Now, first things first, it’s time for some food. I’m hungry!
Let’s make fish fry today. I had peeled off the scales from the “Foamfish” since Carissa-chan asked for them, and while I was at it, I also prepared the fish. So, I decided to make fish fry today.
I lightly seasoned it with salt and pepper, coated it in batter, and fried it until it was crispy! That’s all there is to it!
You can eat it with sauce, tartar sauce, or even tomato sauce. It’s delicious.
The “Foamfish” lives up to its name—it melts and becomes frothy in your mouth, with a smooth and delightful texture. It was quite delicious.
Well, if I had decided to simmer it instead of frying, it might have melted away. That would have been dangerous.
So, once I finish eating, it’s time for bed. I’ll go to sleep right away.
…But before that, there’s a little task to attend to.
“Okay, everyone gather.”
When I called out, Ketorami came from somewhere, Hunter jumped on his back, and before I knew it, Glida also joined the group.
“Yes, we have a new member starting today. It’s Marbello.”
[I’m Marbello!]
[I’ve come from the Abyss!]
[Seniors, nice to meet you!]
Marbello’s polite yet noisy introduction elicited various reactions from the three.
[Sure, we’ll get along just fine.]
[Hey, hey, is the Abyss dark? What’s it like there?]
[Oh, how cute, a little doggie!]
…So, there you go. While watching Glida poking at Marbello and such, I accomplish today’s goal. And then, it’s time for me to sleep!
“Alright, attention.”
I take out the small gem-like thing I received from the Demon King from my pocket and place it in the palm of my hand.
“I got this from the Demon King. It’s for you guys, apparently. Do you know how to use it?”
The Demon King only told me to give it to them, so I have no idea how to use it.
[…This is from the Demon King? For us?]
“Yeah.”
It looks like a precious gem, and it feels like one too. It’s about the size of a fingernail. There are two colors, black and silver.
[This is a condensed form of magic. It’s the Demon King’s magic.]
A condensed form of magic, huh? Hmm…
[Maito, Maito, I want this black one!]
Hunter has somehow wound itself around my neck and is reaching out to touch the gem in my hand.
“Uh, sure, Hunter. Can I give the black one to Hunter?”
[I don’t mind. I’m black too.]
[Alright, then I’ll take the silver one. Is that okay?]
[Then I’ll have the black one!]
Oh, it seems like silver isn’t very popular. There’ll be some left over.
[Thank you!]
As I was wondering what to do, Hunter suddenly swallowed the black gem.
…And then, a sudden strain on my neck! It’s going to break! My neck is going to break!
[Ah, sorry about that.]
And then, Hunter smoothly descended to the ground…
[I’m shedding again!]
…And it had gotten bigger.
It’s now taller than me. Maybe I should change its name from Hunter to something like Go-meter…
[Alright, I’ll take mine too.]
Glida skillfully suspended the silver gem with a thread… um, I guess that’s its mouth over there.
[Hey, what are you looking at?]
And from the moment it ate the gem, Glida’s body… gained a shine or gloss, or something like that. It’s like it has a faint rainbow-like sheen, like iridescent glass.
[I’ll take one too.]
Then Ketorami also skillfully scooped up a single gem with its large tongue and swallowed it.
Huh?
“Ketorami doesn’t seem to transform, huh?”
[I’m already perfect as I am.]
Ah, I see. That’s our knowledgeable Ketorami.
…Later, I quietly asked Glida, and it turns out that Ketorami retained the enhancement inside its body at this point. According to Glida, “He does sly things with a composed face.”
[Then I will too!]
[Thank you!]
[Oh, one gem per head, right?]
“No, you don’t.”
At that point, Marbello started fighting over which head would eat, and Glida ended up forcibly feeding it to one of the heads after tying them up. Namu.
…Marbello has also gotten a lot bigger. It’s like… um, its muscles seem enhanced. It’s quite impressive.
“So, what was this thing exactly?”
[I already told you, it’s the Demon King’s condensed magic power.]
I understand that, but that’s not what I meant.
[In other words, it’s like this. Glida turned into that translucent milky white body because you gave her your magic power.]
I see, you mean the semi-transparent, milky white body.
[It’s the same as that. Well, there’s a world of difference between the Demon King’s magic power and yours.]
Yeah, I don’t think I’m on the same level as the Demon King… That would be scary!
“By the way, if I were to eat this…”
[Better not.]
And I received these wise words from Ketorami.
“Like gaining muscles…”
[We were originally created by the Demon King, so we’re different from you.]
So, no muscle gain then…
[Why don’t you try eating it? You might just vanish.]
It was way more dangerous than just gaining muscles!
“I’ll pass.”
[Good.]
