Chapter 638 - Chapter 568: The Island's New Sweets Are Born?
Monday
"It's done~!" "~~~♪"
After school.
Upon logging into IRO, the White Dragon Princess and Sweee charged at Mion, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards the White Dragon Princess's room.
I wondered what they could have finished, then…
"Oh, wow!"
"That's really good!"
Paper was laid out on the board used to mold the Stained Glass, covered with numerous flowers drawn in colored water.
They must have been flowers from the backyard, but their characteristics were captured so well, it looked lovely.
I wonder if they came up with this together? Mion-san and El-san probably offered some advice, too.
"Alright, I'll make it with this. I'll show you when it's done."
"Okay!"
The only problem is whether we have enough glass colors. Worst case, if we're short, we might have to put out another call for discarded glass.
"Let's have some snacks."
"Snacks~♪" "~~~♪"
I asked El-san to prepare the table, while Mion and I got the snacks ready. Store-bought cookies should be fine, right?
Speaking of which, yesterday, after talking about bananas, we discussed how it'd be nice to have other tropical fruits too.
Pineapples and kiwis, for instance, usually bring summer to mind when you think of a Southern Island, but…
"What kind of fruits are there in autumn?"
"Um... chestnuts or potatoes, perhaps?"
"Oh, you're right. I haven't had any recently. Next time, maybe I'll get Raz and the others to help me gather some Marone Fruit."
"That sounds nice."
Mauvepra was a Sweet Potato, so that's covered. What else…?
"Oh, right. Do pears exist in IRO?"
"Ah, I haven't heard of them."
"I'll ask Bell-san later. Pear compote is delicious, after all."
Just talking about it makes me hungry… I saw them at the supermarket the other day, so I'll buy some next time.
"Please make some for us next time."
"Yeah, let's make it together next Sunday."
…
"Hmm, this one seems the closest next."
Looking at the sketch drawn by the White Dragon Princess and Sweee, I searched for glass granules that matched the colors. For now, we were short on a few colors, but I decided to start with what we had.
"What about the white petals?"
"Oh, yeah. I was thinking of mixing this in for those."
The Raw Crystal Ore I received from a previous request. The slightly whitish ones, I'll use those.
"[Granulation]"
"So you're using crystal for that?"
"Yeah. It worked well when I made Sweee's wings, so... [Crystallization]!"
Yeah, yeah, it looks good.
"Perfect!"
"Good. I couldn't think of any other way to do it."
I picked it up and held it to the light; it glowed beautifully as the light passed through.
I wonder if this would work with other ores besides crystal?
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. I was just wondering what it would look like if I did this with an Opal."
"Um, wouldn't that be a waste?"
"Haha…"
Well, there's no need to use an expensive gem for this. Besides, if I used the rare Opal that Laz found for me, the precious play-of-color would probably just disappear.
"But still, red and yellow are the main problems here…"
"It seems they weren't among the ones we received either."
"Right. Are they just not in circulation at all?"
Just as we were talking about that,
[WORLD QUEST UPDATED!]
"Ah!"
Looks like there's been some major development? First, let's check the World Quest.
[World Quest: When the Devils Come]
"The demons that invaded the Demon Kingdom infiltrated the Marsis Republic and the Necropolis. They were also seen heading towards the Paltheim Principality and the Wolkelst Kingdom.
Some demons that infiltrated a remote island from the Necropolis were successfully eliminated.
Furthermore, information obtained from captured demons revealed that they are collecting Magic Stones and attempting to reuse them as large Magic Crystal Stones.
Having secured fewer Magic Stones than expected, the demons seem to have chosen the Ancient Ruins in the southern Demon Kingdom as their final destination. Exterminate all remaining demons to protect the Ancient Ruins.
Objective: Exterminate invading demons and investigate their purpose: 90%"
"Oh, it's progressed quite a bit, hasn't it?"
"That's thanks to Shou-kun, isn't it?"
"Hmm, if you put it that way, this time it might be thanks to Sabana-san."
That whole affair is apparently now called the Sabana Island Attack Incident, and I feel like that was the trigger for this.
Ryuryu~
"Huh? Is that Pan?"
"It seems so."
We paused our Stained Glass crafting and headed to the back where the voice came from. It's unusual for Pan to come to the mansion, so I wondered if something was up. His voice didn't sound desperate, so I figured it was probably alright, but…
"Pan, what's wrong?"
"Ryu~"
He showed us the contents of his bamboo basket with a triumphant look.
"Whoa! Azuki! Did you cultivate these?"
"Ryu!"
I stroked Pan's head as he puffed out his chest, as if to say, 'Of course!'
If we can harvest this much, we can start making sweets with Anko from now on.
"Are you going to cook them now?"
"Hmm, I'll do it tonight. Making Anko from Azuki is a lot of work, and I want to be careful the first time."
"Ah, that's true."
Grandma used to call it "Shibukiri" — we have to parboil them, and skimming off the scum is tough; you have to watch it constantly. Once I've made some proper, delicious Anko, maybe I'll try making Anbutter Toast first?