Chapter 633 - Chapter 564: Today's Star is the Goddess
"Alright, dig in."
"Digging in."
Today's main course was Hogany Bull stewed in Grapeful Wine. The accompanying salad, made with vegetables grown by Pan and the others, had a lovely dressing made with Grapeful Vinegar. The bread was a simple Baguette, but it tasted incredibly good when dipped in the wine stew.
"Is it good?"
"It is!"
[Bluesha]: "So peaceful~(´∇｀)"
[Jont]: "They look like two daughters lol ♪"
[Kokudo]: "Appraisal, please!"
[Rogappo]: "Eat up~♪( ´▽｀)"
etc., etc…
"How about you, Sweee and the others?"
[Sweee chirps happily] "Kururu~♪"
For Sweee and Raz, the salad was their main dish, and it seemed they were satisfied since I added a lot of Lycos (tomatoes). Well, just eating felt a bit dull, so I decided to pick up some comments. Let's see...
"Ah, I'm sorry. Mion made today's meal, so there's no Appraisal for it."
[Skinko]: "Mion-chan's home cooking!?"
[Shidenkai]: "If the Goddess-sama cooked it, isn't there a huge chance for amazing buffs?"
[Master Chef]: "Did Shou-kun provide the recipe?"
[Daytron]: "
etc., etc…
"Uh, the recipe is one my grandma taught me. In real life, it's a hassle stewing it for over an hour, but in the game, it only takes 15 minutes, which is super easy."
"Was the dressing taught to you as well?"
"The dressing was something I saw online. Normally, I just use store-bought dressing, so I didn't know how to make it and looked it up."
"I see."
Apparently, dressings and sauces are mass-produced on the mainland, then portioned and sold. I heard they even have Worcestershire sauce, which makes me a little envious…
"How about exchanging seasonings for alcohol?"
"Oh, that's a good idea. Shal and the others have been making a lot of alcohol, so I was thinking of releasing the excess stock anyway."
[Seiki]: "Alcoholllll!"
[Mathis]: "I wish they'd try an auction just once (lol)"
[Choccol]: "What do you want in exchange~?"
[Akumon]: "How many will be available!? How many types!?"
etc., etc…
As expected, alcohol really gets people excited. I heard it can cause status ailments even in-game, so I wonder if it'll be alright?
"It looks like we'll be able to offer many different kinds of alcohol this time."
"Yeah. I think we can offer almost all types of alcohol that can be made on the island this time. Fairy Flower Honey Wine is out, though. It's too rare, and I want to save the flower honey for the White Dragon Princess as much as possible. I banned it after Sweee got drunk from it once, but Appraisal said it could be used as a medicine ingredient, so maybe I could make a little bit."
"More please~" [Sweee chirps in agreement]
Everyone seems ready for seconds, and El-san might not be able to handle it alone. We should prepare dessert too.
"Shall I come help?"
"Yes."
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After finishing their ice cream, everyone settled into a relaxed mood.
"It's about time for the Q&A session."
"Roger that. We'll both be answering today, but I'll be picking the questions. So, I apologize in advance if I miss anything."
Checking live comments from within the game is quite difficult, so I made sure to mention that beforehand. It seems the viewers understand, but... wow, they're flowing by at an incredible speed. Yata-sensei is probably watching too, but lately, he doesn't seem to help unless it's really something urgent.
"Alright, let's go with this one. First up: 'Please tell us how Mion came to the island.'"
"Uhm, thanks to the dragons, that's all I can say."
"Yeah. I don't think you can imitate it, but please let us keep it a secret for a while. You'll probably figure it out eventually."
[Sugiko]: "There's the demon incident too, huh."
[Yuion]: "So, like, they got carried here?"
[Tonishiki]: "Ah, right, right, right. I see, I see."
[Sakura]: "How long has she been on the island?"
etc., etc…
Although I dodged the question, it seemed most people were satisfied. I mean, the only way to get to this island from the mainland that comes to mind is by being carried by one of the dragons. The truth is different, but that method no longer exists anyway…
"As for when she came to the island, the exact date is a secret, but it was during summer vacation."
Was it right after summer vacation started? Both me and everyone else have reached a point where it feels more unnatural when we're not live streaming.
"Alright, next question. Uh, 'We haven't seen Emeraldia-san today'..."
"Ah…"
"Actually, she's not on this island right now. She's protecting the Kijimunaa on the Southern Island. There was the demon incident, after all."
[Asana-san]: "Oh, I see!"
[Tsubai]: "Can't we meet her on the Southern Island?"
[Draichisan]: "So she's holed up in the Kijimunaa village..."
[Seiki]: "Just a glimpse~"
etc., etc…
There are many people who want to meet her or catch a glimpse, but it is Emeraldia-san, after all. Should I hope that Gaju and the others will eventually bring her out? Or perhaps ask Bell-san, the president…
"Emeraldia-san will be transporting the Jade Goddess wooden statue that we unveiled today, so you might get to see her then."
"Indeed. Well, Emeraldia-san is… a shy person, so…"
So, please leave her be. Let's hope the Kijimunaa can influence her positively.
After that, we took various other questions, and the topic of the opal brooch Mion was wearing particularly livened things up. However, I managed to get them to accept that the Appraisal results would be kept secret for now, as even I have some lingering mysteries about it.
"Alright, for the last question: 'Any information on the World Quest?' The demons' goal is to collect Magic Stones and Magic Crystal Stones, and I wanted to show you something…"
I placed a bowl on the table and put ten tiny Magic Stones inside it. These were ones El-san, Shal, and the others occasionally found and brought back when they went hunting.
"If you take these… use [Granulation] to turn them into particles… and then use [Crystallization]..."
[Regenerated Magic Crystal Stone (Small)]
Magic Stones that have been crushed and recrystallized, with their Mana extracted to become Magic Crystal Stones.
Because they are recrystallized, there is a chance they may break after repeated use.
[Gafugafu]: "Whoaa! This is how you size them up!!"
[Roerima]: "Huh!? Why does it succeed??"
[Daytron]: "
[Reaper]: "Hm? Isn't it a bit smaller?"
etc., etc…
And I'm sorry to dampen the excitement, but…
"This recrystallization probably requires the [Alchemy] skill. My Alchemy level went up when I first succeeded."
The comment section reacted with a collective "Ah~" after hearing that. Still, it seemed some people properly connected it to the fact that the demons' goal was Magic Stones.
As I gazed at the lively comment section discussing various things,
"Shou-kun. It's about time…"
"Yeah. Today's star is Mion, so we'll end by having her sing the song that will start playing for preview after this."
The first preview song was
Naturally, I'd be playing it, but it's a good thing I've reached the level where I can auto-perform it…