Chapter 8

This is a bit of a break from reality, a moment to catch my breath.

I'll post the second part of the casual talk.

... Proofreading three hundred pages is tough.

"Delicious! I haven't had caramel since grandma passed away!"

After the fun festival.

Even in her dream, the little person was enjoying the festival. Then, her satisfied sleeping face turned slightly cloudy.

"Caramel?"

In the dream, the little person suddenly tilted her head.

And the young girl sleeping on the inn bed let out a scream.

"AAAAAAAHHH!!!"

Leaving her surprised family behind, the little person's scream echoed through the room as she ran down the corridor at full speed and burst into the inn's counter.

"UWAAAAAAH, Kosei!"

The inn where the Drago family was staying was large, a three-story building with fifty rooms. Kosei was staying in one of them.

The young girl clung to the counter, flailing her arms and legs.

"Where is Kosei's room?"

While screaming and writhing, the little person asked.

The counter lady, though flustered, told the child of the family, who was called a guest, where Kosei's room was.

"Kosei is on the third floor—"

Suddenly, the counter lady's words were cut off.

Someone grabbed the little person's head, who had leaned over the counter.

It was more like they lifted her up, and the fingers digging in were quite painful.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!"

"What are you doing?"

It was Kosei. When he came down for breakfast, the little person's scream nearly burst his eardrums.

Well, it was a figure of speech, but it was that loud.

With a tearful face, the little person looked up at Kosei and shouted.

"Kosei, caramel!"

"Hmm? Oh, from yesterday's festival. It's happening today too, so you can eat it."

"No, it's not that, it's sugar, uwaah!"

Huh?

Not only the screams but also the language center, are you okay?

While flailing her arms and stomping her feet, the little person finally said the key word.

"Sugar!"

After a moment of confusion, Kosei got the answer. Ah, right, this guy didn't know.

Then, he looked down at the little person with a mischievous smile.

"Sure! We have both sugar cane and sugar beets in Kilvan."

Naturally, the little person's scream rose again.

Caramel is made from sugar, water, and a little baking soda. Sugar is essential for caramel and cotton candy.

The little person, who was excited about the festival, took a whole night to realize the connection.

The light brown baked caramel doesn't look like a sugar confection at first glance.

It's a simple and crispy snack. In her previous life, Chiharu's grandmother often made it for her.

Put sugar and water in a ladle, heat it over a direct flame, and stir the bubbling contents with a pestle, quickly evaporating the water.

The bubbles then solidify into a sugar confection shaped like a dorayaki.

Without knowing this process, Chiharu might not have realized the existence of sugar.

Dragging the little person, who was clinging to her waist, Kosei reluctantly headed to the farm.

"UWAAAAAAH"

Kosei led the little person to a vast field. The sugar beets planted across the field were waving in the wind with their green leaves.

And the sugar cane field.

The little person jumped over the fences surrounding each field and ran from end to end.

"UWAAAAAAH"

It seemed she couldn't even form words anymore.

The little person, running on the ten-centimeter-wide wooden fence, looked like a monkey.

When she jumped, she used the corners to push off and leap.

In front of Kosei, who was taken aback, the little person jumped onto the nearby Pochi and was carried around, then did a spin in front of Kosei and landed.

Isn't this a bit strange?

She was about the same age as when she was with Fatima. At that time, she didn't have such physical abilities.

Kosei's question came out.

"Yeah, I'm learning various physical techniques at the knight's guild. Like pull-ups, vaults, balance beams, and even somersaults. They're fun."

Huh?

These are acrobatic skills that only light children can perform.

The twins are learning these techniques, called physical techniques, at the knight's guild.

The dark side of the royal palace, disguised as knights, noticed the twins' abilities and, with the guild master's permission, taught them acrobatics.

As they progress, they will eventually learn stealth techniques, but the little person is completely unaware.

Given their age, it was impossible for the twins to learn ordinary physical techniques.

So, they started with body control.

The twins, who were expected to learn flexibility and forms, caught the eye of the high-ranking officials of the dark side with their movements that didn't seem like those of children.

The twins, who had been flying with bees since they were old enough to understand, were accustomed to maintaining their posture in the air.

They could land well even when falling, thanks to the protection of the frogs.

These advantages helped them learn certain movements even without the assistance of monsters.

The twins' progress was so remarkable that the dark side members were amazed, and they are now skilled acrobats.

The twins are completely unaware that the knight's guild and the dark side are competing for them.

Kosei, who was dumbfounded, knew about acrobats.

There were videos online of children performing incredible acrobatics.

And now, one was right in front of him.

Well, in a way, it's not that strange. If she's learning these skills.

But why does it feel so dangerous that it's her?

While Kosei was sweating coldly, the little person was gleefully visiting the refining house and the honeycomb waste, her eyes shining.

"Kosei! Can you sell this to Frontier? No, can we cultivate it?"

The little person was dancing around.

You're so focused, can't you take a break sometimes?

The sugar-crazed little person wouldn't stop.

Currently, only the domestic consumption of sugar in Kilvan can be produced.

"Ultimately, it's a luxury. It's more important to stock up on grains and other essentials first."

Kosei's words made sense. But the little person's emotions were running wild.

"Then, give us the cultivation rights for Frontier!"

"Idiot. They're also struggling to increase production. Haven't you heard from the palace?"

The little person was speechless.

She bit her lip in her heart.

While groaning, the little person left with as much sugar as she could get, her face a mix of tears and bliss.

There, the little person, who finally got her desired sugar. She might cause some trouble again, but please watch over her warmly.

... I'll get back to proofreading. Sigh.