Volume 1 Chapter 584
by post_apiChapter 584: The Captive Piglets
Lolth sat next to Coristo and started reading a cookbook.
After fifteen minutes, Coristo’s area of focus slowly began to fade.
Seeing this, Lolth’s hands felt a bit restless, so she decided to try making breakfast.
Another half hour passed…
Coristo finally woke up slowly.
As she just opened her eyes,
Coristo smelled a rich aroma.
"Oh my…"
The little girl exclaimed,
Then, she quickly got up and looked around.
Soon, she noticed Lolth standing by the bed.
Her "aunt" who also acted as her "teacher"!
But today, Lolth wasn’t wearing her bishop’s robe; instead, she was dressed in a clean white uniform.
She also wore a tall, flat hat on her head.
It looked even more sacred than when she wore the bishop’s robe last time!
At the same time, her aunt Lolth was holding two long, thin wooden sticks!
They were as long as her forearm but much thinner than a finger!
They were held by her aunt Lolth, pinching one end tightly.
On the other end, there was a rectangular metal container that extended in front of Lolth.
It had four legs, was about one and a half meters long, and was just the right height to reach Lolth’s belly.
Lolth was using the two small sticks to stir something inside.
At the same time, there were crackling and sizzling sounds coming from the container.
It sounded somewhat frightening.
Below the metal frame, there were many fiery symbols.
Coristo could feel that the metal container was very hot without getting close!
At the same time, the source of the pleasant smell seemed to be that metal container.
Coristo was somewhat confused.
What was Aunt Lolth doing?
Could she be making some kind of Magic Potion or magical item?
It required high temperatures and fire magic… enchantment?
After all, Coristo could feel that there were still faint magical waves and Holy Light energy coming from that metal container!
Is this the secret that, like her, she has succubus blood but can still use Holy Light?
Coristo fell into deep thought!
Meanwhile, busy Lolth noticed that Coristo had woken up.
She lifted her head and displayed a look of not being surprised.
"Oh… you’re finally awake. It looks like you had a good sleep."
"Did you have a nice dream?"
Lolth said this while engaging in normal small talk.
Coristo’s face turned slightly red.
"Not really, Auntie…"
She could actually sense that she had let her powers run wild again last night.
And if her powers had run wild, what kind of dream could it have been?
Right now, Coristo felt a sense of embarrassment, as if she had come home to find some of her belongings cleaned by her elders.
Her face flushed, and she quickly changed the subject.
"So, Master Nai… what are you doing?"
As she said this, she hurriedly asked.
"What are these strange magical tools and materials?"
"Master Nai, are you… practicing alchemy? Can you do alchemy?"
Coristo asked this.
After all, with just a quick glance, she could only see something that looked like gold bars in the pot.
She didn’t ask merely to change the topic—after all, this little girl was genuinely curious at that moment!
Lolth looked at the chopsticks in her hand, the hot oil pot in front of her, and the golden, crispy dough sticks bubbling in the pot, feeling a bit confused.
"What magical tools and materials… what alchemy? This is all so messy!"
"What about my fried dough sticks?!"
Lolth said with annoyance.
Is this little girl intentionally making fun of her?
Who says cooking is like alchemy?!
Is that a nice thing to say?!
It sounds like someone is criticizing terrible cooking!
It feels similar to "adding elements from the periodic table"!
Although I do have some understanding of alchemy…
But how did frying dough sticks become alchemy?!
Lolth rarely gets angry, but this is one of those times when others question her cooking skills!
Coristo listened to Lolth and felt even more curious!
"What is a big fried fruit…?"
She scratched her head in confusion.
Then she sniffed, smelling the increasingly stronger delicious scent.
"Master Nai, with all this fuss, you aren’t making breakfast, are you?"
Coristo asked cautiously.
Hearing Coristo say this made Lolth even angrier.
"Hey, you child, look at what you just said!"
"How is this making a fuss…? Cooking and preparing food should be taken seriously!"
Lolth said earnestly.
