Chapter 429 - Silver Cat Knights Reunited?
The Selkies, Cait Sith, and Lupi had seafood pizza and meunière.
As for Sweee and the fairies, and Raz,
"This is the Lycos Nectar Pickle I served to the mana-imbalanced Cait Sith."
I placed the wooden plate with the pickle on the table, and they eagerly gathered around, eating it with delight.
They helped gather fairy honey back then, so it's a small reward.
[Dasatoshi] "MP recovery UP!?"
[Mushinko] "Medicinal cuisine is too strong, isn't it?"
[Master Chef] "The quality of the ingredients shines through~"
[Carlone] "Did it also cure the mana imbalance?"
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Did the cats get better thanks to that?
"Hmm, I'm not really sure about that. Azure-san said that there's still miasma remaining in the Necropolis, so he brought them to the island."
Speaking of Azure-san's story… Oh, I already revealed he's an Azure Dragon in the short video, so it's fine.
I also conveyed that the mana-imbalanced Cait Sith who came to the island were still young, and those who remained on the mainland were fine.
[Mii] "It seems most illnesses would be cured if one lived on this island."
[Ashleaf] "A sanatorium?"
[Rogappo] "Can we visit the island as tourists?"
[Sakk] "What about the Transfer Magic Circle you found before?"
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Ah, that Transfer Magic Circle…
We still haven't properly checked the storeroom of that mansion, have we?
"You're right. I kept thinking I'd do it after things settled down, but then various things happened…"
Since it's final exams, the streams will also be on hiatus for a while.
Tomorrow marks the start of the exam period, after all.
Mion was going to announce that this Saturday, next Wednesday, and next Saturday's streams would be canceled.
It seems IRO won't progress much during that time.
"Well, I have a lot of mundane tasks piled up, so I'll probably focus on those."
Properly checking the mansion's storeroom was one, and laying the mana transmission line to the mountain cabin was another.
Pan and his Urisk had already cleaned up around the mansion, so next, I just needed to deal with the mansion itself.
[Molto] "We'll wait patiently~"
[Relaxa] "Even a short video of you just playing with Lupi-chan is fine, you know?"
[Shundi] "Hmm, I think you need a break too~"
[Foifoi] "Streams probably make you tired, so it can't be helped."
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Well, the game time restriction was largely due to balancing club activities and part-time work.
Yata-sensei was struggling to ensure we weren't criticized for that, and I didn't want my grades to suffer because of it, so…
I'm looking forward to after it's over. It's summer vacation, after all.
"You're right. I have a few things I want to do with that time…"
I talked about wanting to prepare a place where Shal and the Cait Sith could live comfortably.
Where are you planning for Shal-kun and the others to live?
"I'm thinking the mansion would be good…"
That seems quite challenging.
"I'll fix the holes in the walls and roof, of course, but Bolyzerat had taken up residence there, so I want to replace all the floors and walls."
It feels like there's something that wouldn't wash off, no matter how much I cleaned.
[Jonto] "Serious business!"
[Risossu] "I know the feeling~"
[Rumamil] "Since Bolyzerat was there, even if it's clean, it feels gross…"
[Choccol] "Will you keep the storeroom?"
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What about the storeroom?
"Is the storeroom okay as it is? I'm wondering about the details of that, and what to do with it."
It was difficult because there was no one to rely on for such things.
Besides, I couldn't just keep renovating the mansion forever.
What do Shal-kun and the others think?
"Ah, you're right. I should have asked them what they wanted first. Shal~"
When I called, Shal put down his meal and came to kneel before me.
Somehow, I wish he'd stop with the "You called, my master?" kind of nuance; it's embarrassing…
"No, you don't have to be so formal. Anyway, I wanted to ask you something."
I brought up the topic of whether Shal and the Cait Sith had a preferred place to live…
Hmm, hmm, oh, that's right, there was talk about that.
What is it?
"He said that as knights, they want a place where they have something to protect, and preferably a place where the Goddess is watching."
Ah, the church!
"Yeah. That church is sturdy, quite spacious, and they can properly sleep and stay there right away."
I heard the story of the Necropolis, so I should have guided them there from the beginning.
The entrance was a magic door, but if Shal and his Cait Sith couldn't use it, I could just remove it and replace it with a normal door. It was a safe zone now, anyway.
[Legerie] "Holy Knights!"
[Perola] "Cait Sith Musketeers?"
[Subrock] "Shal-kun might actually be strong, right?"
[Muchol] "Since when did he have a rapier?"
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Shal-kun was originally the leader of the cats who came to the mainland, right?
"That's right, he was apparently the Commander of the 'Silver Cat Knights' of the Cait Sith Kingdom. Now he's handed over his seat to the Vice-Commander, so his title is 'Former Commander'."
I wonder if there's any meaning to displaying 'Former Commander'. Is it the developers' attention to detail?
Other Cait Sith were apparently found on Ramune-san's island, but… there must be Cait Sith who aren't knights, right?
You made the rapier for Shal-kun, right?
"Yeah. When I think of Cait Sith, I imagine them with rapiers."
Next, a hat, a cloak, and boots?
I felt like I could make all of them from Ranziboa leather, so I'd probably do that during the exam period.
For True-kun too, right? Um…
"I heard the trident he used to use was broken, so I'll make one for him too."
[Shumei] "Ooh!"
[Satena] "That would suit him so well~♪"
[Multai] "The island's defense power is increasing!"
[Napalm] "Another blunder-trident, right?"
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If I went out a bit further offshore, could I catch bonito or tuna?
Tomorrow, I'll buy sashimi on the way home…