Chapter 350 side chapter Love’s Calculations, Going to and fro (2/2)

Hearing that, Roland seemed a bit flustered.

“I-I see. Umm, is everyone at Kaina village doing okay? Ah, right, you must be tired, right? Please, come this way, I will make tea.”

Saying that, he invited Barbara to a corner of the shop as if he was trying to drive her away from something.

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“….Silly Erik.”

“Haha, sorry, sorry. I will make it up to you.”

“No lying, okay? Then, I will be waiting in the room tonight.”

………It was Erik and a young girl, clinging to his arms.

The contents of their conversation and their position, there was no room for misunderstandings.

“Ah, ahh, Ms. Barbara, th-this is……”

Barbara rushed out of the shop, without listening to Roland.

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“………..”

She woke up in the darkness. She could see a familiar ceiling above her.

“…..A dream, eh……”

It was only still slightly bright outside. It was still very early in the morning but as she had completely awakened, Barbara got up, changed, washed her face and went outside.

Early summer’s warm wind brushed gently by her cheeks. Seems like today is unusually cloudy.

“Erik……”

Barbara’s heart was also cloudy.

On another day, before daybreak, a silhouette neared the golem horse stable.

And for some reason, that figure held the village chief’s key.

And just before it tried to unlock the lock with the key.

“Ms. Barbara, you are early. Are you on a walk?”

Barbara was startled and literally jumped up.

When she turned around, she found Kaina village’s guardian, Gon.

“Ah, G-Gon, good morning. T-that’s right. I just felt like watching the sunrise from the mountain top, you see.”

She randomly gave an excuse.

“Is that so? It is still quite dark and risky outside so I shall accompany you.”

As Gon said that, Barbara gave up on leaving the village for the day and went up the usual mountain on the golem horse and watched the sunrise with Gon.

Even after that, Barbara tried to secretly leave the village but was hindered by some completely different incidents.

Laojun was properly doing his important task as the Kaina village’s manager.

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And by the time June was almost over, something was being built a few blocks away from the village’s chief, Gibbeck’s house. The only ones working were golems so the villagers could tell it was Jin’s work.

And although Barbara was quite curious about what the building is, she had her job of harvesting magi sand from Helme river and so she thought she could just ask after coming back and left.

And by the time she came back, a two-storied building was already done.

“I wonder who’s going to live here?”

When she looked closer, she found that there was a workshop-like place at the back of the house and something similar to a shop on the ground floor.

“I see, the village has also started to change recently, so I guess someone is going to put up a store.”

When she thought that, she lost interest and turned around to return.

After 3 days.

3 carriages arrived in Kaina village. Barbara, who was harvesting magi sand at the Helme river immediately noticed.

“Erik!”

Erik was riding on the first carriage. Completely abandoning her work, Barbara ran to the carriage. The other girls harvesting the magi sand were laughing seeing that.

“Barbara!”

Seeing Barbara come running to greet him bare feet, Erik was surprised and happy.

“W-why……?”

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“Hmm? Did you not hear? We have decided to put up a branch of Raglan firm in Kaina village. And I will be the branch manager. I will be sending the stuff I make at the workshop to the main branch too.”

“I didn’t hear any of this!”

Barbara was confused with all of this happening so suddenly. She didn’t know if she should be angry because no one told her happy because of it.

At the end, Barbara decided to do what was the most befitting action in that situation.

In other words, hugging Erik without saying anything more.

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[It seems like things went smoothly for Ms. Barbara.]

Laojun muttered, watching the footage sent by Koushin.

[The plan to incite the CEO to make a branch in the village is a huge success.]

And like this, on this day, Kaina village’s residents increased by 1.

Jin, who had incidentally (?) just returned, gladly welcomed the Raglan branch manager.

The real summer starts from now.