An incident is discovered the next morning. The various meat dishes leftover from yesterday’s dinner have vanished.
“Nntto, the meat.”
Priscilla-chan looks up at me with damp eyes.
“Asher-san…”
The perpetrator is obvious without having to search. After we went to sleep, Asher-san and Old Sleigstar undoubtably ate everything in secret.
Even though we were sleeping on Asher-san’s stomach, we didn’t notice a thing. That shouldn’t be a surprise though. Asher-san and Old Sleigstar didn’t need to move from where they are, they just needed to stretch out their necks to reach where we left our leftovers.
“Priscilla wanted to eat more.”
Priscilla-chan sorrowfully mutters those words as she clings to my leg.
“Asher-san, ojii-chan[1], why did you make a small child sad?”
“My, my, well, well, isn’t this troublesome?”
Ruiseine comforts Priscilla-chan by taking her into her arms.
“Guh, this is that.” (Sleigstar)
“It’s because jii-san ate everything. I made sure to leave some behind.” (Asher)
“Mumumu, the youngster is attempting to save herself by placing blame on this on?” (Sleigstar)
“This isn’t an issue about blame, it’s the truth.” (Asher)
“Venerable elder, here is your medicine.” (Mistral)
“Wait, wait, wait, Mistral! Do not be so hasty!” (Sleigstar)
Mistral holds her temple with her left hand and unsheathes her rod with her right hand.
“Do iiit!”
Priscilla cries out.
“Agyaaaaaah!”
Old Sleigstar’s scream echoes through out the ancient forest from early in the morning.
“What a frightening young girl.”
Asher-san’s face draws back at the spectacle.
“Honestly, I wish you wouldn’t create more trouble just before I head back.”
Mistral sighs out as she strokes Priscilla-chan’s head.
Priscilla-chan finally regains her spirits with Ruiseine holding her in her arms and Mistral strolling her head.
“Nntto, bring more again next time?”
“That’s true. If Asher-sama isn’t troubled by it, do bring us some more again.” (Mistral)
“I too look forward to it.” (Ruiseine)
Even though Asher-san makes a troubled expression at seeing the three girls advance the conversation as they please, she isn’t able to say anything back since she and Old Sleigstar are at fault.
Ah, perhaps having seen Mistral’s assault just now, she decided it’s better to not go against her?
“Sa, now that Priscilla is feeling better, I should return to my village.”
“Eeeeh, you’re already going back? We haven’t eaten breakfast yet.”
“It’s frustrating, but I have a lot to do.”
Mistral strokes my head this time.
“All of you will be returning to the royal capital in the evening?”
“Yeah, that’s the plan.”
“In that case, until next time when we can meet again. While I will come here again tomorrow, I’ll immediately have to return.”
Starting from tomorrow, I’ll be coming to the moss-covered plaza in the afternoon. Looks like Mistral won’t be here at that time. Maybe we’ll be passing each other by from now on?
“Mist-san, I look forward to the day we can meet again.”
“Yes, let’s meet again.”
“Nntto, bring a souvenir when you come.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll bring you something.”
Mistral, Ruiseine, and then Priscilla-chan exchange farewells with each other.
“Well then, Ernea, let’s meet again.”
“Yeah, until next time.”
Mistral and I smile as we exchange our goodbyes.
“Fumu, hast thou finished thine’s farewells. Then this one shall send you off.”
Old Sleigstar, having waited for us to finish, spreads out his dragon art and a three-dimensional magic technique appears around Mistral.
“Farewell, until we meet again, alright?”
While Mistral is waving, she vanishes within the light.
“Nyaa, I didn’t make it, nyan.”
Nymia, who wasn’t here, zips back from the ancient forest with a large bag around her neck. Many fruits are packed within the bag.
Even though the bag is about the size of a kitten, she’s flying around with it around her neck. I’m impressed. Although, Nymia is starting to look frantic and has begun swaying as she flies towards us. Then, after using all her strength, she collapses onto the ground.
“Right, thank you for your hard work.”
