episode_0137

“Oh my.”

When I went to the guest room, Isabelle was there.

He was wearing a wizard’s robe similar to the last time he came, and on his head was a wizard’s characteristic wide-brimmed, pointed hat that clearly showed that he was a wizard.

Is it because of my mood? It seems like I’m dressed up more clearly than last time.

Isabelle was sitting next to Brother Harvey across the tea table. There was a teacup still steaming on the table.

“I said I would come in time for the end of Master Tower’s class, but it seems I left too early. I ended up in a house without an owner. I’m sorry.”

Seeing Isabelle saying that while greeting her politely, Amelia didn’t even have the heart to say anything, so she just nodded.

“We didn’t know that the wizard would be visiting, so we ended up bringing in another guest. Is it okay?”

“Ah, yes! This time, I came just to check in briefly before going into the actual story.”

Seeing that he has a much calmer attitude than the last time I saw him, he seems to be quite worried about Harvey being around him.

Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad thing for my brother to stay at home. If I could keep the female guests who come to visit in this way calm, that alone would be a great help to my brother.

… … No, perhaps it could actually be toxic in that the number of female customers could continue to increase.

For your information, the statement that she had come to check on something seemed to be true. Unlike Isabelle, who was wearing a high-quality robe and taking a very careful posture, there was something wrapped in a black cloth next to the chair she was sitting on, and it was wriggling beyond the thick cloth. I was very concerned about the distance I could see.

In fact, my brother had been glaring at me earlier as if he was worried about that.

“Is it okay? Adele? Diane?”

“Yes, I’m fine.”

“… … I don’t have any problems either.”

Adele answered calmly, with the same attitude as usual. No, rather, she looked curious about what was inside the cloth. Because Adele was originally a child with a great desire for knowledge.

On the other hand, Diane’s expression was a bit subtle.

This may have been due to my mood, but he seemed a little happy to see another woman who could steal my brother’s attention. I had let out a short breath the moment I came in, and that was the moment I saw my brother sitting across from Isabelle.

But after that, when he saw the wriggling cloth next to the chair where Isabelle was sitting, his attitude became a little stiff.

First of all, Diane is a girl with sensibilities no different from that of an ordinary girl. She probably thinks that what ordinary girls find disgusting is also disgusting.

Actually, it’s not that different for men. I too used to get scared when cockroaches came out when I was alone in the house.

“Can other people see it?”

“If you don’t mind if Lady Delkisi shows off her abilities to others.”

Amelia turned her gaze toward me.

“I’m okay.”

“Then I’m glad.”

Isabelle said that with a smile, then picked up something wrapped in a cloth and placed it on the table.

The maid who followed us in and was waiting nearby quickly came over and removed the teacup that was on the table.

“Kuhm.”

Isabelle cleared her throat as if she was showing off,

“Then—”

While saying that, I unwrapped the wrapping cloth.

And what’s inside—

“… … What is this?”

Amelia said with a frown. Hmm, seeing how Amelia reacts like this, it seems like she’s someone who didn’t really appear in the original work.

Still, it wasn’t much worse than I imagined. First of all, the legs weren’t divided into joints like an insect, and they weren’t writhing around like a cockroach’s legs.

“Hi.”

But it seems like a girl with normal sensibilities would be scared.

What was inside the wrapping cloth was a plant planted in a small pot. The pot was about the size of my palm in diameter, uh, so… … There was a stem plant growing that reminded me of the giant beanstalk from Jack and the Beanstalk.

However, the plant did not stay still like other plants. Although it was moving slowly, it was wriggling around and changing its appearance.

But still, what I saw was not a shiny texture like an earthworm, but just the texture of an ordinary plant, so it wasn’t very repulsive. Well, I guess that depends on the person looking at it.

“It is called the ‘nerve vine’ that grows in the tropical rainforests of southern countries. It is a plant famous for moving around like an animal. It has a very tenacious life force, so it does not die even in this weather, but its motility is slow and its seeds cannot germinate.◦ #◦

“The fact that the seeds cannot germinate means that plants like this cannot grow in the Alwen Kingdom. Fortunately, ”

Diane said that and sighed,

“… … Wait a minute. This is what it looks like with reduced mobility?”

Diane said in horror as she looked at the nerve vine, which was rooted in the flower pot and extending the tips of its stems here and there as if it was looking for food.

“Of course. In the southern countries where it is native, they abandon their roots and move around on the ground, and various plants gather together and roll around. They say they hunt small animals and plant roots to absorb nutrients for a long time.◦ #◦

“… … .”

uh.

That’s a bit… … It’s much scarier than I thought.

Is the southern country hell?

It was an explanation that made even Amelia, who had a somewhat calm expression on her face before hearing the explanation, and Adele, who was showing interest in the moving plants, turn white.

“You don’t need to worry too much. They don’t grow that big, and they only eat small animals such as mice and bugs without touching other plants, so they are a beneficial crop that is used in many ways in the local area.”

“… … This plant grows bigger in southern countries?”

After hearing the explanation, Amelia looked down at the plant with a very uncomfortable expression and said,

“Yes, this will grow about twice as much.”

“… … Is it more active than this?”

When Amelia asked again, Isabelle nodded.

“Yes, this one is about three times more active.”

“… … .”

hmm.

I have to take back what I said earlier about it not being as gross as I thought it was when I first saw it.

After hearing the story, I suddenly feel sad.

“So, why did you bring this here?”

Amelia looked like she wanted to tell her to take it back at any moment, but she just asked.

“Last time, Lady Delkisi said that even if you use your abilities against ‘almost unresponsive plants,’ the results won’t be clearly visible.”

uh,

I did say that, but—

“So, I brought this plant that is clearly reactive. Actually, I was a little curious. Unlike animals, the nerve vine does not have a part that can be called a brain.”

That’s right.

Because it’s a plant.

“Actually, it’s called a nerve vine, but it’s actually just a plant and doesn’t have anything like a central nervous system like animals have. So I thought it was perfect.”

“… … Is it because I like mobility?”

When I asked, Isabelle shook her head.

“There is such a thing, but I wanted to know how animals that can think and plants that do not know how to think, but move based on instinct, react differently to that ability. If you listen to it, wouldn’t it be an incredibly new discovery?”

“… … .”

Well, that’s true.

“If the Lady allows, I would like to leave this child here. And I wonder if you could use the ability that Lady Delkisi has to care for this child once a day. ”

In many ways, I felt uncomfortable calling a plant ‘child’ or asking it to ‘care for me’, but in the world I lived in, there were still quite a few people who cared about plants as much as most animals.

“What do you want to do?”

Amelia asked, looking at me.

“… … .”

I thought for a moment, then nodded.

“I will do it. Because I want to find out my ability.”

“Thank you! You really only need to take care of me when you have time! It will definitely be a great help to the country’s agriculture!”

I imagined a vine twice as big as this one, tangled with other vines and squirming around the floor three times faster than this vine.

It was not a very pleasant sight.

Is the southern country hell after all?

“Then thank you for today!”

While I was watching Nerve Vine with a complicated feeling, Isabelle was saying goodbye to Brother Harvey.

“No, it was about my younger sister’s abilities. I, too, would be very happy to hear that my younger sister can develop her abilities appropriately.”

I was curious how you started the conversation, and you started the conversation with that story.

… … Could it be that the main reason for visiting the city was to focus on your brother rather than this plant?