“Come on, everyone, it’s Dwarf Hot Pot!”
The super-sized pot, brought in at Mariu’s command.
Wait, is *this* what they mean by Dwarf Hot Pot? No, the pot itself.
Twelve Dwarves were needed to carry it in, and the remaining eight brought the tableware.
(They brought twenty people with them…)
We’ve taken over this large dining hall, or rather, I got permission from Linzen,
the Guild Master of Kogatan, the Giant Dwarf. He’s probably fast asleep by now…
Anyway, it’s a private dinner party for my Nina Starlights. Honestly, we could have eaten back home!
(But, this kind of thing is nice once in a while, isn’t it?)
Apparently, Mariu is really excited about it.
By the way, for dinner, I’ll be eating separately from Nina, next to her.
That way, Nina won’t have to bother carrying the fork to her stomach’s parasite every time.
“While everyone is being served, let’s briefly talk about today’s Demon Lord subjugation.”
A large Magic Stone is placed on the table for now.
“Well, this is…”
“Mariu, what do you think?”
“It’s a concentrated high-class water magic stone, sir. It can be made into the finest Appraisal Crystal.”
It’s from that giant Marimo, you know!
I can see “Marimo Emperor’s Magic Stone” displayed for me too.
“More than a Rare Magic Stone?”
“In terms of rarity, it might be equivalent.”
“What do you think we should do with it?” “If you’re not turning it in to the guild, there are countless uses.”
While they were discussing various ways to use it,
the pot was being served. A Crystal Intelligence G was helping out.
And surprisingly, a Sexy Diamond Golem too. I need to give these Taming Monsters individual names.
(The ingredients in my portion of the pot are mostly vegetables, nice!)
Also, a steamed sweet potato is being served.
Its sweet aroma whets the appetite… it’s called ‘Shatsuimo’ or something,
a potato that grows in the Dwarf Country. I heard about it while getting my body dried off in the changing room.
“…I see. If water gushes out infinitely, it could be sold to countries suffering from drought.”
“Yes, if you wish to sell it, the Dwarf Country would be delighted to buy it.
They would buy it at your asking price without even needing an Auction, and install it deep within the coal mines.”
Once everyone had been served, Nina gave another greeting.
“Now, let’s have a feast to celebrate the Demon Lord subjugation. Please eat to your heart’s content. Cheers!”
“Cheers!!!!”
“Understood!”
A fun mealtime.
Nina, being her usual serious self, consults with Clarice about future EXP grinding.
“Golems are good, but Marimo are still better.”
“Yes, defeating just one gives a significant amount of EXP.”
“Diamond Golems, can you lure out the Marimo?” “…It might be difficult now.”
Huh, why?!
“Is it because we defeated the Demon Lord?”
“Yes, until a new Demon Lord grows among the many Marimos,
they will likely be hiding deep within the underground lake. Even if we dig and search in the water, they’ll escape.”
So, for EXP grinding,
we should have left the Marimo Emperor alive, shouldn’t we?
Similar to how Asrik didn’t deliberately tackle the Shadow-type Dungeon.
(Well, I only found out after defeating it, so it can’t be helped.)
As a side note,
I heard during meal preparation that Golems eat rocks,
but they happily eat Great Heavenly Tree’s Fruit. It’s truly an all-purpose food.
“Hmm, are there other types besides ‘Marimo Express’?”
“Yes, ‘Marimo Fantasy’, ‘Marimo Super Ball’, and others like ‘Marimo Passer’, ‘Marimo Piccari’, ‘Marimo Cape’, and ‘Takeuchi Marimo’…”
(She’s speaking so smoothly with such a beautiful voice for a Sexy Golem.)
Hmm, maybe I could freeze the whole underground lake like I did once before.
But this lake is too large… While thinking that,
I speak to Anju, who is chattering away while eating right next to me, on the opposite side of Nina.
“Can I talk to you now?”
“What is it? This mysterious meat is yummy!”
“That’s a mole-type monster! Ah, thank you for the explanation, Mariu!” “You’re welcome ♪”
Whoa, from behind!
Anyway…
“Anju, did you go see Ric Older Sister?”
“I went! There was a girl from Chanmio’s hometown at school, and I used a Teleport Scroll to go there during lunch break! She was hiding in the bushes in front of the hideout!”
She’s trying to hide, but it’s totally obvious.
“Are you sure it was Ric Older Sister?”
“Yeah, the glasses were a bit different, but it was the same as the picture!”
“Ah, I saw that at my home.” “At the stairs of the mansion, right?”
Then it must be her.
“So, did she say anything?”
“I wrote down what she said!”
“Ah, it’ll get dirty if I take it out now… I guess I can take it.”
I look at the incredibly messy handwriting.
(There are so many characters, it looks like some kind of pattern.)
“And, there were others besides Ric!”
“Yeah, it must have been Frau Older Sister and them.”
“And Tim Monsters too! You got new ones!”
Well, Harvey is a Tamer, so that’s natural.
“She had four of different kinds. They didn’t notice me, so they’re not very strong Monsters.”
“You went close with Stealth.”
“It was because I wanted to write down what they were saying.”
But it seems only Anju can read it.
“Were all four of them doing okay?”
“They seemed a bit irritable, and their hair was messy.”
“They should at least have an inn… Ah, I see, they’re on guard duty.”
Before I knew it, Mariu was looking at the memo from behind me.
It seems he wants to serve as my personal attendant.
No, he’s pouring me water, so he’s already doing it.
“Excuse me, shall I read it for you?”
“Eh, you can read this?!”
“Yes, I can decipher this much.”
Decipher!
“Then, please do.”
“Yes, I don’t know who said what, but…”
Now, what were Ric Older Sister and the others talking about?!
(I’m a little, no, quite excited!!)
