Chapter 505: Things that Wont Change

The first thing I saw when I woke up was a girl standing in front of me.

Black hair, healthy skin, a body without unevenness, distinctive black cat ears, a cat tail, and big eyes displaying her determined will.

She was my partner, Fran.

Fran

Master?

Yea

Fran muttered the word as if to confirm, and I replied in a slightly quiet voice.

I wonder, why my heart was so full that I couldnt get the right words out of my mouth. I felt like I just slept and woke up, so I shouldnt have experienced the pa.s.sage of time so much

This must be the feeling of nostalgia. If I had tear glands, I would have cried.

Master

Fran

Master!

Fran rushed over and hugged me while I was still stuck on the pedestal. It was more than a hug, but shes giving it her all.

If the sword being hugged wasnt me, her hug might have destroyed it. And if it were an average person, she might have killed them. Thats how powerful her hug was.

However, I was rather happy that this lack of restraint seemed to express Frans loneliness. And it meant that she missed me so much.

Master

Fran, Im back

Nn

I used my telekinesis to gently wipe the tears from the corners of Frans eyes. Then Fran rubbed her head against my handle as if she was trying to be sweet.

Fran, if you rub your head against me that hard, your head will get hurt

Im fine

Fran

I was in the middle of stroking Frans head while she was spoiling me.

Growl

Hmm?

A mysterious sound echoed about.

But it doesnt seem to be a mystery or anything. Fran-san, you must be hungry, arent you? Even though this is an emotional reunion scene?

Grooowl!

Im hungry

Even after five months, Fran was still the same Fran, huh? Should I be happy that she hadnt changed, or lament that she hadnt grown up? Well, there is almost no change in her appearance.

Fran was holding onto me with her right hand and rubbing her stomach with her left. Then she quickly cringed and opened her mouth to me.

Master

Wh-what is it?

Give me curry

Cu-curry, huh?

Nn!

Woof!

O-okay eh?

Woof woof!

Before I knew it, Urus.h.i.+ was here too. He seemed to have come out of Frans shadow. However, his appearance had changed drastically.

He was basically the same Urus.h.i.+. A black wolf with l.u.s.trous fur. However, his fur color and the presence he emitted have changed greatly.

Originally, the red color was just mixed in with the fur on his neck, but now it was all over his body. Dark red was mixed in at the tips of his neck, knees, and tail. In addition, the fur on his back had silver lines now.

Only by looking at him, I knew that he had evolved. He had become so flashy.

Urus.h.i.+, you

Grrrooowll

Master Curry

Ah yes, sorry! Look, Ill bring it out now! Urus.h.i.+ wanted the spicy one, right?

I want a big bowl

Woof woof!

Then, well use ten toppings for the curry. And for Urus.h.i.+, Ill make the curry ten thousand times spicier

After receiving the curry I served, Fran and Urus.h.i.+ began to devour it as if it was their first meal in several weeks. The curry, which I was worried might be a bit too much, was quickly filling their stomachs.

When was the last time she had eaten? But Im sure I had cooked a good amount of food in the Forest of Exhaustion and stored it for Fran in Dimensional Storage

Aah! Co-could it be, the skill-sharing didnt work?

If that were the case, she would have lost my dimensional storage and cooking skills. And it would have been difficult to even survive on this plain.

F-Fran You must have experienced a lot of difficulties

Nn? The skill worked

Eh? The skill-sharing worked?

Nn

Then, the reason you wanted to have that much curry is

Fran-chan and Urus.h.i.+ ate up all the curry in the first two months

Ooh, so thats why

I usually kept her under control. If there was no one to stop her, she would always eat her favorite foods. But Im rather surprised that her body hadnt changed!

But Im glad Fran hasnt gotten fat after all this time!

And then, Amanda, how are you doing?

She had been there from the beginning, so I called out to Amanda, who was smiling at me behind Fran and Urus.h.i.+.

Im fine. But rather than that, why dont you tell us what had happened?

You need to know that theres very little that I can tell you, okay? But Id rather want to know what had happened while I was gone

Are you sure? This is gonna be a long story

Ill leave it to you. Fran wont be able to do anything for a while after all

Mogu mogu!

Wouf wouf!

Yeah, I guess so