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In the petting area, there were animals and monsters of all sizes, making it look like a zoo. There were no attendants here either, but the monsters seemed to be well-disciplined and very docile.
Sieg-san, who loved animals, had been so excited since her arrival that it was obvious to the casual observer that she was somewhat more childlike than usual. Thatās also what made her so cute.
[Look at this, Kaito-san! Itās a Funny Rabbit!]
[Ahh, so this is what Sieg-san mentioned beforeā¦ā¦ Itās fluffy, isnāt it?]
I had seen the funny rabbit she mentioned before that she wanted to keep at the monster race track, but I had only seen it from too far away to recognize it as anything more than a rabbit with a horn.
Up close, the rabbitās fur was quite fluffy, and it felt wonderful to touch. Its slightly unmotivated atmosphere combined with its cute appearance was soothing.
According to Alice, they donāt move quickly except when theyāre chasing preyā¦ā¦ Overall, they apparently move slowly.
In fact, the size of the rabbit is the same as that of a normal rabbit from Earth, although it looks two times larger because it has more and fluffier fur.
Sieg-san and I took turns holding and petting them, which was quite soothing. The magic box provided in the connection area also contained food, so it looks like you can feed the animals.
Many of the monsters in the connection area were new to me, and I enjoyed spending time with Sieg-san. Well, they obviously arenāt as cute as Bell and Lynn, but this is still a healing space that naturally brought a smile to my face.
In the end, without taking into account the time to look at other areas, we looked around at all the monsters in the connection area, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye.
[Itās already time, isnāt it?]
[Ahh, youāre right. I had so much fun that I lost track of time. Iām sorryā¦ā¦ We donāt have time to visit other areas anymore.]
[Donāt worry about it. Iām glad that Sieg-san had fun, and besides, I myself, also had fun.]
[Yesā¦ā¦ Even so, as expected of Kaito-sanā¦ā¦ youāve very well-liked by them.]
[A- Ahahaā¦ā¦ Theyāre rather heavy though.]
It seemed that monsters and animals like me, and now, I have small monsters and animals riding on my head and shoulders, which made them quite heavy, and various monsters are gathering around my legs.
Even though they were well-disciplined, I think there is another reason why theyāre so attached to me. Perhaps, just like how the spirit Raz-san said that my magic power was comfortable for her, my magic power was something that monsters would likeā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Sieg-san, I have a question. Is there a Blessing among the Godsā Blessings that makes it easier for animals and monsters to like you?]
[Hmmm, thereās no such Blessing from the low-ranking Gods with temples in the Human Realmā¦ā¦ It seems that there is a high-ranking God known as God of Beasts, so if itās a Blessing from someone like herā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦No, it seems that Shiro-sanās Blessing is a Blessing that is a higher level than the other Godsā Blessings, and it has all the effects of all the other Godsā Blessings, so I was wondering if there was one that would make animals and monsters like youā¦ā¦]
[I seeā¦ā¦ There certainly are great Blessings, and if they exist, Iād like to receive them too.]
While making idle chit-chat like that, Sieg-san and I bid farewell to the monsters that had taken such a liking to us, and we returned to the building where we were staying.
After returning to the building, Sieg-san and I prepared dinner together. I was only helping out lightly, but as expected of Sieg-san, her cooking skills were excellent.
I donāt know if itās because I had eaten her meals before, but I felt like her meals had become tastier, and when I told her about this, she only giggled and said āPerhaps, itās because my secret ingredient, love, has become deeperā.
Finishing our meal with a sense of happiness, after cleaning up, we decided to go to the onsen. I was going to ask Sieg-san to go in first, but it seemed that there were several onsens available at different locations, so it wasnāt really a problem if we went in separate onsens.
We consulted with each other over the onsens written in the booklet to make sure that we didnāt overlap, and after choosing our respective onsens, bathing tools in hand and we used a Teleportation Magic Tool to teleport to our respective onsens.
The onsen I chose was an open-air bath located at a slightly higher elevation with a panoramic view of the illuminated mountains. The air was clear, and the sky full of stars was beautiful.
To have a view like this all to yourself, this really felt quite luxuriousā¦ā¦ I would like to have a light drink, but I wonder what would be good for this moment? I have various kinds of alcohol in my magic box, but when it comes to onsens, I guess one would think of sake.
Iām pretty sure I have some among the stuff I received from Neun-sanā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Kaito-san, howās the water temperature?]
[Itās just right. I was also just thinking of having some sake.]
[That sounds great. Can I have some too?]
[Yes, of courāāā Eh?]
Arehh? Isnāt that strange? I felt like I heard a voice I shouldnāt be hearing right nowā¦ā¦ Arehh?