It was a good time to come to dinner if Nicolas kept making potions and finished at a nice place in Kiri. I accompanied Nicolas to Celine's house.

"Hello. It's Marc and Nicolas."

Yes, I didn't come in.

When I knocked on the front door as usual, Celine's voice returned. And when you open the door...

"Happy birthday, Marc, Nicolas!

The applause rang and Celine, Esther and Eclain greeted us with a smile.

I knew it was my birthday.

I ask Celine with the door closed.

"Of course, I went to a birthday party last year."

Of course it's in my memory, but I didn't think you'd bother remembering and celebrating our birthday. I'm very happy to be concerned about that.

I see. Thank you. "

"Thank you, Nicola! I'm so happy!

It must have been a pleasant surprise from Nicolas. I don't see the usual evil in the way I hugged Celine right away.... maybe.

Celine lowered her eyebrows unfortunately as she stroked Nicolas's hugging head.

"You're welcome. They're staying in the village for me, so at least we can celebrate your birthday on Leona's behalf."

I promise I won't tell you that. I thought you were an old man, but as our guardian now, that would be an unwipable loss. In that case, I would at least be generous. I don't think children are too reluctant.

Follow Celine's lead to the table, where there were already a lot of dishes. Some of Esther's dishes are used, so they must have been taken from her house.

"That's why I have a present for you. This is Marc."

That said, Celine brought a glass beaker about the size of a bucket from the corner of the room.

"I had Grandpa Tori make it to order. I'm glad you could help me make potions ~"

Grab the beaker from Celine and hold it with both hands. It's a little heavy, but it seems sturdy, so it's rather comfortable. This will make a lot more at once. Since it has a solid spout and handle, there is no doubt that work efficiency will be greatly improved.

I look up at the beaker to say thank you, but Celine doesn't.

"I was actually going to give you a magic wand, but it's not very good to rely on it at your age. Besides, we don't have such a custom, but it seems that there is a custom of sending a staff from a master to an apprentice...."

That said, Celine continued her words with wrinkles between her eyebrows. Ah, this face.

"... lately, there are some green guys who are kind of shivers, and I put up with thinking for you that I want to give you an extra wand... Hey, Mark. Not to mention Master, but I think I'm teaching you a lot.... what do you think about the area?

Celine asked me with a smile. This guy gets in trouble later if he gets the wrong answer. Of course I'm not mistaken.

"Uh-huh. Certainly Celine takes care of me, and I've been studying a lot. Thank you all the time, and I'll take care of the beaker."

"Ufu, you're welcome. I'm glad you're happy."

At the same time as my reply, the pressure disappeared, and Celine gently stroked my head when she regained her soft smile. Oh, thank goodness.

This is for Nicolas ~

The rejuvenated Celine spreads in front of Nicolas in a black dress. By the way, you gave me a white dress last year. Nicola's favorite.

"This is a collection made by the same craftsmen as my dress. But I didn't order it for adventurers, so I ordered it to look stylish, so I'd be happy if it was used for everyday wear ~"

"Thank you, Celine sister!

Nicola puts the black piece she receives on her body, and as she wriggles around, she starts snapping. Nicolas' beautiful blonde hair contrasts vividly with black, and it will definitely attract attention. Whatever you're wearing still looks good on you.

But Esther smiled bitterly as she looked at Nicolas.

"I've been cooking here with my parents... Seeing Celine's present is kind of underestimated.... yes! If there's anything you want me to do, just let me know. I'll do anything.

Oh, hey, if you say that...

"Hmm? You said you'd do anything now, right?

When Nicolas murmured with her true face, she stopped spinning. And she smiled like a flower in Esther.

"Estelle, I need a favor from Nicola!

"What is it?

Esther bent down as she smiled and gazed at Nicola. No, don't go any further.

"Well then, Nicola... I want to take a bath with Estelle... No?"

"Yeah... Ahh...."

When she stood up, Estelle put her hand on her forehead, clearly expressing that she had "fallen". And after a while, Mm-hmm, I snapped my finger into my hair and sighed a lot, and I turned back to Nicolas again.

"Okay, okay. Just once.

"Wow! Thank you, Estelle!

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! Yes, yes!

Nicolas shouted joy with a thoughtful scream while holding Esther's hand modestly. It doesn't matter, but the dual audio of conversations and conversations is very difficult. It's a useless stunt.

"Hah... Is there anything Mark can do for you?

Estelle asks me with a regretful face. Nothing in particular from me, but... That's right, let me ask you a favor.

"I'm going to boulder training next time. I'm glad you're going out with me."

"What? Is that okay? That's no good, even if you don't tell me that, I'll refuse because I want you to come with me!

"Um, but I don't know. Other things in particular..."

"- Well, if we talk too long, the food will get cold, so why don't we talk while we eat? My mom's asleep."

Celine whispered into the conversation. And when I saw Eclain, who had never spoken since I came out to pick her up, I fell asleep facedown on the table. I can't ask the facial expression because it is face-down, but my ears that have grown slightly are dyed bright red.

Oh, I knew you still had alcohol left.

"He drank it all the time until I picked him up, because he forced me to bring it in."

"It's enough for Celine and Esther to celebrate.

"That's not all, the Harvest Festival is going to be in the evening. I put a magic light on the square and danced and sang on the stage, but once I got drunk, I went up to the stage and... ruined the stage."

Céline was distracted, but I was told that it was not something I wanted to talk about at dinner. Esther leaves the table to change the story.

"Well, let's eat sooner than that. I made it with my dad, too!

"Yes! Let's have it then!

"That's right!

Yeah!

Together, we leave Eclain behind and start eating. I looked over the table and first moved the fork towards the sautéed mushrooms with the aroma of butter.