'Oh, a face wash, oh, a face wash, breathe, you've worked hard.'
Kaito calculated the angle to catch her, and needing some cushioning to prevent her from banging hard into him, he also bent down.
But because of this, Mika, who was originally being held properly by him, suddenly, in her panic, cleverly kicked her right leg and jumped, resulting in her holding Kaito instead.
'Damn it.'
Falling was impossible; even his waist was secured.
"Sc-scared me to death!"
Mika held on very tightly, her legs instinctively wrapping around Kaito's waist.
Kaito was having trouble breathing.
Fortunately, he could hold his breath for a long time.
"..."
"Alright, let me see that parchment."
Knowing there was no helping that situation, Kaito acted as if nothing happened and took the parchment from her hand.
[Want my treasure? If you want it, then go find it in the forest! I left it all there!]
This was the front. Below the text was a very simple route map with a red X marked at the target location.
"You're really lucky. You found the treasure map right here in the reed catkin patch."
Ignoring the very familiar lines on the treasure map, Kaito sincerely congratulated Mika.
That's 100 points in the bag, very easy.
As for the treasure map being in the reed catkin patch, Kaito thought, maybe the chat group lowered the difficulty.
After all, if everyone wanted to sleep well, they would inevitably need to find suitable plants for mattresses, covers, and even clothing.
So these reed catkins were very suitable. While cutting the reed catkin patch, everyone would slowly discover the treasure map.
If the treasure map were randomly placed somewhere else, they might not find it even after ten days.
Parent-child activity, right?
Let the adults and children experience the fun of searching for treasure together.
"Hehe, although my luck is good, that's just one Gacha opportunity. I've drawn almost 60 times now, and the best rewards were two B-rank items."
"Oh? One was your first draw, right? What were they?"
Kaito put the treasure map in his pocket, sat down, and while picking reed catkin stems, put them on himself, feigning interest.
"Hmm, the first B-rank item was something that could increase my lifespan by 50 years, one-time use."
"The second one is an item that lets me randomly transform into a fantasy creature."
Speaking of the second thing, Mika felt awkward.
An item that lets you transform into a fantasy creature – it's a bit like a magical girl wand. She can use it to transform.
But...
"Oh? What did you turn into? An elf, perhaps?"
"Ahem... a slime that can control water."
"..."
'A slime?'
Kaito suddenly became a bit interested.
But he suppressed this dangerous thought. He was still picking reed catkins and putting them on himself. What was the purpose, didn't he know?
"Does this mean the higher the item rank, the higher the rank of fantasy creature you can turn into?"
"Yes... one-time use, the transformation is random, but subsequent transformations are the same. A B-rank transformation item can at most turn you into other S-rank fantasy creatures, but my luck wasn't very good."
It turned into a same B-rank slime transformation device.
By the way, when transforming, she automatically turned into a semi-transparent water slime. But afterwards, she can rely on her consciousness to turn back into human form and fight by controlling water.
Naturally, she can also immunize against some physical attacks and some simple magic attacks.
If there's more water around, she can also become even larger.
"Hmm... don't worry about that. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, right?"
"That's true. As long as I draw a good superpower, I'll be satisfied."
Transformation is ultimately transformation, an external thing.
She couldn't even bring it to this parent-child activity, which was very troublesome.
But if she had a superpower, it would be different. As long as abilities weren't restricted, she could fight.
"Oh, you two are slacking off?"
Just as Mika sighed, Shodai stood behind the two with her hands on her hips, staring at them with a sulky pout.
It felt like the two were on a secret date!
"Not at all. I've already cut a large area and am now picking off the reed catkin seeds."
"Ahem, I found the treasure map, so I brought it to Kaito."
"Treasure map? Ah! 100 points!!!"
Shodai was dying of envy. As a non-lucky member of the chat group, points were the more the better for her!
As they say, spending money can change your fate, right?
As long as I draw enough, I'm bound to get something good!
"Alright, I think that's enough for now. Have the others come over here, and we'll pick the reed catkin seeds together and put them in the suitcases."
"Hmph, I understand."
Shodai, with a strong sense of envy, went to call the others. Mika, seeing her leave, suddenly thought of an interesting question and turned to look at Kaito.
"Hey, Kaito, who do you think is prettier, me or Shodai?"
"Each has their own merits. Hard to compare."
"Oh? Tell me the truth! I can accept any answer!"
"Hmm? That is the truth. You're both very beautiful. How do you want me to compare?"
'Sorry, lately I've been suffering from face blindness. I really can't tell who's prettier!'
'I only know that as time goes on, my face blindness will get worse!'