Isekai Yururi Kikou ~Raising Children While Being an Adventurer~-Chapter 489:

Last Challenge (9)

""We defeated it~!""

"Good job~"

The children easily defeated the boss on the 30th floor of the advanced dungeon.

They still seem to have plenty of energy left.

With Joule and the other contracted beasts on our side, it seems like we won’t have any problems even in the later stages of this advanced dungeon.

… Well, I don't plan on fully clearing it this time, so that's just a guess.

If other adventurers who are struggling hear about this, they might get mad or just be shocked... but, well, it's our kids after all.

"There was no danger at all, that was amazing."

""Yay~""

Have they gotten stronger again? My level compared to theirs? Yeah, I’m definitely not going to check!

Because that would just be like setting myself up for disappointment!

"Okay, let's take a break at the teleportation device room, and then move on to the 31st floor."

""((((((Okay!))))))""

"Mhm."

While thinking about what to make for food, we headed to the teleportation device room, where Allen and Ellen ran ahead as soon as they entered.

""There's a treasure chest~""

At the back of the teleportation device room, there was a decently impressive treasure chest sitting there.

"Oh~ it doesn't seem to be trapped... It's safe to open it."

""Yay~""

The children rushed over to the chest but waited for either Kaiser or me to check for traps before opening it.

""It's a teleportation device~""

"A teleportation device!? Oh, it's just a simple magic tool..."

For a moment, I was surprised, thinking a normal teleportation device like the ones found in dungeons was inside, but it turned out to be the kind of magic tool that can send letters and such. Well, even this type of magic tool is quite rare. ŖＡƝ𝖔𝐛ЕȘ

""What do we do with this?""

"… What should we do?"

It seems wasteful to sell it, but we already have one…

"Kaiser, do you want to register and hold onto it?"

"This is the kind of tool that can send small items, right?"

"Yeah, that's right. Since I already have one, if you register this one, we could use it to exchange letters."

"Hmm? Isn't it more efficient for us to communicate usingTelepathy instead of letters?"

"Ah, that's true."

Since we can directly communicate, sending letters would just be an extra step.

Even if I wanted to send Kaiser something like drinks or food while he's away, this magic tool can only send small amounts, so it's not very practical.

"How about Ojiisama’s place?"

"And Obaasama’s place?"

"Ah, that might be a good idea."

If we register it with the Ruven family, the children would be able to send letters whenever they want. Matthias-san and Rebecca-san, who currently have to rely on the royal family to send messages, could easily contact us as well.

Well, Wald-san might say, “Don’t just casually hand out rare magic tools!” but we can ignore that.

Even though teleportation tools are usually owned by facilities, having one personally is still more convenient. Maybe it's because I’m used to modern conveniences like phones and emails?

"It might be too risky to send this by courier, so let's just bring it to the Ruven family and persuade them to register it when we return."

""Yeah!""

And so, we decided to bring the teleportation magic tool back to the Ruven family. If we happen to get another one, maybe we’ll give it to the Risner family. Even though we primarily rely on the Ruven family as our guardian family, the Risner family is also our guardian family. Having multiple communication methods is always a good thing.

If that happens... I might even want to install this one in the Ruven family's territory. For royal capital correspondence, we can continue relying on the royal family, and use the newly acquired one for their territory. Well, we’ll discuss that with the Ruven family.

"Alright, now for food. What should I make?"

""Wanna eat that! Red Flower!""

"Red Flower? … Ah, Sweet Chili Sauce, right. Sure, no problem. Let’s see, the last time I used chili sauce, it was for shrimp…"

""And tofu?""

"Ah, right, I stir-fried it with shrimp and tofu."

""Yeah.""

Wait, does that mean I’ve only used the chili sauce for shrimp and tofu so far?

"Hmm, would you prefer white fish or bird meat this time?"

""Both!""

"Haha, got it."

I guess I’ll use cod for the fish and cockatrice for the bird meat. I’ll cut them into bite-sized pieces, season them lightly, coat them in potato starch, and fry them.

As for vegetables, I’ll deep-fry eggplant, green and white turnips—broccoli and cauliflower—and toss them all in the chili sauce.

"Do you want rice and miso soup, or would you prefer bread and egg soup?"

""Hmm… tough choice~""

"The ultimate decision, huh!?"

""((((((Mumumu…?))))))""

When I asked if they wanted the meal to be more Japanese-style or Western-style, they all furrowed their brows and started seriously thinking about it.

"Eh!? Was it really that hard of a choice!?"

""The ultimate decision!""

"Mhm, exactly."

((((((Yeah, it is!))))))

Everyone was groaning and thinking hard, so I left them to it and started cooking the main dishes. I can handle either option since I have freshly cooked rice, freshly baked bread, and various soups stored in my Infinite Storage.

"So, have you decided?"

""... B-both?""

When I asked what they decided after finishing the meal, Allen and Ellen hesitantly answered with the unexpected choice of "both!"

Kaiser and Joule seemed to agree, watching my reaction carefully.

"Well, I guess that’s fine."

""Really!?""

"Oh!"

((((((Yay~!))))))

When I agreed, everyone looked really happy.

I quickly prepared two versions: one with cod and one with cockatrice, both in chili sauce. I also placed a rice cooker full of fresh rice, a basket of bread, three types of soup, along with side dishes and salads, all buffet-style.

"Alright, take whatever you like and eat as much as you want."

"""(((((( Wow~!))))))"""

The kids’ eyes sparkled with excitement.

Naturally, everyone praised the food.

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After we finished eating and rested, we headed to the 31st floor.

(It’s a forest~)

As expected, the 31st floor was a forest made of resin, and as soon as we entered, Radian joyfully started running around nearby.

""Looks normal~?""

"It does look like an ordinary forest."

However, it wasn’t the entirely green forest made of resin I had imagined.

Only the leaves and grass on the ground were green, while the trunks and soil were brown, and the flowers scattered around were yellow and pink.

(Aniue, since this forest isn’t all green, we might find resin figurines in brown, yellow, and pink too!)

Bolt, clearly happy, pointed out that having colors other than green in the forest increased the chances of finding figurines in those colors.

Our chances of getting yellow figurines just improved.

"That’s right. Let’s start looking for monsters. If we can get a few figurines, we might even get some non-green ones."

""Will do our best! We're off!""

And with that, Allen and Ellen immediately dashed off to search for monsters, so we hurried after them.