The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

"What a strange heaven... I wonder if it's hell...? In that case, it's a warm hell...? So, is it heaven, or is it just somewhere else...?

When we returned to the forest, the bird looked proud in the middle of the cabin.

And beneath her stomach, Lyla was blurring as she warmed up.

... it's not hell. It's not heaven either. This is just a forest.

"You brought Lyla. Thank you."

As I stroked the bird, it turned against its chest and rang.

... and the bird that was warming Lyla slightly shifts her body and leaves her under her stomach.

"... uh, good morning."

When I greeted her, Lyla blinked her eyes... and then smiled.

"Maybe you were an angel or something? I thought it made sense."

Lyla talked about it first, whether it was a joke or not. No, well, you surprised me. I'm sorry...

Around such Lyla (that is, around the birds), the horses stopped by and said, "Are you okay? Are you all right? Apparently, Lyla is popular with horses. That's good.

"So this is heaven? Hell or no place?

"Um... next to my house"

"... that means heaven?

"No, it's not..."

Lyla crawled out of under the bird and sat back in front of it. Then, the size feels somehow like a bird chick.

"Am I dead?

"I'm alive. Come on."

When I tried to follow Lyla's cheek, she looked like she couldn't say anything. Hmm... well, I'm in trouble.

"Um... why did you bring Lyla?

I asked the bird. [M] I mean, it was the birds that brought Lyla. As for me, I wish it would come true, but I didn't consult with the bird, and I didn't talk about it in front of the bird, so I can only explain why Lyla is here...

But the birds are just grunting with a somewhat happy face.

... he's a little hateful after all.

"... so this is in the Redgard Forest. Next door to the house in Corgo. With that, this bird is just a bird. That's it."

Then I told Leann and Ange right now, brought them in, and explained things to Lyla while drinking tea at my house.

The explanation was generally given by Faye. No, it's because Faye seems to trust Lyla the most. From Lyla's point of view, Faye seems to be a nobleman to be respected, and she listens very much to Faye's story.

By the way, from Lyla's point of view, I said, "Even the inhabitants of the afterlife will be satisfied," but Fei didn't. Yeah, I don't know...

Well, well, that's fine. In the meantime, if only Lyla knew that she was "apparently not dead, but just brought by a mysterious bird into the Redgard Forest"...

"... I see. I see. In other words, I'm working in a living room, as judged, right?

And Lyla, like before, changed and said so firmly...

"Uh... well, that's right."

Faye scratched her head like she was in a bit of trouble.

"Maybe it's not me, it's the corn you need."

"Yeah."

Fei gave me the talk, so I decided to talk to Lyla.

"You know, you don't live here, not in the house of the Redgards?

"... here? I don't mind. It's strawy and fluffy, and it's not that cold."

"No, it's not. This is the forest. It's not like you can live in a stable. I'll build another house for you! So let me live in this forest...."

... that's where I got in trouble.

I want to talk to Lyla and see more of her paintings. [M] Then I want to draw her. But how should I work with this?

Worried. Very worried. Work. Work. Work... that convinces me that she worked for 1,000 gold coins...

"... for now, the model?

"Well, what, for now? I mean, the model, why should I?

"Later... my counselor... feels different, eh...?

I'll try to put it in words for now, but one thing is not going well. So I decided to listen honestly.

"Um... I want to talk to you and see your paintings. And I want to draw you. But I can't think of a way to make it work, but do you have any good ideas?

"... that's your job?

Lyla looks stunned, but I have to nod. [M] Yes, that's the job.

"I thought there'd be another one coming."

Right. Another one.... what's another job?

"What can you do in the first place?"

"We can do some farming. I'm less powerful than a man. As small as a field, you can do it alone. Then, if it's yarn spinning or weaving, to a certain extent. I can also imitate embroidery and needles to some extent. And lace knitting. And then, yes, I can do all the chores. I was hired as a maid once."

Wow! That means you can do crafts!

When it comes to weaving, is it a textile design or something like that? Wow, I've never done that before. I also want to try it once.

"Later... yes, I can help you prepare under the picture. I thought I'd turn Magic Stones into powder. such as adjusting the slime liquid."

"Do you do magic paintings?

"Yeah, yeah. In noble houses, magical paintings were mostly painted....."

Then her job is settled!

"Well then, I want you to teach me magic paintings! And maybe weaving! I want to see the embroidery too! Become my teacher!

... so Lyla's job was decided.

Her job is to maintain small fields. Claire said she wanted some fresh vegetables. It's hard to go to the city of Redgard, so I hope it's nearby. She said that Lian would help too.

