Volume 9 Chapter 15: Moonlight Persimmons

"Big Brother! Practice with me!" Leon and Laura wanted to practice with him. It had been quite some time since they did so.

"Sure," But as he was about to, something came to his mind, "Actually, let's not practice first. There's something I want you guys to try,"

"Hmm?" The two children tilted their heads.

"I want you guys to try these," Keith had taken out some moonlight persimmons.

"Alvin, I will need your help with this."

"Hmm? What does the fruit do?" Alvin tilted his head. It was obvious that Keith would feed these things to the children; there should also be an effect.

"Ah, you're going to feed them that? That's smart." Carolyn and Krystal were done sparring as they came over to the sibling group.

"Mmhmm," Keith turned to the two, "Go ahead and try it."

"Okay!" The two took a big bite out of the persimmon; when they did, a light blue glow surrounded the two. But they didn't realize it as they continued to munch.

"Tasty," They savored the flavor as they nibbled. It was like two little hamsters.

"How do you guys feel?" Besides the adorableness, there was something he was more interested in.

"Warm and fuzzy in my tummy." A comfortable and cozy feeling enveloped their stomach.

"Try firing your magic."

"Okay!" Leon started to chant something. And a giant fireball appeared in his hand!

As he did, Alvin froze, "What the? Why is it so strong?!" He had been teaching the two how to use magic. Leon was quite adept with using fire magic. That was why when he summoned the fireball, it was twice the size of what he usually did.

"It comes from the moonlight persimmons. It increases their magic power for a short period."

"I see."

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"That's an incredible fruit," Derek muttered. To increase magical power like that? It was absurd.

"The increase of magic is one of the effects. But it also has a special effect of increasing a mage's container." Krystal commented.

"What?!" Alvin's expression froze.

"It increases mine not that much," Carolyn muttered. She had eaten one, but like Scarlet and Alfia, her container was much higher than average. It didn't affect them too much.

Krystal added, "I think it would be better for people who are young or have a small container. That's when the effects are the most effective." Arlo's container increased because of the fruit.

"Big Brother, can you check it?"

"Of course." Hearing all of this, Alvin placed his hand on the two. A frown soon formed, "It's definitely increased. However, I think we should have Mendel check on it."

A second later, the doctor came over, "What can I do for you, Young Master?"

"Can you come and check their bodies? Specifically, their containers?"

"Sure," Mendel touched Leon and Laura's bodies. That was when he checked it out, "Their containers are definitely larger. But it seems like there's nothing wrong with it."

"By how much?"

"About half."

"Okay," Keith nodded. His deduction wasn't wrong; using this on younger people was more effective than older ones.

"But, Young Master, you shouldn't feed them this all the time," Mendel warned, "If you force their containers to grow every day, they will break." That would make it impossible to use mana.

"I know that," Keith felt he shouldn't let them always eat it. The same goes for the island. The ones who had a significant boost to their containers were halted.

"How long should I wait before I give another one to them?"

"Give them a week to let their container adjust."

"Understood. Thank you, Mendel." Keith nodded.

"So we can't eat it?" Leon and Laura's eyes blinked. Keith shook, "Sorry, but not right now. You guys will have to wait before you can do so again."

"Aww."

"But there are other delicious things your big brother has in store for you!" He had been capturing so many monsters for this day.

"Yippe!"

"Let's go and have breakfast now." Since they know about their sudden increase in power, they should get food. They had completely forgotten about training.

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"A fruit that could increase one's magic containers. There was such an incredible thing like this?" William never heard of such a fruit capable of doing this. Sophia took a bite and felt it out, "My magic power definitely increased by a quarter. However, my container didn't grow that much."

"That's still lethal," In Sophia's hands, an increase of .25 was deadly. It could change the tides of battle in an instant.

"How much would one cost," Derek muttered. Now came the issue.

"Hmm, if we're going with how it can increase magical power by that much, then it's definitely going for at least 2 platinum. But when you add that it could instantly improve the eater's container, 5 platinum." That last effect was what everyone should keep their eyes on.

"My lord." Everyone gulped.

"You're not planning to sell it, right?"

"Nope. I'm not planning to do so." Having this on the market was pretty deadly. The only thought in his mind was;

"I'm wondering what kinds of desserts I can pair with it to make it delicious?" Hearing the effects, he could make it work.

"Big brother, you're drooling again." Slight drops of water came from the side of his mouth.

"Sorry about that." The man quickly wiped the drool away.

"Kind of a bad habit," Derek muttered. Everyone knew about the drool he had when he thought about food.

"It's charming," Carolyn muttered while Krystal nodded.

"..." These two.

"Let's have our meal now." Enough talking about this fruit; it was time for them to get food in their stomachs.