It is a distilled liquor made from fermented potatoes…maa, it’s basically shochu.
「However, Tatsuya-dono is such a meanie. If you came here to trade vegetables, you should have said so from the start….」
The elf queen glared at me while drinking shochu.
「No, you guys suddenly attacked us…..」
Maa, if I say that again, it will only start with a fight so I better keep my mouth shut.
That aside, the queen’s attitude softened when we fed her my carrot just like what Arisa suggested.
The elves are originally busy working to export weapons and tools that are magically enhanced. It seems like they are too busy that it is too impossible for them to farm.
There is a high demand for magically enhanced products from various countries and you can say it’s a business where money flows non-stop.
However, they are living close to the forest of no return so it is very hard to carry fresh vegetables there.
It seems like a stable food supply was one of the weaknesses of the village because they only rely on imports for food.
Given their situation, they have no choice but to wage war against Sonja and the hand-riding rabbits.
「Maa, let’s pour the past into the water and just enjoy the superb vegetable and sake today.」
The queen is pleased but it seems like there’s more sake than vegetables.
In fact, they even brought me smoked meat from a certain hut while they served me more and more shochu.
「By the way, how did you make these vegetables taste like this?」
「It’s a trade secret.」
I’ve confirmed it with Maria but it seems like I’m the only one who has farming-related skills in this world.
In addition, we were in a state of war just a few moments ago so there’s no way I’ll reveal my cards.
「Maa, given how they taste—-it is normal that you want to keep it a secret.」
The queen seems to especially like the petit tomatoes since she has been eating them since earlier.
And she also drinks shochu while eating.
The sweet little tomatoes are like strawberries but I don’t think they go well with sake….
「By the way, queen-san, why don’t you try putting this on vegetables and eat it?」
「What’s that?」
I tried to put mayonnaise on a small plate because it is good and I thought they would like it.
Along with it, I gave her carrot and cucumber sticks.
「…….fumu?」
While tilting her neck a little, the elf queen sticks the tip of the stick to the mayonnaise and puts it on her mouth.
「…..what is this?」
The queen quickly ate the sticks on her mouth after dipping them in the mayonnaise—she’s so intense that she had to drink shochu to unblock her throat.
「I can only think of this as a work of the spirits of the forest…..what is this taste? Is it alright for something this delicious to exist in this world?」
Next time I come, I’ll bring some vegetable dressing.
Maybe you’ll forget everything once you taste it.
「You’re exaggerating.」
When I answered with a smile, the queen shook her head with a serious expression.
「This taste….I can’t think of it as a product of human hand.」
Then, the queen turned her gaze to Sonja.
「And of course, if you have this kind of carrot, you’ll certainly get this girl…」