episode_0180

I have an impatient personality.

Of course, he was a rational person in his own way, and someone who knew how to make calm judgments, but he still didn’t like being frustrated.

So, to be honest, the time it took for the crown prince to find out the truth of the incident did not feel that sweet.

Well, what can we do? We have finished talking among ourselves.

So what I decided to do to kill time was to grow plants.

A plant called Nerve Vine that was given to me by the wizard Isabelle last time.

Even after Isabelle gave it away, the vine remained in the corner of the guest room.

“… … .”

But what should I really do?

I sat cross-legged in front of the flower pot and thought seriously.

In general animals, like humans, there are five senses. Of course, depending on the animal, some of the senses are almost degenerated, and some are worse than or far superior to those of humans, but in any case, what animals see, hear, and feel is the same as what humans feel and its principles. It’s not much different.

Therefore, communication can be done the same way as humans: by talking and stroking.

However, plants do not have the concept of the five senses.

It must have its own warning system. Ultimately, the nature of living things is to survive and leave descendants.

But I couldn’t sympathize with a creature that couldn’t see or hear, and although it moved as if it had sense of touch, it didn’t really have sense of touch.

“… … Let’s grow it first.”

Did you say that one piece isn’t that big?

In the first place, it is not easy to see plants growing with the naked eye. There were weeds that grew waist-high in just a few months, but those grew too quickly and were not suitable for testing my abilities.

Because of his subtle movements, it was difficult to give him a portrait, so for now I just kept him in the corner of the room to make sure he didn’t die, but I don’t have anything to do right now anyway.

I held out my hand towards the nerve vine.

The nerve vine, which looked like an ordinary plant growing upright, naturally wrapped itself around the tip of my finger when I placed my hand on it.

Still, I didn’t think it was as incredibly creepy as when I first saw it.

Thinking that it was at least fortunate, I closed my eyes and concentrated.

and-

Quick.

“Huh?”

I heard a strange sound and opened my eyes again—

“… … .”

The flower pot was broken.

It wasn’t completely broken. The top part was cracked and a little dirt leaked out.

The nerve tendons also seem to have gotten a little bigger.

However, it is not thick enough to crush the flower pot.

I picked up the flower pot and looked at it closely.

Then, I saw something moving inside.

… … no way?

When I grabbed the nerve vine wrapped around my fingertips and pulled it upward, the vine came straight up.

It rose as if the roots were about to be torn out, but a moment later it stopped again as if it had been caught by something.

There was a lot of dirt underneath. It looked like it had been buried in the dirt just a moment ago.

“Did it grow right away?”

I was shocked and muttered that.

It was outrageous that they had grown so much with just a short amount of effort. They say that if you really put your mind to it and try to raise it, it will grow much faster and bigger.

This really bothers me.

Of course, if I tell the story, things like the genre I know won’t happen, but a plant that grows this fast and even wriggles, honestly, it’s a little… … .

No, wait a minute.

If you change your mind, isn’t this a useful plant? Later on, when you go to rescue Diane, etc.

If only something like ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ were possible.

I thought back to the time when I climbed the wall of the royal palace. At that time, I was so angry that I rushed in and didn’t prepare much, so honestly, it took me a while to climb the wall.

If this plant could be used as an aid, wouldn’t it be much more useful?

I need to think about this seriously.

*

“It’s really wonderful to trust each other.”

Adele said, looking at me and Amelia.

Even after I finished thinking about plants, Amelia saw me wandering around the room lost in my thoughts and suggested that I get some fresh air for the first time in a while.

Not only will we get some fresh air, but we will also spend time with the wolves that will be accompanying us.

As usual, we went to the forest with a lot of raw meat, distributed it to the wolves, and while we were stroking their heads, Adele saw us and said that.

“Is that so?”

“Yes. When Elsie calls those kids, she never seems to think, ‘They won’t come.’ Those kids always come running without any doubt.”

that… … Well, honestly, I think it’s because of my abilities.

At first, I thought it was simply about removing the boundary between me and nature, but these days, my thoughts are slowly changing.

If it contributes to the intelligence of animals, it may indeed be able to have an effect on humans, as the Lord of Logma Tower said.

Maybe he’s already crazy. I don’t feel like finding out about it.

“No, that’s not what I meant.”

But Adele seemed to have some idea of what I was thinking when she saw my expression.

“No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like it’s simply because of her abilities. If Elsie’s abilities were for dominating nature, wouldn’t these kids have shown interest in her like that?”

“… … .”

Sure enough, the wolves would come towards me, rub against me, and put their heads in my hands. They were much bigger than me, so if they hadn’t been distracted by Adele and Amelia, they would have run from one to another. In fact, it was like that all the time when I was little.

“It was said that the Druid’s abilities were inherited from the abilities of the giants who lived in harmony with nature.”

Amelia helped from the side.

“ Since we are living ‘together’, it is not the ability to forcefully rule. There is still no need to take the words of the Magic Tower to heart. People who think politically tend to think politically about all the laws of the world.◦ #◦

is it?

Still, hearing Amelia’s words made me feel a little more at ease.

“In the first place, if Elsie had really continued to spread her abilities to the world, there would have been no one like the crown prince. There is no reason why people with those druid abilities would have disappeared.”

“Now that I think about it, why did all the druids disappear?”

Adele tilted her head and said.

“Among the members of the Delki clan, Elsie is the only one with druid abilities, right? Why didn’t that ability become mainstream within the clan?”

“Now that so much time has passed, it’s just speculation… … .”

Amelia said, smiling brightly at me.

“ Since it is the ability to live together, they probably thought that there was no need to maintain that ability in the end. Once everyone started living together, it would have been an ability that was no longer needed.”

“… … .”

When I think about it again, that was Delkisi’s method.

Living immersed in nature and not blocking anyone who comes. Even if they have different social statuses, they are willing to cooperate if necessary.

Nature doesn’t lie.

Maybe those words are the truth that we learned while living together. If we hide our feelings and hide the truth from each other, eventually a wall will form between people and they will separate.

Although it wasn’t something I should say, having told so many lies to Amelia so far.

“That’s a great guess.”

Adel also smiled and answered Amelia.

*

Rumors began to circulate in the noble family.

There is a rumor that the crown prince himself visited Baron Gavin, who caused the controversy last time.

And the rumor is that he found out something from Baron Vienna.

And, the rumor is that nobles began to find out about the rumor through the information guild.

Well, the last ‘and’ was the truth rather than a rumor.

“In a marriage between nobles, the flaw of the family is fatal. A person’s flaw may be overshadowed by the economic and political benefits that will be gained by marrying that person, but a person’s strengths alone cannot cover up the flaw of the entire family.”

Amelia explained it that way.

“In particular, if there is a rumor going around that ‘there may be friction with neighboring countries when you get married,’ it means that you will not be a daughter that is acceptable to the royal family that rules a country.”

“Honestly, I feel a little sorry.”

“That’s right. In the end, it will tarnish Diane’s reputation. But will Diane really care?”

“No.”

At my words, Amelia smiled and nodded.

“Right? Because the person Diane likes is already Adele.”

And, in this world, the scandal of someone loving the same sex was a disgrace that could not be washed away.

“Isn’t it wonderful? To be able to run away and give up everything like honor for love.”

Amelia’s eyes were sparkling as she said that.

… … Amelia, will you do the same for me?