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Chapter 482: Dragon Materials

I felt so satisfied when I saw how the Canum guys reacted. Logical reasoning doesn’t apply to the world of spirits, regardless if it’s a beautiful world created by some of them.

Even so, some folks become totally captivated to the point that they lose their way and fail to return, just like those humans lost in Black Mountain-chan’s world. I have to be more careful so I won’t end up like them too.

I went back to my『House』and took a stroll with Riche to aid with digestion. I’ve been spending most of the time idly lounging and eating and yet it felt as if I hadn’t eaten at all. What a strange belly I have. Mm, maybe I can make some ochazuke?

I grilled the salmon and cod roe and then toasted some sesame seeds. After a while, I peeled the skin off the salmon, sprinkled them all with salt then grilled the flesh separately from the skin. It’s always a bit tricky getting the skin crispy without burning.

While munching on crispy salmon skin, I cut the grilled cod roe into bite-sized pieces. It’s gonna be too salty if I ate all the roe at once, so let’s save the rest for my next ochazuke ー oh, I think I also prepared a bit too much salmon?

Afterward, I scooped some rice into a bowl and sprinkled the flaked salmon over it together with the grilled cod roe, then grabbed some leftover wasabi from 【Storage】, grated a bit and tossed it on. Crumbled some seaweed and sprinkled it along with the sesame seeds and voila, I’m done.

As I enjoyed my ochazuke, I mulled over my plans for tomorrow. Hmm. What should I do? I still have a few magic circles, so maybe I’ll head to the island and show Zabuton to Gramps Paulor?

Ahh, but the Seeing effect is only temporary. He seemed to have high hopes Seeing spirits, so maybe I’ll send it over to him if there’s an occasion. I wonder how he’ll react to the ‘afun’ moaning stairs?

Alright, let’s work on the fields first, then go to the Earthkins’ place and check on how the kennel for Doggo is coming along.

After I finished eating ochazuke, I washed the dishes, rested for a bit then named some spirits. Actually, I can just leave it to Note Spirit, but I like to personally do it from time to time.
I named a few while enjoying a cup of coffee, then I hit the bath and called it a night.

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「Ou! You’ve come, Soleil of the Island! 」
「You’ve come, Soleil of the Island! 」
「You’ve come! 」
Yeah, the Earthkins are the same as ever.

The spokesperson—usually Gamri—says a word or two, then someone else repeats or adds to it, and finally, the surrounding Earthkin all chime in together.

「Hello, how’s the doghouse coming along? 」
「It’s going great! We’re also working with the Red Silver Valley and the Sulfur Valley. 」
「Red Silver Valley makes superb roofs. 」
「Sulfur Valley excels in carving. 」
「They are excellent. 」
Looks like they’re dividing the work based on their strengths.

I can finally tell Gamri apart, but I still struggle to distinguish the other Earthkins. Their builds all seem pretty similar, and, most of all, the hair! There’s so much hair!

They’re stocky, dressed in sturdy, muted clothes, and often wear something that looks like scaled mail vests, which makes it even harder to spot body differences. Maybe it’s the Earthkin’s version of fashion?

That leaves just their faces to tell them apart, but the hair and beards! From the nose down, it’s all one big mass! At least their foreheads are still visible, so I usually focus on the area above their eyes. Ah, no, maybe I should start identifying them by their braided beards?

「The doghouse isn’t ready yet, but hey, Soleil of the island, what do you think of this? 」
「What do you think? 」
「What do you think? 」
They brought over a tray covered with cloth and placed it in front of me.

「It’s incredibly tough, but it’s beautiful. 」
「It would work well for armor, but it’s beautiful. 」
「Beautiful. 」

On the tray was a dragon scale, intricately carved with openwork designs. Dragon scale armor—it’s such a fantasy concept, but it really is tough, I guess? This one’s just carved for decorative purposes, but with the amount they’ve got, it seems like armor might be next.

「I’d like to use this for the doghouse too. What do you think? 」
「How about embedding it in the walls? What do you think? 」
「Or placing it on either side of the entrance? What do you think? 」
「What do you think? 」

「Yeah, the dark color works, I guess? Maybe he’ll be happier if you add some river-like patterns to the design? 」
The black dragon scales they brought as raw materials had been transformed into gorgeous art pieces.

The scales, polished to perfection, looked like deep black crystal. The openwork design featured intertwined flowers and leaves. If it’s for Doggy, they’d probably love something with Es River patterns. If I were to represent Doggy, though, it’d have to be a storm.

「Oh, and I’d love it if you could make four wall-mounted lampshades out of this for me. 」
I remembered the black iron lamp shades I saw for sale in Es. Perfect for my gaming room, yup, let’s do that.

「Understood. Take this and the carved fang as gifts, Soleil of the Island. 」
「Understood. They were originally yours, take them back. 」
「Understood. Take them. 」

「Thanks.」
Nice, got my hands on some very fancy, expensive looking crafts!

The carved fang was a single, elegant flower curving gracefully. Its stem was wrapped in leaves, and the white flower looked pure yet strangely coquettish.

I’ll hang the fang in the tower, and since they promised me four more scales, I’ll use them for Soleil. If I get my hands on a bigger dragon fang, I wonder if they could craft a layered orb for me?.

I should hurry up and dismantle the red dragon too. Its sunset-like scales were gorgeous. And its fang had a reddish tint—imagine how beautiful a carved flower with color would be!

Well, that’s what I thought at this time, though!