375 - - Three hundred and seventy-three things.？プ

After seeing off the spirit kings firmly, we left for the labyrinth city after taking care of some small things in the paradise. Mel and Meral were holding hands until they left the paradise. Their hands were broken by Meral's disappearance when they left the paradise, and the slightly forlorn faces of Mel and Melal were impressive, as if they were watching a movie.

A tragedy of a young girl and a boy torn apart by circumstances beyond their control. It may seem so from the outside. Well, both of them are adults unlike they look, so they quickly changed their minds and went back to normal.

In my case, I could see and touch the spirits, and Gina and the others were also contracted spirits who are very energetic little spirits, so I didn't get this kind of sad atmosphere. I guess looks are important.

After that, Mel asked me to bring her to paradise twice a year, and I agreed, and we enjoyed a leisurely flight, talking about the fun we had in paradise and our plans for the labyrinth city. Until Sylphy murmured a question: .......

"Hey, Yuta. I was wondering if we are going to arrive at the labyrinth city at night. Are the gates open?"

...... Please don't say that when the sun is about to set. Come to think of it, the only time I've ever left the labyrinth city at night was when I kidnapped Gulli and his son, and I've never paid attention to the time the gates close. A world of war and demons. It's hard to imagine that people can come and go as they please.

Well, I did a lot of work after noon, so I left later than usual. A complete mishap. I hope it can't be helped that I took time for Tama-usagi, who finally got to mooch.

"Well, Mel, the ...... gate closes at night, doesn't it?"

"Um, ...... yes. It will be closed."

Mel's awkward expression gave me a bad feeling.　

"By the way, what time do you close?"

"It should close about an hour after dark."

"Sylphy?"

"You're right, we won't make it in time."

Ohfu, what shall we do?　It's not a serious problem, since all of us here are used to camping out, and we're all well-equipped with camping gear, but it's kind of embarrassing. ...... Let's pretend that it's no big deal.

If it's closed, it can't be helped. I can sneak into the labyrinth city or camp in front of the gate. Which do you prefer?"

It's easy to sneak into the labyrinth city if you ask Sylphy to do it. We can stay in the labyrinth city and go back through the gate tomorrow morning.

Master!　I want to stay outside with everyone!"

Marco, who had been listening to the conversation, made the request with an excited look on his face. Gina and the others were surprisingly enthusiastic. Belle and Fukuchan were also looking at me with sparkling eyes, as if they sensed the atmosphere of fun.

It seems that camping out is better than sneaking into the labyrinth city. It's better for education than a subtle and criminal invasion of the labyrinth city, so why don't we all camp together?

"Mel. If we stay outside, we'll have to go straight from camp to work, is that okay?"

"Ah, yes. We had a good rest until today, and there were times when we stayed in the labyrinth and went straight to work, so there was no problem at all.

"I see. Then let's camp in the forest near the labyrinth city today."　

It may not be so different from camping in the labyrinth, but if we camp for the purpose of having fun, it might be interesting, just like camping.

Marco and Kikka shout with joy at my reply. If they are this happy, it makes me feel better about my mistake.

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"Well, we'll camp here today. Tamamo, move the weeds on the ground from the square. After that, Tulu and Uri will work together to level the ground.

We found an open area in the forest near the labyrinth city and decided to prepare an encampment. The atmosphere was a little eerie since the sun had completely set, but we had launched several photoballs, so we should have no problem with our work.

"Where's Beru and the others?"

Belles with sparkling eyes, looking forward to their work. Don't worry. We have plenty of work.

"Belle and Fuchu, you and Marco and Kikka go and pick up some dry wood. Sylphie is making sure that no monsters can get into the area, but be careful of poisonous insects and plant spines and other dangers. Meral, please supervise the little ones."

"Okay. I'll get the firewood. ......"""ho"""waf""......""

I'll get a lot of kikkas too.

"All right, all right. I'll protect you. Don't worry.

The little ones are spiritedly scattering into the forest. We can't have a campfire because we're preparing to camp for the night, but we'd like to have a big bonfire, so please pick up a lot of stuff.

"Master, what are me and Sara going to do?"

What should I do?

"We're going to have a barbecue, so Gina, Sarah, and Mel, you're going to help me. I'll give you the ingredients for the barbecue, and you can cut them up and put them on skewers.

"I see. A barbecue. Sounds like fun.

If we are just going to make camp, the food in the magic bag is fine, but if we are going to have fun camping, we need to prepare the food well. Curry is a typical camping dish, but it's not possible this time. I would like to try to make curry powder with Dory's help.

