Volume 1 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 6: Happiness In A JarPart 1
Calrassland that seereen color The flowers shi+ned froht, and swayed from the wind just like the water surface
Looking up, a cloud so small it see through the sky
A upon a brooe was in later teens She was clad in a black robe and black tricorne, and on her chest was a star-shaped brooch There's no need to say who that was, right? ──That's right, it's me
While I was enjoying the pleasant scenery with a view that see alone in the rasslands When that person sawtheir hands
There were no signs of hostility I also waved back With utance
”Heey! Heeey!”
That person was ju hands to make his existence known Come, is that what they mean?
I slightly shi+fted my broom and headed towards him
”Ohhh! You came!”
The person standing there was a single boy He was holding a jar in one hand
”hello”
I got down from by broom and bowed
”hello Onee-san, so you were a Witch That's a”
The boy glanced at the brooch on my chest and smiled widely
”What are you doing here?”
”I' for happiness”
”What's that supposed to mean?”
”Searching for happiness is what it sounds like,” the boy said ”By the way, Onee-san, do you have some spare time?”
Is he inviting me on a date? Nono, there's no way it's that
”If you are asking whether I have spare ti if I'm busy, I am”
”So then, you do have a spare time!”
”By the way, isn't there a village or a city around here?” If there's no place I can stay at, I will have to sleep on the grasslands”
I can't say if that choice would improve my mood
”If you are looking for a village, it's over there”
At the place he was pointing at there certainly appeared to be so there
”Houhou”
”Incidentally, that's e”
”So you are a village head? Nice to meet you I'm called Elaina A traveler”
”Ah, nice to e where I live,” Emil-san said with swollen cheeks
”I knoas just joking”
I gave a smile
The sulky Emil-san held the jar with both hands and became silent
As I droppedinside of it Straining my eyes to look closely, it was a whiteinside the jar like a living thing
”What's that?” I pointed at the jar
Maybe he wantedproud
”This is a jar that collects happiness! When people or aniical power and gathers in the jar”
”Oh?”
With e its fors, so it's possible to reproduce the thing in front of e one’s appearance into a ic
Collecting happiness when it's experienced, what that ic power, huh?
It see
”Can I open it and see?”
”O-of course you can't!”
As I extended htly and retreated back
He declared with eyes baring hostility
”This is so made for the person I love, so Onee-san can't touch it!”
”Houhou”
”A-are you angry?”
”No, I was just impressed”
I reo
It was a tale about a husband, who for the sake of ho couldn't leave house due to illness, wandered the world outside, and returned home to show his wife the beautiful sceneries he saw by reproducing theain? It's a story frootten
”Who's the girl you like?”
”Hm? It's the servant called Nino orks inher happiness”
“That's why I' happiness in a jar,”
──Saying that, he raised the jar up and displayed it
His expression looking at the jar like a lover was the very happiness itself To the point that if his eic, it would be able to easily fill up the jar with happiness
After that, we got on brooic poorked froician
That reminds me
What in the world was Erasslands?
”I was testing whether I could extract happiness from plants as well”
”Hoas it?” I asked to E behind me
”It's co like the emotions of plants, but for some reason, their color became impure so I abandoned it”
”My my”
Well, they were plants in the end, huh If you asked whether plants had distinct emotions, I would only bend my head in wonder If by chance I learned that they had emotions, there's a chance that I would not eat salad fro that fact as much as possible
”Ah, it's that”
He pointed at the village that appeared in front of us
It was a tiny village To the extent that if you walked along the fences full of shortcos that were lined up instead of outer walls, you would return to the same place in less than one hour
The amount of houses was about several dozens Houses of siaps, small fields and wells were placed in between
Well, it's how it is
”It's a quiet village”
”Right?”
Getting down off the brooh two trees that were there instead of a gate and entered the village
Up ahead the straight road, there stood a fine er coree of inns of other countries
”Is that the house of village head?”
As I pointed at the mansion, he assented
”That's right And it's also my house”
”Oh?”
