In the end, it was not until the next day that the final seal of the Kachikachi Fire King was lifted. "For some reason..."

"... it's the first snow."

I see. It's already winter, so it's early.

It's snowing in the forest in the evening....... The flickering snow will surely survive the firecracker king who sucked up all his magical power. Even if Fei didn't crush it, it might just bump into the snow and disappear.

That's why we want to talk to the Tickle King after the snow stops and unseals the last seal...

"It's so beautiful..."

Beautiful, isn't it?

"Really.... hey, why is the snow so beautiful?"

Me, Lila, and René are all looking out the window.

The snow pouring from the cloudy sky with gentle pastel colors looked very beautiful.

The dinner of the day was meant to be for each of us, so there was no particular gathering. However, since we had already gathered together to watch the snow, we decided to eat together.

"Yes, it's not a big deal, is it?"

Yeah. I like Lila's rice.

Takiu, Raira!

The cream stew that Lila made for me in the kitchen of my house was wrapped in a wooden bowl, and in the fireplace beside it, Rene broiled a chunk of cheese to make me melt (Rene seems to like this job), and I cut bread, served salad, shredded ham, and made tea.

So we had dinner together. The warm stew is delicious on a bit of a cold day.

"Hmm... I knew it wouldn't go like a warm cafeteria." It's not enough. "

"I see? It's delicious, but..."

The stew Lyla makes for me is delicious. I like this. [M] Rene seems to like it too, and her expression hasn't changed since before.

"Torishiya!"...... Umiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

"Yes. Yes. When it's delicious, it's 'yummy'."

Umah!

... Lila's teaching Rene a bit of the wrong noon Mandarin. No, I'm sure it might even make sense with a 'yummy'. Umah, umah, umah, umah... no, it's fine. "Yeah..."

By the time the three of them had finished eating, there was white smoke outside the window.

"... it's raining a lot, even though it's the first snowy day."

Are you being cocky?

Brash. Shouldn't you be a little more modest on the first snow?

Well, you might say so. I think it's okay to be like Lila.

Rene, are you okay? Aren't you cold?

"Fuya"

When it gets cold like this, Renée thinks it's a bit hard, so she puts the blanket on her shoulder, and it glows as it wraps around the blanket.

"Huh, René is glowing." Woah, there it is! "

"... ah, this is because of the tea." Because I made it into a tea of sunflower chrysanthemum

"Ah, it's done." No, Rene glows when she drinks it. "

Phew!

As René glows and warms up, we return to the sofa by the window.

While sitting side-by-side with three people and looking at the forest that has completely turned into a snowy landscape, I checked the state of the forest with the feeling of a forest.... I was surprised by the sudden snow. There was a child rabbit who was so lost in the road that she couldn't go home, so I guided her with a crocus in bloom.

I made sure that the baby rabbit had arrived home safely to the parent rabbit's den and took a breath.

"... ah, Rene, I'm asleep. Fufu, it's kind of warm."

"Yeah. It's warm."

Renée sat between me and Lila and fell asleep because she was warmed up by us from both sides. Sleeping while glowing. His sleeping face was so calm, he was always fumbling with "fufu".

I'm getting a little chilly, so I'll bring a big blanket. The one in the guest bedroom. It was a bit more snow while allowing me, René, and Lila to get stuck together. Meanwhile, Lila made me a tea change, so we came back to the sofa with the tea mug in our hand... and when we sat down on both sides, René's expression softened. It would be nice if there were people next to me.

... looking out, I suddenly remember the winter town that I walked with my teacher that day.

"When it snows, it's good to think that snowing is troublesome, cold and unpleasant, and that it's 'pretty' before that."

"... yes. Well, we're blessed there."

Because we are painters, we may seem superfluous, but we are sensitive to the beauty of the landscape. Feeling beautiful and wanting to draw a variety of things makes you happy.

For this, I might be able to make a yukimaro beard.

"What, yukimaro, yukimaro?"

About the snow chunk.

Wait a minute, then I leave the sofa and go outside.

Collecting the snow already piled up in small amounts made it surprisingly easy. I return home with the freshly made mare and return to the sofa on a suitable plate. [M]

"Yes, it's Yukimaro."

"...... Yukimaro, hey"

With a strange look on her face, Lila was stroking her mouth. Yukimaro's indoor heat has already slightly melted the surface, giving it a slightly clear texture.

"... my teacher often told me the name of weeds, the name of colors, the name of clouds, etc. It's funny. If you ask your teacher for a name, you'll soon see it. I suddenly see weeds that I hadn't noticed before, and when I see the rounded snow, I'm a little happy to think," Ah, yukimaro. "It's just that the chunks of snow are melting away."

Does this convey my feelings? I thought it would be nice to talk to you like that, and Lila thought for a second... and then, um, roared.

"...... I can also see this yuuki meltdown." It was just snow until just now. "

And then, looking at the correction, Yukimaro...... Lila laughed.

"Haha. It's weird. Just a snowball became so cute and precious as soon as I knew it."

"That's good."

Apparently, Lyla feels the same as I do. I am asexually happy about that.

"Ahhh... the snow is beautiful."

Yeah.

The snow from the window is white in the dark scenery, but it is beautiful and quiet. And yet... [cheeky as the first snow habit]?

