14. To the world of farming!
#1 Their story: A certain daughterâs story.
âUwuuuuâŠâŠâ
The fabric covering the windows were cleared away and the bright sunlight attacked my face.
âItâs time to get up.â
And with it came Dadâs voice.
âFive more minutesâŠâŠâ
And I said the same thing I always say whenever I hear that voice.
And,
âHow about no?â
Whoosh!
Dad decisively steals away my precious blanket.
âN, noooâŠâŠâ
Blankets are important.
Theyâre warm. Theyâre soft.
If you duck underneath them you can block the attack of the sunlight, and defend against Dadâs attacks that threaten to wake me up.
âHnnnnghhhâŠâŠâ
But I couldnât regain the blankets again.
No matter much I reached out for the blankets, as small as I was there would be no way I could grab the blankets that were in Dadâs hands.
âFive more⊠five more minutesâŠâŠâ
But just because I lost my blankets that didnât mean that my sleepiness would be going anywhere.
Five minutes. Just five more minutes and this sleepiness would run away~
âYou said five more minutes last time and you didnât get up.â
I did. The reason that sleepiness can be banished is because I can keep sleeping.
Last time I overslept as well and missed breakfast.
So I was scolded by Dad.
âI wonât do it this timeâŠâŠâ
Angry Dad is scary.
He wonât take my hand even if I hold it out for him.
He wonât pat my head.
He wonât wipe me down after we finish bathing either.
He wonât hug me even when I get close to him, and run far away.
He says he doesnât like me at those times.
That⊠is really scary.
So really, just five more minutes.
Iâll get up after just five more minutes of lying down.
âIâll bring in your big sister if you keep lying around like that?â
âIâm up! Ellieâs up! You donât have to call in big sis!â
Big sis is scary.
Normally she takes care of me really well but when sheâs scolding me sheâs even scarier than Dad.
Big sis doesnât get angry like Dad does.
She doesnât scold me, and she doesnât ignore me, either.
She just lightly flicks my forehead.
But it hurts.
It really hurts.
Itâs not that I canât endure pain because Iâm too young.
Itâs just that⊠big sisâs flicks really hurt.
Not just me, but the other naughty children of the village, and the drunk village mister.
And the wild boars that sneakily ate our hard-reared crops.
And although no one else knew, the orcs that were going to invade our village couldnât even fight back against big sisâs finger flick, and were all beaten.
The only one that can stand up to big sisâs finger flicks is Dad.
âAre you awake?â
âMm, Iâm awake. Iâm awakeâŠâŠâ
For a moment I cried a bit. Sheâs a good big sister⊠but sheâs scary.
âAlright, time for breakfast.â
Dad pulled me into a hug, wiped my tears and stroked my head.
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Dadâs hugs are as warm as a blanket so I nearly dozed off again, but since I didnât know when big sis would running in I shook my head and chased away the sleepiness.
âWiing? Ya here Ellis? Letâs eat! Soup tastes the best when itâs hot!â
Big sis yelled, having arrived before us, and was sitting on the chair and swinging her legs.
You have to be careful when big sis swings around her arms and legs like that.
It hurts just getting hit by those legs.
Really!
âHere you are.â
âThanks, Dad!â
âThere, there.â
I got a bowl of warm soup, bread, and vegetables.
Vegetables arenât tasty, but when you sprinkle Dadâs homemade sauce over them they get unbelievably delicious.
âItâs sho good!â
âItâs sho good!â
âEllis, I told you not to copy the way Aru talksâŠâŠâ
âAwu!â
Dadâs finger flick landed cleanly on my forehead.
It doesnât hurt like big sisâs does, but my forehead turned a bit red.
âIâm sorryâŠâŠâ
âThere, there.â
Feeling Dadâs hand pat my head, I ate my breakfast.
Dadâs good at cooking, too.
No matter how awful the ingredients taste, the moment the go through Dadâs hands, they change into a tasty meal.
Dadâs amazing.
Our Dadâs the best dad ever!
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âMm⊠hmmâŠâŠâ
Ellisâ small hand diligently moved her fork as she ate her salad.
Cute. Little children are cute.
-Dint ya say ya didnât like kids?
-Those werenât people.
The children I knew werenât children at all.
The imperial princess who was two years younger than Ellis was already batshit insane, and the kids in the organization that were similar in age to her were also monsters that didnât deserve to be called people.
