Chapter 623 - Chapter 555: Remote Island Mutual Aid Association Concept
“Emeraldia-san went to Sabana’s Island, didn’t she?”
“Yeah. Argenta-san knew where that island was, and Emeraldia-san really wanted to help Esason.”
Well, I was the one who told them about Sabana’s Island. Or rather, Nina did.
I also mentioned how Emeraldia-san found Sabana and Esason, and kept them safe until the rescue players arrived.
[Galeso] “Seriously?!”
[Marusan] “Aw, I really wanted to go help!”
[Breezer] “Isn’t that a bit too much intervention?”
[Meike] “That’s because there were demons, right?”
etc. etc. …
As expected, opinions were divided even in the comments section.
Some argued whether it was right for NPC Dragonkin to take sides in player disputes, while others said that NPCs naturally have their own likes and dislikes, so their intervention was only to be expected.
However, considering the incident involved demons, I think most opinions leaned towards the Dragonkin’s intervention not being out of place.
“That’s about it for now. Any other questions?”
“Yes!”
With that, I left the deluge of questions to Mion and started preparing dessert.
I took out the ice cream I’d already prepared in my inventory, and the White Dragon Princesses gathered around with a cheer. Emeraldia-san was there, too.
“Snack time~?”
“Yep. Today it’s ice cream. It’s sweet, cold, and delicious.”
I’d made ice cream with soy milk and Ecryu milk before, but this time I used Ambernault Milk. It was a luxurious batch, made with Yakokko Eggs and Fairy Flower Honey.
“El-san. Please make sure everyone gets some.”
“Ah, leave it to me.”
I’ll eat my share with Mion later.
“So delicious~♪” “~~~♪” “Mmm, so good!”
I knew it was delicious from tasting it, but I’m glad everyone seems satisfied.
Now, how are the questions coming along?
“Alright, let’s continue. We’ll just keep it a Q&A session.”
“Okay, here’s the first question. They’d like to know more details about why the Dragonkin intervened.”
“Hmm. As I just said, Emeraldia-san really wanting to help Esason was a big factor, and also, we don’t want the Ancient Ruins to cause another calamity.”
Saying that, I looked at the White Dragon Princess.
She was happily getting a second helping of ice cream from El-san.
[Dition] “Ah, they’re wary of a calamity, huh…”
[Reverb] “The Princess falling ill again is a no-go!”
[Popy] “I want to protect that smile.”
[Tonnen] “Demons were involved, so intervening was the right call, right?”
etc. etc. …
“Oh, by the way, the Ancient Ruins on this island have nothing to do with calamities. That’s why Argenta-san entrusted me with their management.”
I think I mentioned it in a previous stream, but I’ll explain it again.
It’s a Mana Recycle Facility, but those functions aren’t being used at all right now.
“Back then, they used to convert bulky waste into mana, didn’t they?”
“That’s right, that’s right. Well, ‘convert’ isn’t quite right; it’s more like throwing it into a volcano crater and burning it up…”
It’s a rather rough-and-ready recycling method, but mana is as crucial as air in this world, so it’s definitely an important facility.
The comments section was buzzing with questions about other Ancient Ruins, but I kept silent on that. They were on the mainland or other islands, after all.
“Alright, next question. Do you have any information about the demons’ objective in the World Quest?”
“Uh, yeah, I’ve heard the information obtained from interrogating the captured demons. They seem to be collecting Magic Crystal Stones. And they want the biggest ones possible.”
[Minamiruge] “Ah! I heard the stuff that got scammed was Magic Stones or Magic Crystal Stones!”
[Disol] “I still don’t get their ultimate goal.”
[Koji] “There was a request to find stolen Magic Crystal Stones, was it for that?!”
[Izupun] “Magic Crystal Stones? Why?”
etc. etc. …
Apparently, there were also incidents where magic tools embedded with Magic Crystal Stones were stolen, which became requests or quests at the Adventurers’ Guild.
However, since there’s little information and the requests are troublesome, they tend to be neglected.
“What do they plan to do with the Magic Crystal Stones?”
“I can’t say anything about that. Oh, no, Argenta-san did say that if we could catch a higher-ranking demon…”
Maybe we need to take on more quests related to Magic Crystal Stones.
I veered off topic a bit to discuss various ways demons might target Magic Crystal Stones.
“There was a large Magic Crystal Stone installed in the island’s Lighthouse, too. We should probably be careful about those kinds of things.”
“Ah, you’re right.”
Apparently, facilities like that exist on the mainland too, even if they aren’t strictly Ancient Ruins.
I heard the Triumphal Arch in the Empire and the Clock Tower in the Republic also have Magic Crystal Stones embedded in them.
“If they’re embedded, maybe they’re safe?”
“I wonder. There’s a chance they could be forcibly removed…”
[Mushinko] “On the contrary, maybe we could set a trap!”
[Diash] “The imperial capital has strong security, so it should be fine, right?”
[Nukudai] “So, it’s not enough to just be careful about the Necropolis, huh?”
[Dengana] “And there are other Ancient Ruins on the mainland too!”
etc. etc. …
As we were talking like that,
“Um, given the time, it looks like the next one will be the last question.”
“Roger.”
Since it was almost 9:30 PM, it was time for the last question.
“Will Emeraldia-san be living on the island from now on?”
“She, the dragon herself, intends to, but I guess it depends on Argenta-san? As for me, well, if she can help out in some way, I’m fine with it.”
“What kind of help would that be?”
“Basically, material transport. If we increase sales from the island, transporting things becomes difficult, so I’m thinking of having her help with that.”
“I see!”
Right now, I’m asking El-san for help, but if I ask Emeraldia-san, she could transport them directly to the Dragon Capital, and the volume she could carry would be much larger.
And also,
“This is still just an idea, but I was thinking if we could arrange for islands to exchange materials with each other.”
[Reaper] “Whoa, seriously?!?!?!”
[Master Chef] “Nice!”
[Daytron] “＜Remote Island Alliance Concept is amazing!: 10,000 yen＞”
[Bluesha] “Sabana’s Island and Bell Island would probably agree!”
etc. etc. …
It’s not as grand a plan as an “alliance”; I’m thinking more along the lines of a mutual aid association…