CH 351

So, it’s the noon of the day my brother and the others are leaving. My brother, Nora, and Sarge are packing their bags to leave tonight.

“Make sure you know what you’re bringing as a souvenir.”

“Yes. Lars, what should we do with the toothbrushes and stuff we bought?”

“They’ll come again so leave them. Why don’t you just bring back the underwear you bought?”

“Ugh …… I can’t fit it in …… Makina, can I borrow another bag?”

“It’s okay, I’m glad I bought it.”

“Aina was using it on Ash yesterday.”

And just like that, preparations for their return were steadily underway.

Well, they only brought a change of clothes and a weapon, and the rest is just their personal belongings that have increased over the past month, so it will be over soon. So I called out to Aina, who was playing in the living room.

“Aina, is this all you need to pack?”

“Yes! Just a bug net and a change of clothes.”

“Okay, I’ll put it in your going-out bag.”

“Yes! Ahaha. Come, Ash.”

“Kuoon♪!”

Oh, I was worried about Aina going home, but she doesn’t seem to be crying? I wonder if it’s because she knows she has to go home. I was expecting her to cry a lot, so this was a big help.

They finished tidying up before the evening was over, and although I said I’d do it later, they also cleaned up the bed, bath, and toilet. In the meantime, I went out to the shopping district to see if I could get something on the menu for dinner.

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“Oh, that’s amazing.”

“Yeah! Fried shrimp. It was delicious.”

“In addition to shrimp, I also fried white fish, so you should try it. I think it would be delicious.”

“Lars is really good at coming up with things. Oh, you drink too?”

When the sun had set and the house was sparkling clean, we put all the food on the table and waited for everyone. I had them take a bath first, and now all I had to do was wait for Makina to come out and for Basleigh-sensei to come home.

“Unknown Basleigh has come back!”

“Welcome back. Rather than that, I don’t know what you meant by that, but no matter how you look at it, it’s only a negative, you know? Makina is taking a bath right now, so you’ll have to wait a little longer.”

“Oh, that’s fine. Dedite-kun and the others are going home, aren’t they? I’ll eat first.”

Basleigh-sensei was so kind as to say so, and after washing her hands, she took her place at the table. At the same time, Makina had just come out of the bath.

“Fuh, that felt so good! Oh, welcome back, Basleigh-sensei.”

“Alright, let’s have dinner then.”

” “Yes!” “

We ate our food while reflecting on the past month and a bit. We laughed and talked about Urka and Milfy, the monsters’ garden, Makina’s overcoming the undead, Helena’s live performance, and how it was a regret that they couldn’t come today.

After we finished eating and took a short break, we went out to the garden.

When Sarge, who’s now in large form, said this while looking up at the sky, Aina, who was looking up at Sarge at his feet, asked me while tugging on my sleeve.

“Lars-niichan, Sarge has grown big, but why is that? Are you going somewhere?””

“Hmm? What are you talking about, Aina, you’re going home now. Here’s your favorite bag. Alright, Ash, come to me now.”

“Kuoon♪.”

“What ……?”

When I was about to take Ash from Aina, her smile disappeared from her face and she crouched down with Ash in her arms.

“No! Aina’s not leaving! I’m staying with Ash! Lars-niichan is here, so I’m going to stay here!”

“No, you can’t do that. Come on, give Ash to me.”

“Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I don’t want tooooooooo!”

“Kuoon ……”

When I try to take Ash, she starts crying like she’s on fire, crying even more than when I left. I get down on one knee, still holding Ash, and start talking to Aina.

“Ash is the monster I’m taming, and he’s Radina’s child. And you have a home, right? Mom and Dad will be worried about you. Do you hate Mom and Dad?”

“I don’t want Ash not being with me!”

“Aina, are you sure about that even if can’t play with Tilia-chan and Trim-kun anymore?”

When I said this, Aina stopped talking and replied while rubbing his nose.

“No …… I’m going to introduce Ash to Tilia-chan.”

“Look, you can’t do that if you’re here, you know? You can come and play with the others next time. You can come back when the monsters’ garden is ready. Now, give me back Ash.”

“…… Ash wants to be with Aina too, right?”

“Ku-Kuoon …….”

When she rubbed his nose and asked Ash, he looked at me and Aina with a puzzled look on his face and panicked.

“…… Okay, Ash retrieve.”

“Ah! Nooooooooooo! I want to be with Ash!”

“No! If you’re too selfish, I’ll hit you in the hea–“

“Hey.”