Asher-san gives a blunt comment.
“Nyaa.”
Nymia gives a sorrowful cry at not being praised despite her best efforts. She casts aside her bag and hops onto Priscilla-chan’s head.
“Welcome back.”
Priscilla-chan caresses Nymia.
“So, you brought us breakfast? Thank you.” (Ernea)
That’s right. With the meat gone and nothing to eat in the morning, Nymia headed into the ancient forest to collect fruit at Asher-san’s command.
“How incredible.”
Ruiseine too praises Nymia.
“Worked hard, nyan.”
Thanks to Nymia’s efforts, we are able to avoid the tragedy that is not having breakfast. Ruiseine peals the fruit that was brought back and feeds them to Nymia and Priscilla-chan.
I peel my own fruit and eat it.
But since Mistral isn’t here, looks like Ruiseine is going to care for everyone instead. Sorry for the trouble.
I consider helping, but it seems Ruiseine enjoys looking after others. She refuses me with a smile.
Alright, with this, I have no doubt she’ll make for a good mother in the future.
Then, after finishing our meal, we decide on what we should do. Ruiseine and I will be returning in the evening, but we need to pass the time here until then.
“Nntto, paly tag?”
Just as expected, it came, Priscilla-chan’s anticipated proposal. Today, I will successfully keep away.
While I’m getting excited, Old Sleigstar stops me.
“Thou shall train.”
“Oooh, that’s right.”
Even though it can be said that playing tag lets me freely practice many of my abilities, there are other things I need to do more. I leave Priscilla-chan to Ruiseine and enter my mediation the same way as always. My deep meditation prevents the noisy fun surrounding me from disturbing my heart.
I feel the dragon vein, refine dragon ki, and save up dragon’s power.
My profound meditation gradually creates a world all of my own. The noise becomes distant and I feel my consciousness become one with nature. By meditating with a clear mind, hours pass without my knowing it. Once I finish meditating, I prepare to practice my Dragon Sword Dance.
In my left hand I hold my wooden spirit tree sword. In my right hand, I use a random tree branch like always. I wonder, how long will I have to continue using a tree branch in my right hand? My family can’t afford to buy a new sword, so what should I do? Recently, my right hand has been feeling lonely.
Once my I stop thinking about my hand, Ruiseine and the others suddenly come into my view. Their game of tag has already ended. How long ago did it end? Since I was meditating, I didn’t notice it.
Ruiseine, having finished with play tag, is holding Priscilla-chan to experience space jumping. Priscilla-chan jumps once and appears a small distance away with Ruiseine. Ruiseine crouches down and presses her hands against her chest.
Ruiseine, having finished with play tag, is holding Priscilla-chan to experience space jumping. Priscilla-chan jumps once and appears a small distance away with Ruiseine. Ruiseine crouches down and presses her hands against her chest.
Aaah, she’s absolutely enduring a horrendous nausea. Stay strong, Ruiseine. Once you get used to it, the nausea and dizziness will stop.
While keeping Ruiseine in the corner of my eye, I go through the form of my Dragon Sword Dance. Having preformed the Dragon Sword Dance hundreds to thousands of times, the steps have been engraved into my body.
At first, when I was still tracing the form, Old Sleigstar corrected the minute details like the angles of my swords and the elevation of my legs. After that, I moved to circulating dragon ki throughout my body while I danced. Except, unlike just dancing, this is really hard.
I’m still not there yet. I can’t dance the Dragon Sword Dance from beginning to end while refining dragon ki into dragon power. As such, I scoop out the amount I need from the dragon vein while training to clad my body with it. Although, it all gets ruined from even just a small break in concentration.
How many to how many times have I practiced this again and again?
Watching me dance are Priscilla-chan, Ruiseine, Nymia, and Asher-san. Once I finish, clapping occurs. To my surprise, I get embarrassed and blush.
“That was incredible, Ernea-kun. For me, this is my first time seeing such a dance.”
“Onii-chan, amazing.”
