Chapter 185 – Back To Platan
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After we calmed down, I briefly explained to Dad that I had been playing with a new skill.
“I could make chairs and tables, right? Now I can add color to them.”
“Ah, I see. So that flashy thing earlier…”
“I just added color to my mana and was, uh… playing hero?”
“Um, I’m sorry. For making noise inside the house…”
“I’m sorry…”
Elsie and Noah apologized to Dad.
“Haha, no, it’s fine. It’s good to see you getting along so well with Rent. More than that, playing hero, huh? Son, you used to play hero with the other kids, right? You were always the Demon King, though.”
“Well, that’s because I’m the biggest and strongest. If I were the hero, I’d defeat the Demon King too quickly.”
“Hahaha, that’s true. …Hey, son.”
“Yeah, Dad?”
“Can you show me that flashy thing again?”
“Huh? Okay. What color do you want, Dad?”
“Uh, then… red?”
“Huuup!”
I unleashed an aura in a color that seemed like it was saying “Four times the power!”
“Ooh, son, that’s awesome!”
Dad looked at me with sparkling eyes.
I guess Dad likes this kind of thing too.
“I can do it with weapons too.”
I created a sword and surrounded it with a red aura.
“Wow! Son! Can I hold it?”
“Yeah.”
I handed the sword to Dad, and the aura disappeared.
“Uh… it disappeared?”
“The aura is because I’m constantly emitting mana, so it disappears if I’m not holding it.”
“…I see.”
Dad looked a little dejected.
I guess he wanted to hold a weapon with a cool aura.
Is there any way?
I wish I could maintain the swirling aura, but I couldn’t think of a way to do that right now.
The important thing is for Dad to hold a weapon with an aura.
…An idea popped into my head.
“Dad, wait here for a second.”
I created a handle and attached a long, thin string to the bottom, then connected the sword to the end of the string.
“Dad, hold this.”
I handed the sword to Dad.
Then, I imagined mana flowing through the string and causing the sword to emit an aura, and I poured mana into the handle.
As I imagined, mana flowed through the string, and the sword Dad was holding emitted an aura.
“Ooh!”
Dad was amazed, his eyes sparkling as he watched the sword he was holding emit a cool aura.
“How is it, Dad?”
“Our son is amazing! Ah, can you do it with an axe too?”
“Of course!”
After that, I created an axe and infused it with an aura, just as Dad wanted.
Dad was very excited.
Then, Noah shouted, “Me too!” and I made a dagger and supplied it with an aura. Elsie, seeing how much fun we were having, asked for a staff, so I made one for her too. We enjoyed ourselves with my mana weapons and mana change.
Finally, I spread the aura that surrounded my body wide, creating an effect as if we were all emitting auras together, and we were all thrilled.
“Amazing! It feels like I’m emitting mana like Rent!”
“It’s like the final scene where everyone gathers their strength to defeat the Demon King!”
“Rent! This is really amazing! How did you get this?”
“I prayed a lot!”
While we were having fun…
Creak.
“Oh my goodness! …What are you all doing?”
Mom came back.
Whoosh, and I immediately withdrew my mana.
“”……””
Elsie, Noah, and I, along with Dad, simultaneously turned our gazes away, feeling awkward and embarrassed.
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“Really, Rent and the others, I can understand, but you were excited and playing along too?”
“Ah, no… well… it looked fun…”
“Really… you’re still such a child.”
Mom looked at Dad with warm eyes.
“N-Not only Rent’s father, but we showed it to his mother too…”
“Hehe, it’s a little embarrassing.”
“I’m home~.”
Just then, Ninya came back to our house.
Ninya tilted her head, seeing us looking sheepish.
“Did something happen?”
“Ah, well… hehe, I’ll explain later.”
“Oh, Ninya, you’re here? Now everyone’s here. Are you all hungry? I’ll get dinner ready soon.”
And we all ate the meal that Mom had prepared.
