Chapter 83
Chapter 83 – Dungeon of Ripples・Capture 10
「Fa……」
《Oniichan, morning~》
「「Ah」」
「Gufu!」
Waking up from a short sleep, I heard Joule’s, Allen’s, and Elena’s voices . And then at the same time, a terrible impact on my belly…… I’m choking .
「…… Joule」
Joule who turned into the small form was on my belly . The impact from a little while ago appears to be from Joule jumping on me .
I would catch him in my hands as usual, but I caught him with the pit of my stomach instead because I was just getting up .
This impact with no aggressiveness with a small form…… I see, it’s only given that the big Joule trampled the alligators to death~
《Au~…… I’m sorry》
Joule who noticed my fainting in agony after his jumping impact was visibly feeling down . His tail would usually flap all over the place, but it’s now hanging in despondent .
「No, yeah, I’m fine . Good morning, Joule . Well, I won’t tell you to stop jumping onto me, but please, I request you to do the landing carefully next time」
《Got it~》
When I pat Joule who was feeling despondent while rising up, I caution Joule to pay attention to the landing next time . I understand he didn’t have any ill intentions, but I would like to avoid that impact every time .
「Allen and Elena too, good morning」
「「Morning~」」
『Naa~』
「Good morning to you as well, Feat」
I finish greeting the other children and start preparing breakfast after putting in order my clothes .
「Now then, what shall we eat today~」
「「Onigiri~」」
「N? You want to eat onigiri?」
「「Un!」」
《Me too~》
『Naa~』
While thinking what freshly cooked dish to make, Allen and Elena made a request . It appears they want onigiri this morning . Joule and Feat are apparently okay with that as well .
「What would you like for the filling?」
「「Ntone~ fish~」」
Speaking of onigiri with fish filling that I made, it was salmon and tuna mayo . In addition, a miso soup with plenty of vegetables and tamagoyaki to go with that .
「「It’s delish~」」
《…… Yum yum》
『Nnaa~』
We start capturing after eating the meal . Today is the twenty-fifth floor .
「「「「「Kishaーーー」」」」」
Just as we descended on the twenty-fifth floor, Army Crabs appeared . In a large quant.i.ty at that .
「「Muu~」」
《Those are hard and not so delicious~》
『Naa~』
Because it was monsters not suitable for ingredients, the children were disappointed .
…… Rather, Joule . You have eaten them before? Moreover, raw?
Huh…… Feat is nodding in agreement?
《Do you think Oniichan could make a tasty meal out of it?》
『Naa~』
「「Ohh~?」」
Everyone looks at me with expectations .
Cooking with Armi Crabs? Erm…… there are not many edible parts, but it’s not impossible . But…… they are not meant for eating……
「…… If it’s dashi…… I could do it?」
They are materials used for making armor, but a crab is a crab?
「「《Dashi~?》」」
「It’s for a soup」
《Yay~ I want to drink a soup~ Then, I will do my best and defeat them, okay~》
「Allen too~」
「Elena too~」
It appears that it has been decided that I will make a soup from the Army Crabs .
Allen, Elena, and Joule vigorously ran towards the Army Crabs .
Well, they have run off with such vigor to defeat the Army Crabs and they will surely obtain many materials, so there shouldn’t be a problem in trying to make dashi .
『Naa~』
「N?」
『Nnaannaa~』
「Ah, Feat wants to partic.i.p.ate as well?」
『Naa~』
Feat who was in my hands wanted to partic.i.p.ate as well, so when I released Feat from my hands, Feat started firing magic at the Army Crabs mid-air .
Because there are many Army Crabs, I should partic.i.p.ate in attacking too . I would like to earn some experience even if little .
「《Water Needle》」
「「Yaa~」」
《Eiya~》
『Nnaa!』
With all of us moving, the large crowd of Army Crabs got exterminated in a blink of an eye .
「「Finished~」」
A large quant.i.ty of drop items are scattered all over the place .
We have obtained many sh.e.l.ls, legs, claws, and magic stones, but the children were most delighted about the Army Crab eggs they saw for the first time . There was also nori for some reason……
Is that “it”? Was it stuck to the crab’s sh.e.l.l or something? I wonder if the dungeon is pushing me to make the soup……
《Oniichan, can you make the soup with this? There’s still lots~?》
「No, no, this is plenty . However, I will make it tonight」
《Un! Yay~ I’m looking forward to it~》
「「Looking forward to it~」」
『Naa~』
If I say something wrong, it would turn into the alligator hunting, so I have to be careful about my words .
「There, there, let’s get going~」
「「《Yay~》」」
『Naa~』
I would like to capture at least the twenty-sixth floor today after all . Let’s crisply progress! ――Is what I thought, but…… it didn’t go according to my plan .
「「Many~」」
《Really~ So many~》
『Naa~』
A large crowd of Army Crabs appeared again .
「…… Let’s quickly defeat them~」
「「《Yay~》」」
『Naa~』
After I said such, the children really defeated the Army Crabs quickly .
Thus, we obtained many Army Crab drop items again .
《I’m looking forward the dinner, right~》
「「Right~」」
『Naa~』
Un, soup making…… I will do my best……
After that, we smoothly advanced through the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh floors .
And when we secured a place to rest, I started making the children’s long-awaited Army Crab soup .
I smashed the hard sh.e.l.l so it would fit into the pot and I started extracting the essence accompanied by gentle clicking .
I threw the Army Crab eggs and nori into the strained soup . The eggs were thumbnail-sized with gelatine-like quality, so I was worried whether it would melt while cooked, but there wasn’t a problem as it floated in the soup . Lastly, I salted it and tried the taste!
Un, it tastes unexpectedly good . Besides, these Army Crab eggs! Their popping texture matches the soup well!
「Allen too~」
「Elena too~」
《Not fair~ Me too~》
『Nnaa~』
I was checking the taste of the soup, but the children found fault with it and quickly rushed towards me .
Since it couldn’t be helped, I retrieved a few pre-made dishes from the《Infinite Storage》and we had the dinner just like that .