“Getting better every day, nyan.”
The praises embarrass me even more.
Was this really that great? I’m so focused on what I haven’t reached, I never noticed I could be called skillful.
“That was a splendid performance. You are worthy of being entrusted with Nymia.”
Asher-san gives me a rare approval.
“Thou should carry a bit more confidence.”
“Is doing that really okay?”
“Give it no mind. Such is thine’s result.”
With even Old Sleigstar is praising me, my embarrassment transforms into delight. Old Sleigstar has been guiding me everyday after all. Being acknowledged by him makes me the happiest.
Asher-san scratches her head and rises.
“Well then, with this I too can return home with my heart at ease.”
“Nyan.”
Nymia seems lonely at Asher-san’s sudden decision to return home. Even if she ran away and is afraid, she’ll still yearn for her mother after all.
Asher-san also give Nymia a sorrowful farewell.
“Play to your satisfaction, then properly come back home.”
“Nyaa, mother come visit too, nyan.”
Nymia’s eyes are damp. And, for some reason, Priscilla-chan is crying while cuddling up against Asher-san.
“The fluffiness felt really good. Come back again.”
We smile at Priscilla-chan’s farewell which is both strange and meaningless.
“Jii-san[1], obviously I’ll be having you send me back.”
“Yare yare, thou art still a child.”
Old Sleigstar sighs, but he isn’t as dissatisfied at being depended on as he appears. Then, his eyes shine gold.
“By the way, jii-san,” Asher-san brings up a question while being enveloped within light. “His right hand seemed lonely during the Dragon Sword Dance.”
Asher-san stares at the branch in my right hand.
“Fumu, this one has already considered that.”
“In that case, never mind.”
With those words, Asher-san directs an expression full of profound meaning to Old Sleigstar’s face.
What could it be? Although I get the feeling there’s something significant about it, I can’t figure it out all. Still, I do understand that Old Sleigstar is thinking about a weapon for my right hand. It makes me happy.
Then, as if signifying the exchange was over, Asher-san is fully enveloped within golden light.
“Let’s meet again.”
We wave goodbye from a short distance away as we see Asher-san off.
Then, the dazzling pillar of light vanishes and Asher-san is gone. With the massive Asher-san no longer around, the moss-covered plaza feels quite spacious.
“It’s a bit lonely.”
Even though Ruiseine was utterly terrified of Asher-san at first, she’s reluctant towards her departure.
“That’s true. Asher-san had such an incredible presence, it feels empty now that she’s gone.” (Ernea)
“Won’t we meet again someday?” (Priscilla)
“She seems to dot on Nymia. I’ve no doubt she won’t be able to bare it for long and will come back again soon.” (Ernea)
“Nyaa, that’s scary, nyaa.” (Nymia)
Even though Nymia’s eyes were moist from her sorrowfully parting with her mother moments ago, she is heartless.
“Was only affectionate because everyone was here, but I was honestly scared, nyan.”
“Scary, no, no, no.”
Nymia and Priscilla-chan shake and quiver. Their actions are cute, but that is when I realize something.
Arere, speaking of Priscilla-chan, what will happen with her? We will be returning to the royal capital and I guess Priscilla-chan will also have to return to the Long Eared Tribe village? Just, it’s usually Mistral who drops her off. So then, since Mistral isn’t here, will I be seeing her back to the village?
“The young lass shall stay with this one tonight.”
“Waa, staying with ojii-chan?”
Priscilla-chan leaps with joy at Old Sleigstar proposal.
“That’s fine?”
“This one doesn’t mind. Come morning, Mistral will see her home.”
“I’m okay with taking her.”
“Thou woulds’t be leaving thine’s other bride. How can thou leave her alone?[2]”
“We can’t go together?”
“Entry into the village of the Long Eared Tribe isn’t permissible without approval.”
“I see.”
It doesn’t matter how much of a candidate she is to being my bride, I can’t bring acquaintances at my own convenience.
“My, my, well, well, it seems that I cannot go to the Long Eared Tribe village?”
