“Little Brother, are you okay?”
“Master, we made it in time!”
Immediately after being saved by En-chan’s (Ent-Succubus) vine—
Sil-neechan (Silver Succubus), who flew in with the fastest summon speed, and Helen-san, who arrived via instant transmission after saving Natsu-san, embraced me!
(Yeah, even if En-chan hadn’t made it, this would have been fine, but still, but still…)
As we were brought back to land, the Demon Lord and his executives were starting to sink, burning on the liquid metal!
“M-materials, materials!!”
“…The Demon Lord and his executives’ bodies are already well-done, Master.”
“Clarice-san, even so, look, the magic stones, and his glasses!”
The Demon Lord’s Trident Spear seemed intact. As Helen-san gave a nod, Freezing Succubus began to cool the sea. Eldorado Succubus also placed both hands on the liquid metal’s surface, gradually returning it to its original seawater state… Are her palms okay with that?
(While that was happening, Burning Succ was retrieving the very hot-looking trident and glasses.)
Then, I returned my gaze from the sea to the succubi looking down at me.
“Sil-neechan, are your eyes okay now?”
“Yes, I’m glad I could rescue you in time, Little Brother.”
Incidentally, it’s the succubus version of her, not the older sister version, but even in that form, I still call her Sil-neechan. Yeah, she’s completely my older sister now, my older sister is my older sister.
“Deles-sama, would you like to lie down until you calm down?”
“Um, before that…”
“That’s right, Helen,” “Yes, Master. Healing Magic.”
The fact that she had Helen cast it instead of Clarice-san meant she wanted to apply a very strong, maximum-level healing magic. As much as Clarice-san is a Saint, when it comes to the quality of recovery abilities,
Clarice-san <<<<<< Goddess Succubus (Gotchan) = Helen-san That's how it is. Clarice-san excels in quantity rather than quality. As a side note, Freezing Succubus and Ent-Succubus can also use simple Heal... (Well, if we're talking about that, I can use it too!!) But still, high-quality healing feels incredibly good. "...I feel much better, thank you." "No, it's for Master's sake." "Then, since you're here, I'd like to hear your excuse." "Yes?" This might be a bit childish, but after such a terrifying experience, I want to get things cleared up. "Why was I the last one of the three to be rescued?" "That's because you were the one who jumped the highest, Master." "Huh? Higher than Natsu-san, the Rabbit-beastman?" "Yes, and due to your size, there was a time lag upon landing." In other words, are they trying to say that because I'm small, my landing would also be later by the amount of my height? (The falling speed should be the same, right? Right?!) "B-but, shouldn't I have been prioritized?" "However, if we prioritized Master, there would have been a possibility that the other two wouldn't have made it." "You judged that instantaneously?!" "Yes, I have accumulated that much experience." Hmmmm, if that's the case, then strategy-wise, or rather, practically speaking, is it okay to say? What they're saying is correct, it should be. (But still...) "Um, Deles-san." "Yes, what is it, Mogunami-san?" "Don't you trust everyone here?" However, even so, I don't have a way to avoid it on my own?! I don't have any flying equipment or means to fly, only me. (I'm talking about the regular members, Nina Starlights.) Well, it's true that Ent-Succubus made it, and Sil-neechan and Helen-san also made it. Even then, if no one had moved, Daku-chan would have used instant movement, or Clarice-san would have done something... "...If everyone thought someone else would save me and nobody acted, wouldn't I have died?" "Master, that's not possible. At least, I would definitely have saved you." "But I was scared," "...Master, are you perhaps trying to 'punish' me?" No, no, no, why did your thoughts go there! "A-at least, you should have worried about me first." "The first person I spoke to after rescuing you was Master, Deles-sama." "I-is that so?" "Yes, if you ask Mogunami-san, Juni-san, or Natsu-san." The three of them nodded. Juni-san is still groggy. (They don't look like they're lying...??) Speaking of which, I wonder if my "survive once even if I die" skill has recharged. "Deles-sama." "Yes, Clarice-san." "Let's put an end to this for now, or else... I'll 'teach you a lesson'?" Her expression was a scary smile, as if further protest wouldn't be tolerated. "Y-y-yessssss..." "Then let's collect the treasure chest." "The magic stones from all three have been extracted." It seems Poi-chan (Poison Succubus) collected them at some point. Those burned corpses, no, they're monsters, so it's okay, I wonder how she managed to put her hand inside those bodies. It's not like it doesn't matter if they get a little dirty just because she has poison hands... She's showing them to Clarice-san. "There are two Water Magic Stones (Large) and one Water Magic Stone (Extra Large)." "Um, this is..." "It's a very good material for the Appraisal Crystal." These are things that will sell for Platinum Coin units again. No, maybe it would be good to process these and permanently place them in the Adventurer Guild-like reception area for the dungeon being built under the Great Tree. (That way, I can transfer to the Great Tree instead of the mansion with a scroll.) While I was thinking that, we searched for the treasure chest, but... "Clarice-san, there doesn't seem to be any on the land part." "Thank you, Mogunami-san. Then, Helen." "Yes. All subs can dive into the water." Splash, splash, they went in. Furi-chan, Shira-chan, and En-chan can stay underwater for a reasonable amount of time, right? Then there's Daku-chan... Ah, Gotchan can dive too, that's unusual. (I wonder how deep it is, though?) As I was thinking that, waiting...!! Splashhhh!!! "We found it." "It's big." "It's probably heavy." Saying that, they placed the giant treasure chest on land. I hope water didn't get in through the gaps... Will it open? Yes, it opened. Inside, oh, oh, inside!!! "Amazing! It's packed full, bursting with seeds!!" Everyone peeked at my words! Yeah, the types of seeds are varied, but with this many, I can raise my stats without limits!! (Nina Starlights will become stronger again!!!) "Deles-sama, shall we put the entire box into the Item Box?" "Ah, yes, Clarice-san... Wait, is that something big buried in there?" I took out a particularly large seed from the pile. Th-th-this, this seed IS!!! "Master, could that possibly be..." "Yes, not possibly, this is the 'Mysterious Seed'!" The second building of the Great Tree, It's going to be built!!!!
