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Chapter 309: Talented Brother and Sister

The next day, we were busy from the morning with the preparations for departure. If we hurried, we could reach the village at the foot of the mountain before nightfall. Some of the knights would stay in the village to ensure that the Snow Wolves did not return.

It had been decided in the meeting the night before that the walls of the temporary base would remain as they were. Therefore, I had nothing specific to do and spent my time playing a snowball fight with Cain-niisan while we waited.

“You two look lively. It seems like it would have been fine to help out.”

“That’s right, Lionel. We’re also part of the investigation team, so don’t hesitate to delegate some work to us.”

Cain-niisan said, slightly pouting as if he felt he wasn’t being relied upon. I was fine with the way things were, but Lionel was giving a wry smile. It made sense, though; it wouldn’t be appropriate to have the lord’s son do menial tasks.

After the packing was finished, we headed towards the village at the foot of the mountain. It seemed they had been notified in advance, and we were welcomed warmly. The village chief was overjoyed when he heard Lionel’s report. It appeared that the appearance of the Snow Wolves had caused quite a bit of concern.

The next day, we set out again in the morning and safely returned to the Heine Frontier residence by early afternoon. The whole family was waiting in front of the entrance. After confirming each other’s safety, I headed to the workshop, leaving the reporting to Cain-niisan and Lionel.

“Julius-sama, are you not tired? It might be better to take a break first.”

“Yeah, I’ll do that. But first, I want to check on the materials.”

Nero’s suggestion was reasonable, and I knew Nero was tired as well. We should rest, but I needed to ensure we had enough materials for our projects. If we were short, I’d need to place an order quickly. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to visit Miss Fabienne.

“Julius-oniisan! Look at this! I’ve improved the magic stone hand warmer.”

“Let me see. Oh, with this switch, you can now toggle between warming and not warming.”

“Yes, exactly!”

As expected from Rosalia, her work was swift. In such a short time, she had added a switch to the magic stone hand warmer. Now, there was no need to constantly attach and detach the magic stone. I planned to give this improved magic stone hand warmer as a gift to Miss Fabienne.

“Looks like you’ve made glass pens too. …There are more than I expected, huh?”

“This is something Lelie made!”

“?!”

Nero turned around to look at Lelie with incredible speed. Lelie was looking down, embarrassed. When did this happen… Could it be that Lelie is starting to develop the ‘Craft’ skill?

I picked one up and examined it closely; the craftsmanship was quite good. The handle had some clever design to make it easy to hold. It might be good to sell this as a ‘Lelie model.’ Who would have thought Lelie had such talent?

Well, Nero has talent in swordsmanship and stealth, so it’s not too surprising if Lelie has some hidden talent as well. …I wonder what their parents were like. It’s starting to make me curious.

While thinking about this, I checked the materials. There seemed to be metal parts available. As for the colored glass, that also seemed manageable. Maybe I’ll base it on navy blue and use gold foil to create stars on the barrel to recreate the night sky? I’ll bring the ingredients for hot cookies and make them together. It seems like it would be more fun that way.

“Oh, by the way, I need to offer dried fruits to the snow spirit.”

“An offering?”

“Yes. The spirit helped us a lot during this investigation, so I thought I should give thanks.”

“I wanted to meet it too.”

“Well, maybe it’s better if you don’t?”

I don’t think Rosalia will faint like my mother did, but it could leave some sort of trauma. It would be better for Rosalia to wait until she’s a bit older.

“Kyuu, kyuu!”

“What’s wrong, Mira?”

“She must be reacting to the dried fruits.”

“Kyuu!”

It seems like Mira is quite greedy. She really seems to like the dried fruits. I headed to the kitchen with Mira, Rosaria, and Lelie.

When I told the head chef about everything that happened, he gladly shared some dried fruits with me. I feel bad for causing trouble when he’s probably busy with dried fruit production. Ah, I’ll give the cooks some beginner’s health recovery potions later. They’ll surely appreciate it.

After writing “To the Snow Spirit: Thank you very much for your help” on the bag, I headed to the small hut set up in the garden. The kamidana (shrine shelf) inside the room seemed to be cleaned every day, presenting a neat and tranquil appearance.

I placed three bags of dried fruits on the kamidana. Then, right in front of my eyes, the bags disappeared.

“Kyuu!?”

Mira quickly reacted to the suddenly disappearing dried fruits. She checked the empty kamidana repeatedly. No matter how many times you see it, it’s a strange sight. I’m quite curious about how they’re being collected. If I could replicate that function, I could probably create an automatic item collection device.

I returned to the salon and had tea prepared. Of course, dried fruits were also prepared for Mira. Eating those while drinking tea, I finally felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

Even though it was Lionel who led the investigation team, I still felt a sense of responsibility. Being in charge is tough. I wonder if Cain-niisan feels the same way? If not, that would be a bit troubling. Irresponsibility is definitely not acceptable.

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