After telling Ram and Rem to be careful not to cause too much disruption, Takeru took Tohru towards the Red Haired Pig territory.
"Takeru-sama, why do we still need to use cognitive barriers?" Along the way, following Takeru towards the Red Haired Pig territory, Tohru looked confused. She could easily dispatch these monsters herself, so why hide from them?
"Of course, to avoid disturbing their lives too much." Hearing Tohru's words, Takeru spoke directly.
Soon, they arrived at a forested area, which was the Red Haired Pigs' habitat. This area was vast. Besides Red Haired Pigs, there were also ordinary animals like antelopes and rabbits.
There were also spiritual fruits like Green Spirit Fruits and Blaze Fruits, as well as lush grass, all of which were food for the Red Haired Pigs.
After a long period of reproduction, the number of Red Haired Pigs was now very considerable.
The total number of adults and juveniles had exceeded one thousand. As long as they weren't slaughtered wantonly and given time to reproduce, the Red Haired Pigs could be considered a freely usable food source.
Arriving here, although Red Haired Pigs lived in groups, they were divided into smaller clans. Finding a clan with a good number, Takeru selected several mature Red Haired Pigs that were alone. He quietly approached them.
With just a light tap, he used mana to disrupt their nervous systems, easily killing them, then quickly stored them in his item bar.
Tohru watched Takeru so easily kill these monsters, somewhat surprised. She could only use brute force to blast them.
Then, Takeru took her to the Pig Rhino territory. Although the Pig Rhinos hadn't lived in the portable space for very long, they had been raised in the Shield Hero World for a while. Their current number was also over one hundred and sixty, with most still juveniles.
But hunting a few wouldn't affect their reproduction, so Takeru chose three male Pig Rhinos to hunt.
Using the same method as before, the three Pig Rhinos died and disappeared without the Pig Rhinos grazing nearby noticing their absence.
After that, Takeru took Tohru to a large mountain. Seeing no worthwhile monsters on the mountain, she was a bit puzzled, but then Takeru led her into a cave and quickly descended underground.
Soon, she saw crabs shining with gemstone colors: red, blue, and blue-glowing spirit stone crabs. She was amazed. But thinking of their deliciousness, she couldn't wait to taste them again.
Takeru wasn't too sensitive about the Ruby Crabs... his methods could be slightly rough.
Most importantly, the number of mature Ruby Crabs alone exceeded five hundred. So, Takeru directly hunted thirty Ruby Crabs.
With shells entirely made of gemstones, extremely delicious meat, and a size of sixty centimeters, Takeru really liked the Ruby Crabs.
After that, besides land-dwelling and underground creatures, he also hunted a considerable number of sea creatures like Squid Tuna and Pincer Fish.
After hunting in the portable space for about half an hour, Takeru returned to the Tree of Life.
Seeing Ram and Rem already waiting there, he nodded to them and led them out of the portable space.
Because of the time difference between the portable space and the main world, forty minutes inside was only eight minutes outside.
Upon returning, Takeru quickly took out the ingredients and led everyone in cooking.
Throughout the process, Tohru worked hard to learn. In just a few days here, she had grown to like this place.
Everyone treated her as one of their own, not because of her identity.
Therefore, seeing everyone wanting to contribute for Takeru, Tohru also didn't want to fall behind anyone.
As they were cooking, the others in the castle slowly woke up and began their respective duties, getting busy.
Besides them, Ai, Miki, and others also came to the kitchen. They were also very interested in and talented at cooking, naturally wanting to make dishes that would earn Takeru's praise.
Soon, as time slowly passed, Takeru had filled two three-meter-long square food boxes with various dishes, then he stopped.
Seeing Takeru stop, Ram and Rem breathed a sigh of relief.
Just assisting them had been a bit overwhelming, simply because Takeru was too fast. Also, they were unfamiliar with many of Takeru's cooking methods, many of which used techniques copied from Gin, Joichiro, and others at Totsuki.
"Onii-chan, is breakfast ready? I want to go to Erina-nee's place to play today." After waking up, Miu briefly freshened up and came to Takeru.
"Almost. Akame, Leone, go get Karin, Mjurran, and the others to come back." After briefly sensing everyone in the castle, Takeru spoke to Akame and Leone, who were free.
"Okay." Hearing this, they nodded and quickly left the castle to inform them.
About an hour later, everyone had finished a perfect breakfast.
"By the way, Lia, Karin, Mjurran, Betty, Akame, Leone, Mine, Chelsea, I need you to go to a new world for a while to act as instructors." After breakfast, Takeru spoke directly to Karin and the others.
"Eh, as instructors?" Hearing Takeru's words, the eight were a bit surprised.
"Yes. I've recruited some promising individuals with good potential. I need you to teach them how to train Chakra, mana, or Nen. Also, Observation and Armament Haki. Besides that, Emilia and Chelsea, you can teach them some experience about establishing a country."
Seeing their surprised expressions, Takeru quickly nodded.
He had his own thoughts about the eight. Emilia and Chelsea were mainly going to teach Kagaya.
Karin would teach Chakra. Mjurran and Beatrice would teach magic and barriers... they were proficient in these areas.
Regarding Nen, Akame was the most skilled besides Takeru and the Ram and Rem sisters. As an Enhancer, her development focused on enhancing herself and her weapons, making her Nen extremely powerful.
Leone had made considerable achievements in Armament Haki, and Mine was very familiar with Observation Haki.
"Also establish a country?" Hearing Takeru's words, Miu and Ai nearby were stunned. Although many changes had occurred in the world, many common sense hadn't changed. They would never think of establishing a country.
"It's a bit complicated over there. You don't need to dwell on it too much. If you want to see it, I can take you over sometime." Seeing the surprised Miu, Takeru waved his hand.
"Is that so?" Hearing this, Miu nodded. She trusted Takeru completely, as always.
"We understand, Takeru-sama. When will we go?" Then, Emilia looked at Takeru curiously. Being able to help Takeru was enough for them, even if it meant spending less time with him.
"This afternoon." Hearing Emilia's question, Takeru spoke directly. After all, the other world was unsafe, and the sooner they learned, the sooner they could become stronger.
"Is that so? We'll get ready." Hearing Takeru say this, Beatrice quickly nodded. Since Takeru needed her help, and it wasn't something difficult, Beatrice wouldn't refuse.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll visit often." Looking at them, Takeru spoke again.
"Yes." Hearing this, Emilia and the others showed happy smiles again.
After arranging everything, seeing it was almost time, Takeru teleported back to the apartment.
Upon arriving, he saw Yui, Ui, Rikka, and Ebina already gathered at his home.
Since Takeru had given Ui and Ebina keys to the apartment, he wasn't surprised they could enter.
"Takeru, good morning!" Seeing Takeru return home, they greeted him with smiles.
"Good morning." Hearing this, Takeru smiled back and nodded.
"Takeru, Tsumugi, Mio, and the others are on their way. Let's wait for them for a bit." Then, Yui spoke softly.
"That's fine. I also need to wait for Hinata, Hana, and the others." Hearing her words, Takeru nodded.