“Rimi Ruu, you know, loved both Ai Fa and Gil Fa. When Gil Fa was still alive, Gil Fa and Ai Fa both played many times with Rimi Ruu”
A few minutes later.
The mysterious visitor, Rimi Ruu sit between me and Ai Fa, she is smiling and laughing while talking.
It was a big smile that make the the big cry a while ago looks like a lie.
Anyway, since she won’t stop crying, we brought her into the house. Even if I try to comfort her, tears won’t stop spilling from her big eye
.
However.
“.....It was a lie when I said I dislike you.”
While holding my temple so I don’t get any headaches, Ai Fa said so.
“However, it’s not a good thing, for you who is a Ruu family member come close to me who is resented by the Sun family. You should have been explained about it so many times right?”
Just with that, Rimi Ruu completely stopped crying.
“I am not afraid of something like Sun Family! Even father, always say that, you know! If it’s that idiot heir, Sun Family won’t last long! Sooner or later there will be only Ruu family as Morihen’s chief he said!”
“Because patriarch Donda Ruu is a temperamental person, it’s even worse. If war happens between Sun and Ruu family, Morihen village might be destroyed you know?”
After Rimi Ruu stopped crying, Ai Fa becomes colder than usual again.
Even so, Rimi Ruu still shows her smiling face.
She is a cute kid when she is laughing.
Her age seems to be about 7 or 8. She is small, or rather very small. Her height doesn’t even reach my chest.
Her hair is short, it is reddish in color, and it’s fluffy like a dandelion. Her skin is of course brown like chocolate, and her eyes is clear light blue like sky in the spring.
(TL: sky in the spring is usually just clear sky. asuta's choice of words is really poem-ish sometimes.)
Her clothes is a beautiful patterned large cloth, that is worn from the right shoulder to the bottom of the waist, it has an appearance like a one shoulder mini one piece. Her slender arms and legs are exposed, but since she is just a child, it feels innocent.
And, at her chest, a necklace with 3 fangs was swinging. Because I can't imagine such a young child hunting giba, I guess this is just an ornament or protective charm.
".....Hey, you are an oustider right?"
Her big and round eyes are looking at me.
It really is beautiful, her light blue eyes.
Even if it's the same blue color, it's completely different from Ai Fa's deep eyes that sometimes looks like it's burning like fire.
"A suspicious outsider with strange appearance turned up at Fa's house. Is he a stranger that will bring disaster? Because there's a possibility, until your identity was known, Rimi Ruu was told by father to never approaches you, you know!
"Well. However you still approached me?"
While being distracted halfway by the Gibaburg that gradually loses temperature, I answered.
"I didn't approached you, you know! But, when I saw you today, you were wearing Gil-Fa's clothes! SO I thought that you are not an outsider anymore."
Although I predicted almost all of them, as expected the name Gil Fa, is the name of Ai Fa's father huh?
I am not very good at distinguishing whether it's okay or not to call that name repeatedly.
(TL: Ai Fa is always looking cold after all)
"Hey! Giving family's clothing means that you have welcomed this man as a family right? And yet, he is not Ai Fa's husband?"
"I didn't knew such an old custom! I gave him leftover clothes just because it was an eyesore to see him always wore dirty looking clothes!
Un. It hurts.
But my face is red.
While praying that I am not red because of blushing but purely due to anger, set off.
"Rimi Ruu, go home! I refuse to become the cause of war between Sun family and Ruu Family. Go home, and never come back here."
"No I don't want to. Father only said don't come near the outsider. But if this person is not an outsider, then it's okay."
After looking at Rimi ruu's loud laughing, Ai Fa said "Do what you want then." with a red face while taking the half eaten bowl.
Curiosity color spreads on Rimi Ruu's young face immediately.
"Hey, what is that? Why does it smell like this? Is it giba's meat? What is the flat thing over there that has the same color as poitan?"
Ai Fa didn't answer, she started eating silently.
In that situation, staring at――me, when Ai Fa reaches the bowl, the young girl's neck headed towards me.
"Recently the two of you come home carrying giba right? Is that meat that giba? Why does it have this shape? Where did the poitan soup go?"
"Uh well...That is something I made. It has a strange shape, but this is giba's meat, and this one over here is poitan."
Since i don't possess any skills for ignoring a child this innocent, I had no choice but to respond like that.
Rimi Ruu's eyes sparkled with even more intense curiosity, and the word he expected comes out from her small mouth.
"What kind of taste does it have? I want to try eating it!"
While I let out a sigh, I looked back at Ai Fa.
"Uh hey, Ai Fa. Giving a meal to others from different family, I wonder if it's something like a taboo?"
