The Cheat Plant Mage Hides to Live a Slow Life!! ～ I've Been Banished from the Court and Want t

「Rather than that, why don’t you just ask her to be in charge of cooking in this village, master?」

「Yes, that’s a good idea, if the other party is not a princess.」

While having such a conversation with Navi, the person in question, Adel, returned.

She had gone with Frau and the others to transport a big fallen tree that they had found in the east mountains. Riito was glad to hear that no one got hurt.

「I’m back!」

「Ah, welcome home, Adel.」

「W-w-w-w-welcome home desu, Riito-samaaa」

「….yeah, what’s so strange about it?」

Apparently, “welcome home” touched Adel’s heartstrings.

He doesn’t understand the heart of a maiden.

「Thank you for today again but, aren’t you doing it too fast?」

「No! Gathering firewood in the east mountains is also a good workout. Is Riito-sama taking care of that potted plant again?」

「Hnn, that’s right.」

The mysterious sprout X is growing little by little.

The blue light it had when it first sprouted disappeared.

「Adel-san is so cool no desu! Frau and the others couldn’t even get the tree budge but she took it alone!」

「It’s all thanks to Frau’s support. And it was also interesting that you took us to the former settlement of the flowerkins today.」

「It’s a hidden village. Thanks to Riito-san letting us borrow the fields, we were able to come down the mountain.」

「You should praise him more. Riito-sama is always on the side of the weak and oppressed!」

「No, no, you’re overpraising me.」

「I don’t! Even during the war against monsters, you hide your identity and still continued to do various good deeds—」

「I just didn’t want to stand out.」

In the end, Adel revealed his true identity and he ended up helping the imperial forces and was called the brave.

「In any case, how’s life in Togen Village?」

「R-right desu ne…..Riito-sama, I think this place is much better than I thought.」

Adel smiled and continued to say her honest thoughts.

「The flow of time is not even similar to the capital. When I go out to the field, all I think of are the soil and myself….I think I understand a little why Riito-sama is doing field work without using plant magic.」

「Then, are you still thinking of bringing me back to the imperial capital?」

「……that is, but—」

「If Adel is in trouble, I’ll come to you. However, the life in the capital is too tight for me.」