I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1918 [The Two Who Arrived in the Town]

“OwO........”

“O△O.......”

Seeing the crystal ball shattered into pieces, Yuhaka and Fran looked completely bewildered, unsure of what to do. After a moment, Fran, with a panicked expression, looked at Yuhaka and cried out:

"W-what do we do?! Master! This thing is broken!?" Seeing Fran's panicked expression, Yuhaka reached out a small hand to reassure her, saying, "Don't panic, panicking won't help." Seeing Yuhaka's calm and collected expression, Fran's panic gradually subsided. Then, Fran saw Yuhaka pull a broom and a tomb from the dimensional portal. With Fran still looking bewildered, he swept the shattered crystal ball from the ground into the tomb and then emptied its contents into the trash can.

After finishing all this, Yuhaka tossed the items back into the dimensional rift, clapped his hands, gave Fran a thumbs-up, and said, "Done! OwOd~"

"Ah O△O........" Seeing Yuhaka's reaction, Fran also had an expression of not knowing what to say. However, what Fran was more curious about was........why did that crystal ball break for no reason?

As for Fran's doubts, Zelus had a very clear answer.

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In the system space, Zelu looked at the data in front of her and said with a sudden realization:

"So that's how it is. No wonder this world can use the functions of a non-original system. It's just a fake product... But what surprises me even more is that the truth about this system is actually like this." Following Zelus's gaze, in a container, there was a broken figure. Of course, the broken parts of the figure's body were not exposed with bloody wounds, but rather there were golden particles connecting the broken parts to the body. This was not a physical injury, but a conceptual loss. Zelus had a general idea of ​​what caused this little guy's conceptual loss, but now, Zelus needed to find more clues.

Meanwhile, on the side of Yohaka and Fran.

After Yuhaka cleaned up the shattered crystal ball, he received a clue from Zelus, which surprised him slightly. It turned out that the unfortunate thing wasn't broken by him, but by Zelus!

Yuhaka breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing this, but just then, Fran's voice rang out from the side: "Master~" Hearing Fran call him, Yuhaka snapped out of his reverie and looked at Fran with an "OwO?" expression, as if asking Fran what was wrong. In response to Yuhaka's confusion, Fran also posed her question to him: "Master, these contract sorcerers need to sign a contract with the sect leader to obtain magic and skills, but where here is there a sect leader with whom we can sign a contract?"

Seeing Fran's puzzled expression, Yuhaka pointed to himself without hesitation and said, "Of course, I'll make a contract with Yuu~" Just as Yuhaka said, Yuhaka wanted to make a contract with Fran. After all, compared to other strange guys, he was the best choice, right?

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, countless question marks appeared on Fran's little head. After all, Fran couldn't understand what a contract with Yuhaka could possibly entail. Usually, the lords that contract masters could form contracts with were powerful beings, from whom they obtained immense power. Most contract masters found it extremely difficult to find such beings, as not every powerful being would bother with a weakling. The most common type of contract master was one who formed contracts with various demons. These contract masters were mostly wicked individuals who would commit numerous heinous acts to satisfy their demon lords. This resulted in contract masters having a poor image among many professions.

They're like thieves, but people probably hate those sorcerers who serve demons even more than thieves.

After Fran and Yuhaka signed the contract, Fran felt several spells appear in her brain, which made Fran feel a little magical. After all, this was the first time Fran had obtained magic in this way. Moreover, the magic that Yuhaka gave her was elemental spirit magic, Medea Lily's divine magic, and magic obtained from Yog. This also meant that Fran could use different elemental spirit magic to assist her in battle.

However, since it was her first time using elemental magic, Fran seemed a little flustered. But with Yuhaka's guidance, Fran quickly learned a few simple techniques for using elemental magic.

After a brief test, Fran felt a little dizzy. After all, using elven magic here would consume magic power. Yuhaka then replenished Fran's magic power, and Fran felt much less dizzy. Fran looked at Yuhaka with a puzzled expression and asked, "Master, why did I feel dizzy just now? Could it be that I used too much magic?"

In response to Fran's question, Yuhaka nodded in agreement. After all, Fran didn't have the same terrifying magical reserves as himself, so she quickly became dizzy.

