Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

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"So what is all of this again?" Asked Emeraldine, looking at the immense feast filled with doubt and a bit of disgust…

In front of us, there was a gigantic feast I had ordered. I ordered every single thing in the menu, including drinks and desserts. There were all sorts of critters, the desert people especially liked eating the giant bugs that wandered in the desert.

"Well this over here is roasted Golden Centipede, considered a delicacy due to its tender meat. Over here we've got Salted Green Oasis Frog, it is very tender and delicious. In here, there's Leaping Desert Snail, the shell is very hard but once roasted, the meat inside becomes very tender and flavorful! Over here we have an Ant Stew, including the big queen floating in the center, and some desert cactus roots. Oh! And how can we forget the Ocular Demon's meatballs? Their eyes are surprisingly juicy!"

The girl that brought us the food explained everything in here, there was even a whole roasted armadillo too, with claws, head, and everything… The meals smelled of all kind of things, but they were all… not the usual things we ate in the more Mediterranean zone of the continent.

"Alright, let's dig in everyone!" I giggled.

"Uwaah… Ugh." Emeraldine was trying to look for something less gross to eat.

"Hmm, oh this centipede's tender! It tastes like a slightly bitter shrimp." Said Partner, munching on the giant thing all on her own.

"Hmmm…" Lucifer was not really grossed out either, he just disliked sweet things. "Oh, these eyes and the frogs, not bad…"

"Hmm! Nom, nom, nom…!" Nyx was devouring the armadillo with big bites, head and claws included.

"I-I think I'll just eat the bread…" Emeraldine grabbed a piece of bread, suddenly realizing it had tiny, green-colored crickets inside. "GAAH?! There are bugs inside the bread!"

"Ah, yes, it's our popular cricket bread! Because its impossible to get them off the grains, we've grown used to see them in the bread as they get processed." Laughed the waiter girl. "Nyahaha! It's tasty and crunchy and adds an extra layer of energy! Give it a try, it doesn't disrupt the flavor of the fluffy bread at all! This one variety is special, the crickets are covered in a delicious sweet and salty sauce before being put into the dough!"

"W-Whaaat?!" Emeraldine was dying inside.

"Come on now, just try it!" I said, munching on the bread. "OH! This is not bad!" I put some butter over it and the fusion of flavors was surprisingly amazing.

"Hahhh…" Emeraldine gently gave it a bite. "Hm… I-It's not bad? Oh, it has the taste of oregano on it too, and some onion too. It tastes like the Elven Bread that has oregano, onion, and olive! Hmm…"

And she got it! Now she would begin to slowly open for more foods, I hope.

"Come on now, Celes, eat your stew." Nia said.

"B-But it has ants in it…" Celes was disgusted.

"It will fill you up just fine, dear." Her mother sighed.

"Ugh…" Celes gave it a taste. "Hm… ugh. Nom. Ah… Eh? Not so bad…"

"See? It's good!" I laughed. "Let's eat as much as we can!"

I loved to try out new things, so this was a paradise to me. In the previous city we weren't able to explore things too much, but this time around I'll look things a bit more.

I know I need to find my little brother too, but if I make haste, things will only become more chaotic, and right now, I really need some tranquility and stability to feel calmer and prepare for whatever is to come.

"Anyways, thanks for the meal!" I said, as I left a bag of coins over the table as we walked away, with our stomachs full.

"Nyah?! So much money…!" The waiter cried. "W-Wait, there's too much here!"

"You can keep the charge." I shrugged. "Anyways, do you know where there's a few good weapon, armor, and similar things shop?"

"T-There's a few…" She sighed. "I'll tell you where they are."

She quickly gave us some directions as we made our way to the closest shops, looking for fitting weapons. After going through two of the that sold really shitty things, we landed on a rather good looking one, it had more expensive things, but they were all good quality to excellent quality.

The one selling the products was a depressed looking very old Desert Elf man, with a short black beard and sharp silver eyes. He let us wander around and look for the best things.

There were many interesting weapons, but compared to what I can do with good preparation, it wasn't much, but sufficed for equipment for Nia and Celes, and also for Fabian and the kids too.

"Do you have small armor pieces for the kids?" I asked him.

"To the left, we sell stuff for midgets like dwarves and halflings." He said with a gruffy tone of voice.

"T-Thanks!" I said gently. "Alright kids, come here, let's quickly choose what you want to get…"

We spent some time helping them decide their armor, there were of all shapes and sizes, some more generic than others, but I had the money to afford the best sets. As for Celes and Silva, who weren't frontliners, we still got them some light protection, such as chain mails and so on, alongside robes enchanted with magic-enhancing runes.

"Wow, you all look like a cute RPG Party in some Dragon Quest…" I said while gasping. "So cute!"

Once the kids were done changing their clothes, they looked absolutely adorable in their new medieval equipment! Celes was wearing white and blue priest robes, which enhanced spirit magic power, and a huge blue hat that enhanced ice and water magic power.

And then there was Silva wearing a black robe, with brown shorts, tiny black boots, and a witch hat that enhanced darkness magic powers and curses and hexes, which her miasmic powers seemed to count as!

So cuteeeee!

We also got Nyx some new items for her to try on, Lucifer and I were going crazy because she looked absolutely stunningly adorable with every clothe we put on her!

"I can't decide, everything looks good on her!" He cried.

"I know right?!" I laughed.

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