121 – No one knows what this is! #6

121 – No one knows what this is! #6

“Today’s Sifnoy is busy… ! Therefore, can I leave the little kore’s homecoming to Yuda-sama today…? ?”

Gradually, it’s time to go to school.

Sifnoy said that he had business today and could not help the children from school.

Come to think of it, Sifnoy seems a bit busy these days.

“What are you so busy with?”

At my question, Sifnoi started laughing with a sly face as if he had been waiting. Why is this guy so confident?

“What?”

“Nymphs… , Do you know that I have lived as a thief in many places since long ago… ?”

“yes?”

“Starting with Linknoy, who stole Princess Zelda… Peternoy stealing the shadows, etc… . There are many nymph thieves in the world… !”

Right.

I didn’t know much about nymphs except Sifnoi, but nymphs seem to have the talent of a thief unexpectedly.

So what is it?

As I wondered, Sifnoy chattered.

“A meeting of nymph thieves is being held in this Duchy of Phrygia… ! It’s literally an agency comparable to a meeting of thieves lords… ! This Sifnoi is also participating with the qualifications of safely helping the subjugation of the Demon Castle… !”

That’s right.

It seemed that the nymphs also had a system similar to the ‘lord of thieves’.

So, nymph thieves like Sifnoi gather somewhere and hold an event, right?

To be honest, I didn’t think much of it, but I couldn’t help but nod my head because it seemed like a very important thing to Sifnoy.

“Yeah, what. I should be able to take care of Naru and the kids from school. Anyway, from what Brigitte said, it seems like the kids have to go to the lab anyway.”

It was good for me to have time to spend with my kids.

Since I started helping with El Cladeco’s experiments in earnest, I didn’t have much time to spend with them.

Did the fathers who come home late at night from working hard always feel this way when they barely see their kids sleeping?

Or not.

With that feeling, I headed for the front gate of the school.

Ding dong dang dong -.

Some time after the bell announcing the dismissal time for the first graders of elementary school rang.

“Wow!”

“Let’s go home and play dice!”

The children rushed toward the front door, just as they did when they were freed colts.

Was my childhood like this?

As I was immersed in reminiscence for a while, I saw someone waving at me from afar.

“Ow, shack… ! It seems that Dad came to pick up Naru instead of Sifnoi today… !”

It seems that Naruga found me among the people waiting for the children to leave school in front of the school gate.

I also found Naru.

But it was a very strange thing.

How did Naru recognize me among so many people, and how did I recognize Naru among all the tall, clumsy kids?

Suddenly, penguins came to mind.

I’ve seen a documentary about penguins in the past, and they all go around looking for their babies and their parents among similar-looking chicks and parents.

Perhaps, between parents and children, some kind of sense is developed so that they can recognize each other.

Of course it’s bullshit.

“Dad! It’s nice to see you… !”

Warak-.

Naru hugged my leg, and he was very happy, just like a raccoon meeting a colleague.

“Did you have a good day without causing trouble?”

I stroked Naru’s hair and asked about today’s work.

Hina, who was watching this, frowned.

Then he hugged me on the opposite leg.

“… Dad… .”

With the kids hanging from both legs, it feels like a Christmas tree.

I also stroked Hina’s hair.

Only then did the children fall from my legs, contentedly.

“Cecily, can I pet you too?”

I asked Cecily, who was standing still, but Cecily snorted and looked around.

“Don’t you have a carriage? I have to go over the Phrygian walls to the lab, but of course I must have hired a wagon and waited, right?”

“no.”

Guggets -.

Cecily frowned.

“Are you thinking of making a noble lady walk in the scorching sun? A gentleman of noble aristocratic dignity would not make girls and young ladies walk for long… !”

Is it bothersome to walk a long distance?

“If your legs hurt while walking, I will give you a ride on the wooden horse.”

“Huh, it’s an offer I don’t really like.”

“Then Cecily, you give me a ride on the wooden horse.”

“I hate it… !”

That’s right.

Anyway, it was time to start with this feeling.

In the distance, I could spot Tywin walking alone as always.

“Are you going to the lab too?”

“… … .”

Tywin turned his head away, either because he didn’t hear me or because he didn’t want to answer. But it was the same that he was going to the lab, so we ended up walking in the same direction.

* * *

“Look at this! Naru, you caught the ladybug! Naru, I like butterflies, but in fact I also like ladybugs!”

Shuk-.

Naru showed Tywin the ladybug he caught.

Of course, Tywin was startled and slapped Naru on the palm.

slap-.

“Get it away!”

Boo Woo-.

A ladybug flying high from Naru’s finger.

Is Tywin afraid of bugs?

“Oh, the ladybug flew away. But because the weather is nice, there are a lot of bugs!”

summer.

Insect season.

“This is a ladybug, a caterpillar, and this is a scarab beetle. bug… worm worm worm… ! bug!”

Naru was half mad at the sight of insects seen here and there in the fields outside the walls of Phrygia. To be honest, even as a father, I wonder if it’s okay.

But if you think about it, I really liked catching insects when I was a child.

To be honest, I still like it.

That eight-legged wolf spider catches my attention.

It was about the size of my palm, but it was smart enough for thieves to keep as pets.

ㅡKong-Kong… !

pat-.

The wolf spider, perhaps sensing my gaze, hid itself among the grass.

I feel good.

When I was sad, Naru caught a golden scarab and showed it to me.

“Ow, shack… ! Look at this… ! It’s a huge helmet scarab! Daddy will give it to you!”

indeed.

– Zzz, zizz -.

The scarab, the size of which was the size of Naru’s palm, was grabbed from Naru’s back and struggled. It seemed that luxurious people would like the hard chitan-like body glistening in brown.

