Chapter 287

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Chapter 287: Sleepy Fruit!

Light purple, each about the size of a thumb, oval-shaped, looking a bit soft, and with deeper purple patterns on the surface.

Although this fruit was a bit unfamiliar to Lolth, she still felt like she had seen it somewhere before.

It is certain that this thing is definitely not from my kitchen.

Could it be the new ingredients that Kanor and Dorothy created?

But that seems unlikely, since inventing new dishes is still within the reasonable limits of advanced learning, and this goes directly into something I haven’t taught at all, so these two little geniuses would be too incredible.

More importantly, such a thing could not be completed in just one afternoon.

It does look familiar to me.

Unable to think of anything else, Lolth decided to ask Dorothy and Kanor.

"Where did you find that purple fruit?"

Hearing Lolth’s question, Dorothy and Kanor exchanged puzzled glances.

"Ah—this was also found in the kitchen, just like many other magical ingredients stored in the magic bag…"

"Isn’t this what you grew, Master Lolth? It tastes quite sweet, and it has a lot of magical energy, so I just put it on the plate."

Both Kanor and Dorothy showed their confusion about Lolth’s question.

"No, I don’t remember anything at all," Lolth said, showing an even more puzzled expression. Then she used her magic to investigate, "What exactly is this…?"

As soon as she used Magic Perception, Lolth’s face changed.

Because she felt a magical wave that was very familiar.

It was the typical magical wave found in the Abyss, the kind that various monsters from the succubus territory would have.

"You two didn’t just find this from a purple space magic bag, did you…?"

Lolth said embarrassingly.

Seeing Lolth’s expression, Kanor and Dorothy realized that they seemed to have gotten into trouble.

"Oh no… Master Lolth, we didn’t find something poisonous, did we…? But I tested it on Turtle, and he showed no signs of poisoning at all?"

Kanor became nervous again.

"It’s all my fault, Teacher Lolth. I suggested this idea, and I should have realized when I saw many unknown things in that magic bag that they were not ingredients!"

Dorothy regretted and blamed herself, tightening her fists.

"No, it’s not your fault. It’s my mistake for leaving that thing in the kitchen and forgetting to take it away," Lolth sighed. "But there’s no need to worry; this is likely ‘Daydream Fruit,’ also known as ‘Coma Fruit.’ It comes from my hometown in the succubus realm. If eaten raw, it will probably make you fall asleep in a few minutes or a few hours, depending on the strength of the magical power… As long as it doesn’t mix with other magical materials, it should be fine—of course, even if it does mix, it will only enhance the sleep effect and add a little hallucinogenic effect that causes strange dreams for races other than succubi…"

Lolth comforted the two girls, whose faces had turned very pale, and continued to teach them, saying, "So this is a lesson for both of you… Even if the magical detection results seem very calm and safe, you cannot let your guard down, because many magical materials, especially those from magical creatures, have complex ‘disguise’ characteristics that can easily interfere with and deceive your perception! Luckily, today it’s just ‘Coma Fruit,’ and it hasn’t mixed with other materials…"

"Teacher Lolth… But this thing seems to have a special taste that can mask some of the fishy smell, so we actually added quite a bit to the grilled meat and fish stew!"

Dorothy quickly interrupted Lolth’s lesson, her voice urgent as if she were about to cry.

"Oh, it’s fine. It will just make everyone take a short nap…"

Lolth listened and twitched her mouth slightly, but still pretended to be calm and said,

Meanwhile, Kanor showed a worried expression.

"Master Lolth, did you just say that this thing seems to have a special effect on succubus…"

"Ah, no," Lolth waved her hand, showing a calm smile, "This thing is actually completely ineffective on the Succubus clan!"

As she said this, she cleared her throat, cast a freezing spell on her forehead, and then stuffed a handful of crushed ice into her mouth to chew.

"The weather is really hot—Isabella… are you there?"

Lolth saw a familiar figure and called out.

"Hmm?"

As the Grand Knight turned back with a puzzled voice, Lolth saw Isabella, who was chewing on half a rib.

"What’s wrong, Lolth?"

She put down the ribs in her hands, cleaned the oil stains with her family’s ancient frost magic, and walked over.

"So, these two little ones made a bit of a mess. They accidentally added something to the food that makes people sleepy. Soon, the residents of Hillenbrand Town will probably fall over," Lolth said calmly while continuing to chew on ice. "So, could you please help move these residents back to their homes with the people from the police station… um, and if the Superoperators are feeling drowsy, they should try to sleep together—otherwise, it could be really, really embarrassing if someone overhears their sleep talk."

"Understood, Lady Lolth," Isabella became serious too, "but Tina has already sent food to those mercenaries in confinement and under restrictions… Should we retrieve it?"

"That doesn’t really matter… Anyway, those mercenaries are quite thick-skinned… Ah, it’s all good."

Lolth waved her hand, supported her forehead, and the patterns on her face seemed to flicker.

"Today, I used too much magic for this fireworks show and I’m too tired… I’m going back to the torture tower to sleep… um, please help me tidy up here with Tina, I need to sleep now…"

Lolth spoke somewhat incoherently as if she were drunk, then waved her hand, and a ripple of spatial magic appeared, making her disappear from the spot.

Whether it was Isabella, Dorothy, or Kanor, they all realized that Lolth’s state was definitely not just "fine."

"What did she eat?"

Isabella looked at Kanor and asked.

"Something called ‘Daydream Fruit’… It comes from the succubus territory in the abyss, and its effect on anyone outside the Succubus clan is probably sleepiness…"

As Kanor said this, Dorothy joined the conversation.

"When mixed with other active magical ingredients or herbs, it probably creates a hallucinogenic effect that appears in the form of dreams," Dorothy’s voice was very calm, "and based on Teacher Lolth’s earlier words and its origin, it is likely ‘Spring Dream.’"

"What is a Spring Dream?" Kanor asked curiously.

"You aren’t old enough to know… but you’re also a bit too young for it."

Isabella looked at Dorothy and said.

At that moment, Dorothy’s face turned slightly red.

"This is what I learned from reading… Moreover, the princesses of the Ryman Empire would not be fifteen years old and still know nothing about these things!"