Volume 2 Chapter 16: Super Sour!


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 2 Chapter 16: Super Sour!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m here, Guys!" Keith shouted when he entered the forest.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" Mir and the rest of the babies snuggled up to him. Keith smiled as he patted their heads, "Aww, so cute."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Anyways, I want you guys to taste this today! I brought something delicious for you to try." Keith quickly took out the giant tomato for all the Samui to see. And when they saw it, they were excited.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m going to split it for you to try." Keith took one and used wind magic to slice it into thirds. Each piecended in front of the Samui. Inti and the rest started to munch on it. And their eyes sparkled when they ate it!


    <span style="font-weight:400">It was something they had never eaten before. Well, they did eat some tomatoes. But it was nothingpared to these!


    <span style="font-weight:400">While the three ate,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo!" Keith turned around to see Shiro and the other adult Samuis staring at them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t worry. I prepared some for you guys as well." Keith wouldn''t forget about them. He took some tomatoes and cucumbers out for them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">And the Samui loved it! How could something be this good? Even the stickler Shiro was eating the food like it was the most delicious thing in the world!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Pff!" But Keith wasn''t focused on the adults. He looked at the tiny little snowballs, who each had a third. That alone was bigger than their face! But they still ate it. The juices from the tomatoes covered their faces.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith couldn''t help butugh. Well, there was one who didn''t get any.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith." Even Fira felt it as she ate.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo!" Mir bit Keith''s pants and tugged on it. His face said it all. No for me? The puppy dog face struck Keith''s heart. But,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo," Miyuki screamed at Mir. The child still needed to be punished. So, no treats for him. Keith ate the tomato. But Mir continued to keep giving him puppy eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Dammit! I''m sorry, Mir! Keith didn''t wait as he finished his tomato without a thought! It was like the world shattered around Mir as hey in defeat!


    <span style="font-weight:400">I''m sorry!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith got up from the ground and stated, "I''m going to go to the vige."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo?" Really?


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm, Mmhmm. Do you want toe with me?" Mir got up from the ground. Mir quickly climbed up Keith''s body and onto his shoulders. With Shiro saying it was fine, Mir could go with him. Before they went to the vige, Shiro shouted,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Oh, you saw the knights? Don''t mind them. They''re only collecting stones and wood for my resting area." Shiro told him there were some people who came to get stone and wood. It was easy to understand it was the knights.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You don''t have to worry about it. The knights are not going toe near here." Keith told them not to overharvest the forest.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo!" Shiro said nothing more as he nibbled on his cucumber.


    <span style="font-weight:400">And like that, they started to move. Keith looked up at Mir,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Come on, Mir. Don''t be mad."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo."Mir looked away from Keith. It was pouting over not getting something to eat.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"How about this? I will let you eat something good once your punishment is over."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Bo." Mir was still angry. But Keith noticed the hesitation in his voice.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I promise it will be something delicious."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" That angry face quickly turned to a smile once he heard that. Keith sighed in relief as he turned to Fira, "Fira, is it alright for me to search for vegetables around your vige?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">Wasn''t this their food source?


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s fine. I asked my grandfather about this. The soup you gave them willst for weeks. He said we can take some fruits and veggies we want!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Alright, I will keep this in mind." Keith turned to Mir, "Mir, Aria, I will count on you to find the veggies and fruit." Mir and Aria''s senses were better than his by a mile.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" "HooHoo." The two nodded as they began their search. Keith was excited. And it didn''t take long for them to find some things.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Ho!" Aria returned, and she brought something back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Oh! That looks like a lemon!" It was a little bitrger, but the appearance was the same.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Ahh! It''s that food!" Fira pointed at it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You tasted it before?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmmm! It tastes super sour!" Fira''s expression changed. It was like she went through something traumatic.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith took a knife out and cut it into slices. He handed a piece to Aria and Fira. But Fira didn''t touch it. I''ll save that one for Mir. Keith and Aria took a bite.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Argh!" Keith screamed as he dropped to the ground. Aria roared out too! Why is it so sour?! Keith rolled around in agony.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Fira could only watch.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"See! I told you it was bad!" Fira shouted. Keith and Aria continued to roll around for a few seconds before getting back up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Strange. I feel somewhat refreshed." Keith moved his arms back and forth. His body felt somewhat lighter than before. Was this an after-effect of eating the lemon?


    <span style="font-weight:400">And he couldn''t say the taste was bad per say. It was sour. But if he could do something about it, it would be good. Maybe if I dilute the juices? Keith was thinking about how this could work.