We walked up the mountain, which was going from a gentle slope to a steep slope.

　We took a well trodden path that was easy to walk on, as if someone was coming to catch wild vegetables on a regular basis. The lush forest of summer. Strangely enough, there are many shadows and we don't have a problem with the heat. The wind blows just right today, so it's cool for summer. It's very different from the climate in Japan. There is no need for ice magic. Or rather, I don't want to use any ice magic for a picnic.

　The current lineup is Elinora's sister, Emma's sister, me and Sheila, in that order.

　I'm glad that sister Emma is paying attention to me. ''It's a bit of a rush here, is it okay?'' She even called out to me and held my hand.

　But thanks to Sister Elinora's words, 'Al is also practicing his sword, so he can afford to do this,' sister Emma's hand fell away.

　Ugh, what an unnecessary thing to say. Sis Emma's hand had an octopus gripping a wooden sword, but it was a soft, girlish hand.

　Apparently, sister Emma and Sheila started participating in vigilante training two years ago. When they saw Sister Elinora mixing with the vigilantes and fighting swords together, they said they wanted to be strong, even as women.

　Already, the strongest people in this village are women....



'Master Alfried, have you been practicing your sword since this spring?

Yeah. It's not every day, but I'm made to do it occasionally. Father Nord and sister Elinora are both very strict.

That's pretty standard. It's normal.

''Elinora-sama and my lord are very strong. I always lose easily too.

　Haha, sister Emma laughs bitterly.

'Let's eat around here already!

　Sheila moans from behind me as she hugs her lunch. I wonder how many times she's said those words today up this mountain.

'We're almost there, just be patient.'

　I shunned at sister Elinora's words and re-hugged my lunch.

　My chest is in trouble! My lunch is ... gone?

　I shuddered at the sight of it all.

　What the hell is going on over there? Don't tell me it's spatial magic?

It smells so good. I can't believe you haven't eaten it yet. It's killing me.

'Sheila, we're almost there, okay? Right?

Yes.

　Sheila starts walking again, cheered on by sister Emma.

　Regrettably, I only look ahead and climb the mountain.



'We're here!'


　We were able to reach a height where we could see the whole village of Colliat without any danger or happening.

　As far as I'm concerned, Sheila's fall is already treated as a happening.

　What do you mean she didn't get hit in the face when she fell without landing on her hands from before? Is that it? Is it the airbag that automatically inflates when a car crashes?


Lunch. Let's eat our lunches quickly!

　As soon as Sheila hears my words, she immediately sits down on the grass.

'You can see the whole of Coriat Village here.

Lady Elinora's mansion is the largest, so you can see it clearly.

Come on! Let's eat!

'Not at all, Sheila gets restless when it comes to food.

It's different than usual, and that's what makes it so cute again.

　Wow, sister Elinora is saying woohoo or something and smiling at you and sister Emma. It's kind of creepy.

'What?'

I can't do anything. Let's have it here.

　I sit down on a soft grassy area. Thanks to the good ventilation, a breeze blows and sways the plants and trees as if to cool my burning body.

'The breeze feels nice,'

Okay, let's eat.

Yes!

Yes.

　I let out a voice as soon as everyone opened their lunches.

''Whew!''

Sounds delicious!

It's Bartolo.

....

　All yellow. That's what I thought. Bartolo was complaining about the lack of time or the lack of ingredients or the lack of preparation. There were too many omelet in my lunch box. Lunch was long past, and he said he didn't want it, so it can't be helped.

　I'm embarrassed by all the yellow stuff, so I stow away some of the egg rolls and replace them with the leftovers of grilled meat in sauce, mushrooms and carrots baked in butter, and so on.


　Sheila immediately blasts the egg rolls with her fork and throws them into her mouth in one bite.

'Whew! It's such a sweet and dense egg roll that it almost melts!

'Uh-huh, so I'm... what is this white thing? Lady Elinora?

　Sister Emma asks Sister Elinora, pointing at the white thing.

　She looks at the white thing in her lunchbox quizzically, as if Sister Elinora was curious about it too.

'I wonder what it is. I've never seen anything like it either. Do you know what it is, Al? You helped make it, didn't you?

That's an onigiri. You can eat it by hand. It has a salty taste, but it's delicious with meat.

Heh. I've never seen that before.

Me too.

"Fuhiniittofune.

'Sheila. You shouldn't talk with so much in your mouth!

Yes, sir.

　Sheila swallows with a gulp and replies with a soft smile. There's something natural or childish about it, but it seems cute.

''Onigiri is pretty tasty, isn't it?''

Are you sure? ...it's true! It's a little chewy and tastes sweeter the more you bite into it!

Yeah, you're right.

　Absolutely false. There's no way I'm going to get any impressions about the more I bite into sister Elinora's head or anything else. I think there's something sweet about it. It's something soft. Or something like that.

　She even said the spaghetti was "interesting and delicious".

　Something about Elinora's sister is looking at me.

　Maybe a look like 'Why didn't you feed me earlier?' or something like that. I send eye contact with him and say, 'I'll let you have a hot rice ball at the house. I talk about onigiri as if I'm running away.

'It tastes even better when it's warm.'

'I see! Is this a new dish developed by Mr. Bartolo?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

　I don't care if it's OK. I don't want it to spread too much and attract strangers. My dad sent away some strange merchants the other day. I sold the rights to Reversi to Tory, so there's no point in him coming over.

"It goes well with the fish!

　Sheila also eats her onigiri, shaking her body happily.

　I think to myself I think to myself, "This is the crown jewel of the village of Coriat.

　After the harmonious meal, I lie down and rest in the shadows, taking in the view.

'Whew! Funii!

　What a stupid looking bird.

　I was curious, so I asked Sister Elinora, who was lying next to me.

'Erinora, sister. What was that bird called? You sound really weird.

Oh, you've never heard of it? It's a little bird that lives high up in the mountains around here. Named the Hunny bird.

Didn't you hear me?

That's because he's got a unique voice.

You don't have anything else in common?

I'm a bird and I run on the ground. I fall down a lot.

That's a funny bird. By the way, how long are you going to keep that voice up? Is that what it's like out there?


'I'm going to pretend you didn't hear the second half. There's a lot going on with women.

　I'm afraid of Sister Elinora, who is closing the distance.

''Really, Elinora-sama likes Alfried-sama. She slowed her pace all the way up, even when climbing, and frequently looked at you.

　Sitting on a stone just enough to sit on, Emma's sister smiles at me.

　No, that's blackmail. I mean, you've been watching me that long? Elinora's sister is always glaring at me, so I don't understand.

　I'm curious and I look at Elinora's face, but her back is already turned so I can't see her expression.

"That's not true. It's just that Al was too late to climb.

　Sister Elinora's voice, which sounded bare, sounded softer than usual.

　It's peaceful today.