But our Ellis is different!
I warmly looked over Ellis who was soon turning twelve.
âDoes it taste good?â
âYes, Dad!â
Her pure smile pierced my heart.
Ahh, simple and pure children are cute.
To the point that I was proud of the past me that debated whether to abandon her or not but brought her along in the end.
-And whoâsa one that stopped owner that was seriously gonna abandon her?
-Thank you, goddess.
-Hmph, if you know then bring me more delicious food!
âMoar!â
The metal bat stretched out a hand that held an empty bowl that had once contained soup.
âSure, sure.â
âAh, me, me too!â
Ellis scarfed down the remnants of her soup and held her empty bowl out to me as well.
âYouâre eating especially well today.â
âItâs meat! People havta eat meat!â
No, youâre not a personâŠâŠ
Iâve gotten used to it by now, but I have no idea where food goes in and comes out the other end on that.
âMm! Everything Dad makes is delicious but itâs even more delicious if thereâs meat in it!â
Of course. Meat is the truth.
âAlright, then.â
Seeing as I was getting up anyway, I filled up three bowls of soup, one for myself as well.
I wanted to add a bit of pepper but there was no way that such an expensive spice would be available in this backwater village.
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To make up for it as best as I could I sprinkled a bit of a herb I found nearby, tore up the non-hard bread and dipped it into the soup.
Although I couldnât replicate the bread of my past life, compared to the hard black bread of commoners, my bread is soft and delicious.
âDad⊠are you going to go to the fields after breakfast today as well?â
âYes. Why, do you want to come along?â
âMm! I want to come, too!â
I looked at my adorable daughter whose sparkling eyes indicated how sheâd come to love farming already.
âUweeeeek! Nyooooo! Ellis shad come play wif meeee!â
Her character concept was supposed to be the big sister, but the way she acted was exactly like a little sister pestering her big sister, and I sighed reflexively.
âI, I canâtâŠâŠ I finally have my own field! I⊠I finally have something of my own to protect as well!â
âT, traitor!â
As the metal bat pouted and grumbled, just in case, I warned her.
âYou know what happens if you mess with the fields⊠right?â
âTch.â
If this thing hits the fields, then the crops are done for.
I did hope a bit last time just in case the fields would receive a blessing, but how much did I weep and rage when I saw the crops helplessly dying the next day!
I donât want to see something like that happening ever again.
âIâm bored~â
âEhey, go play on your own!â
After she followed me a few times to the fields and caused numerous incidents, I eventually banned her from all farm work.
This place has good soil and water, a perfect place for the retired life Iâd dreamed of since my past life, but on the flip side, itâs a boring village with no amusement for the metal bat.
At most the wild beasts that threatened to ruin our crops were her outlet to vent.
But not even the wild animals come down anymore in fear of the metal bat.
Meaning, Ellis is the only one that will play with her.
âThen finish the shed.â
âThatâs even more boringâŠâŠâ
âTch.â
As the metal bat drooped face-down on the table, I clicked my teeth in annoyance.
Considering what happened last time, I couldnât even call for the dwarves, and under the pretense of building a shed, was secretly building an escape tunnel, but itâs hard as hell to do it on my own.
Shovelling aside, I wasnât used to swinging a pickaxe so every time I struck down my hands hurt a lot.
âEllis, letâs play~ letâs go up into the mountains and get some tasty meat~â
âM, meat?â
Ellisâs eyes shook at the mention of meat.
The twelve-year old Ellis still prefers meat over vegetables.
In that caseâŠâŠ
âBut, Ellis. Tonightâs dinner⊠was going to be fries?â
âF, fries!â
âKgh?!â
At my announcement Ellisâs eyes widened even more than when she heard about meat.
âEllis⊠you liked potato fries, right?â
âMm, potato fries are tasty! Outside is crunchy, inside is soft and moist!â
âAnd when Dadâs special sauce is added to it?â
âI, invincibleâŠâŠ.â
As if just imagining it made her happy, I cupped her cheeks that were threatening to loosen entirely.â
âBut to make potato fries⊠we need to dig up potatoes first, and Dad needs to take care of the other crops today⊠should we just not have fries today?â
Those words caused Ellisâs face to darken.
Due to using a lot of oil, fried foods were an even rarer special treat than meat was.
