Volume 1 Chapter 6 (2/2)
”That is so”
As I thought
”I am a friend of your son, Elaina A traveler Nice to meet you”
”You are quite polite I'm Emil's father”
I know
However, he appeared with great ti I have too much spare time after all
”How long have you been acting as a head of this village?
”I have been a village head ever since this village was built”
”Is that so?”
”Yes”
”It's a lovely village”
”Yes”
”By the way, are there any special things in this village?”
”There aren't”
”At all?”
”Yes”
”Is that so?”
I think I continued the useless talk with village head after that, but honestly, I don't remember e talked about at all
In short, it was somewhat fine conversation
Then, after a short while, Nino-san and E the cookery
While two of the with the faint sense of hunger, I felt unease because of that which couldn't be seen
””
I think I asked for a small portion of food, but
Part 3
”Eh? Have you sized it down it properly?” To my question, Emil-san blankly answered ”Look, it's a little fish, and the salad isn't much either”
Well, now that he said it, it indeed appears to be small But I would've been fine if it was about half of your portion
”Um I-Is it perhaps a bit too much? If you can't eat it all, it's fine to leave it”
””
I was silenced Next to Nino-san, E to say 'don't leave anything!'
So in the end
I ate it I ate it all without leaving anything
It was certainly delicious cookery, but I only enjoyed it at the beginning And ended up cra part into my stomach It was too much
”Thank you for the food! It was delicious, Nino-chan”
”T-Thank you very much,” Nino-san bowed shyly ”I will tidy up the tableware”
Then she stood up and collected plates and glasses Emil-san also assisted with it as if it was natural
In that case, I'll also help── Thinking that, I stood up, but I was once again stopped with a s, ”Onee-san, it's okay”
As both of thee head ”Where did you meet Nino-san?”
While pouring the ree head, ”In the east, I bought her,” said that as if it was natural
Bought her In short, that means: ”Is she a slave?”
”Yes It's a o It was a time when my wife left the house, and I was troubled about housework”
””
There were things I wanted to say, but I endured Staying silent, I urged him to continue
”At that time, I was in sohtly expensive, but she could somewhat do housework, and what's more, she had a face which seemed like she would becoht her without wavering Just as I anticipated, she becaood servant”
The village head laughed indecently
”Is Emil-san aware of that?”
”I should've told hi a slave”
Ee head picked her up so there's a probability that he isn't aware of her being being a slave
Even if Nino-san was a girl bought as a slave, I feel that if it's hie at all even now
Nino-san, who quietly came back from kitchen while our conversation was in halt, confirlasses became empty and took the dohile doing that means that she overheard our conversation
”Nino-chan, where should we put the big plate again?”
”Hii!”
Shesound
Emil-san, who suddenly came out of kitchen, and Nino-san, collided directly with each other, and the glass she held fell down
Fragments of various sizes have scattered below their feet
”What are you doing?!”
An angry voice cae head quickly stood up and gripped the collar of dumbfounded Nino-san
”Clean it at once! Can't you even e this?! When will you be able to finish any work perfectly?!”
”I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry”
”Stop it father! Wasn't itNino-chan alone!”
”You be quiet!”
Flinching his shoulders, E his head down
Perhaps he was tired of yelling, he let go of her and jerked his chin while saying, ”Clean it up!” With tears in her eyes, Nino-chan nodded over and over and bowed towards them and me many ti that like an incantation
To be honest, I couldn't watch it
It was extrereeable
I pulled the chair, squatted down next to the glass fragments, and took out my staff
”If I fix the fragments, there would be no need to clean”
Ti injuries or repairing things Soently and turned back their tiinal form
I handed the glass which became same as before to Nino-san ”Be careful not to drop it from now on, okay?”
