Approximately another two hours passed, and Takeru's mana reserves were almost depleted once more. Subsequently, Takeru completely stopped and also withdrew his Shadow Clone. The information the Shadow Clone had gathered appeared in Takeru's mind.
After processing it, Takeru looked at the World Tree before him in surprise. It turned out that while he had been using plant-type life magic on it, the World Tree not only absorbed the mana but also fed back special mana to the personal pocket dimension.
Because of this special mana, the personal pocket dimension continuously extended and expanded, and moreover, it became more stable, unlikely to experience spatial collapse easily.
Furthermore, the mana fed back by the World Tree accepted by the personal pocket dimension did not merely cause simple expansion. It was more akin to evolution, causing changes in the very substances within the personal pocket dimension.
Because Takeru hadn't observed carefully before, or perhaps the changes were minimal initially, he hadn't noticed the peculiarities.
But now, he could easily sense them.
The newly expanded space was no longer a void of nothingness. Mountains, forests, and even glaciers had appeared. The area of the sea had also changed, and the marine life at the bottom had undergone evolution as well.
These changes made Takeru think of the current Earth. Not long after the world transformation began, many countries had already discovered that Earth's land area was increasing. However, the sea area had not diminished… in fact, it was growing even faster than the land.
Both increasing simultaneously indicated that Earth's volume was expanding. For humanity, this was a tremendous boon.
Besides the increase in area, a vast amount of resources were also growing explosively. Various nations believed this mutation might be part of Earth's evolution.
The topic has drifted, but Takeru understood that these changes were beneficial for the personal pocket dimension, and that was sufficient.
At the same time, Takeru looked at the base of the World Tree. The small pit there had grown slightly larger, and beneath it, a tiny amount of clear, spring-like liquid had appeared.
For such things to form at the base of the World Tree, Takeru did not believe it to be ordinary spring water. It was undoubtedly something extremely precious.
Thinking this, Takeru directly used telekinesis to collect the small amount of liquid, bottling it in a casually manifested glass vial. Upon inspection, he found the liquid amounted to less than 10 milliliters.
Hesitating for a moment, Takeru took out one milliliter of the liquid and placed it directly into his mouth. As the liquid entered, Takeru felt it transform into the purest energy, strengthening his body.
Unfortunately, because the quantity was so small, the strengthening was over in an instant. When Takeru came to his senses, he found that his mana had recovered by over seven thousand.
His Chakra had also recovered considerably. Beyond that, his mana capacity had increased by over one hundred. His Spirit attribute had increased by two points, and his constitution and strength had each increased by one point.
And this was merely the energy contained within one milliliter of this special liquid. Without a doubt, this liquid was an existence of immense value.
With this in mind, since this liquid seemed to cling and gather at the base of the World Tree, Takeru decided to name it Life Water. He carefully stored the remaining Life Water.
It appeared that the World Tree was definitely a very high-grade item. For Taihei to obtain this item was undoubtedly an incredible stroke of luck. This suggested that the items obtainable from evaluation chests might also heavily depend on luck.
However, if this item had not fallen into Takeru's hands, it would have been useless to anyone else. After all, how many people could wait over a hundred years for it to merely begin its growth?
Furthermore, whether ordinary environments could even support its growth remained uncertain.
Shaking his head, Takeru stopped dwelling on it. These were merely speculations. The specifics would depend on how beneficial the World Tree proved to be. With a sense of anticipation, Takeru vanished from the personal pocket dimension.
Upon emerging outside, although he had spent over five hours within the personal pocket dimension, only one hour and forty-five minutes had passed in the outside world.
"Takeru, everyone has mostly recovered. Do you want to continue replenishing mana?" Seeing Takeru appear, Emilia directly approached him.
"Yes, I'll leave it to you then." Hearing her words, Takeru naturally did not refuse.
