Chapter 62

It seems that the seven of Chai's companions have also become lively.

At first, their wobbly appearance was really worrying to watch.

Now, they run around the pond that was created.

Pond... since the image isn't very good, I cast a cleaning spell once a day.

By the way, the area around the pond is changing day by day, like a garden. Maybe it's the agricultural team?

Fish have appeared in the pond without me noticing.

There are also some mysterious things that look like shrimp.

The ones that are showing their faces... I decided not to worry about them.

When they become lively, I want to give them names.

There are 3 males and 4 females among the seven.

Most of their colors are similar to Chai's, with one male having a brown and white speckled pattern.

One female has a brown and red speckled pattern with red eyes.

The males are named "Cha-ya," "Cha-ta," and the one with the white speckles is "Cha-ru."

The females are named "Cha-ha," "Sha-cha," "Cha-mi," and the one with the red speckles is "Hime-cha."

I tried to base their names on Chai's "cha."

My satisfaction level is 100%.

I'm sure they will like it, probably... right?

At first, Chai and Coa were a bit reserved, but recently they spend a lot of time together.

They also hunt together.

I was watching to see how Chai would handle having more companions, but it doesn't seem to have changed.

Chai and Coa go out together.

I was worried that they might split into two different groups, but it seems to be fine, so I'm relieved.

The only thing that has changed is that there are always two wolves and one dog near me.

Are they my guards?

Thank you.

Thank you also to the two small spiders, two small ants, and two baby spiders.

It seems I'm so weak that I have a lot of guards.

I need to try harder.

...

One day, I remembered.

In a show about developing an island, they were extracting oil from camellia seeds.

There might be seeds that can produce oil in this world too.

If there is oil, I can eat fried food.

Among the fruits, there are some that resemble eggplants and pumpkins.

I recognize them as vegetables rather than fruits.

I want to deep-fry these vegetables and drizzle a little fish sauce on them.

They must be delicious.

However, there are various types of seeds.

I need to collect seeds first.

On the first day, I collected and crushed dozens of seeds but got no results.

On the second day, I collected and crushed dozens of seeds but got no results.

On the third day, when I woke up, there were over 100 diverse seeds on the table.

It seems the baby spiders and baby ants collected them for me.

Thank you.

That day, I spent the whole day crushing seeds... it doesn't tire me out because of magic, but it gets boring.

Oh, when I crush the seeds, I feel a strange sensation at my fingertips.

Looking at my fingertips, they seem to be shiny... or something.

It's a large fruit, about the size of my head.

Inside, there is a sticky, strongly sweet-smelling flesh, and in the center, seeds are tightly packed.

By the way... what kind of seeds produce oil?

I don't even know that.

I tried eating a little of the flesh... and regretted it.

The astringency is intense... Sasa is looking at me with a surprised face.

Maybe she knew about the astringency.

Anyway, I'll try everything.

Let's try squeezing the seeds from the large fruit.

Before that, let me harvest a bit more of this fruit.