It Is A Different World And Yet I Am Cultivating Monsters

"So now I'm going to raise Mandragora."

"Mandragola? Why again?

and Lily revealed her doubtful face in front of me.

Then I noticed that Lily often showed her face here, and now she is sitting on the other side of the wooden desk of the borough where I live in the middle of the day and holding her cheek cane.

Speaking of which, he's an adventurer, right? I didn't ask you about your profession, but can I spend some time here in the middle of the day?

"Actually, I just bought this at the city stall."

That said, there are several species scattered on the desk. Lily looked suspicious.

"The old man at the stall said it was a rare species of mandragola in the world. Seems to have sold out, so I bought it at a pretty good price."

"You know, if you have time to buy that, why don't you start by restoring this worn out shop?

That's right, I'm going through Lily splendidly.

Yes, Jack Au Lantern has grown well since then, and now Mina has a good deal.

That said, the economy over there is still tough, and I'm not getting that much money, but at least I think I have enough money to live in this world.

So I got a new investment in gold, yes! Buy monsters for new vegetables!

I will grow various monsters in my fields and be one of the pioneers in this world!

"I don't care, but I don't really recommend Mandragora."

However, Lily is not always willing to put water on my motivation.

"Why? Is Mandragora bad?

"That's not true. Rather, it's a delicious, rather, rarely found by adventurers. In fact, it's worth more than 100 times as much as Jack Au Lantern."

Seriously. Isn't that a terrible price? There will be no alternative to this.

"But I don't really recommend it... especially for you."

"Why? Could it be that? Because if you pull it out, you'll scream and die?

And I recall the legend of Mandragola that is passed down to Earth here.

Mandragola. It's a human root, and when you pull it out of the ground, you scream, and whoever hears it dies.

Is it also a classic in the fantasy world, and is Mandragora still so dangerous in this world?

Though I thought, Lily shook her head sideways.

"No, I won't die even if I hear a scream...."

"Well then, there won't be a problem. I'll do it. Just the other day, some of the harvest ended in the Jack Au Lantern Zone. Grow one there first. After that, we'll see if we can harvest it properly, and then we'll grow the mandragosa."

Did Lily finally lose out on my motivation? "Well, you can do whatever you want."

What the hell does Lily care so much about?

I see. Okay. Is that what happened?

Now, before my eyes, I have successfully cultivated and mature mandragonia.

Yeah, of course it's already out of the ground.

At that time, I also screamed. But it was a reaction to a different scream than I imagined. Because.

"Hih, hik... no, please don't... sorry... sorry... ah, I apologize, please slow down... please. Nh, I'll do anything, just life... hey, don't kill me..."

Now in front of me is a naked little girl with a fine grass on her head, the size of a palm, begging with a real cry.

Hey, I didn't hear that. You're more human than I expected. And cute.

When I say Mandragora, it's obviously a monster with the creepy feeling of barely looking at people's faces.

Who made such a fairy chic design!

"Please... I won't scream anymore... please don't kill me... please don't kill me..."

Besides, this kid screams when he sees me, and then begs desperately.

No, I had a scythe in one hand, but this was a little too unexpected.

"That's why I told you. They're basically harmless, but there are too many adventurers to pull out and kill every time they find them, and instead, they're terrified of humans and begging."

"... hey, that's a simple question, but if you don't kill this, you can't feed me, right?

"Of course. Mandragora is delicious in the body, but not in the head. Normally I'll cut it off and cook it. Otherwise, you can't cook alive."

As you said.

Akan, when you're having such a conversation, the Mandragora in front of you is really crying with frightened eyes.

Hmm, that's impossible.

A monster with no ego would still be better off screaming. I can't just kill a girl who looks like she begs you not to kill her so desperately.

Is this what Lily meant?

"Ah, don't worry, I'm not going to kill you. I mean, I can't kill him."

You were slightly relieved by my words, but Mandragora had a huge puzzle color.

"Huh? But didn't you... raise me to eat me?

"At first I meant to, but when I saw you, I wouldn't be willing to kill you."

I don't want to kill anyone if I can. Whether you're on the verge of living or dying, you can live quite well now, and you can't kill a creature like this that begs you.

"My brother is as kind as ever. I can always cook for my brother."

Yeah, that's right. I forgot to tell you, but since then, Jack Au Lantern, self-matured, has floated next to me as if I were possessed.

I thought I could handle it if I cut off the branch, and I floated and acted autonomously, so I decided to ignore it.

Shut up and say "eat me" every time you need it, but who eats pumpkins with such a strong personality?

"Ah, well, then, I...?

I declared it with a sigh to my still puzzled but scratchy eyes.

"You can do whatever you want. I'm not going to kill you, and if you want to stay here, you can stay in the garden."

To my answer, Mandragora said again and again, thanking me desperately with tears of joy.

I didn't do anything to be thanked, but I felt a feeling of sneezing and it irritated me.

I was told in an atmosphere that Lily was laughing bitterly because she knew this would happen from behind.