It's night, and I haven't recovered my magic yet, but everyone is there, so I think I'll be okay.

I head to the Sandwall Desert and challenge Serketo. Before that, I'm going to get some information on Serketo from Fareeda.

Fareeda will give me some information about Serket, "Serket is a poisoner. They use poison, and if you take countermeasures against the poison, you should be able to take them out without any problems.

Hmm? Sounds simple. Well, it's not as easy as it looks.

"I just have a crony, the Scorpion King. He's very strong.

What's he like?

'It's an enemy of the man on top and the scorpion on the bottom. It is armed with two spears coated with a deadly poison. It will attack you with two scorpions' hands.

Oops. But can we get closer?

"I've got a scorpion tail, and they're going to use air bombs and sandstorms. Is that about right?

Thank you. That was helpful.

So we leave from the village of Hout. The members are Livina, Sephone, Farida, Konoha and Strah.

Unlike last night, we head straight to our destination and find Serketo.

We alight and turn to Stra and summon the black iron. It's a scarlet ring in my hand.

Recognizing us, Serketo raises his hand and a giant scorpion man emerges from the sand. I identify it.

Celketo's Apostle?
?　?　?

The Scorpion King?
?　?　?

The Apostle of Celket pointed his hand towards us and suddenly countless needles flew out of nowhere.

''Black iron!''

Black Iron defends it and the Scorpion King challenges Black Iron.

'Yield!　An army of concubines!

Sephone summons a shadow, but the Scorpion King turns his spear and breaks through in a moment and swings the Scorpion Arrowhead at him. Still, he deals damage with the spell-annihilation seal and bites the Scorpion King as he revives with a revival. Annoyingly, the Scorpion King swings his spear in a big way. Here!

Teleportation!

I teleport behind the Scorpion King and swing the Scarlet Ring down at his tail.

'Heavy slash!'

But I can't cut it off. But the cracks are there. The Apostle of Selketh sees this and comes to him, but Fareeda strikes him.

"It's me you're dating. Let's have some girl-on-girl fun.　Magic jamming!

Farida's magical interference occurs to Selketo's Apostle and the Scorpion King. Knowing this, Serketo takes out a strange sword.

''You have Kepesh... but can you beat me with that thing?''

I am attacked by the Scorpion King's Scorpion Arrowhead as Farida and the Apostle of Serket are engaged in battle, while I am attacked by the Scorpion King's Scorpion Arrowhead.

'Release!'

Evade the delayed teleportation and move in front of the Scorpion King. Let's go!

"Acceleration!

Ho!

I'm slicing through it at high speed, but this guy is too tickled with muscle. It doesn't feel like I'm cutting. But the burning heat of the scarlet ring is activated.

Furthermore, Konoha is also shooting all sorts of magic wildly to match mine.

But the Scorpion King doesn't care about Konoha's attack and attacks me while burning. However, the black iron stops the swinging spear attack.

''Whore Warding!''

The Scorpion King is trapped in the lewd dream ward. Still, the Scorpion King desperately tries to attack Livina, but Livina is behind the black iron and her attack can't reach her.

In the meantime, I get into a stopping position.

As I hold my Scarlet Ring, a mysterious light envelops me and a buff is triggered. As I wonder, Konoha comes to me. Is this a blessing from the goddess? Then Konoha produces a magic circle. This is...

"You know beast magic?　Konoha?

Ho!

It looks like I can make it. Then I'm going to do it. So this is what me and Konoha can do with our magic.

Let's go!　Konoha!

Ho!

Me and Konoha's magicians meet over the Scorpion King's head. I'm the Explosion and Konoha freezes.

"Beast Demon Magic!　Freeze projection!
Ho!

A chunk of ice from the magic circle falls on the Scorpion King. What happens?

When a block of ice hits the Scorpion King, it explodes. It's bigger than the normal Explosions... the effect of a goddess' blessing? As I thought about it, it wasn't a blast that was generated by the explosion, but cold air. The Scorpion King iced over in an instant. That's strong.

''It's the combination of Tact and Konoha, isn't it!　It's up to you!　You will be shattered by the blow of my Demon King!　Dark Waves!

Sephone's Dark Wave hit him directly, but he couldn't defeat the Scorpion King just in time. Then the black iron knocks him down. Ahhhhh...he did it. He's the one with the most embarrassing pattern. Sephone has also froze up.

Now, what happened to Farida? I looked and saw that he had just blasted the Apostle of Serket.

'You haven't fixed your habit of leaving gaps when the Scorpion King is defeated.

Farida defeats Serketo and Info comes in.

'Livina's level has reached 20. Execute growth.'

Hmm? It's not evolution. Well, okay. Livina grows. She grows a little taller, her hair grows a little longer. And her horns get longer.

"Livina is growing. She's acquired magical manipulation.
I've got a barrage.
Seduction, mesmerization, and lewdness are no longer limited by warding.

What? No more charm restrictions? So did that mean it worked for women as well? You mean, like...

'What are they thinking?　Tact. I'm telling you, it's just a stronger fascination, right?　If I had to choose between the Tact or a woman, I'd choose the Tact.

