Chapter 467 Hot Spring Bathing
"By the way, I’ve been curious for a while. Are the things sitting on your shoulders dolls?" Suddenly, Akina hesitated as she looked at Kurenai, Aoko and Midori, who was sitting obediently on the shoulders of Ram, Chelsea, and Miki, and asked.
"No, I’m a spirit. And my name is Midori. Hello," Hearing Akina turn the topic to her, Midori spoke up and introduced herself.
"Hello... hello," Suddenly hearing Midori speak, Akina was surprised once again.
Then, with Ai’s introduction, everyone quickly got to know each other.
As for Takeru, after leaving the inn, he teleported directly back to the island.
At this moment, in the training ground, everyone had gathered together expectantly.
"We can take a hot spring bath soon? That’s awesome!" Ritsu said excitedly.
"Yes, but... I shouldn’t smell too bad right now, should I?" After all, everyone had just finished training and was sweaty, so Mio said somewhat worriedly.
"We’re all the same. It should be fine, right?" Shinka said hesitantly.
"When was the last time I took a hot spring bath? It seems like a long time ago," Listening to everyone’s conversation, Hiratsuka Shizuka pondered.
"Hmph, Onii-chan, you’ve never taken Komachi to a hot spring inn," Komachi said teasingly to Hachiman beside her.
"I wonder what Ai’s home is like. I’m looking forward to it," Hinata said excitedly.
"Hot springs and delicious food," Hana said, thinking of delicious food with an expectant look.
"Takeru, you’re back. Have you arrived at the destination?" Soon, Umaru noticed Takeru’s return and asked.
"Yes, is everyone ready? We’re setting off now," Looking at everyone, Takeru said directly.
"We’re ready."
"Ready."
...
Closing his eyes to sense briefly, everyone was present. Then Takeru began to emit magic power.
"Everyone, don’t resist," After saying softly, Takeru used space magic to envelop everyone. About a second later, everyone disappeared from the spot.
Inside the room at the Hinatsuru Inn, because Ram had reminded them, Akina, Mine, and the others had already retreated outside.
When Takeru’s large group appeared, Akina and Takashi were once again stunned.
One or two people appearing or disappearing out of thin air versus a large group gave a very different feeling. Moreover, Akina saw several familiar figures, namely Yukino, Yui, and others who had been very active during the beast tide.
Although ’powerful’ Ability Users still occasionally appeared on television hunting mutated animals, compared to the large-scale giant bat invasion last time, these were only minor skirmishes. Naturally, the attention they drew couldn’t compare to when everyone first witnessed the world’s peculiarities.
"Oh, we’re here already?" Looking at themselves appearing in an empty room, the girls curiously looked around.
"Everyone, welcome to my family’s inn," At this time, Ai said to everyone with a smile.
"Hee hee, Ai, we’re here," Seeing Ai, Miu, Hinata, and the others stepped forward and waved to Ai.
"Everyone, welcome to the Hinatsuru Inn. I am the owner here, Hinatsuru Akina. Please treat this place as your own home. Please forgive any lack of hospitality," Looking at everyone, a recovered Akina spoke politely to everyone.
"Then, thank you for having us," Hearing her words, Shizuka came to Akina’s side and said with a smile.
"By the way, can we wash up first? We just finished training and are still a bit dirty," Yukino also came to Akina’s side and said softly.
"Of course, if you don’t mind, you can wash up in our inn’s hot spring," Hearing Yukino’s words, Akina smiled and nodded.
"Hot spring, hot spring!" Hearing Akina’s words, Yui shouted excitedly.
And Rikka’s ahoge also moved, as if expressing her owner’s excitement...
Then, under the surprised gazes of many staff members, everyone went to the hot spring area.
The hot springs here were naturally not mixed bathing. After telling everyone, Takeru went to the male hot spring area with Taihei, Hachiman, and Yuta.
