Chapter 406 - Chapter 359: The Cute Intruder
"What? Is something wrong?"
Yes. I'll head to the studio right away.
Since Yata-sensei said something's wrong, it must be pretty serious, right?
But then again, it's not like I can do anything about it from here. More importantly, I need to get the White Dragon Princess back home first.
"Waf."
"Hm? What's wrong?"
Lupi roused me from my daze. I looked in the direction she was indicating—toward the church.
I could see the main gate of the church and the path from there to the mansion—the very path the White Dragon Princess had run down...
"Ah, so Azure came. That's a relief..."
I guess he noticed the princess had escaped and came after her.
He wasn't exactly rushing, but he must have noticed when she waved her arms around.
"Mion, sorry. When Yata-sensei gets here, could you ask him what's wrong? I'm going with Azure."
Leave it to me!
Well, I'll leave that part to them for now.
And so, Azure said:
"Hey there, sorry. I came in a hurry... but uh, I'm really sorry."
He gave a wry smile while watching the White Dragon Princess happily eating a sweet potato stick from the island, bowing deeply.
"Oh, no, it's fine. Argenta went to the Necropolis, right? That was something we asked her to do, after all.
But still... does the White Dragon Princess often escape like this?"
"She's been getting more energetic lately. It's a happy thing, but it's causing trouble for those around her..."
It seems she had escaped from her room today during what was supposed to be nap time. As a result, a big commotion started, and they apparently rushed to consult with Azure.
"You certainly made it clear where she came from."
"She teleported toward the direction of the transfer magic circle for this island. If I followed her there, it would've caused another commotion about whether I should chase after the princess..."
"I see."
"So I asked Nina-san about it. Sorry for doing that without permission."
"Not at all."
With this, the White Dragon Princess should be able to return to the Dragon Capital safely. I can breathe a sigh of relief.
As for souvenirs... unfortunately, there's no time to make any today.
"Princess~ time to go back or Argenta will get mad."
"Hai~"
The White Dragon Princess seemed satisfied and obediently took Azure's hand. It's kind of like me and Miki in the past...
"Well, sorry about today. A letter from Argenta will probably arrive later too, but if there are any books you want, let me know?"
"Oh, no, no, please don't worry about that."
To be honest, I've received so much already that I'm starting to wonder if it's really okay.
"Bye-bye~"
"~~♪"
Swie and the White Dragon Princess said goodbye to each other until they couldn't see each other anymore.
When did they get so close? I feel like they were glaring at each other at first...
"Phew..."
Shou-kun. Are you free?
Ah, she's back to the synthesized voice. Maybe the teacher is here.
"Uh... yeah, I'm good. What's up?"
Alright. Let me explain from the beginning...
First, the gathering in the Necropolis that started before our livestream went smoothly. It seems the dragonfolk were very satisfied with the dishes made by cooking players from the Revanderi guild.
Other players who heard about the event also gathered, and while it was lively, it had a peaceful atmosphere.
"I'm relieved it didn't turn into a major incident over there."
Yes. And then, after our livestream started...
Since the Necropolis is already a safe zone, of course they could watch our livestream, but apparently it turned into some kind of festival where people were trying to recreate the dishes I made on the spot.
Well, they could probably make pizza right away, and I don't mind that at all, but...
"Did that cause any trouble? I don't mind at all, though."
No. Even though they called it 'recreation,' it wasn't perfect, and the finished dishes didn't get amazing buffs or anything...
"Ah, well, that makes sense. Thanks to the Medicinal Cuisine Mastery? Or rather, it's probably because of the materials our island residents helped with."
And then, at the very end when we were singing...
It seems that players holding various instruments participated and sang the same song, which caused quite a stir.
Yeah, that's fine in itself, but...
"Uh, what else?"
After the performance finished, a lot of cat fairies suddenly appeared...
"Huh?"
And there were over a hundred of them.
The sudden appearance apparently caused a major commotion at the venue...
"Cat fairies... you mean Cait Sith?"
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p>Shou-kun, do you know about them?
"Yeah, I've just heard of them."
They appear quite often in the game, and seem much more common than Selkies or Uriscs.
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p>The cats seemed hungry and are now eating the dishes from the gathering, it seems.
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p>"Ah, so things have calmed down a bit now."
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p>Yes. Everyone is very interested in the cute cats, but they think that paying too much attention might make them dislike it.
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p>Because they're cats.
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p>It's not so much that they dislike being paid attention to, but rather that they might keep their distance.
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p>"So the gathering is still going on?"
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p>Yes. However, Guildmaster Bell and Seth are busy dealing with the cats.
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p>"I see."
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p>Butー, they seem to be having troubleー with communicatingー, it seems.
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p>Said Yata-sensei.
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p>Cait Sith, as expected, apparently only say "Nya." Or rather, do fairies in general not speak human language?
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p>"Where did the Cait Sith come from in the first place?"
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p>We're asking about that now. It seems they came from the south, but not really from outside the city.
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p>Could it be from the transfer magic circle?
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p>"'Ah!'"
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p>I remember the Game Dolls were managing it, but I wonder if they had measures to prevent anyone from coming? I want to tell Guildmaster Bell and Seth right now... no, but maybe Seth has already noticed?
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p>Guildmaster Bell and Seth are talking with Natto and Polly. Oh, Mog is with them too.
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p>"Ah, so they're trying to get some translation through the Gnomes, huh?"
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p>Just like how you were able to talk through Swie-chan, it seems.
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p>"Right."
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p>I see, so Natto brought a Gnome with him. Well, it's not surprising since they've been around since the Necropolis World Quest days.