Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

Chapter 829: Spring Harvest and Parents Who are Worried About Their Children

Morning.

The aquarium built by Aegis and spiderlings was turned into a fish tank by the oni maids.

「Eh? Aren’t you supposed to remove the mud?」

If you’re going to eat them, yes……

I looked at Aegis and the spiderlings as I said that but……

They said they’re fine with those being eaten.

Rather, Aegis tilted his head as if asking if we’re not going to eat them.

……

Anyway.

I guess you didn’t understand what an aquarium is……and what they are for.

I vowed to put up a sign saying “not for eating” when I built my aquarium.

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Noon.

The pond turtles in the reservoir asked me to help them build their aquarium.

Come to think of it, the pond turtles are monsters that are often referred to as guardian deities of the pond.

They don’t look like monsters though.

I heard that they can also cultivate water plants.

I see.

Got it.

I’ll help you with that.

However, I’m thinking of starting out with a smaller aquarium…..

The pond turtles said they will be okay in any size.

Thanks.

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Spring harvest has begun.

We’re going to harvest a lot and then plant summer crops.

However, harvesting is never easy.

It is important to know how well the crops grew.

It’s very important.

After all, thanks to the AFT, the crops grow fast but that also means they spoil fast.

As the matter of fact, it is.

That’s why harvesting the crops at the right time is important.

We must never miss the harvest time of each crop.

But I don’t worry about that.

In Big Tree Village, there are professionals who can assess the growth of the crops.

They are Kuro and the inferno wolves, and Zabuton and the spiderlings.

They were the only ones who……

「This field over here is ready for harvesting.」

「That field over there will be ready in a day or two. 」

「Sorry! Please support the garlic field now! If we don’t hurry, it will taste bad」

「Doraim-san! The radish harvest is tomorrow! You don’t have to keep eye on them so just help us over here!」

「Today’s harvest will go to the new warehouse but the potatoes, carrots, and onions will go to the usual warehouse.」

「The pumpkins will be shade dried so put them outside……not inside the warehouse but on the right side of the new warehouse. Right. To where the tents are.」

「Hey, angel! You’re not supposed to eat!」

The high elves and the beast girls took the lead in giving instructions and the crops were harvested one after another by all the people of the village.

Hmmm, the number of people who can tell how well the crops are growing is increasing.

Well, we’ve been doing this for years so I can tell too.

But I’m not that proficient yet.

No, I can tell to some extent but the timing is different between harvesting crops to be eaten that day and harvesting crops to be eaten at a later date.

On TV, the only thing I watched was harvesting of the crops that would be eaten the same day.

Anyway, I worked hard harvesting with Kuro and the inferno wolves and Zabuton and the spiderlings.

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When I started planting summer crops using the AFT,

Torain came back.

He came back to meet Ann’s daughter, Sakura, which is his, Torain’s, little sister.

As soon as Ann saw Torain, she scolded him for “throwing his work away” but Alfred and Ursa returned with him so it all ended with just words.

Well, they didn’t spend days on the road since they used the teleportation gates.

Furthermore, Ann knows that Torain was also worried about his mother so she didn’t say anything too loud.

Alfred and Ursa are back to see Sakura but they are reserved so as to not disturb Ann and Torain.

I don’t think they need to be reserved though. She is their little sister even if they have different mothers.

Tiselle didn’t come back with them because she’s busy with various things in her country building.

She is working hard to make sure that the people on the list Miyo made don’t run away from her.

She will probably make time somewhere and return to see Sakura.

I’m not worried.

Ah, maybe because Ursa is back, Zabuton and Hakuren came.

Looks like they are having a tea party with Ursa.

Alfred is……heading to Donovan?

Not to Loo’s place?

You were asked by the Goroun Company and Dalfon Company if Donovan could give some advice on brewing?

As Loo said, they are working on making good alcohol.

Donovan should be inspecting the warehouses with the civil servant girls today.

He said he wanted to secure some of the spring harvest for brewing.

Ah, and make sure you see Loo before you leave.

If you leave without seeing her, she’ll sulk.

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The day after Alfred and the others brought back the spring harvest as souvenirs.

Ria, Rize, and Rafa came over.

Seeing the three of them, we should be talking about Ririus and the other’s, right?

「Ririus, Riguru, and Ratte seem to want to go outside the village.」

I guess they are.

「What should we do?」

What do you mean by asking that……

Didn’t they say where they wanted to go?

「No. However, they seem to be interested in the outside world. It’s mainly because Torain, who’s the same age as them, is out there……If Tiselle were to summon them, they’ll leave in a heartbeat.」

Fumu.

As a parent, I suppose I shouldn’t restrict my children who want to go outside…..

That doesn’t mean we should just throw them out because they wanted to.

For now, let them study so that they can go outside.

Especially general knowledge.

And also, how to behave.

I don’t encourage fighting but they also need to be able to defend themselves.

「What about not letting them out?」

If they want to go, don’t stop them.

「U-understood. We’re going to gradually increase what they’ll need to study so they won’t realize they won’t be going out.」

Eh?

Isn’t it okay to tell them?

「If they notice, they’ll want to go outside the village! They’ve just been born!」

They’ve just been born…..Torain’s the same age as them and as far as their body is concerned, they are bigger than Torain, right?

「They are still children!」

I-I guess so.

I wonder if there is a difference in sensibility between races in this aspect.

I hope Ririus and the others have that sense……

No, I guess it’s weird to let them out at the age of ten, right?

Anyway.

Let’s make sure we can communicate with Ririus and the others so they won’t run off.

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The day after I thought of that.

Hakuren reported to me that Ririus, Riguru, and Ratte asked her for advice about going outside.

Hakuren said that if they wanted to go outside, they would need to show their ability or they can’t convince anyone and issued them an assignment.

「That can only buy time. So, what are you going to do?」

If they want to, then do it.

I told Hakuren what I had talked to Ria and the others yesterday and she agreed to help them study about going outside.

Of course, we will keep Ria and the others informed.

If Ria and the others proceeded with their study plant and Hakuren proceeded with hers, Ririus and the others would fall.

Studying moderately is important.

Incidentally, in Hakuren’s view, Ririus and the others’ general knowledge and behavior are sufficient.

They have learned a lot from Youko, Gulf, and the civil servant girls.

There would be no problem even if they leave this place.

However, their combat skills are not yet up to par.

In this regard, they lack experience by a lot.

They can kill rabbits in the forest but they’ll be in danger with a wild boar.

「Well, I don’t think you need to be able to fight if you’ll stay in Village Five, Shashaato City, or the royal capital so that shouldn’t be a problem.」

Right……

Understood.

Just don’t tell that to Ririus and the others.

Though Ririus and the others will be glad, Ria and the others will be worried.

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Village Chief: Is it a characteristic of the high elves of not wanting their children to get out of the house?

Ria: Yes, it is. Maybe we are being overprotective because we don’t give birth that much.

Village Chief: Don’t give birth that much? Is that so?

Ria: Yeah, we seem to be a race with low sex drive….

Village Chief: Eh?

Ria: Eh?

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Rigune: Ria ran out of the forest when she was about 10 years old…..

Ria: B-but I just walked to another family’s place. I didn’t get out of the forest.

Rigune: I disciplined her to make sure she won’t leave our territory…..

Ria: With a rope? Who else would do that?

Rigune: Village Chief, I’m a mother too so I think it is inevitable for children to leave. If you would send them to the royal capital, I will take care of them.

Ria: So that’s your plan! I won’t give you our children!