Chapter 8

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Chapter 8: Meeting in a Different World, Enjoying Delicacies!

Lolth didn’t know what Tina had just imagined from looking at the map or what determination she had made.

However, she did notice a change in Tina’s demeanor…

As a succubus, she had never learned the common spells of the Succubus clan and didn’t know how to Charm, manipulate minds, or peer into souls.

But her innate abilities still made her highly sensitive to emotions on a soulful level.

Just like touch and smell, it was a natural sense…

Of course, among succubi, her talent was still very poor.

Lolth looked at Tina sitting calmly with her hands crossed on the table, sensing that her fear and panic had eased significantly. She seemed much calmer now.

It looked like they had finally entered a communicative state.

Indeed, letting this girl be alone for a while was the right choice!

Lolth didn’t think too much about it and placed the food container she was holding on the table.
Inside were two flat plates, each with a sliced, steaming hot pie, topped with small nuts and vanilla crumbs on the crispy golden crust. The rich purple-red jam filling was slowly oozing out from the cut, exuding a wine-like fruity aroma.

Tina was slightly surprised to see the pie placed in front of her.

“Is this… raspberry and nut pie?”, she asked Lolth.

“Oh, you recognized it! Looks like you’re knowledgeable,” Lolth said, clearly pleased to hear Tina mention the name of the fruit pie. “Come and try it. Tell me if it’s authentic or not.”

But Tina didn’t start eating immediately. Instead, she looked at Lolth with some doubt.

“Why did you make our Elven traditional food?”

“Well, actually, I’m not very skilled at it, so I might trouble you in the future with more Elven culinary research.”

Even though Lolth had been studying Elven cuisine for a while, this was her first attempt at making a complicated raspberry nut pie.

She believed that, as an Elf Princess, Tina could provide valuable feedback!

Making this dish for Tina was akin to offering a common home-cooked meal for the Elves, like “scrambled eggs with tomatoes”—a gesture of goodwill!

However, Tina didn’t feel happy looking at the pie.

“Did someone teach you this?”, she asked, considering a possibility.

Maybe it was the traitor who had taught this succubus the recipe for the pie.

Was it meant to unsettle her mindset?

But regardless of the other person’s intentions, Tina couldn’t enjoy this hometown delicacy peacefully in such a setting.

“No, I learned it by myself.”, Lolth replied.

Noticing that Tina still wasn’t eating, Lolth started eating on her own.

“Don’t worry, it’s not poisoned.”

She picked up a piece of pie and took a bite. The crispy nutty crust made a subtle and enticing cracking sound.

“Krunch”

Tina couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.

Although she had eaten a bowl of pork chop rice not long ago, she… was hungry again.

Against all odds, Tina picked up the pie.

“Krunch”

She also took a bite.

An unexpectedly delicious flavor burst on her taste buds.

As the Moon Elf Princess, her meals were always prepared by specialized and highly skilled chefs.

However, Tina had to admit that this was still the most delicious raspberry nut pie she had ever eaten.

Perfectly cooked, perfectly balanced nuts and vanilla, a perfectly made jam filling…

There was even a faint hint of an intoxicating taste.

“…Delicious. This subtle, unique jam flavor… it’s so incredible…”

Despite not wanting to admit it, Tina couldn’t help but blurt it out.

As a pure elf, she couldn’t deceive her own heart.

“It’s fermentation. I added a little fermented raspberries to the jam in proportion,” Lolth explained.

Lolth, seeing her Elven cuisine being appreciated by an Elven princess, felt a surge of happiness.

“It’s good that you like it, Your Highness… This is the first time my cooking has been acknowledged. Those taste buds of the demon race are rotten; they don’t deserve good food!”

“Is that so? Then have other elves not recognized your cooking,” coming back to her senses, Tina asked, her tone light yet probing as she tried to regain her composure. She quickly reminded herself of her purpose here and complimented, “I believe no elf would deny your excellent skills, even from an opposing stance.”

Lolth shook her head and replied helplessly, “Other than you, there are no other elves in the Demon King Castle… not even humans!”

Tina’s head snapped up at those words.

“No other elves? No humans?” She had been racking her brain for ways to extract information about the ‘traitor,’ but this revelation left her momentarily stunned. “Then what about orcs, dwarves?”, she pressed, trying to make sense of Lolth’s statement.

“None of them. In the Demon King Castle, it’s all demons,” Lolth said, her expression puzzled as she watched Tina’s growing agitation. “Only you, a non-demon, were brought back from the front line as a captive. Naturally, you’re the only one here who’s not part of the demon race.”

Tina sat back in her chair, stunned. The pie in her hand dropped onto the plate with a thud sound.

She turned her gaze toward the map, disbelief flashing across her face.

“Where did you get this information on the map from?”