Regardless, after Fran obtained her profession, Yuhaka and Fran left the underground ruins. However, after Yuhaka and Fran had been gone for a while, the goblins that had been frightened away gathered back again. After seeing the terrifying humans leave, they seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, before the goblins could fully relax, a strangely dressed human squad arrived and wiped out all the goblins.

After dealing with the unfortunate goblins, the human team found the entrance to the underground ruins. However, once they got down there, they discovered that the crystal ball that had been there was gone. This puzzled them. Who had taken the things inside? Could it be that some adventurer team had come here?

Thinking this through, the human team quickly left the area, trying to investigate the surroundings to see if they could find anything. They then discovered some traps and sleeping goblins at the goblin outpost's location. They found traces of blowguns on the goblins, clearly indicating that adventurers had come to this area. Based on this, they suspected that an adventurer team had taken something from here. They then contacted someone in a certain place through some kind of magical technology, asking them to keep an eye out for any adventurer teams carrying important items from the Adventurers' Guild.

Of course, what they didn't know was that Yuhaka and her companions weren't an adventurer team. After all, there were only two of them, and they weren't carrying any large items, so the other party was destined not to find them.

Similarly, Yuhaka also lost a simple clue, but this will not have any impact on Yuhaka's subsequent exploration of otherworldly ingredients.

After Yuhaka and the others left, they continued walking towards the nearest town. After walking for a while, Yuhaka and Fran encountered a caravan. Of course, this caravan didn't encounter any strange monster attacks. After Yuhaka spent "a little" money, the caravan's guild leader gave up his first-class cabin for Yuhaka and the others. Fran, seeing this, showed an "amazing" expression, clearly shocked by Yuhaka's money offensive. In any case, Yuhaka and Fran could finally get a good rest today.

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After several hours of travel, Yuhaka and Fran finally arrived at the human town. After the guild leader helped them resolve the issue of their travel permits, Yuhaka and Fran entered the town. Upon arriving, Yuhaka carefully observed the environment of the streets. Compared to the conditions in medieval Europe, this place was undoubtedly much cleaner, at least not the kind of place where excrement and urine were everywhere. Therefore, Yuhaka did not immediately turn the town into a sea of ​​fire.

The people in the town were unaware that their simple habits had saved them from an undeserved disaster.

Upon arriving in the town, Fran was captivated by her surroundings. Although Fran wanted to explore the area, Yuhaka decided to check out some nice hotels first before making a decision. After asking the townspeople, Yuhaka and Fran obtained the address of a high-end hotel. Upon arriving at the hotel, Yuhaka and Fran went inside. The doorman didn't stop the two seemingly childlike individuals, as their equipment looked quite impressive, unlike those of poor people who couldn't afford to pay.

And indeed, that was the case. Upon arriving at the counter, Yhaka asked the receptionist for a single room with a double bed—a very luxurious one, of course. Hearing Yhaka's request, the receptionist realized she had a distinguished guest and readily handed him the key to a high-class single room, demanding a considerable fee. This fee was nothing to Yhaka; aside from the money he and Fran had obtained at the goblin lair, Yhaka had also traded some monster materials with the merchant caravan for a substantial sum. Therefore, Yhaka was not lacking in the world's currency.

After paying a considerable fee, Yuhaka and Fran were granted a short stay here, which was enough time for them to handle some matters.

"Bed~" Upon seeing the soft, large bed, Fran jumped up and bounced around like a kitten. Yuhaka followed suit, and the two kitten-like little ones bounced around on the soft bed. Soon, Fran got tired and lay down on the bed, looking at Yuhaka beside her and asking, "Master, what should we do now?"

Upon hearing Fran's question, Yuhaka stopped jumping around and looked at Fran, saying, "Hmm... let's go to the city and see what good food we can get and what we might need."

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran nodded, and the two jumped off the bed and left the upscale inn. On the streets of the town, Yuhaka and Fran could see many adventurers and traveling merchants among the crowds coming and going. According to the merchants from the caravan they had met earlier, the city was located near a forest, which was full of high-value monsters. The economic value brought by those monsters was not small, which attracted a steady stream of adventurers and merchants to the place.