With that said, I’ll leave the rest for another time and go to sleep for today.
I had to ask Marbello to move from being the top blanket because it got too hot with both of them being so fluffy.
Yeah, having double the fluffiness was a bit too warm.
Marbello looked a bit lonely when I asked it to move, and I felt a little sorry. I’m sorry…
It’s morning. A new morning. I woke up feeling hot because there was a blanket on me.
Get off! It’s too hot!
I somehow managed to escape from the fluffiness. Oh, it was so fluffy… Incredibly fluffy…
I’m sweating profusely early in the morning. I might get dehydrated!
After drinking some water and performing a quick “clean” on myself, it’s time for breakfast.
Let’s have rice today. Maybe I’ll make grilled fish with soy sauce. I’ll also make miso soup with lots of vegetables and some rolled omelette.
Yeah, business as usual.
“Good morning. Hey, I feel like Marbello has gotten bigger.”
“Good morning. Yeah, I made it bigger.”
Everyone seemed a bit alarmed, so I explained the situation.
“Is this the Demon King’s magic power? May I take a look?”
President seemed interested in the magic power orbs.
“Sure, go ahead. Oh, but don’t eat them; they’ll make you disappear.”
I handed over two silver magic power orbs, and President examined them closely, making a rather dangerous comment.
“These could be turned into explosives with a simple mechanism.”
“Stop it.”
“What? Let me see too.”
Katori also showed interest. When President handed one to him, he examined it closely and once again made a dangerous comment.
“Should we make a giant mecha out of these?”
“Stop it.”
“Why do you guys always think of dangerous uses for things you won’t even use?”
After retrieving the magic power orbs from President and Katori, I felt a poke from behind.
“…If I give that to a monster, will it become stronger?”
I turned to see Kadomi-kun looking somewhat hesitant, and I understood what he meant.
“…I’ll give it to Tera.”
I handed one magic power orb to him, and he immediately had a happy expression on his face as he went outside.
Oh, I could hear Tera’s cheerful voice from outside.
Oh, there’s a cracking sound.
And then, there was a loud knocking on the window, so I opened the curtains to see…
“OH…”
“Armor grew on her…”
Tera, clad in what looked like silver armor, and an excited Kadomi-kun were outside.
This world is truly fantastic.
After breakfast, I’ll go to the heroes’ place. I have some questions to ask, like how many origins they’ve eliminated so far and if they know the locations of the origins.
But we won’t all go together. Toriumi and President will go to ask, Kadomi-kun will give Tera some riding lessons with her newfound armor, and the rest of us will have a meeting in front of the origin I had with me.
“So, we forgot to ask how many origins there are in the first place.”
“Yeah…”
For now, I have two Origins in my possession.
However, if there were only these two Origins, that would also be problematic.
I mean, it could lead to irreversible consequences. If we turn the Origins into “Abyssal Ash” and use that “Abyssal Ash” for elixirs or creating artificial life, it’s unclear if we can create new Origins again.
In that case, we might face a shortage of “Abyssal Ash” again…
So, it was essential to confirm how many Origins were in stock in this world.
“What if the heroes don’t know?”
“When I asked at the temple before, it seemed like the heroes had some idea of where the Origins might be. So, I think we’ll probably be okay. If not, we can ask the Goddess directly, and if that doesn’t work, we’ll have to go ask the Demon King.”
I think the Demon King, who created the Origins in the first place, should know how many there are.
“I think there might be Origins on the 3rd and 4th floors as well, considering they were on the 1st and 2nd floors.”
The 1st floor center is the temple, and the 2nd floor center is the floating island.
Come to think of it, I wonder if the former High Priest, who’s now buried, is doing well. Probably not.
“I’m also concerned about how much ‘Abyssal Ash’ one source of evil produces.”
What if it turns out that with only two Origins, we can’t even produce enough “Abyssal Ash” for one elixir, let alone other uses? That would be a dire situation.
I want to believe that things will work out smoothly.
The meeting eventually went off-topic and turned into casual conversation, but in the midst of our chatter, Toriumi and President returned. It seemed that Kadomi-kun, who had been watching, also returned.
“Well, for now, I borrowed this.”
President showed me something that looked like a compass.
On the silverwork dial, a blue needle was hovering. It looked so beautiful that it could be mistaken for a piece of craftsmanship.
“It’s supposed to point towards the Origins.”
I see, the compass needle has been pointing towards me all this time.
“When we were with the heroes, it was pointing west.”
So, it’s likely pointing towards the 2nd floor’s western area?
“With that in mind, we’ll head in that direction. Maito, please stay here and keep watch.”
Yeah, that makes sense. If I go with them, the compass needle might glitch. Okay then, have a safe trip!
