Chapter 43 (1/2)

Blacksmith Volume 3 Chapter 3

Ever since Lotson-san left, Iris has been kind of… empty

Whenever we tried to speak with her she only ansith “Oh?” or “That’s right” no matter e said

My appetite seems to have dwindled recently as well, I just can’t eat in this atmosphere

When we first arrived I ate every et the meal times

I’ve been thinking so s, though ht

“Hey Vaine, what are we supposed to do about this?”

“Like I said before, I don’t know”

I’m not accustomed to situations like this, I’ve had absolutely no ideas on how to get through to her

Moreover, the party in question isn’t any ordinary maiden

It’s a irl like that would be equivalent to attacking a wild boar

And one does not simply approach a wild boar

Those things are dangerous, and so like that!

If I ever see one, I’d rather report the sighting to the local lords rather than take it on erous!!

No, focus We’re not actually talking about a wild boar here

If it was just a wild boar then everything could’ve been solved easily, because all you need to do is hunt it with the proper preparations and feast afterwards

But we’re talking about the love life of the girl who is supposed to becoer than a stupid pig!

Are you really in love?! Wake up Iris!

Thinking about it, every tih for some reason

I want to cheer her up, but I don’t knohat to do

“Iris, do you want to go to the nearby toith me? I think Lotson-san will be there”

“Eh?! W-hat’s with that?! I-I don’t have any reason to go there now, do I?!”

Eh?! That’s my line!

Even if nobody else will find out? I tried to help you while Vaine and his insensitiveness aren’t here

Wait! I know!!

“Actually, there’s a reason why but I wanted to see Lotson-san you know? Though I’d rather not go alone, you see…”

“Oh, so it’s like that Yeah, that is a problem now, isn’t it?”

Yet I received nothing but a crisp reply in response

Hey, this isn’t how a person who fell in love during the summer should act You need more spirit!

I can’t go back to school if you’re still like this!

I’ll have to go prostrate to Prince Arc so he doesn’t kill me!

“Kururi!”

Vaine called out to h please let it not be a wild boar

Looking out towards the place Vaine was pointing at fro there

Apparently, he seems to have come to our front door…

The human vortex has come!!!

While I was panicking, Iris came over to see what the commotion was about, and then she saw him

Suddenly breaking into a panic, Iris startedif it looked weird or not

“Hey Kururi, do you think my hair looks weird?!”

“I-it’s fine! Though, you have unusually dark circles around your eyes you know?!”

Iris’ heart pounding concerns shi+ftedto snap me in half

“Eh?! What should I do?!”

She started running around the roo “Ah~!” in panic

Calet

As I toldout

This is the first ti

Wait, am I also in love?

With a throbbing heart, I walked to the front door, opening it

“Hi there, Lotson-san”

Standing there was none other than one of the nified people I knew, Lotson-san

Huh? His face looks a little… fuller than before, it’s not as sharp as it was

No, I’ it, he’s the same cool Lotson-san he alas He’s only in his early twenties, right? Yet he gives off the feeling of an adult

Needless to say, Iris had coreet him too

To have the two of us rush to greet him, he sure is popular now, isn’t he?

“You haven’t changed at all, Kururi-sama”

“Oh, you as well Lotson-san”

“It’s about time for the periodic reports to coes that you’ve renovated recently, please continue to work hard from now on”

“Of course, thanks for the help” in more ways than one

“Come to think of it, this is the first time we’ve needed to collect reports since the renovations, isn’t it? Most of thee Lotson-san, I don’t think we have to worry too ood for us in the end”

“Thank you for the praise, I’ll be sure to put in, even more, effort in my work to live up to your expectations from now on”

“Well, you can relax until we collect the reports, though”

Lotson-san entered the house, and I confirht today

Meanwhile, one person had moved into the shadows behind us

It was our housekeeper Iris!!

No wait, she’s not a housekeeper

Vaine wasn’t able to handle the atmosphere of the room and fled

Opening the report revealed a variety of docu in from around the

“Kururi-sa to me?”

“Oh, sorry about that Please continue”

“Yes, the current situation of the ement is in top form overall…”

Lotson-san’s explanations were clear and easy to understand

However, I wasn’t able to re he said at all

Mostly because of Iris who kept trying to find the ti back multiple times

Should I really allow this to continue?