After the jewellery store, the sun is already falling because I've been walking around the city of Quelles for quite some time.
I traveled to a place where there was no sign of a person and then took a beacon back to my home.
"Welcome back. It's a long time ago."
"haha...... a lot of things"
"Was it time for Luna to wake up?"
Upon returning home, Luna greeted her as she sat in her living room chair and stroked her mofoot.
Mofft on his lap, he looks at us and he's pooping.
The two of us have been hunting lately, so Luna's waking up around sunset.
I usually came back before I woke up... but I think I'm a little late looking for a store.
It is rarer that there is only Luna than that.
Usually Estelle was in the living room to welcome me.
Knoll will be in the kitchen because he will be cooking dinner.
"What happened to Estelle?
"I'm making dinner with Knoll."
"Estelle? That's unusual."
I didn't know Estelle was cooking...... she magically did a good job of laundry and cleaning, but she shouldn't have gotten her hands on cooking.
What is the wind blowing?
So strange, Luna shut up and looked at me jeezy all the time.
"What's wrong with you?
"You two are getting along so well these days."
"What... well, you don't. Hey, hey?
"Yes. It's the same as usual."
"... right"
When Sisha and I looked at each other and responded, she responded briefly and Luna started stroking Mofft again.
Hmm, I'm not asking you anything in particular, but I might be a little suspicious.
So much so that Luna seems to think so, I don't know about Estelle or anything else... I can't keep the gift plan that long.
Then a knoll came out of the kitchen as I was sitting in a chair resting.
"Well, welcome back. You were coming back."
"Oh, I'm home."
He wears a blue apron and is completely in cooking mode.
When we were cooking together the other day, we were dealing with knives with a cross nose, and I suppose you like cooking a lot.
... I don't know if I was eating a bunch of ingredients.
"Knoll's outfit is getting better and better."
"Right. You look great in an apron."
"Hmm, even with all that praise, there's just more freaks!
Oh, more.
The hair I tied shakes to the left and right, making me look very happy.
Really simple or easy to understand guy......
I like that about Knoll, though.
That was followed by Estelle in a black apron.
"Oh, you were back. Want to take a bath? Want some rice? Or... me?
"With rice, please!
"I can't do this anymore."
Estelle is swelling her cheeks in my reply.
I didn't expect you to complain about that decision...
"Is Estelle cooking too?
"Yeah, I've been taught a lot with Nole's help. Your brother won't mind, so I'm free."
"Ooh... sorry"
"You don't have to apologize for anything. Hey, Sisha."
"Wow, even if you ask me..."
Estelle looks at me with a smile and then also speaks to Sissha.
That smile scares me the other way around...... I've been dealing with them quite a bit since I got back.
After finishing such a stuffy one and taking a finished meal bath, I decided to discuss the gems with Sisha at the transceiver.
If I went to one room or the other and talked in this situation, I'd be even more suspicious.
"So, what do we do about the gift?"
"Hmm, what shall I do"
'At this rate, we have to act early. He even seemed suspicious to Mr. Luna.'
"Right..."
Following Estelle, I was starting to feel something up to Luna.
I still haven't figured out what to do, but if I don't make up my mind soon, I might get caught up.
Ideally I moved on to action tomorrow...... would I come up with a solution that easy?
"Even if it's not a ring, you should incorporate your own opinions about the design."
'Right. If it's just a matter of size, I think I have a lot of hands...'
"I might not tell you, but there's a chance that other ornaments would have been nice or something."
'Ugh, that's sad......'
Estelle and Luna wouldn't be happy with our gift, even if they didn't like it.
But if I'm going to give it to you, I want to give you something you still like.
When that happens I knew......
"I've already decided on the original stone, and why don't you just give that to Estelle and the others to decide?
"Leaving the original stone is a bit... let's see if there's any better way to do this."
"I don't care if they say that."
If it's a necklace or something, they'll accept it even if it's a slight difference in preference.
As long as you give up the ring, you'll be able to surprise me enough...... is that really okay?
Then for a while over the transceiver. I roared and worried about Sisha, and I came up with an idea.
"Oh, I've got one."
'Is it true!
"No, wait. I had an idea, but I don't know if this is okay. Besides, I need to talk to the jewelers..."
"Mr. Ogura is still not confident, is he? Rarely do you have a good idea, so say it with confidence. '
"You're fighting and selling, aren't you? Absolutely... then I'll tell you what?
Sisha is the same, don't tell me you're praising me or worrying about judging if you're fighting and selling... it's true that I'm not sure.
Speaking of my thoughts just now, Sissha told me that would be all right too.
All right, so you want to go to the jewelry store tomorrow and listen to me?
