336. A series of surprises




 After the merchant left, I turned to Sakuya.

Well, let's have breakfast.
Oh, ...... it's been a great help to me, so no more.
You didn't have to do it, Emily.
'Yes, sir! I've prepared a breakfast. If you don't eat breakfast properly, you won't have the strength.

 Emily stuck her index finger on the tip of Sakuya's nose and gave her a scolding feeling, "Meh.

Ugh. ......

 Sakuya flinched.
 Emily is only stating the obvious, but she's pressured.

 No, maybe it's not quite the same as being pressured.
 It's not just Emily House, but Emily herself.

 There aren't many people who can hold their nerve in front of the gentle, warm, homely air.

 At least this family has all caved in.

'Duh, it's all right! I'm going.

 Sakuya, who was on the verge of caving in, gingerly held back and was stubborn.

''I know how you feel, but there's no point in going now.
'What? You say it doesn't mean anything: ......?
It's a--
Hey.
Good morning.

 Two women emerged from the depths of the mansion.

 One is a bright girl who looks like a demon tribe or succubus and is clad in gothic loli clothing.
 The other is a mature beauty who is calm and graceful and dressed in clasped sleeves.

 Both of them just woke up and came towards us from their own rooms.
 No, both of them didn't need to sleep, so maybe they were up all the time.

'Aulum, Nihonium. Good morning.
Niho, nium? And Aulum is ......

 Sakuya paused when she heard me return the greeting to them.

'Yeah, Nihonium and Aulum. It's the man himself.
'The person. What do you mean by ............?
'Well, that's where I have to start explaining things.

 I explained the situation to Sakuya.
 I explained to Sakuya from the ground up that with the power of the unique monster mini-sage Meeke, the monsters were able to straddle the hierarchy, and by extension, the spirits in the dungeon were also able to go outside.

''So they're both spirits themselves.
Whew!

 Sakuya immediately after raising her bare voice.

''It's really him!

 And I was like, "Oh," and I was like, "Wow, that's amazing.

'Yeah. If the spirits aren't in the dungeon, there won't be any monsters in the first place. As long as Nihonium is here, there's no point in going ahead.
'Nah, I see. ......'

 Sakuya is surprised, but is convinced.

'Ooohayo. Auhu, what are you doing?
Hi, actually.

 Now Alice came in.
 Along with a name she had never heard before, she went into standing chit-chat mode with her good friend Aulum.

 Meanwhile, Nihonium walked away in silence and made her way to the dining room.

'By the way, that's Fosforus,'
What? What's Fosforus, you know?
The...
You fluffy ...... spirits are so pretty and beautiful. ......
...... No, Phosforus is the fireball-like guy on your shoulder.
Yeah!

 Sakuya is surprised again.
 I knew I misunderstood that you were talking about Alice.
 I should have introduced her as Alice, but I guess I just assumed that she was actually--'

''What? But, um, she was introduced to me yesterday as Melamela.
Yes, that's what Alice calls it.
I used a genie to shine a light under my face and play scary face yesterday with Alice.
I didn't know you were doing that.

 Or, surprisingly, is the earth a cheerful personality? I call Alice a girl.

Well, if that's the case, I wouldn't worry about it. He's a phosophorus, but he's also a melamela, so there's nothing wrong with being a melamela.
'So, but ...... you're a genie!

 Hmm.
 At this rate, if I told you that I'd be interacting with Seren, Arsenic, Tennesin, and Plumbum besides, you'd probably have a stroke.

"Ryota-san.
Hmm? Good morning Elsa.

 It was Erza who interrupted me and Sakuya as we were talking, calling out to her.

''Good morning. I'd like to ask you something.''
What do you mean?
''Yes, Master went to buy all the experience that Lyota-san has accumulated.
Experience?

 It was Sakuya who voiced his doubts. It's not a member of the family, it's Sakuya who doesn't know about it.

 After explaining to her that he crystallizes and stores the experience after canstering, and that he can use it at any time, she asks Elsa.

Why is this so important?
'That hasn't happened because no one has actually gotten their hands on it yet, but it's because if leveled down items are normally available, the next thing to soar is the items that will be experienced.
Yeah, that's right.
That's why Master wants to buy it before it goes up.
I see.

 I nodded and answered immediately.

'That'll have to wait a while.'
Why?
You'll need her first.

 I pointed at Sakuya with my thumb.

'I'll think about it after she's done with her one.
'I understand. Then I'll make sure Master is well informed.
Are you okay?
Yes. Ina, I'm really good at that.
I see.

 After we finished talking, this time Elsa headed to the dining room as well.

''Well, shall we go to the cafeteria too?
Oh, um!
Yeah?
That ...... that ......

 Sakuya squirmed.
 He hesitated for a full minute, then looked like he'd made up his mind.

''Thank you!

 I said.

 I'll leave it behind, but it's something I've rarely had any value in before.
 It took me a little while to realize it was a case of experience.