Chapter Idle Talk 26 (2/2)
「Now then, Lily Let’s plant this flower seedling together」
「Ai」
Gently placing the seedling into her little sister’s hands, they slowly inserted it together to the hole they dug up
Ellistina understood that the flower had noher little sister unable to see it, so she carefully assisted her
「Let’s push the soil back next Slowly and gently, okay?」
「Ai」
Putting her hands on her little sister’s, they slowly covered the hole with soil
The little hands of her three years old little sister were still too s it with soil safely
「Well done, Lily You did really good! Let’s water it next, okay?」
「A~i」
Gently and carefully wiping the soil off her little sister’s hands, she took her hand and they sloent fill a watering can in the well
The well and the flower bed were right next to each other, and the watering can was also a very lightweight, child-sized one
Usually, Ellistina uses the normal, adult-sized one as well
She had used a child-sized watering can before enrolling into the Knights Order, but by now, she had trained to enough to carry the adult-sized one that can take more water
「Here, Lily It’s a little bit heavy, will you be fine?」
「N…… sho」
To Ellistina, the watering can’s weight was almost non-existent, but that wasn’t the case for her little sister
In fact, she was tightly grasping on the watering can’s handle with both of her hands while staggering
However, Ellistina was sure to quickly assist her, and the two slowly brought it to the flower bed
「Nsho, nsho」
「Do your best, Lily Just a little further」
「Aii Nsho…… fuu」
Before being able to safely arriving at the flower bed, the little sister had to take a breather even when assisted by her elder sister
「Fufu…… you were admirable, Lily It’s just a little bit further, so let’s do our best, okay?」
「Ai」
Encouraging the little sister that carried the watering can with the ut the A
The water rained upon the leaves and soaked into the soil
「That’s it, you are doing it well, Lily Keep doing it slowly just like this But, too , so let’s be careful, okay?」
Freelyher little sister’s hands, and skillfully sprinkled the seedling ater
The per absorbed by the roots little by little…… the affectionate sisters kept carefully continuing their work
「Yes, well done You were very good, Lily I cannot believe it was your first ti flowers! Let’s take care of the flowers together tomorroell, yes?」
「Ai」
A whole-faced sns of wanting to tightly hug the little sister at any htly dirtied by the soil
On the other hand, her smiled deepened even further when she obtained a promise from her cute, adorable, beloved little sister
「E, Ellie! It’s my turn tomorrow, you know!? You cannot make her promise on tomorrow so shrewdly!?」
「…… You are so noisy, Oniisao wash our hands, Lily?」
「Ahh! Wa, wait! It’s et it Or what? Are you intending on keeping Lily’s cute hands dirtied!?」
「Ugh…… T, that’s not it, but……」
「Geez, that’s why men are……」
The elder brother――Theodore, atching from a tree’s shadow close to the flower bed raised a cry that it was his turn tomorrow, but Ellistina was able to befuddle hih she withdreillingly as a joke, she would skip the turn if Theodore didn’t interrupt
The two get along really hen it doesn’t concern their little sister, but Ellistina was a girl ould juun when it co to wash the hands of her beloved little sister, she was co up with a plan that would allow her to gled for a victory irasped the other hand of his little, tiny beloved sister and did not let go
Their secret contest for the little sister ended quietly in a draw like usual, but it was starting to get intense