Chapter 28 (2/2)

「Souta-san, I opened the gate of the horse garage, so please check the carriage.」

Taking Ed from the stall, they go down together to check the carriage.

There's no soil or dust on it, and it’s cleaned so well that it gives a s.h.i.+ne as if he just bought it.

「This, is it Miri who clean it?」

Ed also raises a voice of joy that the carriage he'll pull is so clean.

「Ah, yes. It seems like it’s new, and when I thought about cleaning it a little bit, I got too motivated, ehehe.」

Thanking Miri, Souta reaches into his bag.

He thinks about giving her a tip at first…. But it’s not good if she gets money at a place unknown to her parents, and she might also refuse because she only did it with good intent.

Thinking that, Souta takes out a brooch shaped like a bird. It’s a handmade item he created in his previous journey.

「Since you made it so clean, I'll give you this in return.」

「Eh? Is that okay? Such a wonderful thing … I haven't done anything to deserve this at all.」

「No, don't worry, since I used to make this kind of thing. Rather, it might be a little misshapen for a token of grat.i.tude.」

Miri shakes her head vigorously.

「It’s good! It’s really good! I'm really happy … Ehehe.」

Saying so, she wears the brooch on her chest.

「I’m glad that you like it. Alright, Ed, go to your spot.」

Ed moves to the carriage.

After completing the installation, Souta gets onto the coach.

「Miri, please take care. Also, I think that there'll be times when I'll go to the cafeteria, so please take care of me that time.」

「Yes, I'll be waiting! Thank you!!」

She places one hand on the brooch and waves goodbye with the other.

On the way back to the house, Souta stops by some shops to buy vegetables, fruits, seasonings, also, as the sun is coming down, he buys what’s available in the stall trying to close.

He also buys tableware such as cups and dishes, and buckets for Ed to drink and eat with.

Souta reaches the house when the sun has completely set.

After placing the body of the carriage on the edge of the garden, Souta makes a s.p.a.ce for Ed to rest.

He takes out a simple tent used when returning from the mountain and puts it in the garden.

To prevent the night wind and to improve ventilation, the cloth on the side is rolled down.

Because he doesn’t have any straw, Souta spreads the king boar fur on the ground.

「Ed, tomorrow I'll make a shed for you, so can you sleep in this today?」

After snorting as if saying that it's good enough, Edward lies down on the fur.

A short distance away from the fur, there are two buckets, one to hold drinking water made with water magic, the other to hold the vegetables and fruits he bought.

「This is dinner, I'll clean up in the house, so please call me if there's something. Also, you can ask for more after you finish that.」

Ed snorts again and gets up to start eating.

After confirming that, Souta unlocks the door and goes into the house.

Souta concentrates his magic powers to start cleaning first before putting in the furniture.

t/n: don’t have straw? don’t worry i got this rank-A monster material to use as replacement

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