Why you bothered to use me as an example is a mystery to me, but the removal of the restriction is huge. It was Livina's biggest weakness, for what it's worth. Now, let's check the status.

Name Libina Succubus Lv 19 -> Lv 20

Life force 80 to 100.
Magic power 162 to 184.
Strength 66 to 88.
Defensive value 52 to 72.
Agility 112 to 132
Dexterity value 116 to 138

skill

Whip Lv 1 Dark Claws Lv 11 Flight Lv 18 -> Lv 19 Covert Lv 8 Night Eyes Lv 19 -> Lv 20 Temptation Lv 15 -> Lv 16　
Hypnosis Lv 2, charm absorption Lv 17 -> Lv 18, magic manipulation Lv 1, interlocking attacks Lv 1, dark magic Lv 12　
Space-time magic Lv 1, magic Lv 9, magic bullets Lv 19, lewd dream ward Lv 6 -> Lv 7

Then Farida comes to me.

"Congratulations on your evolution. And thank you for your hard work. Great job.

I couldn't cut the tail off, though.

It's okay. Tact. There's a kid there who couldn't beat you for dressing up. Pup.

Nugua~!　Livina!　You touched something that shouldn't have been touched!

Sephone and Livina fight.

'What's going on?'

As a matter of fact.

What are you trying to tell me!　Takt!

Don't give up. Sephora. I'll spread the word, even if you don't.

Sephone and Livina are fighting again. Now, let's dismantle them.

Almir: Important items.
An arm band to be worn above the elbow. Given by the gods, it gives the gods blessings.

Lethal Poison Straight Spear: Rare Degree 7 Spear Quality B-
Weight: 45 Endurance Value: 80 Attack Power: 50
Effect: Lethal poison
A straight spear that is coated with a lethal poison. It is lightly made so that the spear blade is easy to hit.

This ring... this ring is called an almirah. I didn't know that. And you get a straight spear with a deadly poison. We don't have any enhanced spears, so I'm happy to hear that. I think I'll take it, since I don't want my boys to be using poisonous weapons.

Now there are only two left. Later, when we entered the new town, we found the kid who was still being held captive, and we were able to thank him for his help. Here's what he gave me.

Dates Palm Seedling: Rare Level 7 Material Quality B
When planted and grown, it becomes a date palm tree. The fruit is edible.

Cacao saplings: rare grade 8 Material Quality B
When planted and grown, it becomes a cocoa tree. The fruit is used to make chocolate and cocoa.

Cacao! The chocolate guy. It was a quest, but I could have gotten it on a regular basis as well. That's great!

This is what we found for sale when we explored the town.

Cacao beans: rarity level 8 Material Quality B
The seeds in the fruit from the cocoa tree. A source of various ingredients.

Cacao mass: rarity 8 Material Quality B
Fermented, dried, roasted and polished endosperm from the cocoa bean. Very time consuming to make.

Cocoa butter: rarity 8 food quality B
Butter made from the fat content isolated from cocoa mass.

Cocoa powder: rarity 8 Ingredients Quality B
De-fatted and ground cocoa mass.

Chocolate: rarity 8 Food Quality B
Effect: 100% magic power recovery
A treat created from cocoa mass, cocoa butter and camel's milk.

Dates: rarity level 7 Ingredients Quality B
Effect: Restore 25% of fullness
The nut of the date palm. It is eaten as a staple food in arid regions. Can be eaten as it is.

Dried dates: rare grade 7 Food Quality B
Dried dates. They are also used as a beverage.

I don't hesitate to buy cocoa mass, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. I know that cocoa beans are a trap. I remember hearing stories about trying to make chocolate by hand from cocoa beans when I was working at a coffee shop and thinking it was impossible.

It's a game, so it might be a little simplified, but I feel like I shouldn't get lost even if the price is high.

I buy more chocolates and taste them.

...Hmm. It's not bad. I wondered if it was because there was no sugar in it, but it doesn't seem to be too bitter because it contains camel's milk.

Nice. Camel's milk. By the way, I couldn't find it when I looked for it. Why not? I'm sure you're curious. I promised myself that one day I would find it and drink it.

We went back to the leafling, showed Setia and Meir the saplings and went to plant them. It's a lot of trees.

I then went to the battleship's galley. We can make chocolate in here.

First, milk with powdered and dried milk is what we need.

Skim milk: rarity 4 ingredients, quality C-
A powdered form of milk. It is used for baking bread and pastry making.

Now we have the ingredients. The ingredients are cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar and skim milk.

First, sugar and skim milk are added to the cacao mass and mixed together little by little. Next, the mixture is boiled and mixed again, adding the cocoa butter a little at a time. The chocolate is then ready to be mixed.

Chocolate undiluted: rarity 8 Ingredients Quality A-.
Effect: 120 magic power restored.
Chocolate undiluted, created from cocoa mass, cocoa butter, skim milk and sugar.

The only thing left to do is to harden it. The undiluted liquid of chocolate was poured into the molds made with the alchemy skill and cooled with ice for a few minutes to wait. The chocolate was completed.

