153 153 "White Visitor" (1/2)

”Luna lady~!　Today's twitching!

”Again?　Oh dear, I can't help it.

In the days since, I've seen Luna and Rock get along better.

Luna and Locke have become friends, and I could see them playing together in the yard, like this.

Luna also liked to walk around the city, or maybe she wanted me to take her into town from time to time.

She was accompanied by Locke, so we looked like a close family.

Hey, Luna. I'm glad to see you've settled in so well, Miss Keough.

”Oh, yeah.

I'm sure you'll be able to find your way to the top.

Luna's memory hasn't come back yet, but I'm glad to see that she's opened up to us more than when we first met.

I've made some progress with my cultivation techniques as well.

I've succeeded in cultivating monsters that grow chocolate and vegetables, and since then I've created a variety of new monsters.

”Kyururuuru.

As I was thinking about this, a whale-shaped demon approached me and came close to my face.

Oh, it's you! Don't lick my face like that. You're tickling me.

”Squeak squeak.

This is a land-based whale monster that was born from the eggs of a tree that grew from a jewel from a whale-type monster that was planted on land.

Right. Thanks to my growing monster cultivation skills, I can now cultivate aquatic monsters on land.

In that case, the monsters born will have adapted themselves to the terrestrial environment. In a sense, this could be a new kind of monster cultivation.

What's great about this whale is that it doesn't just live on land.

Hey, Keogh!

Oh, isn't that Mr. John Hoo. Long time no see.

While I was thinking about this, I saw John Hoo coming towards me from the other side with some of his men.

All the men are carrying large barrels of wine on their shoulders.

”Looks like that whale is well today.

”Yes, thanks to

Wine whale is the proper name for the whale I was just describing.

It's a small whale, measuring about five meters in size.

Incidentally, the reason why it's called that is because...

Then may I have my usual wine as soon as possible?

Yeah, I think I'm okay. How are you feeling?

”Kyuuru!　Kiru-ruh-ruh!

A wine-whale next to me replied cheerfully as I called out to him, and a lot of water spurted out of a hole in his back.

No, this isn't water, exactly. It's purple in color and smells like grapes.

More importantly, the water tastes like wine when you lick it.

Oh, there's a lot of them today. All right, boys!　We've got enough wine to fill a barrel!

”No!

Under Jonff's direction, the men open the lid of the barrel and store the wine inside.

Yes, this wine whale, as its name suggests, spews wine, not tide.

Moreover, the wine is quite good; you can drink it as it is, or use it as a kind of seasoning in your cooking.

This wine was cultivated only recently, and it was created by using a whale that could spew wine, as we thought it would be interesting to have a demon that could do so.