"We should cherish every meal and every cup of tea! If you don’t love eating, how can you love life!"
"Life should have some special moments!"
"Even the God of Light has established a ‘Holy Meal’; doesn’t that show how important it is to eat well and cook well?"
Lolth lectured Coristo this way.
The little girl also lowered her head, realizing she had said the wrong thing.
She tucked her chin in and nodded.
"I understand… Auntie."
When Lolth heard Coristo admit her mistake, her heart softened a little too.
At the same time, hearing Coristo’s words, Lolth also understood…
It was indeed rare to cook with something that had magical energy.
Even in the territory of The Church of Light, within the Holy Lieto Empire…
Holy Communion was not something eaten every day.
Moreover, even when cooking Holy Communion, the pot for boiling fish and the knife for cutting bread were just regular cooking tools.
Just because the Pope showed that the God of Light possessed a set of divine cooking tools, it didn’t mean that this was a common occurrence.
In reality, if Lolth were to pull out a divine spatula, others would surely not think it would be used to flip a fried egg or something like that.
They would probably think it was intended for hitting someone.
And the kind of cooking that involved deep-frying large fruits was unheard of in this land.
The natives here had never even seen a barbecue grill.
Tina and Isabella were also shocked when they saw the magical oven.
It was truly difficult for these people to think of a rectangular object with four legs as a "pot."
Even chopsticks were a bit too unfamiliar for Coristo, who came from the royal family of the Holy Empire.
So, Lolth looked at Coristo’s sad expression,
And in the end, her heart softened.
"Okay, I will just teach you to have a little more love for life."
"And don’t jump to conclusions about things that are unknown."
"Even if you wake up late, you still have to eat breakfast!"
Lolth said this as she took the golden fried dough sticks from the oil pot and placed them to drain on a nearby iron frame.
"Taste your aunt’s cooking… This thing is called fried dough sticks, and it’s best to eat in the morning!"
The golden, crispy fried dough sticks had just come out, steaming hot.
Under the shining Holy Light, they sparkled and glistened, giving off a wonderful aroma, looking very holy.
They looked even more sacred than the Holy Communion.
Coristo looked at them and couldn’t help but swallow.
But she still couldn’t resist asking.
"Teacher, what is the power of the Holy Light in these?"
"Oh, it’s the holy wheat that I grew myself," Lolth explained, "Eating it might give you more connection to the Holy Light!"
She said seriously to Coristo.
"Really?!"
As soon as Coristo heard this, she got excited.
This looked so delicious and smelled so good…
There’s such a magical effect!
Coristo couldn’t resist!
She quickly picked one up and stuffed it into her mouth for a bite.
"Crunch—"
The crispy sound and the wonderful smell instantly burst in Coristo’s mouth!
"Wow—it’s so hot!"
Along with it, there was the huge heat from the freshly made dough sticks.
It made Coristo gasp from the heat.
But…
"It really tastes so good!"
Even though she got burned a little, Coristo couldn’t help but say with shining eyes!
"Auntie… is this a food from our hometown?"
Coristo held the dough stick in her hands and said.
Lolth thought for a moment…
The delicious food of Earth, calling it hometown food, seemed to be right.
Even this fried fruit was a tasty memory from a long time ago.
So Lolth simply admitted it.
"What you say is not wrong…"
Unexpectedly, when Lolth said this, Coristo’s eyes filled with tears.
She took another bite of the fried dough stick.
"Crunch."
While chewing, she said more softly.
"Auntie… so this is what Grandma taught you, right?"
Lolth heard this and was surprised for a moment…
Then she felt helpless.
She understood where Coristo meant when she talked about her hometown…
So this little girl thought that the fried big fruit was a delicacy of the Succubus clan!
This was indeed a big misunderstanding.
If only the Succubus clan could have a warm breakfast of fried dough sticks and soy milk…
Then Lolth wouldn’t be so eager to run away from home.
She could only nod.
"Oh, yes, yes…"
"This is the traditional food of the Succubus clan, fried big fruit."
"So delicious!"
"Everyone eats this!"