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The day after I talked to Sisha, I went to the jewelry store and told her what I had come up with.
Then he replied that it was okay and asked me to leave Ruby and Topaz at that store for processing.
It was said that the processing would take three days, and we were to go and receive the gems on the fourth day when the processing would surely be over.
Three days until the day of receipt, hunting with the Knolls as usual to avoid being suspicious, and the day finally arrives.
Sisha and I went out hunting alone again on this day.
"Well, it'll be ready already, and I'm done hunting, so suppose I'll go pick it up"
"This day is finally here! I enjoyed it too much and today I put more effort into hunting than usual!
"Hey fool! Don't swing that around!
Time to finish your hunt today and finally pick up some gems.
Sisha is happy to swing her magic blade with a boom.
I know it's dangerous! The plundered tree's about half torn!
Calm down Shagu Sissha and just take a beacon ride to Quelles to the jewellery store.
"Excuse me."
"Oh, Master Okura, I've been waiting for you."
"Thank you for using our store."
When I walked into the store, the man was with me, apart from the woman who did us a favor.
A man who looks as young as a woman's clerk.
Didn't you happen to be here before this?
"This is Ruby, and this will be Topaz. Please check."
"Thank you"
A man gives us a little black box.
When I received it and opened the box, there was a red, shiny gem in it.
It's oval shaped, and the surface is cut so much that it can't be counted when you look at it pussy.
Even a little light in the store shines on and that original stone is so beautiful I don't think it was originally.
Oh...... wow. I can't believe it's going to be the finish so far.
Maybe it's because I picked it up, but it looks prettier than the existing stuff in this store.
I told Sissha that my idea was that I should just have the jewels processed and give them to Estelle and the others.
Later, I'm going to ask him to choose what ornament he wants.
What I checked with the jewellery store person was whether it could be made into the ornament I wanted for any cut, so I said it was not a problem at all, so this proposal was adopted.
"Wow, wow!? Okura-san, look at this!
"Hey, don't make a scene! Calm down for a second!
"Oh, 'cause it's so beautiful! Calm down. You won't be able to watch!
Sissha, who was next door, was also absurd in her voice.
If you look at what her topaz are also like, they are in thin rectangles and the cut surfaces are made parallel to the sides.
Plus there's a fine side cut inside that surface, and it's an unbeatable glow on my ruby.
I can't help but get excited when I see this... and it's really awesome.
Even the original stone said it was beautiful, but it's a misdigit.
"Sorry for the noise."
"No, as long as you're happy with what you've done"
"Were you the one who processed the gems..."
Has this man processed this gem for me......
Are you here because today is the day to give it to me?
"My wife told me that she asked me to process quality stone, but it was really good quality stuff."
"Oh, was it a store run by a couple?"
"That's right. I'm in charge of the metal, and I leave the jewels to my husband."
Ooh, you were a couple of these people.
Sounds like two co-magicians, and do you work in your area of expertise?
I thought women were doing it all by themselves.
I was just satisfied with the gemstone finish and had it wrapped in a box and wrapped in paper ribbon.
"We look forward to seeing you again, then. Good luck!
"haha...... thanks"
We left the jewelry store behind while the clerk dropped us off.
Good luck... I'm not confessing anything.
Not that I'm not nervous, but I'll just give it to you as a thank you.
"Ugh, I can't believe you got such a beautiful finish... you'll definitely be happy with this!
"I hope so..."
"Mr. Ogura is really worried about you. I'm a man, so be as confident as you are at times like this, you see!
"Oops! Si, you're just too confident about Sisha! Normally, this kind of thing makes me nervous!
"Well, it's no different to give it to me, so think positively to please me."
He was pounded in the back by the usual higher-tension Sissha walking while skipping.
I don't know why you're so confident.
I want you to share that positive thought with me just a little bit.
Because Sisha can't be frustrated by hitting and smashing... I really respect that.
I went straight home and just thought I'd give you the jewels...
"It's just... that?
There was no one in the living room. Even if I go to the kitchen, it's because it's still early today or there's not even a knoll.
"There's no one here. In the meantime, I'll go to Mr. Luna's room."
"Eh, hey."
"Mr. Okura, go to Estelle's room and do your best."
Sisha went to Luna's room early enough.
Ugh... you're serious. I was thinking about giving it to you in the living room with Sisha......
I think Estelle would be in her room... but I'm very anxious to give it to her one-on-one.
Still, Sisha's already gone, so I bracketed my belly and moved to Estelle's room.
And knock on the door.
It's open.
"... we're coming in"
I knew I was in my room and got back to you right away.
"Oh, welcome home, brother."
"Oh, I'm home"
As she went inside, Estelle was sitting on her bed reading a book.
