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The Souvenir Mantle Everyone Wants

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A few days later. While handling my daily work, I was making grass dumplings. Right now, I was kneading grass dumplings in a warehouse with a fish tank.

I want to train my skills alongside the mana boosting training. [Dryad’s Power] is currently only a skill good enough to make grass dumplings well. However, if I train it, it will probably have a positive effect on agriculture, just like the Dryad. I definitely want to train it that far.

In the game, there are two routes to train skills. One is clearing NPC quests, which trains the skill. The other is using the skill continuously, which also trains it. [Dryad’s Power] had multiple ways to train. For now, the skill activates when kneading grass dumplings. I will keep kneading grass dumplings for a while and observe the results.

Next to me, Brown was enthusiastically kneading grass dumplings as well. Of course, he also acquired the skill. Brown became skill-holder following Naru and Anaria.

“Konekone-nya… konekone-nya…” (Brown)

That Brown was happily kneading grass dumplings.

He looked like a cat playing with a ball… cute.

“You’re enjoying kneading, huh?” (Elt)

“Of course, nya! Thanks to Elt-sama, I got the skill, nya. I will work hard making grass dumplings, nya.” (Brown)

*Kneading*

“I’ll add another fish tank soon, which means we’ll need more feed. If the skill is trained, it will become even easier…” (Elt)

“The Dryad makes it two to three times faster than me, nya. I have to keep kneading… nya.” (Brown)

“That’s right. There’s no choice but to keep doing it, after all.” (Elt)

*Kneading. Kneading, kneading…*

Kneading grass dumplings is somehow addictive. Maybe it’s because I can recognize the completion as a sign of skill activation.

Brown seemed to feel the same. He was truly enjoying kneading.

Like Naru, the Nyaff tribe seems to like touching ball-like things… They are probably surprisingly suited to it. I can leave grass dumplings to the Nyaff tribe and Anaria with peace of mind.

 

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Meanwhile, Stella and Wood had arrived at the dungeon city Zanzas. There were more people than before, and the city’s excitement was even higher. It felt like they were waiting for something, like just before a festival.

At the Adventurer Guild, Guildmaster Leia greeted them right away. That was fine, but Stella was curious about the many new signboards added inside the guild. Wood also tilted his head and asked…

“Ugo Ugo! What does this sign mean?” (Wood)

“It says, ‘Hero Stella’s Challenge: Great Conquest of the Unexplored Area! Fourth Tour Reservations Now Open!’… Honestly, I don’t quite understand it myself.” (Leia)

“This is the trend nowadays. Many people don’t want to adventure themselves but want to follow after adventurers…” (Leia)

“I see… I suppose…?” (Stella)

“It’s fine. We will make sure not to obstruct or distract anyone.” (Stella)

“Ugo Ugo! You should just look properly!” (Wood)

“No, no, it might be distracting…” (Stella)

Seeing this exchange, Stella thought that times had truly changed. However, she didn’t feel bad about it.

The dungeon in Zanzas was one of the world’s highest difficulty. Its rank was SSS. It had been discovered nearly a thousand years ago, but no one had yet reached its deepest part. Despite this, hundreds of years had passed without any deaths, and now relaxed tours were held. This was exactly what Stella had wished for, valuing lives. Or rather, that might have been a slight deviation, but it was probably just a minor difference.

“Well, I’ll leave that part to you… If it’s safe, people will naturally want to explore dungeons.” (Stella)

“Oh… thank you very much. That is a wonderful phrase. ‘Exploring dungeons is human nature!’ I’ll take that as next year’s Adventurer Guild slogan and embroider it on a mantle to sell!” (Leia)

“Eh? Are there really people who want that…? Well, do as you like.” (Stella)

The commercial spirit was strong. Still, it was definitely better than risking one’s life to challenge the dungeon. That’s what Stella thought.

 

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At noon, I came to the lake with Tetetoka and some adventurers. The wind was a bit chilly. The tree leaves were starting to turn red. This Heelberry village had four seasons. Although compared to Japan, the changes were more gentle. The new fish tank was smaller than the previous one.

Well, it can’t be helped. This is the largest size I could quickly prepare.

“This fish tank is smaller than the last one.” (Tetetoka)

“Yes. Larger ones are hard to get. This size arrives relatively quickly… I’ll replace it with a bigger one eventually.” (Elt)

“I see. This fish tank can hold about two fish?” (Tetetoka)

“About that.” (Elt)

I also had to test the grass dumplings I made. They worked as food for the Rainbow Fish swimming in the tank, but I wondered if they could be used as bait for lake fishing. I didn’t want to be disappointed, so I invited Tetetoka. I immediately activated the magic [Large Tree Arm] to lower the small fish tank into the lake.

Watching that, Tetetoka murmured.

“By the way, Stella and Wood arrived at Zanzas around today, right?” (Tetetoka)

“…Yeah.” (Elt)

Though there was talk that their lives were not in danger… it was probably going to be a tough challenge. I could imagine Leia and Stella seriously discussing plans. There was no way it would be like a leisure sightseeing tour. It wouldn’t be like happily wearing a printed T-shirt on a carefree tour.

“Let’s trust and wait. That’s all we can do…” (Elt)

“Exactly.” (Tetetoka)

I tore some of my handmade grass dumplings and tossed it into the lake.

*Ploof*

After a short wait, several Rainbow Fish slowly approached.

A nearby adventurer in his thirties nodded with interest.

“The response to this grass dumplings is calmer than the Dryad’s, but they are definitely eating it.” (Adventurer)

“That’s good to hear.” (Elt)

“If you want to catch them, this might be better.” (Adventurer)

“Hmm… really?” (Elt)

“Yes. The Dryad’s grass dumplings excite them too much, making them gather excessively. It takes time to calm them down, but this grass dumplings don’t make them gather too much.” (Adventurer)

“I see, that’s an advantage I hadn’t considered.” (Elt)

Thus, we were able to catch rainbow fish more smoothly than expected. By using grass dumplings differently, we improved efficiency. The Dryad’s grass dumplings was for farming. Ours was for catching. It was quite deep. Still, we were gradually improving efficiency. This was undoubtedly progress.

Alright. I feel certain about Rainbow Fish breeding.

As a side note… When Stella returned and told me about this adventure, I laughed a lot. Also, the story about the “Stella Slogan Embroidered Mantle” appearing in Heelberry’s souvenir shops was another matter.

 

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