"...As if a taboo like that exist."
Although she had an unpleasant look in the end, I was not stopped for the time being. If so, I don't mind. Although I am a glutton, I am not going to be that mean. Besides, the impression of a third party is more precious than the chef's.
"Now then, I will give you a taste. Because it's totally different from an ordinary giba meat. Don't be surprised, okay?"
When I offered the bowl, the little girl smiled and then opened her mouth. "Aan".
Does she have any wariness at all?
While I felt Ai Fa's cold gaze around my right cheek, I cut the gibaburg and aria to 2 slices to bite size, I threw it to her small mouth with the wooden spoon.
Pakun, and the young girl's mouth closed.
And then, her mouth slowly moves.
Her round light blue colored eyes spread to even rounder.
"E--to, How is the tas..." "a~n"
Here it comes.
Well, I will overlook it if it's just about 2 mouthful.
But, anymore and your onii-san will have trouble with his nutrition okay?
In spite of that, I will also add a piece of grilled poitan.
Pakun.
Monyumonyu.
Gulp.
Her big eyes suddenly opened wide.
She shows a variety of facial expressions, a child that suits many expressions is rare.
"De..."
"Hmm?"
"Delicious!"
Then I was grabbed.
Ah, so being seized by a some that lost control is this bad for heart huh. I really did something bad to Ai Fa, I reflect.
Wait, it isn't time to reflect.
Rimi Ruu, with her small finger grabbed tight my T-shirt, began to shake my body with superhuman strength that I couldn't think a child could.
"It's delicious! It's super delicious! Why is this so delicious? Is this giba? Why is it so soft? Hey, why!?"
The first night, I had a hard time making Ai Fa said "delicious", It's indeed easily repeated said now.
Anyway, I am highly praised. To the point i am exhausted as a chef.
At any rate, she is too strong. Does hunting people started building muscle since they were small after all?
"Stop it. Don't disturb the meal."
It was Ai Fa that helped me there.
Before I know it, she had finished her own portion, grabbed Rimi Ruu at her scruff and pulled her off without any trouble.
"Eating, is something we must do to live. To disturb it is a taboo that threatens the other person's life, did you not taught by the patriarch?
"....I am sorry."
While being half hanged by Ai Fa, Rimi Ruu lowered her head. Her expression turned into a dejected face.
"It was delicious. Thank you. Sorry to disturb you, Rimi Ruu is..." Then, she tilt her little head a little.
it is a gesture that full of expression.
“Rimi Ruu doesn’t know your name. What is your name?”
“I am Tsurumi Asuta. If it’s difficult to call it, just Asuta is fine.”
“Churu….Asuta. Rimi Ruu gives thanks and apologies to Asuta of Fa Family.”
I feel somewhat confused, so I shake my hands carefully.
“No, it’s okay. I was just surprised. For praising my work, thanks….Ai Fa also. Thanks for stopping her?”
“Hmph” While bluntly snorting her nose, Ai Fa sit back to her original position.
After being released by Ai Fa, Rimi Ruu sits on the spot and hugged her small knees and stopped talking just like that.
“.....I really don’t understand people of Morihen.”
However, this kind of behaviour inevitable. This is my first meeting after 5 days living in the other world, people of Morihen that doesn’t avoid Ai Fa.
Other people won’t interact with Ai Fa, fearing the people from the Sun Family.
Compared to that, frankly my situation is more favourable and pleasant than Ai Fa. It’s better for them to be more friendly, I thought.
However, Ai Fa and Rimi Ruu didn’t open their mouth in the end, so decided to just keep eating silently.
Although it has mostly gone cold, it’s still delicious. Personally, It’s a very satisfying completion.
“Thanks for the meal….Now then looks like it’s getting dark already. Can you go to home alone, Rimi Ruu?”
When I called her, RImi Ruu that was holding her knee with brooding expression looks like she was relieved.
Then, when I thought she stood up immediately, this time she put both her knees on the sheet,
Offer both her arms to me.
“Ruu Family’s Rimi Ruu have a request to Fa Family’s Asuta! Would you please lend me your strength?”
I was puzzled, so I send a sidelong glance to Ai Fa’s side.
Ai Fa , while in a one knee raised position, raised a questioning eyebrow.
“Your strangely made meal, please serve it also to Ruu family’s oldest member Jiba Ruu! Jiba Ruu...if this keeps going like this, she will die soon!”
From Rimi Ruu’s light blue eyes, big tears started to flow.
But, this time she did not had a big cry――RImi Ruu covered her face so she could endure it, while starting to cry a little without voice.