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Secret Cave
I continued picking mushrooms in the forest with Nina and Stella. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Thanks to a lot of things they both taught me, I was able to collect a lot of mushrooms such as bamboo mushrooms, red mushrooms, black mushrooms, late oyster mushrooms, and shiitake
And they also taught me the types and characteristics of mushrooms you can’t eat.
I’ve encountered so many mushrooms that I might not be able to remember even if they taught me more.
I genuinely miss how good my memory was when I was a kid.
「Kureto! Here here!」
「Okay」
Just as I was collecting shiitake while thinking those things, Nina called out to me.
I thought she was going to teach me another edible mushroom, but she was acting secretive and seemed different from usual.
Following her while tilting my head in doubt and Nina pushed a thicket aside to reveal a cave.
It was just the right size for a single child to enter.
「Ooh!」
Nina gave me a broad grin when I showed such a reaction.
Although I’m already a grown adult, I still have a boy’s heart.
I couldn’t help but feel strangely excited when I came across such a secret-like base like this.
Nina stooped down and entered the cave.
Inevitably, Nina’s shapely butt ended up in my sight.
She was not wearing a skirt, so it’s still safe, but it’s not a sight a man should see. Nina is also still young, so she doesn’t seem to care about such things.
「You should come here too Kureto」
As I waited while averting my gaze, Nina had already gone inside unnoticed. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Hmーm, I wonder if my body size can fit that hole? I try to make my body as small as possible and enter while having that kind of thought.
「Ouch」
However, I hit my head after moving around 3 meters in.
「Sorry. My body can get further than this」
「…………」
As soon as I stopped advancing and spoke, Nina stared at me unblinkingly.
And as she reached out her hand, I realized what she was trying to do.
「Wait wait! It’s really impossible, even if you pull me in!」
Nina stopped her outstretched hand when I stopped her in advance.
That’s dangerous. I was almost pulled over there. Unfortunately, my body is not as small and flexible as Nina so it’s impossible even if she pulls me.
「Ehー, that’s right. I wanted to show Kureto the inside of this cave」
Nina dejectedly muttered.
She may have wanted to show me this secret base-like place she found.
But I’m still considered pretty big, even though not as tall as Andre.
It’s physically impossible for me to enter this cave any further.
「What lies ahead?」
「There is a bit of a spacious area」
Nina told me while pointing behind.
There was certainly a small space when I looked over to the back.
「Ah, I might be able to enter using magic, though」
I can’t enter directly physically, but if I use Space magic, it seemed possible to enter.
「Eh? Really!?」
「Yeah, can you go ahead a bit and move to the side?」
「Un!」
Nina happily nodded and went further in after I told her that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Teleport」
Fully confirming visually about the open, empty space, I cast Space magic.
As I teleported, still in my crouching posture, I was able to arrive in the same place as Nina.
「Waa! Amazing! Kureto also enters here!」
「I’m just brute forcing my way with teleport though」
It was my first time forcing myself into such a small space, so I felt a little nervous.
If I made a mistake.....I wouldn’t end up buried in the wall, right?
「It’s such a small cave, but the inside is wider than I thought」
「Right? I was also surprised when I found it for the first time!」
I can’t stand up fully with my height but I can walk around just by lowering my head a little. It’s wide enough that there’s no problem sitting down, and you will be able to walk around freely if you’re at Nina’s height.
「It’s like a secret base, so exciting」
「Secret base?」
I unintentionally blurted out my thoughts, making Nina tilt her head.
Apparently, there was no concept or term for a children’s secret base?
「It means like a secret playground that only Nina and I know」
「A secret playground just for Kureto and me! That sounds nice, secret base!」
Nina looked to really liked it as her eyes sparkled when I tried explaining the term.
No matter whether the world is different, it looked like the term ‘secret base’ could grasp a child’s heart.
「Nina? Kureto-san? Where are youー?」
We heard Stella’s voice calling for us when we were talking about it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Stella-san is looking for us, let’s go back」
「Un, right」
As expected, Stella will be anxious if she can’t find us for too long.
I used teleport together with Nina to go outside the secret base.
As soon as Nina returned, she put the thicket back to block up the entrance of the cave.
「What are you doing?」
「Hiding it! This is our own secret base after all!」
It was kinda endearing seeing how she frantically tried to hide the cave while saying that.
