Chapter 456: Preparations for Departure (1/2)

The training to create Magi Atoms seemed to consume a huge amount of magical power, and the three other than Jin started to suffer from being out of magical power.

Since he was used to seeing Elsa suffer from this, Jin gave the three of them a drink of “Mana Potion”… Which was nothing other than Hourai Island’s special Pelshika juice.

Although not as much as the actual drug-based Mana Potion, the Ether contained in the Pelshika juice could be absorbed by the body on a cell-by-cell basis and converted into Mana. The three of them soon regained their vitality.

“Thank you, Brother Jin. What’s this?”

Jin began explaining. The Pelshika from Hourai Island contained a lot of Ether. By storing it in an environment with a high concentration of Ether, the amount of Ether they contained would increase. Then, drinking its juice can help make up for the lack of Mana in one’s body.

“Hmm, that’s a great discovery! It’s better than my father’s research!”

A similar thing was written in a book written by Saki’s father, Toa.

“…Maybe this is similar to Magi Crystals?”

“Ah, you may be right.”

Jin and the others concluded that they are similar in that Ether is trapped between the molecules that make up the Pelshika juice.

“Okay, let’s conclude our experiment for today and just take it easy from here.”

“…Sounds good.”

As expected, all three of them followed Jin’s advice because they were mentally tired, even though their magical power had been restored.

On the other hand, Laojun, who couldn’t get tired, would continue their research.

“Since My Lord has shown us how to proceed from this point on, it is now our turn.”

And with that, Laojun took over the research on Ether.

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“Ah, this sure feels nice.”

The three girls were enjoying themselves in the open-air bath.

“I might get a little too used to doing this in broad daylight.”

Stearleana had already grown used to life on Hourai Island.

“Kuhuhu, I’m already used to this.”

“You should think a little more about your lifestyle, Sis Saki.”

“Steady as always, huh, Elsa?”

“I’m not steady, you’re just sloppy.”

Stearleana laughed as she saw the other two have such an exchange.

Elsa was 17, Saki was 21, and Stearleana was 31.

“Ah, to be young…”

Those words like that of an old person slipped through Stearleana’s mouth.

“…But you’re still young, Stearleana.”

“Ah, thanks.”

In fact, one could say that Stearleana’s skin was very fine and firm.

“Your skin is so white I can almost see through it, and Saki’s is just as fine.”

“I’ve been living quite the disordered life until recently, so I can’t beat Elsa…”

“Uhuhu, that’s not true. You’re very beautiful too, Saki.”

The open-air bath was bustling with the interaction between these three girls.

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“Sometimes I think it would be nice to go on a trip.”

Jin voiced his mind during dinner.

“Ah, that sounds lovely! Where would you like to go?”

“I’ve been wanting to go to the old Lenard Kingdom.”

Jin answered Stearleana’s question.

“Ah, it seems it fell into ruin before we even realized, huh?”

“Yeah. It was really close to Kaina Village too, so I’ve been wondering why it fell into ruin in the first place. Did something unusual happen to it?”

“That’s very interesting!”

Saki seemed enthusiastic about it as well.

“…But do you think it would be safe to go there?”

Stearleana was worried that the ruined Lenard Kingdom would be in a literal state of anarchy.

“Safe…? Ah…”

There might not be any functioning hotels to stay in, and sleeping in a tent might be a bit too dangerous.

Worst come to worst, Jin thought he might have to sleep in the carriage…

“Should we make something like an RV instead?”

…And so he came up with that idea.

“An RV? …Ah, that.”

Saki, Stearleana, and of course Elsa, who all had received Jin’s basic knowledge, immediately realized what he had meant by “RV”.

“That would make it possible to come back to Hourai Island only at night, though.”

In response to Jin’s words…

“…Isn’t that what makes a trip fun?”

…Saki said that. She had made it sound like a walk in the park.

“Even if it’s a little inconvenient, that kind of trip sounds like fun.”

“That’s right. It pains me to admit this, but I haven’t had a trip like this back when I was a child.”

After hearing Elsa and Stearleana’s thoughts, Jin went back to the plans for the RV.

He decided that everyone should have a say in how to make it.

“It should be big enough to fit 5 or 8 people in it.”