episode_0304

“Are you really on vacation for a week?”

“yes.”

“oh!”

“hurray!”

Together with Gabriel, he relayed to his friends what he had heard from Captain Rebecca.

In order to deliver this news to Fran, who was being forced to sleep(?), I had no choice but to stop confining him to the dorm.

“It’s almost time to go on vacation. right?”

“that’s right. “Just thinking about going on vacation makes my fatigue go away.”

I couldn’t help but welcome it because I was finally able to relieve the physical and mental stress that had been building up knowingly or unknowingly.

Since it was not a day or two, but a week of vacation, you will be able to rest well.

“But what happens here if we go?”

If monsters are left alone, they multiply at an alarming rate.

“I also received that, and when we go on vacation, we will start using the purification solution that the boss made.”

“Oh oh! “Then, you can rest in peace.”

“But what should I do? “I can’t think of anything else worth doing.”

“I guess I should go home first, right?”

The first vacation I received after enlisting was to go home and reunite with my family.

Especially in my case, I felt like my dad would wait patiently.

When I got home, I thought he would probably be really annoying and pester me to tell him what happened in the military.

“And then what?”

“The best way to rest is to do nothing.”

I nodded, strongly agreeing with Gabriel’s words.

“I’m more bothered when I’m at home. Anyway, I think I would want to come out in a day or two to see my family. If everyone has nothing else to do on vacation, would you like to go to the villa with me? “It was great when we went out to play!”

“Would you like to go out and have fun?”

“Hmm, well… .”

I thought my friends would be happy if I asked them to go out to play, but their reaction was more muted than I expected.

I had no idea something terrible would happen that would leave me stuck at home for a whole week!

“It’s fun to play together anyway.”

“Of course it’s good to play together. But it seems like each kid has their own schedule?”

“I think I need to spend some personal time. “I haven’t been able to visit the church for a long time, so there will be a lot of things to take care of when I go.”

“I will also spend some personal time. “I’m sorry, but I want you to leave it out.”

It wasn’t a big deal because I expected Gabriel to be removed, but I didn’t expect Franc to be left behind because he had to manage the church.

“What, you’re not going to the general store?”

“I think we may not have enough time… .”

“This is the fish you just caught, right? “You’re saying you won’t feed the fish you catch.”

“yes?!”

“So you’re saying you won’t go see the boss. Tsk, I thought of course Fran would go with me.”

“sorry.”

It was their first vacation, and everyone seemed to be planning to spend their time spread out.

Although I felt a bit regretful, I said that there was nothing I could do.

“Then, shall we just spend this vacation alone?”

I had no choice but to tell the kids what they wanted.

“Okay… peel?”

“Are you okay? “You seem disappointed.”

“no. are you okay. “I’m going to stay home for a while and then go to the general store.”

“But Fran, are you really not going to the general store?”

Fran shook his head in response to Shine’s question.

“If I have time, I’d like to stop by at least once, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to.”

“… okay?”

After Franc’s outrageous remarks, Shine sometimes showed a cautious side.

If we had ignored it, we would have thought it was a joke, but Shine’s attitude made us think that it was not a joke.

In the end, just as Fran guessed, Shine also has feelings for the boss!

‘Is the boss that attractive as a man?’

To me, my boss is more like a reliable father than my immature father.

When I think about it now, it didn’t make sense to hire the boss as a mercenary for just a few pennies.

‘Why would someone so rich work as a mercenary? ‘You just wanted to help me.’

Because he is that kind of person, I developed trust in him, and we have remained close to him until now.

He’s such a good person that I won’t regret getting to know him.

“I think I’ll stop by the general store before going home.”

“You go to the general store before home?”

“huh. “I’m thinking of doing that, but is it okay?”

Just as we asked Captain Rebecca if we could go to the general store, Shine was also asking Fran if it was okay.

I asked because I thought it might interfere with Rebecca’s ability to spend time with the boss, but in Shine’s case, the situation was a bit different.

“Of course I’m fine.”

Fran happily answered Shine’s cautious question.

“Don’t look at me. “If you keep doing this, I’ll be upset.”

“No, no, but how can I do that?”

Shine, who seems to have realized his feelings thanks to Fran’s words, has not yet been able to reveal his true feelings to us.

Not only was he busy killing monsters, but it seemed difficult to confess honestly to Fran.

‘Sometime, I have to make a proper place and let them clean it all out.’

By the way, does that mean you don’t go to general stores other than Shine?

Isn’t this a hideout where our precious memories are buried?

