"These are our younger brothers..." Loretta bowed apologetically. Around Loretta was a giant mouse about a meter tall... no, a small tribe of beasts. "Now, you must apologize, too!""...because,""... ...because others have invaded.""They're the people you've been taking care of!""………………………………."`Because!' the rats in obscurity Do you feel like a boy from your voice? Loretta's scolding of his younger brothers, I suppose. On the other hand, my sisters..."You smell good, sister!"`Baby, baby!'"So soft!"`Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh They were swarming around the Jeanette to have s*xual harassment fatherly physical contact. And Jeanette's got a lot of fun. "Hey! Get away from the manager, boys!" At Loretta's outcry, the sisters scatter like spiders. "...I'm sorry. Are you hurt, Mr. Manager?""Well, yes... I was surprised, but I'm not hurt. Jeanette, unsteady but barely standing up. Her hair and clothes were jumbled up. "Oppa... Mr. Jiro." What's the point of redoing? Are you particular about something?"Now... I can't help but apologize. He's my benefactor who picked me up after I got fired." Loretta lets out a tearful voice. choke and squint I feel like my lacrimal glands will collapse if I give you a little more stimulation. "You guys, apologize properly!" Turning tearful emotions into anger, Loretta speaks to her brother and sisters. "...I'm sorry, sir," A little girl stands in front of a Jeanette and bows her head flat. The girl's head had round ears sticking out through her hair. "I'm sorry,""I'm sorry~"I'm sorry,""I'm sorry,""I'm sorry," One after another, a girl and a little girl bow to Jeanette. My sisters are rather honest, aren't they? "Look, you too," Saying so, Loretta pushes the rat-faced boy on the back. About three of them thrust themselves in front of me, urging me to apologize. "...but he fell into a trap himself, didn't he?""I see,""We didn't do anything," Hahaha... I can't say it back because it's too true. "But I apologize!""Oh, good, Loretta,""But...""In order for a man to bow, he needs some reason and 'something' to convince him." There's something about acknowledging the other person, realizing your stupidity, or something that changes your values. "So I don't need an apology."".........is that so?""But... the day will come when I regret not having apologized frankly.""Everyone! Apologize! You have serious eyes!" For some reason, Jeanette is impatient and urges the mice to apologize. Hey, Jeanette. I'm saying, 'You don't have to force yourself to apologize.' I'm just saying, 'You don't have to apologize,' but I'm not saying, 'You don't have to apologize.' There are a lot of things in the world that you don't have to do, but you should do it. "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sorry,""Forgive me! Forgive me!""My brother's face is so scary!" Some of the kids burst into tears. I didn't think I was that scared... but I was a little annoyed. "Mr. Yashiro, the children are reflecting on themselves like this... please, calm down.""What kind of person do you think I am, Jeanette?""I think he's very kind, responsible, and reliable." Oh... You're over-complimenting me. I'm you? I'm embarrassed. "But... I feel sorry for anyone who is hostile to Mr. Jiro... I feel sorry for him." Did I do such a terrible thing to anyone?"Sometimes..." Gently, Jeanette's hand touches my cheek. "You look very frightened, don't you? You look like someone else who never looks at us..." Jeanette's face peeping at me... looked kind of lonely. "And, in rarer cases, a very sad face.""...!?" I was at a loss for words. I couldn't say anything back. Did I look like that?"... well, don't look at it said. All I could do was turn away. turn one's body around to escape one's cheeky hand He's always looking at things even though he's one step back. No, is it because he's back?"………….""………….""………….""………….""………….""………….""Whoa!?"`What!' I found the mice surrounding us staring at me. Loretta is among them. "What?" He muttered in a violent tone, with a passionate stare. Then a little girl around five years old, who was looking up at us right in front of us, looks at us with pure, innocent eyes and asks us. "... kiss me?""Huh!""I won't do it, will I?" The young girl's fastball question caused her trachea to regurgitate. When Jeannette hastily denied it, the kids were discontented, saying, "Oh...." ...they're really going to knock it off. Hey, Loretta. You're not watching with me. You're probably in a position to remonstrate with your stupid younger brothers, but …. I was thinking of something like that when Loretta rushed up to me. Yes, you should follow me like that's right."Oppa... Mr. Yashiro, your