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Lalatoma’s Feelings and the Cockatrice Boat

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The Large Tree Tower.

Lalatoma returned carrying fluffy cotton. In the hall, the cotton recently received from Wood was spread out quite a lot. On top of that cotton, Tetetoka was lying down relaxed. She didn’t seem to be sleeping. Her eyes were half-open, and she appeared to be dozing lightly. Several other Dryads were also napping on the cotton. Lalatoma quietly approached Tetetoka.

Tetetoka moved her neck a little and spoke.

“Welcome back.” (Tetetoka)

“I’m back, Tetetoka- oneechan.” (Lalatoma)

“You brought cotton again.” (Tetetoka)

“…Yes.” (Lalatoma)

She said little and spread the cotton on the floor.

“This cotton really is nice, huh? It’s different from soil, but it’s fluffy.” (Tetetoka)

“…Yes.” (Lalatoma)

“Hmm.” (Tetetoka)

Tetetoka slowly got up and stared at Lalatoma.

Lalatoma flinched at that.

“W-what’s wrong?” (Lalatoma)

“Lately, aren’t you acting strange? Going to Elt-sama’s house frequently… Sometimes you speak very little or your voice is quiet…” (Tetetoka)

“T-that’s not true!” (Lalatoma)

“When making grass dumplings, you don’t concentrate either—” (Tetetoka)

Putting aside other things, Tetetoka was strict about grass dumplings.

“Ugh…” (Lalatoma)

“I’m not saying it’s bad or anything. Hmm, you’re not feeling sick, right?” (Tetetoka)

“No! It’s not like that.” (Lalatoma)

Having finished spreading the cotton, Lalatoma lay down beside Tetetoka.

“I don’t really understand. Maybe I can’t focus well…” (Lalatoma)

“Hmm, I see.” (Tetetoka)

Tetetoka spoke in a relaxed manner.

“Well, if you’re aware of it, that’s fine. Is there anything you want me to do?” (Tetetoka)

“What should I do…” (Lalatoma)

Lalatoma pinched the cotton she spread. It was quite a large amount now. Bringing more cotton back might be a bother.

“Do you have business at Elt-sama’s house?” (Tetetoka)

“Yes…” (Lalatoma)

“Hmm, right now… the special thing might be the flower decorations.” (Tetetoka)

“That’s it!” (Lalatoma)

“Calm down, calm down…” (Tetetoka)

Tetetoka said quietly.

“You’re different in age and body size. Are you okay with that?” (Tetetoka)

“…I don’t know. Anyway… it’s the first time.” (Lalatoma)

“Hmm, I see. Well, that’s how it is.” (Tetetoka)

Tetetoka reached out and softly rubbed Lalatoma’s slightly reddened cheek. Lalatoma silently accepted it.

“You’ve fallen for Dia-chan, huh.” (Tetetoka)

“…That’s not true.” (Lalatoma)

“Huh!? Not true!?” (Tetetoka)

“It’s not true…” (Lalatoma)

Lalatoma, now bright red, pressed her face into the cotton.

Mumbling, Lalatoma said…

“You said it knowing full well…” (Lalatoma)

“Who knows?” (Tetetoka)

Tetetoka also leaned her weight on the cotton. It really was good cotton. It even felt like plants could root there.

“I’ll teach you about the flower decorations later. We can make them together…” (Tetetoka)

Tetetoka said leisurely.

 

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Meanwhile, at the Adventurer Guild.

The sun was setting, dyeing everything a deep crimson. While Stella and I were preparing to leave, Brown knocked and came in. He held a large piece of paper tied with a string.

“Excuse me nya, Elt-sama! The design for the boat is finished, nya!” (Brown)

Is it drawn on that rolled paper? He’s quite excited. That must mean he’s really looking forward to it.

“Oh, it’s done?” (Elt)

“Oh, a boat, huh?” (Stella)

Stella looked interested and peeked over.

“Yes, nya! Leia just handed it to me, nya.” (Brown)

“…You haven’t seen it yet?” (Elt)

“No, I haven’t, nya!” (Brown)

Brown was full of energy.

Hmm… I wonder what kind of design it is.

“I’m curious…!” (Stella)

“Me too nya! Then I’ll open it, nya.” (Brown)

Brown untied the string and spread out the paper.

“Nya-nyaan!” (Brown)

He quickly unfolded it, and all three of us looked at it simultaneously.

There was a boat floating on the water. A boat modeled after a cockatrice’s head was drawn. The boarding entrance was right where the beak was… And Brown was drawn holding oars.

…Yeah, just as expected.

“That’s definitely a cockatrice.” (Elt)

“Wow, isn’t it nice? It has cockatrice elements…” (Stella)

Stella seemed genuinely impressed.

Meanwhile, Brown, the key person…

“Nyan… a boat nya…” (Brown)

His eyes sparkled as if when he got thrown balls or cotton.

Apparently, the shape is fine… Or rather, whether it’s a boat seems to be the important thing.

“Brown, is this okay?” (Elt)

“It’s fine, nya! Good, nya!” (Brown)

“I-is that so…” (Elt)

“I also asked about the price. It was reasonable, nya.” (Brown)

“I see. I wonder how much it will cost to make.” (Elt)

Brown looked up at the sky and calculated with a “nyaa~n”.

“I don’t think it’ll take a month, nya.” (Brown)

“I’m looking forward to it…!” (Stella)

Come to think of it, there aren’t any boats in this territory. The river becomes shallow closer to the village, and there aren’t many fish either. Only small fish can be caught, so it’s not an industry. There seems to be no reason to build boats, so no one has made any so far. Somehow, this cockatrice boat will become the very first boat…

Gulp… but it’s fitting for this village. The same goes for this Adventurer Guild. Maybe it’s even better to dye everything cockatrice style.

“Nyan, once it’s done, we’ll go to the middle of the lake nya. Would Elt-sama and the others like to come, nya?” (Brown)

“Ah, that’s right… I’d love to ride it.” (Elt)

“Maybe we’ll discover something unexpected…!” (Stella)

Magic is hard to use underwater, so investigation has been delayed. Stella said she can run over the water, but others can’t. Here, the lake suddenly gets deep close to the shore. However, things might be different from the middle of the lake.

If there’s a big discovery, we might line up the cockatrice boats on the shore.

 

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