And help with housework. Now that Mr. Crowe is doing all of our work, there is one more person who can do the chores.

And... it's my teacher!

A teacher who teaches me paintings and crafts. Especially as for magic paintings, I'm a total amateur, so please tell me!

"... I don't know, like this."

Lyla has a face that won't let go, but I think it's great!

Then Lyla was taken by Claire to Red Gard with her. And Lian and Ange are with you. And Faye, who's coming home, too.

The point is, they're buying household goods. She's been snatched by a bird with her clothes on, so she's got nothing to change.

So I went to get her household goods by paying her salary in advance. Then she went to buy the clothes of Lian and Ange, as well as the ingredients.

"... the horses flew a lot."

"I don't know about Claire, but Pegasus likes her. Lila seems to like horses."

Fai is a red dragon, and Celeste's siblings fly with a stick, but Claire and Lyla catch the right pegasus one by one and fly on it. Perhaps a flying creature of just the right size for Claire and Lyla's shopping. I'll ask you later.

"... this time, it's nice to eat a unicorn."

"Well... they seem to like women."

By the way, the Unicorns liked Lyla. Lyla is the best eater than when she was with Claire and Ange. In the meantime, all the horses are very favorable. From the very beginning. … The horns grow, so I can handle them lightly.

... it's a little fuzzy.

And while everyone was shopping, we decided to fix up Lyla's house.

Lyla decided to build another house, apart from the one she had prepared for her customers. Somehow, when I was looking at her, my image began to buzz.

Firstly, the exterior has an indigo roof and calm brown walls. I've made it a little urban, but this is what I'm familiar with, even in the woods.

Metal parts such as window frames and exterior lights at the entrance are smoked metal colors. It was made into a less glossy black. Chic.

And the interior was finished in a chic way. A collection of dark brown furniture with little decoration and practical touches. The hardware is in a dark, calm color. The carpet is a deep blue with white and gold patterns. The curtains are white lace curtains, light ivory curtains, and thick indigo curtains that block out light.

... the most important thing is a room that isn't a bedroom, a room, or a living room.

It is a room with few items, but it has a chair, Ethel and a small desk. And for the time being, there's a canvas for Ethel. The shelves were stocked with watercolour and oil painting tools. I don't know any other tools, so I will ask her before buying them and then drawing them.

And most importantly... lights. Look, if you're drawing still life pictures, don't change the light along the way. That's why we need shaded curtains and lights that don't move. This time, I put some lights on the ceiling. Of course, it's not the one that lights the fire, it's the one that works magically. The light comes out steadily, so if you want to paint, it's this way.

Well done.

"Yeah."

I wanted to build a room for the painter. So I was satisfied.

I'll be surprised when I get back.

"I guess...."

... maybe we should prepare it a little slower. Well, look.

"So this is your home."

When Lyla showed her house back from the town of Redgard, she was surprised that she had dropped her luggage.

"... eh? Was there a house here?

"There it is."

There it is. Let me tell you what happened.

"This is how I feel inside....."

After showing the interior, Lyla was stunned again.

"Yes, when did you prepare it?

"It was originally there...?

Let me tell you that it originally happened, and let me see the interior. The living dining kitchen is small. Bedrooms are small enough. I have prepared a room for you. Then, there is a room that can be used as a storage, a study, and a large room for drawing. Just upstairs.

... in a house like this, Lyla looked around the room silently, and after seeing it all through... she said to me with a very worrying face.

"Um, is this really okay for me to live?

"Yeah."

"Alone?

"Yeah... ah, I think it would be nice if there were someone who wants to live with me, and there are no cats... but if it's a rabbit, it's in the woods, so I might be able to keep it if I wanted to. Of course, if only there were rabbits that suited me....."

I'm a little anxious to see Lyla as she answers silently.

"Um, if there's anything missing, let me know. I'll get it ready in a minute. Um, I can build some more, and if it's furniture and tools, I can prepare them..."

"Well, uh, not really."

When I hurried to start explaining, Lyla rushed in. [M]

"Um... the rent for this house is 1,000 gold coins, right?... how much?

... eh.

"Ah, um... uh, that's..."

Looking up at Fei with the idea of what to do, Fei nodded heavily... and raised a finger in front of Lyla.

"One gold coin per month. Deduct from salary. So, the salary is... uh, the corn caretaker and the corn teacher, right? So, about 50 gold coins a month?

Then Lyla shrunk completely. "What's going on here..." or "It's strange that you can pay in less than two years." There's something behind it... "or" What should I do, what should I do... "I don't know what to do, I'm in trouble. What should I do? What should I do...?

