Chapter 596 - Easy Going, Easy Coming Back
Night. Leaving Azure-san's request to Seth and the others, we focused on exploring the northern part of the island.
Since the cooldown for transfer is long, after much thought, we decided to go as far as we could on foot first.
"Ready?"
"Okay."
Today's members were my party (me, Lupi, Leda, Roy, Pan, Rigel) and an alliance with Mion's party (Mion, Shal, Rake, Ato, Raz, Sweee).
After eating the curry we treated Gaju and the others to at lunch and resting for a bit, we set off.
"Brrr♪"
Rigel carried Mion and me, and we reached the grassland we'd arrived at last time in about an hour.
At a slightly hurried pace, we bypassed Schennepentes's location and arrived before 9 PM.
"Alright, I'm going to take a look around."
"Okay. Be careful."
Mion's party explored the border between the forest and the grassland again, looking for plants and flowers.
As for us, we aimed to go from the middle of the grassland to the other side.
"I'm counting on you to look after Mion."
"~~~♪" "Meow!" ""Uuuh"" "Grrr~"
I rode Pan instead of Mion, and we galloped into the grassland, led by Lupi and the others.
We were running quite fast, but Pan seemed perfectly fine.
It's probably because he has good balance.
"Woof!"
Lupi and the others stopped on a small hill, so I caught up and halted for a moment.
Looking out over the expansive grassland in the distance,
"They're there."
Three cow-like creatures, which I'd seen before, were leisurely grazing.
I thought, 'What should I do? They'll be startled if I rush over.' Then…
"Ryuryu."
"Eh? Are you sure?"
"Ryuu~"
Pan wanted to approach slowly, so I told Lupi and the others, and Rigel also approached calmly at a walk.
About 10 meters from the cows, I saw the name [Ambernault] on a white nameplate.
"Ryu."
"Eh?"
Pan, who had jumped off Rigel, approached casually.
About 5 meters away, the Ambernaults turned to Pan and,
"Moo~"
They mooed leisurely, showing no fear.
In response, Pan approached further and spoke to them.
"Ryu. Ryuryu~"
…Are they talking?
The Ambernaults gathered around, seemingly listening to Pan's appeal.
"Moo~" ""Moo~""
"Ryuryu~♪"
Pan turned and seemed to call us, so I dismounted Rigel, and we all approached slowly. Yeah, they don't seem scared.
[Ambernault]
Herbivorous animals inhabiting grasslands.
They are very docile and were once domesticated, but now only wild, rare specimens exist.
Animal Husbandry: Can be bred. Meat and milk can be used as food ingredients.
I feel like this island only has rare species…
"Ryuryu."
"Eh? You want to keep them…? Of course, it's okay, but are you sure?"
"Ryuu~"
"""Moo~"""
The cows seemed okay with it too.
However, there's the problem of space.
The horse stable has become cramped, so I started to feel it would be better to build a stable near the mansion.
"Woof?"
"Ah, that's right. Let's head back for now."
As far as I could see, there didn't seem to be any other animals, so we headed back to Mion and the others.
The Ambernaults also ran at a surprising speed.
"Ah, Shou-kun! Eh?"
"Mion. I'm bringing these guys home."
"Y-yes…"
She seemed surprised by the Ambernaults I brought. Well, yeah, she'd be surprised.
I explained that Pan had persuaded (?) them, and she understood, but,
"Shou-kun. Are these guys coming back with us by transfer magic too? That seems like it would use a lot of MP…"
"Yeah. About that… this."
"Eh?"
I pulled out a Transfer Magic Circle from my inventory and placed it on the ground.
I had retrieved the one that was on the first floor of the Mountain Cabin on my way back at noon, after getting Sweee's approval.
Even with inventory expansion, it takes up a lot of space, but using this means we can return to the mansion instantly.
"I'm going to have the Ambernaults go back to the mansion first using this. Pan, Shal, can I ask you two?"
"Ryuu~" "Meow!"
While I was asking the two of them, I explained to Mion.
After going as far as we can, everyone else will use this to go back first. Then, I'll collect the magic circle last and return home by transfer.
"I see!"
"No, Seth was the one who thought of it."
During dinner, we talked about the Individual ID Number and the unique identification number of the space for that Transfer Magic Circle, and I consulted him on how to use transfer, teleportation, and summoning, and he taught me this method.
But did the developers anticipate this use?
"It's hardly a glitch, is it? The Transfer Magic Circle not being completely fixed and being disarmable means it's within expectations."
Seth said so, so I think it's fine.
While we were talking, Shal and Pan returned.
"Meow!"
"Ryuryu?"
"Yeah. That'll be fine for now."
There's no more space in the horse stable behind the church, so they said they'd use the cave connected to the Ancient Ruins as a sleeping place.
I've already left it to them, and Pan knows much more, so I think it's perfectly fine until we build a stable.
"Alright, then, I'm going out again for a bit. Leave the Transfer Magic Circle where it is."
"Okay."
As I pulled Pan onto Rigel's back, he told me what he'd heard from the cows.
"Ryuryu~"
"Apparently, there are also monster cows, so I'm going to look for them."
"Please be careful."
Well, Rigel, Lupi, Leda, and Roy would be able to escape if things got dangerous, right?
…I need to make sure they don't lead it back to Mion's location.