A sad expression crosses Ruiseine’s face.
“Thou merely needs to make a request of the young lass of the Long Eared Tribe. Should the next head be making the request, there should be no troubles.”
Once Priscilla-chan returns to her village, she’ll be able to make a referral through word of mouth?
“Priscilla-chan, please invite me.”
“Nntto, understood.”
Priscilla-chan, being hugged by Ruiseine, gives an energetic response. After that, Ruiseine treats Priscilla-chan quite sweetly. Is it for the sake of being invited?
Although I want to say, ‘If you spoil her too much, Mistral is going to get mad,’ I hold back upon wondering if Ruiseine’s sweetness and Mistral’s rod make for a good arrangement.
Then, just like that, we enjoy the remaining time and evening finally arrives. Ruiseine and I plan to be transported to near the entrance of the Dragon Forest by Old Sleigstar. Usually, it’s to the garden behind my house, but this time I’m with Ruiseine. I’ll be troubled if it isn’t to a different place.
“Until next time, Priscilla-chan.”
“Ruiseine, till next time.”
“Nyan, until next time, nyan.”
Ruiseine and the others hug each other and exchange farewells.
Although I wish Ruiseine could come to the moss-covered plaza every day, she needs to preform sacred duties at the temple. As such, since there is no telling when she’ll be able to come again, this is an emotional farewell. Ruiseine herself seems regretful about it. Next time a convenient opportunity arises, I’ll invite her again.
“Then, art thou ready?”
With those words, Old Sleigstar surrounds us with his three dimensional technique.
“Please, and for this, thank you very much.”
Ruiseine bows with the proper etiquette expected of a shrine maiden.
I too wave goodbye to Old Sleigstar, Priscilla-chan, and Nymia. Afterwards, the light enveloping us becomes too radiant for me to keep my eyes open.
Fuu, this six day errand that was filled with various first time experiences and great turbulences is finally over.
As I sigh out in relief, Ruiseine and I appear at the entrance to Dragon Forest.
An incident is discovered the next morning. The various meat dishes leftover from yesterday’s dinner have vanished.
“Nntto, the meat.”
Priscilla-chan looks up at me with damp eyes.
“Asher-san…”
The perpetrator is obvious without having to search. After we went to sleep, Asher-san and Old Sleigstar undoubtably ate everything in secret.
Even though we were sleeping on Asher-san’s stomach, we didn’t notice a thing. That shouldn’t be a surprise though. Asher-san and Old Sleigstar didn’t need to move from where they are, they just needed to stretch out their necks to reach where we left our leftovers.
“Priscilla wanted to eat more.”
Priscilla-chan sorrowfully mutters those words as she clings to my leg.
“Asher-san, ojii-chan[1], why did you make a small child sad?”
“My, my, well, well, isn’t this troublesome?”
Ruiseine comforts Priscilla-chan by taking her into her arms.
“Guh, this is that.” (Sleigstar)
“It’s because jii-san ate everything. I made sure to leave some behind.” (Asher)
“Mumumu, the youngster is attempting to save herself by placing blame on this on?” (Sleigstar)
“This isn’t an issue about blame, it’s the truth.” (Asher)
“Venerable elder, here is your medicine.” (Mistral)
“Wait, wait, wait, Mistral! Do not be so hasty!” (Sleigstar)
Mistral holds her temple with her left hand and unsheathes her rod with her right hand.
“Do iiit!”
Priscilla cries out.
“Agyaaaaaah!”
Old Sleigstar’s scream echoes through out the ancient forest from early in the morning.
“What a frightening young girl.”
Asher-san’s face draws back at the spectacle.
“Honestly, I wish you wouldn’t create more trouble just before I head back.”
Mistral sighs out as she strokes Priscilla-chan’s head.
Priscilla-chan finally regains her spirits with Ruiseine holding her in her arms and Mistral strolling her head.
“Nntto, bring more again next time?”