On the women’s side, there were many more people. However, after all, it was the largest hot spring inn in Kanagawa Prefecture, and even had a considerable reputation nationwide. The hot spring could accommodate over sixty people at once. Emilia’s group, including Midori and the others, numbered less than forty, so there was naturally no problem.
After briefly washing his body, Takeru entered the hot spring and showed an expression of enjoyment.
"By the way, Takeru, I haven’t had a chance before. Here, this is for you," Lying in the hot spring, Hachiman took out several saplings and handed them to Takeru.
"These are..." Looking at the uniquely shaped saplings, Takeru was stunned.
[Marshmallow Tree: A tree whose leaves are natural marshmallows. The naturally produced marshmallows have an appropriate sweetness, and depending on where the leaves grow, the taste varies. It is a snack very popular among children.]
[Earth Berry: Unique in shape, like a dragon. Its fruit is the favorite sweet of wyverns and dragons, that is, all dragons’ favorite sweet. It fully absorbs the earth’s nutrients and is a super sweet fruit that gathers all the sweetness of berries. Any dessert made from it has a dreamy sweetness. Especially the strawberry mousse cake made from it is absolutely amazing.]
"Are you sure you want to give these to me?" Looking at the four Marshmallow Tree saplings and one Earth Berry sapling he handed over, Takeru asked directly.
"Yes, after all, you’ve taken such good care of Komachi and me. Besides, these things can better realize their value in your hands. Also, I actually have a request," Hearing Takeru’s words, Hachiman said directly.
"Is that so? What is it?" Hearing his words, Takeru asked directly.
"That is, I hope you can continue to supply some delicacies to Komachi and me. Of course, if I encounter more things like this in the future, I will give them all to you," Hesitating for a moment, Hachiman said seriously.
"I see. I accept. Even without this, if you want delicacies, I can provide them to you," Hearing his words, Takeru said directly.
"No, how should I put it... I’ve really received too much care from you," Hearing Takeru’s words, Hachiman scratched his head.
"Is that so? But aren’t you keeping one Marshmallow Tree for yourself?" Then, Takeru looked at him curiously and asked.
"Haha, I’ve already kept one Marshmallow Tree. But to plant it, I might need to buy a new house," Hearing Takeru’s words, Hachiman said with a wry smile.
"Is that so?" Hearing his words, Takeru nodded. In fact, in the previous world, many people had become mages (biological) and could simply catalyze plants.
Although not as powerful as Takeru’s ability, with persistence, they could still catalyze a large tree in a relatively short time.
But biological magic could not supplement the special elements needed for plant growth like Takeru’s Senjutsu Chakra or plant magic.
That is, if a plant was inherently unsuitable to grow in a certain place, forcibly catalyzing it would only accelerate its death.
"By the way, here’s this for you. Sprinkle some on the soil before planting. It should ensure the plant’s survival and vigorous growth," Suddenly, Takeru thought of something and took out some fertilizer produced by the Recycling Slimes and handed it to Hachiman.
"Ah, thanks," Hearing Takeru’s words, Hachiman quickly said.
"You’re welcome," Hearing his words, Takeru smiled and shook his head.
Taihei, listening nearby, smiled at the exchange between Hachiman and Takeru. As for Yuta, he looked a bit embarrassed. He hadn’t obtained any special items and had no way to repay Takeru’s care.
"Yuta, don’t feel burdened. We’re a team. If you have items, you can trade with me, and I welcome that. But if you don’t, don’t worry too much about it. These things purely depend on luck," Noticing Yuta’s abnormal expression, Takeru offered a word of advice.
"Uh, I understand," Hearing Takeru’s words, Yuta nodded sheepishly.
Seeing Yuta no longer troubled, Takeru fell into thought, ’It was quite a coincidence that so many people had drawn unique delicacies from the Toriko World this mission. Could it be that the next world would be that world?’
Then Takeru shook his head, ’It was probably just a coincidence. It might also be because everyone’s strength had improved, and the last mission world was relatively simple, which increased the probability of everyone getting cross-world draw tickets.’