The Bride Of The Sacred Forest God
Chapter 29. Appreciation from Those Faithful to Aragaki for the Bride Candidate

After going through many steps to make a delicious breakfast and another new menu to please the Guardian God, Reda finally managed to make it.

“Completed~”

“Huwaaa~all looks delicious, Reda-sama.”

“The rice is also mature. As the experiment.Ryuunosuke, let's taste it all. Say it's delicious or not, yes.”

Ryuunosuke looked so enthusiastic that his tail swayed quickly.

“Huwaaa~”

Mushroom rice, tempura and kakiage of wild vegetables, miso soup with added mushrooms and pickled vegetables accompany this breakfast.

“I added the tamagoyaki egg I made at the end and chopped it as an extra nutrient for Ryuunosuke to get more excited. Let's try.”

Ryuunosuke directly devoured it. Just one mouthful, he already looked flushed from being so happy. It tastes good and the crispness makes it so enjoy its vegetables.

“Enak...no?” Reda hesitated a little with the menu she made for the little fox

“Nak! Aragaki-sama and the others will love it, the instincts of Ryuunosuke's servant are very sure of it!”

Hearing that, the village girl looked so happy.

“Thank God. I hope, Nushi-sama will always be happy while eating it.”

The smile of the village girl when calling Aragaki looks so beautiful. She was so admiring the man who had even been rude to her.

Ryuunosuke saw that.

“Had the feeling of Reda-sama quickly conveyed to Aragaki-sama.”

Reda began to intend to take a plate and bowl to prepare breakfast. But, he was a little scared.

“I...can I pour that soup into a bowl?”

“Ryuunosuke alone prepared it. Take a seat first and have breakfast too.”

“Ryuunosuke, I'll go to the hut to boil his wild vegetables later. The important thing is breakfast is all ready.”

“But, Reda-sam can eat the leftovers belonging to Ryuunosuke.”

Reda shook her head.

“That's Ryuunosuke's ration, so eat until you're full. I'm not okay. Although I do not have any other oils and spices, I can still boil them so do not worry.”

Unbeknownst to the two people in the kitchen, the four Aragaki servants had left. No one knew where they were going after seeing all that.

“True too. I forgot to ask, it has been this week that we have not cooked meat for Nushi-sama and the others. Is there any other fish or meat?” ask Reda

“Usually we look for it in the market. Reda-sama must have remembered the stealth village upon entering here, right?”

“That place is yes..”

Reda recalled the ill-treatment she received when she first came, but she also did not want her master who was a wolf demon to eat vegetables like herbivorous creatures.

“I'd love to make meat stir-fry for Nushi-sama.”

“Reda-sama, later we will shop to the market together. How?”

The village girl nodded.

“If you remember, it's been a week I haven't gone out of this place. Maybe I can get something. I hope they will accept me little by little.”

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Aragaki brought back some dishes such as yams and fruit and chestnut nuts.

“Who would have thought that a morning walk like this could get me all this for free?” aragaki Mumbles

Yeah, that's true. This lord of Higashi no Mori was extremely handsome even though he was sometimes cold. Although he hated humans, he never showed the cold side to the inhabitants of Higashi no Mori.

As the ruler and protector of the forest, it was only natural that he saw for himself what happened in the village. Thanks to that, he often got a lot of things to plant for free.

“I'm sure the little fox will love this fruit. These apples and chestnuts look so delicious. The kid will love it.”

Aragaki has not been out for the past week and how happy she is to be so out of her residence.

Just then, he stopped walking and looked at the trees around him. It was unclear what he was thinking, he just felt that time had moved and stopped

all at the same time.

“If it was all just a dream, I might be able to forgive everything that happened. I wonder if I can replenish my empty feelings?”

Arriving at the entrance, Aragaki opened the door and saw the four servants as if they had just returned from somewhere.

“You..”.

- Deg

All speechless. They looked at their master and looked at him.

“All of you, what are you doing? Did you guys just come back too? Where are you guys from?”

Aragaki asked her servant. Seeing their strange faces, Aragaki grew even more curious. At that moment, the four of them switched the conversation.

“A–Aragaki-sama, what is yam and fruit?” ask Hakuren

“This? It was given to the villagers. They gave it to me. I meant to give it to my beloved little fox. Because it's breakfast time soon, I'd better give it to you now.”

“Aragaki-sama does not need to give it to the fox. Let us drive him!”

“Nagi's right, Aragaki-sama. We'll drive him. We recommend you hurry to the dining room now.”

Not intending to ask them, Aragaki headed straight for the dining room leaving his four servants.

