I finish my breakfast and go back to my room to shake the cold air from the ice magic.

　When the temperature in the room became chilly, I grabbed the slime cushion that was creeping around the room.

　I opened the cushion and saw a hungry slime moving, so I threw a herb into it.

　Then the slime became absorbed in eating the herbs and stopped moving, so I closed the cushion.

　Normally, the slime is omnivorous, so it could have eaten ordinary grasses, but it smells a little better if you feed it some fragrant herbs. I've noticed that, so I've been feeding her something fragrant these days.

　I use it as a cushion, underneath my buttocks, or as a pillow, so even though I'm an omnivore, I don't feel like feeding him food scraps or something.

　With that in mind, I used ice magic to apply cold air to the slime cushion as well. Then the slime, which was soft in my hand, gradually hardens.

　If you do too much, it might freeze, so be careful. I cool it down until it reaches a hardness of about low rebound while checking the texture with my hands.

　Then I laid down the slime cushion as a pillow and laid down on the bed.

　It's tingly, yet just the right amount of softness, and yet it's resilient enough to catch my weight and push it back.

'Huh, the slime cushion feels nice and cold.

　I can't help but sigh. I just want to be wrapped up in slime. Isn't there a big slime or something like that living nearby?　If they were there, I'd do my best to catch them and use them as a cushion.

　

　But I've just returned from Silford territory now, and I don't plan to leave the village for the time being, though.

　As I'm thinking about this while turning over to enjoy the feel of slime, I suddenly feel someone approaching from the corridor.

　Are those footsteps Saara?　I don't have any good memories of Saara coming at this kind of timing, so I locked the room with a psychic for now.

''Alfried-sama, excuse me.......................Ugh!

　Then there was a rattling sound as if Sarla, who was just outside, knocked and tried to open the door.

　It sounded like I was deliberately harassing her by trying to get in at the best time.

　Just as I was feeling a little guilty, I immediately heard a metallic sound that sounded like I was taking the master key out of my pocket.

'Master Alfried, please stop locking the door the moment I try to open it.

　Then I opened the door and a slightly disgruntled looking Saara walked in.

''I'm sorry, that wasn't on purpose. It was just a reflex........

'It seems like an extraordinarily poor quality, but that's okay. Thor-kun and Asmo-kun are here.

Thor and Asmo?

　I can't help but tilt my head back when I hear the name that came out of Saara's mouth.

'You said you were going to come to visit with me, but did you forget to make an appointment?

No, I didn't make any promises or anything, I never promised Thor and Asmo anything to play with.

Are you sure?　Didn't Master Alfried just forget that he had actually made a promise?

　There was something about Sarla that made me suspicious and I wasn't so sure about myself, so I looked back into my memory just in case.

　The only time I ever met those guys was the other day when I went to give them a gift at Thor's house. I haven't seen them since then, and I don't remember having any plans to hang out with them. Perfectly unannounced.

'Yeah, we didn't have an appointment,'

Are you sure about this?　Did you remember correctly?

　I answer emphatically, but Saara continues to look at me with suspicion and say, "Why is Saara so suspicious of me?

"Why is she so suspicious of me?

'Since Master Alfried has often forgotten what Lady Nord and Lady Erna said,'

''Well no, that's not the right thing to say when you're eating food.

　Father Nord and Mother Erna, you know, when they're eating dinner, they just say the most important things in a matter of seconds. I don't want to hear about such troublesome topics when I'm engrossed in Bartolo's delicious food.

　In my previous life, I used to enjoy my lunch break more than anything else, so I would just respond to whatever my boss said to me.

　When you're having fun, you want to think only about the fun stuff. It's a shame that you have to live in a depressed state of mind for so long because you want to have fun, right?

Well, it's fine if you haven't promised, but what do you want to do?　Will Mr. Alfried come to visit you?　Or, once in the house--

I don't want to go out there. I don't feel like going out there today.

　I've decided that today I'm going to enjoy the slime cushions and read the Dragonslayer book that Eric lent me.

　I was in the mood to stay in the mansion perfectly, so I don't feel like playing outside now.

''........Is it okay?　I appreciate you coming all the way out here.

''It's not that far from the village, and I'm not a great aristocrat who would be a bad idea to turn you away. It's bad enough that they're barging in on us without considering our circumstances.

　Huh, it looks like you read through my thought patterns last time, but I guess you missed it this time. Unfortunately, I'm not in the mood to go out today.

''Ha, ha, I understand. Well then, I'll say no to that today.

