And so, after arriving at Lastall, I dropped the girls at the center of
the town, and started purifying the residents as planned.
Turned out I could basically narrow down the purification target
according to my will, so there was no need to be concerned about it
affecting equipment.
According to the reports of the girls, the residents all chatted about
how their bodies became lighter with smiles on their faces, as was
the case in Ittle, after the purification.
It seemed that there were people who had been implanted with
monster cells at the castle among them, so I'd like to believe that the
purification was successful.
""""""Cheers!""""""
――Clink!
At any rate, after finishing the work, we threw a job-well-done party,
as Ophir had said earlier.
We splurged and ordered plenty of meat dishes since it was a rare
occasion, and we had pleasant chat as we ate with relish.
"Now that the purification from Ittle to Lastall is over, our next stop is
the last goddess's place, isn't it?" Magmell asked.
Arca affirmed, "That's right. She's a goddess who governs over
'thunder' and 'destruction' and is supposed to have a violent temper,
if I remember correctly. Don't you think you'd surprisingly get along
with her, Great Ogre?"
"I told ya I'm not a Great Ogre!? Ya better cut it out, or else Imma
kick yer ass!?"
Thwump, Ophir stabbed the minced meat with the pointed end of the
bone-in meat in her hand.
"Well, well, don't get mad. Here, let me give you a bite of my bird
dish."
"O-ou, thanks."
――Chomp.
"How is it? Is it good?"
"Ou, it's not bad… wait, that's not the point!? Why're ya feedin' me
like I'm a pet!?"
"Hahaha, you're such an honest and cute girl, aren't you?" Arca
laughed amusedly at Ophir who bared her fangs at her with *grr*.
Still, I was glad to see that they were going along well.
Quarrel was inevitable in such a large family, but all in all, they were
on good terms with each other, I'd say.
Zana sighed, "…Gosh, this is why barbarians are… If you two Ogres
want to fight, please take it outside, alright?"
"Oi, hold on a second. Who are you calling an Ogre?"
"Dahaha! Of course, the Princess is referring ya! Can't refute it now,
can you!"
"Gh, you…"
Huh? Are they really on good terms with each other?
As I got slightly worried, Tirna offered me an egg dish with a fork and
said, "This is delicious. Try it, Exa."
"Oh, thanks. Then… mm."
""""!?""""
I chewed the food recommended by Tirna.
Mm, this was certainly delicious.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
"Yeah, it's really delicious. Thanks."
"I'm glad you like it…"
As I was looking at Tirna who for some reason blushed like she was
happy, and thinking how cute she was, seemingly like a small
animal,
"T-this is also delicious, you know? Exa-sama."
"No, this one's definitely more delicious."
"Nope, my meat's more delicious."
"Good grief, mine is naturally the most delicious, right?"
Here! The four girls offered food in front of me at the same time, and
I could do nothing but nod, "O-ou."
Needless to be said, I ate all the offered food.
All of them were so good that I couldn't pick which one's the most
delicious.
◇ ◇
Anyways, we decided to stay at an inn to wait and see the situation
and rest for today.
I planned to do purification one more time at night as well, though it
was probably unnecessary.
Well, better safe than sorry, and Tirna said that it was the first time
she came to such a big town, too.
Given the opportunity, I decided to let her go sightseeing.
And so, after enjoying sightseeing in Lastall to her heart's content,
Tirna returned to the inn along with the other girls with a very content
expression on her face and souvenirs such as handicrafts in her
hands.
It seemed that they were meant to be present for Seleia-san when
she returned to the cove someday.
That being the case, she had to make sure to store them properly so
that they didn't break in the middle of our journey.
By the way, when the girls were out sightseeing, I was maintaining
my weapon at the inn.
That's because I'd been hearing Hinokaguzuchi making squeaking
sound since I had received the power of Sinus-sama.
Sure, I'd been wielding it recklessly many times until now, so it
wasn't that strange but, the main cause of it was probably because it
couldn't bear my enhanced power.
After all, it was a weapon with a complicated mechanism.
If our meeting with the goddess of thunder—Fluga-sama turned into
a fight, it probably wouldn't last until the end.
Hence, it might be a good idea to go to Leolinea and ask Leia-san to
upgrade it first.
Yeah, let's do that, I thought while looking at the dimly lit ceiling.
"…zzz…zzz…"
On my chest lied the figure of Tirna sleeping peacefully.
Well, uhh, there were various reasons for this …
We hadn't done it these days, so the girls and I got into such a mood
but, turned out that my new skill enhanced various things including
techniques in that area…
One after another they came to me and one after another, they
became unable to get on their feet. And once she found about what
we were doing, Tirna pestered me to do it with her, too.
Of course, I declined at first but, she then said, "I'm older than you,
so it's okay. Or do you not want to do it with me…? You hate me…?"
I then thought: As a man, I must embrace her, yes.
But well, who got to be embraced had always been a topic for their
arguments, so it's good that I could satisfy them all in one night…
So I inwardly thought to myself.