“Haaa~I'm glad you guys managed to divert Nushi-sama, Nagi, Kuroto” said Ginko with a feeling of relief

Hakuren nodded in agreement with Ginko's words.

“After all, I can't imagine what Aragaki-sama would do if he knew the delicious dishes he had eaten over the past week were made by Reda-sama.”

“I am sure the village girl will be directly thrown out of here.” Nagi said

“Even until now I still can't believe it. The way the girl processed and cooked it so as not to leave the scent of her hand was apparently thanks to Ryuunosuke's help. They really are like a team.” Kuroto added

But none of the four intended to tell the matter to his master. Suddenly Hakuren said something.

“I..I still haven't changed my outlook to Reda-sama. This may sound crazy, but I quite understand the feeling of the little fox. And now, I pretty much put great hope into Reda-sama.”

“Hakuren..” Kuroto was surprised to hear that.

Apparently, it is not only Hakuren himself who thinks so. The other fox also seemed to have not much different thoughts.

“I didn't mean to accept the village girl. But, I have to admit it. Of all ‘bride’ candidates who came to this place since 200 years ago, only he is someone who wants to do all his duties despite bad treatment.”

“Nagi true. Besides, Ryuunosuke likes her so much and Reda-sama also treats the beloved little fox Nushi-sama so well. He even gave a ribbon that Ryoko-san used to wear during his life.”

“...” Kuroto is speechless

It seemed that only he had yet to fully accept the village girl. But he also did not have a bad view of her.

She invites Nagi to deliver all the items in her hands to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Ryuunosuke was preparing to deliver food for everyone with Reda. They both went to bring all the breakfast this morning.

“I hope everyone likes it, Ryuunosuke. I felt good for the past three days and I also don't want to stop bringing a lot of good food to Nushi-sama.” Reda said with a smile

“Ryuunosuke too, Reda-sama. Ryuunosuke hopes that Aragaki-sama will love all the dishes that Reda-sama made secretly.”

When it was time for breakfast, at least Aragaki was already in the dining room.

“Aragaki-sama~”

“Good morning, Ryuunosuke.”

“Did Aragaki-sama wake up early in the morning by himself again? Ryuunosuke accidentally did not wake Aragaki-sama again this morning.”

“That's. Hm? Smells good. What's new food menu again?” ask the master with a smile

Hearing Aragaki ask so in a gentle tone, Reda who was waiting outside was eager to steal a little glance and see what facial expression her loved one made in that silence.

“Create yourself, Reda! You must not break Nushi-sama's orders or you will be punished. I hope Nushi-sama wants to talk to me that softly before I die later. Though impossible, but..I really expected it.” said the girl inwardly

From behind, there were sounds of footsteps heard. It was the sound of Ginko and Hakuren walking towards the dining room.

Hearing that voice, Reda who was still standing waiting for the little fox came out and immediately greeted the two.

“Good morning, Ginko-sama, Hakuren-sama.”

Usually, Reda never gets any greetings back from them. Even if there was, they would just pass through it and enter the dining room.

However, it seems that everything is different.

Reda realized that there were two pairs of legs stopping in front of her. As soon as he lifted his head, he got a smile and a greeting back from the two.

“Good morning, Reda-sama.”

“Good morning. Have a good day, Reda-sama. Thank you for helping the little fox again this morning.”

Seeing that, Reda could hardly believe it. He got a sincere smile from the Aragaki guardian demon for the first time since a week arrived.

“It feels like a dream.”

That was what was on the mind of that beautiful, innocent girl.

So happy, Reda gave her best smile to the two demons. Both of them looked happy to see the girl smiling. After all, it was because they knew what the girl was doing behind them.

Nagi and Kuroto also do this. When Reda and Ryuunosuke brought another meal to the dining room, the two of them who were walking behind him greeted him.

“Yo, village girl.” greet Nagi

Reda was surprised by the greeting. He almost dropped the food he was carrying. As soon as he looked back, he immediately greeted the two.

“Se–good morning, Nagi-sama, Kuroto-sama.”

Nagi did indeed directly pass through it, but she gave her smile this time. Reda was quite surprised. Not only that, Kuroto even had time to say something that the girl did not expect.

“Good tape. That suits you.”

The girl's face flushed hearing that. The praise and smiles in the morning were not from his loved ones, but knowing the cold attitude of the four Aragaki servants turned out to be kind to him, making the girl get new hope.

The girl did not know that the four loyal servants of Aragaki had known everything.

All the best efforts of the village girls for their master all this time, had gained great appreciation from them.

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