The day after Lena seeded the vegetables.

I woke up earlier than usual. Nicolas is still asleep in the bed next door, but leaves the children's room to avoid waking her up.

When I went downstairs to the kitchen, my father and mother were preparing breakfast.

"Oh, Marc. You're early today."

"Yeah, I woke up early, and when I had breakfast, I'd go plant the vegetable seeds I got yesterday."

I grabbed one from the basket of white bread and answered my mother.

"Yes, but just clean up in front of the store first."

"Yeah, I got it. Then I'll go."

He entered the dining room sucking bread. It seems that there are no guests waiting for breakfast yet. When you open the dining room door and go out, the early morning air envelops your skin. It would feel good if I took a deep breath, but I gave up because I was eating bread.

People are sparse on the street. Looking at it with a bite of bread, he saw his back walking towards the gate a little further away. A boy just like Jack.

Adventurer Guilds usually allow you to register from the age of ten. Some kids go out to work in the morning just like Jack.

Then I cleaned the front of the shop, went out to the open land and planted new seeds in the field. I looked forward to seeing what cabbage and cucumber containing mana would taste like. Perhaps Dogunza would be delicious if it also contained mana.... no, I don't.

I spent the day in an empty space, and at lunch I went home for lunch. After lunch, I was called out from the house to go back to the open space with Nicolas, who was just awake. An adventurous boy around the age of fifteen whose face still leaves a sense of humility. Jack's brother's rack.

"Hey, Marc. Jack's here, isn't he?

"No, she's not here.

So when I looked at the situation yesterday, it seemed to be avoided and I don't think it should come.

I see. No, when I woke up, I'd be gone. I'm not that worried about my age, but I've been looking forward to my sword practice every week since this morning, and I was worried about it. So I came to see if I was messing with you again. "

"Ah, but early in the morning, I saw a kid dressed like Jack. I thought it was different at that time, but maybe it was him."

I see. Which way were you headed?

It's at the gate.

"Did you go outside? He's registered with the guild, but I promise I'll follow him when he goes out... Maybe it's someone else, why don't we talk at the gate?"

"I'll follow you. I'm kind of worried."

"Oh, okay. Let's go."

Me, Rack, and Nicolas walk toward the gate. We arrived at the gate at once. It's a three-minute walk.

"Hey, that's a rare combination, huh?

Brian, the gatekeeper, raised his spear in one hand.

"Brian, have you seen my brother?

Rack raised his hand and asked straight ahead.

Jack? She said she was going to the woods to get herbs. "

"What, medicinal herbs?

Speak out unintentionally.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you'd like to know?

Rack turned to me and asked.

"Yesterday at church school, I was talking to a friend about wanting a strain of medicinal herb. It's going to be a month later, so I was talking about waiting until then...."

"Well, maybe you were listening to that."

It was in the classroom, and if I were in the classroom at that time, I would have heard it.

"But you've been avoided yesterday, and you wouldn't do that for me, would you?

"... he regretted losing to you. Maybe I wanted to show you something nice."

Rack murmured with a bitter face. If you lose to me four years younger, you might somehow take action to regain your honor. As long as I don't think about revenge, I can say my sexual roots are good, but this time I feel bad.

"But... it's too late to just pick up the herbs."

Brian said that in his thoughtful face while rubbing his jaw with his hands.

"Maybe he went to get some fine medicinal herbs that grow deep in the forest. I talked to him once. Damn it, I told you there's not only goblins but covolts around..."

Covolt. A two-legged dog-shaped monster. Celine once told me she never leaves the woods, but she's better at fighting than Goblin.

"I don't know. I'll be right there."

Rack scratched his head and quickly walked through the gate towards the outside.

Brian grabs my head when I step out of the way.

Leave it to Rack.

Brian looked me in the eye and said it. I'm sure Brian won't allow me to follow him. I nodded and turned back from the gate.

Then he entered the alley and ran along the outer wall. When you find something less popular, make stairs with earth magic.

"Are you going?

Nicola asks with her lost face. I completely forgot about Nicolas.

"Oh, I'm going."

"Why? Shouldn't we just leave it to Rack?

I see. But it might happen in case. "

"Can six-year-old oniichan help the adventurer rack?

"I can be. Recently, I realized that I had that kind of power."

"It's dangerous. Maybe you can't afford to protect me like Celine."

I see. I'm scared. "

"Then why don't you just leave me alone? I told you, I'm not the one who took care of you, I'm the kid you messed with."

"If you think it's my fault, it won't work anymore. If anything bad happens to Jack, he'll be dragged away for the rest of his life. I'm still young."

She laughed at Nicolas as if she had abandoned herself a little. Nicolas' expression remained unchanged.

"So this time I'll try my best with courage. Of course I will do everything I can.... so why don't you follow Nicolas?

I laughed again. Nicolas stared at me unchanged and sighed deeply.

"Hah, I see. It's about support. My boss is going to reprimand me if I die young here."

"Thank you. Let's go!

"Yes, I can't let you worry about Mom and Dad. I'll be back by dinner."

He nodded to Nicolas and ran up the stairs made of earth magic. He then jumps on the outer wall and looks around. I saw Rack heading to the forest early enough.

"Rack Brother!

Call out loudly. Rack stopped and looked back at us.

"Take me with you!

I jumped out of the wall without waiting for Rack to answer!... it was cool, but I made a staircase and went down to the other side because it looked like I was injured.