The snow that was slightly different from the words Lila gave her, slightly cheeky and quiet, coloring the forest white.

Yukimaro decided to open the window and leave it close by. It will melt immediately if I leave it in the house, and I felt it was a little wasteful.

"... knowing is a good thing." Yukimaro is the same, but the world expands. But at the same time, I think it's scary not to know. "

I suddenly thought, looking at such a yukimaro-ge.

"I think it's very scary to lose it without knowing it."

"... you mean Argent?"

Yeah. Of course, it's not just about Agent.

Thinking about what I said, I just look at the snow. The snow that falls in shinshin is slightly out of season, cool and cold, which may be just right when you think about it like this.

"I see... you're kind." So it would be superfluous. "

Lila gazed at the snow window just like I did, and suddenly said so.

"I'm not gentle or pretty like you." I don't think anyone who doesn't like it should die everywhere. That's why it became somewhat irrecoverable. But... that's right. "

So, he smiled, and Lila continued.

"Mr. Rugulos was quite interesting, wasn't he?" That's why I'm glad she didn't die and came to the forest.

"... yes, I think so too."

He has expanded our world. [M] We know what we don't know, we don't know what we know, and we think differently. With him, every day is full of new things to know, and the world expands every time.

Although it's not Yukimaro, once you know Mr. Rugulos, the world will expand for just that amount. That's unexpectedly interesting.

"It's good to have more friends."

"That's right. Well, too much can make me tired." But, well, it's funny. Besides, it's definitely better than being an enemy. "

That's what Lila said, stretching out and laughing.

"... let's go positive. I'm not going to find out because I'm scared, I'm going to find out because it's fun to find out. Unexpectedly, even an argent might have something like a yukimaro. I'll take it from you."

"Haha. Maybe."

I imagined it a little bit, and it became a little more fun.

Yeah, I think so. "Lyla bewitches me, Agent..."

Hecchi, Rene sneezed and woke up.

Rene, was it cold?

Rene grabbed our hands as they trembled and pulled them together. I may want my temperature.

"Let's add another blanket." Um... wait a minute. "

To warm up René, who seemed to be cold, she hurriedly brought a blanket. I brought the one from the guest room, so it's mine.

When she wrapped the blanket around Rene and Lila, who was hugging her and warming her, Rene wrapped herself around the blanket and said with a pleasant voice.

Lila also pulled the edge of the blanket and dressed warmly... and suddenly noticed something.

"... hey, Turtle. Is this your blanket?"

"Huh? Yeah.... oh, I'm sorry, did it smell like that?"

If you think of it, you'll soon be worried. Wow, wow, I was shallow! You shouldn't have hung your own bedding on a girl!

"No, it's not a smell... yeah"

However, if I tried to remove the blanket, Lila would be buried in the blanket up to her nose for some reason......

”... now you smell strangely good after all.”

He said, moving his nose.

"Flowers, fruits, trees..."

... um, don't sniff it! I'm ashamed of my asexuality! Please! Please!

... that's it.

In the end, Rene and Lila stayed at my house. They sleep in the guest bedroom. Rene said, "How about you come with me?" But if it's just René, it's still the same futon with Lila, it's a little embarrassing... "

Then, I was taken away with my blanket, so I decided to draw a blanket for myself and let it out.... uuu, I hope I haven't been sniffed.

"C 'mon! René, I'm tickling you!" I'll do it again! "

"Wow!? Nh, nh, cum!... hey!

... from beyond the wall, you can hear the sounds of jerking off.

Restless. Very, very restless... uuuu.

... so I was a little short of sleep. The next morning, I prepared breakfast while watching the forest scenery that had turned faintly white. I made pancakes for breakfast. Maybe because I like Rene.

When I was baking, René and Lila also woke up, so I quickly ate the freshly baked pancake with moonlight nectar, flower nectar, and the buttery stuff from the evening. This buttery item was brought to me as a souvenir by René. The milk flavor is strong and mellow, and it's delicious.

When we're done with our stomachs, we'll be gathering in the crampons of the Knights of the Forest.

"Good morning! Have you slept well?"

Faye greets me well, but I'm a little short of sleep.

"Huh? Are you nervous about the last seal at last?"

"No, it's not like that, but... well, it's okay. It doesn't mean I'm not feeling well."

When I answered, Faye looked a little strange... and smiled at me quickly, saying, "I see, I see." Well, maybe that's not the case.

This one was really funny, Rugulos!

I'm not a spectacle!

On the other hand, yesterday, Mr. Rugulos seemed to have stayed at the Red Gard family, so I think it was probably fun. That's good.

When we're all together, we'll go get the sealed jewels we left in the dungeon.

It's completely turned into a dandelion. It's completely sucked out of magic power, and it looks like it has no heart. Okay.

"So, take this to the open place... and unseal the last seal there?"

Yeah, I already have a place for you.

That's comforting, isn't it?

When I hold a dandelion, I quickly walk toward my destination.

The destination is...... where the Kakakashi Fire King first appeared.

Near the birds' nests. In the woods lined with giant trees that I have newly painted.

I already have it there. A building about the size of a gymnasium made of solid stone so as not to spread fire.

... now, let's summon the King of Firecrackers.