434 - - Episode 432 Souvenirs to Cherry Blossoms

Sara told me the details of her story while we were returning to paradise. The story was much harsher than I had expected, and Gina cried before Sara could cry. I was moved too, but I managed to keep my composure because Gina started crying first. I know that my anger sometimes subsides when other people get angry suddenly, but it seems to apply to sadness as well.

"Aww."

When we arrived at the paradise, Sakura came barreling toward us at a high speed. I manage to catch her and she is in my arms, making a happy fuss. I stroke her with all my might since she seems to have made me feel lonely.

I've heard about Sara's past just a little while ago, so I'm feeling the difference in emotion.

"Sakura. Gina and I bought some souvenirs for Sakura.

"Oh, yeah!"

The word "souvenir" causes Sakura's tension to skyrocket. Souvenirs are always a powerful word, even in another world.

Sakura pulls her clothes on quickly, but I can't spread out the souvenirs now.

Sakura. I haven't finished greeting everyone yet. Go play with Belle and the others."

"Mwah."

Sakura flew away, leaving a frustrated look on her face. She's got a lot of emotion for a baby. Huh?　Is it because he is a baby that he expresses so much emotion?　Well, I don't care either way.

"Hey, guys, I'm home."

I greet Dine, Nomos, Dolly, If, and Vita who greeted me on my way home. Normally, Dine is the first to talk to me, but since Sakura rushed into the room, she seems to have been standing by and watching over me. She's like a big sister in this way.

Come to think of it, Ruby and the others usually greet one or two of us, but I wonder if they are busy today.

"Did you notice anything unusual while I was gone?"

I finished greeting everyone a little curiously and asked them about their paradise while they were away.

"Hmmm. Not much has changed in paradise, but Sake Island has been very popular even while Yuta was gone. Ruby and her friends are still helping out and so are her sisters. Yuta! Black-chan has asked for more employees. He wants to open more stores."

Sake Island is very popular. Looking at all the great spirits who have signed on, I don't need to ask why. Ruby and the others aren't here because they're helping out on Sake Island.

"But why are they so busy?　We're supposed to limit the number of people, right?"

There is also a limit on the amount of spirit money you can buy, so you can't stay that long, can you?

"There are so many kinds of liquors that it's quite confusing, trying to decide which one to drink, trying to enjoy the ruby rice while you're at it, and trying to get feedback on the taste from the spirits who drank the liquors."

My question was easily answered by If. I see, it's alcohol. Usually spirits have common sense, but when alcohol is involved, Sylphy and the others change their personalities. And with so many of them coming, it's going to be confusing. The reason why they didn't have any problems when I was there might be because they didn't want to be bothered by me.

"......At any rate, I understand the addition of the employees and the store. Tell Mr. Black he's free to leave Sake Island if he can work it out so that there is no confusion. Also, please let him know that if the village of spirits and the children are adversely affected, there is a possibility that the island itself will be expelled from paradise.

I can't take care of Sake Island, so I'll leave it to Mr. Black. I don't really trust the spirits when it comes to alcohol, but if I can get them to trust me by holding their liquor hostage and banishing them from Sake Island, I should be fine.

"Ha-ha, banishment from sake island, then I'm sure Black and the others will be able to manage the island well. Yuta knows a lot about spirits."

Vita, who had been listening to the conversation, gave her endorsement. This way, there seems to be no problem. Oops, Sakura, who was playing with Belle and the others, is looking at me. She can't wait to get her souvenirs. I feel sorry for her if we make her wait too long, so let's go into the house and give her the souvenirs.

Before that, we should give the barrel of sake to Dine and the others who seem to have taken good care of the house.

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"Well, I'm going to present you with a souvenir."

After calming Sakura, who has been excited since entering the living room, we hold a ceremony to award the souvenirs.

"First of all, I'd like to present the souvenirs chosen by Sylphy.

We decided to give the gifts to Sakura in the following order: Shilfi, Gina and the others, and me. I didn't want to be last because it would raise the hurdle for me, but Sylphy was first since she was more focused on Dine and the others who had already started the banquet in the garden.

I was thinking that Gina and I could go first, but in my case, it would be a big deal since it would include souvenirs for Belle and her friends. If that happens, I'll be the last one to get them all. I'll be very shocked if they don't like it.

"Sakura seemed to like the handbells too, so I decided on these. Take good care of it, Sakura."

Sylphy gave him a beautiful bell with a decorative string. When Sylphy chose it, she felt defeated that it was a toy that made noises for a child.

"Aww..."

