"How do you use it, exactly?"
"Well, you pour the water in, pour the soap in, and you put your naked body in. You just… sit there, and enjoy the warm water. It's really enjoyable, and it's also good for... cuddling."
She stared at me with a disappointed face, and it's really cute.
"Ugh. Whatever..."
"What else did you see?"
She tried to remember, and she tried looking around the kitchen. But then her eyes dropped at the giant wardrobe in my kitchen. Her eyes widened as she pointed her finger at it.
"Ah, refrigerator. Of course."
"What does it do?"
"Try opening it."
She ran up and tried to open the fridge. As soon as she opened it, the cold air quickly brushed her face.
"Woah! It's cold!"
"It's to cool stuff for a long period of time, like food and vegetables. Due to the cold temperature, the food won't rot."
"That's a really cool concept!!"
"Well, in our world, concepts are evolving really quickly. Concept and technology."
"In your world, the refigi-thing is just like this?"
"Nope. In my world, there's no magic at all. So we had to make it using science and technology, without magic."
Hearing that there is no magic in my world quickly made her shocked.
"Y-You mean... You have never used magic in your entire life... Until you get transported here?"
"That is correct."
She suddenly let out a heavy breath.
"I can't understand you anymore... You are so powerful and talented, and yet you never used magic until you got teleported..."
"Hey, don't compare me to everyone else. It's not fair."
"R-Right. So what will you do about this information that I just gave you?"
Hmm… right. What will I do with this information?
There might be… a lot more interesting things there. Things that may prove useful for me.
A bathtub may not be as useful, since I can just ask a worker to create one for me. But imagine if a piece of my world's technology was there. Even a single smartphone or TV would be… highly profitable.
So… with the thought of finding useful and valuable things…
"... I will definitely check it out."
After I decided, Lescia told me about everything else in detail. The fishermen did not tell anyone else regarding this, as if this is like a state secret. But for some reason, some of the information was leaked, and arrived in the ears of some very important people, like Lescia's father.
I will have to check that place out, but that would mean I will be travelling for a long time. Naverne is very far away, flying there might take multiple stops. Plus, I don't know how long the investigation will take, it could take a while.
"Lescia. I might be leaving for a couple days."
"I'm coming with you!"
"N-No you can't! You are a princess! Think about your parents for a second."
"B-But... I want to be with you..."
I placed my hand on her forehead and patted it while she was pouting. She is just too cute.
"It's just for a while, darling."
After getting called that, she pushed my hand away.
"No fair... calling me that..."
I chuckled and I got up to go to the kitchen for some cooking action.
"So, you want something sweet, spicy, or something tasty!?"
"I want you!"
H-Huh!?
"No, that's... Fine. That's a compulsory menu. This is the secondary."
She chuckled maniacally, which got me to facepalm.
Why is the princess this cheesy…? Whatever, I'm playing with it.
"Then, something tasty. I forgot I haven't had any breakfast."
"Then, tasty it is!"
I started cooking like a real chef. I have been studying with Hod on how to use the ingredients of this world, and I pretty much know a bunch now.
Thanks to learning with Hod, I can create my own homemade soy sauce. And thanks to the soy sauce, the barbeque taste became even better.
Fish and chips barbeque, is on the menu for today.
"What is this... Yellow things..."
"Those are potatoes. I just sliced them into pieces like that."
"They looked so cute. Hmm... And tasty!"
Lescia ate the entire place in less than five minutes before asking for more. I let out a sigh, and ended up making three more plates for her.
After eating that much, the princess was too full on her tummy and fell asleep on my couch. Seeing that my couch had been... seized, I decided to sit on the ground between the glass table and the couch.
The fires on the fireplace are heating the room as I went into deep thinking mode. Luckily Lescia is asleep, so she can't annoy me when I'm thinking.
Alien items… Traces of another world.
It is possible that there might be a portal there, on the island. The seal must have been holding whatever gate that was placed there, and somehow when the seal got released, the gate was opened, and the stuff was opened.
Seeing how the fishermen didn't find the gate could mean that the gate has been closed again, but something did come out from the gate in the small time that it was opened.
Could there be… someone else?
Could it be… the real hero from another world?
I turned my gaze slightly to Lescia, and immediately became doubtful.
What if… the hero isn't me? What if there is someone else?
Does that mean… I won't be the one to be with her?
Hah… Why is this damn world so confusing?
Once again, I overdone my brain. I quickly stopped any form and thinking and stared back at the fireplace.
It has been so many times where I overthink things, that I became so tired of it and just let things flow. I have learned to stop doing that for so long. But after hearing Lescia's story about meeting the goddess, I just can't stop thinking about it.
What if I'm not the hero? What if there is another? And what if that other person is the one meant for Lescia, and not me?
After thinking about it for a little bit, I have decided that those kinds of questions will only annoy me if they continue to exist in my head, so I quickly shove it away. I turned my thoughts back to the island west of Naverne, and began planning.
I can't be hasty. I can't just leave the house for a week. I need to plan something.
I can let my team handle the house. Having a place to stay together with your friends is worth more than going on missions, so I trust that they will be able to keep my house clean and charged.
But I can't just leave it to the boys. Brod may seem trustworthy, but Cane and Rath are simply chaos in the form of humans. They will absolutely wreck the house.
As for the missions, it's only for a week. I can come back quickly after all.
How long will I be flying to Naverne? If a trip from Mazino to Xyphon is around an hour, then going to Naverne will be 2.5x more than that.
I decided that I will leave in two days. That should give me enough time to prepare and deal with everyone else.
Lescia woke up from her deep slumber, and she quickly fixed her clothes.
With her sleepy face, she asked me the one question that will surely annoy me.
"Do you still have more of those barbeque fish?"