“That’s true. If Asher-sama isn’t troubled by it, do bring us some more again.” (Mistral)
“I too look forward to it.” (Ruiseine)
Even though Asher-san makes a troubled expression at seeing the three girls advance the conversation as they please, she isn’t able to say anything back since she and Old Sleigstar are at fault.
Ah, perhaps having seen Mistral’s assault just now, she decided it’s better to not go against her?
“Sa, now that Priscilla is feeling better, I should return to my village.”
“Eeeeh, you’re already going back? We haven’t eaten breakfast yet.”
“It’s frustrating, but I have a lot to do.”
Mistral strokes my head this time.
“All of you will be returning to the royal capital in the evening?”
“Yeah, that’s the plan.”
“In that case, until next time when we can meet again. While I will come here again tomorrow, I’ll immediately have to return.”
Starting from tomorrow, I’ll be coming to the moss-covered plaza in the afternoon. Looks like Mistral won’t be here at that time. Maybe we’ll be passing each other by from now on?
“Mist-san, I look forward to the day we can meet again.”
“Yes, let’s meet again.”
“Nntto, bring a souvenir when you come.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll bring you something.”
Mistral, Ruiseine, and then Priscilla-chan exchange farewells with each other.
“Well then, Ernea, let’s meet again.”
“Yeah, until next time.”
Mistral and I smile as we exchange our goodbyes.
“Fumu, hast thou finished thine’s farewells. Then this one shall send you off.”
Old Sleigstar, having waited for us to finish, spreads out his dragon art and a three-dimensional magic technique appears around Mistral.
“Farewell, until we meet again, alright?”
While Mistral is waving, she vanishes within the light.
“Nyaa, I didn’t make it, nyan.”
Nymia, who wasn’t here, zips back from the ancient forest with a large bag around her neck. Many fruits are packed within the bag.
Even though the bag is about the size of a kitten, she’s flying around with it around her neck. I’m impressed. Although, Nymia is starting to look frantic and has begun swaying as she flies towards us. Then, after using all her strength, she collapses onto the ground.
“Right, thank you for your hard work.”
Asher-san gives a blunt comment.
“Nyaa.”
Nymia gives a sorrowful cry at not being praised despite her best efforts. She casts aside her bag and hops onto Priscilla-chan’s head.
“Welcome back.”
Priscilla-chan caresses Nymia.
“So, you brought us breakfast? Thank you.” (Ernea)
That’s right. With the meat gone and nothing to eat in the morning, Nymia headed into the ancient forest to collect fruit at Asher-san’s command.
“How incredible.”
Ruiseine too praises Nymia.
“Worked hard, nyan.”
Thanks to Nymia’s efforts, we are able to avoid the tragedy that is not having breakfast. Ruiseine peals the fruit that was brought back and feeds them to Nymia and Priscilla-chan.
I peel my own fruit and eat it.
But since Mistral isn’t here, looks like Ruiseine is going to care for everyone instead. Sorry for the trouble.
I consider helping, but it seems Ruiseine enjoys looking after others. She refuses me with a smile.
Alright, with this, I have no doubt she’ll make for a good mother in the future.
Then, after finishing our meal, we decide on what we should do. Ruiseine and I will be returning in the evening, but we need to pass the time here until then.
“Nntto, paly tag?”
Just as expected, it came, Priscilla-chan’s anticipated proposal. Today, I will successfully keep away.
While I’m getting excited, Old Sleigstar stops me.
“Thou shall train.”
“Oooh, that’s right.”
Even though it can be said that playing tag lets me freely practice many of my abilities, there are other things I need to do more. I leave Priscilla-chan to Ruiseine and enter my mediation the same way as always. My deep meditation prevents the noisy fun surrounding me from disturbing my heart.
I feel the dragon vein, refine dragon ki, and save up dragon’s power.
My profound meditation gradually creates a world all of my own. The noise becomes distant and I feel my consciousness become one with nature. By meditating with a clear mind, hours pass without my knowing it. Once I finish meditating, I prepare to practice my Dragon Sword Dance.