Tamamo moves the plants, and Tul and Uri level the ground and set up a magic tent and a base of operations for me. Then we can set up portable toilets outside ...... and camp in a place that looks more luxurious than the camps of my childhood.

Well, ...... glamping and other luxury camping is popular in Japan, so I guess it's not that luxurious compared to that. I wondered what camping was like when I saw on TV that you can go there with nothing and a cook will cook for you.

"Yoo-tah, I got a lot of stuff!" "Cue!"

Belle and Lane came back with a lot of kindling floating in the wind. They picked up quite a lot, as they say, a lot.

"Belle, Rain, wait a minute. Let's see, Tulu, we're going to have a bonfire in the center of the plaza, so please make a simple enclosure out of dirt to make it easier for us to build a fire.

I'm on it.

Tulu quickly builds an enclosure around my words. Hmm?　Since we were camping, would it have been more fun if we had all laid out stones to make an enclosure?　...... Since we're camping on short notice this time, a little efficiency shouldn't be a problem. If everyone likes today's camp, we can do a real camp next time.

"Thanks Tulu. Belle and Rain, please set up a campfire next to the enclosure Tulu made for us."

Yes. - Cue.

Belle and Rain happily put down the firewood and came running to me with big smiles on their faces. I guess this means I should give them a compliment. I pat Belle and Rain firmly and praise them.

"Next time..."

Next?　Oh, you're asking what's next. We've got more kindling than just Belle and Rain, and if we send them out to get some more kindling, we're going to run out of kindling. However, it is hard to say that there is no work for two motivated people.

"...... So, can you assemble the firewood you picked up into a burnable assembly?"

"I'll do it!"

Before I know it, Flair is back, chest out with the firewood in his hands. With the moon on his head and the firewood on top of the moon, it's an indescribable sight.

"What's your cue?"

"What's the difference?"

...... you heard the word flammable and thought it was your cue without really understanding what we were talking about. Flare may be a little too assumptive. Once again, I explain to him that we should build the firewood so that it burns easily.　

"You're in control!""" ......""vermoo""cue.""

"Yes, please."

With a "wow" feeling, Bell and the others headed for the enclosure and began to lay out the firewood with a lot of hustle and bustle. Flare started with the smallest one! The fire seems to be going well. That's the spirit of fire!

I'll go help Gina and the others. Sarah and the others are growing up and Belle and Fukuchan eat a lot. We'll have to prepare a lot of food.

Oak meat and onions, ruffbird meat and green peppers...... Oh, the little spirits can't eat green peppers. But Gina and her friends can eat them. ...... Well, we can divide them up. For Belle's portion, I'll stick a pumpkin that will taste sweeter when it's baked.

What about other meats like ...... giant dears and ...... hmmm, dragon meat?　I'm sure it's tasty, but if we serve dragon meat, orc meat and rough bird meat will be lost in the haze.

I'd better not serve dragon meat. Call me poor, but barbecuing with dragon meat seems extravagant to me.

Yuta, are you sure you want to leave it alone?

"Hmm?"

If you look in the direction Sylphy points her finger, ...... maybe it's not a good ......?　Why are the firewood piled so high?

The little spirits, Marco and Kikka, looking somewhat nervous, are carefully piling up the branches. When one of them puts down a branch, the little ones who are watching around them cheer.

They are supposed to be preparing for a bonfire, but before they know it, they have started to enjoy piling them up as if it were a game.

With ...... Rain, there will be no fire, and the bonfire is just to create an atmosphere, so let's just leave it as it is.

"It's not what we planned, but it's hard to tell the little ones to stop now when they're having such a good time. Let's just agree that it's a campfire-like event.

"Is that okay?"

Sylphy looks at me with a dazed look, as if she sees an unfortunate father who has a soft spot for his children.

"I think it's a good ......."

"Yeah?　Well, if that's okay with Yuta, then fine."

After all, as a master and a contractor, do I need to be a little more demanding?　But the spirits are very nice, Marco and Kikka are usually very hardworking, and even now they are just playing a little funny.

They have come out of the slum and are able to enjoy various things on their own will, so it's not right to get angry over something like this. As I always think, it is difficult to educate children.

Anyway, you know what? Let's make lots of skewers. If we let them eat as much as they can, and keep the time for training and the time for fun separate, they will grow up to be fine adults. They say "learn well, play well, eat well, and rest well.