Chapter 37 (1/2)

Blacksmith Volume 2 Chapter 17

Even though exa at all

I orrying about Toto’s prototype so reenhouse almost every day

Toto wasn’t any better though, “I don’t really care aboutas I have my herbs” or so he says

Surprisingly, there was one more person who couldn’t focus because of their anxiety

It was Iris

“This isn’t any good, we have to focus on studying our exa “I can’t help but worry about the vegetables though…” with upturned eyes

In the end, the three of us spent all day, everyday taking care of the crops

Iris seeh, aly

On the other hand, I can’t really concentrate because there’s always two strange people hanging out in my room

I ended up asking the to study?” and as if they just re on hold to seriously review their notes

…in my room of course

Like that my peaceful day-to-day life continued on, until a certain incident happened

It was just a norly I was the first one to arrive at the greenhouse that

That’s rare

Toto’s always here when I arrive, so this is a first

As I pushed that thought aside, thinking that I should get to work on the crops, that’s when I noticed it

Iris’ field behind the greenhouse had been ransacked Everything had been dug up, or simply trampled on

It was ainst Iris

I felt like I was going to voive this, an ier started to well up inside me at that moment

Clenching s aside

It wasn’t coh, if orked hard today to repair it we could still bounce back from this

After pondering the reenhouse was open and rushed in

I had never run faster in my life

What was left of the greenhouse was even worse than the field

Every herb was shredded into thousands of pieces, there wasn’t a single one intact

“What about the face pack?!”

Re the most important herb, I hurried over to the specially humidified room we made for it

“This can’t be…” the face pack plant seems to have been stolen The others were destroyed, but it seems that they took this one away

I didn’t feel anything this tier

My violent feelings had disappeared, leaving

I sat down on the spot

“Just… why?”

First I thought it was harassreenhouse there’s no way that’s the case

What was their objective?

Were they trying to get to me? To Toto?

I thought it over again, but I couldn’t think of a logical reason

…I don’t know, I just can’t think clearly right now

For so this happen

Outside the greenhouse, I took in a big breath of air, but h

After a while, Iris finally appeared

She ended up leaking out the sae

“Why would they do this…”

I also want to know, but my mind draws a blank when I try to think of it

“I don’t know”

Taking Iris’ proposal, we decided it would be better for the two of us to clean this place up first and then think about it later

“This is depressing”

“Very depressing”

“Kururi, that sad expression you’re ive the people who did this”

“…yeah”

Iris called out to entle voice, but it didn’t really register in my mind

Lets just go hoht now, that’s probably for the best

“Toto?! What happened?! Are you okay?!”

Iris, who had been cleaning besidewhat it was as I looked up, what entered my vision was the form of a completely tattered Toto

“Toto?!” I immediately ran over

“I’one… but, but I can fix this! We still have the roots and the seeds! We just need to grow the! We can still do this!”

“That’s not iht now! What happened to you?!”

“Its nothing, don’t worry about it Anyways, we’re going to be busy organising the greenhouse right? We can’t just leave it as it is, it’s almost summer vacation”

Toto said so as he tried to enter the greenhouse, but I grabbed his hand

No ht Toto, but if you can’t say it, I understand

“Kururi… ” Iris called out to me with an uneasy face

“Just leave it to me, but Iris, can wait out here for a bit?”

“Sure, of course I can”

Passing through the entrance of the greenhouse, we started to work on the inside

It was quiet for a while, the only thing that could be heard were the sounds of us busilyaround

“…can you tell me what happened now?”

“This is great, it’s almost time for su over to your territory this summer?”

“Toto, I want to hear about what happened to you”

He hesitated for a second “…I-I can’t, sorry”

We won’t ress at this rate, do you not want to talk about it that badly? And even so, can’t you at least look at me in the eye e speak?

“Is there a reason why you can’t tell ?”

“I’m sorry…”

Toto sounded like he was about to cry I wonder what happened toto pressure him any farther

For soain

Fu~ I let out a large breath and calmed down

“Well, can you tell anise these iteht?”

Really, I should be taking uess I’ll just finish this for now That doesn’t h

“This sucks We have to clean up this ain …sorry”

“No, I understand”

Toto orking while in tears I didn’t want to see that expression on hirown really attached to all the weird people around me

…and before we knew it, it was already nighttime Iris herself stayed to help until late

“I’ll stay here a little while longer, you guys have already planted the first seeds for the new batch of face packs, so you can go back already”

“No, I’ll stay here to help”

“Me too”

“Iris, you have exao home”

“No! I’ll stay!”

Iris face twisted in anger This is the first ti

She sure is considerate, she was probably still worried about Toto

“Well, I guess the three of us are just going to stay and work then”

“No, I alone will be enough”

His voice was a little sharp, but it’s Toto afterall That sharpness showed that he was starting to cheer up

Much better than the sad face he wasearlier

Well, as long as he’s okay, I’m happy

“Okay, let’s do this then”

After putting our hands on top of each other, we continued to plant the seeds with newfound fighting spirit

I carefully followed the seed sowing procedures as I planted them

The other tere the sarown quiet

I tried to concentrate on hts would always turn back to the events of today no matter what I did

Everytier and sadness wash over me, I wanted to question Toto for more information at those times