Chapter 412 - Chapter 364: Lack of Nutrients?
"Woof!" "Woof!"
"Ah, Leda, Roy, I'm sorry."
Near the entrance of the storehouse, the two wolves helped clear away scattered scraps of lumber, carrying them in their mouths.
There's certainly enough room for the Cait Sith to lie down now, but…
"Ruff?"
"Ah, yeah. This is fine here, but wait a moment."
Lying directly on the stone pavement can't be good for them, so I need to get some coverings.
I have plenty of Greydeer and Ranziboa hides leftover, piled up on the first floor of the [Mountain Cabin], so I'll bring those. And some Amama Fabric too.
Rushing downstairs to fetch them, I returned to find Azure-san looking utterly apologetic.
"Sorry. I'd help, but…" he mumbled. His hands were occupied, pinning down the boss cat.
It seems it realized resistance was futile, but if he lets his guard down, it'll probably slip away.
I laid down a Ranziboa hide, then layered a Greydeer hide on top of it.
It's a good thing I had so many hides left over from before material processing, even though the meat gets consumed quickly.
"Paan, please. Gently now."
"Ryu~"
Paan gently settled the Cait Sith onto the hides.
Once all of them were lying down, I carefully draped the Amama Fabric over them like a blanket.
Hmm, I wonder if this will have any effect. Maybe I should really make proper comforters and stuff them with cotton or something…
Shou-kun. Sweee-chan and the others are consulting about something.
"Hm?"
Turning at Mion's words, I saw Sweee and the Fairies discussing something… Ah, they seem to be finished.
Sweee flew over to me with a whoosh.
"~~~?"
"Ah, Fairy Honey. That helps a lot. Leda, Roy, please escort Sweee and the others."
"Woof!" "Woof!"
Whoa, Sweee and her group are flying even faster than usual.
Leda and Roy looked a bit surprised and were scrambling to keep up.
"Kururu~"
"Ah, yeah. I appreciate you watching over them."
Raz would keep an eye on the Cait Sith.
And Paan and the others?
"Ryu?"
"Hmm, let's see. Tomatoes… I think Lycos are fine for them, could you bring some?"
"Ryu~"
I remember cats can't eat onions and such. And I haven't heard of any animals that can't eat tomatoes. No, but maybe I should confirm just in case?
"Azure-san. Are there any foods Cait Sith shouldn't eat?"
"Fairies and phantom beasts don't eat anything that would be poisonous to them."
"I see. Ah, so they weren't feeling unwell from something they ate yesterday."
"No, I don't think so."
Hmm, interesting, I'm learning a lot.
So, I don't need to worry about what Sweee and the others want to eat? No, but Sweee's curiosity can be a bit scary…
Shou-kun, what are you planning to make?
"Hmm, since Sweee and the others are bringing honey, and Paan and the others are bringing Lycos, I think tomato marinated in honey… Lycos marinated in Fairy Honey would be good."
I don't have much sugar on hand, but Fairy Honey is sweet enough, so I think it'll be fine.
I hope my Medicinal Cuisine Mastery skill works well… Just then, Azure-san gave me a puzzled look. Is it because I responded to Mion?
"Um, Argenta-san's letter mentioned 'mana imbalance,' and I definitely recognized that just now, but why on this island?"
"Eh? Ah, yes, about that…"
According to Azure-san, the Cait Sith brought here were young, and they had been affected by the miasma remaining in the Necropolis.
While fully grown fairies could withstand some miasma, and even purify it, younger ones would succumb to it.
They apparently started feeling unwell around the time the exchange meeting ended and they moved to the church where the Jade Goddess Statue was located.
"After I took the Princess home and finally relaxed, Argenta called me."
"You must be exhausted…"
"So I rushed over, examined them, and found it was 'mana imbalance.' I hurried them to the Dragon Capital."
Azure-san seems to have some medical knowledge, or perhaps a skill related to it?
In any case, the cause was found, so he acted to remove it.
"Didn't they recover?"
"They stopped getting worse, but they weren't getting better either. That's when I remembered Shou-kun's island and your cooking. The Princess improved so much, it's a proven track record."
I see. So he consulted with Argenta-san, and they decided on the letter first.
Will that miasma remain forever? With the True Jade Goddess Statue Shou-kun made…
"Um, can't the miasma in the Necropolis be purified by the goddess statue?"
"Well, it's a bit embarrassing to say, but the sanctuary from the Jade Goddess Statue has become… normal."
Azure-san looked apologetic again.
"Eh? Normal?"
"Our Dragonfolk manage it diligently, but it's no longer a miraculous sanctuary like Shou-kun's was."
"Miraculous…"
The super-large sanctuary I created regenerated the greenery around the church and even turned the fountain water into holy water… It was a dangerous sanctuary, but it seems to have returned to a normal one.
And the problem is that its range is gradually shrinking from there…
Isn't it okay if it's an NPC?
"As I thought, that's it."
"Hm?"
"Ah, no. Well, I thought perhaps a blessing was needed."
"Ah, that makes sense…"
If someone could try… asking Seth would be best, but he can't be there all the time either. Maybe it's better to make it accessible to regular players as well.
Having Master Chef-san organize it like the exchange meeting seems good, but even he has his own shop.
"Fgyaa!"
"Ah, hey!"
"Oops!"
I caught the boss cat that had broken free from Azure-san's grasp and lunged at me.
I thought it might scratch me, but it suddenly became docile. Why? I wondered, then I heard:
Lupi-chan, nice!
Lupi was holding the boss cat's tail in her mouth…
"Just calm down a bit. If these kids weren't brought here, things would have been much worse, and I'm going to make something healthy for them now."
"Wooo~!"
It was growling, and its fur was standing on end. Well, it's not getting through to them.
My connection with Sweee, True, and Paan must be strengthened by the Guardian title.
"~~~!" "Ryu!"
"Whoa, Sweee and Paan, welcome back. Now, now, calm down… Ah, sorry about that."
I soothed the two who were angry at the boss cat growling at me, and handed the boss cat back to Azure-san.
Receiving the Fairy Honey from Sweee and the Lycos from Paan and the others, I moved to the earthen floor. I'd make the Lycos marinated in Fairy Honey.
I diced the Lycos into bite-sized pieces for easier eating. I peeled the Greenberry Fruit, and then julienned the skin.
In a container, I added olive oil, Fairy Honey, a pinch of sugar and salt, and the squeezed juice from the Greenberry Fruit from earlier, mixed it all together, then added the Lycos and made sure it was thoroughly coated.
[Medicinal Cuisine Mastery skill level has increased!]
Oh, did that work out well?
[(Provisional) Lycos Marinated in Fairy Honey]
Lycos cultivated by Urisks, marinated in flower honey collected by fairies. (Explanation can be edited/added).
Effect: MP Recovery +5 per 60 seconds (1 hour), Anti-Disease II (6 hours).
Dish Name: (Undecided), Creator: Shou
Ah, shoot.
I might have messed up again…