Yuhaka wasn't interested in the people around him. He was more curious about the unfamiliar ingredients the food vendors had. After wandering around for a while, Yuhaka and Fran had their hands full of all sorts of snacks, their cheeks bulging from eating. Soon, Fran and Yuhaka noticed a conspicuous building in the distance. With Yuhaka's good eyesight, he could tell that the building was the Adventurers' Guild.

Yuhaka pondered that if he were in the Adventurers' Guild, finding delicious ingredients and important information about the world would probably be quite easy. Thinking this, Yuhaka asked Fran if she wanted to become an adventurer. Fran naturally agreed, since her parents had been adventurers before, and she wanted to find suitable targets for trial. The dangerous monsters listed on the Adventurers' Guild's quest log were undoubtedly a good choice.

P.S.: My physical condition after testing positive is really bad. I feel weak, have a cough, a sore throat, and my mind is blank. It's just awful. Anyway, it's better for everyone to avoid getting COVID-19, since the aftereffects can last for a long time. I feel terrible right now.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1919 [Successfully Becoming an Adventurer]

Located in the town, Yuhaka and Fran discovered the Adventurers' Guild, which was quite crowded. Since the Adventurers' Guild also served as a restaurant and tavern, Yuhaka could see many adventurers gathering there to eat, drink, and chat. Although the adventurers were a mixed group, it wasn't too chaotic, unlike the noisy atmosphere of a typical tavern.

Yuhaka and Fran also attracted a lot of attention from those around them, probably because their small size made them stand out.

Of course, this also includes the equipment worn by Yuhaka and Fran. After all, the equipment worn by Yuhaka and Fran doesn't look like anything simple. As a result, the adventurers present couldn't help but wonder if Yuhaka and Fran were some kind of high-level adventurers from other places.

When the two arrived at the front desk of the Adventurers' Guild, the receptionist noticed the two conspicuous little guys. Seeing their appearance, the receptionist assumed that Yuhaka and Fran were probably adventurers from other regions.

However, when the receptionist asked the two children what they needed, Yuhaka and Fran revealed their desire to become adventurers. Upon hearing this, the receptionist realized that the two weren't adventurers from other regions at all, but simply children who wanted to join the adventure. Well... this was quite familiar to the receptionist, since there were plenty of people in this world who wanted to become adventurers, especially children who longed to be like legendary heroes, dominating the dungeon world. However, dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel, leading to many unlucky kids dying tragically in adventure quests.

This forced the Adventurers' Guild to raise the entry requirements for adventurers, while also lowering the difficulty of tasks for new adventurers to discourage some inexperienced newcomers who were dreaming of becoming adventurers.

Seeing the sparkling eyes of Yuhaka and Fran, the receptionist smiled and said, "To become a new adventurer, you'll need to pass some tests." Hearing this, Yuhaka and Fran nodded nonchalantly, seemingly determined to become adventurers. The receptionist had seen this many times before; they were the type who wouldn't give up until they were absolutely forced to.

The receptionist then took Yuhaka and Fran to prepare for the qualification test. And how was the qualification obtained...? Of course, through a martial arts test.

Led by the hostess, Yuhaka and Fran saw a warrior who looked like a barbarian sitting on the ground doing one-handed push-ups. At the hostess's prompting, the barbarian warrior stood up. He was over two meters tall, and just standing in front of Yuhaka and Fran looked like a small giant. He looked very imposing and strong. If an ordinary person stood in front of this big man, their legs would probably tremble.

Unfortunately, Yuhaka and Fran weren't afraid of each other at all. Only the receptionist was a little scared of the guild manager in front of her, who looked like a Nordic barbarian. Although he looked scary, the receptionist knew very well that this big man wasn't a scary bad guy; he just looked very fierce.

"So, you two little ones are the ones undergoing the trial?" The burly man, who looked like a Norse barbarian, said to Yuhaka and Fran. The receptionist next to him nodded and said to the burly man, "Yes, sir, these two are the people who have come to undergo the Adventurers' Guild's newcomer trial."

