Because of the use of ăWind Cutterăduring last yearâs harvest, it seems like they got several villagers who could use wind magic and made them practice at a near by plain . Because of that, the speed of our harvest has rapidly increased and they also a.s.signed people to be in charge with that task . Village chief, please donât expect too much from the students .
To make it simpler, they took the number people who could use that magic and divided them into the number of fields . Since I was originally j.a.panese, Iâm making use of our characteristic efficiency so in order to finish faster and harvest more than last year, we placed some workers on rotation to help those who were working slowly . Of course, those who canât use wind cutter are just a.s.signed to collect the wheat .
By the way, since they were using the plain to practice on their own, there are a lot of uneven portions on it . It seems like they practiced quite a lot .
ăYo, Sc.h.i.n.ken, I came to helpă ăAa, thatâs a huge help . This is surprisingly complicated, isnât it? Itâs hard since youâll graze the ground if focus on not making a mistake with the distance too much . Actually, isnât it just Caam being unexpectedly amazing?ă ăWell, thatâs because I did it last yeară
Was what I said to gloss it over .
ăEven my mother saidăMu, Iâm not sure how to make slight adjustmentsăsince she was having difficulty stabilizing the cutting end when she first startedă
That reliable Arc-san? I only saw her as someone dependable but I guess she also has these cute points . Sheâs perfect with the bow though .
People using the magic was probably running out of magic power since theyâre starting to be unsteady on their feet . I heard someone saying, âEven when I was diving in dungeons before, Iâve never seen magic used like this you know!!â . So there are dungeons in this worldâŠ
The harvest just took two days to finish . It was quick since we had a lot of people . Or as a certain used to say, âWar is all about numbers!â . Human-wave tactics is truly magnificent .
By the way, I already received theăOffensive Attributeă»Wind: 2ăannouncement a while ago .
A sullen werecat ossan called out to me .
ăWhat is it?ă ăWe finished the harvest this year with a lot of leeway as expected, right? Do you want to help in dismantling a pig? You should know it if your planning to hunt a wild boar next timeă
Said the werewolf ossan while grinning .
ăY-yeah, sure . Please teach meă
I answered immediately replied since I thought I absolutely wouldnât be able to run away and they took me away like an alien that was caught1 . Itâs like they were expecting this .
When we arrived, there was a prior visitor there .
ăYoăŒ so you were caught too!ă
Wurst called out to me . With that said, it seems like they really were teaching the youth . The first animal was thoroughly stripped as an example for teaching . The second one was just partially dismantled and the third one was completely left as is . I kept on telling myself âThis is work, this is just work . This is just practice, Iâm just practicingâ in my head as started cutting it up . A lot of things are difficult to handle if youâre not used to this . Like the smell, for example .
Taking a short break, I saw Suzuran in my field of vision gleefully strangling a chicken . Are you looking forward to karaage that much? When our eyes met, she showed me a terrifying smile while wiping off the blood that splattered on her cheek . Her appearance is somewhat scary .
I guess their chickens have started to increase bit by bit ever since they made that chicken coop . When I tried asking,
ăDo you know the recipe for karaage?ă
Her face paled and she hung her head down while weakly replying,
I couldnât forget the look she had like it was the end of the world so I couldnât help but teach it to Ricoris-san .
ăAraăŒ so Caam-kun can also cook? Iâm relieved that her childhood friendâs an able kidă
She said that with a big smile .
ăYou can go ahead and increase the amount of seasoning and spices as neededă
While I was teaching her the basics, Ichii-sanâs bloodl.u.s.t kept on piercing through my back . Once he tasted the karaage though, his bloodl.u.s.t went away .
Delicious meals will save the world! Thank you me in my previous life who learned how to cook for himself!
ăThat girl wonât learn anything other than meat dishes . Donât you have any other good dishes?ă
was what Ricoris-san consulted with me but I apologetically shook my head . Teaching Suzuran, who has an extreme aversion of any other kinds of food, meals sheâs not interested in cooking is an impossible task you know .
While also taking a break, Wurst started a conversation with me .
ăSuzuran really likes meat, doesnât she? I mean, even I eat vegetable from time to time, you know?ă ăShe canât remember anything other than meat dishes so oba-san consulted with me but I told her it was impossibleă ăI see⊠As expected . When you get married, except for meat dishes, youâll have to choice but to make your own mealsă ăHa? Why did it suddenly go into a conversation about our marriage?ă ăI mean, isnât it practically already decided, you guys?ă ăWell, I guess?ă ăWhatâs with that questioning tone? She likes you that much and you donât dislike her right? Then isnât it already settled?ă ăWellâŠă ăStill, itâs nice that you came out of that alive, huh? That oji-san is really scary . How did you manage to persuade him?ă ăRather than persuading, it was more of an explanation . While he was letting off his bloodl.u.s.t, I was telling him what exactly happened . I told him that she reserved a room at the loverâs inn and while we were walking on the main streets, she forcibly dragged me along and a.s.saulted me . Well, oba-san was just smiling but oji-san apologized . If I also told him something was about to breakâŠă ăI see, itâs good that you were able to come out of âthatâ alive as well . While he was letting of bloodl.u.s.t, I was sure youâd get killed during your explanationă ăSeriously, Iâm glad I survived thată
While we were having a trivial conversation between men, the girls were doing the same but you could hear *kya kya* sounds from them .
