Hi, I feel like Iâve been messing with you lately.
âThereâs nothing wrong with you.â
âItâs a lie!
âIâm not messing around because Iâm sincerely saying it. I really think youâre cute.â
I really want it to stop.
Wandering his gaze, he noticed that Mr. Tableau looked a little complicated.
Whatâs the matter with you?
âI hope you donât want to tell me, where did you come from to this village? And whatâs that got to do with the two of you?
Why are you asking me that?
âWeâre from All Town. Ivy is a benefactor of life and is now a fellow traveler. Check with the Alltown Alliance for more information. Because we both know Gilmouth.â
The benefactor of life says too much, though.
âBenefactor?â
Mr. Tableau alternates between Mr. Druid and me to think of something.
Mr. Druid shrugs his shoulders and stares at Mr. Tableau because Iâm not sure.
â⊠sorry. Seems like my mistake made me feel bad.â
Huh?
Whatâs going on?
Tilt your neck and look at Mr. Druid.
âCaptain Tableau. Ivy doesnât understand anything before she feels bad.â
Mr. Druid, Iâm calling Mr. Tableau to head the regiment.
Should I call you Captain Tableau, too?
I donât understand the two of you at all than that.
You should check properly, right?
Even to avoid creating weird misunderstandings later.
âUm, what are you talking about?
Sounds like itâs got something to do with me, too, but what the hell are you two talking about?\n
âEh, how do I put itâŠâ
Captain Tableau has a troubled look on his face.
I see Mr. Druid because I have no choice.
âIvy and I look like parents and kids, donât we?
âYeah.â
Thatâs what Iâve been told by people I met on my journey.
âYouâre a good parent and child,â he said.
I was happy with that one.
âBut Ivy doesnât call me Dad by name, so if you look around, you donât know the relationship. If youâre related, youâre my uncle. Too old for friendship.â
Oh, well.
If I were a real parent and child, wouldnât I call you by name?
When that happens, I wonder what we look like.
âDepending on the way you look at it, it looks like Iâm forcing Ivy around.â
No way thatâs happening.
âI thought about it a littleâ
âEh! How could that be?â
Surprised.
I canât believe they were looking at me that way.
If I âfatherâ the way Mr. Druid calls me, would there be no problem?
âBig criminal organizations crashed this summer. The victims were tipped off that they were protected, but it seems there may be victims who were secretly taken away. So if thereâs a traveler out there who doesnât know what the relationship is, theyâve been notified to confirm it.â
Ah, that organization.
âIvy? Uh, sorry.â
I am apologized to Captain Tableau for some reason.
Is that it?
I wonder if even disgust appeared on my face because I was remembering about that organization.
âNo, you know what?â
Should I explain?
But you donât really want to talk about it.
âCaptain Tableau, Ivyâs not offended.â \nâOh, really?
âYes.â
I will not be offended by Captain Tableau.
He asked me about what was going on, and confirmation is important.
âRight.â
âBad son of a fool.â
I heard Mr. Rose shouting.
And Captain Tableau wrinkles a little between his eyebrows.
âMother. This is workâ
âYou were wrong.â
âŠâŠâŠâŠ
Captain Tableau will never beat Mr. Rose with his mouth.
I feel that way.
Probably.
âIs that it? But arenât we also checking the area at the gate?
Must be well researched with magic items about the guild cards and owners.
âYes, I do, but sometimes there are those guys who get through it,â
Mr. Druid gently strokes my head with a pong.
Really? You mean itâs not complete?
âIf thereâs anything else you want to ask, why donât you use the back room?
With that said, this was the entrance to and exit from the store.
You got in the way of business.
âNo. With that said, All Town?
âHuh? Oh, it was an all-town mess a while back.â
âI heard it was tough. I was wondering if you needed food support, were you okay?
âOh, I was able to spread Kome as food, so I didnât have a problem.â
Interestingly enough, it spread all at once, I guess, because of my food insecurity.
ââKomeâ? Livestock?
\nâAbsolutely.â
If you think of it as food for when it comes, you might want to make it together rather than coming.
Rice changes considerably due to hydrogenation.
It will require an adjustment of the fire to cook.
âCaptain Tableau, Mr. Rose. Would you like to make it with me?
ââ Huh?
âRight, âKomeâ needs a little trick to cook. If youâre thinking about it, you should see how itâs made.â
Looks like Mr. Druid came up with an idea with us.
âYou sure do. Because knowing you can eat doesnât mean you donât know how to cook it.â
Mr. Rose seems to have convinced me.
Looking at Captain Tableau.
âUh, umâŠâ
Hmm?
âOh, the tableau is clever, but the food is just refreshing. No matter how many times I tell you, you can taste something bad.â
Mr. Tableau, who can swim his gaze at Mr. Roseâs words.
Bad cooking sounds like Mr. Ratlua.
Speaking of which, Mr. Ratlua used to make soup because it was always bad to have it made.
But I had it stopped just that once.
I donât know what to say⊠because the feeling alone tasted good enough.
That soup was hard to fix.
âIf itâs not hard, it should be okayâŠâŠ Iâm sureâ
Uh, I feel kind of awesome anxiety.
âEh, I donât think you should be forced because itâs a little difficult. Bring someone whoâs good at it.â