Chapter 78

"Al! "

I was woken up by Theodor, who was staying at the Fulftbal Castle, while I was wrapped in my bedding, greedily enjoying a comfortable sleep.

"Get up, Al!"

"What is it?"

"Let's go outside! Something's happening in the central square!"

"Ah, they're setting up a place to cook the monsters that Father Krieger and the others hunted yesterday."

Since we can see it later, there's no need to go now.

"Let's go see it!!"

Ignoring the shaking, I burrowed deeper under the blanket, but this time it was pulled forcefully.

"Later..."

I'm still a bit sleepy.

"Al! Hey, Al!"

Persistently pulling the blanket, it was eventually stripped away.

Enough! What's going on?

Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I saw Theodor, who had taken off the blanket, looking at me with sparkling eyes, eager to play, go outside, and go out... It felt like I had seen this somewhere before...

That's right, a Siberian Husky. Doesn't he look like one?

"Good morning! Let's go to the town! They're going to transport that huge piece of meat, right?"

The "huge piece of meat" refers to the Great King Boar that Father Krieger hunted yesterday.

The Boar in the shallow layer of the Unreturning Forest is a Big Boar, but a Great King Boar, it must have gone into the middle layer, not just the shallow layer. And they didn't just hunt one, but two.

Father Krieger probably just wanted to give the magic stone from the Great King Boar to Mother, but isn't that a bit too much? When I thought about it, Krieger has the blood of nomadic people, and Faiwalter explained that this is the reason.

Near the Fulftbal territory, there are nomadic people, and the tribe that is Father Krieger's root has a custom of giving the prey they hunted to their bride. The bigger the prey, the better, as it proves that they will never let their bride go hungry.

I wish I could have seen the hunting.

Father Krieger's sword was really a huge greatsword. I wanted to see how he used it. I hope my halberd is finished soon.

While I was spacing out on the bed, Theodor shook me.

"Al!"

"What is it?"

"Let's go out!"

He's like a dog that can't sit still.

"By the way, Miss Hedda doesn't go out this early in the morning, you know."

With a glare, I said this, and Theodor stopped moving.

"N-no, that's not it!"

Liar. You probably just wanted to use me to invite Miss Hedda.

"Master Theodor, please give us a moment to prepare Master Albert."

Theodor was told this by Silt and was kicked out of the room.

"...I can't go back to sleep, can I?"

"Probably, he will come to wake you up again."

Yeah, that's right.

Well, I guess I'll get up.

I decided to let Silt and Lanz help me with my morning preparations.

"Wow! Amazing! It's huge!"

Theodor's excited voice rose.

Although the blood was drained and the skin and bones were separated from the meat the day it was hunted, it wasn't cut into parts.

Actually, this kind of meat is better when aged for a while, but it's a festival.

To transport it to the venue, the meat is polished... that is, the fat and tendons are removed, and then it is cut into parts.

If we make bacon from this, it would be delicious. Soaked in salt and herbs for a few days, then smoked, and cut into thick slices for bacon and eggs. You know, the kind of appetizing dish that appears in anime. I want to eat it. Bacon is made from pork belly, right?

The bones, fur, and tusks of the Great King Boar are processed and used for various things. The tusks are used for weapons and accessories, the bones for some medicines, and the fur is separated into hair and skin, with the skin tanned for use in something. What do they do with the hair?

Since Father Krieger hunted it, he gave the tusks to me, but I don't know what to do with them, so I gave them to the blacksmith to make something. I asked him to make something, so he should make something.

"Al, you look sleepy. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I was woken up early this morning."

I yawned, and Nebel, who saw it, showed concern.

"Is it okay for Nebel to come here so early? You could have stayed and relaxed at the Kreftege family's place."

"No... I want to stay here for a while, in the servants' quarters."

"Why?"

"The Countess..."

The Countess Nebel is talking about is probably the Countess Kreftege. Nebel's adoptive father, Herbert, has passed his title to his eldest son.

So, the Count Kreftege is Nebel's stepbrother.

"Huh? But didn't Herbert live separately from the Count and Countess?"

I heard that after passing the title, he built a separate house and moved there. Since Nebel is Herbert's adoptive son, I think he would either live with Herbert or with me at Fulftbal Castle, but now he is staying at Herbert's house.

"The Count and Countess are staying here."

"Why?"

"They said that Father alone can't take care of me."

Could it be that they are curious about Nebel, who was adopted by Herbert, and want to know what kind of child he is?

"The Count and Countess have children, right?"

"I have a nephew and a niece who are older than me..."

Right? I heard that from the old man.

"They are here too... It's nice that they are taking care of me, but it's a bit too much."

Ah, I see. The Kreftege family probably can't help but dote on Nebel, who is their new family member.

But since Nebel didn't get along well with his previous family and was treated like a magician's child living in a shed, the distance with his family is... Herbert, with his rich life experience, can probably slowly and steadily invade Nebel's personal space, but the Count and Countess, his children, are probably pushing in too much.

"If it's too much, come stay here. You can say you were called by me."

If the Kreftege Count and Countess find out about Nebel and Hilda, they might make even more noise, don't you think? I'll tell the old man.

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