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#9
“Hehehe, grow big and strong. My little food supplies.”
After finishing the harvest, I poured water generously onto the NEW seeds I had just planted.
As if mocking my earlier worries, thanks to the Farmer skill buff, this was already the third harvest this time.
Therefore, there’s no need to worry about starving anymore.
It’s been about a month since I possessed this game character, and I have adapted extremely, no, too well to life here.
“…Time sure flies.”
After testing various things during this time, I found that Aqua Mystica had several functions…
Not only could it tame magical beasts, but it could also use the abilities of magical beasts that had absorbed magical energy.
Also, magical beasts that naturally followed me, like Ruby and the golem, were marked as ‘Tamed,’ but those whose power was neutralized by Aqua Mystica’s skill, like the King Slime, were marked as ‘Subdued.’
So, while I seemed to be walking the path of an overpowered character with a legendary weapon, there was one headache-inducing problem for me.
Namely, to supply water, I had to personally fetch it from the ‘Unfailing Spring’ near the forest.
Sigh… Having to travel back and forth such a long distance every time is truly so inefficient.
While pondering solutions left and right, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
‘If it absorbs magical energy, can’t it absorb water?’
I, who had been losing sleep every night due to muscle pain, immediately forced an experiment.
“Atty, absorb the water!”
Swoosh-
Aqua Mystica. I decided to call it ‘Atty’ for short. The reason? Because the full name is too long.
“How can this be…! This spring has never once dried up until now…! Amazing, Lady Zoe!”
“That crazy human is absorbing all the spring water!”
Atty’s operation completely stopped around the time the unfailing spring revealed its bottom. Because of this, I received dirty looks for a while from the magical beasts that had settled around the spring.
Thank goodness the spring refilled. I almost became an ecosystem destroyer.
Trickle trickle-
“Now, done!”
After tirelessly watering from the first row to the last row of the garden, sprouts were already poking their heads out in the first row, shimmering under the midday sun.
“Kyuuuu!”
“Ruby…”
Sigh, it hasn’t been long since its bath…
Frowning as I watched Ruby rubbing its whole body on the dirt ground.
“Kyuuung!”
…Oh my, smiling? You’re in trouble.
“Ruby, bath time.”
“Kyuuuuu!”
“Hey, where do you think you’re running!”
With a determined face, I snatched the fleeing Ruby, imprisoned it in the bathroom, and scrubbed off the grime vigorously. Until the dark, filthy water ran clear, very vigorously.
“Sniff sniff. Oh, our Ruby smells good.”
“Kiii…”
As the perfumed oil dissolved in the water, a sweet lavender scent wafted from Ruby’s body.
Now’s the time!
I immediately buried my nose in Ruby’s body and sniffed deeply.
Then, Ruby pushed my face away vigorously with its fluffy paw.
“Kyuu!”
Oh dear, it’s sulking, it’s sulking.
But I have a magic spell to instantly reverse this situation.
“Ruby~ Shall we have a snack, a snack?”
“Kyuuuu!”
Upon uttering the magic spell, color returned to Ruby’s face.
Ugh. As expected, whether animal or magical beast, there’s no beating snacks.
“Hmm… Then, how about an apple pie today?”
At first, I fed it selective food, mistaking Ruby for a puppy, but Ruby is an omnivorous magical beast.
So, we often share the snacks I make.
“Kyuuuu!”
“Alright, Ruby. Then, could you light the hearth fire?”
“Kyuu!”
Whoosh! Fwooosh-
The flame Ruby shot at the hearth bloomed to just the right size.
Good, let’s make the filling first. Slice the apples thinly…
“Tada, apple pie complete!”
Enduring a period of hardship, a golden apple pie with a glossy sheen finally completed.
Cutting a piece of the warm apple pie with white steam rising, the sweet apple and savory crust blended perfectly in my mouth.
Jesus Christ, I was clearly born to eat this.
Then, a system message flashed.
[<System> Congratulations! The title ‘Peep Peep! Chick Chef’ has leveled up to ‘Kitchen Assistant Chef’.]
