CH 1.3

“The food was astonishing!”

Anya prepared the food with great care. It was quite gorgeous. The sausages were thick, rich, and crispy. A well-shaped fried egg, slightly half-cooked. Aromatic onion soup. Fresh vegetable salad. And a soft, warm bread.

“I apologize for the simple lunch, Ville-san, but it is not to the noble’s taste. I don’t know if it is suitable for your noble’s plate.”

“No, no, no, even aristocrats only serve lavish meals at parties. What Anya

cooked for us was much more sumptuous than a typical lunch for the nobility.

What’s more, I feel love in the meal. There was no love in our meals. All the

meals I was served at home in the past year were either cold or leftovers from

yesterday. On the worst days, it was merely hard bread and water. I guess they

wanted to say, “If you don’t work, don’t eat.” But that’s not the point. I never thought that the day would come when I would be able to eat such warm,

soft, fragrant, and delicious food.”

I’m glad I made the effort to walk the 30 minutes from my house to get here.

It was worth all the effort. I tried a piece of sausage. The juices from the meat were delightful. It soaked into my tongue. It was

irresistible.

“Wow, it’s delicious!” It’s entirely different from my home cooking. I wonder if it’s okay for me, a NEET, to eat such good food. The guilt I feel is the seasoning that makes it even more delicious.

“Damn, you NEET!” I heard a low, mysterious voice.

Anya? No, no, no, no, Anya is just smiling as she eats. The only other person at the table is Mew, the Hexenbiest Sodanemu.

I don’t think it’s him…. I don’t think so. Furthermore, I’m uncertain if it’s this one. Did he just speak?

Anya looked at the Sodanemu, who was deftly cutting bread with a knife and

fork and spreading butter on top.

“Oh, my God, he’s so dexterous!”

Wow, he’s perfect with his hands. There aren’t many magical beasts that can do

this.

“Mew-chan spoke …… Isn’t it?

“I think it was just Ville-san’s imagination.”

“Mew-chan can only speak two words, Sodane and Mew? I know, right?”

“That’s right.”

That’s what Sodanemu is. I wonder if it’s just my imagination.

“You neet!”

“What!? He definitely spoke just now, didn’t he?”

He just spoke a very long word.

When I looked at Mew-chan, he was crunching the bread as if nothing had

“Hey, Mew-chan, say it again.”

“Mew……?”

“Liar!”

What the hell is he doing? Damn. I’m so frustrated. I didn’t think I’d be made fun of by a hexenbiest. Even though I’m a NEET, I’m supposed to be better than a hexenbiest.

I’m not a Hexenbiest.

Anya is giggling. I’m sure that Anya didn’t hear Mu-chan’s voice saying, “You

NEET!”

“I’m sure you’ve hearing things,” she giggles.

Anya was making a bowl of soup for me, but I couldn’t hear her.

Anya took my bowl of soup and went to the pot behind me. I glared at Sodanemu

as hard as I could. Sodanemu’s eyes went dull.

“Mew……”

“You’re a Hexenbiest, but you’re a cute little thing, aren’t you? I’m not going to let you be a monster and act all cute. I’m not a fan of these games.

Come on, show us your true nature.”

I pulled his cheek. They were surprisingly soft and stretchy. They were chewy cheeks.

“Mew, Mew ……”

Mew returned the favor to me. My cheeks were also stretched by him. My cheeks

are getting softer because I haven’t exercised for about a year.

“Gunununununununu……”

“Mummummummummummumm……”

We are not giving in to each other. We pull each other’s cheeks. Eye to eye sparks were flying. What in the world am I doing? The other party is a fluffy

magical beast. I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m not saying they’re not good

friends. She probably doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

“Anya, have you known Mew-chan for quite a long time?”

“Yes, I’ve known her for a long time. It’s a long story.”

“I have plenty of time. I’m a NEET, you know.”

Anya’s eyes narrowed. She was recalling a distant memory.

“It was when I was six years old. It was a night of heavy rain. My father, who

was at work, came home with a troubled look on his face. He came home with a

troubled look on his face. I wondered what was going on, but in his arms was a

white, fluffy magical beast wrapped in a towel.

Yes, it was Mew, who had just been born. I told my father that he should return it to the place where he found it, but he backed down as soon as he heard what had happened. I told my father that it would be better to return Mew to the place where he found him.

At that time, the fur of the magical beast Sodanemus was being sold at a high

price in the market, and there were some guilds that were fighting over it. But Mew was so small that he didn’t have enough fur to sell yet. The first time I saw him, it was so small that it could not even eat by itself. So, we took him home to take care of him. My father said he would keep it at home and would not give it up. I was so glad to hear that. The guilds are very merciless when it comes to money. The mew-chan that was overlooked might have been hunted in a year.

I have been taking care of Mew-chan ever since that day. I was so happy that he would eat as much as he could when I gave him food. I got carried away and let her eat as much as she wanted.”

“Well, if he eats such delicious food every day, he will grow to be bigger than normal.”

“Now he is the guardian beast of our guild. He’s a Hexenbiest, but he’s working, and that’s great.”

I glared at him hard.

“Mew……”

“That again….. Well, I’m going to work hard to make up for what I ate. To be more specific, I’ll work hard to return the money I’ve eaten.”

I’ll complete all the quests that are piling up in Hamton. Even a NEET has a sense of gratitude for the favors he has received.