When Gelman handed Piyou the large batch of Demi-human language texts Ging and Knuckle had collected, she finally showed a noticeable change in expression and behavior.
Piyou glanced at the things in Gelman's hands, dropped her phone, and jumped up like a real rabbit.
"Ooooooooooh—Gelman, you should've given me these first! Sit down, there's room here. Let me take a look."
After that, Piyou's attitude toward Gelman improved dramatically. It was a complete turnaround.
In the newly built plant cultivation laboratory at Rimuru Castle, Gelman spotted Koukou.
The Plant Hunter sat on a retractable bar stool, resting her head against the body of a violin she held in one hand as she slowly played a tune.
Only when she caught sight of Gelman out of the corner of her eye did she put the violin in its case and point to the plants in the cultivation cabinet, offering an explanation.
"Many research theories have shown that music can have a positive effect on plant growth."
Gelman nodded. Like a leader inspecting the workplace, he bent down and peered through the specially made glass at the All-Curing Herbs growing amid clumps of bloody, fleshy sludge.
Koukou adjusted the spiky ornament on her head. When she spoke, she couldn't help sounding domineering, even when she didn't mean to.
"These are the first batch we've successfully grown in several months, after I simulated a fleshy environment, extracted some tissue from the All-Curing Herb, and planted it."
"But after Gido tested them, their medicinal value turned out to be worlds apart from that of the original All-Curing Herb."
"I'm already looking into ways to improve them. I hope that after several generations of selection and cultivation, we'll get something with medicinal properties close to the All-Curing Herb."
Gelman pointed at the flesh inside. "What's