Blessing Of Yuri Goddess

After Aiko left to carry out an order to retrieve a sample of the magical plant that Alyssa had discovered, I was suddenly struck by Alice's magic circle formation that indicated the location points of wild monsters or wild animals that possessed large magical cores.

Swiirrll...

The combination of Alice and Alyssa's magic circle formations has drastically increased the casting limits of my magic circle formations to the point that they exceed the exploration carried out by the stealth slime herd.

Thanks to the development of this new magic circle formation, Aiko immediately gave an order to the stealth slime herd to move and confirm the location of the magic plant that Alyssa had successfully found.

At that moment, Aiko suddenly asked me about the exact location.

[ Um, Supreme Commander. Can I get directions on which path to take to find the magic plant? ]

With an awkward questioning tone, Aiko tried not to get too excited after leaving quickly without any direction.

[ You just left without waiting for instructions from the Supreme Commander, Aiko? ]

Sirius replied to Aiko's words with a sarcastic tone, as if she couldn't believe that Aiko would make such a funny mistake like that.

[ I only think to immediately fulfilling the orders of the Supreme Commander... and now I realize that this one action of mine made me confused about the direction I should take from all the magical plants that had been detected using magical energy waves. ]

[ Sometimes… you become stupid at unexpected times, huh? ]

[ Ugh, I don't want to hear you say that to me. ]

[ Huhu... now you are, Aiko. ]

[ Sirius... ]

Sirius teased Aiko after she did something that looked stupid and reckless as one of the leaders of the stealth slime herd.

When the leader of their stealth slime herd did something reckless and looked stupid, some of the stealth slimes laughed at this and apologized to me for Aiko's behavior that damaged the reputation of the stealth slime herd.

"It's okay, I understand Aiko's actions in moving too quickly without waiting for further instructions. I know Aiko is excited and wants to quickly carry out the task I have given her," I said to end the apology from all the stealth slimes who participated in this military expedition.

"To save time, you will share your visions, just as you did a few months ago," I continued, raising my voice as someone who would give them directions.

Nod...

I turned to Alyssa to note down the location points of the magic plants that had been discovered by her magic circle formation chant, which was active simultaneously with my magic circle formation chant.

Swiirrll...

Alyssa returned my nod and glanced at her military aide to prepare a copy of the map that Earl Timoti had drawn, along with a notepad containing a list of the plants that had been discovered.

"Aiko, don't forget to take the sample carefully."

"Since you left without waiting for further instructions, you will be responsible for running around to confirm the location of the magic plant that has been found," I said using a cold tone and a serious facial expression.

[ I am ready to take on this responsibility, Supreme Commander! ]

To cover up her mistake, which looked stupid and clumsy at the same time, Aiko took this responsible step with an obedient attitude.

I glanced at the magic circle formation that had mapped out the area around me and saw a small dot that was moving quickly.

Without further inspection, I could already confirm that those small dots were Aiko running as fast as she could to take responsibility for her actions of leaving without listening to my orders.

Srrraasshh...

Alyssa immediately opened the copy of the map that Earl Timoti had drawn and held a pencil ready to scribble on the location of the magic plant.

"Alice, may I ask for your help in retrieving some samples of the magical plant jars that were taken by the stealth slime herd and the scout troop?" I asked Alice while giving her an order.

"Y-Yes, I will do it, Onee-sama." Alice immediately stood up and took several sample jars containing magical plants, while being assisted by her military aide.

Ctaakk...

Ctaaakk...

While waiting for Alice to arrange some sample jars containing magical plants, I cast another magic formation that showed what Aiko was looking at.

Swiisshh...

Swiirrll...

What Aiko was seeing were various kinds of plants growing in the dense forest, and herself running fast between the trees.

With that incredible running speed, Aiko might have missed some of the new magic plants that had been discovered.

"Aiko, slow down your running speed," I said calmly while estimating Aiko's position on the copy of the map Alyssa was using.

Tap...

Tap...

After finding Aiko's running position on a copy of the map drawn by Earl Timoti, it made Alyssa's job easier to note down the new magical plants that had been discovered earlier.

Alyssa's gaze adjusted between Aiko's running speed and her position, which was in the wrong direction.

"Turn to the right at a sharp angle in five seconds, Lily-nee," said Alyssa while estimating Aiko's movements, who was running fast.

I responded to Alyssa's words by ordering Aiko.

[ Understood, Supreme Commander! ]

Aiko responded quickly to my command and immediately turned sharply to the right until she approached the location of the new magic plant that had been discovered.

