Moreover, Old Sen is different; he truly brought himself onto the ship.

In contrast, the Master of Tides, even though it helped humans so much and even rebelled against its mother, in the end, that man didn't come to see it one last time before dying. Recently, Aelium heard a term from Ethan which he felt aptly described his past relationship with the Master of Tides.

— Superficial friends.

After forming a strong contrast, Aelium felt superficial friends were no longer necessary.

He doesn't lack others' care at all now.

Voyaging is an excellent opportunity to strengthen relationships; everyone has to stay in a confined space, seeing each other all the time for a whole week. Early the next morning, Aelium began his new round of actions, and today's friendship target was Miss Lindong.

A beautiful white ragdoll cat, though somewhat irritable and always hissing at him.

Recently, Miss Cat has been perched like a hat on Ethan's head. Today, he was lucky enough to encounter Miss Cat not sticking to Ethan and not hissing as she elegantly sat on the table, bathed in warm sunlight, with crystalline fruits formed by magic power in front of her.

Miss Cat swallowed a fruit and stretched comfortably.

Aelium thought she was quite cute when she wasn't hissing.

"Can I eat too?"

He cautiously extended a tentacle, initiating a conversation with Miss Cat for the first time in solitude.

Miss Cat opened her eyes, glanced at him, nodded aloofly, and pushed the plate toward him with her paw. The Little Octopus was flattered and gently used a tentacle to roll up a fruit and deliver it to his mouth.

So sweet!

It was the sweetest thing he had ever tasted, making him feel ecstatic, surrounded by beautiful emotions.

The Little Octopus's tentacles unfurled and lay softly on the table.

Miss Cat told him, "This is a snow cherry, a fruit formed by magic power, so its taste depends on the caster's mood at the time."

The sweetness corresponds to joy; since the Ophira incident ended, she had been in a good mood.

For the first time, Lindong felt that the world was moving toward a better place, and the shadows that had once troubled her heart were rapidly dissipating.

So even Aelium became a bit more agreeable in her eyes. After all, this Little Octopus was also part of the team. As the "Deputy Captain" and "Combatant," she needed to set an example and actively unite the relationship among the "crew." Their ship should not have any bullying or silent hostility.

"So, can I as well?"

In Aelium's eyes, there was a glimmer of light, and the theory of the fruit seemed quite novel, something that even piqued his mother's interest.

Of course, if he were to apply Miss Cat's theory, the fruit he formed from the past could probably drive people crazy with just one bite.

But now...

Aelium weighed it a bit and felt his heart was filled with positive and active emotions.

Lindong was noncommittal, "I can teach you, but not everyone can learn."

Ethan had also asked her to teach him, but despite his exceptional talent, Old Sen struggled only with this seemingly insignificant magic of forming fruit. He couldn't form fruit but ended up creating "magic bread," which was an odd thing, yet..."magic bread" wasn't tasty at all. It was as hard as a stick, capable of being used to hit people.

Lindong suspected that Ethan's "magic bread" wasn't edible at all.

She saw with her own eyes that Miss Keroy, after taking a couple of bites, showed discomfort but, to save Ethan's face, kindly hauled the "magic bread" back to her grain storage room, saying she was storing it for later.

Since then...

At least before they left Ximu Town, Miss Keroy hasn't taken another bite of "magic bread."

Lindong suspected that Miss Keroy planned to keep the "magic bread" until a natural disaster hit Ximu Town, and food became so scarce even tree bark would be hard to find.

You must know that Miss Keroy has the appetite to eat a Giant Divine Soldier raw!

As described by the fellow Ximu Town Wild Taste Association Beyond, Miss Keroy might find something delicious that you may not like, but anything Miss Keroy leaves untouched is something you should definitely be cautious about.

Beyond had learned this lesson the hard way.

On one of her outings, she ate some beautiful mushrooms that Miss Keroy didn't eat, and upon returning home, lay weak for two days.

With Ethan's earlier experience as a warning, Lindong was well prepared psychologically.

Aelium is a Deep Sea Sea Monster with an Old God attached to him, so even if he produces something more terrifying than "magic bread," it's understandable.

She patiently taught Aelium the process of forming the fruit, and, unexpectedly, this Little Octopus actually produced a dark green fruit, appearing nearly the same size as a snow cherry, and at least not forming something entirely unrelated to magic like Ethan did.

The remaining question was whether this dark green fruit was edible.

Lindong pinched one shiny dark green fruit with her paw, studying it carefully, while the Little Octopus looked at her with hopeful yet nervous eyes.

The taste of snow cherry is closely related to the mood of the magic power supplier at that time; if Aelium exhibited his crazy inner side, the taste of these fruits might be indescribable.

"Huh? Teacher, is this the new flavor you've been researching?"

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