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Volume 9 Chapter 237

Longevity Meal

The bath felt so good.
I really enjoy taking a bath with everyone.
I wish I could touch Haruto-sama some more though……
But with ten other women around him, it’s hard to get close.
There was a time when Yoko-san, Mei, and I barged in on Haruto-sama while he was bathing.
At that time, I was able to touch Haruto-sama all over my bare skin. It was such a happiness to directly receive his magical power like that.
But it seemed that Haruto-sama bathing with us angered Tina-san, and she scolded us after.
Tina-san was really scary at that time.
About three days after that incident, Haruto-sama started bathing with Tina-san, so we started bathing with them too, blending in.
Those were good times.
Even with Tina-san joining, the four of us could monopolize Haruto-sama.
Since then, more and more people have been living in Haruto-sama’s mansion, and our opportunities to interact with Haruto-sama have decreased.
Recently, it’s been a little lonely.
That’s why out of concern for us, Haruto-sama learned duplication magic.
The appearance is exactly like Haruto-sama himself.
……But it’s not the same.
Maybe because we are spirits and sensitive to human magical power?
Even though it’s a duplicate of Haruto-sama’s magical power, for some reason, it didn’t satisfy us.
So Mei and I don’t often sleep with the duplicate Haruto-sama.
Only occasionally—when we feel really lonely, we sleep with the duplicate Haruto-sama……
Although our chances to be close with Haruto-sama have decreased, Mei and I are always together. That’s why I think we can endure loneliness.
We always look forward to the next day with Haruto-sama as much as possible without relying too much on the duplicate magic.
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Since today is our duty to cook, naturally, we’ll be the ones preparing lunch as well.
We bought the ingredients for that purpose yesterday, but the main dish has been changed to the meat of a Millennium Beast that Yoko-san and Kikyou-san brought back.
The Millennium Beast is a sacred creature that lives for eternity.
It rarely shows itself, making it a rare species.
The meat is said to be so delicious that it’s traded among human merchants for about three platinum coins.
It’s not just expensive. Eating Millennium Beast meat is said to extend one’s lifespan.
The rate of lifespan extension varies depending on the part eaten—- but the best part is the heart. By eating it, one’s lifespan is extended by at least a hundred years.
If you consume all parts of the Millennium Beast, your lifespan can be extended by a millennium.
That’s why it’s called a Millennium Beast.
Due to its rarity and the difficulty of subjugating it, it’s classified as an S-rank magical beast.
Millennium Beasts are incredibly strong.
Furthermore, even if you’re lucky enough to find and defeat one, that alone isn’t enough.
If appropriate measures aren’t taken, the valuable parts will rot at an alarming rate.
The heart is usually the first to spoil.
So, getting your hands on a Millennium Beast heart is not something that usually happens.
However, Yoko-san and her mother, Kikyou-san, managed to obtain it.
The heart is perfectly processed and fresh, right in front of us.
「This heart is, of course, for Haruto-sama to eat! The other parts will be divided among everyone」
It seems like we’re not the only ones trying to extend Haruto-sama’s lifespan.
We are the daughters of the Star Spirit King, and we have lived longer than anyone in the Elnor family.
We also have knowledge of how to cook Millennium Beasts.
And our cooking skills are honed by Tina-san, who possesses the skill of a Maid (Master).
Even with a rare ingredient like Millennium Beast meat, we will cook it perfectly without hesitation.
With Mei and me, we should be able to do it.
「「Thank you for securing the Millennium Beast, Yoko-san. Leave the cooking to us」」
「Very well, I’m counting on you!」
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「D-Delicious……」
Haruto-sama took a bite of the Millennium Beast dish and murmured, caught off guard by the taste.
「Master, this is the beast I killed!」
「I processed it. Surely, Yoko alone wouldn’t have been able to bring it here on time」
「M-Mother…… why would you say that?」
「Hehe. Even I want to be praised by Haruto-sama」
Oh, we need to make sure we get some credit too, right!?
I give Mei a meaningful look.
It seems she’s noticed too.
「「We cooked it! We worked hard to make it delicious!!」」
「Mai, Mei, Yoko, Kikyou, thank you. This…… really is delicious」
It’s not just delicious, you know.
If Haruto-sama finishes the dishes we served him, his lifespan will be extended by five hundred years.
There are second helpings, too, you know?
Please eat a lot and live long, Haruto-sama.