Upon hearing the receptionist's words, the Adventurers' Guild administrator didn't ask any further questions and directly told Yuhaka and her companions to show their true abilities and defeat him in order to gain the qualification to become adventurers in the Adventurers' Guild. So the guild administrator ordered Yuhaka and her companions to attack together. In less than 10 seconds, Yuhaka and Fran knocked the opponent unconscious with lightning speed. Yuhaka gave the guild administrator lying on the ground a look of utter defeat, after all, with Yuhaka's strength, dealing with a barbarian warrior of this level was basically no problem, even if it was Fran alone, it would be the same, although Fran might take a little longer to show her strength.

After watching Yuhaka and her companion defeat the guild's administrator in an instant, the receptionist stared in disbelief at the scene before her. She clearly hadn't expected that Yuhaka and Fran would so easily defeat the relatively powerful administrator in their adventurers' guild.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the fact that Yuhka and Fran easily defeated the guild administrator proved that they indeed possessed strong combat abilities, rather than being mere brats trying to become adventurers. Naturally, the Adventurers' Guild agreed to allow Yuhka and Fran to become adventurers, processing their adventurer registration. After receiving their Adventurer's Certificates from the Adventurers' Guild, Fran wore a happy expression, clearly feeling that obtaining the certificate brought her one step closer to becoming stronger. Yuhka, on the other hand, didn't seem too concerned. For her, the Adventurer's Certificate was merely a tool for investigating matters. She wasn't overly excited, but her wagging tail revealed that she was in a rather good mood.

Meanwhile, the Adventurers' Guild receptionist explained to Yuhaka and Fran that their adventurer certificates were only for the lowest rank, F-class adventurers, and were only valid for one month. If they couldn't level up within the specified time, their adventurer certificates would be cancelled, and they would have to wait another month to re-register.

Hearing this, Yuhaka wasn't in a hurry, but Fran seemed a little impatient and dragged Yuhaka to find a mission to do. After all, Fran had been wanting to find some mission targets to train herself for a long time.

However, Fran was dumbfounded when she arrived at the guild's quest log.

P.S.: That's all for today's update. I'm feeling a bit dizzy today, so I'm going to bed early to rest. My throat pain got really bad last night, it was really inexplicable.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1920 [The Water Ghost and the Giant Frog]

Located inside the Adventurers' Guild, Fran looked at the quest log, which included tasks such as collecting certain herbs, helping clients find pets, and even childcare. Upon seeing these tasks, Fran wore a blank expression, clearly lacking enthusiasm.

Yuhaka, however, didn't care too much. After all, she had played games before and knew very well that games wouldn't give players overly difficult, easy tasks at the beginning to help them get used to the game.

After glancing at the quest requests, Yhaka identified some of the more cost-effective ones. For example, a dwarven blacksmith needed some fuel. Usually, this task would involve gathering firewood in the forest to deliver, but Yhaka had suitable materials in his dimensional cave to complete the task, so there was no need to go to the forest to gather any firewood.

After submitting the task, Yuhaka and Fran completed it in no time. The receptionist was quite surprised by how quickly they finished, since it was rare for an adventurer to complete a task within minutes of becoming an adventurer. However, theoretically speaking, it was indeed a pity.

Subsequently, Yuhaka also relied on this method of finding things and submitting suitable items as commissioned items. Fran, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but admire Yuhaka's actions. She had actually found a way to quickly complete the Adventurers' Guild's tasks and increase their scores. After all, Yuhaka and Fran were together, so adding points was a matter for the two of them.

After completing a certain task, Yuhaka also took out a task to go out and collect herbs. Yuhaka wanted to take Fran out to collect herbs and also take Fran out for some training. Upon hearing that she was going to train, Fran was naturally overjoyed, and the bad mood she had just experienced from encountering a low-level task disappeared.

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After they came outside, Yuhaka and Fran collected all the herbs needed for the mission. Fran looked at Yuhaka with great anticipation and asked, "Master, what training should we do next?"

Hearing Fran's words, Yuhaka naturally pointed to the riverbank not far away and said, "There are some monsters there, Fran can try them out OwO~" Hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran looked at the riverbank with a puzzled expression. Although Fran's vision was not bad, she could not see anything in the water from there.

"Master, is there anything strange in that river over there?" Fran asked Yuhaka with a puzzled look. In response, Yuhaka picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it into the river. Soon, as Yuhaka threw the stone, several heads floated up from the water before disappearing back down.