After lunch, we decided to return to Platan.
Before leaving the house, I first took out all the pouches containing silver and gold from my inventory.
For now, there wasn’t really a place to store the pouches, so we decided to put them under Mom and Dad’s bed.
Honestly, even 10 gold is a lot of money in our village.
That’s why I deliberately exchanged it for silver when I brought it.
After moving all the pouches, Mom gave us some bread she had bought while grocery shopping, and I put it in my inventory.
Then, we went outside with Mom and Dad, and when Dad told a passing villager that we were leaving,
“Rent is leaving!”
The villager shouted, and everyone in the village came out.
So, when we left, everyone in the village came out to see us off.
“”Take care, our son!””
“Take care, Rent!”
“Come back again!”
“Ninya, we’ll be waiting for you!”
“Dave…”
And Melissa looked up at me.
“…Rent.”
“I’ll come back again.”
“Okay.”
As we were about to leave the village, Mom said,
“Come to think of it, how are you going to go? It’ll be a few more days before the carriage comes. And how did you come here in the first place?”
“Ah, that’s…”
I wanted to take it out a bit away from the village if possible, but since it’s come to this, let’s just take it out.
I took out a frame and three seats from my inventory and connected the seats to the frame.
“Okay, get on.”
“Ehh~.”
Noah looked at me with a slightly dissatisfied expression.
She’s definitely disappointed that she doesn’t get to carry it herself.
“You can switch halfway, right?”
“That’s right!”
Noah immediately sat in a seat, followed by Elsie and Ninya.
“Heave-ho.”
And I picked up the frame and stood up.
“This is how we go, Mom.”
“…So that’s how you came here too?”
“Yeah. You know, Mom? This is faster? Then, we’ll be going!”
“”Goodbye!””
I took a few steps forward, then.
“Huuup!”
Kuuuung!
I dashed forward, putting just enough power so that the ground wouldn’t crack.
Alright, let’s head to Platan.
◈-Melissa’s SIDE
Rent, with Elsie, Noah, and Ninya on his back, ran quickly, like a flash.
“Our son was that fast…”
“He’s really faster than a carriage…”
Uncle Philip and Aunt Merinda were amazed by Rent’s actions.
No, it wasn’t just Uncle and Aunt.
Everyone in the village was surprised by Rent’s actions.
Of course, I didn’t know Rent could run that fast either.
Did he run like that when he saved Elsie and Noah?
But I can’t be surprised forever.
Gradually, everyone returned to their homes and went about their usual lives.
I just kept staring at the place where Rent had left.
“Melissa… aren’t you going in?”
Shima spoke to me as I was standing there blankly.
“Ah, yeah. I’m going in. Rent was so fast, I was just spacing out for a moment.”
“Ah, yeah. He was really fast. It was amazing.”
Shima nodded, believing my excuse.
I thought as I walked home.
Surely… even if I followed Rent right now, there’s nothing I can do for him.
Rent might not even want that…
Elsie, Noah, and Ninya are his companions.
The other person who is said to be Rent’s lover is a woman named Miranda who works at the inn, and Tina is helping Rent at the inn.
Even if I went to the adventurer’s city, all I could do, as someone who doesn’t have the courage to become an adventurer, is work as a staff member at that inn.
Of course, I don’t think that’s bad.
Setting my goals too high would only make things harder.
I think I just need to do my best within my capabilities.
But that’s not how I’ve been until now.
Growing up in this village, all I could do was help Mom pick herbs around the forest or do some sewing.
Since I can’t fight, I lack the appeal as a woman to Rent.
I’m a woman too.
A woman in love.
Of course, I want to look good to the man I love.
At the very least, I want to be good at cooking by the time Rent comes back next time.
Just imagining Rent enjoying the food I made…
“Ugh…”
My heart fluttered.
Just imagining it now makes my heart flutter and I can’t stop the corners of my mouth from turning up.
