Miniature Garden Chemister

19. Hinami and Ichiru - 7

"Ickle, name... wonder what would be good?

I snuggle a snow rabbit and stroke my body like snow.

Fluffy hair is cold, but kind of comfortable in the hands.

"Nothing, why don't you just put on what you like?

"Hmm... it bothers me"

Next to Ikuru looking at the vegetables in the field, I think of my name as I stroke the snow rabbit. But I couldn't come up with a good idea at all... trouble.

Snow, Yu, Fuwa, and also fu... I'm crying a little for my naming sense. Yeah, but speaking of flowers and pets, I used to talk about wanting cats. Even then I said to the flowers, "Your sister doesn't have too much naming sense!" I remember being told.

"I wonder what your name was then..."

"At that time?

"Yeah. Once upon a time, I thought of a name with my sister trying to keep a pet. Well, I couldn't keep it after all."

"Phew..."

I wonder what it was... name. Sure, the cat was white then, wasn't it?

"Oh, I remember. It's a name. It's" Mayu. ”

"…… Well, that's a good idea."

"What...!

Abbreviated by Ickle! Maru... Maru. Yeah, it's pretty cute! Maroon is cute.

"Nice to meet you, Maru!

"Mi!"

"I think you like it."

All right, all right, snow bunny... stroke it now. I'm surprised this very rare snow rabbit will come to my house. I kind of have too many happy things to be afraid of.

I've also been to the city in the future. Oh, but you have to get a house for that, right? But the house seems expensive… do I have to save money by selling recovery pills (potions)?

"Still, you have all kinds of vegetables. There's rice and wheat..."

"I tried my best to raise him. … with skills."

"Convenient and good, that. As much as I want."

I talked a little bit about my skills when I was preparing lunch with Ichiru.

Known equals didn't seem to know the skill, Angel Singing (Sanctuary). I was envious of the convenience of briefly describing my skills. Surely you can't let go of such a handy skill once you get it.

And I wonder how I'm going to tell Ichiru about myself as I stroke my horse.

I told you about Angel Singing, and then... about this house and me? It's hard to explain skills or something... what should I do? Oh well...! You just have to look at my status when it comes to skills.

When that happens, do you mean this house later? It's hard to explain… it's made of strange powers! Then I guess not... right? Hmm... you're in trouble.

Oh, well. A house that evolves thanks to the skill of my pharmacists! How about that? It's a different world, and I guess it's okay to have that much impact. And then there's the side effects of the lost forest...? Well, then I'm... just lying.

"Why do you look so hard?"

"Ah, Ickle... are the vegetables good enough already?

"Yeah. I saw the whole garden, too. They're all amazing."

"Eh heh. I'm glad you said so."

A gentle breeze blows and gently strokes Ickle's hair. From the forehead that went up to the lid, Ikuru's left eye, always hidden and invisible, glanced at him.

Oh, yeah. I forget that my left eye is blind because Ickle spends too much time normally. Do those vain eyes not reflect anything anymore? The right eye that you can still see is a beautiful dark green color, like a gem.

You noticed my gaze, and Ickle's gaze was like, "What?" He asks me.

"I... was scared by myself."

"... yeah."

"When I found Ichiru at the Curse Slave Store, I thought," It's green. "

"Green... hair color?

"Yeah, and the color of my eyes was green, and I remembered the flowers."

Put the hold down to the ground and I'll sit still.

The ground in the soft grassy garden was as fuzzy as a natural cushion kept, and he took me kindly. Next to it, Ichiru also lowered his back and was surprised at its softness.

"Flowers, of plants?

"No.... my sister's, name"

……

"The last time I saw him was two years ago. Flowers, I liked green."

"Is that why you chose me?

"... I don't know. But when I saw Ichiru, who was kind of vain, I thought I couldn't leave him alone."

My sister, who was sick, says as much about stupidity as she can, but never only threw up weak sounds. "My illness will definitely heal. Then you and your sister will climb Mount Fuji!" Oh, my God, I thought you said it with a laugh.

Somehow, I think there was a lot of sick flowers and blind ickles.

"Flowers are sick… they said they can't help anymore"

"Yeah."

"But I did you a favor. Then he cured my flower disease."

"……… who?

"God."

………

That, me... why are you suddenly making such a story ickle?

"I'm your sister, so I'll do anything for the flowers. That's why I live here alone."

"You're not going to see me...?

"I'm so far away that I can't see you. But the flowers are doing fine… it's fine."

………

"I don't know, why are you talking so much?"

Unexpectedly, Ickle's hand swept down my cheek.

If I look at Ichiru in surprise, I realize Ichiru was wiping my tears. Oh... me, were you crying? The gentle Ickle was sitting beside me without saying anything.

………

With a little silence flowing, the wind gradually cools and teaches us how to visit at night.

Hold your knees tight and look up at the sky. Unlike the sky here in Tokyo, the stars look very good.

"... God has helped me in exchange for what?

"That I... be God's toy"

"Yes. You've always been alone... you've been anxious."

A gentle ickle voice reaches me.

Oh, yeah. I was scared because I was alone.

I've spent every day feeling strong, but there were nights when I cried.

I remember the day after that, God gave me a kind message about the exchange diary and I felt kind of sorry for it. Still, it's been two years since I've been able to be on my own.

It's gotten very strong, in the last two years.

But I'm sure I met someone, so I kind of remembered the flowers, and I missed them.

That made me nervous.

"Yeah. Yes, I... haven't seen people in a long time and I don't know why, but I got anxious"

"Little by little is fine. Little by little, you just have to go."

"... yeah. Right... if I were crying, the flowers would laugh at me."

Wipe my tears with my clothes sleeves, and I get up.

