episode_0204

“Ziena, Amy. Let’s go have fun!”

Early in the morning, he caught two people looking disheveled and trying to go to the bathroom and told them to go out and play. Even though Gienna and Amy had their own work to do, it was okay to take a day off.

Since I was doing everything related to me anyway, it was easy to take a break. The store had already hired additional employees, so things ran smoothly for a day or two even without Jiena, and the mercenary guild didn’t have much work for Amy to begin with.

Anyway, perhaps because the minds of the two people who received the suggestion to go out like that were still half wandering in dreamland, there was no response right away. But soon, a reaction appeared as if he had come to his senses.

“Want to play? I like it!”

“Boss. Aren’t you busy today?”

And, the reactions of the two people were different. Amy was happy at the thought of playing together for the first time in a long time, and Jienna looked at me as if asking if I was busy.

Jiena seemed to be worried that I was busy these days, not only with my several trips to the capital, but also with my research journal in my studio.

But now that I had some free time, I looked at Jiena and shook my head.

“I have some free time from now on. As you two know, the village chief has become undead, right? To be exact, it’s the Living Dead. Anyway, thanks to you, I have some free time. I entrusted all the tasks that normally had to be done through me, or tasks that I could not entrust due to trust issues. ”

Thanks to the village chief, who is showing off his competence after becoming the Living Dead, he has a lot of free time.

This is thanks to the fact that I can now entrust without burden the things I used to worry about, such as what would happen if I betrayed them even if just by chance. Moreover, even if I wanted to collaborate with Hive Mind, I had to do it through myself, but now that I can collaborate with Hive Mind on my own, I have more freedom.

“Then I’m glad.”

Whatever the reason, Jiena smiled softly and crossed her arms, as if she was glad that I had some free time.

However, Amy was smiling a little awkwardly.

“Wouldn’t that be too much of a pampering of older people? … ?”

Unlike Jienna, who had the appearance of an adult even when the village chief, who was about to die, was just born and crawling, Amy still had a human way of thinking. It seemed awkward to take care of an old man.

It was especially awkward because the old man was the village chief who scolded and gave snacks when he was a child.

“What do you think? He says he likes it. And now, I guess I have transcended my age.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

Still, perhaps because he didn’t understand, he nodded and didn’t say anything more about the village chief.

Instead of saying something, Amy gently hugged Jiena’s other arm.

“So, where are you going?”

“Boss. I want to ride a wyvern.”

“I didn’t think about where I was going… … . First of all, shall we ride the zombie wyvern and go to the elf area? Last time I saw it, it looked like you took good care of it.”

Jienna and Amy, who were hugging each other with their arms, nodded as if it wasn’t a bad thing.

They both enjoyed riding a zombie wyvern, and they also preferred to relax in the quiet and comfortable atmosphere of the elf zone.

After very simply deciding where to go to play, we got ready to leave right away. I cleaned up my messy face because I hadn’t washed it yet, and put on clean clothes.

Afterwards, he got on one of the zombie wyverns lying dead in the corner of the garden and immediately flew into the sky.

We moved to the elf area in the cool breeze in the morning and were treated to a meal by the elves who were preparing breakfast. Although we showed up unexpectedly without even warning, the elves welcomed us warmly and happily served us a meal.

In particular, I don’t know if it was because he had rescued several elves while visiting the capital for the council, but he seemed very happy to see them.

“Oh, this cheese is pretty delicious?”

“Right? This is cheese made from milk that I asked for from Jiena a while ago. It would become more delicious if aged, but there is no suitable place for ripening in the climate of this region.”

Thanks to this, I was able to eat some pretty delicious cheese. It was so delicious that it was hard to describe the texture as it melted and disappeared in your mouth.

In addition, there were many vegetables grown and cultivated by the elves themselves, and they were very tasty.

“Lord. Thank you so much.”

However, as we were finishing our breakfast full of delicious food, Rajbub and other elves suddenly bowed their heads.

“What?”

“You saved four of our people this time. I feel like I should say thank you… … .”

“What is gratitude? I’m going to eat it all anyway.”

“Still. If the lord had not saved our people, it would have been very difficult both physically and mentally.”

“If you are grateful, repay it by working hard.”

It was awkward to receive a thank you even though I had brought him here with the intention of making a very frugal use of him. So I gave a curt answer and began to relax leisurely.

Of course, I meant rest, but it was more like hanging out with Gienna and Amy on either side of me.

Following Jienna, who picked small wildflowers and woven them into a ring, I burst out laughing when I saw Amy making such a mess that I couldn’t tell if it was a ring or not.

Along the way, we watched the elves tending various crops. Among the newly joined elves, there seemed to be one who could use spirits, and there were more spirits than before, floating in the air in the field and working hard.

“Is that really amazing every time I see it? It’s not magic, but it looks like magic.”

