After we eat, we count the forty-seven golden seeds and sixteen large golden seeds. Then we carefully plant them, and I give them Water Magic like always.
Considering the numbers and the size of the large ones, we decide to leave them in living room, that has a high ceiling.
We also plant the fishman seed we got from the Man-faced fishman. There’s no dangerous smell to it, but since we don’t know what it might be, I’m leaving this one in my room. It might be rarer than the golden series, because we only got one of these… I wonder what it will be.
I’m also giving it water, but since this came from the sea, I decide to add some salt. I just feel like I should.
Then at night, as I question why Ayane is more fidgety than usual, we lie down and talk. She tells me all sorts of things she doesn’t talk about when everyone’s around, but then she starts to doze off, and falls asleep.
She looks adorable, sleeping with a happy expression, so I hold her like a hugging pillow and go to sleep too.
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The next morning, I wake up first and look around the room, and see Ayane’s adorable sleeping face. The merman seed hasn’t popped out yet, so it still needs time.
I gently pat her, and she lets out a cute yawn. After looking dazed for a moment, she hides her face with the mattress like she just remembered something.
“I-I fell asleep first!!”
I can’t hear what she’s saying, but it must be quite the shock. I try calling out to her, but she’s not getting up.
I don’t know what’s going on, but she still looks cute, so I pat her head.
“Uu~!”
For once, this doesn’t work, and she stays still and dejected. Usually she would be practically wagging her tail.
I ask Maki for advice, and she says to leave it to her, so I do.
I guess only girls know about girl problems.
After a while, Ayane jumps out, full of energy. I’m glad she’s better.
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It’s thirty minutes before the appointed time, and we’re in the office of the branch manager of the dungeon association branch 525.
“Thank you for coming, Amachi. I was waiting.”
“It’s been a few days, branch manager.”
“I heard from Youko that you’re disclosing more information about rare monsters, video included.”
“Yes. I wanted to try that, but is it a bother?”
“Not at all. We are thankful for it. Up until now, no one could reliably make rare monsters spawn, so the information provided by the association was a combination of things told by adventurers. That meant we were basically taking fragments and piecing them together.
It goes without saying that with perfect footage, information about their moves and specialized weapons and skills, along with their stats and even drops, we are bound to see fewer accidents.”
That’s nice. I’m glad the branch manager isn’t angry.
“Amachi, this is both what you want to do, and because it’s for Maki’s sake, correct? Thank you for thinking about my daughter.”
“N-no… I’m just trying to do what I can.”
She knows exactly why I’m doing this. I didn’t even tell anyone, so it’s embarrassing.
I look to the side, and see Maki with a happy smile, and Aki grinning. Ayane’s eyes are shining, and Aira has the usual blank smile.
“Wait…”
“Yes, we are very happy about your thoughtfulness.”
“Fufu, you’re too easy to understand, Shouta.”
“I think your way of thinking is wonderful, darling! Leave the filming to me!”
“Perhaps we should get a fixed point camera…”
“Everyone…”
They all know. Ayane might be different, and Aira… No, it’s okay.
“You’re closer than I thought. Good. I’m thinking you won’t have a problem at Sakuya’s party.”
“Ah, branch manager, about my stats…”
“You don’t have to say. My daughters trust you, so I don’t need to pry like before. Do what you want.”
It feels like she’s giving me too much freedom.
I peek over at the girls, and they smile warmly.
“With Command, they’re all over two thousand.”
“…”
The branch manager opens her mouth, and keeps it open. Is she surprised because I grew so much so fast, or just exasperated?
Probably both. After all, she follows that up by scolding me for releasing this information like that.
It’s just me, my girlfriends, and the branch manager here. Hana isn’t even here today. Normally she shows up without me ever noticing, because she’s as stealthy as Aira, but she really isn’t here right now. She’s already in the dungeon, regulating traffic as the commander of today’s operation.
When I tell the branch manager that it’s just us here, she sighs.
“Make sure you hold the reins tightly.”
“It’s okay. He’s got sharp senses, so he’s not going to do anything reckless.”
“Still, he’s too unguarded.”
“Mom, we will make sure he knows it when there’s actual danger. Right?”
“No one trusts me…”
“Amachi, why did you reveal your stats to me? If that information leaks, you’re going to attract attention from all sorts of places. Why did you do that?”
“Well… I didn’t want to worry you. I figured with stats like these, I’m not going to be done in by the average monster.”
“Yes, we could easily send you to the deeper floors of the mid rank dungeon. Did you think I would be worried because Maki is?”
Well… She is my future mother-in-law…
I stay quiet, and she sighs.
“…There’s no fixing you. So, what else?”
“Ah, yes. I’m planning to do some other things later, so I need to convince you when the time comes.”
“Amachi… What are you planning?”
“I don’t know if it will actually come to pass, it’s basically what I hope I can do, so it’s still a secret. I think it will surprise you if all goes well.”
I feel like I can guess what’s going to come next from level gacha. If I’m right… And there are also those trophies and keys, so I’m going to have to be seen as an irregular guy again.
Ah, I can’t wait for the next gacha.
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