New chapter of Plant Magic Lord is out! (2/3 chapters)

 

 

Idea

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The next morning.

I awoke to the chirping of little birds.

“Nm…” (Elt)

Today as well, I had been sleeping in the cotton, but there was one thing different from usual. Dia and Marcosias were not there. So, Stella and I were sleeping together, just the two of us. Anyways, Wood was there though.

“…I can’t move.” (Elt)

“Suu… suu…” (Stella)

Before sleeping, Stella’s face had been directly in front of mine, but before I knew it she was hugging me. Now she was sleeping with her forehead resting against my shoulder. When Stella is behind my back, it’s like this, but usually she doesn’t cling so much. But when we’re sleeping, there are plenty of times when she hugs me.

Maybe because when sleeping, you become unconscious? Perhaps Stella also feels lonely… or craves company.

“…But I can’t move…” (Elt)

She was hugging me quite firmly.

If I squirm a little, she does let go immediately, though. Even when half-asleep, she responds properly to that.

“Nngh…” (Elt)

I moved my arm slightly and touched Stella’s back. Now I was able to be in the shape of hugging her back.

“This will do…” (Elt)

Judging by the window, it still felt early to get up. Today was a holiday, if I recall correctly, so it should be fine to wake up a bit late.

Today Dia and Marcosias aren’t here, so just this once should be fine. Audrey and Clarissa probably wouldn’t be up and active so early in the morning either…

When I closed my eyelids, drowsiness came to me again.

“Munya… to win against the Cockatrice team’s batting lineup…” (Stella)

“What kind of dream are you having…?” (Elt)

Well, it’s fine. She sounds happy… I’ll let myself sleep a bit more.

 

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When I awoke from my second sleep, it had become a reasonable time. From yesterday’s talk, it seemed Audrey and the others were to depart from the village this morning. They would go to Zanzas, and then return to the mansion.

“Hum hum~~♪” (Stella)

From the morning, Stella was in a tremendously good mood.

Actually, there aren’t many times when Stella is in a bad mood… When she is silently tending to her bat or practicing wild ball, it’s not exactly a time to casually speak to her. Though even then, if Dia approaches, she reacts normally…

Stella’s even-tempered nature has saved me quite a lot. There is never a time when I feel unpleasant being with her. I think this is important when continuing a relationship.

“You seem to be enjoying yourself a lot.” (Elt)

“Yes, I forgot the details, but I feel like I had a wonderful dream…!” (Stella)

Stella smiled brightly.

She forgot what the dream was, huh. But there are dreams like that, where the happy feeling remains. We got ready and headed toward Audrey’s inn.

Lately, even on holiday mornings, when going outside you meet quite a few people. Simply put, the population has increased, and there are more people spending their time in various ways. People going to the earth bath, people going to the plaza, people going fishing, everyone spending time as they wish.

“Ugo ugo, the number of people going fishing has also increased.” (Wood)

“Ah, since we made boats… There are even people who sunbathe on the lake.” (Elt)

“How stylish…!” (Stella)

Even in my previous life, boats were one form of leisure. Just traveling over water is fun. When we arrived at Audrey’s inn, it seemed they had just finished their preparations. As they were about to depart, Audrey greeted us briskly.

“Well then, thank you for taking care of us!” (Audrey)

“Give my regards to Hold-niisan and Yaya-san as well. Come anytime.” (Elt)

I squeezed Dia’s wing as Stella held her.

“Dia-chan, see you again!” (Stella)

“Piyo, piyo, piyo.” (Dia)

The girl-form Marcosias also nodded.

“We’ll be waiting.” (Elt)

Unlike before, Dia and Marcosias did not seem all that sad. That was because they were certain we would meet again. Clarissa also squeezed Dia’s wing.

“Yes, let’s play together again!” (Clarissa)

“Of course, piyo, piyo.” (Dia)

“And snuggling too.” (Clarissa)

“Stella-sama… in wild ball again!” (Audrey)

“Yes, anytime…!” (Stella)

“Next time I’ll be even better at it!” (Audrey)

Audrey was fired up.

Incidentally, the maid beside Audrey had been given five bats as souvenirs.

“Please don’t overdo it. That is forbidden!” (Elt)

“Yes…!” (Audrey)

With that, Audrey and the others boarded the carriage and departed. We saw them off until the carriage disappeared from sight.

“Piyo…” (Dia)

On the way back home, Stella looked after Dia.

“…Are you lonely?” (Stella)

But Dia shook her head and replied in a firm tone.

“I’m not lonely, piyo. We’ll meet again, piyo!” (Dia)

 

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Two days later, Leia returned to the village. She seemed well, which was good. I invited her into the Adventurer Guild office and showed her the letter from Hold-nii-san.

“I apologize, for not being present during the boat delivery either…” (Leia)

“No, don’t worry about it. It ended without incident.” (Elt)

After that, we exchanged information for a while. About the boats and the lake, about Audrey and the others coming. However, there wasn’t much need to explain. It seemed Leia had encountered Audrey and the others on the road, as they headed south from the village. So, though it was at the roadside, they had talked.

“We must properly prepare for the art festival.” (Leia)

“That’s right. The things we’ll exhibit from here are more or less decided, though.” (Elt)

“The Driad culture’s flower decorations… I think they’re very good.” (Leia)

“And as for something unique to the village… Noball related, perhaps…” (Elt)

Toward the end, my voice got a little small. Even I didn’t feel entirely confident about it. But Leia laughed brightly.

“Why not? It has the seal of approval of the hero Stella-sama…” (Leia)

“…Is that how it works?” (Elt)

Indeed, if it were said to be like a famous sword used by a legendary hero, perhaps that makes sense.

“As a local specialty, items modeled after a local hero are popular. Replicas are also well-received as souvenirs.” (Leia)

“Then there’s no problem.” (Elt)

In that case, I had no objection. I could make bats with my magic.

“Anything else suitable…” (Elt)

“How about a Cockatrice…!” (Leia)

Leia leaned forward.

“I just thought of the perfect thing…!” (Leia)

She took out some paper from her pocket and spread it out.

“After spending time in this village, I was inspired! Something completely new, combining a stuffed animal and a wooden toy!” (Leia)

“O-oh…” (Elt)

I peered intently at the paper.

On it was drawn a combination of a stuffed Cockatrice and a model of the great tree’s house. It seemed to be modeled after the village.

…Is this something like a dollhouse?

 

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