face is red, isn'"I'll thrust you into the pit, Conoyaro," Loretta, who gazed into people's faces, gave me a visit to Iron Claw, who had been in distress when he was in elementary school. My Iron Claw was once feared to be the first in school. "Hitta! It hurts! Hitta!" Loretta grabbing me by the arm and writhing. You can't take this Iron Claw off with that soft force, can you? Our younger brothers cheer us up. In every world, martial arts really warms up boys' hearts. "Well, Mr. Jillo... why don't you release Mr. Loretta...?""Huh? Oh, yeah. It's about time... ...it hurts!" The moment I released Loretta's head, I felt a dull pain in my pocket. Looking back, a relatively well-built fellow among his younger brothers smiled provocatively and took a kickboxing stance. ... this guy who kicked me in the butt?""Good, boys!""All charged!"`````Ooh!' As soon as he jumped at the kickboxing mouse, other younger brothers came to the war. The war situation takes on the form of an out‐of‐the‐box brawl. "Oh, hey! Everyone! Be calm! Please calm down!" Jeanette exclaims, but the boy's heart, once lit, does not contain the fire. I'm just going to mow down the crowd of my younger brothers like a horizontal scrolling action game. I can't fall behind these kids even though I'm worried about their stamina. I've had more than a dozen minutes to play with. Before I knew it, the rule was implicit that if you drop into a pitfall that opens your mouth wide behind me, you would win, and I would sometimes throw my younger brothers on my back and sometimes throw them into the pit. There was a mathematical threat, but there was no individual who would be my enemy after I eliminated the older group. When I picked up the neck of the last little dolly boy about 30 centimeters long and dropped it from the top of the hole, my victory was confirmed. Even if you're young, you don't have to be compassionate the moment you take part in a battle. I walked slowly to the Jeanettes, soaking in the afterglow of victory. It's the flower of victory. Jeanette welcomes me back home in a sprint. "Hey, Mr. Yashiro. Um... looks like the kid was crying...?" There are times when men have to do it. So don't fidget with that anxious look on your face. You'll wake up to my guilt, but... for now, I'll try to distance myself from the pitfalls. "I'm going to wait and see! Everyone! Are you safe?" Running, Jeanette peeps into the hole and calls out to her younger brothers. ...... Should I apologize later? I was awakened by the guilt of having fallen asleep like a sealed demon, when Loretta approached me gently. "Oppa... Mr. Jiro." The sisters are helping Jeanette pull her younger brothers up. Therefore, I and Loretta are the only ones in this place a short distance away. Loretta asks me in a whispering voice, perhaps out of consideration for not being heard by anyone. "Do you go out with the manager?" What is this girl talking about?".........not the case?""Really?""………………If I have to testify, shall I have three of you in court?" Magda, Estella and Bertina would testify that the allegations were groundless. "...is that so.........is that so?" With a puff, Loretta was rubbing her plump cheeks. ...what kind of emotional expression is that?"Well, brother... Mr. Jiro!""Well, that,""...what?""Is it crazy that you're calling me back by saying "Oppa"?""No, no, no, no, no! It's no use!" There's something wrong with the way you deny it. I'm afraid I just added 'desu' to his polite speech. He's not much educated, is he? "I had a strong impression when I first met him..." When I first met Loretta, I was a passing brother. "...and I wish I had a brother like Mr. Yashiro..." The words came as if they had fallen out of the blue, not to mention them.I wonder if he really means it. ...my brother, you know. "Huh!? No, no! I'm the eldest daughter, and there's no one above me! So I've always wished I had a brother I could rely on... ...so, uh, Yashiro is relatively close to the ideal brother... ...so where he can help me when I'm in trouble..." An unbittered Loretta is mumbling. He's holding his head in his hands and desperately choosing words. And finally, the words that came out... this is them. "Huh! Can I call you 'Big Brother'?" ...... well... ............is he a fool after all?"No, you can do whatever you want, but..." What kind of anime is it that a girl who is not even a brother calls her 'Big Brother'?" Oh, how did this come to be like this?"Well, then, I'll call you . . . . . ." Loretta stiffened herself with her mouth open about what was tense. "Ah... well, it's kind of embarrassing... ...then this time... ...on... ...on... ...on... ...on... ...on... ...on at times