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Collecting Firewood In The Summer
The next time after Emilio came to the Howling village and returned. I’ve been weeding on the field since morning. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Instead of only the crops like Howling spring onion and rough potato that grow quickly in my field, it was the same with the weeds in the surroundings. And so, it is for this reason I diligently weed them.
If I were going to cut large weeds, I can use Space magic to cut them, but that’s not possible for short weeds.
「Kureto, good morning!」
As I was continuing to remove the weeds while thinking that it was such a shame, my neighbor - Nina - came over energetically.
「Ooh, Nina. Morning」
「Are you pulling weeds?」
「That’s rightー」
It’s quite a labor and time-consuming task, but this is unavoidable if you want to protect the crops you grow. It could also be said that even this kind of troublesome aspect of farming is endearing.
「I’ll help」
「Oh, that will be helpful」
I said it was ‘endearing’ since it took a little bit of labor and time, but doing it in this heat was tough.
I’m really thankful Nina is coming to help me.
Opening the fence and entering the field, Nina went to a place with a lot of weeds and bent down, then began pulling out the weeds.
「Ooh, you’re so fast in pulling them out」
「Ehehe, I’m used to this after all!」
Different from my kitchen garden-level field, Nina is the daughter of a real farmer so Nina was already used to doing this kind of work. Her delicate fingers quickly moves as she quickly gathers the weeds in her palm.
When she could no longer carry them, she would move to the edge of the field to put them there, and then she returned to bend down and quickly move her hands again.
I can’t just leave all the work to Nina, I also rouse myself and get to work.
I guess it’s because we focused on the task at hand that when we noticed it we pulled out all the weeds in the field.
「Thank you, Nina. Thanks to you I finished clearing all the weeds」
「You’re welcome!」
Nina brightly smiled at me when I thanked her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Although it is still in the morning, it is already entering summer. Thanks to all the weeding, Nina is also sweating but not even a word of complaint is uttered, truly a good kid.
Her refreshing smile heals me.
「I’m sweating due to the work so I’m going to drink some water. Do you want some too, Nina?」
「Yeah!」
「Then, let’s go. It’s hot out here」
Normally I would sit on the external corridor to take a break, but it’s harsh to do so in the summer when the sun is strong.
「Wait a bit. I’m bringing my basket」
Just when I thought of going inside immediately, Nina went out of the field.
Then, she picked up the backpack basket she left near the fence gate and came back.
「That, were you in the middle of something?」
「I was going to gather some firewood after this」
「I see. Then as thanks for helping me earlier, I will help you gather firewood」
I mean, it’s thanks to Nina that the weeding work finished early.
My house has a stove magic tool so I don’t need any firewood, but they are important if I want to enjoy a bonfire.
Just as Andre said, grilling sausages and cheese in the middle of the night while drinking wine over a bonfire.....I want to do those things.
「Really!? Thank you!」
Nina happily entered the living room when I offered to help her
After asking her to put on slippers and put her basket somewhere, I told her to sit on the chair.
Putting some ice created in the refrigerator into a glass, I then pour ice-cold water into it.
There are other drinks like juice, but as expected, it’s better to have refreshing drinks like water or barley tea if you’re thirsty.
After preparing for both of us, I brought them to Nina.
「Hoi, your water」
「Waa, it’s cold! And there’s also ice!」
Nina opened her eyes wide after grabbing the glass. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I have an Ice magic tool called a refrigerator here」
I poured in all the money I earned in order to have my ideal lifestyle. The equipment and appliances here probably won’t lose to a high-class restaurant.
「Buhaa, it’s cold and good!」
Nina finished the glass of water in no time at all so I poured in some more from the pitcher.
「That’s good then. There’s still a lot so you can drink as much as you want」
「Un!」
I glance at Nina as she drinks her second glass of water as I also drink mine.
The water comes from the well in Howling village - which is rich in nature - so it's really good.
