Pickle for your thoughts? (Dungeon meshi x reader)

Toad-day is not your day

Don't ignore me.

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"Hey Senshi what can you do with the water from an amp–"

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Before you could even blink two arms engulfed your body in a tender embrace, squeezing you tight as you tried to not spill the content of the amphora all over the place. "Thank the stars you are fine! I was so worried!" Long blonde hair entered your vision before you were suddenly released, even if not completely. Your eyes widened in happiness at the sight of the person in front of you "Marcille! You definitely look in a better shape!" Her green eyes shined as she kept her hands on your shoulders, making sure that you weren't the one near death bed this time.

"Ah! You got a pretty nasty scratch on your cheek!"

Your gaze traveled behind her and toward the old male gnome, who was cleaning his glasses nonchalantly. He must have been the one who healed the blonde elf, which means that whatever mission they had to do ended up being a success. Now, though, were is your lead–

"What the fuck happened to your face Laios!?"

"Tentaclus. . ."

". . .Stop, I don't want you to elaborate further"

". . ."

Chilchuck approached you from behind before suddenly kicking the back of your knee and almost making you fall "By the way. What was all the fuss about earlier? With the Naiad. Dont you think jumping out of the window was a bit too much!?" he scolded you, like a parent would do with a child. Silently you wined at the pain you were feeling, Marcille doing her best to not let you fall. Despite his stature the lil shit can kick like a pro.

"A Naiad?" The name of the spirit caught the attention of Tansu who turned towards his wife in wonder "Yes, a Krenaiai. It seems that the fountain spirit heard the cries of the Undine and wanted to help it" she confirmed with a nod.

"You met a Naiad!?" Shouted Laios in excitement, swiftly getting closer and ready to bombard you with questions. "I never met one! I heard that they each have their own domain and according to the Culinary Book of Monsters the water in their amphora taste different based on their type! How was fighting one?! Were you trapped in one of their circle?!"

Annoyed, Marcille tried to keep her blonde friend away from you, waving her staff in his general direction "Hey. . .don't get to close with that face. What if you infect us with that thing you have?"

"I can't do that Marcille. This is the product of the stinging poison of tentaclus–"

"I said that I don't want you to elaborate that!"

"Still stay away!"

Sighing you turned towards the brunette dwarf and passed him the amphora that was previously in the possession of the Naiad "Hey Senshi, what can you do with this?" The dwarf took the amphora from your hands, examining the water inside it.

Unaware to you, both Chilchuck and Marcille shoot horrified looks while Laios wiped away a fake tear "They grow up so fast. . ."

"Shut up Laios!"

Senshi nodded, finally satisfied with the choice of his next dish "Ye cant do much with only water but I think we have some left over leaves for a tea"

"Oh! What if you use the sweet part of tentaclus?"

"Shut up Laios!"

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First, take the amphora and empty its contents into a pot. Then turn on the heat and bring it to the boil. Taking the leftover aromatic leaves, shred them before covering them with a perforated cloth so as not to disperse the contents but still be able to flavor the water. Stir everything up before pouring it in a mug. And you have it! Naiad's tea!