The girl in question had an expression that said she didn't understand what just happened
”No,and you even repaired the glass,” butting in the conversation, the village head said in a calm tone
”Hey, you thank her properly as well”
No, thanking isn't so enforced
”I'm sorry”
Further completely different That's not it
”It's not 'I'm sorry', It's 'Thank you', Nino-san,” I told her
Then, Nino-san raised her face that seemed about to burst into tears at any time and squeezed a voice, ”Thank you, very much”
Part 4
”I can also do that level of Magic”
After the village head went to reading roo, Emil-san's face became sullen
Even though it would be fine if he stopped forcefully acting tough
”Oh dear I'm sorry Was that unnecessary?”
”No, I wasn't able to do anything after all Thank you, Onee-san”
”You are welcome”
”But, even I could do that much”
””
It was probably eirl
”You shouldn't worry about it,” I hit his shoulders with both hands ”By the way, Nino-san is feeling do right? Isn't this the best chance to give her the present?”
”! Onee-san, are you perhaps a genius?”
”Fufufu You can praise me some more”
Ehtened What a simple kid It's nice
E for Nino-san to finish her work
””
Nino-san, who came out of the kitchen with a dark face, flinched from Emil-san's sudden appearance It was a reaction like that of a small animal She surely remembered about the moment they collided
Emil-san stopped at one step’s distance
”Nino-chan I said I had a present for you after the ht?”
”Y-Yes”
Nino-san answered back hesitantly
”Here This is the present”
E and carried it before her eyes Having no idea what it was, Nino-san stared at the whiteinside with a puzzled face
”This is a jar filled with happiness”
Emil-san touched the jar cap
”Inside, It's packed with happiness of various people that I met in various places”
”Happiness, of people?”
Nino-san inclined her head and Emil-san smiled
”You won't see it with just a glance, so look carefully”
With a pleasant sound, the cap came off
From the jack that had lost cover, whiteThen, as it covered the ceiling in white like a cloud, it started to slowly rain down in small drops
The glass-like drops reflected the sunlight and shi+ned, and created an illusion These were the fraght reflected the happiness that he gathered
The happiness fro a beautiful scene The happiness fro pretty flowers The happiness that reseentle happiness felt when falling asleep when reading a book on a day off while basking in sunlight
”You see, the outside world is full of such happiness,”
E Nino-san's hand
”That's why, stop having a gloomy face Because I will make you happy”
Nino-san
Looked at the grains of light in pure a had started to quietly cry She shed tears while holding a hand over her mouth so that her voice wouldn't leak
Ehed as if troubled, had silently embraced her
The flowing tears
Burst and shone just like the fragments of happiness
Part 5
”It would be alright even if you stayed a bit longer”
A pair of trees lined up instead of a gate Ee exit, felt despondent like an abandoned puppy
Next to hireat since the start, I couldn't see whether she was saddened about parting with me
I shook my head
”I'”
Saying so, I took out the broom
”Coain okay? At that time, me and Nino-chan will treat you to even ht?”
”Y-Yes We'll be waiting”
Nino-san bowed
”Yes I'll coain──I will for sure one day”
Perhaps when I finish the journey
They waved their hands as I grew distant Emil-san waved his hands in full spirits Nino-san quietly waved just the part up to the elbow
”?”
Suddenly, my eyes met Nino-san
They were eyes like deep darkness However, that wasn't simply the dark color, but like the kind of dark that seemed they essentially carried the darkness
As if full of some kind of despair Just like a dead person
They seemed to be different froe head's residence
What was it?
While I was recalling that, the next town became visible
It was the end of the book I read long ago
The tale about 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 theic
Even though it left quite bad otten it until now?
The wife, who deeply yearned for the dreainally couldn't be moved, and died far earlier than as left of her lifespan──That was the conclusion of that tale In the end, ”Believing that you are doing so for someone isn't always correct,” - it was a story that had hints of such preaching
When Nino-san saw the contents of that jar, I wonder what she felt What did she decide?
Perhaps
””
No, it can't be There's no way right?
Turning around, the as blowing through the grasslands that stretched and dyed everything in a pale green The flowers shi+ned froht, and swayed from the wind just like a water surface
It was truly a beautiful scenery
But I will never visit it again
After all, I wouldbut sad even if I come