CH 237

“Whew …… finally made it home.”

“I’ll have to do some shopping for dinner soon, nevertheless, it turned into a lot of luggage. I understand the necessities, but what are we going to do with the wooden boards and logs? “

“I can sort of guess, but …… well, do whatever you want.”

It was early in the morning when we left, but it was already fifteen o’clock in the morning. Because Fath-san had quickly finished packing up her things, but she said she was going to make some logs and wooden boards, which she did.

We walked home with Makina carrying the boards and me carrying a few logs, which consumed a lot of time. For now, we put the luggage in the yard and called out to Fath-san, who was petting a horse.

“Fath-san, we’re going shopping, what do you want to do? I’ll leave the house unlocked, so you can stay in if you want.”

“Fumu, I’ve got a few things I need to do, so go date if you want. I’ll use the garden as I like. With this, there will be plenty of room even if you build the stables.”

In fact, our yard is quite large. It was the result of our careful selection of the kitchen and other furnishings for our two horses.

“Just make sure the horses don’t get too cramped.”

“All right. I’ll see you later. I’ll be looking forward to dinner.”

She laughed again and told us to go on a date, and we left the house, embarrassed. As I walked alongside Makina, she unexpectedly opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry about that. I didn’t expect Master to come to our house.”

“No, it’s okay, though? We already have Basleigh-sensei, and I don’t think one more person will make much difference.”

“I’m glad you said that. But I wonder what’s she’s going to do with all the wood we brought?”

“Maybe she’s can use it to strengthen the tents. I hope she won’t do anything too fancy, though, since you’ll be training in the garden.”

I have to think about the two horses’, Johnny and Mora’s stables, so I don’t want them to be modified too much …… With this in mind, we arrived at the shopping district and stopped at a grocery store.

“Yeah, these vegetables’ not so bad.”

“Uncle, I’ll have some of this!”

“Oh, that’s very kind of you to say. But, even this is a bad crop, though, because it was picked when the Treants was rampant. Well, it seems that some adventurer has solved the problem, so I can prepare something better.”

“I’ll be looking forward to it.”

The land seemed to have been thinned by the Treants, but still, these vegetables were not bad. The fruits are okay, too.

“Well, my father’s vegetables are the best, though.”

“Fufu, you’ve got a lot of space for a family vegetable garden, after all.”

“The maids aren’t allowed to touch them, except for me, Aina and Sarge, who didn’t seem interested.”

“The cabbage we shared was sweet and tasty.”

After securing the vegetables, we headed to the fish shop to try a fish dish for the day. Speaking of fish shop, I wondered how Jack was doing.

Remembering my good friend, I peeked into the fish shop, but unlike the time at the grocery store.

“Hmm, not much ……”

“There’s not much variety ……”

“Oh, I’m sorry. The catch has been bad lately and the big ones aren’t coming around.”

There is a good amount of fish that can be caught in the lake, but the so-called sea fish are all small. The fish in the lake are reasonably good, but the so-called ocean fish are all small, like horse mackerels and sillago.

“I think I’ll take four saury because I want to make it a grilled fish.”

“Alright! I heard that they took care of the Treant, so I hope they can do something about the ocean too.”

The fishmonger wrapped the fish for us and left.

“It’s a shame about the fish. The sea, I wonder what happened it.”

“Well, I’m sure the kingdom is aware of it, so I guess it will be resolved in time? We’ll just have to live with it for now.”

By the way, Basleigh-sensei is the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, isn’t she? It seems that the king had told her about the Treant, and we can’t ignore the fact that the fish catch is decreasing.

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“Well, I’m done with my work for the day.”

“Good grief …… I had a bad day yesterday, but you stayed until the end today …… and you work really fast ……”

“Well, I’m so sorry! Yesterday, I heard that Lars-kun and Makina-chan were going to do something interesting, so I went with them!”

“I went with them! Your head! Damn, it seems that Himmel’s didn’t talk about me either, you siblings really ……. Well, that’s all well and good, but now that you’re a minister, you never know who’s going to come after you, so don’t go out too much, okay?”

“Do you think they’ll get targeted? I don’t think they know my face.”

“The problem is that you’re simply too conspicuous. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Yeah.”

Basleigh put on a jacket that was hanging in her office and reached for the safe behind her desk.

“0141029 delicious meat …… Oh, I can’t afford to lose my keys and wallet, after all. Now, was Makina-chan in charge of dinner today. Let’s go home early and have a hot meal, shall we? Oh, thank you for your hard work-“

“Are you going home? Take care.”

Basleigh left the castle with light footsteps. It was just the time when Lars and Makina were shopping, and there was a Fath in the house that Basleigh didn’t know yet.

“I can see it now, my home! …… I’m sorry to big brother and Lars-kun, but for now ……”

She opened the door of the iron fence with a listless expression on her face.

“Let’s have some fun for now♪ I’m home!”

“Neigh!”

“Oh, Johnny. That’s very kind of you to welcome me home! Lars-kun and Makina-chan is …… What!? While I wasn’t looking, a magnificent stable is made, and then there’s a rather coquettish cabin!?”

“Yeah, what a noisy woman …… Are you Basleigh!?”

“Oh, Daihachi, the carpenter! What are you doing in my garden! Did you do this?”

The man with the white headband was confronted, and Daihachi backed away and said to Basleigh.

“Oh, my grandma asked me to make something for her. Do it quickly, she said, so I had to rush.”

“Grandma? The only people living in this house are a young couple and me.”

“What? No, I’m pretty sure my grandma brought me to this house ……”

Immediately after Daihachi said this, the door of the hut opened and Fath began to speak from inside with a smile.

“Umu, it’s a nice house! It’s more than worth it!”

“Ehhhhhhh!? Fath-san!!? What!?”

“Basleigh was surprised, but Daihachi grinned and pushes Basleigh away to talk.”

“Of course! My [Construction Efficiency] makes this a piece of cake! I’ve made some good money, so if you need anything else, just ask! Anyway, does Basleigj live here? When did you come back?”

“Oh, it’s a long story, but I got back the day before yesterday and I’m living here now.”

“That’s short, isn’t it!?”

“Well, that’s how it is, so please take care of me. I’m back as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, so if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.”

“Hmm. Well, it’s going to be fun having you around. Now then, let’s put the finishing touches on this.”

With that, Daihachi began to work on the cabin and stables. Then Basleigh called out to Fath.

“Um …… is this related to Makina-chan?”

“Yes. I’ll be in your care starting today. What, we built the house outside like this, so it won’t interfere with normal life!”

“(Hmmm, will it be okay …… if people find out that Fath the Thunderbolt is in town …… it’s bound to be interesting.)”

As Basleigh was thinking this in her mind, Lars and Makina came back.

The time will change in a bit!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“The time is changing, isn’t it?”

I’m getting tired ……

“Work like a cart-horse ……!”

Let me write the Imperial Ensign too ……!