episode_0113

It was an unexpected harvest.

The reason I called Adele by her name was because I thought it might be okay to become a little closer to her at this point.

I should say that while I was trying to figure out what to do, Adele spoke to me like that first.

I jumped on the bandwagon and took Adele’s side.

As Adele and Diane’s relationship becomes closer, the closer they become to Elsie.

But that doesn’t mean the relationship has changed dramatically… … What can I say, the ‘possibility’ is decreasing in many ways?

… … If you think about how many times such a ‘possibility’ could happen between women, it might actually be a needless worry. In the original work, Adele ended up with a man, and Diane was jealous of Adele.

Didn’t they say that sexuality is determined from birth?

I thought about it that way, and for a moment, I thought, “What am I doing?”

I felt Elsie’s gaze return to me.

Elsie’s mouth was slightly open. She closed it quickly, but that didn’t quite hide her widened eyes in surprise.

I can say this as someone who has lived with Elsie for a very long time, but that facial expression was not simply a ‘surprised’ expression. It was a somewhat different and heterogeneous expression from the facial expressions Elsie usually makes.

… … Is that jealousy?

Until now, there were very few people other than Elsie whom I had called by name in a friendly way. If I had to be honest, there was Becky, but I only called her that because the only thing she revealed to us was her name rather than because we were close.

However, I saw him call someone other than himself by his first name in such a friendly manner.

I see

Even though it wasn’t because she thought of me as the opposite sex, Elsie felt jealous of what I had done.

If I stimulate it a little more, will El Cigina move to have it all to herself?

… … No, that’s not true. Just because a friend becomes close with another friend, no one takes action to take advantage of that friend.

Even if you try to act, what can you do? If they suddenly hug you, steal your lips, or steal your virginity—

—Because such an act is not something you do with a ‘friend’ in the first place.

At most, it would be a tickle, but Elsie was definitely not that type of person. Even if she felt bad, she wouldn’t try to hurt others.

You have to overcome that ‘wall’.

So that I want to have Elsigana.

… … What should I do?

After all, should I act a little more provocatively at night?

*

“… … Honestly, I’m still a little scared of these kids.”

Diane said, gently stroking the wolf’s head.

Unlike the other children who were sticking their bodies close to me, or the children who were next to Amelia or Adele, the wolves near Diane did not carelessly snuggle up to me.

Because they know that Diane is afraid of them.

Wolves are social animals. Although they do not create and maintain complex relationships like humans, they have the intelligence to consider others in the same pack.

There is also a wolf that overcame obstacles and became the leader of the pack… … I think I saw it in a documentary before.

“There is no need to be too scared.”

“… … Unlike Lady Delkisi, who has had that ability since childhood, I have never been close to these beasts.”

They say she is a so-called city girl.

“You can call me by my first name, Diane.”

“Yes, Diane. I call you Diane too, Diane.”

“Shouldn’t you worry about things like status, Diane?”

Aside from Adele, who deliberately called Diane’s name several times as if to openly tease her, when Amelia, who was a grand duchess, said that, Diane seemed unable to answer.

Looking at the tendons sticking out from my temples, I think I look a bit like Adele.

They are a pair that matches well in many ways. They are both blonde, and their images are surprisingly similar.

Although she is said to have the image of a young lady, Diane actually has a quite lively personality.

“… … .”

After looking at Diane who didn’t say anything as if she was exasperated, Amelia opened the door.

“Then what about a child like this?”

And the thing he lifted with both hands was Pori.

I don’t know what the average lifespan of a squirrel is, but seeing that it has been alive and well for as long as 10 years makes me think that it is a different creature from the squirrels I knew in my past life.

Well, if you think about it that way, half of the wolves I have are all old and in trouble.

“That child… … .”

In fact, Pori had been showing off her presence on Amelia’s lap since earlier. Unlike the rather fierce-looking Squirrel, which was rumored to catch and eat squirrels, Pori looks like a typical squirrel with white stripes that I was familiar with when I lived in Korea. It was cute to look at. Honestly, now that I think about it, I think I know why Amelia took it out of my hands at that time.

Thanks to this, I think I would feel a little reluctant if I were asked to come and eat grilled squirrel now. Of course, I will eat it in the end.

Adele and Diane also took a quick look at Pori when Amelia took it out of her pocket, but they couldn’t bear to touch it.

So, when Amelia put it in her hand and showed it to her, she immediately responded.

“The name is Pori.”

Amelia told Diane, who carefully approached Amelia and held out her hand.

Reaching out her hand, careful not to worry if it would break if she touched it, Diane carefully stroked it with her fingertips.

“… … Do squirrels always follow people?”

“Of course not. Pori… … ”

Originally, it was going to be our meal.

But Amelia couldn’t bear to say that.

“… … Prince El Shiga Géban… … So, he was captured while teaching the Crown Prince how to hunt.”

“So, is this also a druid’s ability?”

“That’s right.”

Diane seemed honestly impressed by Amelia’s answer.

Hmm, I guess I’m smitten with Diane.

Of course, not to people, but to Pori.

When I petted the wolf, he seemed very hesitant, but since Porry is small and cute, he didn’t seem to have any hesitation.

Pori sniffed and chased Diane’s hand. Often, when petting a dog, if you put your hand above its head, it would raise its nose and look up, and that’s exactly what it looked like.

“Oh my.”

And Diane seemed to have fallen in love with Fory’s appearance.

“… … Would you like me to catch one for you?”

And seeing Diane like that, I asked that question.

“Can you do that!?”

Diane’s reaction was so strong that I was momentarily shocked.

Moreover, judging from the fact that not only Diane but also Adele is looking this way, it seems like she wants this too.

However, Diane quickly became like a deflated balloon.

“But… … Our family probably won’t allow it. If the count’s daughter raises animals herself… … .”

I quickly gave up the thought that Diane might also have a horse named Jesse.

Because the horse was originally in a similar position to a nobleman’s car.

Moreover, the horses are not raised by the nobles themselves, but by hiring a person in charge of the stables to raise them. It is a different story from raising horses by the nobles themselves.

The same goes for other ‘nobility’s pets’ such as hunting dogs.

Of course, if a ‘young lady’ raised a hunting dog, she would be evaluated as having a bad hobby. In this world, men’s hobbies and women’s hobbies were completely separate, so hunting was strictly a man’s hobby.

Of course, this story changes when you go north. Well, this is the world of weak southerners.

“Um.”

I was lost in thought for a moment,

“Then what about birds?”

I asked that.

“Bird?”

Diane blinked.

“If it’s a bird, you can leave it outside.”

Just like the wolf I raised.

Of course, you could raise squirrels that way too.

However, since they had to hibernate in the winter and there were so many natural enemies that preyed on squirrels, if they were raised that way, they would not be able to be seen for a long time in a year.

Moreover, if you are a family that is picky about raising pets, they will not be happy about animals coming into their house.

But wouldn’t the story be different if it were a bird?

“Can you do that?”

“Actually, I haven’t tried it… … After all, they are animals.”

I’m not sure if plants still respond to my abilities or not, but wouldn’t animals be similar?

I looked towards Amelia. Amelia shrugged and nodded.

Well, it wasn’t a loss to us anyway.

“Then… … There are some sandwiches left, so let’s try to lure them in.”

We met early in the morning and came out, the sun was still high in the sky.

We have a lot of time, so let’s give it a try.

I’m going to test my abilities.

Come to think of it, if you become familiar with birds and small animals, wouldn’t it be easier to obtain information than most information guilds?

—I had that thought too.