Aurene and I had previously planted a fruit tree called Desert Apple in the desert.
The tree was bearing fruit, so we went to the desert next to the forest to see how it was doing.
“Nyanko-san, look!”
“Nyaa— (I see it.)”
Aurene pointed.
The tree was growing and bearing many fruits shaped like green peppers.
A group of elves was harvesting the fruit.
It usually takes years for a tree to grow.
[They grow too fast, don’t they?]
It’s only been about six months, I’m sure.
“Fufufu~ this tree is that kind of tree~.
The tree’s thin trunk makes it unsuitable for timber but bears a lot of sweet fruit~.”
True, the tree is only a little thicker than a human arm.
And it’s also only as tall as Aulene.
Their branches hang down so low that they look like they might break because of the fruit.
Aurene grabs one of them.
“Nyanko-san, here you go~.”
Is it safe for a cat to eat apples?
No, I’m not sure if this fruit is an apple in the first place.
[Appraisal].
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Appraisal Results
Dessert Apple Edible Determination
Result: edible. It can be eaten as long as one is careful with the seeds.
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That sounds fine to me.
Okay, let’s eat it then.
Bon appétit.
Crunch. Pop, pop, pop.
That’s the sound of seeds being chewed up.
Well, it’s okay.
It tastes… sweet.
How much fructose is in it?
“Hmm~ it’s delicious~.”
Aurene was chomping down on a dessert après beside me.
It was too sweet for me, but Nell and Mac-kun would enjoy it.
Of the fruit we all harvested, I got about two barrels worth to share.
I’ll take some as gifts when I visit the inn tomorrow.