"Please stop the movement after seven seconds have passed, Lily-nee," Alyssa said further.

In times like these, I feel like I'm doing my job well as the leader of this military expedition.

With proper direction like this, I was able to see the changes in the tree area based on what Aiko saw.

"You're getting closer to your first target. Be careful and keep focus, Aiko," I said to warn Aiko not to run past the target magical plant that was to be sampled.

Swoosh...

Swoosh...

While paying attention to what Aiko was looking at, I also felt the cool morning breeze entering the tent until Aiko stopped at a place that looked like a pool of clean water covered with leaves and flowers floating quietly.

[ Supreme Commander, I have arrived at the place you directed! ]

"Yes, you have arrived at the new magic plant that was discovered by Alyssa's magic formation chant. Now… all that's left is to take some samples into glass jars," I replied to instruct Aiko further.

Aiko's eyes were immediately filled with various suspicious-looking magical plants, especially with their habitat growing in a pool of water that looked like an unnaturally formed lake.

I watched the movements that Aiko was making until the moment her hand opened the glass jar and was ready to put one of the magical plants inside.

As Aiko pulled out the newly discovered magical plant, I realized the strangeness that was happening along with the report given by Aiko.

[ Supreme Commander, it seems this magic plant is too tough to take whole. ]

"Too hard to take in whole?" I muttered after listening to Aiko's report.

"Can you cut it using magic spells?" I asked, offering a simple solution without much thought.

[ I'll try using magic spells! ]

Following my further orders, Aiko immediately performed a simple magic spell in the form of Water Cut, which is often used by stealth slime herd to kill their prey.

Without blinking and paying attention to what Aiko was doing, I tried to learn what Aiko had discovered using long-distance magic spells.

"Huufftt..." taking a deep breath of relief, I began to cast a long-distance analysis magic spell using Aiko's eyesight.

Whether this works or not, at least I can find out after trying to cast this magic spell.

Swiirrll...

[ Ueh? W-What's going on? ]

The moment I cast the long-range analysis magic spell, I could see the formation of a magic circle being arranged in front of Aiko's eyes.

"Ah, so I can use magic spells like this too, besides magic spells that are specifically for attacking and hiding," I muttered after learning that the multi-purpose magic spells could be cast from a distance, too.

This is one of the magical discoveries that I just realized after previously casting an attack magic spell and a magic spell that made Aiko blend into her surroundings.

"I feel like I'm having a feeling of deja vu with something like this," I continued muttering while glancing at Alyssa.

"Alyssa, please write down the name of this magical plant in a new notebook of known magical plants," I said while winking at Alyssa.

Nod...

Alyssa turned her hand that was holding the pencil and looked for a new piece of paper that would be used to record information about the new magical plant that had been discovered.

"Puddle Torn Magic Lotus, a magical plant that can only be found in pools of water containing magical minerals. Oh my, we also found magical minerals in a dense forest like this? Aren't we hitting the jackpot on this, Alyssa?" I said with a happy smile after learning about another discovery besides the new magical plant.

"Yes, Lily-nee... this is a real jackpot that makes me happy. Should we gamble after this?" Alyssa replied, feeling equally happy and making a dangerous suggestion.

"I don't think that's necessary, Alyssa. Gambling is an illegal act that isn't based on a chance of winning. I hope you don't gamble with real money. How about we gamble with something... embarrassing?"

"Something embarrassing?" Alyssa replied by tilting her head.

"Yeah, how about we make a bet on where the next magic plant will be. Will it be on land, in the water, or hanging like a mistletoe with the bet... the loser has to get a bite on the back of their neck," I said with a smile and stuck out my tongue to tease Alyssa.

"Quite a unique bet, huh, so there's only one answer to this..." Alyssa replied, smiling at me.

"I ACCEPT LILY-NEE'S BETTING CHALLENGE!" Alyssa shouted excitedly.

"I WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BET TOO!" shouted Alice, who wanted to bet too.

Ting!!

Ting!!

The moment my twin sister agreed to this bet, I could see their cunning intentions of deliberately losing just to feel my bite on the nape of their neck.

I could already see their brilliant, evil plan, to the point of making Mio feel upset by the bet I made for my twin sister.

Glare...

Even with my position sitting next to my twin sister, I could feel Mio's jealous gaze, and enduring Mio's jealous stares would be a bit difficult.

Especially with my twin sisters planning something to lose a bet that would risk the nape of their necks being bitten by me.