Fuu~, as expected of the head chef.
But, I still ate it all.
I somehow get the feeling that as it is, if I stayed in the territory, I would eat too much every day.
Right, there’s no two ways about it, I got to go out monster hunting after all.
When I had returned to my room and was thinking such things, there was
the sound of the door being knocked on.
“Ririina-sama, it’s Sana. Is now a good time?”
“Eeh, it’s alright. Please come in.”
Sana entered with a ‘please excuse me’.
“Sana, good work. It seems like you mangaged to safely retrieve the
masked men.”
“Yes .. But in the end I couldn’t find out who had hired them. I am very sorry.”
“It’s not Sana’s fault, so please don’t apologize.
Honestly speaking, I don’t believe there is any point in targeting me who had her engagement broken off already and was returning to her territory.
Someone who knew about it, and on top of that that I would be passing through that place, that rather limits the possibilities, doesn’t it.”
“That is true. I think Liesa-sama and Leaf-sama who is still at the royal capital are probably currently investigating that.
Wouldn’t it be proper to think that we will hear of some results in the comming few days?”
“That’s true. Maa, as for what I can do in this situation it’s probably around the level of obediently going monster hunting I reckon.”
“.. Ririina-sama, there are probably other things you could instead be doing .. Wouldn’t it be fine to get away from (the subject of) monster hunting a bit?”
“Sana, it’s not good to want to steal away my fun, you know. Also, it doubles with patrolling the territory, so it would be of help to everyone.”
“.. Just keep it in moderation.”
“I’ll be using discretion.”
It seems that the things to think about have increased even more, so while I was still completely fine physically speaking my mind was somewhat tired which is why I rested early that day.
— The following day
Since I was sound asleep I was now feeling completely refreshed.
– is what I was enthusiastically about to do, when I received a false start notification from my mother.
W-why~?
“Ririina, this morning a letter arrived stating that it seems your Grandfather and Grandmother would return here. It appears they’ll arrive here in 2 to 3 days.
That – is – why, instead of going out monster hunting please help out with various things here until then.” (1)
Eh, Grandfather and Grandmother are coming back?
If I recall correctly right now they should have been somewhere in the western nation from here that was on good terms with our country ..
Those two still hadn’t lost much of their strength so without even
any guards they just willfully departed on journeys all around.
Perhaps because I was making a wondering face Mother told me about the contents of that letter.
“Ririina, you look like you’re wondering ‘why are those two suddenly coming home’, but you see, those two’s information network is incredible.
Exactly how did they manage to learn of that information I wonder? If they want to act like they’re retired already anyway the least they could do is hand over that information network to me, couldn’t they.”
Are?
As expected of Mother, the things that catch her eye are different after all.
Instead of the matter of her daughter’s engagement being broken off, the intelligence network .. well, it’s very like her.
“That being that, Ririina, since those two are returning for the first time in a while there are things I want to prepare.
Everyone else in the estate is currently busy with their own tasks such as cleaning and remodelling so could I have you get something for me? Since you’ll be bored just staying at home anyway?”
An errand girl, it is?
Maa, it’s better than being bored at home.
“I understand. On that note, exactly wherefrom should I get you what?”
“Remember, there are those medical plants that don’t grow anywhere but the forest close to here, aren’t there? I want you to bring me those.
Therefore, I want to give them some of it to bring along, so go get a large amount, would you.”
Something of that level is an easy task.
I can just do that while taking a walk.
“I understand. In that case I’ll be going right away.”
“Eeh, I’ll leave it to you.”
It’s not monster hunting but it will serve as a change of scenery.
I mounted a horse and left in the direction of the forest.
After 10 minutes I arrived at the entrance to the forrest.
This child is clever so it will be alright even without binding it to something, it will come to me with a single whistle after all.
After I confirmed so I entered the inside of the forest.
Inside the forest nothing had changed, everything was still just as in the past.
Well then, well then, the medical herbs are .. ah, found ’em.
Essahoissa, I plucked them.
If I took too many there wouldn’t be any growing the next time so I plucked them in reasonable moderation.
Nh?
No bloodlust but .. that’s a person, isn’t it.
As I looked over to the place where I sensed the presence under rushling noises the owner of said presence revealed itself.