Chapter 454 part 2

「It’s piping hot, so try not to burn your mouths, okay? Even though it got healing mushrooms, so a mouth burn would heal, it’s still hot, so careful! It’s hot-hot! Inside is bubbling Gratin-san and Doria-san, and Lasagna-san is also being prepared for seconds. They’re all steaming, bursting with nutrition, with high-calorie white sauce and gooey cheese, 「「「「Hurry up!」」」」 Uh, well, um, since I’m being rushed, I’ll just say it quick, the, uh… you know… dig in? I guess?」

「「「「「「Itadakimaasu!」」」」」

Delicious! Hot! But delicious! Everyone is squirming from the heat while their faces soften into melting smiles from the taste… If someone from the outside saw this they’d be shocked. Having no prior knowledge of the dishes, the otherworlders group, unable to resist the delicious aroma, took bites and were now frozen in place, making a hundred different expressions from the heat, the surprise, the flavor, and again, from how incredibly hot it was. Somehow, only the poster girl-chan and Stalker Girl-chan had been given water beforehand; apparently this was an R-15, self-responsibility kind of meal.

「「「Afuhi afuhi hoo!」」」 「「「Hehohohihi, hoo!?」」」 「Batten-ho?」 「They’re saying it’s hot but delicious! And that’s not Kumamoto dialect!」 「「「(*Gulp*) It’s good!」」」 「AND delicious!」 「Bravo!」 「Huff huff, huff huff」 「If I don’t hurry, Lasagna-saan will…! But it’s hoot!」 「With my 『Heat Resistance』」 I can! (*Chomp*) H-hoooot!!」 「Haruka-kun, how many plates can we have for seconds?」 「Yeah, there are seconds, but it’s a hassle, so it’s just a huge big platter, also super hot, first-come first-served battle royale? Hot, huh?」 「「「Seriously!?」」」

Buying cold bean soup that for some reason was being sold on its own, separate from the regular meal budget, everyone was trying to cool their mouths while conquering Gratin-san and Doria-san, and preparing for the great plate battle over Lasagna-san, Gratin-san, and Doria-san.

What’s more, the chilled bean soup paired perfectly with the gratin and doria, creating an irresistible harmony, thus selling like crazy. After that, it was a blissful, hot-and-delicious hell of fighting over the giant plate piled with scalding Lasagna-san, blazing Gratin-san, and searing Doria-san, snatching pieces and writhing from the heat as everyone stuffed their mouths, only to moan in agony again… apparently everyone’s Heat Resistance level went up. I think it’s discrimination that only the otherworlders quietly received small plates to let theirs cool before eating!

The bodies of the maidens, bellies full, heat radiating all the way to their cores, warm from happiness and the foods, were littering the dining hall, like, could you please not lie on the floor? It was a feast before the departure. Thinking back, even in the cave of the Evil Forest, where there was nothing but fish and mushrooms, the last meal before heading for the city was fish wrapped with herbs, served with mushrooms. Haruka-kun said nothing, but it was an unspoken encouragement 『Let’s come back and eat something delicious again』. And so, he successfully escaped from the many words of scoldings everyone wished to share. Even with his body control deteriorating, his ability to dodge scoldings remained intact.

We cleared two dungeons today and were worn out, so after a light workout we headed for the bath. After all, there might be no baths for a while.

White, creamy liquid flowed down, covering silky skin as it dripped, soaking in and slickly wetting the translucent, smooth surface, until the body was completely enveloped in the milky fluid.

「「「This body cream is amazing! When does it go on sale?!」」」

The place is filled with shrieks of joy, surprise, and excitement at the incredible effects of the new sample body cream, a new temptation for maidens, joining the lineup after the bubble body soap, its matching shampoo and rinse, and the silky body lotion. The glossy body cream was now officially set for sale! Warming, moisturizing, protecting the skin, plus providing (slight) resistance to status ailments, recovery, and reflection effects, all combined with outstanding beauty benefits, the new product has everyone fresh from the bath in a wet, all-nude competition, polishing their perfected skin until it shone with a glossy radiance… at this rate, no one would be able to go home.

I’d heard that in this world, hair removal needs no maintenance and is good for the skin, so I tried it nervously, but it removed even the peach fuzz, made the pores invisible, and certainly left the skin moist and beautiful. According to Haruka-kun, it’s a hormone-type magic potion that causes no harm but gradually changes your constitution. Since I took it today in the city, it will last through the trip, and from the number of doses so far, I probably won’t need to take it anymore, it should already be permanent hair removal.

With the physical enhancements from leveling up added on top of that, our skin and bodies were growing stronger and more beautiful, and with the harsh daily training our physiques were becoming more toned and lifted day by day. Even Oda-kun and the others, who had originally been on the chubby or scrawny side, had all turned into lean, muscular types, and since Haruka-kun oversaw everything from hairstyles to clothes, they’d ended up looking like stylish young gentlemen, though the very culprit behind it all, Haruka-kun himself, was seriously worrying 『The geekness was damaged!』…