Now, first things first, it’s time for some food. I’m hungry!
Let’s make fish fry today. I had peeled off the scales from the “Foamfish” since Carissa-chan asked for them, and while I was at it, I also prepared the fish. So, I decided to make fish fry today.
I lightly seasoned it with salt and pepper, coated it in batter, and fried it until it was crispy! That’s all there is to it!
You can eat it with sauce, tartar sauce, or even tomato sauce. It’s delicious.
The “Foamfish” lives up to its name—it melts and becomes frothy in your mouth, with a smooth and delightful texture. It was quite delicious.
Well, if I had decided to simmer it instead of frying, it might have melted away. That would have been dangerous.
So, once I finish eating, it’s time for bed. I’ll go to sleep right away.
…But before that, there’s a little task to attend to.
“Okay, everyone gather.”
When I called out, Ketorami came from somewhere, Hunter jumped on his back, and before I knew it, Glida also joined the group.
“Yes, we have a new member starting today. It’s Marbello.”
[I’m Marbello!]
[I’ve come from the Abyss!]
[Seniors, nice to meet you!]
Marbello’s polite yet noisy introduction elicited various reactions from the three.
[Sure, we’ll get along just fine.]
[Hey, hey, is the Abyss dark? What’s it like there?]
[Oh, how cute, a little doggie!]
…So, there you go. While watching Glida poking at Marbello and such, I accomplish today’s goal. And then, it’s time for me to sleep!
“Alright, attention.”
I take out the small gem-like thing I received from the Demon King from my pocket and place it in the palm of my hand.
“I got this from the Demon King. It’s for you guys, apparently. Do you know how to use it?”
The Demon King only told me to give it to them, so I have no idea how to use it.
[…This is from the Demon King? For us?]
“Yeah.”
It looks like a precious gem, and it feels like one too. It’s about the size of a fingernail. There are two colors, black and silver.
[This is a condensed form of magic. It’s the Demon King’s magic.]
A condensed form of magic, huh? Hmm…
[Maito, Maito, I want this black one!]
Hunter has somehow wound itself around my neck and is reaching out to touch the gem in my hand.
“Uh, sure, Hunter. Can I give the black one to Hunter?”
[I don’t mind. I’m black too.]
[Alright, then I’ll take the silver one. Is that okay?]
[Then I’ll have the black one!]
Oh, it seems like silver isn’t very popular. There’ll be some left over.
[Thank you!]
As I was wondering what to do, Hunter suddenly swallowed the black gem.
…And then, a sudden strain on my neck! It’s going to break! My neck is going to break!
[Ah, sorry about that.]
And then, Hunter smoothly descended to the ground…
[I’m shedding again!]
…And it had gotten bigger.
It’s now taller than me. Maybe I should change its name from Hunter to something like Go-meter…
[Alright, I’ll take mine too.]
Glida skillfully suspended the silver gem with a thread… um, I guess that’s its mouth over there.
[Hey, what are you looking at?]
And from the moment it ate the gem, Glida’s body… gained a shine or gloss, or something like that. It’s like it has a faint rainbow-like sheen, like iridescent glass.
[I’ll take one too.]
Then Ketorami also skillfully scooped up a single gem with its large tongue and swallowed it.
Huh?
“Ketorami doesn’t seem to transform, huh?”
[I’m already perfect as I am.]
Ah, I see. That’s our knowledgeable Ketorami.
…Later, I quietly asked Glida, and it turns out that Ketorami retained the enhancement inside its body at this point. According to Glida, “He does sly things with a composed face.”
[Then I will too!]
[Thank you!]
[Oh, one gem per head, right?]
“No, you don’t.”
At that point, Marbello started fighting over which head would eat, and Glida ended up forcibly feeding it to one of the heads after tying them up. Namu.
…Marbello has also gotten a lot bigger. It’s like… um, its muscles seem enhanced. It’s quite impressive.
“So, what was this thing exactly?”
[I already told you, it’s the Demon King’s condensed magic power.]
I understand that, but that’s not what I meant.
[In other words, it’s like this. Glida turned into that translucent milky white body because you gave her your magic power.]
I see, you mean the semi-transparent, milky white body.
[It’s the same as that. Well, there’s a world of difference between the Demon King’s magic power and yours.]
Yeah, I don’t think I’m on the same level as the Demon King… That would be scary!
“By the way, if I were to eat this…”
[Better not.]
And I received these wise words from Ketorami.
“Like gaining muscles…”
[We were originally created by the Demon King, so we’re different from you.]
So, no muscle gain then…
[Why don’t you try eating it? You might just vanish.]
It was way more dangerous than just gaining muscles!
“I’ll pass.”
[Good.]
