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“Good morning. Mr. Alex, are you awake?”
I woke up with Lydia using me as a pillow, just like yesterday, and had just finished the breakfast she had prepared when I heard a woman’s voice coming from near the ceiling.
“Yeah, I’m awake. Is that voice …… Tabitha?”
“Yes, that’s right. How is life over there?”
“I was surprised when I got out of the cabin, but things have been going well and I’m comfortable. Little by little, we are making progress on the frontier.”
“S-So you are comfortable. …… Are you by any chance a huge masochist, Mr. Alex?”
“Hey, hey, hey. Don’t say anything weird that could be misinterpreted.”
When I hurriedly turn the gesture of being different to Lydia, she giggles and gives a small laugh.
I’ve already seen her naked and stuff, so don’t make it any worse than it already is, since it’s not a good impression on Lydia.
“You say misinterpreted …… you said that as if someone is listening in, but I’m using the guild’s magical device, so you don’t have to worry about eavesdropping, you know?”
“No, that’s not it, but, well, putting that aside, is there anything I should report to you?”
“Let’s see. Nothing in particular, but are you okay with food and such? Wouldn’t you like some good bread or pasta?”
“No, that’s okay too. I had some good pancakes this morning, and last night it was pasta.”
Lydia says that eggs make many dishes taste even better, but they still taste good enough.
Come to think of it, she said that she wants to plant tomatoes today because they go well with the pasta she made yesterday.
“What!? I-Is …… that so …… That’s strange.”
“Hmm? What do you mean strange?”
“Oh, erm, snacks …… H-How about some snacks or something? Don’t you want some dessert or something?”
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“That’s okay too. We had a very delicious apple pie. It’s so delicious that you could even sell it in a store if you had the stomach for it.”
I thought it was really amazing that she could produce such a great taste with insufficient ingredients and cooking utensils, and I just said that honestly, but Lydia slapped my arm as if to say that I was overreacting.
It doesn’t hurt a bit, but …… it’s more like a pat, but I guess she’d get angry at me for saying something weird.
“A-Apple Pie!? I-It’s too surprising …… Wait, I didn’t send any apples, though?”
“Yeah, because it’s from a tree.”
“Tree!? E-Eh? It’s called barren land, and I don’t think any trees grow there.”
“Barren land!? You don’t mean the demon territory, do you?”
“You found out, huh. No, I wasn’t trying hiding it, but before I could even explain, Mr. Alex said he was leaving, so I couldn’t tell you.”
“Hmm, well, It’s true that I didn’t ask you where I was going …… For now, which direction do I go to get to the nearest town?”
“There is not a single town nearby, but if I had to guess …… I would say south. Still, that’s quite a distance.”
South. At any rate, since I have to get Lydia back to the Elven Forest, I should start cultivating in the south direction from now on.
“By the way, this is the territory of the demon tribe, but what should we do when we want to go back to the town of Frey from here?”
“Oh, that’s the thing …… you still want to go home, don’t you?”
“Not necessarily right now, but it’s where I was born, after all.”
“I-I guess so. Well, actually, in order to come back from there, they have to have them use summoning magic, but Master Sage is very busy and said it will be two months at the earliest.”
“T-That long?”
“Yes, sir. However, we have the transfer device to send you what you need, such as food and water, and we will send you what you need as needed.”
Hmm. If the town of Frey is closer to the Elven Forest, I thought I could start from there, but …… I guess I can’t go home right away in the first place.
I was about to apologize to Lydia for that when Tabitha continued to talk.
“Well, in exchange of not being able to go home …… there are two women who have offered to help Mr. Alex with his work, and we’ll send them to you, but ……”
Lydia reacted to these words.
I can read from her expression that she is perplexed ……?
Food is covered since Lydia is here, and I’ll have the clothes sent afterwards.
If it is a man who comes, he can plow the fields with me, but it will be hard work for a woman.
In other words, from Lydia’s expression, she may be trying to say that there is not much they can do even if a woman comes to help.
“No, it’s okay. We’re already enough here. But, more importantly, with the earlier talk about supplies, I need you to send me some blankets and clothes.”
“What!? Y-You don’t want it? ……What am I going to do? I didn’t expect it to be rejected …… W-Well …… blankets and clothing, right? I will arrange to have that sent with the next batch of food.”
“Please do. And when you do …… I’d like you to put a set of women’s clothes in it, several sets.”
“…… yes?
“I told you they are women’s clothes. Size is …… about the same height as Ellie, but a little slimmer.”
“…… Mr. Alex. I’ll send someone after all. I can’t believe you’re that hungry for a woman ……”
“No, I’m not! We’ll need lots of food, and you don’t need to send people!”
(T/N: Well, he didn’t say who is going to use the clothes, after all.)
I was misunderstood in some terrible way, but I reminded her that I didn’t need people, and my conversation with Tabitha ended.
Incidentally, Lydia, perhaps having guessed it correctly with this exchange, kept patting me on the back for a while.