If Iâm unlucky, thereâs a chance that Iâll get asked out tomorrow . At least, I want to be the one to take initiative this time . I wonât run away so Iâd like it if youâd at least be gentle . Well, Iâll get to experience it again so Iâd like to think that I wonât be asking for too much but at least spare me from that rodeo without ropes please . And also, please remember to let me move to an extent . I may collapse from that but I donât want âthatâ collapsing as well, you know .
After that, our short break ended and we returned to processing the pig we butched .
ăErăŒThanks to everyone, the harvest this year only took two days to finish . Because of that, it might be a good idea to try increasing the number of the fields a bit . I donât like long speeches in these kind of events so Iâll end it here . Well then, let us start the harvest festival . Kanpaiă ăăăăăKanpai!!ăăăăă
After the village chief said his speech, various loud voices were raised all over .
ăI became resilient against sake because of poison resistance so Iâm not going to get drunk, am I~ă
I made sure no one heard me complain as I was slowly drinking my sake . The three idiots were having nice conversation while they were enjoying their sake . In a way, the joy of drinking sake is in getting drunk .
By the way, even if I didnât supply ice, there were already others who could . Although theyâre already able to adjust the output so that it wonât turn into an offensive magic, I heard that they struggled to do that at first . Once again, they were able to realize the improvements in their lives using magic compared to before .
The three idiots must have remembered how they vomited last time since they started slowing down their drinking pace a bit . However, their faces were already red, they already have glazed eyes and their laughter has also died out so itâs still easy to understand what this change is .
After a while, the usual girls group came and brought up large platters filled with drinking snacks . They sat together at the same table and were having fun talking about all their memories in the town . Suzuranâs platter had a ratio of 5 karaages to 5 other meat dishes . As usual, this girlâs staying true to her own desires .
Getting each other drunk in that nice atmosphere, they are starting to have an indecent conversation disregarding the people from the opposite s.e.x . Or did they start doing that precisely because members of the opposite s.e.x are here? Iâm not sure .
Influenced by her drunkenness, Mir asked,
ăWhat happened in town? We were really being considerate of you guys so you could at lease tell us that muchă ăI thought I was pretty much set up thoughă ăEven though you were getting into a nice mood with Suzuran, you still didnât cross the line so we were all troubled . You should be thanking usă
Kuchinashi who was next to her was silently nodding while drinking her sake .
ăWell, Iâm somewhat thankful for that but thereâs a need to consider the mood, time and place right?ă ăAnd because of that, a year later has pa.s.sed and nothing has happened yet . On the contrary, itâs Suzuran whoâs becoming pitiable, you knowă
Kuchinashi quietly nodded with that as well . Suzuran continued to vigorously eat meat . Weâre talking about you, you knowăŒ .
ăWell, we already crossed that line so something has already changed in our relationshipâŠâŠis what I feel but not much has changed that in our daily lives . I mean, look at her . I was the one who taught her the recipe of that karaage sheâs been eating for a while now, right?ă
Mir looked at Suzuran who was stuffing her cheeks with karaage .
ăY-yeah . Well, we havenât really seen the two of you flirtingă ăThatâs rightă ăAs expectedă ăUn ună ăThatâs right, isnât ită
Everyone voiced out their agreement .
Suddenly, Suzuran stood up, grabbed Wurstâs collar and forced him to stand up . She then sat at the recently vacated s.p.a.ce and leaned her body next to me . AhăŒ so she was actually listening to our conversation .
She swallowed what was in her mouth and said,
ăSince it seems like everyone is expecting something from us . No good?ă
She tilted her head while asking me that . Doing that kind of gesture is unfair .
ăI donât really dislike it thoughă
When I said that, the others who were watching us were grinning .
ăWhat about you guys? Werenât Sc.h.i.n.ken and Mir eating sweets while walking around town by themselves?ă ăI donât really dislike Sc.h.i.n.ken, you knowâŠâŠă
Her voice trailed off before she finished what she was saying .
ăI donât dislike her as wellă
They kept glancing at each other . Reading the mood, Wurst left his seat and Speck pulled Mir and made her sit next to Sc.h.i.n.ken . Both of them stayed silent but their faces reddened while they were slowly sipping on their drinks . These guys are easy to understand .
