Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Parting with hyung Yeongseong I returned to the dungeon again.

Fortunately the newly made fruit and vegetable juice had much better effect and I could confirm there was considerable progress in sister-in-law’s treatment.

“I’m back.”

The slimes approached me bouncing and acted cute. The appearance of bouncing the body and moving as if dancing was impressive.

Wriggle!

“Yeah, yeah. Good work, everyone.”

Mark Two wearing a straw hat grabbed the pant leg and wriggled as if looking at something. I sat down on the spot and kneaded Mark Two.

“Was there nothing today?”

Undulate!

“Oh? Gradually harvest time has come?”

I was gradually realizing the slime’s language.

No, the expression of vaguely understanding the gestures would be right.

“But what has the harvest time come?”

Fiddling with the slime in hand for a long time I stealthily got up. If possible I wanted to stay like this for life but I can’t be lazy.

“Eicha. Shall we go?”

The slimes followed behind me and Mark Two led us at the very front.

The place arrived like that had potatoes that couldn’t be harvested last time.

This time finally potatoes imbued with mana are coming out. Holding expectations I dug the ground with my hands directly.

“Leaving the perfectly fine hoe and doing what but...”

I couldn’t wait the time to go up and bring the hoe down. Anyway since possessing a body sturdy as can be due to dual awakening I decided to become a human excavator.

Rustle-

Digging the ridge plump potato pieces revealed their appearance. The freely shaped appearance was quite appetizing.

“First confirmation!”

I held the potato harvested first and confirmed if the item window appears.

[Potato imbued with mana LV.1]

Faint mana is contained.

Upon intake, physical strength increases for 3 minutes according to the amount of mana possessed. Temporarily satiety does not decrease.

Done!

Unlike last time the proper item mark appears.

I danced a dance of joy and continued digging the ridge. Soon potatoes came out strung in a line and occupied the field.

Beside such me the slimes also diligently bounced and moved the potatoes or cut the stems and leaves.

Overturning the field for a long time like that finally the end was visible. Lifting the waist for a moment and examining I realized I planted potatoes on quite a wide land.

Wriggle!

“Oh! Finished?”

The slimes who collected the just dug potatoes also bounced. And between such slimes Mark Two politely brought a potato.

Undulate!

“Umm? What?”

Undulate! Undulate!

Mark Two shouting pitifully I want to eat boiled potatoes! Please cook the potatoes! was visible. And slimes gathered beside such Mark Two and sent sparkling eyes to me.

Of course guys without mouths and without eyes.

“Haa, can’t be helped. I have to step forward again.”

I acted arrogant and picked the potato Mark Two handed. Honestly thinking of the amount the slimes eat with this degree of potatoes it was ridiculously few so in the end I brought the gas burner itself down from above.

Watching the slimes gathered together beside the storage I scooped water from the pond like last time and started cooking the potatoes.

If something changed from last time it was that because I knew the boiling time exactly I didn’t necessarily poke to confirm if cooked.

‘Jaeseong said if doing that moisture enters the potatoes and the taste becomes less.’

He also told the boiling time exactly so I didn’t forget.

When time came like that the boiled potatoes were completed along with a savory scent.

Pop! Pop!

Wriggle! Undulate!

The excited guys shook their bodies left and right.

Still I calmly with patience transferred the potatoes to a bowl.

What I eat I have to set aside in advance like this otherwise those guys who can’t even feel hot things will clearly eat them all up.

Moving my share and handing the rest to the guys they rushed competing to eat the potatoes.

“Ugh.”

The slimes that surrounded me in an instant soon started eating the potatoes. The guys who ate the potatoes one and all trembled their bodies and expressed joy.

“There are still many potatoes so eat a bit slowly.”

The guys’ appetite was as expected amazing.

I immediately prepared potatoes again. This time I utilized the steamer Jaeseong left last time.

Named steamed potatoes!

Steamed and boiled don’t have that big a difference but if that material is my crop wouldn’t the taste also change?

I prepared the steamer as Jaeseong taught and started steaming the potatoes. And while the potatoes cooked I decided to eat the boiled potatoes set aside as my share.

“I’ll eat well.”

Before I knew it the potato that cooled a bit and became a degree I could eat I slowly peeled the skin. Even so the heat still remained so I rolled it here and there on the hand.

“Hoo, hoo.”

For potatoes it would be salt, but I couldn’t endure this vibrating savory scent at all. Since I already proved the taste with the potatoes eaten last time seasoning wasn’t needed in fact.

Haaam!

I bit one large mouthful.

Then the savory taste and scent spread to every corner of the inside of the mouth and moistened the eyes.

“Huh, haa! Sip! Delicious!”

Even while blowing breath at the heat I couldn’t stop. Before I knew it the slimes who ate all their shares were looking at such me as if envious.

The fluffy texture felt when just entered the mouth. Not only that unlike last time the potatoes imbued with mana disappeared as if melting.

Not a metaphor but really melted and disappeared.

The potatoes that became liquid state like that became thick and savory juice and went down the esophagus as is. The temperature still feeling warmth made the stomach comfortable.

“Haa...”

A feeling as if entered a warm bath.

The body became languid and fullness filled full.

“Uh?”

Feeling that one potato disappeared before I knew it I looked around. Already all eaten?

And the moment picking a potato thinking of eating one more somehow the stomach felt full.

“Wow, this is an item.”

There was an effect related to satiety and it seemed that was revealing the effect right away. What was regrettable was the point that this satiety effect didn’t seem to work on those good appetite slimes.

“Here, you guys eat.”

I yielded even the potatoes set aside as my share all to the slimes. Anyway there were steaming potatoes too so if eating just one more it seemed the stomach would be full enough.

Watching the slimes commendably splitting the potatoes and sharing among themselves I gradually checked the steamer when time came.

“Done, done.”

I turned off the fire and opened the steamer.

Steamed potatoes that didn’t seem that different from boiled potatoes revealed their appearance.

“The same?”

Then the taste?

I carefully took out the hot potatoes and transferred them like earlier. Then distributed the rest excluding my share to the slimes.

Watching the guys rushing and eating the steamed potatoes once more I also diligently blew breath.

Looking slowly at the potatoes that cooled the temperature for a while then soon tried eating one mouthful.

“Um?!”

It wasn’t greatly different from boiled.

If there was a difference the boiled potatoes because a bit of salt was put in the water they were boiled in the flavor felt thicker, but this one was a bit bland.

But the texture became harder, and that strangely suited and I did oral exercise without rest.

“Even eating more it’s delicious. No, even continuing to eat it would be delicious.”

With two potatoes it was the degree the stomach was full.

If doing this well couldn’t it occupy the place of next generation food?

“Dad!”

“?”

What?

Just now a person’s voice...

“Give me too, dad!”

I slowly turned my gaze.

And confirmed the naked blonde kid who appeared without a sign before I knew it.

“Eung?”

Without knowing I made a strange sound and couldn’t react properly. Whether or not the kid before my eyes spread both hands wide and held them out to me.

“I want to eat too!”

Who... are you?