Chapter 23 (1/2)
Chapter 23
h.e.l.lo (・_・)ノ
Regarding the last chapter, last time I checked, Calm and Caam were pretty much tied . That didn’t really decide anything so I’ll just continue using Caam I guess…
I’m also taking down the LN ill.u.s.trations page from this site . I won’t be posting the rest of the LN ill.u.s.trations as well . I’ll still put ill.u.s.trations on appropriate chapters like this one though .
P . S . You may or may have not noticed but I also posted a glossary(as of chapter 11) last week . You can find it on the menu or at the bottom of this chapter .
Chapter 23: That time when I was exempted from mandatory attendance
It’s been three months since the end of the year festival .
To pa.s.s the time, I’ve been diligently making gla.s.s beads . Wooden sculptures? Never heard of her……1
When the snow stopped falling, sensei announced that school would be reopening so the next day, I pa.s.sed by Suzuran’s house on the way to school like usual in order to wake her up . After all of our lessons ended, just as we were about to go home, I was called out by sensei .
「Caam-kun doesn’t really need to come to school anymore since you’re already capable enough when it comes to the fundamentals . Because of that, starting tomorrow, it has been decided that you will be exempted from the mandatory attendance at school . That is the conclusion that we have come up with after consulting it with the other teachers」
When I heard that,
「Ah, yes」
was the only reply I could come up with .
It seems like my graduation will still be held together with everybody else, or at least that’s what we were told . Rather, are they doing this so that they can tell me to work for the village?
Suzuran who was next to me also heard the news and said,
「Still come to wake up tomorrow」
Did she get used to it, I wonder? She doesn’t usually let her emotions show on her face but she’s letting out a slightly troubled look .
「Okay, I understand . Rather than the meeting place, is it okay if I just immediately go to your place?」
It’s probably better if I ask Ichii-san and Ricoris-san about this .
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「……even if that might be the case, I’ll still come over and wake her up」
I told them about it as I was drinking the tea I received .
「Araーsorry for all the trouble . If that’s the case then why don’t you just move in together?」
*Bffftt! Cough cough cough . *
Tea was forcefully spit out .
「No, that’s alright . My house isn’t that far away from here」
This goes without saying but both Ichii-san and I were the ones who did the spit take back there .
「Ahー is that so? The two of you would probably be fine if you live together in those newly opened rent houses, right? Since Caam-kun is diligent and good at cooking . You’ll also have to find work since you no longer have to go to school . I’m thrilled that I’ll get to see the face of my grandchild earlier like this」 「Please spare me already from your jokes . And it’s not that I don’t have to go, I’m just exempted from the mandatory attendance . I’m more or less still enrolled . Also, I’ve only been living for eight years and, as expected, I still don’t have a stable source of income so for us to be living together……」
Well, I’m already 38 years old inside though . I don’t know how long it takes from conception to delivery in this world but in the worst case, I’ll already have a child before I even graduate . Please spare me from that .
「Araー those things don’t really matter . Right, dear?」 「Y-yeah」
He was letting out a bit of cold sweat while averting his gaze .
「When we were about your age, we were already living together」
Oh yeah, it does seem like they eloped since Ricoris-san looks like she’s from a well-off family . I’ve never seen Suzuran’s grandparents and the only members of the Kis.h.i.+n2 tribe I’ve seen are her family .
「I’ll settle for travelling back and forth to wake her up every morning so let’s not change anything for now」
I bowed my head as I requested that .
「Oh, that’s too bad」
It seems like she truly was disappointed .
At that moment, Suzuran came back from the chicken coop after she finished feeding the chickens . She immediately sat next to me and drank her tea like it was the most natural thing to do . Thanks to that, I got to experience the feeling of a man adopted into his bride’s family . I’m okay with it since I’m already used to it but Ichii-san who was seated in front of us had a really scary look . I just drank my tea to gloss it over . He didn’t say anything about it so I’m sure that Ricoris-san was giving him a discreet warning .
He was scowling at me as he drank his tea . Then, Suzuran suddenly said,
「Caam, want to raise ducks so, need your help」
I looked at her parents and they gave me a nod so it seems like they’ve already discussed this . So you already gave her permission…
「Sure . I don’t really mind but, how many are you planning to raise?」 「Hmmー?」
She became quiet for about ten seconds then,
「If pairs then, 10 sets?」
*Bfffft!*
This time, Ichii-san was the only one who spit out his tea .
「Ahー isn’t that a bit too much? Look, even Ichii-san’s surprised . Couldn’t you decrease it a bit? How about four, for example?」 「Would be difficult to increase if only a few since it seems like not like chickens that lays lots of eggs . Better if plenty from the beginning . If it gets little warmer, egg laying season will start that’s why a single bird would start laying about 10 eggs . If that’s the case then won’t be able to eat much for the first year so want to determine the number that will raise ahead of time」 「O-okay…」
She always becomes talkative whenever it comes to meat but this is the first time I’ve heard her talk like this .
「Then, would it be fine if we just start by buying three or four? If it gets to the point where the number being raised is not enough, we’ll just purchase the ducks that are being raised in the village’s shared pond . We can also discuss if we’re going to buy water birds from the fish farm at that time」 「Hmmー」
She started making a serious expression that I haven’t seen from her before . After about 30 seconds, she then replied .
「Okay」
She really thought about it, huh .