Thus, a new round of mana recharging began. Time quickly passed, reaching around five or six in the evening. Rem, seeing the time was about right, went with Miki to prepare dinner. Ai, Ui, and Rikka, who had stopped training, also helped with dinner preparations.
As for Renge, Hinata, and the others, they also wanted to help, but due to their young age and lack of prior experience, Emilia, Karin, and the others directly pulled them away.
They then played nearby with the Pokémon. They could even have Houndoom or Salamence take them for rides around the island, or play hide-and-seek with the Pokémon.
Of course, watching Takeru recharge his mana was also quite awe-inspiring.
As for Rem and the others, although the amount of food to prepare was considerable, handling it was very easy and quick.
The ingredients used were all top-tier and extremely fresh. In less than forty minutes, an incredibly sumptuous meal was brought to the table.
"Time to eat!" Seeing everyone chatting nearby, Ram and Karin called them over for dinner.
"Thank you for your hard work!" Seeing the busy group, Rikka, Hinata, and others said softly.
"Alright, let's head back." Upon hearing this, Takeru signaled Beatrice and Diablo to stop their attacks, and Takeru himself withdrew the devouring barrier created by Devourer.
With increased use of Devourer, Takeru found it increasingly easy to handle, and both the range and intensity of devouring had improved.
As time passed, after everyone had finished dinner, due to the late hour, Takeru had Hinata, Hana, and the others each contact their parents, saying they would be home a little later.
Upon hearing that their daughters were with Takeru, Hinata and Hana's mothers were very reassured.
Perhaps due to the dramatic changes in their daughters, their mothers, though curious, were mostly at ease.
Thus, at seven thirty in the evening, Takeru finally sent Hana home last. Declining Haruka's gratitude and invitation, Takeru left Hana some Green Spirit Fruits, MooMoo Milk, and Chansey's eggs before bidding them farewell.
Leaving Hana's house, Takeru directly teleported back to the villa. After a brief word with Miki, who happened to be nearby, Takeru went directly to the Star Soul Fruit Tree.
Through Takeru's time acceleration ability, the Star Soul Fruit Tree had grown for over ten more days, completely digesting its previous energy.
It had also shown some growth.
Now, Takeru prepared to catalyze it again. Soon, under the influence of Senjutsu Chakra and mana, the Star Soul Fruit Tree grew again, reaching over five meters in height. Its branches and leaves were also denser than before.
Most importantly, the dark red Star Soul Fruits hanging on the tree were far more numerous than the first harvest. Counting carefully, this time there were fifty-three Star Soul Fruits.
Takeru unceremoniously harvested all the fruits and immediately ate one himself. Sensing that the energy contained within was even stronger than the first batch, Takeru felt quite satisfied.
He then distributed one fruit to each person again, even giving half portions to Salamence and Wendy...
After this round of distribution, Takeru had twenty-nine Star Soul Fruits remaining.
Not concerned, Takeru simply stored the remaining Star Soul Fruits and left the spot.
Back in the villa, Rem informed Takeru that Miu, Emilia, and the others were bathing in the large bath. Upon hearing this, Takeru nodded and went to the bathroom in his room for a simple bath.
Although there was a large bathhouse, Takeru had hardly ever used it. After all, he was the only man in the house, while everyone else was female. It was naturally inconvenient for him to go there. A single bathtub was sufficient for his needs.
After a comfortable bath, Takeru came back out. The girls had also finished washing.
Shortly after Takeru emerged, he received a call from Kazuho. Since this was Renge's first night away from home, she was a bit worried.
Upon hearing this, Takeru spoke with her briefly, then called for Renge.
"Is it Kazuho-nee?" Hearing Takeru's words, Renge took Takeru's phone and chatted with her sister.
Her conversation was very excited, continuously talking about the day's experiences. However, she also seemed slightly lonely, as she missed the people in the village and her sister.
They talked for over ten minutes before hanging up.
Seeing Renge somewhat missing her village, Takeru patted her head. Comforted by Takeru, Renge finally smiled again.