The girl's clumsy and cute look made Ariel laugh a little. She used to be like this in the academy, and she was responsible for the cuteness in the trio.

The girl took out the kettle from the storage ring, handed it to Lucy thoughtfully and said softly.

"I told you to be careful because it's hot. Come on, drink some water slowly."

The girl glanced at Ariel's kettle and hesitated out of mysophobia before taking it. After taking a few sips to regain her composure, she handed it back to Ariel and said.

"It's much better. I'll wait until it cools down before eating."

"Well, it's good that it's okay."

Ariel smiled softly, with nothing in her expression. She just took the kettle and put it back into the storage ring.

Lucy held the grilled fish in her hand and waited for it to cool down a little while chatting with the girl. Perhaps thinking of her coming-of-age ceremony again, the girl sighed with a dark expression.

"Maybe it's good for Ariel to be like this. At least she can be with the person she likes. I can't help it. It's an adult ceremony right away. After the adult ceremony, there is no freedom anymore."

After hearing this, Ariel didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only comfort her with a smile.

"It's okay, don't be sad. Maybe... maybe you can find your own Mr. Right at this coming-of-age ceremony?"

"How could it be possible? Do I not know what the thoughts of those people who are coming now are? They all have sanctimonious and serious expressions on their faces."

"Actually, I don't even know what bad thoughts they have in mind. They are just thinking about how to get more benefits from my family. Some people may be thinking about how to get me into bed..."

"They all looked at me like beasts that want to eat people. Which one of them is a good person? Do they really think that I am a child who doesn't understand anything?"

Lucy, who had always been innocent in the girl's mind, couldn't help but express surprise when she thought of those people at this moment. The look of disgust that unconsciously appeared on her face made Ariel unable to recover for a long time.

It can be seen that Lucy also admires Harold very much, even when she said this, she did not forget to sigh.

"Maybe in this world, His Highness Harold is the only one who is not such a vulgar and misunderstood perfect man."

"this……"

The girl was a little dazed for a moment, and while showing a wry smile, the image of the innocent, innocent little girl in her heart that was ignorant of the world also collapsed unknowingly.

She didn't expect that she could see the ugly faces of these people so clearly.

However, when she thought about it, she didn't feel strange. The previous noble education class was not in vain. In addition, after so many years, she must have experienced a lot. Ariel sighed a little when thinking of this.

"Lucy, you see quite clearly. This is the fate and reality of daughters from noble families like us. If I had not run away from home, I would probably be worried about this now."

"Oh... forget it, let's not talk about these unhappy things. Let's eat, and we will be happy after eating good food."

The girl sighed and didn't want to say anything more. She took a bite of the grilled fish that was no longer burning her mouth. Her eyes lit up immediately, and her burgundy eyes were full of surprise.

"Wow, it's delicious! Ariel, are your cooking skills so good?"

"Hehe, it's okay. After all, I do a lot when I go out. Eat more if it's delicious, but remember not to eat too fast and be careful with the fish bones."

The girl obviously liked her praising her cooking skills more than her previous praise for her own strength, and couldn't help but laugh happily when she heard this.

"It's really delicious. The skin is crispy and crispy on the outside, but the fish inside is smooth and tender... Do you have any special seasoning recipe?"

A little girl, but with a big appetite. Even though Lucy had grilled fish stuffed in the corner of her mouth, she still kept asking questions.

Ariel smiled and tapped her chin with her slender fingers, recalling.

"If you want to talk about something special, it is indeed a very special seasoning. Because many of them are prepared from some outdoor seasonings that I found when I was exploring in the wild..."

While talking, the girl also told Lucy many of her adventure stories during this period. Of course, most of them were just trivial and interesting things, such as learning to cook, the scenery on the road, interesting monsters, etc.

"...The first time I grilled meat, I accidentally got it burnt. If Bai Bai hadn't given the food to me, I would have had to eat the burnt..."

"Huh? I didn't expect that Ariel, a genius like her, would get burnt when cooking for the first time."

The girl's voice seemed full of disbelief. Perhaps her admiration for Ariel since she was a child made her feel that Ariel was omnipotent.

"I can't help it. It was also the first time I came into contact with cooking at that time. But let me tell you, there are indeed a lot of things you need to learn when venturing outside. In addition to magic materials, many ordinary plants also need to be identified..."

When talking about her experiences along the way, Ariel immediately talked about them. From the various scenery along the way, to a certain perfume that smells good, to the magic paint that she improved...

What the girl said made Lucy yearn for it for a moment. Maybe in her mind, such interesting and fun adventures can only be found in dreams.

'I really want such an adventure. Well, it would be best if I was accompanied by a... handsome knight.'

Thinking of this, the girl seemed to peek at Ariel with some guilt.

While listening to the girl telling interesting things about the journey, she finished the grilled fish in her hands unknowingly. After a hearty meal, Lucy put her hands behind her back and her mouth was full of oil.

