Morian Berry
While passing through the marketplace, Trish suddenly stopped in front of a fruit stall.
Buying fruit?
Mm...
No way! These are soft and squishy Morian berries!
You like that fruit?
Totally. I used to scarf down a bunch in one sitting when I was a kid.
You peel off the prickly skin, and then take one bite for that sweet-and-sour juice to gush in your mouth—
Ngh... wait, that's not the point!
What really matters is that...
These Morian berries are...
Soft and squishy!
...?
...Why are you looking at me like I'm being ridiculous?
Don't tell me, Captain. You've never had a Morian berry before?
...You haven't?
Captain, you've been missing out on your life!
Okay, but what's so great about them being soft and squishy?
Well, you see...
That's because Morian berries are normally hard!
It's not like the berries themselves are rare.
Morian trees grow pretty much anywhere in Lavistar.
But the soft and squishy Morian berries are almost impossible to come by.
And I like them soft and squishy...
But even with money, I haven't been able to get my hands on any.
Back when I was little, there used to be tons growing near my house...
But they're all underwater now, so that doesn't matter anymore!
Excuse me, sir! I'll take the whole crate!
The whole crate...?
Yep. All of it.
...You're gonna eat all that yourself?
The way of the hunter! Grab first, think later!
Bag some for me, and ship the rest to an address I'll give you.
By the way, where'd you get these? Soft and squishy Morian berries aren't easy to find.
I can't recall exactly where I got them...
I think from some orchard started growing them in bulk?
Anyway, I heard the profits go to a good cause, so I stocked them.
Hmm... I see.
Mmmmh! So good!
The taste, the aroma, the texture... It's perfect!
Want one, Captain?
Just as she said, the Morian berry was delicious.
The soft flesh popped with a juicy burst the moment I bit in.
Well? Amazing, right? Told you!
Hehehe! I'm gonna eat until I'm sick of them!
Why bother planting anything when you can just make money and buy a ton like this?
Plant?
Ah, just an old story.
Uuugh...
Now there's only one left...
Should I eat it now?
...Or save it?
Then how about planting it instead?
If it sprouts and grows into a tree, you'll get to eat way more later on.
But then I can't eat this one...
You said I have to plant it without eating it, right?
Haha. But if you skip one berry today, you might get a hundred later!
A-a hundred?! Really?!
I wanna plant it! I'm gonna eat a hundred someday!
Haha. Okay. After dinner, we'll go plant it up on the hill.
Of course, after that, I didn't even see a single sprout, let alone any fruit.
The whole place went underwater when the house flooded.
What a stupid story, right? A hundred berries, yeah right.
Like anyone knows what's gonna happen tomorrow!
With an angry huff, Trish shoveled a handful of Morian berries into her mouth and started chewing furiously.
A few days later, Trish admitted she couldn't finish all of the Morian berries and gave out a big basket of them.
...I decided to share them with others before they went bad.