I didnât really bother teasing them and just continued to drink . Kuchinashi, who looked like she prepared herself for something, sat next to Wurst . He looked surprised at first but then became embarra.s.sed as he started drinking his sake .
ăIyaăŒThis villageâs men sure are weak when it comes to womenâs advancesă
With Suzuran staying by my side and heartily eating meat, I looked at Speck who wanted me to agree with him and noticed Tryapka-san who was grinning beside him .
ăSince when have you been there!ă ăuHIYAA!ă
When I shouted, Speck finally noticed her and screamed but it was already too late . She grabbed him before he was able to run away . He tried shaking her off but that just strengthened her hold on him . As expected of a carnivore . 2
I donât think that itâs impossible to tear her off if he used actually used force but Speck doesnât seem to be able to do it . It seems like heâs gentle towards girls .
Like a king of an animal kingdom from somewhere, she kept on patting his head while saying,
ăHeâs cute, rightăŒă
Speck didnât look like he hated Tryapka-sanâs actions as much as he would have us believe since heâs still letting her do it . You really donât dislike that, donât you? I canât do anything but pray that she doesnât take him home with her .
Everyone was getting into a pleasant atmosphere and they were drinking until they couldnât anymore . It was starting to get dark but a corner of the villageâs square was enveloped in a pink aura . When the adults who were looking at us were grinning but had a look of slight concern .
ăItâs a bit early but letâs call it a nightă
When we entered that kind of mood, the pairs decided whose house they would going to go home to and went on their ways . In the end, I wasnât able to protect SpeckâŠâŠ Iâm so powerlessâŠâŠ
With that said, it seems like Suzuran will be coming over to my house .
ăFirst time in Caamâs roomă
Well of course . Iâm the one who always has to go to your place to wake you up . Putting it nicely, you can say my roomâs well-organized . however, you could also say that I have too much stuff .
I was planning to clean it but there are training kokeshis and tools to make gla.s.s beads and knit mats on top of my desk and all sorts of materials, weapons and my rucksack are scattered in the corner of my room .
ăWant to drink tea?ă ăUnă ăJust sit wherever . Well, your only choices are the bed or the chair by my desk thoughă Suzuran was slightly troubled but decided to sit on the chair . I guess Iâm sitting on the bed . I probably wonât get pushed down if I have hot tea in my hands .
The placed dried chamomile leaves into the cups I brought and filled it with steaming hot water .
ăAdd as much sugar as you likeă ăSugar in tea?ă ăYou see, it would taste bad if just drink it as isă ăNice smell . Itâs calmingă
After saying that, she started filling her cup with sugar . Iâm sure that itâll taste good if you sweeten it but arenât you putting a bit too much?
ăHey, Suzuran . I donât dislike doing the deed itself but Iâd like it if you consider the mood a bit more from now on, for my sake . And Iâll also really appreciate it if you do it gentlyă ăSorryă ăWell, itâs not really something to receive an apology for but please calm down a bit from now on . Iâd be really happy if you could just keep that in mindă ăI understand . And donât have to tell me twice because it will make me sad . Was also lectured by kaa-san . Will hate it if not gentleă
She hanged her head a bit . It seems like she was aware of her actions .
ăWell, I donât hate you so you can be at easeă
I stood up and pat her head as I said that . If youâre conscious about running wild the other day then you should have not shown that kind of behavior . She was glancing at me a bit and looked like she was expecting something . So this time, Iâll be the one to start it, huhâŠ
Thinking that, I stood up and came closer to Suzuran . I kissed her and guided her towards the bed .
About an hour before the date changed, both of us started to calm down .
ăShould go home soonă ăAa, Iâll see you off . And also, Iâll be happy if you would always be that gentle like earlieră
After I said that, my stomach received a punch . It seems like she was really embarra.s.sed about that . While desperately trying not to vomit, I lied down in bed in agony . After waiting for 30 seconds, I escorted her home . The adults are still not done drinking it seems . Iâd appreciate it if you guys look after your children more!
ăIt would be nice if it goes well for those guys tooă No one was listening but I wanted to try and say that so I did .
ăSkillă» Damage Resistance: 2ăacquired
AhăŒ, so I was able to acquire that, as expected . That one really hurt, you know?
Authorâs note: At the last scene, Suzuran hesitated where to sit since she might have been tempted dive into the bed and having a fill of our MCâs pillowâs scent . So to be safe, she sat on the chair . And she also received relatively longer lines this time .
TL: I also wrote this on the nocturn ver . of ch 18 but if it wasnât obvious enough, the other girl in the LN ill.u.s.trations isnât Mir . Sheâs a Succubus that our MC will meet probably before the end of this arc .
Footnotes: 1 . Like 2 . Speck might be the one who can relate to our MC the mostâŠ