Chapter 83

Chapter 83 – Dungeon of Ripples・Capture 10

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「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~」

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「「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 quantity 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 participate as well?」

『Naa~』

Feat who was in my hands wanted to participate as well, so when I released Feat from my hands, Feat started firing magic at the Army Crabs mid-air .

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Because there are many Army Crabs, I should participate 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 quantity of drop items are scattered all over the place .

We have obtained many shells, 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 shell 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~」」

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《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 shell 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 .