He also burped without any image, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"It's so delicious. Ariel is so awesome! I haven't been so satisfied after eating for a long time. I didn't expect that your cooking skills were taught by the viscount. It seems that he has some advantages."

Probably because Ariel said a lot of pale and kind words when talking about her journey experience. Therefore, the girl's influence on him also changed slightly.

At least in her opinion, it was a great positive impression that cooking was delicious.

Ariel, who had only finished half of the fish, glanced at the pile of leftover fish bones in front of Lucy. Then she glanced at the girl's flat belly, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

‘Where did she eat the food? Is this the spatial stomach bag that Wan Wan mentioned? Xiao Bai is also very good at eating, but he is a dragon and his real body cannot compare.’

You must know that the two fish caught by Ariel are not small, even the small one is more than half a meter long. It is hard to see that Lucy, who is even more petite than Ariel, actually ate them all.

The girl said with some admiration.

"You've really been able to eat so much since you were a child, and you haven't gained weight or grown in height. I really don't know where all your food has gone."

The girl's face turned red after being teased by Ariel, and she argued in a low voice.

"No way. The grilled fish made by Ariel was so delicious that I couldn't hold it back, so I ate more."

"Yes, yes, snack food, come and wipe your mouth."

Ariel laughed and agreed. She took out a handkerchief from the storage ring and gently wiped away the oil stains on Lucy. Lucy also skillfully raised her face and let her wipe it. It was obviously not the first time she had done this.

"Okay, you sit here and digest it, I'll clean it up."

After wiping her for a while, the girl took back the handkerchief and went to clean up the mess with a smile, just like a good wife and mother.

This made Lucy feel a bit like she was here to eat and drink for free, and she touched her belly a little embarrassedly. But I have to say, it felt really good to be full.

Looking at the girl who sighed with contentment, Ariel smiled and shook her head. After packing up the leftover fish bones and other things, she burned them to ashes in her hands.

Leaving the remaining flames for Lucy's lighting, the girl with dark vision took the used barbecue tools to the river and cleaned them.

"That wandering Viscount is really lucky to have a virtuous girl like you like him."

Looking at Ariel's busy figure, the girl couldn't help laughing and joking.

"What's the point? He taught me all these things."

The girl just smiled and said nonchalantly.

"Speaking of which, how did you fall in love with him? Didn't I remember that you originally liked Harold?"

Lucy held her baby-fat face with her hands, and there was a hint of doubt in her wine-red eyes that reflected the red firelight.

"Who can say clearly about feelings..."

Ariel smiled slightly but didn't say it clearly. Maybe even she herself didn't know exactly when she fell in love with the pale one, right?

Perhaps it was the way he saved himself countless times from the brink of death in the Dark Mountains. Or maybe it was his determination to stand behind him without taking a step back when his identity was exposed...

There were too many moments and possibilities that were the reasons why she fell deeply in love with Bai Bai. Memories were flooding in her mind, and the girl's expression couldn't help but reveal a bit of happiness.

'It turns out that we have experienced so much without even realizing it.'

…

"Yawn~"

The two girls chatted longer and later, until Lucy began to yawn and feel sleepy. Ariel stopped the conversation with a smile and said understandingly.

"Okay, after talking so much, it's almost time to go back. I see you're already feeling sleepy."

"No, I'm not sleepy."

Out of reluctance to part with her good sisters, Lucy said firmly.

"Okay, okay, it's really time to go back. If you still want to eat, I'll just make something for you to eat tomorrow night."

Ariel rubbed the girl's messy and smooth silver hair and said dotingly.

"Really? You can't lie to me. I will sneak out here to find you tomorrow night. We have made an appointment."

Lucy's eyes suddenly lit up and she laughed happily. It was obvious that this little girl really liked Ariel. Of course... she also had food.

"No, come back tomorrow night. Oh, by the way, I made these invisibility scrolls myself. Just take them. You don't have to worry about being discovered when you sneak out."

Ariel remembered what she said before about sneaking out and almost being discovered, so she took out a few scrolls from the storage ring and handed them to Lucy and said.

The girl naturally knew that these scrolls were valuable, but she had a close relationship with the girl. Without being too pretentious, she directly put them into the storage ring and thanked them.

"Thank you, Ariel."

"We have nothing to thank each other. Anyway, you sneaked out to find me to use. By the way, I will cast an invisibility spell on you now to make it easier for you to go back later."

Ariel said, raised her finger and tapped Lucy, and saw Lucy's figure begin to become transparent until the figure disappeared.

"Hey, you're invisible! Ariel is really awesome, so I'll leave first. Be sure to remember to be here tomorrow night."

Although Lucy could no longer be seen, the girl's lovely voice could still be heard in her ears. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a rustle in the bushes and the person had already left.
Chapter completed!