I thought I should go when I have time, but I feel disappointed because no one seems to have any ideas.

“Are you really not going to stop by the general store? “Except Gabriel!”

I said as I saw Gabriel raise his hand to say something.

“I was going to go with you.”

“Oh~! Vine! After all, there’s only you!”

I was moved by Baine’s words and jumped up into his arms.

“Tsk!”

“Hehehe.”

He lifts my body and hugs me without any sign of difficulty.

After enjoying the stable embrace for a while, he came down and pointed his finger at the other kids.

“Okay, then Fran said he would go last, so let’s go on the middle date so that things don’t overlap at all.”

“Really? “Everyone seems to want to spend personal time with the boss, so let’s avoid it.”

“Isn’t it like that?!”

“Are you saying no while stuttering like that? “It’s consistent that our kids can’t lie.”

Shine’s face turned bright red as Baine said this while giggling.

“ah! You’re going to meet a guy you like, but you can’t create a cozy atmosphere if you go with a friend, so you decided to go alone! Wow, I didn’t know this? I wasn’t considerate enough. Sorry.”

“no. “No!!!”

“Hehehe.”

It was fun to try to hide something that everyone already knew.

Shine knows that we all know.

Still, it’s fun because you try so hard to hide it.

‘I’m glad Fran gave permission. If you hadn’t told me first, the atmosphere would have gotten really weird.’

As it happened, it ended up being neatly organized with Shine going to the general store in the first place, himself and Baine in the middle, and Franc going to the general store in the end.

“But Fran, aren’t you going to the church and working all week?”

The only thing I was worried about during my vacation was Fran, who would go to the church and spend the whole week there.

“yes? Since I have a lot of responsibility as the head of the church, there are a lot of things I have to pay attention to… .”

It wasn’t long before he got scolded for not taking a break, so Fran was speechless.

“I’m worried that I might be spending the vacation I was given to rest and spend working like I did today.”

“I know that I shouldn’t use my abilities carelessly outside. “I will be careful.”

It wasn’t trustworthy at all.

If there was a patient in front of me and I wasn’t going to use my abilities, I wouldn’t have to worry about this.

“There’s so much church work behind that I can’t even go to the general store.”

“I’m going to get some rest. Do not worry.”

“I will check everything. “Is that okay?”

“yes. “I will sleep well and get enough rest.”

“You must sleep 8 hours a day.”

“Isn’t 8 hours too long…? ?”

“Then 7 hours! I’m really going to have a good rest. It’s not just Fran, it’s the same for you all. They said that if I go on vacation for a week, I have to work really hard from then on. Okay, everyone?”

“all right.”

“I’m going to go under the covers and not come out all day.”

Be sure to get enough rest before returning.

That was the only thing I was worried about, so it was a relief to get promises from everyone.

※ ※ ※

Late at night, I received a visit from Thalia for the first time in a long time.

The reason she came to see me was to let me know that she had given the kids a vacation.

Of course, I think the bigger purpose was to use that as an excuse to drink.

“It’s delicious.”

Drinking with her was a fun time with no reason to refuse, so I gladly set up a drinking party.

And when I took a sip of the alcohol I brought today, I realized that I had brought something precious.

After drinking often with Thalia, I am now able to tell the size of the alcohol when I pour it down my throat, even if I don’t know what brand it is.

In addition, Thalia, who has a lot of knowledge about alcohol, readily shared various knowledge about the alcohol she brought with her, so her knowledge has increased, albeit in a vague way.

“I was worried because it’s been a while since I came here. braided?”

“Good.”

visor!

I lightly clinked my glass with her.

We used to talk about many things while drinking, but the main ones were inevitably related to work.

“I’m excited about finally being able to use purification fluid in earnest.”

“If Princess Mona hadn’t used her strength, when would it have started?”

“I think it would have taken at least another year or two.”

“under.”

Thalia said it was a year or two, but it could have been longer than that.

“There’s something I’ve never understood for a long time: If you can purify the land with a purifying liquid, it will be beneficial to the nobles. So why are we opposed to purification?”

“I’m anxious. Because I don’t want and am afraid that the current peace will be shattered if I rashly touch the contaminated area. “After all, nothing lasts forever.”

“Oh~”

“It is fortunate that thanks to Princess Mona, we were able to put the purification liquid into action sooner than expected.”

“The changes that the nobles would hate have already begun, but it looks like they can’t come to their senses even after experiencing the monster wave.”

It was a change that was already anticipated from the moment the talented SSR children enlisted.