"... don't worry too much. That's what he is. I can't help it."

"That's right. Can't you help it anymore? [M] Why don't you give up and live a good life? All of a sudden, it's like luck is coming down without a clue. It's like an accident."

"Um, you're surprised, aren't you? I was surprised, too. But I can't help it anymore. So why don't you just give up?

"Hey, how are you...?

... and surrounded by the troubled Lyla, everyone in the woods is encouraging. Inspiring... inspiring? Are you sure about that?

"Faye, I must have done something wrong."

When I was anxious to ask Faye, Faye gently slapped me in the back. [M]

"Never mind. Either way, Lyla has been mistaken. I'm a little unfavourable, so I'm not used to this kind of thing. You were confused when I told you to come here and paint, right?

"Mmm...."

"Then it's with that. Get used to it right away. Is that what you want me to do?

Right. Yeah. In that case... look. Mm-hmm.

... in conclusion, Lyla's getting used to the woods.

For the first week or so, I worked a lot, and that's why I did all the housework, handicrafts instead of domestic work, and sold knitted laces and embroidered handkerchiefs in town to add money, and so on....

I didn't think it would be good for my health in such a life, so I thought there was nothing I could do about it anymore, so I consulted Laocles. Then Laocles advised me, "If you want to live like Lyla," so I decided to stick to Lyla and live like her.

When Lyla was working, I decided to have her teach me the job. I do housework when Lyla does it. [M]

... so if I wanted to paint, I asked her to do the same, so I decided that it was time for me to paint. When you tell me, I will tell you, and when it is not, I decided to have you paint independently of me. Otherwise, I can't draw.

... then Lyla went to bed early to get me to sleep, and I decided to go to bed because Lyla couldn't help it.

Lyla eats every meal, so I decided to eat because I couldn't help it.

In the meantime, it became unclear whether I was imitating Lyla's life or whether Lyla was imitating mine... In the end, Lyla got used to the forest.

And then I went to bed a little early, and I ate more rice. Yeah, maybe it's a good thing. The teacher also said that it would be better to sleep and eat properly... No, we are creatures that sometimes fly them...

... and tonight, I'm going to talk to Lyla about the painting.

"... your way of drawing bamboo is really good."

"Really?

"Yeah... did you study design?

"Isn't that right? Um... there's something about abstract paintings that's as good as saying," This is how it is. "So there was a nobleman who did all the abstract painting, and I had to do it in his place... so I tried it a little wrong."

Lyla's painting of bamboo is somehow... abstract painting, or design. It's not realistic, it's really cool.

Bamboo painted in dark, indigo and yellow on a pure white canvas. The expression of the bamboo, the light and the shadow overlapping several bamboos is really nice.

"I can't paint beautifully like this with opaque watercolor. It's going to be uneven....."

"Apply it over and over again. Change the vertical and horizontal. I'm better at this kind of opaque stuff. Still... how you use your colors is so unique. Fluffy."

Next, Lyla says when she sees my picture. [M]

... does Lyla tell you to fluff me up? I thought I'd gotten a little firm lately...

"So, this color is amazing. It seeps like this, but I can't get it out."

"I'm changing the intensity of the paint. Because the thicker the thinner, the more intense the seepage... and the more" moist "the paper is, the easier this way to seep. When I sneeze too much, the paint floats in the water and doesn't seep well."

"Oh, let's try it again. The paint you prepared is quite interesting. Transparent.... um, well then, this way..."

... we were talking, but there, the van, the door to the room opened.

And Laocles, who was standing there... said quietly.

"Go to sleep."

... if Laocles asks me to sleep, I'll have to sleep with Lyla.

Lyla goes back to Lyla's house, and I dive in bed with her. Looking at us like that, Laocles sighed deep.

"... good night"

Yeah, good night. And I'm sorry. You've added one more person to me...

Then a few more days.

I get Lyla's advice as I proceed with my client's drawing. [M]

Lyla said to me, "Are you afraid, or should I give you advice?" I hesitated, but in front of the painting, he said a lot. What? I knew she liked painting! I'm glad you brought me to the woods!

... and besides advising me on the painting, Lila herself painted a little, and then she started plowing a corner of the woods, doing handicrafts, and doing housework because spring was coming soon...

Oh, no, one day.

"Um... do you have any business going to King's Landing?

All of a sudden, Lyla heard that.

"Nothing in particular, but why?

When I asked her back, Lyla hesitated a little... and then said.

"I want to go get my mother's artifacts."