Another World Fluffy Cafe

Chapter 25: Luke’s Exercise

“Wow, the snacks we introduced are really popular, and the Fluffy Cafe is going great!”

“More importantly, you promised to join me for exercise, remember?”

“Oh, right!”

Just after finishing the closing duties, Taichi decided to go exercise with Luke.

And so, the night forest echoed with a scream.

“Ahhhh, so fast, so faaaaast!!”

Usually small… though still about a meter long… well, Luke had reverted to his original size and was racing through the night forest.

—With Taichi on his back.

“Come on, you can’t give up just because of this! You said you’d join me, so stick to it!”

“I didn’t expect it to be this intense!”

Taichi tried to retort, but ended up biting his tongue and writhing in agony. Talking while moving at high speeds on a Fenrir was impossible.

(I want to get off right away… but! Luke looks so happy!!)

Seeing this, Taichi couldn’t bring himself to say stop. In fact, he almost wanted to say, “Go ahead, more!” But since it was uncomfortable for him, he tried to ask Luke to slow down… but with Luke’s high energy, that was probably impossible.

“Oh, look, there’s a delicious-looking dragon over there. Let’s make it into steak.”

“Huh!?”

Luke had spotted a blue dragon drinking water by the river.

(Oh no, it’s huge!)

The dragon was about three meters long, bigger than Luke. Taichi couldn’t tell which was stronger, but it didn’t look weak.

“Wait, wait, wait, Luke! Are you planning to fight that thing?”

“It looks tasty!”

“That’s not the point!!”

Sure, to Luke, who was a Fenrir, it might be a delicious meal…

Even if he had fought dragons before…

(But dragons are scary no matter how many times you see them…!)

“I’m going to take care of this dragon. Taichi, stay here and wait.”

“Ah, okay…”

Luke set Taichi down on a safe-looking thick tree branch, and Taichi could only nod.

(It’s a good thing I’m not on his back for this…)

Taichi was still a bit worried. Even though Luke was strong, it was a dragon they were dealing with. Nothing was guaranteed.

As Taichi anxiously watched, Luke leaped high into the air, spun around, and with the wind pressure from his spin, launched a wind blade from his tail.

“Receive my ultimate blade—Moonlight Gale Slash!!”

(What an incredible technique name!)

Taichi briefly wondered if it was a skill, but the timing of the activation seemed off, so it was probably a name Luke gave it himself.

It was quite charming to see Luke, who now called himself a noble Fenrir, come up with such a name.

“Oops, I got distracted by the name… but the power is—”

(Huh?)

Taichi was left dumbfounded by what he saw.

The blue dragon’s head had been cleanly severed, and it was already lifeless. The fight was over so quickly.

Luke was really strong, just like when he fought the previous dragon.

(I guess it means I’m kind of a big deal for taming someone like Luke…)

But since he couldn’t imagine saying goodbye to Luke now, Taichi shook his head and tried not to think about it.

“Taichi! Come down and make dragon steak quickly!”

Wagging his tail, Luke urged Taichi to hurry. Just after defeating the dragon so impressively, Luke now looked very cute.

“Alright, alright!”

Taichi carefully climbed down from the tree and immediately used [Cooking]. With the magic herbs he had in his bag, he quickly prepared dragon steak.

It was one of Luke’s favorite foods.

“Here, make as much as you like and eat as much as you want.”

“Mm!”

Luke eagerly devoured the dragon steak, looking delighted. As before, it had a wonderful smell.

(I wonder if I can eat dragon steak too, just like the rabbit cookies were actually good?)

“Hey, Luke. Is it okay for humans to eat dragon meat?”

“Hmm? There shouldn’t be any poison, so it should be fine. I’ve heard that dragon meat was considered a delicacy for humans back in the day.”

“Oh…”

If that’s the case, the taste should be quite promising.

With no poison, it was safe. Seeing how much Luke enjoyed it, Taichi was confident it was delicious.

He made a few more dragon steaks and placed them in front of himself and Luke.

“Alright, I’ll dig in too!”

Taking a bite, Taichi was immediately greeted by the crispy texture on the surface and the rich juices that burst in his mouth.

It felt like the dragon was dancing in his mouth.

The meat was incredibly tender, melting as soon as he chewed. Who would have imagined such soft meat from such a powerful dragon?

“—So good!”

As Taichi exclaimed loudly, Luke nodded in agreement.

“Praise me for procuring it!”

“No, you’re amazing. I’m really glad that my first partner in this world is you, Luke. You even help out at the Fluffy Cafe… though you’re not very friendly.”

When Taichi said that, Luke turned his face away, embarrassed.

Then he said one thing.

“It’s just that the beanbag cushion feels good, so I’ve claimed that spot as my territory! It’s not like I’m doing this for you!”

With a wag of his tail, Luke gave a convincing but unconvincing explanation.

Seeing Luke like that, Taichi decided he would continue joining him in exercise.