The dessert after the meal was fruit.
Shouko discovered four of them: apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.
Shion and Loa quickly peeled them and served them on plates for everyone.
Incidentally, bananas are eaten by breaking off a bunch, but perhaps because they don’t fit the image of a dessert after a meal, no one touched them.
“I love the crispness of the pears.”
Shouko, while moving the pear to her mouth with a wooden fork, made a satisfied face.
“Fufu. Bananas can be a snack for breakfast or lunch, or you could make banana pancakes.” Shion smiled and said, “Or banana parfait.”
“Pancakes and parfaits are the best! I want to eat them!”
These desserts don’t seem like something you’d have on a desert island, but we can make them.
“Um… what is this?”
Loa, who was cutting a fruit, tilted her head.
“That’s a fruit from the sapodilla tree.”
The main ingredient of chewing gum, ‘chicle,’ comes from the sapodilla tree, but apparently the fruit can be eaten too.
“Masiro found it.”
“Yeah, yeah, I remember. I was surprised when I heard that the sap could be used to make gum.”
Shenho and Shouko, who explored with us, also join in. “I’m curious what it tastes like.” Shenho is quite the adventurer.
Since I can’t let my childhood friend do it alone, I decide to eat it too.
“It looks like a round potato…”
When cut, the cross-section is clearly that of a fruit. It has a light yellow flesh with black seeds, but there’s plenty of edible parts.
When Roa peels the fruit and puts it in my mouth, it reminds me of a familiar taste.
“This… is like a soft persimmon?” “It’s really sweet.”
Seeing our reactions, everyone else reaches for the fruit too. “Yummy!”
“Wow, it really is. It’s soft and juicy.”
“Yeah. It’s more like a dried persimmon than a fresh one.” “It’s delicious.”
By the way, Loa is also joining us at the table now.
At first, she said something like, “As a maid, I should eat after my masters…” but we convinced her to give that up.
Anyway, the fruit was well-received, and lunch was over. “Phew. I can’t eat anymore.”
Sumiko seems full, rubbing her belly.
“I guess we’re done, so I’ll start cleaning up…”
“Oh, Loa, you don’t have to do that.”
I put away all the tools I used for lunch.
“Oh…! Could it be that when you take out the stored items again, they come out clean?” “That’s right.”
“T, that’s incredible power. No need for washing dishes or laundry… Truly, you’re a master.”
“It’s really amazing. Moving things, cleaning up, and making them spotless usually takes time, but with Tsukasa-kun around, it’s done instantly.”
“My childhood friend is a cheat. You’re being ‘sasusou’ again today.”
“That’s true. I feel guilty about having you do so many things for me.”
「No, no… I’ve also been helped by everyone. I couldn’t live this way on my own.」
Without Chiyo, even small injuries could be fatal, without Shion, I couldn’t make proper meals, without Sumiko’s fluffy creatures, our mobility would drop significantly, and without Shinpo’s magic, the efficiency of collecting wood and stone would remain poor.
“I will do my best to be of assistance to everyone.” Roa renewed her determination.
Shion offered to make tea, so we went back inside and headed to the living room. “Roah”
On the way down the hall, I quietly called out to my classmate maid. “Is there something you need, Master?”
“I have something I want to ask Roa.”
Saying this, Roa put her hand to one cheek and blushed.
“It’s about sexual gratification, isn’t it? …I’m prepared.”
I was startled, but then I remembered that she had been left alone with Chiyo in the morning.
My childhood friend must have told her something inappropriate.
“N-no, that’s not it. I wanted to ask you to secretly tell me what everyone wants.”
“Oh, I’m so sorry for misunderstanding. That was very rude of me.” “Y-yeah, it’s okay.”
Or rather, did I say I was prepared for this…?
As a healthy man, hearing something like that makes me fidgety.
“Well, first of all, regarding my ability, it allows me to deeply understand what the other person wants the more I concentrate, and usually I can see what’s on the surface of their mind.”
When you say surface… you mean ‘what they want right now’?
“As expected of my master, that’s exactly right.”
I see, what someone wants right now and what they’ve wanted for a long time can be different.
There are also people who want a lot of things.
If she could understand all those things without limit, the amount of information she’d have to process would be overwhelming, so her accuracy changes depending on how much she concentrates.
“Then, can you give me that surface information? I know it’s personal information, but… if there’s something I can get, I’d like to prepare it.”
Loa put her hand on her chest and closed her eyes in admiration.
“I, Loa, am moved by my master’s kindness. Then, I’ll tell you in secret?” “Thank you.”
Thousand Cures is first place, but since she got a condom, ‘strawberry’ is now in first place.
――I see, you ate the fruit and thought of your favorite one.
Shion is “condiments.” She’s trying to make do with what she has, but as the person in charge of cooking, she probably wants more variety.
Shakou is “melons”… that’s right. She wanted them. Since she didn’t find any during the morning exploration, her desire must have increased.
Shinfu is “girlie underwear.”
This was unexpected, but at the same time, it made sense.
If she were alone, she wouldn’t mind, but when bathing with the other women in the house, she would inevitably see them. It’s not unreasonable for her to worry about having been transferred with plain underwear.
“Hmm hmm. Even though there are few things I can create, it’s a relief that I can find something if I look.”
I’ll start searching right away during the afternoon exploration.
“I’m sure everyone will be happy.”
“And, Mashiro… since I already know about her, could you look at Mikuron’s wish too?”
Mashiro is satisfied when she can carry a girl on her back or bathe with one.
“Mikuron-sama wants to fly in the sky with her master alone.” It seems she’s already checked.
「Oh, I see. Well, then I can make that happen in the afternoon. Alright, then—how about you, Roa?」 「Yes?」
「Now that you’re part of the group, too, shouldn’t you know what you want even without your abilities?」
Roa’s eyes widened in surprise.
「…W-well, I already have a maid uniform, so…」
「No, the uniform is separate. We decided to listen to everyone’s wishes, so it’s a different category.」 「…」
「Ah, I’m not trying to force you to tell me. If you don’t want to…」
「N-no, it’s just that I was surprised by the sudden question. Please don’t worry about it…」
Did she not expect to be asked what she wanted?
For some reason, Roa’s cheeks were red. What was going on?
「I see. If you don’t mind, I’d be happy if you could tell me.」
「W-well… If it’s possible to generate shoes that would match the maid uniform…」 「I see, shoes.」
Things that could be made by hand on a desert island or that wouldn’t look out of place if worn in Japan had been difficult to create up until now.
But thanks to finding the rubber tree, we can now produce rubber.
Could we use this for the soles?
“Um, please don’t overwork yourself. And, please prioritize the ladies over me.”
I smiled at Roa, who looked worried.
“It’s okay. Anyway, let’s head to the living room soon.”
Shouko and Senyuu, who noticed we hadn’t come out, peeked out from the living room.
“Men like maids. That’s just how they are.”
“They’re perverts no matter what outfit they’re wearing.” “That’s not true.”
I chuckled and headed to the living room, joining everyone for tea.
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