Yeah, nice to meet you.

　When I replied, Saara gave a slight bow before leaving the room.

　Then, left alone in my room, I took the Dragonslayer book that I kept under my pillow and rolled up the pages.

　Now, I can't wait to find out what kind of adventure story Dad Nord and Mother Erna had in store for me.

　A story that is somewhat familiar to me, but was not portrayed in the play. I'm going to follow it.

'Hey, Al!　Come on out of there!

Al-!

　A faint cry echoes from the courtyard of the mansion.

　Unfortunately, they both sound familiar. You want to go through and immerse yourself in the world of books, but those guys are persistent and you don't know what they'll do if you continue to ignore them. They're going to make up an applicable reason and come into the mansion, as is normal.

　I had no choice but to get up out of bed and look out the window to see Thor, Asmo and his attendant Sarra in the courtyard, looking up at me and shouting.

'Hey, I know you're lounging around in there!　If you're going to stay in your room anyway, go play with us!

Or you can put us in a cooler room!

　As soon as they look at my face, the two of them point at me and make extreme demands.

　Do you guys realize that this is the grounds of a nobleman?　Maybe they're listening to Dad Nord or Mother Erna or something like that in a batch.

　In the meantime, it's a pain in the ass to go downstairs, and if I go outside, I'm going to be taken out of the house without a break at that point. Shall we open the window and hope for a no-show?

　I decide to open the window and lean out.

"Hey, Serra. I told you to turn me away, didn't I?

No, it's just that he had an important appointment to keep.

　As a compromise with my opinion, you don't bring it up to the mansion, but the courtyard? You are thinking quite flexibly, aren't you?

We came all the way to ask you out, but you wouldn't turn us away, would you?

I think that's what makes Al such a cold-hearted person.

'Okay, okay, enough complaining, what's the important promise?　I mean, we weren't promised in the first place, were we?

There's no such thing.

I was just thinking.

　Thor and Asmo say openly in front of me and Saara.

"Because, Sirra. I'm going to send those guys away.

..........

　I say this, but for some reason, Sarra doesn't move a bit.

'Sarra?'

Master Alfried has been cooped up in a cool room for some time now. I thought you might want to go out and play a little.

'Oh!　That's what I'm talking about, Miss Sarra!　That's not what Meena says, man!

'The maid was right, Al should be out there.

　I didn't expect Saara to turn over. Thor and Asmo get better with it.

'Are you sure?　You'll lose the benefits of my ice magic if you talk like that, right?

'Ugh!　Dirty!　Just because you can use ice magic, you took it hostage!

　Heh, whatever. The reason everything in the mansion is cooler now is because of me. In other words, if I'm in the slightest bit of a bad mood, it stops being cool.

　Thanks to that, the normally noisy Elinora sister and Erna mother are about ten percent quieter.

''It's fine. Even without the benefit of ice magic in the first place, the mansion is cool enough and there are ways to keep cool.

'Bah, that's ridiculous. You're saying your threats with ice magic don't work?　Why is it that with all these wonderful benefits...?

　It's unbelievable. To be able to discard the absolute benefit of the name of cold air so easily without being trapped by it....

　That addiction has been proven by Mother Erna, Sister Elinora, and Meena, among others.

'For me, I don't like the cold air too much because it's too cold. I prefer the moderate coolness provided by the natural breeze and water.

"Haha, that's a good one!

　It's depressing to see Thor lift Saara up at every opportunity.

　But Saara has a point. If you've been with me lately, you'll soon be relying on the cold air of ice magic. Being in a comfortable environment is great, of course, but that doesn't make it any less quaint or shitty.

　This is just living in a cool room just like in my previous life. It's not as hot here as it was in the previous world, nor is it f*cking hot due to global warming or buildings. Rather, it's enough to make me comfortable without ice magic.

　I may have to go back to the beginning here and relearn how to cool off naturally. To reaffirm what I was looking for in country life.

'Al, come enjoy the coolness of nature with us.

There are some nice summer vegetables growing at this time of year. There's nothing better than nibbling on fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and water eggplant?

　Thor and Asmo are folding up to follow my wobbly mind.

　They're not bad kids who are good at making people fall under the spell as usual.

　If they can put together such a charming dialogue........

.........Okay. Let's go, shall we?

'Ha!　Al has to be.

I knew Al was a guy who could figure it out.

　I was aware that I was a choloi, but the idea of keeping cool in nature seemed inexplicably dazzling now.