And breathe loudly as you are, and breathe deeply.

"I'm sorry, Ickle. Talk to me all of a sudden."

"Nothing... I'm fine. Or are you glad you told me something so important?

"…… Ha! Speaking of which!

……

"Oh my goodness. If it was Ickle, I thought it would be okay to talk to him. I don't have a basis."

One laugh, and I head home. I'll be right behind you with an ickle, and we'll go inside the warm house together. As the sun goes down, I get a little chilly. This season, early summer… no, I was just about to say early summer.

"Hey, Ickle."

"What?"

"…… Thank you."

"... nothing."

◇ ◇ ◇

That day I had a nostalgic dream.

That was a little while ago when I came to this world... when I did an exchange diary with God to tell me how the flowers were doing.

I was glad that God told me what happened after the flower surgery and that I was feeling better.

Why did the doctor do this? He said he was surprised and had a hard time.

My parents were happy to cry, and of course I was happy to cry. I was alone, though.

And he has no sequelae or anything, and he's doing very well now.

I'm so glad. That's all I can say anymore. I can't find any other words.

And from time to time, God gave me pictures of flowers. That said, he softly accompanies me when I ask him how it is.

"Is that...?

Wake up from the bed and look out the window.

It's dark.

"Oh... yes, I was tired yesterday and I lay down right away"

Rub the heavier eyelid and turn on the light under the pillow.

And I found the replacement diary I kept on the side table, and I remembered that I hadn't written it.

I shouldn't … I've never slept without writing before. Besides, I promised to write with God every day.

When I opened the exchange diary because I didn't think I would write in a hurry, a voice echoed in my head.

"Hina?"

"Wah! God!?

'Yeah. Surprised?

A god who giggles and talks in his usual gentle tone though. The voice that sounds directly to my brain is infinitely calm.

'Look, I'm tired, so lay down in bed? Shall we take the exchange diary off today and talk about something until Hina falls asleep?

"Talk… yes. It's been a while since I've heard the voice of God."

Lay down on the bed and close your eyes gently, as God says. Yes, the last time I heard God's voice... was when Hardwolf helped me.

That means it's the first voice of God in about a year and a half. Though I keep an exchange diary every day, I rarely hear my voice directly. I'm kind of very relieved.

"God... am I good with this?

"You don't think Hina was good?

"Right… Japan and I are very confused by a lot of different things. I was a college student who dawned on my part-time job, and I wasn't very good at studying. Maybe if you studied more and I had the knowledge, it would have been different again..."

"Even though the content is different, the name is" slave. "

"…… Yes. Me, it's God's toy… God would be happier to do all sorts of things, so I thought. It's too cheap..."

Think back to when you went to the city, looking up at the magic fixtures on the lights that don't light up now.

'Hina, you're doing it all for me, aren't you? You're not happy, are you?

……

'Hina, I thought you wanted me to be strong... but you rushed a little too fast. I'm sorry.'

"Ah, eh! I'm fine...!

"Well, sometimes it's important not to."

"Uh... I'll do good."

I received a subtle reply to my words, "Is it a good place?" But the kind voice of God continues.

"Yeah, well, Letty's" Curse "got you on point exchange."

"Ah, that's right...! Are you the one who knows God?

"Yeah. I hope Letty thinks she's similar to me. I'm in Letty Threel, where Hina is. What Ikuru told me is true. I'm still crying because people stole my precious jewel, Hua."

Holy shit...! The goddess is still real...!

But I wonder if it is similar. I'm a goddess... and does that mean I have the power to be like God? Yeah, I don't know very well.

"Somewhere in this world, you mean you're still sad... right?

'Yeah. I can't get rid of the Curse from people because I'm grieving. So a little, this world is tingling, isn't it? The Goddess Faith, which worships the Goddess Letty Threel, is the religion of this world, but I still think Letty is angry because the Curse won't go away. "

"I see. You can't forgive someone with a curse who's buying the wrath of a goddess... people who believe in that religion."

"Yes... so the treatment of cursed slaves is slightly different depending on the degree of" goddess faith "of the cursed slave trader. Someone with a strong faith can put a cursed slave in a cage."

"Yes… I wasn't very interested in religion or anything… I don't have a very good impression."

Every country is kind of hard when religion is involved.

In other words, this world "Letty Threel" is worshipped by the Goddess Faith.

But the Curse is the manifestation of the wrath of that goddess. That's why the goddess is angry… people hate that the Curse is in this world.

As for "Goddess Faith", I interpret it as if the Goddess would have forgiven me if the Curse had disappeared.

"... Does that mean that if the goddess stops grieving, the curse will go away?

'Yeah. That's true.'

I think it will be easy for God to give me an answer.

It means that I should tell the goddess to see her and cheer her up...!

"I understand! Me, I'm going to see the goddess!

'I thought Hina would say so. Thanks.'

"No. But where are you... does God know?

"Oh... I'm sorry, I don't know where it is either."

"Really... then I'll do my best to find it."

"Yeah. Nice to meet you, Hina."

"Yes!"

The conversation progresses, and I make a promise with God to help the goddess.

'But perhaps... deep woods and mountains.' Cause I think I'm in a place full of nature. '

"A goddess who likes nature, what is it?"

'Yes. So when you go, you're going to make sure you're ready, right? Knowledge, healing pills, parties, I don't think it's gonna be easy for both of us. "

"What! Is that so hard!?

I thought it would be easier...!

Images of hiking and climbing… so no. This is going to take a lot to prepare...?

'Slow down, it's okay. It's okay to take a few years to prepare, and don't panic.'

"Years...! But you'll do your best to do it fast!

"Yeah. Thank you, Hina."

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