Volume 1 Chapter 11 For Now, I Don't Know How Effective It Will Be, But It Can't Be A Bad Thing
Holding the signed contract, Mr. Thor happily walked away, and we decided to greet our neighbors.
"So, I'm Ryuuji, who just moved in next door. Nice to meet you!"
"I'm Lene. Nice to meet you, Little Lana, Little Lena."
Lana and Lena were staring up at us, wide-eyed.
...No, to be precise, they were looking up at me.
"Wow, you're huge..."
"You really are big..."
"Pfft!"
Unable to contain herself at the sisters' reaction, Lene burst out laughing.
Hey, this isn't a show.
But still...
"Hey, are you two the ones farming this field?"
I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind.
The width is about 50 meters.
The depth... I feel like I walked about 5 minutes along the path.
"Yes!"
It seems my bad feeling was right.
Lana, the older sister, nodded innocently.
It was so reckless that I couldn't help but cover my face.
Looking closely, both of them had their palms all torn up from squished beans, and it looked painful.
"Hmm, the soil isn't very good."
"Really?"
As expected of the elf folk.
Lene seemed to have instantly figured out whether the soil was suitable for growth by just fiddling with it.
Lena, who was squatting down and observing with her, probably had no idea what that meant.
"Then, let's try a quick fix. ...Hey, you two. Is it okay if I do a little charm to help the vegetables get stronger?"
"A charm? I don't really understand, but I think it's a good thing if the vegetables get stronger!"
Yeah, this sisters is too trusting; I'll need to educate her about that later.
...Well, let's put that aside for now.
I took out a magic stone from my magic bag and buried it in the center of the nearest area.
"That's good."
"What did you do?"
Lene asked curiously as I clapped my hands to shake off the dirt.
"I buried a magic stone called the 'Magic Stone of Peul' that promotes crop growth. Well, I've never used it, so I don't know how effective it is."
"Peul is the god of abundance, right? You've never used that stone?"
"Adventurers usually don't have steady crops, you know."
Until today, I'd never owned land.
I had helped at an acquaintance's farm but that was before this magic stone even existed, so I had no way to verify it.
"But if you don't know its effect... Is that really okay?"
"It shouldn't cause any harm. Now, let's clean up, Lene."
"Ah, wait a minute!"
I understand her worries, but there's no point in stressing over what we don't know.
I pulled out a rag I bought on the main street and headed to our new home, with Lene hurriedly chasing after me.
"You two really are a cute couple."
"Right?"
"That's not true!?"
Lene hastily corrected the sisters' remarks thrown from behind, which she couldn't just ignore.
* * *
The next morning.
I woke up to a loud banging at the door while I was sleeping on the floor with Lene in the now somewhat cleaner room.
"Yawn..., Ah, this is our new place, huh?"
"Mmm~, what is it? It's so noisy..."
Hearing the persistent sound at the entrance, I hurried to respond.
Lene, who struggles in the morning, is rolling around with her long ears pressed down, so I decide to leave her be for now.
Not knowing who is on the other side, I decide to use Magic Power detection just in case.
On the other side of the door... is that my neighbor's sister, Lana?
What on earth does she want?
"Mr. Ryuuji! Ms. Lene! It's a big deal! Please wake up... wha!?"
"Ah, sorry. What's with the early morning visit..."
I apologize to Lana, who almost got hit by the suddenly opened door, but my words of complaint stop there.
And I guess that makes sense.
In front of me, where weak little sprouts had been lined up until yesterday, there are now splendid vegetables growing far and wide.
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