Chapter 385 (1/2)

Magi Craft Meister 379

Wiley Picking

“Hanna? Are you there?”

Just then, Kurt, Jessie, Jim, Patty, and Mario came to see if Hanna was with them.

Jin asked them what they were going to do, and they said that they were going wiley picking.

Wileys were a type of wild strawberry. They were quite sour and not very good. However, they could be boiled and turned into jam.

In Kaina village, the children went berry picking and made jam in their own homes. However, as boiling the jam used a lot of fuel, it was only done rarely.

That is, until Jin made a magic stove last year. And so households with children were all going to make jam this year.

“That sounds interesting. Mind if I go too?”

Saki had been listening and sounded very enthusiastic.

And since Elsa went wherever Saki went, Jin decided to accompany them as well.

Of course, Reiko, Edgar, Ehr would go as well, which meant that Gon and Gen did not have to.

“Brother! Over here!”

“…Hah. Phew.”

Jin and Saki had underestimated how tough the kids were. Neither of them had much energy.

On the other hand, Elsa was moderately active, and she walked on with the children who were carrying baskets.

The wileys grew in a forest that was to the east of Kaina village.

There were many broad-leaved trees and it was rich with wild grass and flowers. The wileys were mostly found in a craggy area that was just a little further north from there.

Of course, that meant that it was a little difficult to walk, and so Jin and Saki lagged behind.

“Brother! There are wileys from around this area.”

Hanna informed him. Jin started to look around. Saki was searching as well.

“Oh, there they are. Hanna, do you mean these things?”

As she was wearing glasses, Saki was able to find them before Jin was.

“Yes, that. Gather a lot, okay!”

After that, Jin and the children spread out in order to search for the wileys.

“Don’t go anywhere dangerous.”

Jin warned.

“Yes. Got it.”

The children replied as they all disappeared into the forest.

“I guess I should too.”

Jin had been sitting down tiredly, but he now got up.

“Father. There are some over there.”

Reiko told Jin. However, Jin would have preferred to find them himself. And so he had Reiko take the ones she had found.

Ripe wileys were soft and easy to squish, but now that Reiko had a sense of touch, she could gather them easily without breaking them.

“Ah, here they are.”

Jin found a clump of them and put them in the basket at his waist.

Saki seemed to have a lot as well.

Elsa was moving around quickly and had gathered a lot already.

After an hour, the baskets were all full. And so they decided to empty theirs in the very large basket that Ehr was carrying.

The large basket was now nearly half full. They would have to gather for one more hour then.

“All right. Let’s do this.”

The mischievous Kurt said as he excitedly ran off.

“…I’m good.”

“What a coincidence. Me too.”

Jin and Saki had no energy and were currently regretting that they hadn’t brought any water.

“Are you all right? Father?”

“Master. Are you tired?”

Reiko and Ehr were both concerned about him.

If he was being honest, he would have said that he had underestimated the trip, as it was a place that children went.

Jin tried biting into a wiley to see what it was like. But it was too sour and he didn’t care for it at all. Saki was the same.