Seemed like she was already doing secret base-like actions immediately after being recognized as such.
「Ah, so the two of you are here」
Stella looked relieved when she saw us.
「What are you doing here?」
「Eh? Ah, umm.....」
Nina’s eyes openly wandered around when Stella asked.
Ah, looks like Nina is not very good at lying.
She’s a very pure and honest girl, so I thought that might be the case one way or another.
「Sorry. I got too absorbed in collecting mushrooms with Nina」
「I think it will be fine since it is Kureto-san, but please don’t get too absorbed in collecting them. There are dangerous places in the forest, and even monsters can appear」
「Yes, I will be more careful from now on」
Stella looks like she understands when I showed her the shiitake in Nina’s place, as she was mumbling.
I felt a little bad for lying, but it can’t be helped since it’s for the secret base.
「We have gathered quite a lot, let’s return to the village now」
「Right」
There were already a lot of mushrooms in Nina and Stella’s basket, as well as the wooden box stored in my subspace.
Now we probably would not have to worry about mushrooms for a while.
Just as the 3 of us turned to head back to the village, there was a sudden crunching of leaves echoing from behind. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Nina and Stella are walking ahead. I’m the one at the back, so it’s strange to hear a sound from behind. Turning around while having doubts, I saw a wild boar trotting along.
Its nose is sniffing the ground while making sounds fugofugo.
Probably because of the forest’s abundance. It is far bigger than the wild boar I know of and its sharp tusks are also quite imposing.
「……Kureto?」
They probably realized I stopped moving, so Nina and Stealla turned around, looking puzzled.
「There’s a wild boar over there」
「Ah, you’re right」
It seemed the 2 of them were able to see it when I pointed to the boar.
「There weren’t any footprints so it could have been from deeper inside the forest?」
「Maybe, I think so」
We have 2 civilians now - Nina and Stella - so I tried to be mindful of the surroundings as much as possible.
I’ve carefully checked for wild animals’ footprints and feces, so it’s probably naturally coming over from deeper in the forest as Stella guessed.
「Wild boar is easily frightened so let’s quietly move away from its sight to avoid provoking it」
「But, it’s already looking this way」
「Eeh?」
When I turned my eyes back to the boar after Nina said that, the wild board - which had been sniffing the ground until just now - was staring straight at us.
Un, our eyes completely met.
But, it’s fine. Wild boars have the habit of reacting to moving objects. It won’t attack us unless we turn our backs to run away or provoke it with loud noises.
「Waa! It ran here!」
I tried to apply this smattering of knowledge I’d picked up so we wouldn’t provoke it, but reality is cruel.
The wild boar suddenly charged toward us. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
There was no way a human could run away from a boar, a creature boasting astonishing running ability.
I immediately tried to cast teleport on Nina and Stella but the boar charged at them, making those two step back in surprise.
I judge that it was easier to deal with the wild boar rather than assigning the coordinates and teleporting to the two of them.
「Space Slash」
I quickly act once I’ve decided on the course of action.
I used Space magic to cut off the boar’s head.
Since I interfered with the space, the boar couldn’t perceive it, let alone avoid it.
The remaining body collapsed with a momentum as if it had forgotten to brake.
I quickly store the body in my subspace due to its shocking sight.
「Are you both injured?」
「Amazingー! Kureto can fight!」
「So Kureto-san can also use offensive magic」
When I turned around to ask how they were doing, Nina and Stella said in wonder.
「Eh? Didn’t I say I could fight a little, at least?」
「Umm, I’ve only ever seen you teleporting and taking in and out stuff」
Now that you mention it, I realize I had never used offensive-looking magic in front of Nina and Stella.
Well, monsters and wild animals rarely appear in Howling village, so there was no opportunity to show them.
「That was a bit of a shocking scene wasn’t it? Are you both alright?」
「I’m fine! It was interesting to see Kureto cut the boar's head with magic like thump」
Nina cheerfully smiled when I asked in worry.
She completely saw the whole thing. But I was relieved it doesn’t seem like she’s particularly concerned.
Guess she’s not forcing it since she finds it interesting.
Being a village girl, she might be accustomed to this kind of scene.
「I think we won’t run into another one, but let’s return with teleport, just in case」
Stella was somewhat reserved at my suggestion, but I don’t know how Andre would react if she didn’t agree.
Since they easily agreed when I explained it to them, we returned to the village with teleport. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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