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Having obtained the village chiefs permission, we were now able to walk around the village openly. If it were just me alone, it would have been quite difficult to dispel the suspicious glances directed at me, but with Tia here, it was easy. After all, our beauty quickly becomes friends with anyone.My, youre amazing! The dried meat was ready in no time!
Fufu, Im glad I could be of help.
A kind-looking middle-aged woman smiled as she looked at the dried meat that Tia had dehydrated with her spirit magic. The wrinkles that had been between her brows at first were now smooth, and she was beaming.
Ive finished this one too. How is it?
Oh, its amazing! Its like new!
And on my side, the husband praised my blacksmithing skills, which I hadnt used in a while. I had just lightly reforged the blade of a sickle used for cutting grass that had been chipped, but without a blacksmith, even that level of repair would be impossible.
At first, the husband had shown anxiety about letting a stranger like me touch his important farming tool, but now he was smiling broadly as he looked at the sickle that had regained its original shape. Hmm, when they give such a good reaction, it makes me happy too. It was fun to do blacksmithing work after so long.
Thank you so much. This is a big help. I was worried because youre so young, but this is great!
Really, thank you. Here, take this!
Wow, thank you very much!
Well be staying at the village chiefs house for a while, so please feel free to call on us if you need anything.
I said this to the smiling couple as I left. Next to me, Tia was munching happily on the freshly made dried meat she had been given.
Fufu, its nice to do this kind of thing sometimes. It really gives you a sense of being useful!
Yeah. Lets keep going around the village at this pace.
Roger that!
We had only just begun making our introductions. I led the enthusiastic Tia as we continued walking through the village. A woman doing laundry, an old man harvesting vegetables, a brat kicking peoples ahem, an energetic child. We met all kinds of people, greeting and being greeted, gradually expanding our acquaintances while listening to the villagers stories
Well, next is Tia, its finally time.
Finally? Oh, you mean the next person is?
Thats right.
The sky was gradually darkening, and it was almost the end of outdoor work hours. Ahead of us was a splendid wheat field, and among the green ears still far from harvest, there was the figure of a young man.
Hello there!
Yes?
When I called out, a young man a bit older than me straightened up and looked our way. Short brown hair and honest eyes of the same color. Wearing clothes made of fabric that was faded and wrinkled but by no means ragged, this man was none other than Magna, the hero of this world.
Um, who might you be?
Nice to meet you. Were from Pioneer Peony, and we just arrived in this village today. Weve been given permission to stay here for a while, so were going around greeting people and asking if theres anything we can help with.
Pioneer Peony? Ah, I see, the name has changed. Nice to meet you, Im Magna, a farmer here.
Im Ed. And this is my companion, Tia.
Im Lunaritia. Nice to meet you, Magna-san.
Ed-san and Lunaritia-san, is it? Nice to meet you.
Magna walked towards us from the field as we greeted him. His movements were completely those of an ordinary person, and it was clear at a glance that he hadnt lived a life engaged in battle.
So, um help, you say?
Yes. I can do blacksmithing, so Im basically taking on maintenance of farming tools, cooking utensils, things like that.
I can use spirit magic, so I can do things like watering the fields all at once, pulling out stubborn weeds and even blowing away small insects that damage crops.
Oh, thats amazing. However, at the moment, I dont have any particular problems
Onii-chan!
Just then, such a voice was heard from the back of the field. Turning our attention to the voice, a girl of about 15 appeared, parting the thick wheat.
Ah, so this is where you were Who are they?
Ruruka. They are from Pioneer Peony who came to the village today. Theyll be staying at the village chiefs house for a while, so they came to greet us.
Oh, I see. Nice to meet you, Im Ruruka, Onii-chans sister.
The girl, with features similar to Magnas, said this and bowed, her long braided hair hanging at her side. At her carefree smile however, I was momentarily so shaken that I forgot to breathe.
Ruruka-chan, is it? Im Lunaritia. And Ed?
Ah, yeah. Im Ed. Nice to meet you.
Yes, nice to meet you too. So, Onii-chan. Its almost time for dinner, so I came to call you, but were you in the middle of something?
No, not at all. Ill be right there, so go ahead and tell Dad to start without me.
Okay. Well then, excuse us.
Saying this and bowing once more, Ruruka ran off. I almost followed her with my eyes, but quickly switched my focus back to Magna.
Haha, sorry about my noisy sister.
No, no, its good that shes energetic, isnt it?
Im glad you say that. About the help Im sorry, but it seems I dont have anything I need help with at the moment.
I see. Well, if anything comes up, please feel free to call us. We plan to stay in this village for a while.
Understood. Well then, excuse me.
With a final bow, Magna returned to the field. After seeing him off briefly, we left the place and on the way, Tia spoke to me.
Ed, what was that earlier?
Hm? Ah just a little something.
Hmm But indeed, this is difficult.
Tia changed the subject, looking slightly dissatisfied with my vague answer. However, the new topic wasnt any more pleasant.
I finally understand what you meant back in the first town. What should we do about this?
Well, honestly, theres not much we can do.
The most important thing we have to do after coming to another world is to become members of the heros party and act together with them. And even if Magna wasnt the hero, if he were in a position like us, Pioneer Peony traveling to various places and taking on different jobs, it wouldnt have been so difficult.
But now, Magna is a farmer tilling the fields with his family in the village where he was born, and theres no room for us to intervene in other words, we cant become his companions.
Well, theres no use rushing. Lets take our time and gradually become friends.
To Magna, were just strangers hes met for the first time right now. From there to acquaintances, friends, and finally companions Its quite a distant goal, but giving up is not an option.
Looking up at the rapidly darkening sky, I pondered over the answer to this unprecedented challenge.
(T/N: 46 chapters more, at last Ill be done with this)