Chapter 121 – The Children are Strong….Harvest!

 

A shock runs through my stomach.

When I woke up thinking about what happened, I found a one eye in front of me.

It usually just waits for me to wake up myself. However, recently, it started shooting me on my stomach to wake me up.

As for why it has been doing this, it was to inform me that the beastkids were awake.

The way it wakes me up is exactly the same method my little sister uses.

I asked her to change the way she wakes me up but….she never did.

….she’s heartless.

 

I went downstairs to the living room on the ground floor.

The beastkids are already awake but they are sitting on chairs in the corner of the room.

They seem to be a little scared of Koa’s group and Boss-san.

However, they are terribly scared of Shuri.

It seems like they know her.

 

More importantly, I want to find the parents of these children.

I tried to communicate with them using gestures about it but they never got what I’m trying to say and looked apologetic.

It’s not like I want them to look at me like that.

I feel really bad because we can’t speak with each other.

 

The only thing that bothers me is that these two beastkids don’t seem to want to go home.

Normally, they would want to go home rather than stay in a place with people they don’t know, like my place.

I don’t think they were abandoned by their parents….or did they?

Even in Japan, there were places where people left their children if they couldn’t raise them due to various reasons.

There were indeed a lot of problems in my world.

Perhaps the same is true in this world….it might be better to be careful if I ever look for their parents.

「Good morning」

「Gud, moor, nying.」

The two of them are doing good.

I tried to teach them some Japanese words and they learned better than expected.

Maa, it’s just a simple greeting.

As for me….I can hear what they are saying but I couldn’t understand them.

Kids are amazing.

「Let’s eat breakfast.」

In the past few days, they have learned the following,

Good morning, good night, breakfast, lunch, dinner, eat, bath, no.

Those are the most important words in our daily lives.

No, I have to learn it in their language too but I can’t remember….

I haven’t progressed at all but I will not give up, I will not fail.

 

The two of them rush to me looking a little happy.

They won’t move until I say something.

I have my doubts but they might be nervous so let’s just wait until they can adapt.

 

Thinking about their first day, it’s already a big progress.

No matter what I did, all they did was cry and cry and cry.

I’m not good at dealing with crying children.

When my nephew cried, I panicked and the people around me laughed.

My elder sister was even laughing with her hands on her belly.

How can she laugh like that when her own child is crying?

….I guess she’s a strong mother?

 

Come to think of it, both of them are unusually scared of the rock dolls.

I think they’re cute but I guess there’s the difference in culture or…am I crazy?

No, I can’t be.

Perhaps Japanese monsters are scary from other worlder’s perspectives.

Maa, perhaps a one eye having one eye is kind of…scary?

They’ll just have to get used to it.

 

Today’s breakfast was bread and soup.

There’s no need to rush.

Eat slowly.

I can communicate using gestures in these kinds of talk(?).

Just hang in there.

 

Hnn? It’s unusual for the farming corps to come and see me in the morning.

Outside? Pulling….ah, harvesting!

I’ll do my best.

 

The kids….they’ll have to help.

I’m worried about them because they’re so skinny and scared of the one eyes so I’ll have the squirrels stay with them.

I asked the squirrel on the desk for help.

The squirrel seems to get the message and approaches the children.

They’re okay with squirrels.

Thank goodness.

 

—Scene Change—

 

Now, let’s harvest the vast field!

This is quite important since it will serve as our food during winter.

I couldn’t go outside for a few days last winter.

Let’s do our best.

And kids, don’t overdo it.

 

It’s wide, isn’t it?

Even if we’re already harvesting it, the field that still needs to be harvested is vast.

I’ll work hard because it is necessary but….my back!

 

The kids are working hard too.

Areh?

There’s one one eye nearby. Are they alright with it?

Have they gotten used to them?

Maa, it looks like there’s no problem.

 

The farming corps stares at me when my hands stop.

I’m sorry.

I’ll do my best so don’t kick me out.

Hang in there, me.

 

Wheat is amazing….I mean, we harvested ten times more than last time, no, perhaps even more.

I feel that the farming knowledge of the farming corps is amazing.

 

—Scene Change—

 

We harvested everything when we harvested all the grapes.

The one eyes already started making wine and for some reason, Shuri joined in and….she’s been kicked out.

Give it up. Every rock doll is a professional and if you get in the way, they’ll be harsh.

 

The harvest took longer than last time.

All the vacant parts of the fruit forest were filled in.

There were also new vegetables, the result of the daily efforts of the farming corps.

After seeing all the storage rooms filled with food, I think we’re ready for winter.

 

….it was also worth the effort to try different kinds of food in the morning.

However, after a week, I had to bow and ask them to stop.

That one week of testing new ingredients was hell.

There are bitter, there are numbing, and I don’t know how I endured.

Perhaps because I only taste a little for each.

However, there are those that immediately spread in my mouth even though I only ate a little….

 

Ugh, some things are better not to remember.