Multiple updates today, this is the third one.
Thanks to Shion handling me a few times, my hips feel pretty light.
Even after calming down, I can’t help but think I did something terrible.
After confirming our feelings with my childhood friend, the next day I got to touch a popular girl at school.
And to think that this is with my childhood friend’s approval. I’m scared of how convenient this is for me.
I was so skeptical that I pinched my cheeks to see if I was dreaming.
Of course, as I mentioned before, there might be some discord caused by me only being close to Senyuu, so I can somewhat understand her hareem talk.
While standing in front of the work table, I was thinking about all this. I’m alone now.
Shion had to take a bath because she was too dirty.
Of course, I cleaned her clothes, including the bra that got dirty, with the storage reconfiguration.
I didn’t want to just sit there, so I was trying to make something. Lotion.
I just needed water, oil, and an emulsifier, and Senyuu suggested that the emulsifier could be made from the oil.
「…Is it an image problem? The recipes aren’t unlocking…」
For some reason, it seems like items like “Knife” or “Blanket,” which could be useful in a survival situation, tend to unlock when I gather their materials.
The “Fireplace” unlocked based on an image… but maybe that’s because a campfire is sufficient for survival.
It feels like items that step into “A Better Life” are harder to come by without an accompanying image. “Kino-kun?”
After the sound of the door opening, Yashiro pokes his head out of the shed and spots me.
“Oh, Yashiro. Is it okay now?” It’s still only early afternoon.
「Yeah, I did find a large tree hollow yesterday and slept in there a bit.」
Even though she’s adaptable, I doubt she could have felt at ease there.
It’s not hard to imagine how inefficient her sleep was.
「Oh, if you want to sleep more, go ahead. Shou and Senyuu haven’t returned from their exploration yet, and Shion is still bathing, so there’s nothing to do.」
「Oh, I see. I thought everyone was gone.」 「Instead, there are sheep here.」
The two sheep are grazing on the surrounding grass.
Unlike the phantom beast Mashiro, a normal living creature summoned needs to eat.
It’s obvious, but it feels strange.
“R-Really… Is this the ‘meat’ that was added to my dream last night?”
“No, it’s the sheep I summoned with the ‘fluffy summoning ability.’ According to the rules of the ability, it seems that I can’t eat the meat.”
I couldn’t make the lotion properly and Shion was bathing, so I shaved the sheep’s wool. As a result, it looks like its body has shrunk a bit.
“I see… Oh, and the wool for the carpet and blanket… could it be…?”
“That’s right. It seems like I can get the wool. Also, I got milk. We’ll drink it together later.”
“Koua’s ability is a versatile power.” Yonjou looks thoughtful.
“Yonjou too. You can use not just one attribute, but four.”
“T-That’s right. Thank you… I’ll work hard to hit my target.”
I had it off when I was being chased by the boar.
I understand that it’s hard to stay calm when being chased by an animal, so there’s nothing to be done about it. The conversation stops there for a moment.
The Four Rods stood there, looking lost.
”…If you want, you can sit down.”
When I set a log chair opposite him, he said, “Sure,” and sat down.
“Kouno-kun, were you trying to do some crafting?” “Yeah, but can you tell?”
“Your face looked like you were thinking about something.”
“In fact, I want to make lotion.”
At those words, the Four Rods twitched. “Y-You can make cosmetics?”
There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
“Well, I was thinking I could, but I can’t seem to get it right.” I explained my situation to the Four Rods.
“Oh, I see. If you don’t have the materials or the image, the recipe won’t unlock, right?” “That’s right.”
“Then let’s start with the image. Lotion is basically for moisturizing. Even boys use lip balm, right?”
“That’s true. I use it in winter. It’s painful when your lips crack from dryness.”
「It doesn’t contain moisturizing ingredients itself, but it forms a protective film with oils like vaseline that are used in the raw materials, preventing the skin’s moisture from evaporating.」
「Hmm, hmm. That’s right, like how putting an oil film on top of ramen soup makes it harder for the heat to escape.」
Thinking about it made me want to eat ramen.
「Hehe, that’s right. It’s easier to remember when you relate it to something familiar to yourself.」
「So, the oil in the lotion is for the oil film, and the water is for the moisture.」
「That’s right. But water and oil don’t mix, do they? The emulsifier is what allows them to coexist and makes it easy to apply as a cream.」
「Wow, so it can be made from oils?」
「Yes. It contains glycerol fatty acid esters, so Kojiro-kun should be able to make it.」
「Hmm… I have boar fat, so I should be able to make it.」
「Ah, and one more thing. For the oil part of the water and oil—how about using lanolin?」 「L-Lanolin?」
「Kojiro-kun did shear the sheep yesterday and just now, didn’t you?」 「Yeah.」
「It’s a secretion from the sheep’s sebaceous glands, and it sticks to the wool when you shear them. It’s also used in making lotions.」 「Shishou, you know a lot.」
「It’s something you use on your skin, so don’t you check the ingredients or anything?”
「…If I ever get back to Earth, I will.”
Hmm… You’re such a serious kid.
Anyway, lanolin, lanolin… I’ll check the item list.
Ah, there it is. It says “sheep wax.”
…Was there something like this yesterday? ——No way.
Maybe the “Inventory” doesn’t display everything I get, but only the things I understand?
So, that’s why I couldn’t get the “brine” from seawater on the first day, because I didn’t have the right idea?
If I had thought about the components of brine in detail, would it have appeared? No, maybe it’s not too late.
I’ll check that later.
“Kouya-kun? I’m sorry, did I sound too pompous? If I upset you, I apologize.”
“Huh? No, no, I was just checking the items I stored and looking for lanolin.”
Her face relaxes when she hears me. “Y-Yeah. I’m glad.”
“I mean, I’m the one asking for your help, so there’s no reason for you to be angry.”
“N-No, it’s just that I seem to be bad at explaining things. Even when I mean to be kind, I end up making people think I’m lecturing them or looking down on them, and they get angry.”
I have seen her do that in class as well.
“Hmm. The way you say things is definitely important, but I think in most cases, people just get angry because they can’t argue back.”
“At least I’m benefiting from it, so please keep teaching me.”
Her face brightens slightly at my words. “Y-Yes, leave it to me!”
After that, she taught me a lot about emarujon and miseru and other things.
I didn’t quite understand everything, but basically, it seems that milk lotion is like mayonnaise.
It made me feel that a cosmetic product for women that I had previously thought of as distant was now close to me.
“Hey! Good job, Four Rods! The recipe has been unlocked!”
“Really? That’s amazing, you did it, Koji-kun!”
It’s rare for a Four Staff, but she’s clapping her hands in delight.
As expected, she’s a girl, so she’s concerned about skin moisturizing.
It seems it can be made with a combination of “distilled water,” “sheep’s wax,” and “emulsifier.” She quickly sets about making it.
In games, there’s a joy when you can finally make something you couldn’t in the early stages
after gathering the materials to make it possible.
That’s one of the elements I wanted to express in this game.
The protagonist’s life is getting richer and richer as he keeps making more and more things, and his popularity with the girls is only increasing.
I hope you continue to enjoy it.
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