Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

He approached Charles with a smile on his face, carrying a bloody piece of flesh in one hand and a sack in the other.

"Hey, look what good stuff I brought you!"

Ais raised both hands: "Great stuff!"

"This is... a liver? A dragon liver?"

Charles has seen quite a bit these past few days and can easily distinguish the location and general types of internal organs.

"Could it be that you are..."

Charles had an absurd idea and turned to glare fiercely at Ais.

Ais gave two thumbs up: "Dragon, very strong. I won."

"Dry--"

Amphispina, how did you end up in the hands of these two beasts?

Chardo laughed as he recalled the scene: "That little girl was hilarious. She stepped right onto the water and fell right in! In the end... this thing was the one that pulled her out."

Chardo then untied the burlap sack from his body and said to Charles with a smile, "This is a very nutritious food. Think about it, do you want it steamed or braised?"

Charles leaned over and suddenly met the eyes of a girl with emerald green eyes.

Her features were delicate and pretty, with an innocent look in her eyes. As the sack slid completely off, her bare upper body was revealed, highlighting the youthful curves of her body. Following the sheen of her skin downwards, there were two plump fish tails covered in scales, which, in the firelight, clearly reflected Ciel's wide-open mouth in shock.

“Mermaid?! ...

"Red...sao?" The little fishman tilted his head, sucking on his finger.

“She…she spoke! Damn! Marie?” Charles took a step back.

"Marie!!!"

Seemingly recognizing a familiar word, Mali raised her hands and flashed a bright smile: "Braised! Mali! Braised!"

Everyone stared at the slurred-speech merman, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside them.

girl……

Do you even know what this word means...?

Charles slapped himself in the face.

"Wait, how did you get this thing here?"

Chardo was also shocked: "I...I didn't know she could talk. Mermaids are rare monsters, and their blood is a famous healing elixir. If I encountered one, I would definitely have to taste it..."

“Try it…no.” Ciel stared at the fruit stand where the girl's emerald green hair obscured her view…

He took a deep breath:

"arrest!!!!!!!"

"Ganesha Familia, Astrea Familia, anyone, come quick! There's a weird uncle here!"

Chardo's expression froze again.

no……

After eating poop, is there now another "good loli" to be added to the list?

[Binge] Has your life already been ruined and disgraced?

Mermaid clapped her hands and shouted, "Braised! Mermaid! Braised!"

"So, do you even know what braised mali is?! Aaaaaaahh ...

……

Hello, my name is Charles.

To my utter surprise, I ended up stewing marijuana anyway...

In a steamer carved from rock by Chardo, Marie soaked in a pot of orange soup at the perfect temperature, devouring magical tangerines. To enhance the restorative effects of the medicinal dish, bits of dragon liver and chopped scallions floated on top.

"Braised? Braised? Braised? Marie! Oh, I see?~"

The mermaid girl hummed a song happily, enjoying a rare hot spring bath.

"This is called an orange, not braised..."

"Orange?"

The scallions, ginger, and garlic that Ciel often sprinkles in feel a bit odd, but the food is delicious.

Ais stared at Ciel in confusion: "What is this?"

"Ingredients," Charles added after a moment's thought, "Super rare ingredients, glittery ingredients!"

Ais's mouth watered: "Aren't you going to eat it?"

Charles rubbed Ais's head: "It's such a waste to eat such precious ingredients all at once. We can raise them and reuse them multiple times."

Ais nodded in satisfaction.

Although it seems a bit strange that monsters can talk, monsters that get eaten are good monsters.

Charles kept a watch on, silently calculating the temperature and time.

A moment later, Mali blinked, and a trickle of blood slid down from the tip of her nose and dripped into the pot.

"Waaaaah!" Her eyes darted around, and she collapsed.

Hehe, sauna plus highly nutritious dragon liver! You're sure to get a sore throat!

"Yoshi! Take it out of the pot!"

Charles shouted, placed his hands under Marie's armpits, picked up the dizzy mermaid girl, tossed her to Lily, and wrapped his coat around her.

