Returning to the apartment, Takeru warned Kurenai once more and then waited at home for Umaru and the others to arrive.
He didn't wait long. At 9:22, Mai appeared before Takeru's door.
"Sorry for disturbing you!" Standing at the entrance, Mai called out loudly.
"Mai-san, please come in first. Takeru-sama is waiting in the living room." Looking at Mai, Ram spoke to her politely.
"You know me?" Hearing Ram's words, Mai was taken aback.
"Yes. Takeru-sama informed us in advance of the names of the guests who would be arriving. By the way, I am Ram. This is my younger sister, Rem." Hearing her words, Ram said calmly.
"Takeru... sama?" Noticing how the two addressed Takeru and their maid attire, Mai couldn't help but swallow nervously. However, she quickly followed them inside.
"Welcome. Please, have a seat." Seeing Ram bring Mai in, Takeru smiled at her.
"Yes, sorry for the intrusion. Eh, what is that?" Hearing Takeru's words, Mai just sat down and noticed Kurenai, who was sitting obediently on Takeru's shoulder.
"Her? Her name is Kurenai. You could say she's a spirit." Hearing Mai's question, Takeru directly introduced her.
Kurenai, on Takeru's shoulder, maintained an aloof expression.
"Please, help yourself." Rem brought her milk as she sat down.
"Thank you. Oh? This is milk?" Seeing the liquid before her, Mai spoke with some confusion.
"Yes. It's milk produced by a special type of cow here. It tastes quite good. You can try it." Seeing her surprised expression, Takeru said calmly.
"I see." Hearing Takeru's words, she didn't overthink it and directly picked up the milk to drink. Instantly, she was conquered by the flavor.
"Um, I'm not the first one here, am I?" Looking around, Mai asked curiously. Although the agreed meeting time was 9:30, she remembered seeing messages in the group from people who had already arrived.
"Yes, almost everyone is here. Only you, Sylphin, Umaru, and her brother are left." Hearing her words, Takeru said directly.
"Eh, is that so?" Hearing that she had arrived a few minutes early yet was still nearly last, Mai felt somewhat embarrassed.
"How is it? Are you adapting to that place?" Looking at Mai, Takeru smiled and asked.
"Yes. Although I was a bit lost and nervous at first, after a few missions, I've calmed down. As for now, being able to fight alongside everyone makes me very happy." Hearing Takeru's words, Mai revealed a genuine smile.
Joining Takeru's team made her truly happy and grateful. Although she hadn't been with them long, through interacting with everyone, she found them all to be very good people.
They didn't use their seniority to demand unreasonable things from her or require her to hand over a certain amount of points.
She knew that many of her peers who joined as Reincarnators around the same time were either doing such things or being exploited by others.
In this environment, encountering a truly mutually beneficial and cooperative team like this, she vowed to protect it well, even if her own power was not strong.
While Takeru and Mai were chatting, a few more minutes passed. At 9:28, Umaru, Taihei, and Sylphin arrived at Takeru's door.
"Hello, Umaru-san, Taihei-san, Sylphin-san. Takeru-sama has been waiting for you. Please come in." Seeing them, Ram and Rem, who had been waiting at the entrance, spoke.
"Eh, yes. Thank you. Sorry for the intrusion." Seeing the respectful Ram and Rem, Umaru and the others appeared somewhat nervous. They followed Ram into the living room. As for Rem, she closed the door, as there should be no other guests.
"Alright, everyone is here. Let's head over first." Seeing Umaru and the others, the last to arrive, Takeru stood up and said.
"Eh, yes!" Hearing Takeru's words, Umaru and the others, who were still processing, responded.
"Takeru-sama, please allow me." Hearing Takeru's words, Ram blinked at him and said.
"Alright, I'll leave it to you then." Hearing Ram's words, Takeru smiled and nodded in agreement.