âDonât worry! Ellisâll dig up the potatoes! So potato fries tonight!â
âFried vegetables are also good.â
âMm mm!â
âShould we fry some pumpkin tonight as well?â
âP, pumpkin is good!â
âHm⊠if we had some chicken we could make fried chicken as wellâŠâ
âTh, the almighty fried chicken⊠too?â
Having come to the greatness of the almighty fried chicken at an early age thanks to my teachings, Ellie was looking up at me like an apostle seeking salvation from her god.
âBut in order to make that then Dad needs someone to help out?â
âMe! Me! Me!â
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As Ellis jumped up and down, hand high in the air as if sheâd come running into my arms at any moment, I smiled like a winner.
-Howâs that, this is how you conduct negotiations!
-Cheater! You used fried food! And fried chicken at that!
-Who was the one who brought out meat in the first place?
-Roast rabbit is just about all there is in terms of mountain animals, of course thereâs no way I can win if you bring out the chicken!
-Of course, our lord and saviour fried chicken is almighty.
How dare you compare some gamey-stinking rabbit with our lord and saviour fried chicken.
I ignored the metal batâs sharp glare as I began cleaning up the utensils from breakfast.
âNow, Dadâs going to clean up the table, so go change your clothes and get ready, Ellis.â
âYep, I got it.â
Her short legs hurried pitter-patter up the stairs to her room.
âCan I come watch too?â
âAnd kill all the crops again?â
âHaang, itâs not like I meant to do that last time!â
âYou just fell over and the almost the entire corn crop was destroyed.â
âThe earthâs just too weak to receive this goddessâs blessings. Raise it toughaaaaaaaâ
âAnd whose mouth is it thatâs saying such things? Hm? Just how much corn died back then! Apologise! Apologise to all the corn that couldnât go into our bellies because of you!â
âIm sowwweeehhhhaaaâ
When I started stretching her cheeks apart she started apologising.
Her stretchiness is still as superior as ever.
âAs punishment, you are sentenced to dig the tunnel under the basement!â
âWait, thatâs too harsh!â
So it wasnât enough after all?
âHmph, ownerâs been neglecting me too much lately! Ya need some unnis like thâ imperial princess ta start chasing afta ya again to understand my importance!â
âDonât say something scary like that.â
Our fields were only just beginning to stabilise properly.
Unlike the potatoes and corn that had been successful since our first year, weâd only just started to grow wheat and other different vegetables thanks to the assistance of the other villagers, and just when we were finally starting on the road to success, the princess appears!
Just what is the reason that we farm even though it is tough and tiring!
Is it not to feel the satisfaction of harvest!
âHmph, take this goddessâs curse! Ownerâs fieldsâll burn to thâ ground in the future!â
âSuch a horrifying curseâŠâŠ. And if that happens, your meals are also going to burn with them!â
âUwiik! Thatâs no good!â
I ignored the metal bat as she was internally debating revenge against Ellis and I for not playing with her vs her meals, and continued to clean the morning dishes, and just as I finished up, Ellis came back downstairs, having transformed into a perfect image of a little farmer.
âIâm ready, Dad!â
âHm, perfect.â
A straw hat to ward off the sun and sturdy clothes that would let anyone know from a miles away that the wearer was a farmer.
And for the finishing touch, a white scarf around her neck!
âYep, completely perfect!â
Our brightly smiling Ellis was no longer an ordinary 12 year old girl, but a perfect aspiring farmer with three years of experience already under her belt!
âTools?â
âAll ready!â
In her skinny hands was a basket full with all sorts of tools.
âAlright, we are perfectly ready for battle.â
âYes, captain!â
I looked over Ellisâs inexact but adorable salute with a smile.
âTodayâs weather!â
âMister sunshine is bright and sunny! Perfect weather for farming!â
âVery good, todayâs objective!â
âPotatoes and other assorted vegetables! Weâre aiming for ingredients to fry tonight!â
âYes we are, and if we finish up quickly today then Iâll see about going into town for some chickens.â
âYessir! Iâll do my best!â
Excellent, sheâs full of motivation.
âThen move out!â
âMove out!â
âBye bye~â
With the metal batâs half-assed farewells, we started heading towards our fields that welcomed the warm sunlight.
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Four years since escaping from Yugrasia.
We were now full-fledged farmers.
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