like this... ...on..." I'm afraid you're called a devil, but... But it's embarrassing to have an unfamiliar name. I couldn't call my stable master and landlady father or mother either... In particular, Big Brother must be reluctant to accept Loretta, who has been the oldest. "Oh, oh, oh... oh, oh, oh!" It's scary. It's kind of scary."Oh ... oh ... oh ..."Brother!" Countless rats jumped at my waist as I watched Loretta look on her face. "Jo, it was fun!""Let's do it again!""Play and play!""Come on, man! Don't hang around!""Big brother!""Brother, hang out!""Brother!" There's a tremendous number of brother calls. Nobody is related by blood. "You guys! I'm having such a hard time! We're all going to sit there!""'What!'""It's noisy."You're mad again"."Who's making you angry?""You take it out, don't you?""I see,""Why should I take it out on you? I'm just angry that you're behaving rudely and repeatedly to our customers!""Oh, really... sister really means brother...""If you speak any more, you'll pull your tongue out. Also, you and I have something on your face. I'll stop sitting on my knees and stand on my hands now.""'Whoa... whoa...I didn't say anything.........!""I don't have to listen to you!" It's a fierce quarrel between brothers. The eldest daughter's power is so great. Now I think I understand all the reasons why Loretta's voice is so clear, she's fluent, she's so fluent, she's so quick to put words together, and she's so good at reading the other person's face. You mean there's no better practice than practice. "I'm really sorry. They're noisy younger brothers...""No, no. I think it's a very good thing to have energy." With a small wave of his hand, Jeanette smiles at Loretta. No, I'm the one who bothered you. "And, uh... oh... brother... I'm sorry.""Well, don't worry, I'll charge you in some way at a later date.""What!?""I'm kidding. Mr. Yashiro often makes a nasty joke." Hey, wait, Jeanette. I'm serious. Are you really going to let me pay you in some way?" He must have tried to gloss over it by saying it casually, but his voice was hoarse in "Big Brother." If you're so embarrassed, you should quit. Only a limited race is happy to hear a younger girl call me 'Big Brother.' Of course, I'm not from that race. "But what a huge family!""Oh... I'm sorry." After a friendly smile, he shrugs his shoulders. Loretta seems quite concerned. I'm working part‐time to support so many younger brothers and sisters. That's a desperate struggle. I thought she was a good‐looking fool, but I wonder if she's doing her sister quite seriously. I wonder if race is a feature in this kind of place. You know, there's a lot of rats coming up. It's a rat formula. "Are the Lorettas a race of rats?""No, I'm a hamster." ... It's called the Aum race... It's going to be carved, isn't it? It's a big bunch of 'birds' and 'rats'? "Loretta is nothing like a hamster," Loretta is by all accounts a human being. His ears are no different from mine and Jeanette's. They're not hairy. "I have a lesser animal rate...""An animal?""It's the ratio of the beasts to the beasts,""Oh, then, Umaro has a high animal rate.""It's said that men have a higher animal rate than women. Is about 50 to 10 percent normal for women? About 10 percent for Magda."Magda is only a cat's ear and tail... well, it's a tiger. I see, it's about 10%. It's true that you're too man to see anyone with cat ears. Mormat, Umaro, and Yambold all look like beasts. "Oh? The master of the bar on the high street was Ossan's head and canine ears, wasn't he?""Oh, the master over there was a little feminine." Are you feminine? That bearded bear?"I've never seen him before, but he's a medieval man." No, no, Jeanette. He was the exact opposite of his s*xuality. He's an ossan full of male hormones and is likely to be liquefying. Isn't mid-s*xual something like a vocalist in a visual band? Is it different in this world? What do you mean by that?"Is Neferry masculine?" The chicken farmer's nephry was a complete chicken. "No, don't say such a thing to yourself. ... You must be curious." Jeanette gently remonstrated with me. I'm worried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I'll treat you to dinner next time...""Oh, does that mean... asking Mr. Neferry out?" No. Feeling like rearing?"Well, Japlock's wife's... was it a U-error? He was also a full-body okojo.""Some people have a 100% animal rate depending on their species." Well, even if I say 100%, I'm bipedal, omnivorous, and I talk a lot, so it's different from "beast. `I have no animal features other than my tail,'"Beast and beast?""It's the ears, the tail, and all the characteristics of that race.""Do you think parents here are