Expecting to Fall into Ruin, I Aim to Become a Blacksmith

The castle's been making a lot of noise lately. I wonder if it's even a festival without this Maria Kudan.

I don't have a Larser who always cares, or a spatify filum for you. Speaking of which, it's going to snow today. I've got quite a load of it.

... It's time for the annual Snow Festival. I'll eat as much street food as I can this year. Heh heh, looks good. You snowed in.

Yeah, I guess those kids aren't getting ready for the snow festival first.

If that's the case, there's no reason to wait too long.

I'll just go out to the courtyard, and I'll even make you a snowman as a preemptive shot. The bigger the bigger the better.

"Hih, princess!? What in the courtyard?

Oh, the young guard found you.

"What I saw here is a secret between you and me alone"

With a wink, most of the guards will keep quiet if you keep it like this, right? In the meantime, the princess of another country taught me how to behave. Something loud later when Larser tells me. People like you do that no matter how old you are! A dazzling Larser's face floats.

Hehe, it's Maria Kudan, which is why we can do this all the time. You know what, Larser?

The more snow the snowball grows, the more snow the snow becomes tangled. Fast, fast.

Oh, you've come all the way around the chest already. It gets a lot heavier. He was a palm-sized cute kid at first.

All right, here's the place, right? Enough for a preemptive shot, isn't it?

Is there anything else interesting?

You have some cute little girl at the end of the garden. Let's speak up for a second. Maybe you can build a snowman with me.

"You! What are you doing?

"Ha, hiya! I'm sorry, I'm not doing anything wrong."

They kind of apologized. You're not mad, but it's a bad idea to call out loud.

"So, what are you doing?

"Um, I was walking in the courtyard during a break from work, and this is..."

Wrapped in the hands of that adorable daughter, this was another cute little bird chick ringing piyo piyo.

Or, that's cute. Crisp eyes in particular.

"... what are you going to do? Do you eat according to your natural diet?

"I won't eat it!? What!? I don't even have that idea!

"Right. I wouldn't recommend eating it. It doesn't look like it's very meaty."

"Is that the problem!?

"That's the problem. You would have been in danger if you were cute but fleshy. I wonder what your name is? I'll remember you because you're cute."

"... I'm not good with meat, am I?

"I'm not eating!

"Here. My name is Iris. We only allow you to work in the castle during the winter months"

"Iris. I remember. I, Maria K...... It's Maria!"

"You're Maria. I remember, too. Is Maria a a nobleman who works for the castle?

Hmm, it looks like a hassle to identify yourself. Because I just want someone to play with.

"The launderer!

"With such a gorgeous dress!? It's a lie, isn't it!?

"A royal launderer!

"Oh, you have such a job. I didn't know. I'm like a helper doing all the chores. I've been to quite a few places, so maybe I'm seeing something at work."

"Right. That's right, what do you play with?

"No, I won't play!? The break is almost over! I need to get back to work."

"Uh."

"Uh, it's not. Is it okay if Maria doesn't go back to work?

"It's cold today, that's fine."

"Is that what you want me to do!?

You're a very serious daughter. Larser type. You're cute, but you're a common sense guy who won't play.

"Even if we go back, what do we do with that chick?

"Uh, I think there's a nest on this tree, a little high... If I climb a tree with the clothes I'm borrowing, it's going to hurt, so I want you to get dressed."

"You don't have to. I'll climb."

"In that dress!? No, no, I'll climb, then."

"It's okay. Because you're a genius climbing a tree without damaging your dress."

"Is there such a thing!? But in case you get hurt..."

"You just have to wash it!

"Is royalty's exclusive laundry that awesome!?

Heh heh, there's no one out to my right on a tree climb.

Yo, this sultry and tree-climbing move. So fast that I think I might be rebelling with gravity.

Look, we'll be at the nest in no time.

"Mr. Maria! Was there a nest?

"There it is! There are other chicks. I have a good chick with one piece of meat, do you want one?

"I won't eat it! Please come down with care."

You don't have to worry about me, do you?

This sultry and the movement down the tree. gracefully as if it were being flushed into the water. Look, it's on the ground in no time.

"Mr. Maria! The dress!?

"Oh... the thread is flaking."

"Wow, my dress..."

"You're gonna piss me off..."

To a woman who always wears a dress. And to Larser.

"Maria, I'm coming with you to apologize. It's subtle."

"It's okay. Because there are so many other ingredients that piss me off anyway."

"What does Maria always do!?

"Well, a lot. What kind of work do you do after this?

"Uh, floor polishing, and it's snowing, so I have to clean around the castle doorway."

"I'll help you, too. I'm free."

"You're free...... That's okay. It's your day off, right?

"It's like every day is a day off. I'll be with you today. Dinner's with us. Mr. Tak, eat."

"Are you going to make me put meat on it!?

"Hehe..."

I have a new friend. It's funny and cute, Iris.