Brilliant Summer - Going Out With Tamamo -

Lalala! Mikko miko mikonkon♪

Tamamo got all excited all of a sudden and brought us here, but...

I have no idea where we're going...

My, what a warm, sunny way to address someone! Just like this weather! ...What is it, Master?

Yes, anything! From my BWH measurements, to what gifts I want the most at this moment...

I'll give you all the latest Tamamo news, if that's what you want! Ask away!

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...Our destination? Oh, nowhere fancy... I think about here will do, even...

All right. Take out the parasol, spread the sheet over there, get the basket out...

Okay, that should do it.

This... This setup is...

Fou, fouuuu♪

Why yes, it is something like that.

That's perfect! Now don't be shy. Come! Come!

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It's not every day you get to have a picnic, so I kind of went all out in the kitchen... Dig in!

Wow... There are so many dishes here you normally wouldn't see back at the base!

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Hehehe, I figured you already know this but I've been training night and day to become a good wife!

I've been taking cooking lessons as well, so hopefully I've properly displayed those skills.

You see, my cooking teacher Uzume-chan and I have been friends since the events of the Kojiki, one of Japan's oldest legends.

She thus possesses the necessary culinary knowledge to survive in the wild like this. And so, figuring a day like this would come...

...I asked her to teach me how to be self-sufficient and cook dishes that would win my dear Master's heart!

When it comes to what can be eaten or not, Scáthach might know a thing or two, HOWEVER...

I am confident that I am better at turning those ingredients into a delicious dish.

Now come try these acorn cookies. There's bread made from acorn flour too.

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Not normally, no. Their high toxicity produces a bitter, astringent sensation.

There ARE some kinds you can eat directly, though. As for the others... well, you can get by as long as you get rid of the astringency.

I-I see... This is really educational.

This here is tochi mochi, made with Japanese horse chestnut. Of course, it too needs to have its harsh taste removed.

Oh, and this is some tea made from a unique blend of medicinal herbs I gathered myself. It's delicious and healthy.

This is amazing... I think I've gained a newfound respect for you, Tamamo.

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I was actually going to go for a "well-to-do fox at the beach" vibe at first, since we're on a tropical island and all...

However, you'll just ignore me if I all I do is relax elegantly under a parasol. Nothing would change.

Even if that actually is the case, I thought you'd forget about me if we don't have some sort of physical contact from time to time...

Well, at least that was the idea.

Besides, come to think of it, I never got the opportunity to explain my current style. That was also one of the reasons.

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Well, yes. But there's something more important than that.

Since we're on a summer vacation, I'm rerouting all my magical energy to my body, strengthening it. I'm a veritable beast of summer.

This time I wouldn't be a close-minded and unattractive spellcaster, I thought. No, I'd be an elegant socialite instead...

Hmm... I don't really understand how those things connect... but I understand why you've been fighting at close quarters now...

So anyway, since I am a summer beast, I thought I should let that wild side out from time to time.

And as an added bonus, I decided to offer Master a picnic and some recreation like this. That's why I guided you here, you know?

Recreation? All of a sudden I have a bad feeling about this.

Fou, fou.

Now that our tummies are full, let's head over there.

Sorry, but if we get any closer, this foul stench will totally ruin my appetite...

Grrrrr...

A demon boar! ...And this is its poisonous swamp!

Obviously, my nose can pick up smell better than before.

So I just happened to find this monster earlier than the boar piglets.

Now, Master. This is the end of our picnic. That's a worthy opponent!

Let's release our pent-up wildness!

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Good good, I'm feeling much better!

Now I can focus on showing off my glamorous body like an elegant socialite should... all while hiding my monstrous side.

I'm a beachside beauty... Definitely not desperate... Yes, I can see it now! By the end of summer, you who failed to notice me...

...will realize for the first time that you've actually been in love with me all along! Tee hee! I love it♪

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...Ahem.

Ah, yes, where were we? We were going to see what could be done about Martha's prayer and Scáthach's seeds, right?

Yes. Then let me go get them.

Summer Tamamo... It really is hard to tell what her wild side is going to do next, isn't it!

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Fou...