Let's Take It Easy
I decided to take it easy today.
When I told Maria and Rain about this, they were delighted.
"Onii-sama works too hard! We would have been sulking if you didn't spend time with us once in a while."
"Arara. Rain is always with you when you have adventurer work. Spend some time with me once in a while."
While saying such things, the two hugged me tightly.
Maria is not that big, but she is an adult.
When she hugs me, I really feel that soft thing. Rain also seems to have grown a lot lately, and when she hugs me, I can feel her growth.
I'm also 11 years old this year... and... I'm reacting to it even if I don't like it.
I tried various things to suppress it, but...
"Huh? Onii-sama? Your light magic is leaking, isn't it?"
"Yeah... it's very nostalgic and comfortable."
Apparently, when I try to hold back, something else leaks out...
Today I decided to listen to Maria's selfishness, and she said, [You can sleep on my lap for the first time in a while]. She took me out to the bench in the garden, and she sat on the bench and invited me.
Rain gave way to Maria and went out into the garden with her, but she began to play with Ginko.
Come to think of it, I used to watch Rain and Ginko playing like this while resting on Maria's lap. It wasn't that long ago, but it was nostalgic.
Maybe it's because I've been busy this past year.
I started as a supporter, but the first request did not come easily. It can't be helped that no one wants to hire a child with no track record. Besides, the demi-humans seemed to have (intuitively) realized that I was a Demon King, and they were afraid and kept away from me.
The first party that asked me for help was a party with Mohawk. I was grateful for his thoughtfulness, so I offered my services and received high praise.
As a result of that word of mouth, the number of requests gradually increased.
We were able to receive requests from demi-human's parties, and since we were able to open up to them, we became popular supporters.
However, in reality, even though it has become popular, the income of supporters is small. That's because our reward is determined by the ability of the party that sent the request and the content of the request received by that party.
Especially in the last few years, goblins seem to be breeding in large numbers, and half of the requests issued by the guild are related to goblins.
This year, the cost of subjugating a single goblin was raised as a relief measure, so my income increased slightly, but……
Still, it's not enough for a family of four to live comfortably.
I want Maria and Rain to live a rich life, and I want to increase our savings.
That's why I worked hard at my side jobs, blacksmithing, alchemy, and apothecary.
I made an empty room into a work room, so when I was at home, I used alchemy to make ingots and magic stones, and made medicine as an apothecary.
I also attended the Blacksmith Guild and received wages for making weapons and armors, and rented a forge to make things to sell to McQueen-san.
McQueen-san visited the city again this year.
Of course, Lida was there as an escort, but Jereid-san also participated in the escort. This year, everyone in Jereid-san's party was participating because of the mass breeding of goblins.
In other words, this time, his demi-human companions are also accompanying him.
Porte-san, a bear beastman, and Hailgrid-san, a dwarf. It seems that Flight-san and Jereid-san are in one party.
McQueen-san's escort this time is Lida and Jereid-san's party, as well as the mage who taught me magic before and his two companions.
I felt sorry for Lida, but I immediately had a business talk with McQueen-san about the weapons and armor I made.
And I also made Jereid-san's sword, which I had promised, upon hearing his request.
Hailgrid-san, who was watching this, was very eager to take me to the Republic, and when they saw Jereid-san's sword, McQueen-san's bodyguards made me make weapons one after another. The two weeks they stayed here were busy.
Thanks to that, I made a lot of money, but I didn't have time to pay attention to Lida, so I became depressed.
Lida was playing with Maria and Rain and didn't seem to care much...
There's something about that that makes me feel uneasy...
As an apology for not being able to pay attention to Lida, I presented her with a jade-decorated dagger that I had made.
This dagger itself was made with great care and paid attention to its detail.
Lida who received it patted my head with a troubled smile and said, [I'm sorry that all I've been doing is receiving].
Even after McQueen-san left this city, I continued to work energetically every day.
That's when the Garuts thing happened.
Thanks to that, I was able to get a lot of things, so I decided to slack off a little.
Well... I was thinking about trying out the [Transfer Magic] I got and making various things with the giant snake materials...
If I think about it, I haven't been able to pay much attention to Maria and Ginko lately. I'm sorry, but I think I'll spend some time with my family for a while.
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