[Leelan, if you want to be my husband’s sister, you should be more obedient . ]
[Yes]
[Yaku, wouldn’t your onii-chan be disappointed by your action just now?]
Seeing her dealing with the kids skillfully, I left the matter to Amy and I headed back home .
Latia waited quietly until I finished my slow and relaxing bath .
[So, what really happened?]
After finishing my bath, I asked Latia about what actually happened while I was away over a meal .
[It’s about Hibiki-san’s pool on the grass field]
Apparently, a monster had settled in the light and darkness pool I built on the grass field while we were away .
The creature itself didn’t disturb the village, and I had forewarned the goblins to not approach the area, so apparently, that’s why they let it be .
[It appears to be taking care of the area . It would be a pity if we drive it out . ]
Latia apologized .
[Well, if it’s really harmless, then I have nothing to complain]
And so we decided to check the pool .
[What is happening here?]
It’s clear to me that ahead of us were lots of trees different from those on the forest nearby .
The experimental field was originally not that wide, but who knows that by manipulating the terrain into a mortar-shape would help to focus the magic power?
Checking up the tree in front of me, the name 『Wicky’s Tree』 was displayed .
[What is a Wicky’s tree?]
When I cut its leaf, it read 『Pool grass(Dark)』
[It’s actually the pool grass after all . Then what’s with the Wicky’s tree?]
Hearing my voice, a naked beauty unfurls from the tree that I cut the leaf from .
[I am Wicky]
[So it’s an Alraune . So rare to see one being so close to a village like this . ]
Brigit seemed to be familiar with this creature’s identity .
Looking closely at Wicky, it has a form of a beautiful woman but made entirely from plants .
So I asked why it ended up here since it seemed to be capable of communication .
[Wicky, was captured by humans]
Alraune’s sap is an ingredient for a magical potion . Perhaps that’s why .
[It’s a felony to forcefully strip an Alraune away from the forest . Could it be a smuggled good?]
Amy added .
[Cage broke, so I escaped]
So it managed to escape because its cage was broken .
[But, Wicky was hungry]
It was stripped away from the forest, so no wonder it lacked energy .
[In here, lots of delicious foods]
Magic power is like food for Wicky . It’s been feeding on the magic power in the area .
[The food here, the most delicious]
So that means it liked my magic .
[Here, Wicky’s forest]
Because of that, you claimed this place as your own? Are you kidding me?
[But, this field is mine though]
It tilted her head cutely .
Took a lot of patience, but I finally managed to explain things to it after an hour or so .
[I’m sorry . I just want to eat]
In any case, it was me who infused this land with magic power, as well as the grasses (now trees) .
[Isn’t it alright? Don’t the plants on the forest with Alraune always grow well?]
As Brigit said, the pool grasses previous growing in the area had become trees, and the tree leaves itself are pool grasses .
Moreover, as expected from a plant spirit, Alraune . It could even grow a tree without regard to light or dark attributes .
[I see . Should we just leave this place to Wicky then? ]
Perhaps listening to our conversation, its face brightened as it raised both of its hands .
And from there grew two fruits .
[Do you like plant girl?]
Amy-san, that’s scary .
And once again, the residents of my village is increased .
Well, this fellow will be just fine since people rarely come here .
But first, I need to tell Gillen about this Wicky’s existence .
I want to ask if he knew anything about this smuggling . If he does, then we’ll have something more to discuss .
He’s already swamped in his works, I actually don’t want to add even more things .
And just like that, we found a way to mass-produce pool grass . But who would’ve guessed that it’ll bring more trouble to me later on?