The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 60 Let's Make Friends

"Yanami, what do you want to do?"

"I want to be friends with them."

Making friends?

Klein was a little surprised, but then he felt relieved.

Oh, I see. After all, she gets lonely on her own and needs friends.

"But do you think they can be trusted?"

"I think it's possible. Besides, we can't do anything about them. They were sent here by their own tribe to investigate. If they don't go back, we'll be the only suspects, right?"

That's right, after all, there's nothing in Wild Dog Forest right now.

I didn't expect Yanami to have thought about so much.

"Then go and make friends with them. I believe in you."

"Yes, thank you, Klein! And perhaps we can trade with their tribe; our plantation is out of salt! And I'd like more seasonings!"

So that's how you make friends...

"Go."

"Okay~"

As Yanami engaged in a telepathic conversation with Klein, she carefully peeled open the freshly baked fish, the previously moist mud on its surface now dried by the fire pit.

Hyacinth and daisy stood to one side, watching curiously as Yanami peeled away the soil crust to reveal the steaming yellow leaves underneath.

"What...what kind of fish is this?"

"These are leaves, you idiot, the fish should be inside."

The hyacinth tapped the daisy's head.

Next, Yanami peeled back the leaves, revealing a slightly charred grilled fish. The simple aroma of grilled fish wafted out and quickly filled everyone's noses.

"Looks pretty good?"

"It smells so good."

Daisy swallowed hard as she looked at the appetizing grilled fish.

"A slightly more focused approach is correct."

Yanami nodded in approval, picked up a wooden skewer, and took down two grilled fish.

"Here's some grilled fish for you, as compensation for my earlier offense. Also, how about we become friends?"

Yanami smiled as she handed the two grilled fish to them.

Hyacinth hesitated for a moment, then accepted the grilled fish. They had no choice but to believe her, because if Yanami really wanted to do something, they would have been dead a hundred times over.

"Of course, thank you..."

Halfway through her speech, Hyacinth seemed to remember something. After handing the grilled fish to Daisy, who was watching with her mouth watering, she took off her bundle and pulled out a bag.

The bag contained many nuts.

"In exchange."

As she spoke, she generously opened the bag and handed it to Yanami.

"Thanks."

Yanami smiled and took some nuts.

"Let's try grilled fish. I don't know how it will turn out; it's my first time making it this way."

Hyacinth nodded and turned to look at Daisy, who was holding the grilled fish for her.

"tasty!"

Then she discovered that both grilled fish had been bitten.

"Hey! Why are you eating my grilled fish?!"

"Huh? I thought you didn't want to eat it, so I gave it all to me."

"I just asked you to hold it!"

Hyacinth pounced on her, snatched the two grilled fish from Daisy's hand, and quickly took a bite out of each one.

"Ah, my grilled fish..."

"What are you complaining about? You were the one who ate a bite of mine first, weren't you? Now we're even."

While chewing on the grilled fish, Hyacinth offered the slightly larger piece of grilled fish to Daisy.

"Ugh... okay."

Daisy nodded and obediently took hers.

"How is it?"

"tasty."

"That's good."

Yanami smiled and picked up two more grilled fish, then walked towards the Shadow Wolf beside her, simultaneously sending a telepathic message to Klein.

"Klein should try it too."

"OK."

Klein, understanding perfectly, shifted his attention to the Shadow Wolf and devoured the grilled fish that Yanami had offered. Although it was just a small amount, it tasted quite good.

The grilled fish had a slightly charred exterior, while the inside, thanks to the leaves locking in the moisture, was incredibly tender and had a subtle leafy aroma...

Leaf fragrance, these are my own leaves, am I eating myself?

Hyacinth glanced at Shadow Wolf, then at Thunder Crocodile, and hesitated before taking out the bag of nuts.

"Um, do you want to eat?"

Klein instinctively wanted to shake his head, but he held back.

"No need, they're carnivorous."

"All right."

However, Klein was quite interested in trying it.

"Give it to Klein later."

Yanami smiled and quietly patted the Shadow Wolf.

"It's okay."

After they finished eating, Yanami decided to talk to them and led them to sit by the pool, where Klein's Thunder Crocodile was located.

Hyacinth and Daisy knew that the Thunder Crocodile wouldn't attack them, but they still felt nervous being stared at by such a monster.

"Excuse me, what do you need the charcoal for?"

"Make, make fire—wooo."

Daisy was about to answer when Hyacinth covered her mouth.

"Making fire...what?"

"Uh haha, well... it's for starting a fire, and we rats are good at planting, so charcoal ash is excellent fertilizer."

Yanami sensed that Hyacinth wasn't lying, but she didn't finish her sentence.

"Hmph~ I see."

Yanami nodded ambiguously without saying anything more. Seeing this, Hyacinth quickly changed the subject.

"Um, why is Yanami living here alone?"

"Is there anything wrong with living here?"

Yanami smiled faintly but did not answer immediately, so Hyacinth could only continue speaking.

"There's not only a demonic surge happening now, but also a huge fire, right? And if someone lives here alone, won't they have trouble getting supplies?"

As she spoke, Hyacinth looked around the plantation, which was nothing but grass and grass, and could be described as quite barren...

Yanami thought for a moment, looked at Klein in the pool, and blinked.

Is this a plea for help?

"Then, just say you're here to study monsters."

Klein thought for a moment and came up with a good explanation, which he explained to Yanami in detail using telepathy.

"Actually, I'm here to study monsters."

"Researching monsters?"

"Think about it, the monsters in the Wild Dog Forest are all weak and not much of a threat. You can study the monsters brought by the monster tide here."

With that, Yanami snapped her fingers.

"Klein, can you roll around in the water?"

"..."

Without saying a word, Klein still made the Thunder Crocodile roll over, splashing water everywhere.

Hyacinth was initially skeptical, but seeing the Thunder Crocodile rolling around in front of her, she completely believed Yanami's words.

After all, she can control plants and has tamed powerful shadow wolves and thunder crocodiles.

"I see, you're amazing."

"Wow, that's amazing."

Daisy didn't think too much about it and looked at Yanami with a pure and admiring gaze.

"But you're right, there aren't many supplies left here, but it just so happens that we ran into you..."

Yanami hesitated for a moment, then looked at Hyacinth with a smile. Hyacinth paused for a moment, seemingly understanding what Yanami wanted to say.

"You want to make a deal with us?"

Yanami nodded, a hint of satisfaction in her expression.

"If possible, I would like to trade some daily necessities with you using charcoal."

Although Klein offered advice, most of these ideas were Yanami's own.

Klein suddenly realized that perhaps it was the long-term cold treatment that had made Yanami more adept at thinking about how to communicate with people.