Chapter 12

「How is the cultivation going?」

「I have confirmed that the cultivation is progressing smoothly at all the 6 locations. The harvest amount is also roughly as assumed」

「Then, I want to expand it as soon as possible, but……..」

「Regretfully, if we enlarge the scope of it any more than this, we won’t have enough manpower」

「And if it isn’t inspected, farmhouses which selfishly start their own cultivation due to being dazzled by the profits will also appear」

「I can’t do anything about the deficiency in manpower. Isn’t there anybody else in this mansion we can use?」

「It is difficult in the present condition. If we ask Elias or Saxon to cooperate, it will just be a temporary measure……….」

「Tsk, then how about I hire people from the outside…………?」

「From the outside, is it?」

「For example, if I ask my father that I want personal aides…………No, that’ll be no good. If it’s some guy recommended by father, moving around will become even more harder」

Jake stopped Kazuki (Harold), who seemed to be immersed while murmuring to himself.

「Harold-sama, first I want to continue the report」

「Nn? Ah, the matter about the soil」

「Yes. Regarding the soil of the testing field, no huge changes were observed」

「Including this time’s, how many rotations has it been?」

「It’ll be red groot 7 times, bell tubers 6 times and bluna 11 times. I even had the cooks sample them regularly, but there were no differences in the taste」

「The notice isn’t bad, but the number of trials is too less. Continue the cultivation testing and observe the progression. And then………..」

「『Raijin(Thunder God)』」

The reach of the streak was about 3 meters.  Kazuki fired an attack which could strike in all the directions, as though it could ignore a numerical disadvantage. But he muttered as though he was dissatisfied.

「It won’t even be useful at this level」

(This is.., I have seen something serious, haven’t I ～?)

According to the plan prepared beforehand, she had thought of contacting him head on, but she felt that it would be better to rework her plan to include some means of feeling around just in case. Thinking that, the instant she turned on her heels, planning to leave without making any sound, that happened.

Behind Juno who had her back towards Harold, ‘Gan’- with a heavy shocking sound, the air shook.

(–!?)

「Who is it? Don’t keep sneakily hiding and show yourself」

Thereupon, Harold’s eyes widened by a small amount, and then, his expression changed minutely.

(That just now was relief………was it ～?)

「I’m sorry Harold-sama ～, it was unintentional ～」

「Hanging around in the shadows, insolent. If you don’t learn of your position, you’ll be injured severely」

(He’s giving a warning huh ～………)

— That there wouldn’t be a next time if she went further than this

「Erika-sama’s body still isn’t in a very good condition ～. She might be a bit bewildered by the unfamiliar environment ～」

(Just for her physical condition being poor, 2 weeks is too long. There shouldn’t have been a setting of her having a weak condition though……….)

「Perhaps, she is homesick. Why don’t you go back quickly?」

「You’re very cold, aren’t you ～? Even though it’s temporary, since she is your fiancee, wouldn’t it be fine to be a little gentler ～?」

If he could do that, he wouldn’t be so troubled. Harold’s mouth was just like cursed equipment.

「Worthless. As you’ve said, the relationship between us is temporary. I have no intentions of being bound by such things」

「What do you mean ～?」

(Ah, crap. I might have talked a bit too much)

「There is no need for me to explain it to you」

Author’s Note-