v1c20 - My childhood friend Ellie and the beautiful elf Lydia who met each other ...... and Me, who is in the corner of the room
“Mr. Alex. Thank you very much. Now I can make a delicious stewed dish! But really, it would be even better if I had some ingredients that could be used to make broth.”
After Nina made a deep pot, Lydia said she really wanted it for her cooking, so we made a new broccoli patch and a carrot patch, and harvested them immediately.
“Heh. I didn’t know this field was made by Mister and Lydia like this. But why are you moving around while she’s on your back?”
“Oh. To use spirit magic, you need a lot of magic power.”
“I see. But why are you still carrying her on your back after the harvest is over?”
“Oh, shoot. I forgot again.”
I’ve fought monsters with Lydia on my back before, and I really have to be careful.
I put Lydia down on the ground as she pointed this out to me…
“Okay, now it’s Nina’s turn! Mister, piggyback!”
“W-Why!? You just followed us because you were free until the earthenware dried, didn’t you? You didn’t do anything.”
“But it’s a long way from the field at the far end to the cabin. Nina is shorter than the two of us, so her stride is smaller, and it’s tiring!”
Without question, Nina jumped on my back this time.
“Nina and Lydia are both light, and it doesn’t bother me, so I don’t mind. I have more physical strength than the two of you by far, after all.”
“Look, Mister says this too, so why not?”
“…… I’m not talking about physical strength or anything like that ……”
I didn’t catch Lydia’s mumbling, but it is true that there is a distance from the newest field to the cabin, probably because we are cultivated straight south.
We might be able to build a simple cabin on the other side of the field, like a resting place, eventually.
However, since the only material we have to build it is the stone that Lydia can get from her spirit magic, it may be difficult to make it a reality.
Thinking of this, we came back to the cabin and opened the door…
“Alex! Welcome back …… Eh? That girl you’re carrying on your back …… who is she!?”
“What? Ellie!? What are you doing here!?”
“Mister? Who is that person?”
For some reason, Ellie, with her hands wide open, was in the cabin and froze when she saw me …… or rather Nina with her chin on my shoulder.
“Hm? I just heard a voice I don’t recognize …… Eh, Mr. Alex! Who is this woman!?”
“What!? A-Alex! W-What the hell is going on!? Who is that woman!? D-Don’t tell me …… it’s your wife and daughter!?”
“No, I’m not married, and there’s no way I have a daughter this big …… Ellie? Hey, are you listening to me? Ellie!”
First, I want to ask why Ellie is here.
But whether she can hear me or not, Ellie keeps staring at me and slowly backs away.
“…… No way! I was supposed to warm Alex, who is spending his days alone and lonely in the demon territory, with delicious food and do this and that ……Who are you! Who the hell are you people!”
“Wait a minute! That’s my line! I don’t know who you are, but Mr. Alex has me. I cook delicious food, and I give Mr. Alex peace of mind without you having to do anything strange!”
“H-Hey. Both of you, take a moment to calm down. Let’s talk first ……”
“Alex, shut up!” “Mr. Alex, shut up!”
“Yes ……”
Ellie and Lydia …… are both pissed off at me at the same time for some reason, and I move to the corner of the room with Nina.
“Let me tell you, Alex and I have known each other since childhood. We’ve been together for eighteen years, and we’ve even eaten and slept together at the same party!”
“I don’t care how long we’ve been together! Mr. Alex saved my life. I am willing to give everything I have for him. I will do all the things you said about doing this and that with him!”
“…… That means you haven’t done that yet, have you? Hmph! For the record, I have bathed with Alex and slept in the same bed with him.”
“Then I’ve done that with him too! We shower together, sleep together under one blanket, and …… or rather, we showed each other what we were born to look like!”
“W-What did you say!? That’s cheating …… then I’ll take mine off too! Let me tell you, I’m awesome when I’m naked!”
I’m in the corner of the room sitting cross-legged with Nina, and I’m not sure what’s going on, but Ellie started trying to take off her clothes.
“Stop! I mean, you really need to listen to me, you two! What the hell are you two talking about in the first place!?”
“Fufu …… do you think you can get through to Mr. Alex with your seducing tricks? You say you’re childhood friends, but you don’t anything about Mr. Alex at all, do you? Besides, I know I said it didn’t matter how long you were together, but in the first place, don’t talk big after only eighteen years.”
“Damn, those ears …… now that I look closely, you’re an elf. Eighteen years may be a short time for an elf, but eighteen years is a very long time for a human! I’ve been looking only at Alex for those eighteen years!”
It’s no use. I still don’t know what they’re talking about, and as usual, my words are not reaching them.
It can’t be helped. If I could, I wouldn’t have done this, but ……
“Listen to me first, both of you! [Silence]!”
I used a medium-level holy magic on Ellie and Lydia that put them in a state of silence, and they finally quieted down.
“Good job, Mister. At any rate, Nina is hungry.”
“Yeah. First of all, I’m sorry I had to stop both of you like this. But I want to talk to Ellie first, so I’m sorry, Lydia …… but can I ask you to make us dinner first?”
She nodded her head and I used a spell to break Silence, and then moved to the corner of the room where the ingredients were placed.
“Ellie. I want to talk to you first. Is that all right with you?”
Ellie’s teary eyes gave a small nod, and I broke the silence.
“Uwaaahhhhh! Alexxxxx!”
“Aah! It’s not fair to take a head start!”
“I don’t want Nina to be left out!”
For some reason, I was embraced by all three of them.