Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 25. This field and this shed are pretty nice, aren’t they?
I managed to get the pot down to a reasonable size, but Luna seemed a bit displeased, perhaps unhappy with it.
Well, I could have asked Jude to help with moving them, but still, the size is a bit off.
Sure, the bigger the pot the more you can harvest, but…
I planted the seedlings and watered them. I needed a saucer for them indoors. Luckily, Martha mentioned she had a bucket that she wasn’t using, so I asked her to give it to me. I’ll ask Jude to do something about the saucer later.
Luna also helped with sowing the seeds. She was very serious, planting each seed carefully, but honestly, a more casual approach would have been fine. I didn’t say anything since she looked like she was having a lot of fun doing it.
If Luna has recovered this much, I thought it might be fine to just keep growing the plants in the courtyard, but she still probably isn’t fully back to normal yet.
Maybe it was because she got too excited, because as soon as we returned to the room, Luna looked like she wanted to sleep.
I placed the pot by the window and told her that when the next cherry tomato flower blooms, she should gently sway the plant with her finger. Then, I had her get into bed.
She was trying hard to talk some more, but after a while of tapping her slowly and rhythmically on the bed, sleepiness overtook her and she fell silent.
Her face while sleeping was so earnest and serious—an angel. So cute. Carefully, I gently tucked her in, making sure her outstretched arm didn’t hang outside the blanket.
She’s so adorable, but I really wish her thin arms would fill out a bit more.
I opened the door quietly, trying not to make any noise, and left the room.
“I’ve put her to sleep. I’ll excuse myself now.” I told Martha, who was in the kitchen.
“Saki, thank you so much,” Martha bowed deeply. She didn’t really have to do that, but it’s clear she truly cares for Luna.
“I’ll come again. Please give Jude-san my regards,”
I was going to tell her to tell him to sniff the carrots when he gets back, but that’s probably not necessary—he wouldn’t understand what I mean anyway.
“Understood. And where are you headed now?”
“I think I’ll go check out a farm field for a bit, and maybe visit the Agriculture Guild afterward.”
That’s roughly the plan.
I explain to Martha a bit about how to take care of the seedlings, something I wasn’t able to fully explain to Luna, and ask her to do so.
Overwatering is dangerous. Luna, being a child, might just pour water indiscriminately.
Martha saw me off as I left Jude-san’s house. She saw me off carefully all the way out the door. It reminded me of a bar I used to go to long ago. It’s rare to be seen off so thoroughly; it’s quite nostalgic.
Well then, time to go check out the fields.
They should be right near the west gate.
And true enough, they were right there—easy to find. My sense of direction is pretty lousy, so I really appreciate how straightforward it was.
Three fields of farmland—that’s quite a lot for an individual. Honestly, I couldn’t manage it alone. Even one field would be tough.
But for a farmer, it’s quite a small piece of land.
Right now, it looks like they’re growing pasture grass. If you think of it as grazing land, two cows would eat up an area the size of three fields in a month, easy. Cows eat a lot of grass—about 50 kilograms a day, I’ve heard. The amount of saliva they produce every day is the equivalent of a bath. Amazing.
Ah, I want to take a nice, long, relaxing bath. Just thinking about it makes me want to take one so much.
But I definitely don’t want a drool bath.
I gaze at the small shed standing in the pasture field—the land seems to be used as grazing area. If I could rent this shed and field, I could probably set up a big tub inside and relax comfortably.
I imagined it would be a simple shed, but it was much sturdier than I expected. There was even a well and a washing area.
Looking from the outside, the shed seems to be about six to eight tatami mats—probably around 9 to 12 square meters. I think it’s totally livable.
It’s a dream come true, but the problems are—if the land is too large, it might be difficult to manage, and I need to find out how much rent will cost.
The pasture is a mixture of clover-like plants and some tall, grassy grasses. If I am to turn this into farmland, it’ll be quite a challenge at first.
But I know the Adventurers’ Guild offers a variety of jobs. If I can request soil tilling, I could leave the hard part to others at first.
I took a quick look at the soil—nothing seemed unusual. The grass was lush and healthy, so it looked fine.
There’s a persimmon tree near the shed—fairly large. I’d be happy if it’s sweet persimmon, but it’s probably astringent.
I guess it’s fine to have astringent persimmons, I can still eat them if I get rid of the astringent taste or make them into dried persimmons.
Is that a loquat tree over there? I don’t remember loquats ever growing this well. The seeds are big, and maybe because I didn’t use much fertilizer, the fruit is small and there isn’t much edible flesh.
I really liked this farm after looking around. Especially the shed—it’s just perfect. Really nice.
Bath, bath!
I’m getting more excited about the idea of a bath, and since there’s a sink, if I can just figure out how to get the fire working I’ll be able to cook my own meals.
Being able to cook for myself would also make the 1,000-yen repeat purchase more convenient. Instant cup noodles are more expensive than packet noodles, after all.
I’ve been struggling with how to heat water for cup noodles—boiling it at Jill-san’s place is fine, but I can’t just eat cup noodles right in front of him, can I?
Being able to use fire and boil water, or even stir-fry, would make things so much easier.
While hoping I might be able to borrow the land, I headed toward the Agriculture Guild.
Thank you for reporting the typos and errors.
There were so many that I couldn’t thank you enough right away, so I expressed my gratitude in my activity report instead.
From now on, I think I’ll stop adding thank-yous in the afterword, since almost all chapters have them now.
Really, I appreciate the typo and error reports. They’re a huge help.