Chapter 578 - Chapter 516: Cooldown
Riding Rigel towards the mansion.
Lupi, Leda, Roy, and even Shal and the Cait Siths, slowly walked along with us, but the comment section is getting all hyped up with stuff like "march" and "fairy king's triumphant return"…
"You good, Rigel?"
"Bururun!"
With me still on his back, Rigel easily leapt over the hedge encircling the backyard.
Lupi and the others also jumped steadily, following suit.
"That's amazing!"
[Bolion]"Ooooh, so cool!"
[Kushou]"That's awesome. Maybe I should get [Riding Skill] too."
[Giganot]"I want him to run on the [Sandy Beach]!"
[Bluesha]"
And so on...
When I dismounted Rigel, Shal swiftly approached and removed the harness for me.
I'll leave the rest to them and get started on dinner.
"Alright, I'll go get dinner ready. If you could send in your questions ahead of time, that'd be great."
"Okay!"
Today's meal was a hearty spread: stir-fried boar meat with Cuminon and Odapra (potatoes), fajitas made from Greydeer meat marinated in spices and then grilled, and deep-fried Parpigeon.
For Sweee and Raz and the others, I made plenty of Cuminon and Ocher Nut cookies. I also prepared a lot of salad for Rigel.
While Pan and the others set up tables for the buffet and Ghillie Dhu and his companions prepared the plates, I finished the stir-fry and fajitas.
The prep work was already done, so all that was left was cooking, but with such a large quantity, it was quite a task.
"Alright, please take these."
"Meow!"
I dished out the finished food, handed it to Shal and the others, then started on the next batch.
My [STR] has increased, so maybe I should make a bigger frying pan, no, maybe a wok?
"Oh, and this one too."
I wish I could fry the deep-fried chicken more easily.
While Mion chatted back and forth with the viewers, I finished the cooking and had them serve it.
"~~~?"
"Ah, yeah, go ahead."
Sweee asked if it was okay to call the White Dragon Princess, so I, of course, said yes. I decided to introduce her along with El-san.
"Shou-kun, is it about time?"
"Yeah. Sweee just went to call the White Dragon Princess, so wait a moment."
[Seiki]"The White Dragon Princess is here!"
[Gafugafu]"Woooooah!"
[Daytron]"
[Shakeena]"Such a peaceful time ~"
And so on...
I haven't told the two of them about the live stream, and there's no way to explain it.
So, there's a chance Mion's presence on the island might be revealed through a casual conversation, but in that case, I plan to have Mion come to the island and continue the live stream.
As for how she got to this island… I guess I'll just have to laugh it off.
"Food!"
"Ah, that's Althena-chan."
"Whoa."
El-san was behind the White Dragon Princess, who came running over.
[Marionella]"Her attendant?"
[Koyo]"Huh? Who's that cool person?"
[Carlone]"[Winged Folk]?"
And so on...
Well, that's the kind of reaction you'd expect.
Mion then introduced El-san, and it seemed everyone was convinced.
[Ashleaf]"It's fine that she's a woman!?"
[Messerin]"Is Mion-chan okay with it?"
[Dition]"Well, I guess the Princess can't be by herself..."
And so on...
"It's perfectly fine."
She replied, and then,
[Nautilus]"Ah, yes..."
[Shakeena]"Good luck, Shou-kun ♪"
[Messerin]"We're always watching, so it'll be fine~"
And so on...
…It seems everyone was convinced.
"~~~♪"
"Alright, alright. Everyone's here now."
"Okay!"
"Let's eat!"
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I left the care of the White Dragon Princess, especially her refills, to El-san.
Sweee and the Fairies were over there too, and Pan and Shal's group were also enjoying their food.
"There were a lot of dishes using Cuminon today, weren't there?"
"Yeah. I've been hooked on it ever since I got it in the last live stream."
The seeds I gave Ato and the others were successfully cultivated, so it looks like I'll be able to make curry-flavored dishes from now on.
And after all that, it's still rice I want…
"Bururu♪"
"Alright, alright."
Rigel nudged me, so I handed him a Red Marth (apple) from my inventory. For Lupi and the others, I gave them Parpigeon breast jerky.
"Shou-kun. Can we start with questions now?"
"Yeah, go ahead."
"Then, for the first question. When do you plan to investigate the tower of the [Ancient Ruins] at the northern tip of the island?"
"Ah, I was thinking of doing it during summer break, but I guess it'll be fine if I can just reach a place where I can see it."
I mentioned that thanks to Rigel's arrival, travel to safe areas had become faster.
Though I think if I limit the members to Lupi, Leda, and Roy, I could go quite a bit further.
[Marcy]"No need to rush~. Let's take it easy~"
[Dengana]"Rigel-kun is already so active!"
[Napalm]"I guess you can't go through the cave?"
[Reaper]"How about in terms of combat power?"
And so on...
Oh, and also,
"I can use [Transfer Magic] now, so I can advance as far as possible."
The comment section, which had been in a relaxed mood, suddenly erupted.
"Shou-kun. Could you please explain [Transfer Magic]?"
"Yes. Um, you can use it when three skills – [Spatial Magic], [Gravity Magic], and [Barrier Magic] – reach skill level 7… did you already know about this?"
[Donden]"No, no, no, we didn't know that! LOL"
[Daytron]"
[Wanufe]"Three rare skills, and all skill level 7…"
[Dee-Es]"Was it in a [Grimoire]?"
And so on...
"Um, it wasn't in a [Grimoire], but I had heard from Azure-san that it existed. Then, once I could use [Summoning Magic], I confirmed it myself."
After I explained that, various speculations flew around, leading to even more questions and quite a commotion.
Oh, right. I absolutely have to tell them about that one thing.
"Um, I have one piece of unfortunate news about [Transfer Magic]. It has a 6-hour cooldown. Though there might be a way to shorten it."
Yep, the comment section went cold in an instant…