!"

Irina worked briskly. Hard to believe this is the same clumsy Irina.

"Coat the chopped Earth Bird pieces that Logan’s group cut with this powder."

I kept pulling out the necessary items one after another from my compressed subspace storage.

After buying up all the stall food in Solenalini, I had planned to serve dishes at Caso’s festival, so I went around gathering not just ingredients but also seasonings and cooking tools.

That’s when I remembered "Karaage." Somehow I managed to get a large iron pot, wheat-like flour, and high-quality oil suitable for deep-frying.

...All thanks to information I got from the stall owners. Maybe it was thanks for buying them out? I got a lot of great info and was able to buy plenty of good stuff.

The Chick Captain’s team skewered the Wild Boars on thick poles and set them up on the wooden frame.

『『『Piyo piyo piyo~~!!』』』

Another flame spell. The bonfire lit up in an instant. These chicks really are amazing.

Then they slowly turned the thick poles skewering the Wild Boars using a crank.

The oil in the pot seemed to have reached a good temperature.

"Alright Irina, drop the flour-coated chopped Earth Bird meat into the oil!"

"O-okay."

Irina carefully lowered the coated pieces into the hot oil.

Juuuuwawawawa~

"Ooh! Amazing, Yabe-sama! It’s crackling loudly in the oil!"

I took out the wooden chopsticks I had painstakingly made by the spring.

Since I doubt Irina can use chopsticks, I also prepared some wooden skewers I carved.

"Irina, use these skewers to turn the meat in the oil. When it turns brown, skewer it and take it out onto the plate."

"Leave it to me!"

Irina’s really motivated. Maybe she wants a taste test?

I wonder how surprised they’ll be by the karaage~ I’m looking forward to serving it.