going to make small children?""Well... well... Mr. Yashiro, the expression "pump" is... kind of embarrassing, so would you mind refraining from it?" Jeanette dyed her cheeks and turned down. Is it such a bad expression, little by little."But Loretta's tail doesn't stand out at all, does it?""Well, our tails are short." Oh, I see. Unlike mice, hamsters had short tails. I've imagined a rat-like tail, but it's quite different, I'm sure. Well, what happened to the hamster's tail? I don't remember seeing it very much..."Can you show me a little?""What!? I can't do it! I can't do it!""Ya, Mr. Jiro! I can't believe that you should show your tail to a girl." I got a real scolding. I'm not asking you to show me anything else. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Nee! Tail tail!" My younger brother, who looks relatively old, sticks out his butt in front of me and slips his pants down. The butt is exposed, revealing a short round tail. "Oh my gosh! What are you doing? Hurry up and put it away!" In a great hurry, Loretta pulls up his brother's trousers. His crotch seems to be gnawing into his crotch. Children don't have any resistance to giving in. It's probably not my sister's patience. ......if Loretta did that.........hmmm. "Mr. Jiro, are you thinking of something bad?" divert one's gaze from a sharp ginet I feel like my profile is stuck in my gaze, but I ignore it. After fixing his brother's trousers and then dropping his fist of sanction on his brain, Loretta turned to us and cleared us of a real cough. "Well... well... as you can see... my family is a little too large...""A little?""I'm sorry. There are quite a few..." Loretta cries halfheartedly. You seem to be in a lot of trouble. ... That would be a big trouble for all the food, clothing, and shelter. He said there was only Loretta's family in the slum... ...more than enough. "And I'd like you to give me a little advice.""First of all, let your parents live apart." Don't increase it any more. "Hey!? Well, it's not increasing anymore!? Woo, our parents are almost old!" Loretta blushes red and swings her arms in denial. Ah, do you understand the process of increasing the number of children? "I think it's the last twin born last month.""Isn't it still increasing?" There's no plan!?"By the way, what is their name?" Jeanette says those words as she looks at her younger brothers. ...what? Are you going to learn? It's impossible. Even if their names were Ichiro to Hyakuro, it would be impossible to tell who they were.Nevertheless, Loretta muttered, looking at her nearest brother, "Well...." Stop it. I won't remember. "Well... I'm sure... ...that... ...it's on the way here..." Don't you remember? Remember you, eldest daughter!`Well, it's a trifle! Name is all right as long as you understand it!' No, my family needs to understand... Well, I'll call you "my brother" or "my sister." "Now, boys. Say hello to your brother and manager again!""'Nice to meet you, brother and sister!'""...I feel like I've been forced into a large family.""It was like this when I was living in a church." Jeanette had lived with Bertina before she began living in the Yodamari-tei. I don't think there's any discomfort in being surrounded by bloodless siblings. "We value each other more than blood relations... I think that's the bond that's more important to the family." Jeanette's words were strangely persuasive, with a unique atmosphere uttered by experienced people. "Huh..." And the sudden laughter seemed to be very gentle. "Then maybe we're already a family. 'Big Brother!'" I was a little surprised by a little bit of a spoiled voice and a little bit of a rascal tone. ...but he's not my brother........."Then next time, will you get along well with your siblings?""What!" At my counterattack Jeanette blushed and opened her eyes wide open. Then he twisted his eyebrows a little angrily... and still said his usual lines in a somewhat amusing tone. "Oh! Please confess!" Well, I'm sure there's this much revenge. "I'm taking a bath with my brother!""Me too!"`Me too!' The younger brothers and sisters flock together. We'll run out of hot water with such a large number of people. By the way, baths around the world are just a collection of boiling water in a huge tarai and lightly wipe your body. I don't know if these guys call it a bath. It's just the forced translation magic that makes it work in the bath. "There's a river!"