“So, it is said that there was a time in the past when elemental magic was called elemental magic. I also heard this when I was young, learning about spirits. Even now, among older elves, there are some who call elemental magic “spirit magic.””

Jienna chatted happily, explaining various things to Amy, who seemed to have many interesting things. He gave appropriate answers to questions I was curious about, and sometimes brought up related stories first.

However, perhaps because it was a story based on curiosity, the conversation soon ran out of topics. The conversation focused on things that Amy would be curious about right away, but when the topic was dropped, there were moments where the conversation stopped.

It wasn’t like our relationship would become awkward just because we didn’t say anything, but I still didn’t want to remain blank, so I got up.

“Shall we go for a walk? The elves also get nervous when we are there, so it can be a hindrance to their work.”

“Walking? Okay, to help with digestion, let’s walk for a bit.”

“Boss. Then go around to the front. The path was created as the compatriots took a walk.”

As Jiena was in charge of the elves, she seemed to have a keen knowledge of the elf territory. We immediately got up from our seats and walked slowly along the path Gienna had mentioned. I don’t know if it was because it was a path for elves to take a walk, but the plants around were growing quite nicely.

Plants with juicy fruits were planted here and there, so it was good to quench your thirst, and there were quite a few birds whose chirping sounds you could hear, so it was quite enjoyable to hear.

Zienna and Amy seemed to do the same, smiling softly and gently squeezing my hand.

A soft yet warm hand wrapped around mine, and for no reason I felt better. Then I took a quick look around. Perhaps because the other elves were working hard managing their crops, there was no one around. The only life force that could be felt was weak, like that of birds or insects.

After realizing that there was no one around, I immediately pulled Gienna and Amy, who were holding my hand, and held them in my arms.

“Kya! president. Wow, why suddenly… … ?”

“Ziena, Amy. Is there anyone around right now?”

“Heek?!”

I held them both in my arms and subtly wrapped my hands around their waists, and they both jumped out of my arms in surprise.

It was such a sad situation that I unconsciously lost strength in my shoulders.

“If you run away like that, will you get hurt? Because of you, when I returned from the capital, I pushed away a female elf who approached me secretly.”

“… … Still, you can’t go outside. Instead, I’m satisfied with this for now.”

“… … that’s right. It’s a little different outside. They say they are seeing all the plants too.”

I deliberately exaggerated my sullen appearance, and Amy and Gienna flinched. With that, he came into my arms again and gently pressed his lips to both cheeks before pulling away.

Since I didn’t intend to do anything outdoors in the first place, I was satisfied with that. I tried to calm down the corners of my mouth that were trying to make a sly smile and held Jienna and Amy’s hands again.

“Ah, boss. But what you said earlier.”

“What? Oh, you said a female elf approached you? don’t worry. Because I really didn’t even touch it.”

“No, that’s not it. Mai asked me to tell the boss that she was sorry, but I forgot for a moment.”

“My?”

“‘My Kira’ is the compatriot that the boss rescued from the capital this time. He said he was sorry for misunderstanding the boss and asked me to tell him.”

I was able to figure out who the elf was when I came from the capital and the story that they misunderstood me.

It was the elf who almost fell free on top of the zombie wyvern after pushing away the approaching female elf.

“Ziena. What does that mean? It’s a misunderstanding, did something happen?”

“It’s not a big deal, but it’s a bit difficult to say… … .”

“Tell me why!”

“On the first night back from the capital, Mai misunderstood the boss as a sodomite. I thought you liked men because you pushed women away… … .”

After hearing Jienna explain without any time to stop her, Amy turned her head and looked at me. Of course, it was not a shocked expression, but a playful expression that wanted to tease.

Amy, who looked like she was about to burst into laughter at any moment, tried to hold back her laughter and appeared to be serious for no reason.

“Andrew! It’s not like I have to compete with a man because I’m not the same woman, right?”

“They say it’s a misunderstanding. Misunderstanding.”

Even though Gienna said she was sorry for clearly misunderstanding, Amy shook her head when she tried to tease her, and just grabbed her soft cheek and pulled it. Ugh, I made a sound and tapped the back of my hand as if I was going to surrender.

When I let go of my hand, I burst into laughter at the sight of Amy rubbing her slightly red cheek.

“You will never have to compete with men in your life.”

He declared, rubbing his cheek and gently flicking his finger at his nose, which was becoming more prominent. Amy clicked her tongue slightly as if she was not amused and pressed and rubbed her red cheeks.

But then, a message was delivered from the village chief who had become the Living Dead. At first, I couldn’t understand the meaning properly, as if I hadn’t fully adapted yet, but it wasn’t long before I was able to grasp the meaning.

[My lord. An envoy from the Viscounty of Tar has arrived.]

The message the village chief was trying to convey was that Viscount Tar had sent someone to me.