In my left hand I hold my wooden spirit tree sword. In my right hand, I use a random tree branch like always. I wonder, how long will I have to continue using a tree branch in my right hand? My family can’t afford to buy a new sword, so what should I do? Recently, my right hand has been feeling lonely.
Once my I stop thinking about my hand, Ruiseine and the others suddenly come into my view. Their game of tag has already ended. How long ago did it end? Since I was meditating, I didn’t notice it.
Ruiseine, having finished with play tag, is holding Priscilla-chan to experience space jumping. Priscilla-chan jumps once and appears a small distance away with Ruiseine. Ruiseine crouches down and presses her hands against her chest.
Ruiseine, having finished with play tag, is holding Priscilla-chan to experience space jumping. Priscilla-chan jumps once and appears a small distance away with Ruiseine. Ruiseine crouches down and presses her hands against her chest.
Aaah, she’s absolutely enduring a horrendous nausea. Stay strong, Ruiseine. Once you get used to it, the nausea and dizziness will stop.
While keeping Ruiseine in the corner of my eye, I go through the form of my Dragon Sword Dance. Having preformed the Dragon Sword Dance hundreds to thousands of times, the steps have been engraved into my body.
At first, when I was still tracing the form, Old Sleigstar corrected the minute details like the angles of my swords and the elevation of my legs. After that, I moved to circulating dragon ki throughout my body while I danced. Except, unlike just dancing, this is really hard.
I’m still not there yet. I can’t dance the Dragon Sword Dance from beginning to end while refining dragon ki into dragon power. As such, I scoop out the amount I need from the dragon vein while training to clad my body with it. Although, it all gets ruined from even just a small break in concentration.
How many to how many times have I practiced this again and again?
Watching me dance are Priscilla-chan, Ruiseine, Nymia, and Asher-san. Once I finish, clapping occurs. To my surprise, I get embarrassed and blush.
“That was incredible, Ernea-kun. For me, this is my first time seeing such a dance.”
“Onii-chan, amazing.”
“Getting better every day, nyan.”
The praises embarrass me even more.
Was this really that great? I’m so focused on what I haven’t reached, I never noticed I could be called skillful.
“That was a splendid performance. You are worthy of being entrusted with Nymia.”
Asher-san gives me a rare approval.
“Thou should carry a bit more confidence.”
“Is doing that really okay?”
“Give it no mind. Such is thine’s result.”
With even Old Sleigstar is praising me, my embarrassment transforms into delight. Old Sleigstar has been guiding me everyday after all. Being acknowledged by him makes me the happiest.
Asher-san scratches her head and rises.
“Well then, with this I too can return home with my heart at ease.”
“Nyan.”
Nymia seems lonely at Asher-san’s sudden decision to return home. Even if she ran away and is afraid, she’ll still yearn for her mother after all.
Asher-san also give Nymia a sorrowful farewell.
“Play to your satisfaction, then properly come back home.”
“Nyaa, mother come visit too, nyan.”
Nymia’s eyes are damp. And, for some reason, Priscilla-chan is crying while cuddling up against Asher-san.
“The fluffiness felt really good. Come back again.”
We smile at Priscilla-chan’s farewell which is both strange and meaningless.
“Jii-san[1], obviously I’ll be having you send me back.”
“Yare yare, thou art still a child.”
Old Sleigstar sighs, but he isn’t as dissatisfied at being depended on as he appears. Then, his eyes shine gold.
“By the way, jii-san,” Asher-san brings up a question while being enveloped within light. “His right hand seemed lonely during the Dragon Sword Dance.”
Asher-san stares at the branch in my right hand.
“Fumu, this one has already considered that.”
“In that case, never mind.”
With those words, Asher-san directs an expression full of profound meaning to Old Sleigstar’s face.
What could it be? Although I get the feeling there’s something significant about it, I can’t figure it out all. Still, I do understand that Old Sleigstar is thinking about a weapon for my right hand. It makes me happy.
Then, as if signifying the exchange was over, Asher-san is fully enveloped within golden light.