`I'm always bathing in the river!'"A river?" When I look at Loretta, she nods back. "There is a great cliff on the north side of this district, and the river runs from the twenty-ninth leg above it." There was a considerable difference in height between the cliffs I came down from the 30th leg. If the boundary with 29 was the same, it would be a fine waterfall. "Is the river where Delia works connected here?""Yes, there is only one river in the 42nd leg." Jeanette answered the question. "But the water is rising now and we can't get close to it. It's dangerous. So we haven't been able to bathe in the last few days either... oh!? Well, forget about it!" Loretta is blowing herself up. ... shall I lend you a bath?" No, but this number is overcapacity. "And what do you mean by asking about their food, clothing, and shelter?""Yes, yes!" Loretta was casually checking the smell of her arms after a massive suicide bombing, but when I was approached, she hurriedly straightened herself up. ... Well, she was smelling. "As I said earlier, our parents are already years old and cannot work..."`With all this strength of legs and hips, you can't do anything but manual labor?' look over one's many younger brothers "Oh, well, I don't want you to touch it again!""Yasilo! There's no delicacy!" Two girls turn red. I don't think it's my statement, it's the reckless behavior of Loretta's parents, but... because they can't work and stay at home, it's going to increase again and again... isn't it?"To return to the subject... I can't feed these children satisfactorily on my own earnings.""If there's a river, we can catch fish,""No, Mr. Jiro. That would interfere with Mr. Delia's work." I remember Estella saying that a permit is needed for anyone other than the sea guild to fish in the ocean. Is that the case with river fishing? You shouldn't go fishing in the river without permission. "Then how about a garden?""Some crops are tolerated. They are not allowed to be sold." Yodamari-tei has a vegetable garden and chickens. It seems safe. "Fishing and hunting are restricted because of the risk of affecting the ecosystem." I see. No matter how much vegetables we grow at home, it doesn't mean that the fields of mahmat will die. But overfishing in rivers and oceans will reduce the number of fish they catch. Is it a permit system to avoid such direct damage? "So, brother! Manager!" Loretta bows loudly and bows her head. "Would you mind hiring them at the Yodamari-tei?""It's impossible," It's an immediate refusal. I'll tell you not to mess with me. We don't have enough room to support such a large number of people at Yodamari-tei. Even now, we're all cut and dried. "If it's your job, join some guild, or ask your lord." I don't know what recruitment is like in this world, but I'm sure they're offering jobs. "I'd like to, but... there are a lot of people in this area who don't want to have a job... and I can't trust the people in the slums."Even though it's called a slum, I can't find anything violent or destructive just because I'm a poor, large family. What instills such a sense of discrimination? "Slums used to be places for criminals to hide, but now all the lords of the districts have taken measures, and there are no criminals in the slums. However, the name 'slums' still has a bad impression...it seems that the inhabitants cannot accept it." Once an image takes root, it's hard to get rid of it. "So I was out of here looking for a job,""So, are you living alone now?""Yes,""What a waste. Leave the room and come back. We don't care about that, do we?""Yes, Mr. Loretta is a very good man, and we welcome him.""Big brother... manager... ...thank you!" Loretta bowed her head deeply and held her position for a while. Her trembling shoulders may be because she's crying. ... She must have had quite a hard time of course. If we don't get rid of our image, our younger brothers will have the same experience. I wonder if it was to dispel the image... ...even in Japan, there were quite a few companies that had a bad image of themselves and had trouble managing their businesses. Many of them went bankrupt. Images are very important, and very scary. If all my younger brothers come out to show their goodness by doing charity work... ...no, if they burst into the city, the people of the city would be even more wary. Image strategies must be reformed carefully and boldly; one wrong step will be irreversible. But I don't think I can afford to spend time with you."Ah, uh... Mr. Jiro said."Don't say more. There are things I can and can't do." stifle Jeanette's words about to say something You can't introduce me to this number of jobs. It's impossible to feed them. What's left over from the shop? It's not enough. Cutting off donations to the church won't be enough. Above all, there's a critical shortage of time and manpower to spare. It's a matter that we can't do anything about. "... you know... ...as expected." Loretta