Seeing this, Fran's little head popped up with a question mark, clearly unaware of what kind of monster lurked in the river. Fran asked Yuhaka what was in the river, and Yuhaka replied, "Hmm, there are water ghosts OwO~"

The "water ghosts" Yuhaka refers to here aren't some strange creatures like water monkeys found in Chinese folklore. They're the water ghosts from the Witcher series. While called water ghosts, they're essentially ghouls, with fins resembling those of fish, easily mistaken for fish-men. However, the two are unrelated. These creatures, found along rivers and lakes, prey on both living beings and humans. While not particularly strong—a single adventurer can easily take down many—the problem is that water ghosts are social creatures. Being surrounded by a group of them is practically suicide for an average adventurer, as these creatures are similar in size to humans and pose a considerable threat.

However, if you can take advantage of their low intelligence and fear of fire, it's feasible to take down a large group of water ghosts. Most importantly, water ghost brains are very valuable. After all, water ghost brains, when cooked in a certain way, produce a soup that strongly enhances male virility, significantly increasing their price. Water ghosts and goblins are monsters of the same level, but water ghosts are easier to defeat and more valuable. Furthermore, water ghosts don't resort to tricks, and their brains fetch a good price on the market. Therefore, it's obvious what kind of monster adventurers should hunt.

While hunting goblin lairs can be quite lucrative, the income is unstable, and attacking a goblin lair is no easy feat. Without sufficient strength and preparation, one can easily become a defeated foe of these newbie killers.

After Yuhaka brought Fran to the riverbank, the water monsters in the river noticed their arrival and emerged from the water, approaching Yuhaka and Fran in a semi-surrounding formation. Upon seeing the monsters, Fran's face immediately lit up with a smile. After all, Fran hadn't been fighting monsters and leveling up for a while, which had made her feel a little uneasy. Now, Fran became even more excited.

Yuhaka wasn't interested in those water ghosts, since they didn't look like edible creatures at all. He also wasn't interested in water ghost brains, since he didn't even own that kind of thing.

The water ghosts that appeared were naturally no match for Fran. With her agile movements, powerful weapons, and the assistance of elven magic, the unfortunate water ghosts were no match for Fran. In less than a minute, Fran had dealt with all the water ghosts. Fran looked at Yuhaka with a look of unsatisfaction and said, "Master, I always felt that these water ghosts weren't very strong..."

Yuhaka wasn't surprised by Fran's disdain, after all, he didn't think those water ghosts were a match for Fran. Yuhaka then took Fran to find other enemies as training partners. Soon, under Yuhaka's guidance, the two encountered a giant frog-like monster by the river. Yuhaka and Fran were both surprised to see this. Although Yuhaka had eaten giant frog-like monsters like the Gan Frog before, he hadn't expected to encounter such a large frog-like creature here, which greatly surprised him.

Fran was surprised because it was the first time she had ever seen a frog that was larger than a human. Seeing that it was two or three meters taller than an adult, she knew that this behemoth did not eat small insects. And just as Fran thought, this giant frog did not eat small insects. Its huge size was enough for this giant frog to swallow an entire cow, let alone an adult.

These giant frogs are relatively dangerous monsters. If you get swallowed and have no way to escape from their stomach, you're basically doomed to be digested. So, when hunting giant frogs, the ladies of the Adventurers' Guild will advise adventurers to carry enough items, such as a potion that releases a particularly bitter stench. If you accidentally swallow this potion, the giant frog will vomit you up without hesitation.

However, the side effects of this potion are also very obvious. You will always smell bad unless you use a special deodorant to eliminate the odor. Otherwise, you can expect to become an adventurer who is physically "stinking for eternity".

Seeing the giant frog lounging on the shore, leisurely basking in the sun, Fran couldn't resist trying to stab it with her sword. However, before she could even charge, Yuhaka grabbed her tail. "Meow?!" Fran let out a meow, her fur standing on end. But realizing it was her master who had grabbed her, Fran relaxed and turned to Yuhaka, asking, "Master, why did you suddenly grab my tail...?" Fran looked a little embarrassed by Yuhaka's touch, feeling a strange sensation on her body after her tail was grabbed.