Chocolate: Rareness 8 Food Quality A
Effect: Magic power 120 restored, magic power restored for 30 minutes (Medium)
A treat created from cocoa mass, cocoa butter, skim milk and sugar.

You beat the ones that were sold. It's a lot more work than it should be, but you simplified a lot of things. First, I taste it.

Chocolate!

It's perfect chocolate. I just feel like I'm going to go to war when I find out about this. The effects are extraordinary. It's more effective than an MP potion, after all. Let's not talk about it here. We'll go to the hot springs to get the smell off and then come back. I don't think they're going to be affected.

We'll avoid all of them. If we don't smell it, we'll just duck. The last time I see Koibito and the Japanese fox, Koibito asks me to do him a favor.

"Um...Takutu-chan...can you sleep with me?

I'm about to make a foul attack and sleep with him. Then Koihi smells my clothes. Well, you don't think...

''It smells sweet and good from my brother Tact today~''

Oh, yeah?　I'm going to bed earlier than that. Love Fire

Stroking Love Fire's head and putting it to sleep. Phew...I was fooled. But I knew it was only a matter of time before I was found out.

Name Takuto, Summoner of Affection Lv15.

Vitality 82
Magic power 222
Strength 72.
Defensive Strength 40
Agility 60
Dexterity value 138

skill

Fighting Lvv 15, kicking Lvv 20, staff Lvv 30, one-handed sword Lvv 30, spear Lvv 19, sword Lvv 15.　
Throwing Lv 9 High Speed Chanting Lv 38 Summoning Magic Lv 38 Summoning Magic Lv 24 Sealing Magic Lv 33 Rider Lv 33　
Alchemy Lv 23 Mining Lv 28 Logging Lv 33 Dismantling Lv 40 Appraisal Lv 31 Identification Lv 38　
Rapid Magic Lv 2 Fire Magic Lv 3 Earth Magic Lv 2 Sea Magic Lv 4 Dark Magic Lv 3 Sacred Magic Lv 10　
雷魔法Lv32　爆魔法Lv31　木魔法Lv27　氷魔法Lv29　時空魔法Lv40→Lv41　
獣魔魔法Lv2→Lv3　遅延魔法Lv4→Lv5　連続詠唱Lv6→Lv7　水中行動Lv15　俊足Lv4
読書Lv14　料理Lv39→Lv40　餌付けLv8　釣りLv20　シンクロLv16　連携Lv7

名前　セフォネ　ヴァンパイアプリンセスLv12→Lv14

生命力　84→86
魔力　　118→124
筋力　　73→75
防御力　50
俊敏性　72→74
器用値　110→112

スキル

鎌Lv1　吸血Lv16→Lv17　夜目Lv21→Lv22　影潜伏Lv18　影操作Lv8　影召喚Lv16→Lv17　
隠密Lv16　暗黒魔法Lv8　幻術Lv1　譲渡Lv3　蘇生Lv7→Lv8　夜不死Lv15　
呪滅封印Lv9→Lv10　闇波動Lv4→Lv5

名前　ファリーダ　魔人Lv1

生命力　54
魔力　　66
筋力　　85
防御力　45
俊敏性　75
器用値　60

スキル
斧Lv10　魔拳Lv12→Lv13　舞踊Lv10　投擲Lv10　妖気Lv12→Lv14　暗黒魔法Lv10　
時空魔法Lv10　集中Lv12→Lv13　誘惑Lv10　物理破壊Lv12　魔力妨害Lv12→Lv13
魔弾Lv12　魔素解放Lv1

名前　コノハ　グラウクスLv1

生命力　90
魔力　　140
Strength 96
Defensive Strength 74
Agility 110
Dexterity value 134

skill

Assassination Lv 24 Flying Lv 36 Ice Claw Lv 17 Feather Thrower Lv 24 Divine Eye Lv 26　
Aura deprivation Lv. 20 Continuous chanting Lv. 3 Discard chanting Lv. 3 Magic control Lv. 3 Simultaneous chanting Lv. 3
Wind magic Lv 21 Water magic Lv 18 Sacred magic Lv 11 Dark magic Lv 11 Lightning magic Lv 11 -> Lv 12　
Ice Magic Lv 33 Spacetime Magic Lv 10 Ice Blade Lv 15 Illusion Lv 2 Protection Lv 1 Cold Resistant Lv 7 Goddess Blessing Lv 1 -> Lv 2

Name Black Iron Iron Golem Lv 23

Vitality 118
Magic power 0
Strength: 160
Defensive Strength 160
Agility 26
Dexterity value 15

skill
Fighting Lv 20 Ironclad Lv 39 Provocation Lv 36 Physical Resistance Lv 32 -> Lv 33 Physical Destruction Lv 14 -> Lv 15　
Mining Lv6 Stone throwing Lv16 Injection Lv12→Lv13 Electrical resistance Lv1 Cold resistance Lv1 Poison invalidation Lv5→Lv7　
Illness Invalidated Lv 3