Lolth also thought it was unnecessary to shatter Coristo’s lovely fantasies about the Succubus clan…
After all, she would never go to the Abyss or the territory of the Succubus clan in her lifetime.
Her cheap succubus grandmother probably wouldn’t show up either…
There was no need to tell her that the Succubus clan actually ate very strong-flavored, hard-to-swallow foods at every meal.
It was not necessary.
After all, considering that she thought fried dough sticks were tasty…
Coristo’s taste buds did not inherit much from the Abyss and the succubus.
Even hearing Coristo’s words…
Lolth felt a bit sorry for her again.
To be honest, the communion of The Church of Light, even though improved…
Was still extremely dull!
Ordinary people could occasionally cook a little something for themselves.
These high-ranking members of the Church of Light and the royal family of the Holy Lieto Empire.
Even if they didn’t eat communion, they still had food that fit the "doctrine."
It was basically so plain that it could be called tasteless.
In a certain sense…
Even Lolth found it hard to judge which food was worse, the food from the Succubus clan’s territory or something else.
After all, in the Abyss, succubi had a lighter taste.
Sometimes, the food even matched Lolth’s appetite—after all, she had eaten things like spicy blood stew several times.
The spicy flavors were only slightly hot.
And because her mother loved these dishes, such foods often appeared on the Succubus clan’s dining table.
In about three or four days, there might be two or three meals with dishes Lolth could accept.
So for years, eating the Church of Light’s holy meals without variation…
Compared to the Succubus clan’s meals, it was just another form of torment!
This little girl had also suffered!
Even if she hadn’t inherited too much of the Succubus clan’s taste, I was afraid her preferences were still quite strong.
Thinking of this, Lolth became even gentler.
"Don’t rush to eat, Auntie will prepare you something to drink."
Saying this, Lolth took out a small table from her bag.
Then she made a bowl of soy milk and a bowl of spicy soup.
"Here, Coristo, have it with your food."
Saying this so gently, Coristo was taken aback for a moment.
Then she felt touched.
"Auntie… I…"
She was silent for a while, and finally looked down and took a sip of the spicy soup.
Then the delicious food started to tremble a little.
"Waaah…"
Coristo was once again moved to tears by Lolth.
She carefully tilted her head back to stop the tears from falling into the bowl.
This little detail made Lolth like Coristo even more.
Respecting food, truly a good child!
"Slow down, slow down, there’s plenty to eat."
Lolth spoke gently, and the originally false feelings of care were becoming more and more real.
This princess of the Holy Lieto Empire truly had a pitiful air about her.
At the same time…
In the Holy Empire, in a small town near the Papal State.
Kanor was wearing a little priest’s robe, standing next to Lalea, who was dressed in a bishop’s robe.
"I say, pretending to be a bishop is a bit much."
Lalea looked at Kanor and whispered.
"There’s nothing wrong with it. With me here, you can’t get caught."
Kanor said very confidently.
"It’s not just a matter of being revealed or not," Lalea tugged at the edge of her robe, "we used to go wherever we wanted and fight wherever we wanted… Now that we’re in disguise, isn’t it a bit late…?"
Kanor glanced at Lalea and shook her head.
"Sister Lalea, you still haven’t realized the biggest problem…"
"Have you seen a wanted poster inside the Holy Lieto Empire?"
She asked calmly.
Lalea paused for a moment, then shook her head.
"It seems there really isn’t one…"
As she said this, Kanor spread her hands.
"That’s right, because this place relied too much on the Holy Light and the church…"
"Law enforcement relied on the Paladins, and justice was in the hands of nobles and the church who wielded the power of Holy Light… even healthcare and education depended on the church."
At this point, Kanor looked at the crowd around her, her voice growing colder.
"To put it simply, this place was very backward…"
"Compared to the country where Sister Lalea was from, it was indeed a bit stronger…"
"But compared to Hillenbrand Town, this place seemed like…"
Kanor paused for a moment.
"A group of people who thought of themselves as saviors treated the citizens like pigs and kept them confined…"