Ah, I’m really a girl completely in love…
I never thought I’d be like this before…
And next time I meet him, I’ll be ready to properly accept Rent’s… b-big thing…
…Let’s take some more time to prepare for that.
Anyway, for now, let’s do what I can.
Let’s do what I can to help Rent when I meet him again in the future.
I went inside the house.
The same familiar scene.
Mom was folding the laundry she had taken in, in the living room.
“Hey, Mom…”
“Yeah? What is it, Melissa?”
“I… I want to learn how to cook… teach me.”
“Cooking? What’s gotten into you? You’re saying something like that.”
“W-Well, I’m a woman too… and I’m an adult now, so I thought it would be good to learn how to cook…”
“Oh my, our daughter had such a wonderful thought. Okay. I’ll teach you after I fold the laundry.”
“Ah, I’ll help too.”
“Really, what’s going on today? Our daughter is helping out on her own.”
“I help out sometimes too.”
“Hehe, that’s true.”
I helped Mom fold the laundry in the living room.
“…Hey, Mom.”
“Why?”
“When you met Dad… what was it like?”
“With Dad?”
“Yeah, did you like Dad from the moment you met him?”
“What? Hehe, why are you asking such a random question? Ah… do you perhaps have someone you like?”
“N-No, it’s just that love stories have been coming up a lot lately, and I was just curious about what it was like for you.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, so what was it like for you and Dad?”
“Hehe, your mom and dad, well…”
First, let’s learn from Mom.
I’ll learn how to cook and become more skilled at housework so that I can be of help to the person I love…
I’ll become a woman who can make the person I love smile.
◈-Rent’s SIDE
Leaving the village, I continued to run with the frame on my back.
“Rent, your hometown was fun! Your dad was a really fun person too.”
“Rent’s mother and father were very nice people.”
“Hehe, and we got to know Melissa too, right?”
“Wow~ I never thought another one of Rent’s women would appear. Well, I’m happy that Melissa is also a lover~ …Hey, Rent. You’re not going to make a new woman within a week, are you?”
“T-That won’t happen.”
Honestly, most of the encounters so far have been coincidental.
It’s not my will.
“I-If Rent wants, I’m willing to accept as many lovers as he wants… I-I-I can accept… Haaah!”
“Elsie~ You don’t have to push yourself too hard~.”
“Hehe, wouldn’t it be nice to be loved by Rent as much as possible?”
“…Aah~ I’m also heartbroken that Rent has a new woman~ I need a lot of comfort tonight~ It’s my turn tonight, so please take care of me, Rent♡”
“U-Uh…”
“More than that, why were you all sheepish when I came in?”
“Ah, that’s…”
While I was running, Noah told Ninya about what had happened at home.
Ninya was very surprised when she heard the story, and at the same time, she clutched her stomach and laughed.
When Elsie joined the conversation and talked about how amazing I was, I felt like my ears were turning red.
And when it became evening, we ate the bread that Mom had given us, then set off again. When night fell, we set up a tent and went inside, placing the leather of the Lazy Fang in front of the tent.
Tonight’s duty was Noah’s, but at Noah’s suggestion, Elsie, Noah, and Ninya all decided to suck my dick together inside the tent.
At first, they took turns sucking one by one, but later they took charge of the sides of the shaft and the glans, taking turns sucking, and finally, they switched to kissing me, sucking my dick, and licking my balls.
By the way, every time it was Elsie’s turn to kiss me, she used Purification to cleanse her mouth.
In my dream, I set up a project to improve Solly’s fellatio skills and enjoyed Solly’s increasingly skilled fellatio for over four hours.
We set off early the next morning and arrived in Platan around lunchtime.
And we immediately headed to the Fox’s Rest, which was like our home in Platan.
“Ah! Everyone, welcome back!”
“Welcome back, everyone.”
Tina greeted us with a bright smile, and Miranda greeted us with a warm smile.
It felt like our daily life in Platan was starting again.
“”We’re back!””