As expected, Sakura is very excited to shake the string and ring the bell. Sylphy, seeing Sakura's joy, patted her calmly and quickly walked out of the living room. She left in a cool way, but she's heading for the banquet.

"Sakura. We still have some souvenirs for you. Gina and the others are next.

"Sakura. We picked it out together. Come here so I can put it on you.

Gina calls Sakura and puts on the items she has chosen for each of them. It was a nice touch to give them all something uniform, but I was watching them closely. Gina was in a hurry and confused, and Sara and the others saved her. I was jealous because I wanted her to be saved too.

Gina's words made Sakura approach me happily. Gina and the others surrounded Sakura as she approached and started to make fun of her.

"Okay, Sakura! Go show it to your master.　

"Ai."

Gina tells me that Sakura is flying toward me. She has a big smile on her face, but I have to give her a compliment so that her smile doesn't become cloudy. The pressure is intense.

"Look."

"Yeah. Your souvenirs look good on me. They're all flowers, and they match the cherry blossoms on the spirit tree."

Accessories in the shape of flowers made from spirit coins, like beadcraft. Hair ornaments, pendants, anklets and brooches. They may be a little too sparkly, but they have the smiling face of a baby forced to be decorated by its parents.

"Yikes!"

...... something cherry laughed with a monkey-like voice. It's okay because she's cute, but I wonder why she did that.

Maybe she is getting along with the little monkeys of the Mohammedan Kingdom?　I've managed to get along with Jade Rabbit too, but it's hard for me to even see the little monkeys and momongas.

Huh?　Sakura is still looking at me with a twinkle in her eye. Maybe she wants me to praise her more?

"Okay, here's my last souvenir."

I don't want to be asked for any more feedback, so I'll distract them by giving them a souvenir of mine. From my magic bag, I take out the rabbit figurine (with real fur) that I picked out for Sakura and hand it to her.

"Rabbit!"

Sakura hugs the stuffed animal and nuzzles her face into it. It seems she likes it.

"Look, I bought one for Belle and Fuku-chan too. You can choose any one you like."

He calls out to Belle and Fukuchan, who are floating around and looking at him with interest, and pulls out a series of gnomes from his magic bag.

"Kyafu!" "Queue!" "Fluffy!" "Coo!" "The tough ones are yours!" ......"""Ho"""Pugyu"""Wafu!""" ......""I wish my sister had a cute little girl!""

The little ones plunge into the pile of gnomes, looking for the gnomes of their choice. Well, I can understand Belle, Tulu, and Flare, but the other children seem to be just like a kind of a nugurumi, so it looks like there are more and more kinds of nugurumi.

Hmm?　Why is even Dine, who was supposed to have been drinking, participating in the selection of the nuitrimi?

...... Thinking too deeply about Dineh will only confuse you. I'm going to wholesale the gnomes to the general store so I have a few extra.

I stopped thinking too much about Deene's ecology and watched Belle and the others playing with the stuffed animals, when Sakura, holding a rabbit stuffed animal, flew up and stopped right in front of me.

"Aigatte!"

What a cute little creature. No, it seems to be really young, so it's not a mock calculation, but a natural cuteness. She was so cute that I doubted her motives.

"You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it."

"Ai."

Come to think of it, the more of her stuff she has, the more storage space she'll need. Since she and Belle are good friends and the room can be a child's room, let's set up a treasure box for Sakura. What kind of treasure chest will Sakura choose?　Since it is the consciousness of the spirit tree, a wooden treasure chest seems to be the most likely choice.

...... is not good. Kikka is looking at the gnuigurumi with envy. I've been thinking of them as souvenirs, and I've been missing the idea of Gina and the others getting a souvenir.

It's no exaggeration to say that a little girl = a noogroomi, but I'm an idiot. ...... Luckily, there are plenty of noogles to go around, so I can still give them away. It's important to have an atmosphere of "I didn't forget you".

"There are lots of stuffed animals to choose from, Gina and the kids can pick one out too."

When I casually encouraged them to participate in the selection, Sara and Kikka happily ran to the pile of gnomes. I hadn't noticed, but I guess Sara was curious too.

"Why don't you pick Gina and Marco?"

"I'm not really interested in gnomes, so that's fine."

"I don't want a stuffed animal either, because I don't know what it is."

Well, as expected. When I was a boy, I would shy away from stuff like figurines, even women's and children's stuff. Gina's sensibilities are similar to those of boys, so it's no wonder she makes the same decision as Marco. She needs to be trained more by Martha.