[Hmm? Okay. The morning business hours will be over soon, please wait a little longer. So where are you going?]Â Kaoru
Kaoru, of course, responds to Riette-chanâs begging, sitting on her lap, as usual, assuming she would go with her. Of course, she has no other options.
âŠâŠHowever.
[Yeah, I want to go alone.]Â Riette
[Wha, whaaaaat!!]Â Kaoru
Kaoru was stunned.
(Di, didid she hate me? She always stuck to me and never tried to leave my side⊠Is she in her rebellious phase? Or she wants to leave her parents? Ahhhh, what should I doâŠ)
There is a certain amount of unsettledness.
However, she was sold by her parents and got kidnapped by kidnappers, even all of the soldiers at the gate were members of the syndicate. Itâs not unreasonable to assume that adults canât be trusted.
[Wa, wa, wa (what should I do!)]Â Kaoru
[We, we, we (where on earth!)]Â Kaoru
[Wo, wo, wo (who instigated youuuuu)]Â Kaoru
[Thatâs not how a conversation worksâŠ] Riette
When asked by the confused Kaoru, Riette-chan saidâŠ
Iâm already 6 years old and soon Iâll be 7 years old, but Iâve always been with Kaoru-neechan, doing various things while being protected. I havenât done anything by myself and I havenât made any progress. Iâm afraid Iâm going to become useless as a person.
[Ri, Riette-chan, how wonderfulâŠ] Kaoru
Kaoru involuntarily hugged Riette-chan tightly.
[âŠEven so, I donât think that will be the case!] Riette
[Yeah yeah⊠because Riette-chan is my healerâŠ] Kaoru
[No! I want to help Kaoru-neechan!]Â Riette
[No, thatâs why Iâm saying youâre already useful enough my personal healer.]Â Kaoru
[No! Not like that!]Â Riette
After tapping Kaoruâs chest, Riette-chan climbed down from Kaoruâs knees, ran up the stairs, and disappeared to the second floor.
[EhâŠâŠ]
[EhhhâŠâŠ]
[Ehhhhhhhhhhhh!!]
Stunned.
Sheâs sitting there frozen, like a Lady Borden.
And it was Francette who turned her merciful gaze to Kaoru who was stunned and devastated.
[So, am I being overprotective?]Â Kaoru
[Maybe, no, completely overprotective, absolutely!]Â Francette
[EhhhâŠâŠ] Kaoru
Kaoru was taken aback by the unusually harsh Francette.
[Okay then, if Kaoru-chan has a very important person and you want to be useful by helping her, but sheâs just pampering you and you canât do anything on your own, would you be happy? Is it fun to live a spoiled and self-deprecating life without experiencing anything by yourself, even though you want to be useful?]Â Francette
[AhâŠâŠ] Kaoru
Indeed, it was exactly what Francette said.
If you are 6 to 7 years old, you are already in elementary school in Japan.
As an elementary school student, it was a time when everyone studied, played with friends, quarreled, adventured, had various experiences, and had various encounters, and grew up not only physically but also mentally.
Riette-chan spends most of the day on Kaoruâs lap, always being protected and staying with her. How good is Riette-chan, who realized that this shouldnât be what fun, happy, and peaceful life meansâŠ
[As expected of Riette-chan!]Â Kaoru
Kaoru has an ecstatic expression on her face.
[Thatâs why Iâm telling you, itâs no good!!]Â Francette
It seems that Francette has been seriously annoyed with Kaoru. Even though sheâs her goddessâŠâŠ.
[âŠThen, shall I push Riette-chan away?] Kaoru
[No, you donât have to go that farâŠ] Francette
Francette calmly explained to Kaoru.
[Anyway, itâs not good to do it now as it is, since you donât want to hurt Riette-chanâs feelings. But you need to satisfy her needs and not hinder her future growth. Give more respect for Riette-chanâs independence by letting her think for herself and let her get used to moving alone. You have to let her act on her ownâŠ
Otherwise, without Kaoru-chan⊠No, even with Kaoru-chan, sheâll be a child who canât do anything by herself. Is that okay with you, even if that happensâŠ] Francette
[UghâŠâŠ] Kaoru
Kaoru is impatient because she knows the problems of NEET, shut-in, and communicative disorders from her previous life knowledge, and knows that if she didnât properly handle it, she may ruin Riette-chanâs life.
[What should I doâŠ] Kaoru
Francette agitatedly said to Kaoru.
[You should let her act on her own! Let her go out alone!]Â Francette
[Wasnât that what Riette-chan said at the beginning?!]Â Kaoru
âŠâŠThus, Riette-chanâs solo action was approved.
[Then Iâll be going now!]Â Riette
[Be careful! Donât pick up anything and eat it! Even if someone you donât know calls you, donât follow them! Donât go to the back alley, even if youâre invited by a boyâŠâŠ] Kaoru
[Kaoru-neechan, quit nagging!]Â Riette
After Kaoru, who had a shocked face and was frozen in place, Riette-chan went out.
Then after Kaoru rebooted, she immediately gave instruction in a small voice.
[Francette, please!]Â Kaoru
[I know! Leave it to me!!]Â Francette
Then, Francette rushed out of the store shadowing Riette-chan.
After that, after consulting with Francette and Roland, as well as Emile and Bell, she decided to set Riette-chan out on a warriorâs training journey.
âŠâŠOf course, only on a day trip.
Not only Francette, but Kaoru also asked Emile and Bell sometimes⊠From everyoneâs point of view, itâs [Godâs orders]⊠<Everyone is useful to Kaoru, but I am the only one who is useless>. Riette-chan, who thought so, seems to have been worried. <Iâll be the same as Uncle Roland>.
When Roland heard that, he was very depressed. Itâs not clear if it was because the little girl thought he was a useless grain crusher, or because she called him <Uncle>âŠ
Anyway, she has to give Riette-chan a job to increase her confidence and motivation. Then, with that in mind, she can interact with other children, or let them play together, exercise, and increase sociability.
Thatâs why Kaoru instructed Rayet-chanâŠ
«Infiltrate the orphans and find out if they deserve the blessing of the goddess.»
âŠâŠYes, that was to say, play together with them.