CH 249

“Dad! Mom!”

“Ahhh, Chelle, Chelle!”

“This girl, seriously …… But, I’m so glad you’re safe and sound ……”

When we got back to Illuminate town, we immediately went to Chelle’s house and were able to drop her off safely.

In the beginning, her parents were not at home because they were out looking for her, but they came back soon after Roy and his team entered the town and word spread out to the members looking for her all over the town.

“Thank you so much! Please accept your reward through the guild.”

“No, I’m glad she’s okay. Just don’t do anything like this again, okay?”

“Yes, I’m sorry.”

Chelle bowed to Makina, and the matter was settled. Her parents were glad that it was worth the large amount of money they had spent.

And on the way back, she also said sorry to the other adventurers, and everyone was relieved to see Chelle’s healthy, and flustered, appearance.

While I was thinking about this, Chelle anxiously pulled my sleeve and asked me.

“Lars-oniichan, what are you going to do about Tre-chan?”

“Uh, let’s see ……”

“!”

I didn’t pay much attention to it because it was so familiar to my shoulder, but she asked me about the mini-treant. At that moment, the mini-treant jumped off my shoulder and lay down in a big heap at my feet.

“What ……?”

“!”

“Er, “I’m ready, so you can boil me or roast me or do whatever you want”, he said.”

He’s like a warrior …… However, I think it would be a bit sad to send this guy, who was doing his best to protect Chelle, to the other side. So I decided to crouch down and ask Basleigh-sensei, who was poking the mini-treant.

“Hey, Basleigh-sensei. Can’t we let him live in our yard? He seems like he’ll listen to us pretty well, and he might be able to persuade the Treant survivors.”

“Hmm. He’s a monster, but there are also tamer professions, like the one who came to the competition, so I don’t think there’s any problem keeping him.”

“Oh, that’s good to know.”

“Thank goodness!”

As Makina clapped her hands together with Chelle’s and rejoiced, Basleigh-sensei continued.

“However, you still need to be certified as a tamer to be able to keep them properly, so either Lars-kun or Makina-chan needs to be certified for now. I’ll tell the Vigilante, the Knights of the Castle, the Guild and the Minister of Defense that you’re planning to get certified.”

“I see …… I’ll take it then. Do you want to live in my house? Or do you want to go back to the forest?”

“!!”

When I called out to the mini-treant, it got up and bowed again. Apparently, he chose to live with us. I couldn’t help but blow up at the sight of him.

“Pfft …… Haha, you’re a strange Treant, aren’t you? I’ve defeated your companions, but if they don’t misbehave, I’ll do my best to keep them.”

“♪”

“Oh, he’s so delighted.”

“Ufufu, good for you, Tre-chan.”

The two of them laughed when they saw the mini-treant jumping, and Chelle picked him up. Then Basleigh-sensei continued.

“In the meantime, the mini-treant is not to leave our home until he is qualified. Basically, it’s fine because Makina-chan and Fath-san are doing training, but it’s not good for the town.”

“Okay. Well then, Chelle. If you want to see this guy, you can come to my house. Is the parents okay with that too?”

I changed my gaze and Chelle’s parents opened their mouths with a troubled smile.

“Yes, if it’s okay with you. She seems to be working at the castle, so I trust you. I didn’t think that telling you to throw it away because it was disgusting would lead to something like this ……”

“I’m really sorry. We should have gone to the guild or taken him to the forest right away. Oh, which house is it? If you tell us, we can visit you tomorrow.”

I gave him a map of the location of my house, and he rolled his eyes in surprise. I heard it was a nice piece of land, so maybe that’s the right reaction.

“See you later! See you later, Big Brother, Big Sister!”

“Later!”

After we left Chelle’s house, Makina and Basleigh-sensei went to the guild to receive our reward.

“Oh, you’re back. Thank you for your help.”

“Did you send her back? Well, it’s not much, but I’m glad you found her.”

“This is part of the job, the amount doesn’t matter. At any rate, Lars-kun were amazing ……”

“Well, I’ve been training for a long time, after all.”

“And the “War Demon” …… How scary.”

I received a reward from Sonea-san and had a short conversation with her. Roy, Doun, and the other members of the forest search party were drinking even though it was still early in the day. If we hold on too long, we won’t be able to see Helena’s sunny face, so we leave the guild, saying only that they could call on us if they need anything again.

“By the way, I didn’t get a chance to ask earlier, but why is Basleigh-sensei here?”

“Oh, that’s right. In fact, I was bragging to my brother and Kedi about the hambaka I ate yesterday, and then Prince Orden heard me? I was about to have the house raided. And then I spotted Lars-kun and Makina-chan flying in the sky and used that as an excuse to sneak out of the castle!”

“Uwah ……”

“It’s hamburger, Basleigh-sensei. And you came out for a reason that’s pretty unimportant …… It’s tough on Kedi-san, too ……”

“Now, now. Inviting the prince to the house is uncomfortable for me as well, so please give me a break. Anyway, please make hamburgers again today! I really like it! Let’s go buy some meat while we’re at it.”

Basleigh-sensei shakes her fist with a glint in her eye. Without saying, “Even though you didn’t remember its name”, and I told her what I plan to do after this.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t cook today. I’ve been given tickets to see Helena on stage. Makina and I are going to have dinner at the theater.”

“I heard there was a restaurant.”

“No way ……!”

“!”

When I told her that, Basleigh-sensei fell to her knees, her hands on the ground, tears streaming down her face. The mini-Torrent was so startled that it began to scurry to and fro in front of Basleigh-sensei.

“I came out here to get some meat early …… Uhhh, I’m going to live in the muck with mini-tre-chan ……”

“You’re overreacting …… Why don’t you go out and eat with Fath-san?”

“To ho ho ……”

When we arrived at the house shortly after, Fath-san had returned and was lounging in the yard with the horse on her back.

“We’re back.”

“Oh, it’s Makina and the others. It looks like you found her, thank god.”

“Yes! What are you doing, Master?”

“Nothing much to do, so I’m taking a nap! Hmm? What’s that?”

“Well, it’s ……”

We told her what happened until we got here. When we told her about Helena and mini-treant, and that we couldn’t prepare dinner, staring at the mini-treant while holding her in her arms, Fath-san opened her mouth.

“What an unusual monster. No, Treant itself is not rare, but I’ve never seen one that gets used to people. I understand. I’ll see to it that he doesn’t run away while you go see how that Helena or something do. For dinner, Basleigh, let’s just eat what we want.”

“I guess …… you’ll have to cook it tomorrow, okay!”

“Ok, take care of the meat.”

As soon as everything was decided, Fath-san clapped her hands and called out to me as I was about to enter the house.

“Hmm, I’d like to make a few changes to the garden to keep him from running out, if that’s okay? I’ll pay for it.”

“What? Hmmm …… it’s okay, I guess? I’m sorry I can’t give you all the money, but I want you to tell me exactly how much it cost.”

“That’s very polite of you. I understand.”

“I’m looking forward to it, mini-tore-chan.”

“♪”

That was the end of the incident with Chelle and the mini-treant, and we got ready to go to Helena’s play.

I think I’ll wear the nice clothes my mom gave me …… but I didn’t know I’d have to get a tamer’s license too …… well, with “Super Jack-of-all-Trades”, it won’t be long, I guess?

So, next is tamer? But before that, there is an event ……

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“It became a heap.”

And after this, it’ll be surprisingly white!

“Will Basleigh disappear?”

If we’re talking about its development, that’s going to be very difficult ……