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After the bustling buffet.
Me and Seihou were set to give a speech in front of everyone.
By the way, we stored the leftover food in our ‘Inventory’, so it’s available whenever.
Huge thanks to Shion and the cooking team for that.
But anyway.
“Yesterday, I made a proposal to Soubuo Kuno and others, and I received formal permission today, so I’m reporting on it.”
“I think many of you know about our Yorin’s barrier. Considering the increase in monsters, base defense is becoming more important.”
Seeing Yorin’s face light up with joy at the phrase “our Yorin”.
To think she was once such a cool, aloof girl—how adorable she looks.
“So, we decided to become neighbors with his party.”
Neighbors……? The girls who hadn’t quite grasped the concept started murmuring among themselves.
“We’re currently setting up base camp in a vast, open grassland. I was thinking it might be a good idea to move the Seihō party’s base right next to ours.”
“It wouldn’t mean merging with either party. We’d remain as two independent groups, but our bases would be adjacent.”
“In other words, are we becoming ‘neighbors’?”
Seihō smoothly explained the mutual benefits of this arrangement.
I had assumed there might be a few who would react with hostility…
But every single one of them reacted with joy.
“Yes!” / “I knew it was impossible to get the same treatment as Chiyu-chan, but just being able to take a bath every day makes me happy.” / “Tamotsukami…”
Mm-hmm, I’m glad everyone’s so happy about this… wait? Didn’t one of them seem off?
I couldn’t tell whose reaction it was, but I felt like I’d been talked over or dismissed.
“Then let’s move!”
At Seihō’s concluding remark, a cheer went up.
The moving process itself wouldn’t be difficult.
I stored all the supplies in my [Inventory].
And the girls would split up to ride on the Phantoms.
Fenrir’s Mashiro took on seven women, eager to have them ride his back.
Mofumofu Griffin’s Hailow handled five.
The remaining twelve all rode atop the Black Dragon Mikrun.
Given her length, there was plenty of room, and while I worried whether the weight would be an issue, it apparently wasn’t a problem.
I had Chiyu cast a ‘Muscle Strength Enhancement’ spell on me so I could run alongside them.
Once we arrived at the grassland, our first order of business was to set up the Seifeng party’s base and disembark the women.
Then I asked Sereina to envelop it with a barrier.
After having her deploy a second barrier, we placed our own base inside that one.
With this setup, the two parties were adjacent but enclosed in separate barriers, making each other’s bases invisible.
Though invisible to each other, they were right next door, and authorized personnel could still move between them.
“According to plan, we’re aiming for ‘Memory Inheritance’ and the ‘Right of Dual Selection.’”
“Mm. The unique individuals of Treants and Slimes.”
“That said, if I can’t rely on Mashiro’s sense of smell, the search will be pretty difficult.”
“I certainly wouldn’t be any help with monster hunting, so I’ll just keep watch.”
“If we split up, it’d be best to make three squads. Since there are Mairo, Mignon, and High Row.”
“If we’re dividing our party, two groups is about the limit. But that aside, I’m thinking of sending one of the Phantoms over to Sehou’s party—what do you think?”
“Okay! Wait, Mashiro? Are you ‘volunteering’? Aha, just a little perverted.”
Mashiro certainly didn’t want to miss out on the chance to carry members of Sehou’s female party.
As always, he was an Otter Fenrir with a huge crush on girls.
“Alright, we’ll leave that to you, Mashiro. Also, before we decide on the squads, I’d like to share information about our enhanced abilities.”
Everyone nodded.
“I have unlocked ‘Composite Attributes.’ On top of my previous four elements, I can now use ice and lightning magic. Just like before, higher-tier spells will be added as proficiency increases, so I’ll keep working hard.”
Mifumi clenched her fists tightly in front of her chest, showing her determination.
“Ah, I’m counting on you.”
Even so, ice and lightning… she was becoming more like a proper mage with each passing day. It’s cool.
“As for me, as I showed during the harvest, it’s ‘Condition Addition.’ The conditions I can set when deploying a barrier have expanded. When creating a barrier, anyone standing on the boundary line can be cut in half, depending on the settings. The size has also become more versatile, so I can form it not just to fit someone inside, but as structures like shields or spears. That’s about it, though. Well? Does it help you, Souzou?”
Terina looked at me and gave me a beaming smile. It was that pitiable, almost childlike eagerness to be praised.
“Ah, I’m counting on you too, Terina.”
“Leave it to me.”
“My ability is ‘Light-Heat Manipulation.’ While limited to daytime, I can now generate light and heat magic beyond my current physical limits. This is because… I have become able to interfere with natural light and heat energy.”
The teacher raised his hand. With a sharp zip sound, the nearby grass burst into flames, scorching away to reveal the bare ground beneath.