With that said, I’ll leave the rest for another time and go to sleep for today.
I had to ask Marbello to move from being the top blanket because it got too hot with both of them being so fluffy.
Yeah, having double the fluffiness was a bit too warm.
Marbello looked a bit lonely when I asked it to move, and I felt a little sorry. I’m sorry…
It’s morning. A new morning. I woke up feeling hot because there was a blanket on me.
Get off! It’s too hot!
I somehow managed to escape from the fluffiness. Oh, it was so fluffy… Incredibly fluffy…
I’m sweating profusely early in the morning. I might get dehydrated!
After drinking some water and performing a quick “clean” on myself, it’s time for breakfast.
Let’s have rice today. Maybe I’ll make grilled fish with soy sauce. I’ll also make miso soup with lots of vegetables and some rolled omelette.
Yeah, business as usual.
“Good morning. Hey, I feel like Marbello has gotten bigger.”
“Good morning. Yeah, I made it bigger.”
Everyone seemed a bit alarmed, so I explained the situation.
“Is this the Demon King’s magic power? May I take a look?”
President seemed interested in the magic power orbs.
“Sure, go ahead. Oh, but don’t eat them; they’ll make you disappear.”
I handed over two silver magic power orbs, and President examined them closely, making a rather dangerous comment.
“These could be turned into explosives with a simple mechanism.”
“Stop it.”
“What? Let me see too.”
Katori also showed interest. When President handed one to him, he examined it closely and once again made a dangerous comment.
“Should we make a giant mecha out of these?”
“Stop it.”
“Why do you guys always think of dangerous uses for things you won’t even use?”
After retrieving the magic power orbs from President and Katori, I felt a poke from behind.
“…If I give that to a monster, will it become stronger?”
I turned to see Kadomi-kun looking somewhat hesitant, and I understood what he meant.
“…I’ll give it to Tera.”
I handed one magic power orb to him, and he immediately had a happy expression on his face as he went outside.
Oh, I could hear Tera’s cheerful voice from outside.
Oh, there’s a cracking sound.
And then, there was a loud knocking on the window, so I opened the curtains to see…
“OH…”
“Armor grew on her…”
Tera, clad in what looked like silver armor, and an excited Kadomi-kun were outside.
This world is truly fantastic.
After breakfast, I’ll go to the heroes’ place. I have some questions to ask, like how many origins they’ve eliminated so far and if they know the locations of the origins.
But we won’t all go together. Toriumi and President will go to ask, Kadomi-kun will give Tera some riding lessons with her newfound armor, and the rest of us will have a meeting in front of the origin I had with me.
“So, we forgot to ask how many origins there are in the first place.”
“Yeah…”
For now, I have two Origins in my possession.
However, if there were only these two Origins, that would also be problematic.
I mean, it could lead to irreversible consequences. If we turn the Origins into “Abyssal Ash” and use that “Abyssal Ash” for elixirs or creating artificial life, it’s unclear if we can create new Origins again.
In that case, we might face a shortage of “Abyssal Ash” again…
So, it was essential to confirm how many Origins were in stock in this world.
“What if the heroes don’t know?”
“When I asked at the temple before, it seemed like the heroes had some idea of where the Origins might be. So, I think we’ll probably be okay. If not, we can ask the Goddess directly, and if that doesn’t work, we’ll have to go ask the Demon King.”
I think the Demon King, who created the Origins in the first place, should know how many there are.
“I think there might be Origins on the 3rd and 4th floors as well, considering they were on the 1st and 2nd floors.”
The 1st floor center is the temple, and the 2nd floor center is the floating island.
Come to think of it, I wonder if the former High Priest, who’s now buried, is doing well. Probably not.
“I’m also concerned about how much ‘Abyssal Ash’ one source of evil produces.”
What if it turns out that with only two Origins, we can’t even produce enough “Abyssal Ash” for one elixir, let alone other uses? That would be a dire situation.
I want to believe that things will work out smoothly.
The meeting eventually went off-topic and turned into casual conversation, but in the midst of our chatter, Toriumi and President returned. It seemed that Kadomi-kun, who had been watching, also returned.
“Well, for now, I borrowed this.”
President showed me something that looked like a compass.
On the silverwork dial, a blue needle was hovering. It looked so beautiful that it could be mistaken for a piece of craftsmanship.
“It’s supposed to point towards the Origins.”
I see, the compass needle has been pointing towards me all this time.
“When we were with the heroes, it was pointing west.”
So, it’s likely pointing towards the 2nd floor’s western area?
“With that in mind, we’ll head in that direction. Maito, please stay here and keep watch.”
Yeah, that makes sense. If I go with them, the compass needle might glitch. Okay then, have a safe trip!
