The Soaring Serpent disappeared and everyone started to wake up, so I decided to go back to the house and asked Monica and Rei to clean up the punishment as originally planned.
…… They don’t have any cleaning tools or anything, but Monica can use water magic and …… Rei can’t do anything.
It can’t be helped. Monica is the worst offender and I can’t help but feel that Rei is just going to get in the way, so I’m going to let her go.
“Alex. Where are you going?”
“Yeah, on second thought, I didn’t think Rei needed to be punished. I thought I’d let her off the hook from cleaning.”
Since it was no big deal, I declined Ellie’s request to go with me, sent everyone back ahead of me, and went to the training area by myself.
There, the cleaning hadn’t started yet, and Rei and Monica were whispering to each other.
“Hey, Rei!”
“A-Alex-han! W-What is it? I-If it’s cleaning, I’m going to do it with Monica-han now.”
“I’ve been thinking about it, and I think Monica should be punished, but I don’t think Rei should be punished as much. Rei can come back.”
“Eh …… Y-Yes, but I’m in the wrong too, so I’ll clean up with Monica-han.”
“Really? But ……”
“I, I’d like to talk to Monica-han about something else, too ……”
Rei seemed so reluctant to leave Monica, so I decided to leave for the time being …… I see. So that’s it.
Rei was kissing Monica intensely before, but today, because I got the charge skill from Yudit, so Rei went down early and couldn’t do it with Monica, so she wants to do it with her.
So Rei and Monica are in that kind of relationship, although they are both women.
Since ancient times, it is said that the man caught between the lilies will be hit by a stick. I’ll stay away from them when they are together and watch them quietly.
“Hm? Alex. I thought you went to get Rei.”
“No, I think they have something they want to talk about. So I decided to leave them alone.”
“Hmm, I see. Then I’m going to move on to my normal work for now, but …… Ms. Monica isn’t here, so I’ll be working with Ms. Sakura.”
“Yeah. After all, I can’t let you go alone to a place where monsters appear, please do that.”
It’s already been quite some time since noon, and that’s why we have to start cultivating a little bit, while everyone else is working on their own tasks…
“Alex. What am I supposed to do?”
Mio is at a loss, not knowing what to do.
“Let’s see. Yesterday, Nora and Golem are building cabins at a rapid pace because of the increase in the number of dolls, can you help with that or something?”
“Hmmm. That means hauling wood, right?”
“Well, that’s right. Golem carries the wood and Nora does the processing, but both of them are busy. I’d appreciate it if you can help them any way you can.”
“Fufufu, leave it to me. This time, I will show you the true value of my skills.”
“…… You don’t have to use a skill like that summoning skill of yours anymore, okay?”
“No, no, no. It is my other skill.”
I wondered if it’s really going to be okay, then Mio took out a strange shaped piece of paper from her pocket.
“That is …… a shikifuku, right?”
“That’s right. I’m going to use this paper to call a lower level of existence. Unlike before, I can control it perfectly.”
“You’re sure that you can control it completely, right?”
“Of course I’m sure! It will come out now!”
Mio throws the card and it instantly changes shape.
“Nyaa!”
A cute cry was heard.
“Hey, Mio. What is that ……?”
“…… I-It’s a shikigami.”
“It looks like a cat to me, though.”
“It’s a cat shikigami.”
It’s a cat shikigami …… That’s what she says, but to me it looks like a normal tortoiseshell cat.
“If that cat is a shikigami, what can it do?”
“…… I-It can heal …… heal those who work.”
No, well, it might heal, but it can’t do any work after all, can it?
By the way, unlike Shelly and Soaring Serpent, the lower level shikigami that Mio invokes have no summoning time or anything like that, instead of consuming shikifuda.
“Big bro! So cute …… kitty, so cute!”
“Alex. I’m being healed by the cat!”
“Master. I don’t want a cat in my development room …… Kuh, looking at me with adorable eyes won’t work. This is where the delicate magic items are …… M-Master! I’m in trouble! The cat, the cat is so adorable!”
He is adored by Nina, Yudit, and Sophie.
On the other hand…
“Big brother! I’m cuter than him, right! Love me!”
(T/N: Not in that way.)
“I-I am Alex’s wife. He loves me more than the cat!”
The beastmen, Nora and Mio, embraced me with a mysterious rivalry …… wait, Mio called it out, though.
For a start, our new resident(?) was increased once more.