lowered her shoulders and still smiled faintly. "I knew it. I'm grateful that you hired me... I'm sorry to say something impossible." Jeanette gazes wistfully at Loretta. I can't help you. That must be unbearable. "Oh, come on! Would you let me cook at least once tonight? Maybe I'll just add a little touch to what you usually eat?" Now that they can't provide food, Genet can only provide technology. They must have thought it would be helpful at least once, thinking it would take time to prepare a meal for 100 people. Still, Jeanette probably wants to do the best she can. But, Jeanette. Cooking is quite a gamble, isn't it? It's certainly pleasing then, but once you get used to the taste, you'll feel more miserable when you get back to eating. The Yaplocks came to the Yodamari-tei because they thought, 'This is the last time,' and it's pretty hard to go back to poverty after eating delicious food. Besides, if you cook it, the ingredients will shrink. It might be more gratifying to eat raw vegetables if they. Unless cooking increases the amount of food.........Yaplock.........increase........."Yes!" There's a guy who wants help! It's me!"Not all of them, but some of them could be hired,"`Really!' The two despondent people shout together. "Well, I can't tell you yet... I have something to help me with.""I'm going to do anything! No, I'm going to make you do it! What should I do? Tell me!""It's close! I'm going to talk, I'm going to talk, so let's go!" Calm down Loretta, who is gurgling at me, and then I start talking after I clear my throat. "I'm going to sell popcorn on the move"."Popcorn... is that what Magdachy was giving to his guests?""Oh, yes. ... And what's that 'Magda-chie'?""She's cute. I wanted to call her like that." He likes strange terms like Big Brother and Magdachy. Then you can call Jeanette 'Boyne‐chan.' "But Mr. Yashiro, when it comes to mobile sales...""Oh, perhaps you'll need the lord's permission." I don't know the details until I ask Estella, but if I can, I'd love to. No, you have to use some forceful means. Mobile popcorn sales are popular with children. Children used to flock in front of American popcorn wagons and game arcade popcorn machines. And I'm confident that it will definitely be a hit if I get more recognition. The biggest stumbling block is whether you can do it or not..."I'd like to get Estella's permission and sell them around the main street for a day, and then repeat customers will come to Yodamari-tei, where they'll talk about it and sell more popcorn, and we'll need to increase our production, so maybe we can hire some people." I'm saying it myself, but...That's a long way to go! "That's fine! If it's possible, we'll do anything!" Loretta is serious.Of course I'm serious, too. They will make the most of their underutilized handprints to make the best use of the Yodamari-tei. If that happens, Jeanette will be serious. There is very little that can be done if a very serious person forms a party. A faint but hopeful look returns Loretta's expression. My younger brothers are so innocent that they play around knowing nothing about their sister. Oh, I guess this is completely over. I guess it's been stored in the folder I want to protect in Jeanette. I thought so when I saw Jeanette's profile staring around at her younger brothers. And now that Jeanette thinks so... ...that I'll have to help her in some way." ...yes. For example, in this situation --""It's as noisy a place as ever..." Suddenly, he exhaled bluntly through his big nose facing us and stared at us with a grimace. a plump belly with short limbs Short tusks protrude forward under the distinctive nose, and dark eyes emit obscene light on the face covered with dark brown body hair. A man with the face of a wild boar walked to us to avoid the pitfalls. "...Soltal.........." The name of this wild boar must have been leaked from Loretta's mouth. "Oh, you have the eldest daughter, too. I heard that Temae abandoned the little ones and ran away."Who's going to run away."Well, I don't care. Either way, the slums will be demolished. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .." A boar-faced man, Zoltal, grimaces and spits on the ground. He suddenly appeared and even stared menacingly at his younger brothers, but his energy and smile distorted Loretta's expression to this point. That alone tells us what kind of guy he is. "Don't swarm here, and get out of here!? How many times are you going to tell me, mice?" I think, oh, my gosh. It was inevitable, after all. A bad feeling will come true. Perhaps after this I'll have to lend some help. Just as I expected. Yes, for example -- get rid of this ugly-faced boar...