"Luna lady~!　Today's twitching!

"Again?　Oh dear, I can't help it.

　In the days since, I've seen Luna and Rock get along better.
　Luna and Locke have become friends, and I could see them playing together in the yard, like this.
　Luna also liked to walk around the city, or maybe she wanted me to take her into town from time to time.
　She was accompanied by Locke, so we looked like a close family.

Hey, Luna. I'm glad to see you've settled in so well, Miss Keough.

"Oh, yeah.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find your way to the top.
　Luna's memory hasn't come back yet, but I'm glad to see that she's opened up to us more than when we first met.

　I've made some progress with my cultivation techniques as well.
　I've succeeded in cultivating monsters that grow chocolate and vegetables, and since then I've created a variety of new monsters.

"Kyururuuru.

　As I was thinking about this, a whale-shaped demon approached me and came close to my face.

Oh, it's you! Don't lick my face like that. You're tickling me.

"Squeak squeak.

　This is a land-based whale monster that was born from the eggs of a tree that grew from a jewel from a whale-type monster that was planted on land.
　Right. Thanks to my growing monster cultivation skills, I can now cultivate aquatic monsters on land.
　In that case, the monsters born will have adapted themselves to the terrestrial environment. In a sense, this could be a new kind of monster cultivation.
　What's great about this whale is that it doesn't just live on land.

Hey, Keogh!

Oh, isn't that Mr. John Hoo. Long time no see.

　While I was thinking about this, I saw John Hoo coming towards me from the other side with some of his men.
　All the men are carrying large barrels of wine on their shoulders.

"Looks like that whale is well today.

"Yes, thanks to

　Wine whale is the proper name for the whale I was just describing.
　It's a small whale, measuring about five meters in size.
　Incidentally, the reason why it's called that is because...

Then may I have my usual wine as soon as possible?

Yeah, I think I'm okay. How are you feeling?

"Kyuuru!　Kiru-ruh-ruh!

　A wine-whale next to me replied cheerfully as I called out to him, and a lot of water spurted out of a hole in his back.
　No, this isn't water, exactly. It's purple in color and smells like grapes.
　More importantly, the water tastes like wine when you lick it.

Oh, there's a lot of them today. All right, boys!　We've got enough wine to fill a barrel!

"No!

　Under Jonff's direction, the men open the lid of the barrel and store the wine inside.
　Yes, this wine whale, as its name suggests, spews wine, not tide.
　Moreover, the wine is quite good; you can drink it as it is, or use it as a kind of seasoning in your cooking.
　This wine was cultivated only recently, and it was created by using a whale that could spew wine, as we thought it would be interesting to have a demon that could do so.
　Mr. John Hoo happened to be at my house at the time, and after seeing the whale spewing wine and tasting it, he was immediately fascinated and now comes back regularly to get wine.

Wow, the wine tastes great again today. Here's the price of the wine. And later on, I'll send someone else to pick up the foodstuffs, so please do the same.

Yes, it's my pleasure.

　I shook hands with Mr. Junghoof with a smile on his face.
　Now I'm completely at ease with John Hooch and we've become regular customers.

The world is going round and round.

　Incidentally, if Rock is around the wine whale after it has spewed out wine, he will inevitably fall down drunk.
　Well, Rock is still a child, so even a small amount of wine in his mouth would make him drunk.
　With that in mind, I tried to carry the fallen Rock to the house, but Luna blocked me from doing so by hitting him on the back.

...... I'll take care of it. I promised this guy that we would have fun today. I'll take care of everything.

　With that, Luna returns home with a drunken and sleeping Rock in her arms.
　At some point, Luna seems to like Locke too.
　Seeing such a scene, I felt a smile, and so did Fitis, who was next to me.

So, let's grow some more demons today.

"Well, Kyou-sama!　Chocolate ent, vegetable ent, wine whale and then what's next to grow?

I think so. I think you can grow strawberry dragons that bear strawberries from their backs, or even golems nowadays, so maybe golems made of candy would be interesting.

"Well, that's nice!　That's great!　Kyou-sama!

　It's been a long time since I've heard this guy say, "That's great!
　At the moment when I was about to start cultivating, with that thought in mind



Hi, Mr. Keough. It's been a while.

　A dignified and beautiful tone of voice sounded.
　When I looked, I couldn't figure out how long it had been there, but right in front of me and Phytis, there was a mysterious figure dressed all in white robes.
　From this white robe and the tone of his voice, I immediately recognized him as Tsurugi-san, one of the seven great heroes.

Mr. Tsurugi?

"Yes, that's right. It's been a while.

　To my question, Tsurugi answered with a soft smile from under his hood.
　I knew it. It's been a while. When was the last time you saw me at the emperor's castle?
　I was delighted to see him again, but Tsurugi's question was different from the one he asked me before.

I would like to ask you, Kyou-san, do you have the girl you picked up in the desert ruins?

"Is it about Luna?

　I immediately respond to Tsurugi's question.

Luna: ....... I see, so that's your name, too.

　Tsurugi muttered in a somewhat mysterious tone of voice as I replied.
　Underneath the hood lurks a complex emotion that is hard to describe in one word.

You're Tsurugi-san, aren't you? Did you need something, Miss Luna?

　While I was puzzled, Fitis, who was next to me, asked me a question.
　Then Tsurugi immediately smiles and replies, "Yes.

Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right.

　But as soon as I heard her next line, both Phytis and I stopped thinking about it for a moment.

"I'm here to kill Luna.