'Alhh! Let's go get a snack!

　Sister Elinora walks into my room without knocking as usual.

''Huh? Why don't you let Bartolo make it?

Daame, I feel like having some fruit today.

　What a queen!

What about the berries in the woods out back?

No, it's not. It's a forest where Al builds weird huts and stone houses and stuff.

It's a forest on the plain. And it's not a weird house.

　The forest behind the mansion is, as the saying goes, very close and safe. There are no big animals, and I've never seen a demon. The animals are small things like rabbits and weasels. The people of the village come in from time to time because it is safe to gather plants and nuts, like strawberries, but they are all small things.

　On the other hand, in the forest of the plain, if you go deep into the forest, you will find wild boar, big snakes and wolf-shaped monsters.
　But if you go deep into the forests of the plains, you'll find mushrooms, big fruit with lots of juice, and lots of blueberries.

　I guess the animals will come to the place where there is good food.


It's okay if they don't go in the back.

Yeah, let's go then!

　Well, it would be safer if sister Elinora were here.

　I'll give a call to Father Nord and Mother Erna. I heard that it's safe because Nord Dad firmly defeated a demon called WINDWOLF or something like that yesterday.

　It's the lord's duty to protect his people from bandits and demons. Mostly they hire knights, adventurers, mercenaries, and vigilantes to do something about it. We hire and train our own vigilantes, or we have them patrol the forest regularly.

　I've heard that our vigilantes are very strong, thanks to the personal guidance of the strongest lord in the land, my father Nord.

　I'm relieved to hear that there are still people patrolling the forest today.


　We head into the forest with the cloths and baskets for the food we've harvested. Of course, I am the one with the baskets in my hands.

　We walked near the base I had built.

"Oh, I found some Megs.

Where?

There it is.

　Sister Elinora looks in the direction of her finger.

　........where is it?

You see that tree over there, by the roots?

　I try to squint, but I can't see them at all. Meg's berries were red, weren't they? It's pretty obvious, right? I can't see at all. I don't have bad eyes, by the way. I have about 1.5 in both eyes.

　Either way, it's no different for picking, so I move closer to the tree that Elinora sister pointed to.

　Eh? How much further? Didn't he just point 20 meters away?

There it is.

Right?

　As it turns out, it really was. But it's about fifty meters away from where I found it.

　In addition, there was just a little red grain-like substance at the base of the tree.

　The megs are shaped like wheat, and they are exactly like wheat, with lots of red berries on them.

　I don't know how you can see this one part of the plant, if you can see the whole thing, but how can you see this one red grain? What tribe are you from? I thought you had more than 2.0 vision?

　Pick from the root so as not to damage the small coloccolloidal grains.

　There were many other plants growing in the area, so we picked them in good measure. It's no good to throw them away because they are inedible. It's no good to pick them all. The rule of the mountain.

　When we finished picking the berries, Sister Elinora brought something for us.

"What's this?

　An enigmatic object spreading on a pitch-black leaflet. Something shiny and white from the reflection of light. It's a little rough to touch.

　I've never seen it before. Wild plants? Mushrooms?

Black Devil's Mountain? I rarely find them, but they're crispy and delicious, right?

'Really? Well, I hope it's good.

　I'll put that in the basket too.

　After that, Elinora's sister keeps finding more and more of them and putting them in the basket. It's a small amount, but they're all things I've never seen before.

　Can we really eat them?


　Then we walk around looking for more. This time, they're looking for the fruit they're looking for. I feel like we're going a little further than before.

　By the way, the name of the fruit you are looking for is Libra. It is a skin-colored, peach-like fruit that gets damaged quickly if you touch it too many times. The fruit is located on a high place, so it is difficult to pick it.

　When you eat it, the juice overflows and tastes like mixed juice. If the fruit is rotten, it tastes a bit like vomit, so you need to be careful.

　It's a rare fruit that I don't see very often either.

　Elinora's sister told me to tell her if I found a forked or spooned horseshoe, and she began to walk around quickly.

　I don't know the official name of the beetle, but I just call them that because I always call the guys near the stronghold I built, the forked beetle.

　Everyone in the multi-divisional village would know them.


　Huh? I can't find such a beetle so easily because of the color and mimicry of the tree!

　I'm a little tired, so I sit down against a nearby tree.

'Oh, I'm tired.'

　He looks up and exhales heavily.

'Ah ... a forked beetle.

　There's no doubt about it. I'm with the guy who lives near the base. It's a little bit too lumpy, don't you think? You know how it bleeds when it gets stuck in your fork or something?

　No, don't panic, Alfried. It's the spoon that's ferocious. Scalpel. Females. Yes, men, mantises and beetles are always women, as are ferocious and robust creatures.
　Men are our friends. That's why I'm not afraid of this guy. Even if it has horns like a three-pronged spear that are beyond the realm of a fork, I'm not afraid of it.

'Sister Elinora, there's a forked horseshoe.

Really? Then there's a libra there.

Why?

'This forked beetle often perches on the trees where the libra grows. In my spare time, I chased a flying forked beetle and found a libra.

Oh, yeah.

　Looking up, there are indeed a few libra dotting the top, though they are few.

　But still, Elinora sis, you're a daredevil for going after those guys.

'Well then, Al, keep it!

'What? Me? Isn't your sister going to pick it?

It's too high for them to reach.

'What? But Elinora sister can go up there like a monkey...

If you say another word, I'm going to hit you.

Yeah, I'll get it.

That's why I brought Al here!

　Elinora's sister throws out her chest as a matter of course.

　d*mn it, you're letting your brother be a pussycat.

　Is it natural for a younger brother to be taken advantage of by an older sister in any world?

　The older sister, especially between elementary school and junior high school, is very strong. It's a good thing that the girls grow up faster than the girls at that time. That's why the older sister, who is also a woman, has grown up a lot more, and there's no way she can win even if you go against her. And when we reach high school age, we, the younger brother creatures, learn from the things we've done. Female creatures are unreasonable anyway. Even if the difference in height and power is reversed, we will never go against the unreasonableness we have learned about. Because we know it's useless. In other words, we will never win.

　My sister and the world have trained us (my brother) beautifully.

　If only the men's bodies had grown a little faster at least.

　I'm going to hold back my frustration and go to the place right underneath the Libra. Then I activate my earth magic on the spot and raise the ground to the Libra.

"I got one!

That's what I'm talking about, Alou! Careful!

　Now, you were definitely only worried about Libra, weren't you?

　Slowly sink the ground and put it back together.

　I want three more to go, so I repeat the process and take a libra.

That's the last one. A few more leaves in the way.

　I rake through the branches and leaves. Then there it is.

'Ha! Spoonhubito!

　I've got a scalpel.

　Shit, this thing is berserk. Elinora...

　He was already running away with the basket.

　The spoon beetle buzzed and flapped its wings in a bad mood.

　Instantly, quickly, instantly, I said three times. I ripped off the libra and stowed it away with spatial magic.

　A rapid elevator puts the soil back together and I dash back to the ground!

　The buzzing and the sound of the wings behind me is scary.
　Maybe it's a feeling, 'What the hell are you doing to our love nest! Come on.

　When you've run a few dozen meters, you realize... - You can't just run away in transition?

　Why don't you just take the transference and run away?

　It was totally true. I was too impatient and distracted.

　Once I was calm, I slowed down and transitioned to my home, my base of operations.

　You didn't get hit this time. I've grown up since last time.