Then saying this village was E
”That reaction was quite weak, Onee-san”
”Would it be better if I was surprised? Wow, a! You are so rich!”
”Yea whatever, never loomy, as if shadoas cast on him
”By the way, Eive that jar to her?”
Instantly, his face was lit up He's an interesting boy with extreme jumps in emotions
”Noill give it to her after today's ht, Onee-san should also come to eat The food made by Nino-chan is absolutely delicious!”
”I'm thankful, but I already ate just recently”
”Then try just a little from Nino-chan! Ah, do you have any food you dislike? I will request to avoid it”
It looks like I have to eat by all means
However, I have no reason to refuse right?
”I don't have anything I dislike, but I really ate just recently so just a bit, okay?”
”Leave it to ive you food that's absolutely delicious!”
No, the one who's going to ht?
Part 2
Like that, I ended up visiting the village head's house
Co, inside it was pretty ordinary
In the dining roo furniture lined up Just like the e head didn't live in prosperity it seemed Rather, there was an impression that they couldn't handle the place that was too large
”Now, lets sit”
Eed me to sit so I sat
”That you──By the here is the servant?”
”Who knows? She will probably come soon”
”How about the village head?”
”Will couess?”
”What's with that nonchalant expression?”
It was a tied such words
I felt a presence behind──no, to befrom behind
In any case, I turned around
”Ah”
There was a girl standing there Just as our eyesas if she was scared of so It was quite an innocent attitude
Judging froish apron dress (Maid clothes, in other words) on her petite build
”Why hello──Are you perhaps a person of eastern origins?”
She had charht black hair and dark brown eyes She had an appearance like that Apprentice Witch-san of eastern origin that I met in some country once That Apprentice Witch-san's hair was a bit shorter though
”Ehh? U-Um”
Asking about so for help, her gaze shi+fted to Emil-san
”That's right My father picked Nino-chan from an eastern country”
”And then had her work in this house as a servant”
The girl called Nino-chan gave a sreat ae head-sama”
That reply was soan already prepared manuscript
”Where is that village head-saht now?”
”Ah, er work” She said while grasping the he?”
”Nothing in particular,” I shook my head
In any case, it seemed I would meet him at dinner, and there was no need to expressly meet him either
After she ended the talk withany eye contact withpoints
However, the boy in love wasn't worrying about that at all Walking as if ju, Eht
”Hey hey, Nino-chan, what's for lunch today?”
His back was turned towards me so I couldn't see his expression, but it was probably no different from a wide smile
”Ah, t-today We have a grilled fish as dee head-sama”
”Ohh! Hey, if it's alright, can you make a portion for her as well?
Elanced towards me and made a small nod
”How about it, Onee-san?”
”That would be good Thank you very h”
”Y-Yes”
Just as E by her expression, it looked as if ere teasing her
”Ah, that right Nino-chan, I have a present for you after this meal”
”Eh, f-for me?”
”Yes Look forward to it”
”N-no It's okay If you give present to a servant like ered”
Her expression changed to the point that it went beyond humbleness
”It's fineee, I will properly explain it to father”
”But”
Getting tired of Nino-chan's indecisiveness, Emil-san took a forced action ”Then, this is an order from me How about this?”
””
His honest feelings should have reached her for certain Nino-san slowly gave a nod saying, ”If it's an order” and faintly smiled
Looking at her, I felt that he also smiled
After that, I got very bored
Euest alone in dining room I also headed towards the kitchen to help, but he refused with a s ”Onee-san just sit! The two of us will make the food!”
There was no one to talk to, nor was there anything to do, there was just time that ticked and ticked, in short, it was extremely unproductive I couldn't ease myany, so I couldn't do that
In the end, I just sat on the chair and passed the time in idleness
I waited several minutes
”It's unusual to have visitors”
Saying so, a plump man sat on the opposite side froe seemed to be somewhere between mid-thirties to forties Probably Maybe
”hello Are you perhaps the village head?” I asked while holding such firm conviction