– New cooking skills unlocked.
– The Completion of a Dish is MSG: A skill that maximizes food flavor by adding Magical Seasoning Gourmet.
– Mother’s Touch: A skill that grants cooked food the effect of restoring Stamina and Mana.
– Chef’s Eye: A skill that accurately judges ingredient condition and quality and suggests suitable recipes.
“…This is an insane skill, isn’t it?”
Reading the descriptions of the unlocked skills, I glanced down at the completed apple pie.
It’s already Michelin-star-level delicious, and a skill that maximizes flavor…?
That would undoubtedly be a heavenly taste.
“Skill, The Completion of a Dish is MSG!”
Activating the skill revealed a pink grinder engraved with a magic circle. The circular grinder had a handle embedded with small gems on top, and the lower part was made of transparent crystal.
“…It’s unnecessarily pretty. Hmm, do I just turn this?”
Grind-
Grabbing the grinder’s handle and turning it vigorously, sparkling powder magically sprinkled onto the apple pie.
Riding the momentum, I also activated the ‘Mother’s Touch’ skill simultaneously.
The Mother’s Touch skill was as intuitive as its name.
Literally, a giant hand roughly kneaded the apple pie, adding its touch.
The apple pie’s shape, which was a bit messy, became perfect, but somehow it felt like it might taste salty…
“…Wow, insane.”
My soul briefly visited heaven upon tasting the apple pie enhanced with the skills.
So, I decided to share this taste with my magical beast friends in the forest.
Because this is an ultimate flavor that must be shared.
“Ruby, let’s go have snacks with our friends!”
Generously stuffing a large wooden basket with the massively multiplied apple pies, I headed toward the forest.
“Mr. Golem! I’m here.”
“Lady Zoe? What brings you here?”
“Hehe, is that the famed Lady Zoe I’ve heard about? A pleasure to meet you.”
Arriving at Mr. Golem’s house, someone sitting at the round log table greeted me familiarly. I turned my gaze toward the direction of the greeting.
“…It’s a white cotton candy.”
“Cotton candy? What is that?”
“Ah, Lady Zoe. This is the Great Magical Beast, Lord Sompara.”
At Golem’s words, I stared intently at Sompara.
Sompara had a small, round body like white cotton candy, with tiny arms and legs. It had two antennae on its head and small, dainty wings on its back, possessing an adorable appearance that could even be mistaken for a fairy.
“…This is also a magical beast? And a ‘Great’ magical beast at that?”
Great Magical Beasts are beings that have lived for long ages and evolved spiritually, said to possess high intellectual abilities. So, I thought Great Magical Beasts would be more… dignified beings.
“Tut-tut, that question is quite rude, Lady Zoe!”
Seeming offended by my words, Sompara expressed annoyance, tapping the table with its tiny hand.
…And why is the way of speaking so refined?
Even though I decided not to judge by appearance, this was truly an irresistible force.
“…Really, really a magical beast? Not a fairy?”
“Lady Zoe! Apologize at once! Although I possess a lovely appearance like a fairy, I am the leader of the Sompara clan!”
“Haha. That’s right, Lady Zoe. Lord Sompara is a master craftsman with exceptional skill among the Sompara clan. Items made by the Sompara clan are all excellent.”
“Sorry, sorry, Sompara. I failed to recognize you.”
“Well, it’s fine. I, as an intellectually higher life form, must understand.”
…So, am I a lower life form? This guy.
I heard magical beasts consider short-lived humans as inferior beings.
As Mr. Golem told me, humans cannot understand the language of magical beasts, but magical beasts can understand human language. Well, not language itself, but reading natural energy? wavelengths? something like that. Honestly, I’m not sure.
…Hmm, I might indeed be a lower life form.
I, a lower life form, asked as gently as possible to appease the higher life form Sompara.
“But, a master craftsman? Specifically, what do you make?”
“Hmm, curious, are you? Then, Lady Zoe Could you come a bit closer for a moment?”
