Chapter 464 - Episode 439 The Important Thing Is to Be Relaxed Together
“Um, it’s about time, isn’t it?”
Yes. Before that, an announcement about next time.
Oh, right. “Um, I apologize for the inconvenience, but I’ll be busy visiting my grandparents and such…”
We will be taking a break for a while.
[Femura] “Seriously!?”
[Kusakoro] “No restart date either?”
[Kokkuri] “Ehh… (´Д`)”
[Hien] “Obon, so he’s going home for the holidays~”
etcetc…
Disappointed comments overflowed at those words. There was the troublesome issue from before, but it was also good that I didn’t have to worry about live streams during the training camp or holidays. I had some short videos I made but hadn’t uploaded, so I would release those and announce the live stream restart date later.
“Okay, let’s sing to end it.”
Yes!
As I took out my flute, Sweee and the others gathered. True and the Selkies were also eager to sing. Lupi, Leda, Roy, and Raz also seemed to love singing together.
[Ancient Children’s Song
Ugh, a new song, a bit nervous. Oh, but the pace seemed relaxed, so maybe I could do it?
“““Kyu~ Kyukyu~♪”””
“~~~♪”
The Selkies’ chorus echoed, followed by Sweee’s solo soprano. And then,
La~ lalala~♪
Mion’s singing voice was amazing after all. I glanced at the comments, the earlier discussion about a break was completely gone.
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“““Good work!”””
Yata-sensei’s voice was heard, and I was relieved we got through the live stream. She had been watching the comments all along, but…
“Were there any complaints?”
According to Yata-sensei, the viewers drowned out the strange comments. But she blocked them by their user IDs, so no need to worry in the future.
Thank you.
“That helped.”
I decided it was pointless to worry about such things, and I would just ignore them. More importantly,
“Mion. We’re done, you’re coming over here, right?”
Yes! I’m coming now!
Saying that, Yata-sensei logged out. The training camp started Monday. I’d make it easily at my usual school time, but I needed to take Miki, so I’d make sure not to forget anything.
“~~~?”
“Oops, sorry. Mion said she’s coming here…”
She should log in at the mansion, so I’d have them go pick her up. Sweee was essential to pass through the Divine Tree’s hollow. Then maybe Shal and Leda.
“Can the three of you go pick her up?”
“~~~♪” “Nya!” “Bow.”
Sweee gave a thumbs-up and dashed off riding Leda, with Shal chasing desperately.
“Kyukyu?”
“Right. Can you catch some good fish?”
“Kyu~!”
True dashed off, saying Leave it to me!, and jumped into the sea. The elder Selkies followed him, so that was probably fine too. Okay, while Mion was coming, I’d make a new hotpot and dessert.
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“How is it?”
It’s delicious.
I remade the seafood tomato hotpot for Mion, adding Seriola (yellowtail) that True caught. It was so fresh it was almost like yellowtail shabu-shabu.
“Kyukyu~♪”
“Thanks.”
True and the Selkies joined in, saying they could still eat more, even though they had already eaten. They ate quite a bit for their size. Seals also ate a lot, so maybe there was a connection?
“Oh, I changed the recipe for the Lumonella jelly dessert a bit.”
Yes.
“~~~♪”
Sweee immediately came to ask for some. It’s nice of him to share properly.
“Kururu~”
“Raz, do you prefer it plain?”
“Kuru~♪”
I gave Raz a small Lumonella, and Raz immediately took a bite and ate it happily. Okay, what else for today…?
“Nya! Nyanya!”
“Eh? Is it going to rain?”
Eh?
The Cait Sith suddenly started clamoring about incoming rain, and the Selkies hurriedly carried the food into the [Storage]. It’s going to rain that suddenly? I thought, then saw thick clouds forming over the center of the island…
“Whoa, it’s real! Mion, let’s go inside!”
Y-yes!
We quickly put away everything that was outside into the empty [Storage], and watched the outside from within. The rain, which started as a drizzle, quickly turned into a heavy downpour. It seemed we wouldn’t be able to move for a while.
“Kyukyu~”
“Nyanya…”
The Selkies didn’t mind the rain itself, but they didn’t like the rough sea. It was hard to catch fish, and they couldn’t gather olives or Lumonella. And the Cait Sith were even more dejected. They could swim, but they probably didn’t like getting wet. They were cats, after all.
“…Guess I’ll do the dishes.”
Oh, I’ll help.
I washed the dishes with Mion and the Selkies. After lightly draining the water, Mion dried them with [Drying Magic].
Ah, [Elemental Magic] and [Basic Magicology] leveled up!
“Congratulations.”
“““Kyu~♪”””
Mion’s skill levels were steadily growing. [Sewing] was her highest, thanks to the Ghillie Dhu.
Yes.
Two cups of [Papu Leaf Tea] were placed on the freshly wiped table. I sat on a chair, gazing at the heavily raining sea.
“~~~♪” “““~~~♪”””
Sweee and the Fairies sitting at the table started an impromptu song, and,
Ru~rululu~♪
Mion hummed along in chorus. Listening to it peacefully, it felt strange how the continuing rain didn’t seem so bad.
“Hm.”
“Woof!”
I picked up Lupi from my feet, enjoying her fluffiness, and felt sleepy…
Shou-kun. Shall we end for today?
“Oh, yeah. I guess so.”
I planned to return to the mansion tomorrow night before logging out. Until then, I had time to do various things here, so this much for today should be fine.