It refreshingly goes through the back of my throat and cools off my hot body from the inside.
As expected, a cold drink during the hot season is the best.
「It feels nice and cold～」
After quenching her thirst, Nina places the cold glass on her cheek looking comfortable.
「Ahー, it’s really nice～」
I also try to put the cold glass on my cheek, copying her, and it feels really cold nice, very pleasant.
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「Now that we’ve quenched our thirst let’s gather firewood shall we?」
「……un, that’s right. Kaasan will also be worried if I were to be late in returning」
Nina didn’t object when I told her that, but she seemed a little reluctant.
In front of cold drinks, even the usually energetic Nina seems to become lazy.
I also feel the same. No one wants to gather firewood at this time of the year.
「Now now, I made something to cheer you up even when it was hot outside」
「Eeh? What is it, what is it?」
While being looked at with eyes full of expectation, I took out a cold towel from the fridge.
Then, I put one cold towel on Nina’s shoulder. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hyaa, it’s cold!」
「It’s a cold towel. Now it feels cool with the towel wrapping around your neck, right?」
I wrap one around my neck loosely so it won’t hurt my neck.
Then, Nina also copied me and loosely wrapped the cold towel around her neck.
「It’s true! It feels pleasant! It will be fine to go outside with this!」
「And to make it better, you put some ice inside your mouth」
「I’m happy」
Nina also takes some ice and puts it inside her mouth, looking happy.
「Let’s go gather some firewood」
「Un」
With this much preparation, even summer weather won’t be a problem.
After preparing ourselves for the heat outside, we left the house and entered the forest nearby.
Perhaps it’s because it is now summer that the sun is getting stronger and the vegetation in the forest looks to be thriving.
「Thanks to the cold towel and ice, it feels so cool!」
「Now it’s fine even if we walk around like this」
Although I said that, we should still avoid direct sunlight and walk in shady areas to look for firewood.
Thanks to the cold weather and the other things, we have a comfortable time, but we can’t find the important firewood.
「There isn’t much firewood around」
「I wonder if others have taken it already?」
There’s a chance that other villagers have collected a large amount of firewood first.
This place is relatively close to the village, so it’s a highly safe forest, and so it wouldn’t be strange for a lot of villagers to visit this place.
「Let’s teleport a bit deeper. There might be a lot of firewood if we change places」
「Yay! It’s Kureto’s magic!」
After confirming that Nina nodded to my suggestion, I cast teleport multiple times.
The location is a little farther than the forest where I passed when I took a walk with Andre previously.
At this place near the mountain stream, there are a lot of branches and leaves falling on the ground that can be used for firewood, and there are not a lot of people who came here. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Waa! There’s a lot of firewood lying around!」
Having already experienced teleportation before, Nina didn’t become frightened by the sudden change as she began gathering firewood in front of us.
Although people who are not used to this will never be used to the experience.
Nina’s bravery and curiosity were quite impressive.
「Now then, guess I should also gather some」
I gather the firewood falling near my foot.
After checking with my hands that they were dry, I opened my subspace and tossed them inside.
Space magic is also convenient today.
「I can carry them all even if you gather a lot so don’t worry about itー」
「Thank you. Then, please take care of this!」
「Ou, put them inside here」
I opened the subspace and had Nina put the firewood she had collected in her basket.
After she put them all, I closed the subspace.
Nina took a long and hard look at the empty space where the subspace closed.
「It feels kinda strange」
「It’s like a box I can take anywhere with me」
「I see」
When you witness a space between dimensions, it might seem like something mysterious, but it’s basically like having a transparent box where you can store anything anytime.
Nina seemed to understand somehow when I explained it like that.
「We already came here after all so let’s might as well gather things like mushrooms while we’re here」
「Oh, there is a lot of food harvested around here that I’m not familiar with. Please teach me about them」
「Sure! Come here!」
During the morning that day, we collected things that could be eaten like mushrooms, nuts, and wild grasses while Nina explained them to me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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