“Let’s meet again.”
We wave goodbye from a short distance away as we see Asher-san off.
Then, the dazzling pillar of light vanishes and Asher-san is gone. With the massive Asher-san no longer around, the moss-covered plaza feels quite spacious.
“It’s a bit lonely.”
Even though Ruiseine was utterly terrified of Asher-san at first, she’s reluctant towards her departure.
“That’s true. Asher-san had such an incredible presence, it feels empty now that she’s gone.” (Ernea)
“Won’t we meet again someday?” (Priscilla)
“She seems to dot on Nymia. I’ve no doubt she won’t be able to bare it for long and will come back again soon.” (Ernea)
“Nyaa, that’s scary, nyaa.” (Nymia)
Even though Nymia’s eyes were moist from her sorrowfully parting with her mother moments ago, she is heartless.
“Was only affectionate because everyone was here, but I was honestly scared, nyan.”
“Scary, no, no, no.”
Nymia and Priscilla-chan shake and quiver. Their actions are cute, but that is when I realize something.
Arere, speaking of Priscilla-chan, what will happen with her? We will be returning to the royal capital and I guess Priscilla-chan will also have to return to the Long Eared Tribe village? Just, it’s usually Mistral who drops her off. So then, since Mistral isn’t here, will I be seeing her back to the village?
“The young lass shall stay with this one tonight.”
“Waa, staying with ojii-chan?”
Priscilla-chan leaps with joy at Old Sleigstar proposal.
“That’s fine?”
“This one doesn’t mind. Come morning, Mistral will see her home.”
“I’m okay with taking her.”
“Thou woulds’t be leaving thine’s other bride. How can thou leave her alone?[2]”
“We can’t go together?”
“Entry into the village of the Long Eared Tribe isn’t permissible without approval.”
“I see.”
It doesn’t matter how much of a candidate she is to being my bride, I can’t bring acquaintances at my own convenience.
“My, my, well, well, it seems that I cannot go to the Long Eared Tribe village?”
A sad expression crosses Ruiseine’s face.
“Thou merely needs to make a request of the young lass of the Long Eared Tribe. Should the next head be making the request, there should be no troubles.”
Once Priscilla-chan returns to her village, she’ll be able to make a referral through word of mouth?
“Priscilla-chan, please invite me.”
“Nntto, understood.”
Priscilla-chan, being hugged by Ruiseine, gives an energetic response. After that, Ruiseine treats Priscilla-chan quite sweetly. Is it for the sake of being invited?
Although I want to say, ‘If you spoil her too much, Mistral is going to get mad,’ I hold back upon wondering if Ruiseine’s sweetness and Mistral’s rod make for a good arrangement.
Then, just like that, we enjoy the remaining time and evening finally arrives. Ruiseine and I plan to be transported to near the entrance of the Dragon Forest by Old Sleigstar. Usually, it’s to the garden behind my house, but this time I’m with Ruiseine. I’ll be troubled if it isn’t to a different place.
“Until next time, Priscilla-chan.”
“Ruiseine, till next time.”
“Nyan, until next time, nyan.”
Ruiseine and the others hug each other and exchange farewells.
Although I wish Ruiseine could come to the moss-covered plaza every day, she needs to preform sacred duties at the temple. As such, since there is no telling when she’ll be able to come again, this is an emotional farewell. Ruiseine herself seems regretful about it. Next time a convenient opportunity arises, I’ll invite her again.
“Then, art thou ready?”
With those words, Old Sleigstar surrounds us with his three dimensional technique.
“Please, and for this, thank you very much.”
Ruiseine bows with the proper etiquette expected of a shrine maiden.
I too wave goodbye to Old Sleigstar, Priscilla-chan, and Nymia. Afterwards, the light enveloping us becomes too radiant for me to keep my eyes open.
Fuu, this six day errand that was filled with various first time experiences and great turbulences is finally over.
As I sigh out in relief, Ruiseine and I appear at the entrance to Dragon Forest.
