KAPON.

"Wow, nice hot water.

"Yes, master.

"I'm getting good at boiling pumpkin, too.

So now we are in a small village in the country called Artsmi, famous for its hot springs.
The muddy hot springs are called mud hot springs, and they will help you recover from the fatigue of your trip and make you feel really happy and at peace.

But, brother. We're less than a month away from the big cook-off! We've discovered new monsters and ingredients so far, but do we have a chance?

"Well, what will be,

I got the seed of the World Tree from Moe, the goddess of this world, and I agreed to grow it.

Well, it was a request from the goddess, so I couldn't bear to say no.
So Moe said that out of the six seeds, only four of them are known to be located.
The first is owned by the demon king of this world.
The second belongs to an empress in a kingdom called Valkyria.
And the third is held by the emperor of the Empire of Albrus on the opposite side of the kingdom.
And where the fourth one is located is in the central continent where we were going to compete in a grand cooking competition. The fruit of the World Tree will be given to the winner as the ultimate ingredient.

A group of adventurers discovered the fruit deep in the ruins and unknowingly gambled on the auction, and it ended up in the hands of the organizer of the grand cooking competition. Many famous chefs from all over the world announced their participation one after another in the competition for the fruit of the World Tree, which was displayed as the prize for this year's winner.

Then I whispered the information I heard from Moe.
In the end, our goal was to help Mina win the grand cooking competition, as we had originally intended.

In preparation for the competition, we've been searching for various monsters and ingredients from around the world to find and cultivate their seeds.
By the way, how do you travel around the world and return to our city?

Pow!

Then, with a big wave in the hot spring, a lovely little girl with silver hair came to embrace me.

I've told you many times not to get into the hot water so hurriedly. I've told you many times not to get into the hot water in such a hurry.

"Ehehehe, I'm sorry.

He sticks his tongue out and apologizes.
This is Rock, the seamurgh I was raising.

After I met the goddess, Rock grew even faster.
It grew even bigger than the cabin we lived in.
This caused us to face the initial problem of growing too big and difficult to manage, but then his parent, Cemal, visited us and said something to him.
After that, Locke also seems to have acquired the ability to change into human form, just like Semal, and now he mostly stays in this form.
When I move around, I have him return to his original seamrg form and ride on his back.

It seems to think of me as a parent, so even when I'm in human form, I'm just as sticky as when I'm a bird, or even more so.

Dad. Where do you want to go after this?

Hmmm, yeah. Maybe Mina and I should get ready for the big cook-off.

"Very good, Mr. Keough. After all, the contestants for the next grand culinary competition will be selected from eight countries of the world. Even though Kyou-sama is a great guy, we still need to be prepared.

"Oh yeah, you're right. It's like having seven of the fiercest of the fitis class in attendance, so you have to brace yourself: ......

Hmm?

Oh, no. I'm honored beyond measure that Master Kyou speaks so highly of me, Fitis.

A gourmet brave man puts his chest against mine with a stain on his cheek.
Oh, wow!

"Why are you here?　This is a men's bathhouse, right?!

"Oh, you're with Rock and Dora, but I'm not with you?

"Rock is like my daughter, it's okay!　And Dora is a mandragora too!

Rock and Dora-chan jumped in a hurry and came right up to me.
Maybe it's my imagination, or maybe it's just that they're both looking at Fitis with a terrible look.
Well, it's okay that these two are like family, but Fitis. Not you.

"That's terrible, Master Keough. What the hell is wrong with me: ......

and then suddenly starts to break down crying Phytis .

"No, no!　I have no beef with you!　It's more of a problem for you because you think of yourself more as a woman than as a family member: ......!

What the hell does that mean?

"You know what, sweetheart? I don't mind taking a bath with my family, but you're a very attractive woman. I mean, I think of you as the opposite s*x. Your naked body is too stimulating for my prepubescent brother. That's the way it is.

That's mostly true, Jack. That's a very strange way of putting it.

In that case, by all means, give me your adolescent desires, Master Keogh, as much as you wish to give me your body.

"Duh!　So, stop it!

I was swimming in the hot water as if to escape from Phytis who was approaching me.
Suddenly we heard someone's laughter in our ears.

"Hahahahahaha! I've heard the rumors, but you guys are even funnier than I imagined.



When I looked, there was a woman who was enjoying a drink in the corner, hiding in the steam of the hot spring.
A beautiful woman with glossy black hair and a bewitching smile on her face.

Phytis. I came to see how much of a man you expected, but he seems to be quite charming. Certainly no wonder you're in love with him.

Hmm?　You know Phytis?
Then I turned to Phytis and saw a look of astonishment on her face.
Before Phytis could say anything else, the figure stood up and said his name.

Oh, no. Sorry for the delay, boy. My name is Kasarina. I am Phytis's teacher and a contestant in your grand cook-off.