Thanks to the skill Shub-Niggurath, Takeru had copied and bestowed many skills. Besides wind magic, Takeru had also bestowed support magic such as spatial transfer, healing, and purification upon Ram.
Soon, under Ram's teleportation, everyone accurately arrived at the island. Umaru and the others sensed the spatial shift and took a moment to fully regain their composure.
"Umaru, Sylphin, Mai, and Taihei, you're here too!" With their arrival, Ritsu and Yui enthusiastically greeted them.
"Everyone, we'll be together for several days. Please take care of us!" Looking at everyone, Umaru revealed a gentle smile.
"So cute! What are these?" Sylphin noticed the little spirits or Pokémon on Yui and the others.
"Heehee, this is Midori. She's a spirit, just like Kurenai!" Yui excitedly held Midori.
"This one is Aoko!" Ui raised Aoko, briefly introducing her to everyone.
"This is Misdreavus, and the one in Yukino's arms is Vulpix!" Looking at everyone, Ritsu briefly introduced them.
"As for the ones behind you all..." Immediately, Ritsu adopted a somewhat eerie tone, pointing behind the four.
"Eh?" Hearing her words, the four turned around and instantly saw Gastly and Haunter floating in the air, making faces.
"Ah!" Suddenly seeing the ghost-like Gastly and Haunter, Mai and Umaru were startled.
"Wow, what are these? So cute!" Sylphin, far from being scared, found them extremely novel.
"Hya sha~!"
"Go su~!"
Hearing Sylphin's praise, Gastly and Haunter instantly felt greatly endeared to her and floated around her.
"Amazing! It seems like they don't have a physical form!" Sylphin touched Gastly and Haunter and found they seemed to be purely gaseous.
Noticing Sylphin's actions, Mio instinctively stepped back. She couldn't help it… even after experiencing so many worlds, she was still afraid of such things.
Seeing Mio's reaction, Ritsu revealed a mischievous smile and quietly approached her ear. "When you wake up, you'll be surrounded by ghosts..."
"Ah~!" Suddenly hearing Ritsu's words, Mio directly crouched down, hugging Vulpix, instinctively covering her ears.
"Ritsu-senpai, don't tease Mio-senpai like that. It's too cruel!" Noticing this, Ui couldn't help but speak up.
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry! It's just, it's just too fun!" Hearing Ui's words, Ritsu laughed heartlessly again.
"Ritsu!" Immediately, she was punched on the head by an enraged Mio, raising a bump.
"Alright, stop messing around. Have you all chosen your rooms?" Seeing their actions, Takeru said helplessly.
"Yes, we've already chosen." Hearing Takeru's words, Yukino nodded in reply.
"That's good. By the way, Miki, please take Umaru and the others to choose their rooms as well." Subsequently, Takeru said to Miki beside him.
"I understand. Please follow me." Upon hearing this, Miki said to Umaru, Taira, and the others.
"Yes, sorry for the trouble." Hearing Miki's words, Umaru, Mai, and the others smiled and replied politely.
Watching Mai and the others leave, Takeru looked at the girls. "So, this place is quite good for a training camp, isn't it?"
"Yes, rather than good, it's hard to find such a perfect place. Also, because of the mutated animals, the area around the island is a restricted zone. There's no need to worry about disturbing others." Hearing Takeru's words, Yukino said with emotion.
Hearing her words, Takeru revealed a smile. Yukino was right. Although the beast tides on Monster Island had mostly been cleared, this island, perhaps due to its unusual energy concentration, was a special mutation point.
The probability of species mutating here and in the surrounding area was over twenty times higher than the outside world. Also, mutated animals reproduced much faster here than elsewhere.
So, as long as he left some seeds behind, mutated animals would also reproduce at an extremely fast rate, or increase through mutation.
Knowing these characteristics, Takeru had no intention of completely wiping them out. After all, these mutated animals could serve as excellent manifestation materials. Sustainable development was also very important.
Not to mention, they could later serve as practical combat targets for Miu and the others. Their uses were very significant.