156 Quiet story Xmas1

In my former world, Christmas was a day that had nothing to do with me.

Basically, it was work work work work.

The next day was a day to buy a cheap cake from a cake shop and eat it alone.

But now, there is no such thing as a lonely Christmas for me!

Wendy, Shiloh, Aina, Sorte, and Renge.

How could I not enjoy Christmas with these adorable, lovely girls!

But there is one problem.

To begin with, Christmas is a festival that celebrates the birth of Christ.

Yes.

There is no Christ in this world.

In other words, there is no Christmas in another world!

You know what I mean?

A day that in the original world I thought was even a curse would turn into a happy day if I did it now, but that day itself is not there.

Is it right for this to happen?

No! Absolutely not!

'Yes!　So we're doing Christmas!

He clapped his hands and made a declaration to the five people gathered in the living room.

They all looked at each other with a blank expression, but it was natural.

After all, they don't know about Christmas.

What is the meaning of Christmas?

'Good question, Wendy. Christmas is.....

Oh, uh, what?　What should I say if you ask me?

'Hmmm ... a day to eat cake and a fancy dinner ...?'

Hm!　White is for it!　I'm doing Christmas!

And then there's the whole thing of handing out presents to the kids.

'How ... is it ... acceptable to distribute it to everyone in the orphanage?

'Yeah, of course. I might as well give them out to those kids.

Then I'm with you!

Aina has been donating a lot of money from her quests to orphanages and other places that are not very well run.

'Right. I'm sure those kids will be happy to hear that it's one of those days.

Right!　If you give them too much, they will get angry at you for giving them too much, so it's okay if it's that kind of day!

"Then we'll invite everyone from the orphanage to our house for a party!　We can have all the food we want, and it'll be easy to give them gifts.

Are you sure?

'It's a happy day!　Let's have a big crowd!

Well, let's have some fun anyway!

And then there's Wendy.

I need to ask Wendy a favor...

If it's a request from your master, I'd be happy to oblige.

'I know!　Then we need a costume!　I'll draw you a picture later and I want you to look at it and make enough for all the people!

Dressed for Santa, of course!

Like a mini!　Let's think of a design that shows off all the shoulders or something!

I'm fine with reindeer.

Because pretty clothes are meant to be worn by the ladies!

'The rest ... is the fir tree and the decorations. I can make the decorations with my smelting, but what about the fir tree...

What is a fir tree, my lord?

Do you have any idea what kind of tapered, jagged, green coniferous tree it is?

If it's anything like that, I'm pretty sure it was in the depths of the forest.

Then we'll get it ourselves.

I appreciate that, but isn't that a bit dangerous in the deep end?

Okay, I'll go with you.

'Right. If White's there, we'll have Aina and Renge to carry us, while White and I take out the enemy, and we'll be fine.

All right, then. We'll go the day after tomorrow. It's a bit of a rush, but let's each do our best!

"...oh!

We can finish distributing the work.

Me, decorating, cooking and preparing presents.

Wendy, clothes.

White, aina, sorte, spikenard, and fir tree.

I'm going to need a few more hands.

Well I suppose I could use some help.

Let's involve everyone who can make it, anyway.

Well, the first thing we need to do is to go shopping.

Oh, I'll take care of your stuff.

Ha, you're super awful to have a hero to carry your pack, aren't you?

No...I don't want to be the only one who has to go without, so let me help you.

First of all, I approached Hayato and the others.

Hayato replied in two words, "Let's do it! I was eager to get on with it, so I had Chris take charge of the cooking, and Mee and Letty went with Aina and the others to the deep end to get the fir tree.

I asked Emily to help me dress with Wendy.

Since there are more people, the number of Santa outfits to prepare has increased, and when I told Hayato of my intentions, Hayato and I secretly shook hands passionately.

The girls, and moreover, the high level ones, wore Santa clothes as a group.

If this doesn't get me excited, I think I should quit being a man.

'What are you buying first?'

'Well.....

So that would be the magic stone of light.

'And then there's the big bells, after all.

Then use the metal, I have plenty of it.

Oh, thank God.

'And then there's that.......maybe some glitter balls or something?

'Oh that..... That's a colorful guy. Can we make one out of colored glass?

'Oh!　We need stars, too!　The stars that adorn the top of the fir tree!

'Oh!　I usually don't put up a Christmas tree, so I forgot about it!　That's important!

Wow, that's quite a lot of stuff to build when you think about it........

We've got presents to give, and this one looks like we're short on hands........

''So you've called me in?

