125 – Meat
Sudden! With a shout, Bezilla’s head split in two and fell headlong to the ground.
Hameri was still sniffling in my arms.
It must have been very painful.
“Come here, Hameri.”
Haki led Hameri, who had been held in my arms, into his arms.
“Are you okay?”
Watching him soothe him.
I had a good feeling that Haki would be a good mother later.
Of course, her husband is almost captured.
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Bezilla’s meat is tough and has a rubbery texture, so I couldn’t eat it because it was tasteless, so since it’s a monster with a big mouth, its teeth are huge, so it’s suitable for use as a weapon, so I decided to collect only the teeth, and burned the rest. .
But the problem is that her mother told her to bring three wild boars for a barbecue tonight, so she has to catch them, but she can’t take the wild boars that Vezilla ate. Caught three.
In the meantime, Mary Ha seemed to have calmed down, and fortunately she was smiling.
But do we need a pig this much when we eat together as a family?
“One or two is enough for my family to eat, isn’t three too many?”
“The village chief’s house will come too.”
“Hockey!”
As if I had been waiting, I heard a girl’s voice from afar.
She turned around to see a hockey-level girl and a middle-aged man jumping up and waving her hand.
“Similla.”
“Hockey!”
The girl named Similla grabbed the hockey by the hands and shook it.
“How much is this!”
“Three months at most.”
“It’s been a long time!”
I was surprised for a moment.
In Hestia, Haki, who doesn’t open her heart to most children, was laughing and even talking comfortably.
“Hello. Thank you for inviting me.”
“Uh, hello.”
“Welcome.”
The village head gave her the first word with a very benevolent expression.
My mother and father greeted the village chief as if they were friends.
To be honest, there was no problem with her father when she first moved in, but she was worried about whether her mother would be able to adapt well, but she seems to have melted well.
“This is… The first time I’ve seen it.”
“Ah, my name is Javir Gadivi.”
“Oh, you’re a son. Nice to meet you. The chief of this village is Balkan.”
The village head held out his hand and shook hands.
Similla looked at me shaking hands with the village chief and said to Haki.
“Is that the older brother you were talking about?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Wow.”
Haki told Similla about me too?
It’s not long since I moved to this area.
She had a similar time with Flora and Reina, but she still didn’t seem to have fully connected her heart to hockey.
“Hey, how are you, Brother Javier?”
A child named Similla spoke to me.
“Wow.”
For some reason, I spit out an exclamation from earlier.
“Crazy. Crazy. Excuse me for the first time, but can I touch your arm just once?”
Huh? Something really unexpected came out.
However, it’s not such a difficult request, so there’s no point in refusing it.
“…I don’t know why, but it doesn’t matter.”
“Thank you!”
Similla touched my arm once and then hehehe-! She said, covering her mouth with a groan.
“It’s really dumb. It’s like a stone. You must have worked hard.”
I don’t know why she covered her mouth when she was going to talk, but a compliment is a compliment.
···Is this a compliment? It’s the first time I’ve heard a compliment that’s different, so I’m not sure.
“Thank you.”
Anyway, I said thanks.
“It’s sweet to laugh with.”
····?
Question marks began to fill my head.
Similla is not shy, and her affinity seems to be very good.
“I heard that you are an adventurer, is that true?”
“She used to be an adventurer, but not now.”
“Oh, that’s right. I heard that your brother became a professor at the academy before Haki left town.”
“Right, that’s correct.”
“Where is the academy?”
“Didn’t I tell you where hockey is?”
“I’m afraid they’ll follow me.”
You said you didn’t tell me because you thought I’d follow you?
“Couldn’t it be that he just said that in words.”
“No, Similla meant it. She even hid in the wagon.”
····I looked at Similla.
She’s like, ‘heh heh.’ She was scratching her head with her face as if a voice would come out.
···That’s a bit harsh.
The village headman and father groomed the wild boar.
I tried to help with the grooming too, but my mother told me to save my energy saying that you have work to do.
My father and the village chief skillfully removed the leather and unnecessary parts, leaving only the edible parts.
Mother catches the coated meat and puts it on a rough grill.
“Now, it’s your turn. Flamethrower!”
“Yes?”
“Cook the meat deliciously!”
This isn’t the first time handling a flamethrower…
In Astria, it was a daily life.
Anyway, I gathered some mana in my hand.
If you collect too much, you can get burned.
“Fire.”
Fire-!
Adjust the flames around the meat so that it does not burn only on the outside and cooks only with heat.
The meat, which has been cooked to taste in an instant, exudes gravy.
It was delicious to eat with my family after a long time.
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Remove Hameri holding the hockey.
She was weeping again like yesterday.
“No, no…”
It’s because Haki and I were looking for a carriage to set off for Hestia again.
I’m leaving soon, but Hameri shed tears and grabbed hold of the hockey as if he didn’t want to let go.
But seeing that they were holding my hand together, even though they had only just met, it seemed like they had a lot of affection, probably because they were family.
“But I have to go now.”
I am a professor.
There are things to prepare beforehand.
Because I also heard that Gaur had escaped.
Gaur was an Astrian, and he was imprisoned because we, the Astrians, took the lead in arresting him for committing a crime.
Especially Rebecca.
Then Gaur may have a grudge against us.
The possibility of coming for revenge is high.
However, they cannot meet Harin or Seri as they are in prison.
Then you can come to Hestia Academy to find me.
I think it would be dangerous to leave the place empty for more than this, so I have to go back.
Hockey said he could come after a few more days, but she refused for some reason.
“Hameri…”
Haki soothed Hamilla, who was rubbing her cheek in Haki’s arms.
“Then let’s do this. Next time Hamilla will find us and take us to Hestia.”
“Uh…”
He bent her knees and stroked Hamila’s hair.
Hamilla was still crying, but she finally agreed to let us go.
I said to Hameri with a smile.
“Come anytime. Our house is spacious.”
“···Yes!”
“We?”
“Yes?”
“This disobedient bastard’s parents?”
“Mother and father too.”
After that, she said goodbye for the last time, and then she got into the carriage and left.
The rattling sound echoes along the roadside.
The carriage was also very fast, probably because it contained magical energy.
I think it went for about 4 hours in that state.
“Brother, what is this?”
Hockey called me, pointing to a box.
It was a long box roughly the size of a person.
“I don’t know. Did you have any luggage like this?”
“…I can’t believe it?”
Hockey hastily opened the box.
Then she lost her words.
“·····.”
I wondered what was going on, so I approached Haki and looked at the box… I too was at a loss for words.
“Hmm…”
Inside it was Similla, who was sleeping while laughing at what was good.