I would not see the main house for some time

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“Papa! Mama!”
“Oh, Liza. So you’re awake. Ms. Lyra. Thank you.”
“Wou!”
“Not at all. Liza searched for you two as soon as she woke up… But I suppose she also got used to sleeping separately in the forest, and so she was able to prepare for the day right after.”
“Good morning, Liza!”
“Kii!”
“Good morning, papa and mama! Ah, sister Tilura and Rahle are here too! Good morning!”

As soon as she saw me and Leo, Liza rushed towards us cheerfully.
After having slept a long time, it seemed that she was no longer tired.

“Ah, Mr. Takumi. It’s almost time… You too, Lady Tilura.”
“Breakfast, of course. Very well. Tilura, since breakfast is ready, let’s go to the dining hall!”
“Yes! See you later, Rahle!”
“Kii!”
“Bye!”
“Wuff!”

As breakfast was ready, I called out to Tilura, who was stuck to Rahle.
She quickly rushed towards us, but then waved at Rahle as if she intended to come back as soon as she was finished.
Rahle also beat its wings and called in reply.
As Rahle flew back up to the roof, Liza waved her hand and Leo lifted her front paw.

As we made our way to the dining hall, I saw a butler and a cook as they carried food out into the garden.
They had prepared breakfast for Rahle as well.
Currently, they did not know what Rahle’s favorite foods were. Later, they would ask Tilura or Liza to find out. But for now, Sebastian had ordered them to cook some of the orc meat from the forest.

“Good morning, Ms. Claire. And…Mr. Ekenhart.”
“Good morning.”
“Good morning, sister. And father! You’re awake!”
“…Mr. Takumi, Tilura. And Leo and Liza. Still…is it that strange that I am awake?”
“Wuff!”

I had not given him any sleeping herbs last night, and since we had just returned from the forest, I assumed that he would be tired.
Even Tilura was surprised…

“No…uh…well…yes.”
“Hahaha! Well, I suppose it is. I wasn’t sure I would be able to get up this early either. In fact…it was really because of Sebastian’s nagging…”
“Your Grace. I understand that you might be tired after the journey, but they need you back at the house.”

While I didn’t say it directly, Mr. Ekenhart seemed to have expected it, and so he laughed it off.
He was not the kind of person to care about such things.
In any case, it seemed that the reason was not his own will, but that Sebastian had woken him up.

“Exactly. A lot of time has passed since I came here. And so it is time to return to the main house. There is much to prepare, and so I got up early this morning.”
“I see. I got so used to having you here…but there is another house…”
“Yes, this is just a villa.”

There were times when I completely forgot about that fact.
The main house… I wonder what kind of place it is… It must be bigger than this house, with even more servants and soldiers… But it was hard for someone like me to imagine it.

“Mr. Takumi. Are you interested in it? Hmm?”
“Well…I am curious about it…”
“Father, it will not do. Mr. Takumi is living here now. He cannot go over there. Or Ractos will not have any herbs. And there is the matter of the herb fields!”
“Mmm… That is true…”

Mr. Ekenhart had asked the question as if he was thinking of something interesting.
It seemed like he wished to take me there once, but Ms. Claire put a stop to that.
He probably wanted to see my expression of shock at the sight of the huge house.

In any case, Ms. Claire was right. I was the main provider of herbs for Ractos now, and I could not leave this place for very long.
The main house would be even farther than Range village. So it would take days even if I rode on Leo.
And considering the time I would spend there, it could be ten days for a round trip… Since I had the herb fields to deal with, it was a little too early to go…

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