Please!　Mr. Rhett!

Before Hayato and I went shopping, we came to the Alchemist's Guild.

We decided to ask Leet-san, who was sitting at the reception desk there with a bored look on her face, to help us out.

''........Huh. Well, that's fine. But it will be after the Alchemist Guild's business is over, so I can't make too much, right?

'To some extent, that's fine!　Oh, and there's plenty of good food on the day of the party!

...and sweets?

'Of course!　That's because I plan to make so much, more than I can eat!

Sounds like a very interesting story to me.

Here comes Rainrich!

But if I tell him, will he make them for me?

I won't help you.

"Could you not read my mind...

He's struck first.

Isn't the timing too exquisite?

But I'll give you the lease. It's going to be the day after tomorrow. I'll give you guys until then and start cooking at his house.

Are you sure?

Okay. But I'll go out for sweets and food, too.

'Oh, of course!　You must come!

No way!

Now we can leave most of the decorations to Mr. Leet!

After a brief explanation, Leet immediately understood and asked me to go ahead and start making it with the materials I have in my alchemy room at my house.

Now the tree decorations are okay.

But the house itself also needs to be decorated.

Well, I guess I should go ask them to help me.

So help me out!

That's fine. I'm free.

Oh?　Are you sure?

What? Did you think I'd say no?

That's true. Darwin's basically a busy man.

When I headed to the Darwin family, I was able to meet Darwin right away thanks to Hayato's presence.

Hayato doesn't seem to think well of Darwin, but I have to say that he's a competent person, so much so that his abilities are quintessential.

''Well, as long as we leave it to Meira or Dharma around, there should be no problem.

'I'll tell them what to think. Also, tell them to make it as easy as possible to clean up after the party.

Oh. I'll come with you, so be sure to get a good meal.

I'm on it. Yeah, you can bring me a gift if you want. You're a rich guy, you must have something.

'What's that... oh, yeah. I have some things I don't want, and I'll take them to get rid of my inventory.

''Well we're not allowed to have anything dangerous. The kids from the orphanage will be here, so just make it normal.

I'm with you. I'm not going to be a threat to a hero.

''Well yes. If you bring me something weird, I'll deal with you.

Hayato, with such hostility....

Did something actually happen between the two of them?

But I'm afraid to ask Hayato's face is a bit strained, because it's not a sight you see very often.......

Well, now, I guess my main dish is cooking.

Cooking.........cooking?

After all, chicken is a must, and with a large number of people in attendance, you want to make a huge cake that looks good.

I'd like to make a bûche de Noël, but chocolates aren't easy to come by yet.

Let's just make a cake that's stacked like a wedding cake.

It's so sad, isn't it?

'Whoa!　Surprise!

'I miss you. Why won't you ask me to join you?

Yassis.... I didn't hear you just now!

Oh, Lord Hayato was aware of me, wasn't he?

Yes, well. But I didn't notice it until I was closer.

I'll get you a present too. May I join you?

'Oh, yeah. I rather didn't expect you to come...

'What do you mean, sir? Do you think I won't take part in all this fun?　I'd love to take my family there.

Family!

Yashis' family........

I'm pretty sure they have kids, right?

I'd like to have a look at it anyway.

Then why don't you go get him?　We'll have a fancy meal, and we'll have presents for the kids.

Are you sure?

Yeah, sure. I don't care how many people you add to the mix.

Then my wife and I would like about six more people to join us. Oh, I'll take care of the ingredients, so if you can wait at home, I'll have them brought to you right away.

Oh, that's a relief.

Well, I'll make my arrangements and then....

Yeah, well, I'll see you in a day or two!

Most of the people I know in Ains Hale will be there.

But there will be more gifts, and this is sure to be a lively affair.

'Well, what shall we buy?'

Well we'll still have to get the chicken over here and then we'll have to buy the ingredients for the cake.

And it would be disastrous if it wasn't in the ingredients from Yashis.

Besides, we'd have to make the cake early, or we wouldn't be able to make it in time.

'Oh I've got an idea!　Um, could you take me to the spa town?

The spa town?

Ah, Utopora.

'Okay but what are you doing?

Speaking of Christmas it's snowing!

Yeah, I see. Should I help you with that?

No, I'll go to the scene by myself from the spa town, so I'll let you know when I arrive. It would be safer to have you come there as a transfer.

Right. Well, I'll get my winter gear and wait for you.

The way to get it to fall........well, I can handle it.

If we get the discharge (output) right, we should have no problem.

Now then, let's get to the preparations!