Pickle for your thoughts? (Dungeon meshi x reader)

All hails to King Laios!

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“Mh?” you lifted an eyebrow, wiping away the sweat from your forehead with your wrist, making sure that no blood or nasty juices could taint your already dirty faces “What am I planning to do, you say?” you narrowed your eyes, took a towel from Kabru and cleaned your hands while the girl in front of you tapped her foot on the ground “Ah, that’s easy. I’m going to make one of my mom’s recipes! Dragon meat skewers!”

Izutsumi could feel a blood vessel pop from under the skin of her forehead. How is it that everyone just thinks about food! It’s obvious that the cat-girl is talking about the damn future! Do they expect their lives to end once they ate that damn dragon or what?! She asked everyone–EVERYONE! 

First Senshi, who told her about making a meat pie out of ‘Faligon’, as he called the chicken chimera. Once she made herself clear, the dwarf answered that he would like to continue his adventure elsewhere, a place quieter where he can recover from this crazy adventure and enjoy a meal alone like he used to. Then the orcs came and started talking about boring stuff so Izutsumi had to run away to not be dragged into political stuff and bla bla bla.

So she went to Chilchuck. Asked the same question and got answered by another damn dish. Faligon blood sausage. And while that sounded quite tasty, it wasn’t the answer she was looking for. . .again. The half-foot will open a locksmith shop in Kahka Brud, even if it will have to wait for a while before leaving Melini to make sure that the half-foot association will find a new purpose and not go hungry. Without an answer for her dilemma, Izutsumi stood up and once again ran away.

Maybe the dumb elf might have what she is searching. . .even if the ninja shouldn’t have her hopes up. Faligon stew. . .that was Marcille’s answer. . .another damn dish. . .and another step closer for Izutsumi to simply flip everyone off and simply go nap somewhere cozy. Once the blonde girl finally understood what she meant she admitted that it wasn’t something she really thought about it. Maybe make up for the time lost with Falin or maybe she will go back home to visit her mother, it’s been so long after all.

Her last hope was you.

. . .

Now. . .why the heck did she hope for another answer that wasn’t food? Her party basically had a hive mind when it came to these things.

“Oh for stars’ sake not you too. I meant life plans, do you need me to spell it in japanese? I’m gonna have Chilchuck and Kuro teach me their languages if you want” completely done with everything, the cat girl pinched the bridge of her nose, letting out a low growl even she wasn’t aware it was possible for her to do. Nonetheless her explanation made more sense and you snapped your fingers at the realization. “Oh! You meant that!”

With a nod of your head you picked up Phlox before slicing the meat into smaller cubes while Mithrun was busy sticking the meat and basil on wooden picks. “I’m gonna die” was your nonchalant response, making the ninja snap her mouth close together with one of her nails “Don’t joke around knight! Now it’s not the time for your stupid humor or savior complex. The demon is dead, you no longer have to risk your life”

You hummed, tilting your head in her direction with a small smile, the blade of your sword slicing through the meat like it was butter “True, my purpose here is over. No more kingdom to serve, no more friend to save, no more citizens to free, no more teammates to protect, no more demon to kill. All that awaits me at the end of this duty is death” the sound of a wooden box dropped on the table echoed through the chattering of the people.