v2c46.1 - Intermission 20 - Lydia, the Elf, who was able to be Alone with him for the First Time in a Long Time
“Wow! Big brother, it’s amazing! So many vegetables are growing!”
“Oh, this is all thanks to Lydia. We had delicious meals yesterday and this morning because of Lydia’s good cooking skills and because she produces crops like this.”
“Wow …… Big Sister Lydia, thank you!”
As I was walking south with Mr. Alex, Ms. Nora got excited when she saw the cabbage and soybean fields on the way and called me big sister.
Yesterday she called me Ms. Lydia, but now she called intimately …… Err, is this maybe what’s called feeding?
Anyway, I’m glad that Mr. Alex is happy and that he praised me for being a good cook.
It really makes me happy when the person I love eats my cooking and says how delicious it is.
…… Well, I just cook meals for everyone, but it’s worthwhile for me to make them happy.
I’m just worried that Ms. Nora is still attached to Mr. Alex, though.
As I was thinking about this when we went to the southernmost field at this point in time…
“Ah! Could that be corn!?”
“Yeah, it is …… That’s right. Lydia and I will be working right next to the cornfield, so why don’t you try your hand at harvesting corn?”
“What!? Can I!? I want to do it, please!”
“Then, I’ll leave the corn harvesting to Nora! We’ll be near, so call us if you need us.”
“Yes!”
Nora left Alex and went into the cornfield by herself.
With the help of the spirit of the Earth, the corn was growing lushly, and with Ms. Nora’s small stature …… or rather, it’s taller than Me and Mr. Alex, so I couldn’t see Ms. Nora at all.
“All right, then, let’s go to widening the wall again.”
“Yes!”
I made a hole in a part of the wall with spirit magic, and Mr. Alex defeated the Shadow Wolf that appeared with a single blow, and then he gave me a piggyback ride and went on to build a new wall …… No, wait a minute.
The current situation is the first precious time we have been alone together since right after Mr. Alex freed me from slavery!
Back then, I was trying to slowly get closer to Mr. Alex, but then Ms. Nina came, and she was attached to him like Ms. Nora is now, and then Ms. Ellie came, and then Ms. Titty Girl came …… I never really had a chance to talk to Mr. Alex alone.
W-What should I do?
I wonder what is the best way to use this big opportunity.
One, I’m going to tell him how I feel about him straight away and ask him to marry me. It would be great if I succeeded at …… but if not, it would be too risky because I can’t hide somewhere or leave this place, and that would be a disaster.
Two, I’m going to make love to him right here and now …… I don’t want to be like some Titty Girl. And if Nora comes in the middle of it, there’s no way to cover it up. Above all, I prefer a more moody place for the first time.
Three, we’ll deepen our relationship somehow …… It is safe to say that it is safe. But I feel like I’m wasting a great opportunity.
Ugh …… I should have planned more in advance.
I can’t come up with a good idea.
I mean, the first and second ideas are definitely not good.
The third idea is the only one that comes to mind by process of elimination, but we’ve already taken a bath together, and I’ve been snuggling with Mr. Alex at night.
Something that can further deepen our relationship …… a kiss, perhaps? I was able to kiss him the other day a little bit, but isn’t this closer to the first idea?
If I kiss him, I could do it, but what would I do after that!?
“…… -dia. Are you okay, Lydia?”
“What!? What is it!?”
I was so busy thinking about what to do that I didn’t realize I was being called, and in my haste, I thrust my face right next to Mr. Alex’s.
“No, I’ve just finished plowing the field, but when I called you, you were just in a daze. Your face is red too, maybe you have a fever?”
Mr. Alex turned his face to me and started talking.
I had finished building the wall, but I was given a piggyback ride the whole time, so Mr. Alex’s face was literally right in front of my eyes and nose.
The fourth idea–I’d make great progress if I kissed Mr. Alex, but …… but ……
“–!? Lydia!?”
E-Eh!? When I realized it, I’m already kissing him!
Alex’s lips parted in surprise, but if we did it once, it’s okay to do it again, right!?
I opened up and leaned forward from Alex’s back and gave him a very long kiss ……, or rather, for the first time, I forcefully put my tongue in as well.
So this is how it feels to kiss someone you love …… It’s so, so good!
I don’t know if it was long or short, but again Mr. Alex released my mouth…
“…… L-Lydia? Um, that was ……”
He blushed and looked at me with a puzzled expression.
W-What next!? Should I say I love you!? I mean, I kissed him, and that’s as good as saying it, right!?
But Mr. Alex is …… troubled? Or is he just surprised by the suddenness of it all?
Hey, what should I say …… uh, let’s see ……
“W-What I did just now is an elf’s custom! M-Mr. Alex was concerned about me, so I just showed my gratitude by my actions!”
“Custom? Elf’s custom?”
“Y-Yes! But I only do it with close friends, and of course it’s my first time, but …… anyway, it means that I’m grateful to Mr. Alex.”
……What am I saying!?
Why didn’t I just tell him I like him!
When I was feeling a delicate mixture of happiness at being able to kiss Alex and regret at having made such a nonsensical excuse…