AN: Itâs just a short side chapter today
Like usual, I had planned to wake up early . But, when I actually got up, the sun was already high up so a considerable amount of time has already pa.s.sed . Iâve been like this ever since back then so it canât be helped .
When it was time to go to school, Caam would come to wake me up while being glared at by father . However, ever since he left for town to work and study, n.o.bodyâs here to wake me up anymore . Back when I was still going to school, father and mother would try to wake me up but I was bad at getting up so they probably just gave up . Since Caam left after we graduated from school, I have not been able to wake up by myself .
Iâm still a bit sleepy . However, itâs bad for working people to not get up so I will get up . It seems like there are jobs in town where the work hours are fixed but in my case, I donât think that Iâll fit in there .
My sleepwear consists of a baggy hemp shirt and short pants . I simply kick them off and wear the usual clothes that I always wear . Father and mother are living in this village right now but back in their hometown, thereâs something called a âmonkâ . Itâs a job that does similar work to that of a priest and they wear easy to move in clothes similar to this . The color is not flashy and is comfortable to wear so I unexpectedly like it .
When itâs hot, I just wear shorter sleeves and pants and placing a towel over my head but mother doesnât approve of that . She would always say,
ăYouâre a girl so try to at least be a bit fashionableă
I like it since itâs comfortable and easy to move in though .
ăItâs a bit inconvenient being a girl but you endure it to look prettyă
I often get told that a lot as well . Mir certainly dresses up a bit and always smells good and even Kuchinashi dresses up from time to time and smells good as well but⊠I wonder if itâs really necessary to go that far just to be fashionable .
ăIf you donât start making an effort, Caam-kun would eventually get taken by some other girl you know?ă
I donât like gaudy things and Iâm not really worried about Caam being taken away because even though he may ogle other girls, he wasnât looking at them in a lewd way . However, since we havenât been getting any closer, I started to get a bit worried .
I was a bit surprised when Mir and Kuchinashi started hugging Caam when we were all drinking sake together . He was also not looking at them in a lewd way at that time but I remember having this p.r.i.c.kling feeling in my heart .
I got drunk and suddenly kiss him . When that happened, the p.r.i.c.kling feeling disappeared and it caused my heart to beat faster instead . With the help of the adults, we were about to sleep together when he said,
ăI donât want to do this kind of thing while youâre under the influence of sake so letâs just do it next timeă
I felt something hurting in my chest a bit when he said that but even so, I was able to get over my needless anxiety .
When we went to town for the first time, with the help of Mir and Kuchinashi, I was able to make arrangements in an inn for lovers at the red-light district . Thanks to that, I was able to have my first time with Caam . I felt bad since I had to corner him so that he couldnât run away but I was just desperate at that time . After that, we would sleep together occasionally . Caam doesnât want to have children yet so I have to endure .
I know the process of making a child since I secretly asked the female teachers at school to teach me . To make it short, what they taught me is that ăItâs all good as long as I do it on safe daysă However, when I said that to Caam, I learned that, ăItâs not always absoluteă
While I was thinking about why Iâm reminiscing about this right now, I gave the birds their late breakfast and collected their eggs . After that, I had my late breakfast as well . The water level of the pond that the ducks use has decreased quite a bit so Iâll fill it up later .
The person who buys eggs will come by today so Iâm going to sell them . Iâm saving all the money I get from selling eggs . Caam is working while heâs studying and Iâm saving up money as well so Iâm thinking about asking him whether we should buy or just rent out one of the rent houses at the outskirts of town once he gets back .
I cleaned up the utensils I used and then went out to fill the pond that the ducks use with water using the waterway Caam made .
ăNot that, thatâs for the drainage . Thatâll lead to another river somewhere!ă
I remember Caam saying that while fussing about random things . To be honest, I donât really understand it so for me, it doesnât matter where the water comes from as long as it gets filled .
After that, Iâll clean the chicken coop . They say that the chicken droppings can be used as a fertilizer so I just gather them all in one spot and scatter wheat straw left over after the harvest over it .
Once I finished cleaning doing that, I separate the weaker chickens and the ones who didnât produce any eggs and place them in different cages . One for selling at the meat shop and the other will be for eating later . The dismantling process was b.l.o.o.d.y so I had father do it at first but I learned how to do it since it was necessary . It was difficult but itâs easy once you get used to it . These days, aside from making sure I donât get splattered with blood, I donât have any more problems .
I donât have to sort out a lot since we donât have a lot of chickens but that doesnât mean I donât go out . I go to help out the onee-san in charge of the villageâs ponds every day .
Her name is actually Meeraal1 but she told me to call her that so I did .
ăh.e.l.lo . You can check the condition of the ducks for me as well . ă
Itâs easy to finish that kind of task so I went to check the notice board if there were easy to accomplish tasks similar to this . Since there was none, I just went home to have my lunch .
While I was nonchalantly drinking my after meal tea, the person who wants to buy eggs came by . When he saw the that the chickens were in different pens, he said,
ăIs it alright if I also buy some chickens today?ă
It was almost evening when we finished with the exchange so I brought in the laundry and once again gave the birds their feed .
While I was doing that, I heard somebody behind me saying
I immediately ran over and replied,
I was so overcome with emotions at that time . It wasnât like this when we saw each other every day so I wonder if the reason my chest is throbbing like this is because we havenât seen each other for a while .
When he gave me the accessory he bought as a present from town, the throbbing sounds of my heart grew even louder that I was starting to wonder if Caam was able to hear it . Thatâs how loud it was .
After asking if I could open it, I saw a pair of nice-looking silver earrings . I tried to putting it on my left ear and combed my hair back in order to show him . He had an astonished look on his face for an instant before saying
He tried to act calm but I could easily notice it . I mean, he averted his eyes for a bit and the left side corner of his mouth raised up for a bit . I got too excited so I decided to go to my room to hide for a bit . Mother has said before that itâs not good to be too clingy .
For the time being, I brought out tea so that we can talk and leisurely pa.s.s the time by . Father and mother came home soon after that . They started talking about how underhanded throwing sand in their eyes was but for me, itâs all good as long as Caam is safe .
During dinner after Caam went home, they both said .
ăDonât go and meet with him for tonight . Heâs probably still tired from travelling and allă
ăHeâll probably go out and drink with those three idiots, right?ă
Father was completely intimidating Caam with his glare but he hasnât explicitly said that heâs against our relationship . Wurst and the others probably want to see him too so Iâll be considerate for today .
Even I understand that much so thatâs why Iâm just making preparations for tomorrow right now . Iâm really looking forward to it . At worst, I can just ask Mir and Kuchinashi to help me look for him .
While looking at my accessory case has become slightly heavier today, I noticed that the corners of my mouth started to rise up a bit . I got embarra.s.sed so I just decided to go to sleep for today .