Arriving at the sea surface, seeing the sea which had begun to take shape, Takeru was very satisfied.
Subsequently, he dove directly into it and also observed the scenery of the sea within the personal pocket dimension, along with the abundant seafood resources beneath.
These were not Takeru's main focus… what Takeru focused on were the high-grade ingredients he had manifested.
After a thorough inspection, the Lobster Fish, aside from growing in size, had not yet reproduced. The Tuna Octopus, however, had already produced some roe. As for the Smiling Manatee, besides an increase in size, there were no other changes.
Thinking this, Takeru did not dwell on it excessively. He teleported from the seabed back to the main world.
Although he had spent nearly four hours in the personal pocket dimension, only one hour and twenty minutes had passed in the main world.
Seeing Miu and the others still meditating, Takeru, with a thought, directly evaporated the moisture from his clothes.
Looking at his current attire, Takeru began to consider that he should also address the issue of clothing. While it didn't necessarily need powerful defensive capabilities, at the very least, it should be clean, fireproof, waterproof, and comfortable to wear, like the uniforms of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Although Takeru didn't know what fabric the Demon Slayer Corps used, perhaps he could create a special silkworm or spider and use their silk.
Thinking of it, he immediately acted. Takeru had never hunted silkworm-type insects, so the only available materials were mutated spiders or the corpses of spider-type magical beasts.
Thus, Takeru returned to the personal pocket dimension. In a forest, he synthesized the spider corpse in his hand into a special spider magical beast. After setting up some barriers around it to restrict it, Takeru returned outside.
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Soon, time reached evening. Miu and the others awakened from their meditation. After an afternoon of meditation training, the amount of mana or Chakra within their bodies had increased somewhat.
As for Komachi and Kuzuha, they had even perceived the special energy within their bodies, leaving both extremely excited.
The reason they were able to perceive it in one session here was also related to their previous efforts. Both had consumed the Beginner Enhancement Potions given to them by Hachiman and Yuuta. If they had persisted, they would have been able to sense it soon enough without too much time.
Coming here, with the boost from the special food and the barrier, they had completely crossed this threshold.
"Thank you so much, Takeru-nii! If it weren't for you, it might have taken me much longer to perceive it!" With a joyful heart, Komachi said gratefully to Takeru.
"Takeru-nii, thank you!" Kuzuha also said gratefully.
"You're welcome. However, the subsequent energy fusion is not simple either. You'll need to work hard. Alright, Yukino and the others have already called. They said everyone has gone back to the seaside and are preparing to have a barbecue there. Let's head over now." Gently shaking his head, Takeru said directly.
"Yes!" Hearing Takeru's words, everyone quickly nodded. Thinking of the upcoming food, Hana couldn't help but swallow her saliva again.
Soon, Takeru teleported with Miu and the others to the beach.
Accompanied by the setting sun, everyone was busy at the moment. With everyone working together, many preparations were quickly completed.
Some had even started grilling the meat...
"Takeru, Miu, you're back!" With Takeru and the others' appearance, Mio waved at Takeru.
"Yes, it's already started!" Seeing Yui, Ritsu, and Hachiman flipping skewers beside the grill, and Kumara drooling nearby, Takeru was somewhat surprised.
After all, everyone had only finished their sumptuous meal a little after three o'clock. Although it was now past six, they shouldn't be hungry yet...
"Well, that's..." Hearing Takeru's words, Mio gave a dry laugh. Everyone's stomachs were indeed still quite full, but Mio found it hard to tell Takeru Yui and Ritsu's words that barbecue, meals, and desserts were stored in different stomachs.
Yuuta and Hikigaya, upon seeing their younger sisters appear, also put down their work, said a few words to those nearby, and directly came over.
Subsequently, after greeting Takeru and the others, the two separately took Kuzuha and Komachi away.
"So, what did you gain?" With some anticipation, Hachiman hesitantly looked at his younger sister.