It was as if someone had used a magnifying glass to focus the sun’s rays onto a single point…
“That was… w-wait, did you actually interfere with sunlight?”
“Y-Yes. I need to be careful not to drag anyone else in with me, but as long as the sun is up, I think I can be even more useful in battle.”
“Th-that’s incredible…”
It turned out that “Ability Awakening” provided significant benefits, even for those who had already acquired abilities.
Since our already cheat-level allies became even more overpowered, I was quite grateful.
The only ones left were me and Chi-iu.
Chi-iu remained silent, which was a bit worrying, but I decided to finish explaining my own situation.
“What got added to me is “Production Assistance.” This single ability covers multiple functions… First off, I can intuitively sense the location of materials that have already been discovered.”
“Oh, like in games where gathering materials shows up on the map or something?”
Seina, who was a hardcore gamer, picked up on the concept instantly.
“Exactly right. We do have maps, sure, but the real convenience of this feature is that it tells you where things are even in areas we haven’t discovered yet.”
It wasn’t like a map being projected into your brain; rather, it functioned like a sixth sense, giving you an intuitive grasp of direction and distance.
“So, does that mean I can find apples anywhere on the island, not just in the first area where we spotted them?” Shion asked.
I nodded in agreement.
“Yup, exactly.”
The process of mapping out material locations would likely speed up significantly as well.
“Oh, wow. That’s so convenient. It’s like when you’re gathering enhancement materials in a social game and you just know exactly which quests to run for everything—super handy.”
Soko seemed to get the hang of how useful this feature was too.
“Next up is ‘Expansion of Crafting Judgments.’ I still can’t create cooking itself, but it seems I’ve become able to generate things that previously couldn’t be created under the ‘Cooking’ judgment.”
To give a concrete example, I can now generate tofu, which was impossible before.
Essentially, the creation of raw ingredients prior to cooking has been broadly permitted.
Since condiments and alcoholic beverages have also become available in a wider variety than before, I want to try out various things. “Whoa. That’s amazing!”
“As expected of my Master.”
Shion and Loa, who are both involved in cooking, express their happiness frankly.
“And this is the last one, but a feature called ‘Monster Material Craft’ has been added.”
”…Monsters disappear when defeated, but does that mean there’s a way to recover their materials?”
Shinpo said, placing a hand on her chin as if considering the matter.
“Aah. It seems body parts can be stored if separated before the kill. However, even after separation, if the monster is defeated, that part will still disappear.”
“So you need to retrieve them after separating but before the kill?”
In response to Chiyu’s confirmation, I nodded and said, “That’s right.”
“Once stored, it seems they don’t disappear even if placed out later after the kill.”
“Monster materials… what on earth can be made from them?”
“Like making a potion from a slime that only dissolves clothes or something?”
In stark contrast to Mr. Luminus, who was thinking seriously about it, Junna was teasingly smiling.
“I don’t think Kunohara would do something like that…” Genchu vouched for me.
That made me happy.
「No, I get it. But if the girls are okay with it, Sousuke would totally do it」
Junna cut straight through the boys’ fantasies with pinpoint accuracy.
Roughness was out of the question, but if the other person consented…… No, I needed to get my head in the game right now.
“So-Suke, is that your thing? I don’t mind anytime.”
Serina moved closer and took my arm.
“Heh, I wouldn’t mind either if it’s for Sousuke-kun. But since there won’t be a spare uniform if yours melts, could you please use clothes that can be remade?”
Shion even chimed in with something like that.
“Aaah…… well, that’s sweet of you to say. But aren’t we supposed to be talking about Chiyu yet?”
I managed to steer the conversation back on topic.
“Mm, looks like the main player just arrived.”
He was unnaturally confident. He wore a blank expression, but I could see through him.
“Chiyu-chan, what kind of magic did you learn?”
“I learned two enhancements. The first is ‘Area Expansion.’ Basically, my single-target heal became an area-of-effect heal.”
“Ooh! As a White Magus, that’s quite the legitimate evolution, isn’t it?”
If you ever learned an area heal in an RPG, you’d know just how much easier it made everything.
The amount of healing per person might be lower compared to single-target recovery, but since this system doesn’t have concepts like MP or turns, you can stack it consecutively as many times as you want.
Given that, it’s fair to say we’ve introduced a superior, all-around upgrade with only benefits.
“One more thing. I’ve acquired the power to completely revolutionize life on this desert island.”
“W-Well, that’s quite an exaggeration. Life changing? With white magic?”
Chiyu said.
“It’s the kind of white magic you see in ecchi works… ‘Contraception.’”
It made its appearance at just this right moment.
Although we’re still a while away from seeing actual usage scenes, I hope you’ll continue to stick around.
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