“Nice.”

─Biki the Thief, 「Loot Scouter」!

I appraised Naru’s helmet and scarab by activating the skill [Spoil Scouter] that can measure the value of all items on my brain.

「Sultan Helmet Scarab: Big and powerful. Insects are the insects favored by pompous people who like to fight.”

“Hey, if I sell it, I can get about 100,000 arcs, right?”

100,000 arcs was about the daily wage of a decent amount of people.

Awesome.

As I received the helmet scarab from Naru, Hina, who was watching from the side, said “… Ugh.” He groaned.

Then he started digging the nearby ground with his palms, and soon the dark purple carapace caught a large stag beetle in his hand.

“… Kaiser stag beetle… .”

Gazik, Gazik-.

It was an insect with strong pincers.

It feels like a good match is possible with the helmet scarab beetle that Naru caught.

「Kaiser stag beetle: Cuts anything with its powerful claws. It’s a rivalry with the Sultan’s Helm Scarab that steals and steals the area every summer.”

indeed.

The thing Hina caught was also an amazing insect.

When I accepted the stag beetle and praised it, saying, “It’s great,” Hina nodded happily.

“… Slightly better than Naru’s… bigger… !”

From there, Naru and Hina’s insect catching match began.

Tywin, who hates insects, hated it, saying, “You’re childish.” But Naru and Hina seemed to have a lot of fun rummaging through the bushes or digging the ground while sweating in the scorching sun.

“Cecily, why don’t you play with the kids too.”

I asked Cecily, who was watching the scene with a parasol on.

Then, Cecily sneered hysterically.

“It’s an insect. It is a non-aristocratic creature.”

While saying that, seeing the insects that Naru and Hina catch was not very honest. If this guy were my daughter too, she would enjoy catching insects.

“Then, I’ll catch insects, so you keep these guys.”

I held out the helmet beetle and the stag beetle to Cecily.

Then Cecily said, “Because he’s holding a parasol in his hand? I don’t have hands to hold bugs or something,” he growled. Not really.

“Then should I let them go? These are the kids I caught. It might be useful for research, so it’s kind of like throwing it away.”

“Heh, I can’t. Then give it away. That Cecily isn’t interested in insects, but she says it’s useful for research, so I’m taking care of it specially.”

Cecily folded the parasol and put it in her bag.

Then they caught a beetle and a stag beetle in each hand.

“I’m taking it well.”

After that, I caught things with Naru and Hina.

Then, when he glanced at Cecily, he was holding a stag beetle and a helmet beetle in each of his hands, holding them close to each other, engaging in a fight.

“… Come on, we’ll duel. duel! Fair and fair… ! oh shit… ! It means stop biting Cecily’s hand and fight with each other… !”

Right.

Cecily seemed to prefer fighting rather than catching.

Watching a fair 1:1 match is an aristocratic hobby.

As I walked around, I began to see research facilities in the distance.

I should stop playing soon.

“Naru caught 10! More than 9 Hina caught! Naru won!”

“… But, Hina’s is bigger… . Hina won for size… .”

It was a tight match.

The children’s eyes soon turned to me, as if they were asking me to pick a winner.

Looking at it, there have been many fights like this in the future, and each time, it seemed that I became the referee and decided the win or loss many times.

“Naru caught more!”

“Hina’s things… The larger size… .”

indeed.

both make sense

If so, a fair verdict should be given.

“It’s a draw.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

At my words, Hina and Naru looked at each other’s faces.

I wondered how he would react, but Naru reached out to Hina first.

“It was a good fight! Then, next time we’ll have a fishing match!”

“… great… . Naru, next time I’ll win… .”

… go fishing

Since it was summer, it was time to go to places like rivers, valleys, and the sea to play.

Come to think of it, Naru and Hina’s birthdays were in August, summer.

“It’s your birthday… .”

* * *

“Why are you all so scruffy? Don’t you know that cleanliness is the most important thing in laboratory facilities? Go ahead and wash up. Garot, can you wash the kids?”

At Brigitte’s question, Garrot nodded and took the children away.

Cecily spoke immediately.

“Did you know that when a Kaiser stag beetle and an emperor helmet beetle fight each other, they draw? I know Cecily. The two of them are really equal—”

When the children went to wash along the garot-.

I said to Brigitte, who was putting the scarabs in the collecting bin.

“Once the experiment is over to some extent. How about going to a place like the sea or a river to play? There are also birthdays for the kids in the summer.”

“What is it, Judas, you keep saying that you want to go out to play. so what First of all, it’s a story if today’s experiment went successfully.”

about 1 hour.

Before I knew it, the children, who had finished washing their clothes, appeared in the laboratory.

Soon, Naru, Cecily, and Hina picked up their bag full of things and climbed the stairs installed next to the water tank.

Geeing-.

A water tank with an open lid.

Hina said softly.

“Sugar… .”

It was Hina who put the powdered sugar she was holding in her hand into the water tank.

Seeing that, Cecily put the spices in her hand into the tank with the lid open.

“Herbs, saffron, and tea leaves from Ceylon are all antique spices.”

Plop, plop-.

As soon as the sugar and spices were added, a very fragrant smell began to emanate from the tank.

It was a sweet, fresh scent.

Shuk-.

Smelling it, Naru finally lifted her bag.

He then lifted the bag upside down and threw the contents inside into the tank.

“Pretty and cute things… !”

Plop, plop, plop-!

These were items that I honestly didn’t think were materials for a homunculus, but when Naru’s bag was empty, the inside of the tank began to shake.

Woo woo woo woo-!!!!

(*Fan Art*)