Yuhaka didn't pay much attention to Fran's complaints and instead reminded her, "That big frog looks edible. Yuhaka, try to make something delicious with it, but don't make it too mushy." After hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran realized that Yuhaka wanted to make something delicious with that giant frog. Fran nodded to show that she understood, after all, Fran was also curious about what delicious dishes could be made from such a seemingly unappetizing creature.

After Yuhaka released Fran's tail, Fran flicked her tail slightly and continued charging forward. The giant frog, which was sunbathing, also noticed something rushing towards it. As it slowly turned its head, it saw Fran, who was conspicuously black, charging towards it. Although giant frogs are frogs enlarged to several meters in size, their intelligence has not changed. They are basically no different from ordinary frogs and can be considered large wild beasts.

So when the giant frog saw Fran charging towards it, it opened its huge mouth and shot its long tongue at her. Although the giant frog's tongue attack was very fast, Fran was some distance away from the giant frog. Fran saw the attack and dodged it in advance. Before the giant frog's tongue could return, Fran cleaved its head in two with a single sword strike.

The giant frog, its head split in two, lay on the ground, twitching occasionally. Fran, having dealt with the giant frog, swung her longsword and looked at the corpse at her feet with a puzzled expression, saying, "Seems pretty simple..." If a novice adventurer heard Fran's words, they would probably vomit blood. Giant frogs were not good targets; after all, when a giant frog moved, most novice adventurers couldn't anticipate the movements of such a heavy creature.

Despite their enormous size, giant frogs are surprisingly agile and fast, leaping a considerable distance. If someone were to be pinned down by a monster larger than an ox, their fate would be practically sealed.

Most importantly, during the spring, giant frogs gather together during their breeding season, thus becoming gregarious. Hunting giant frogs during this period becomes much more difficult, since a large group of giant frogs will hop and pounce on you, and you won't even have time to run away.

After Fran dealt with the giant frog, Yuhaka came to Fran's side and dissected the giant frog. First, Yuhaka threw away the head and internal organs, which were inedible. Then, he peeled off the giant frog's skin, since the skin was also inedible and the giant frog's bones were useless, so Yuhaka threw those away as well.

After cutting the giant frog meat into suitable strips, Yuhaka took out the three-piece frying kit and placed it next to the oil pan: egg wash, breadcrumbs, and flour.

Yuhaka deep-fried golden-brown frog pieces and handed them to Fran, who was standing nearby. Fran, full of curiosity, put a piece of fried frog meat into her mouth. As the crispy coating crumbled, the tender frog meat inside made Fran's eyes light up. Before Yuhaka processed it, he marinated the frog meat, making it even more flavorful, which made it taste like chicken. This surprised Fran, who hadn't been very excited about this giant frog. After all, Fran hadn't expected that such an unappetizing monster would taste so delicious. As a result, Fran ate it several times.

After finishing their frog meal, Yuhaka and Fran continued their search for their next unlucky target. Fran felt that eliminating the water ghost and the giant frog was just a warm-up; the next target would be the start of real combat training.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1921 [A Peaceful Adventure Life]

After several hours of hunting, Fran and Yuhaka returned to the town looking quite satisfied. They had practically wiped out all the monsters in the area they had gone to. If any adventurers were to go there to carry out hunting or extermination missions, they would probably find that there were hardly any prey left.

Of course, collecting herbs is still an option. After all, Yuhaka only collects one or two samples of herbs to have the cats plant in the imaginary space to see if they can be made into medicine. She hasn't collected too many. However, it's hard to say about things like edible wild vegetables.

After completing their mission, Yuhaka and Fran returned to the town and handed over the task of collecting herbs to the Adventurers' Guild before heading back to the upscale inn.

Upon returning, Fran headed straight for the bathroom. After all, Fran was covered in sweat and monster blood, and she felt uncomfortable if she didn't take a proper shower.

In the bathroom, Fran and Yuhaka were soaking in the bathtub with expressions of pure bliss. They looked very comfortable. While soaking, Fran suddenly remembered something and looked at Yuhaka beside her, asking, "Master, speaking of which, where is your hometown?"