Chapter 4.2 (2/2)

I declined and said that I soon had to go look for materials for my bed.

“(Bed?)”

She asked me while still clinging to my neck.

…Fumu. She, who lived by eating nuts and wild plants from the mountain, might know materials which were just right for a bed.

“(I’m making a new nest now. Do you know of anything good?)”

The Harpy girl thought for a while.

“(Well, that might be the perfect bed for a dragon!)”

She answered.

In a red canyon some distance away from the Harpy village, we arrived at a rift that had been created by a crack in the ground. The sun only barely reached down here.

I moved through the valley until I found a cave, and upon travelling deep into it I finally arrived at a large, open cavern.

In the center, a huge umbrella shape object was enshrined.

“…It can’t be, a big monkey stool?”

The Harpy gave affirmation to my question while clinging to my neck.

This kind of mushroom was called a monkey stool. It wasn’t poisonous but rather edible, unfortunately it had neither taste nor nourishment.

It was useful for the people of the island when cut down and used for fire.

It could grow to the size of a cow, but the one in front of me was bigger than a cow and even larger than myself.

“How long has it lived here…?”

Though I was talking to myself, the Harpy answered “(I don’t know)” cordially.

The big monkey stool may have withered a long time ago, and in spite of this place receiving little to no sunlight it was completely dry.

Perhaps it had lived in this valley for hundreds of years where n.o.body found it.

I tried to lift it with both my hands. Without resistance, the big monkey stool came off from the rock and was surprisingly light.

I decided to lay down on it as an experiment. It not only easily supported by body, but it also had some flexibility and bounciness to it. I couldn’t help but raise my voice in admiration. There couldn’t be a better object than this.

I wondered how many days I was going to have to wander this island for materials to make a big enough bed for me. I never imagined I would be manage to get the best bed in a single day.

“It’s a splendid bed. Thank you, Harpy.”

I said my grat.i.tude to the Harpy.

The harpy moved her mouth PakuPaku and showed me the best smile today.

“The big monkey stool is bigger than you? You really managed to find an unusual thing.”

After dinner I talked to Yggdrasil about today’s events, as usual. Yggdrasil was surprised and made comments while happily listening to my story.

It had only been four days since I met Yggdrasil for the first time. Even so, the time I spent with her was important and calming to me.

After dinner as usual I talked to Yggdrasil about today’s events.

Yggdrasil was surprised and made comments and happily listened to my story.

It had been only four days since I met Yggdrasil for the first time. However for me, the time with her was important and calming.

“It’s really pleasant to hear that you found a bed. The big monkey stool might be happy too. Even though it had withered it could be useful to someone, and I think that is wonderful.”

Even if you died you could be helpful for someone…it certainly was a wonderful thing.

The big monkey stool had already been carried to the new nest and tomorrow I would come visit Yggdrasil again.

Not just Yggdrasil, the big monkey stool would surely be pleased too.

From the viewpoint of the gentle Yggdrasil, you could tell that the world was full of kindness.

If I hadn’t met her, my world may not have been as bright.

“…However, the bed was found fairly quickly. Will you move to your new nest tomorrow?”

Yggdrasil suddenly asked.

She’s right, having found my bed, wasn’t my nest completed?

If I began to live alone, my warm times with Yggdrasil would come to an end today.

No, the nest couldn’t be completed yet. My thoughts once again spun round and round.

There had to be something. Something that was still missing.

Something…something…what was needed for a nest? Besides a bed….

Bed (nedoko/寝床) . . . bed (nedoko/ねどこ) . . . doko . . . doko . . . doko . . . dore . . . doa (どあ) . . . door (doa/ドア) . . . door (tobira/とびら) . . . . . door (tobira/扉)!

(TLN: I kept it in j.a.panese because it’s hard to follow it with translation)

(ED: Agreed. Best I could do would be ‘bed…bed…bed…door!’ which isn’t the same)

“Yes that’s it, a door! A door is necessary!”

The truth dawned on me and I shouted.

“…Erm, door, was it?”

Umu, I affirm with a nod.

The nest of a dragon was filled with treasures.

I myself wasn’t interested in treasure and I didn’t intend to gather any either, but I couldn’t waste the treasures the previous dragon had collected.

Wealth caused fighting. So that other creatures wouldn’t steal any and stand out, it’s necessary to move the treasures to my new nest. But if there was no door wouldn’t it be impossible for me to go out and keep the treasure safe?

So I told her. Umu, it really was a perfect theory.

“Despite the absence of a door, creatures won’t feel like approaching the den of a dragon…however, there’s no such thing as excessive precaution!”

Yggdrasil also agreed.

“Fufufu, then, until the door is completed, I once again thank you in advance. Roommate-san.”

And until I moved to my new nest I would be in her care.

Why was I so uneasy about leaving this place?

I decided to lie in the hollow of the taiki and sleep for today.

Even without blood running through her veins, her body was very warm.

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