Next, gradually reduce the heat to high to thicken the sauce, stirring gently until well combined.

After waiting until only a small bowl of solution remained in the large bathtub, Charles took out the empty medicine tube to fill it.

Without immediately putting the lid back on, Charles took out a packet of powder he always carried with him from his pocket.

The black particles slowly scattered in the test tube, and as Charles gently shook it, they exploded into a small mushroom cloud.

Ais's eyes flashed with a fierce light, then she became eager to try: "This is... the power-enhancing drug from before? You didn't use... that one!"

"Hmph, right." Charles shrugged. "This is mine, I won't share it with you!"

Ais puffed out her cheeks: "You're stingy."

Chapter 64 Oh, Overlord, let me borrow your knife!

Charles stared at the gradually clearing, light brown liquid in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.

Taking dragon scales alone is too risky, so Xia Er not only added a large amount of magical oranges to ensure his survival, but also incorporated them into the mermaid's blood to accelerate healing. He also imbued the dragon liver with the properties of the dragon scale powder, giving it a specialized effect.

With layers of protection, Charles obtained his current "work".

They summoned Chardo and Raul, who had been sent out to guard the gate under the pretext of a family secret, and brought them in.

"So, what exactly is this thing? It's called a monster, but its appearance is... Could it be a fairy spirit?" Raul's face was full of complicated emotions.

Marie's appearance is so deceptive. Unlike the usual blue-faced, fanged mermaids, Marie's looks are like a monster with a Pokémon filter on.

Chardo crossed his arms: "Don't be fooled by the monster's appearance. Mermaids are the most skilled race to use their looks and singing voices to lure adventurers into the water."

Raul's feelings were complicated: "But...she can talk, and she doesn't hurt anyone. She even seemed to have saved Ais from falling into the water..."

Chardo recalled Ais lying face down, waving her arms frantically, slowly sinking down, and covered his face, trying not to laugh: "Ahem, so she's still alive, not inside you."

Ais puffed out her cheeks. Being saved by a monster was a disgrace to her life, and faced with the facts before her, she found it difficult to resort to violence against Marie.

Raul looked at Charles: "Hey, does your fortune teller friend have any prophecies about this?"

...Is this a test?

Charles paused in his packing, staring at Raul with amusement:

“Of course… This is the hope for peaceful coexistence between humans and monsters in the future. You can call these beings ‘Zenos,’ which in the divine language means ‘heretic,’ that is, individuals who deviate from the normal system. You may not know this, but Uranus has been pushing for this.”

"Nani?" Raul exclaimed in surprise.

A large amount of intelligence is also impacting Chardo.

So that's how it is. Is this also part of saving the world?

Charles was surprised to find that what he said seemed to have been tacitly accepted by these people...

Chardo glanced at Marie: "What are you going to do with this guy?"

Charles took out an orange and threw it at Marie, who, still dazed, caught it and put it in her mouth.

Charles raised an eyebrow: "Marie, got it!!"

……

In the afternoon, I packed my luggage.

"Let's go, we can go back now."

Are we leaving already?

They'd only been in the dungeon for five days, and there were still two days left until the agreed-upon week. But with this group of teammates, Sharl was finding it difficult to maneuver effectively; their composition was far too complex.

Right now, he has no intention of exposing his special abilities to others, especially the Luo and Fu families.

"The information on the ingredients above the 27th floor has been mostly recorded. The work is done, and I want to go back and organize the data as soon as possible."

Raul said admiringly, "You're really amazing, Mr. Charles. I think we won't need to go through so much trouble on future expeditions. This trip has been very rewarding."

"Not at all, I'm just an ordinary adventurer who hasn't been able to level up even after seven years. This is the only way I can improve. Unlike you, Raul, who clearly has the potential to become a hegemon. I imagine it won't be long before you level up."

"Hehe, not at all. I should learn more from Mr. Charles." Raul scratched his head shyly, unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

"I'd love to learn from you," Ais said expectantly.

Back in Rivera, Charles issued the contract confirming the completion of this commission.