"Yes, I can already perceive the energy within my body!" Hearing her brother's question, Komachi nodded proudly.
"Really? How did Takeru do it?" Hearing Komachi's words, Hachiman was surprised.
"Of course, it's because of the delicious food we ate earlier! Also, Takeru-nii took us to a special barrier. Meditating inside greatly enhances the effect!" Seeing Hachiman's surprised expression, Komachi said excitedly.
"In that case, bringing you here this time was truly a very wise decision!" Looking at the excited Komachi, Hachiman felt somewhat relieved and even more grateful to Takeru.
"Yes, yes! This training camp is absolutely amazing! Not only is there delicious food, but it also speeds up training!" Hearing Hachiman's words, Komachi said excitedly.
Over on Yuuta's side, the situation was similar to Hachiman's.
After asking Kuzuha, Yuuta was also very surprised. At the same time, he felt a glimmer of expectation for the upcoming training.
'Perhaps training here for a while would be far more effective than training hard at home...'
"Onii-chan!" Not long after Hachiman and Yuuta left, Aoko and Midori excitedly flew onto Takeru's shoulders. Takeru smiled and patted their heads.
As for Kurenai, that one was having a great time playing with Yui and Ritsu, currently waiting by the grill for the skewers to cook.
Glancing at Kurenai, Takeru shook his head. He told Miu and the others to do as they pleased and went directly to Emilia to ask if anything unusual had happened while he was away.
"Nothing particularly special," Hearing Takeru's question, Emilia gently shook her head.
Under normal circumstances, Takeru entrusted the management of household affairs to Diablo and Emilia. As for Ram and Rem, they were Takeru's personal maids and mostly followed him.
Karin and Miki assisted with tasks. Felt and Beatrice, like Miu, mostly waited to be fed under normal circumstances. Of course, when there was work to be done, the two would also diligently help.
After finishing his conversation with Emilia, Takeru directly went over to Yui and Ritsu, who were grilling.
"Takeru, would you like to try this?" Noticing Takeru's arrival, Mai nervously handed him a skewer of grilled meat.
"Thanks." Seeing Mai's somewhat nervous expression, Takeru smiled lightly and nodded, directly taking it. Under Mai's somewhat anxious gaze, Takeru ate it.
"Very good. The doneness and saltiness are just right. The meat itself has a good chew and fragrance." After taking a bite, Takeru said with a smile.
Hearing Takeru's words, Mai nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. She knew her cooking skills were only ordinary, so the grilled food she made was also ordinary.
Its deliciousness relied entirely on the quality of the ingredients themselves.
"By the way, everyone, try using this soy sauce. It should make the flavor even fresher and sweeter." Taking out a five-hundred-milliliter bottle of soy sauce, Takeru said directly.
This was, naturally, the soy sauce Takeru had just collected from the Soy Sauce Locust. Takeru had divided it into two bottles, each exactly five hundred milliliters.
"Yes? Can it really make the taste better?" Hearing Takeru's words, Yui asked curiously.
"Why not try it and find out?" Looking at the curious Yui, Takeru simply poured some soy sauce into a bowl for her to try herself.
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Yui took the bowl of soy sauce and used a brush to dip and spread it onto the meat.
Soon, as the temperature rose, the aroma of the soy sauce began to waft out, blending with the savory scent of the grilling meat, drawing everyone's curious glances.
Yui, who was grilling, had an unseemly tear of longing slide from the corner of her mouth.
"Takeru, we need some over here too!" At this moment, Rikka and Shinka nearby also called out.
Because there were quite a few people, it was naturally impossible to use just one grill… otherwise, there wouldn't be enough space for everyone to grill.
"Okay!" Hearing their words, Takeru directly poured a bowl of soy sauce and sent it over with telekinesis...
About half an hour later, with everyone's assistance, all the ingredients were prepared. In the middle, they even set up a large sheep for roasting.
Ram was in charge of rotating it, while Rem watched the heat and applied the sauce.