“Ouch!? What? Fath-san?”

“Master?

Just when it looked like my lightning was about to strike Aina’s head, I felt a sharp pain in my butt and jumped up. I turned around and saw Fath-san standing there.

“Seriously, I only felt sorry for Aina-chan when I listened and remained quiet. She was crying when you came here too, wasn’t she? That’s how much she loves you and Ash. And Aina is only five years old and wants to be pampered, so I’m not impressed with it if you become angry with her.”

When I was surprised to see Fath-san’s eyes lifted in anger, Basleigh-sensei interrupted.

“However, Fath-san, Lars-kun’s parents will be worried, and even if she lives here, there will be no one to take care of her when Dedite-kun and the others return if they have to travel for a long time like they did in Glasco territory.”

“Well, that’s true. But, there are ways to do it, aren’t there? We could just ask Sarge to fly in periodically.”

“But wouldn’t that put a strain on Sarge, and wouldn’t it be a problem if he wasn’t there when we came?”

“Umu, are you starting to calm down a little? Of course, that can happen, and Sarge is just one example. Then I remembered something.”

“You remembered something?”

When I asked her back, she nodded and continued patting Aina’s head.

“Lars is a wizard specialist in ancient magic, right? There is one ancient magic that is very useful, and that is the ability to ‘Transfer’.”

“Oh, I’ve seen that before in a book at Verna-sensei’s house. It was written together with the description of the Dragonic Blaze. But it didn’t say how to use it.”

“Well, I suppose you’re right. Transfer magic, like other ancient magic, is dangerous and can lead to instant death if used incorrectly. It’s not something that can be used lightly.”

I’ve heard that some people fail to transfer and end up buried in stone. It is especially useful in dungeons, but there are times when it fails and the entire party is wiped out.

However, if you apply transfer magic to create a kind of transfer magic circle, you can only move to certain places, but you can move with certainty. Fath-san said that we should try to connect my parents’ house with this one.

“But then how would I learn to do that?”

“You can only ask someone who can use it. Some books will tell you how to use it, but it will be faster if you practice it.”

“Do you have someone in mind, Master?”

“Just in case. We can also ask Basleigh to check the castle’s archives.”

“Kukuku …… I can do that much for you easily ……”

“I wonder why she said that in a disturbing way …….”

When Aina, who had stopped crying, was looking around at all of us in a daze while brother was dismayed, Fath-san squatted down and called out to her 

“Aina-chan. I’m also sad to say goodbye to Aina-chan. But don’t worry, Lars is going to do his best to make sure that you can move back and forth freely between your house and this one.”

“Really ……?”

Aina turned to me with a puzzled look on her face and a twinkle in her eye. I scratched my head and opened my mouth to see if that was the best way to go about this.

“Yeah, it looks like there’s a way, so I’ll look for it. But if you’re being selfish, I won’t do it. Would you rather be selfish here and now and have nothing, or go home quietly and see Ash whenever you want?”

“……! I’d rather see Ash any time I want!”

“Yeah, right. So you’re going home for the day, right?”

“Yes! I’ll miss you …… but let’s meet again, Ash.”

“Kuoon♪.”

When Aina hugged him for the last time, Ash squealed with delight and licked Aina’s cheek to comfort her.

“Yes! I’ll play with Sarge and Tilia-chan when I get home! But do it quickly okay, Lars-niichan!”

“Y-Yeah, I get it. I’ll call you when the monsters’ garden is ready.”

“Yes!”

“Okay, then ……”

“We’re going home! Don’t worry, we’ll take care of Aina-chan too!”

And they flew off into the night sky on Sarge.

“There they go. It was so lively so I’ll miss them.”

“You have us now, Master. We’ll be training so much that you won’t be able to say you’re lonely!”

“Ho-ho-ho, you said it! Prepare yourself!”

While stroking Fath-san’s back, Makina stirs her up and they laugh at each other. But still, transfer magic, huh. The house will be remodeled once again …… well, it’s a good spell to learn, and if they know anything about it, I’d love to learn it. 

“Well then, the king of another country is coming tomorrow, so let’s finish that before we start thinking about transfer magic.”

“You’re right.”

We nodded in agreement with Basleigh-sensei’s words.

The next day, we’ll meet the king of Sandiola.

It seems that Fath-san couldn’t resist the education (training) policy without overdoing it …… (It also means that Aina is cute.)

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theatre].

“Transfer …… Stone …… Uhh, my head–“

Has it gotten worse?

“Shut up!?”