Her room has a bookshelf, and there are many books lined up there.
Looks like there's a bunch of thick books out of my mess and stuff I bought in the city.
Compared to a room full of knoll stuffed animals, it has a neat look.
"I didn't have Knoll in the living room, are you out?
"I think we're going inside Mofft's cabin and we're playing together. In the meantime, he always said it was easy to spend time in the weather in the meadows."
"Right..."
Is he playing in Moffoot's cabin?
Sure, it's the perfect space in there, so I guess it's good for playing with Mofft......
Well, more than that, I need to figure out how to give you the gem now.
I got in without thinking about it, but how do I cut it out... should I give it to you normally?
Or should I give it to you with something that sounds like it? I don't know! EXP 0, so I don't know!
"... what's wrong with being so nervous?
"What? No, I'm not nervous."
"Hehe, you don't think I'm watching you?
Closing the book I was reading, Estelle looked at me with a smile.
I want you to stop that observation eye. What am I supposed to do if I'm not in my voice and they see me through?
"So, what can I do for you by coming to my room?
"... uh, the... this"
Eventually I couldn't think of anything and took the box out of my bag and offered it to Estelle as my head was about to turn white.
"That's a lovely box. What's wrong with that box? Could it be a gift for me... oh, my God."
"Oh, yes, I am."
"What... really?
"Yeah."
I asked if it was a gift in such a tone as to make a joke, so I instantly replied yes.
Then a smile disappears from Estelle's face, his eyes open and he stares seriously at the box.
"Can I open it?
"Oh."
Listening to my reply, Estelle carefully opens the wrapping of the jewellery box.
And when I opened the box with Ruby in it, I remained silent and stopped moving.
"Eh, that's Ruby, and at first I thought I'd give it a decent finish as a decoration, because I don't know Estelle's taste. But choose your own jewellery, and the shops..."
Speaking quickly as an excuse, I spoke, but I noticed on the way that Estelle hadn't responded.
If you look closely at her, she's shaking her body and moving her torso back and forth.
I tried waving my hand vertically a little in front of my face, but it wouldn't respond.
... Duh, what's wrong? I've never seen Estelle like this.
"Hey, Estellou"
"Ah... oh, I'm sorry..."
Placing his hand on his shoulder, he made his body jump viculently and finally reacted.
Still a little boisterous, or less responsive.
"... Could this have been the one thing Sisha and I have been trying to do lately?
"That's right. I think Cisha has given it to Luna too by now. When I went to the Rugen Valley, Sissha told me how to give back my neckline with jewelry."
"Oh... yes. Sissha said that."
I could have given it to you once, but is Cisha better off?
Well, should I worry about myself rather than worry about people?
I'm kind of not sure how Estelle reacted, and maybe she didn't care......
"Uh... couldn't this jewel have worked?
"No, it's the jewel your brother chose for me. You can't be unhappy."
"Well...... good for you"
Apparently, you're happy.
If you'd be happy, I thought you'd say things to make more fun of me for what I expected.
I thought you were unexpectedly too big to do it.
"I just need to calm down because I'm overjoyed and it's going to explode a lot"
"... right. You better calm that down."
Whoa... what do you mean, it's gonna explode?
Was that trick just now calming your feelings?
That's what Estelle does when she runs wild, so let's not say too much exciting stuff.
I might have gotten it right that way.
"I'm late to tell you, brother, thank you. I think you're my brother and I'll take care of you."
"Ooh. But it's not finished yet. Make Estelle my favorite ornament later. I've already asked the jewelry store to come with me."
"So you were just a gem. I'm so glad this is just going to fall, hehe..."
Estelle puts one hand on her cheek and looks at the gem with a licking gaze.
I'm glad you're happy for me, but is it because of the very dangerous atmosphere?
"Well, that's what I'm saying. Don't threaten me too much because I've got a lot of help from Sissy."
"Yeah, I know. I'd rather apologize and thank you."
"Whoa, do that. Then I'll be back in my room for a little while."
Now you would have figured out why I used to go out with Sisha, and for one thing, you'd be relieved.
Now that I've accomplished my purpose, I'm out of Estelle's room.
And when I tried to close the door...
"Oh, wait."
"Hmm? What's wrong?
Estelle got out of bed and ran a small run towards me.
"Can I have you crouch down a little?
"I don't mind..."
As soon as I gave myself up a little as I was told, Estelle had turned her hands around my neck.
When I think of something, I feel warm and soft on my left cheek.
"Huh..."
"What..."
"Hehe, I did. Brother, I'm so happy for you. Thanks."
Estelle let go of both hands from her neck as the soft object that was hitting her cheek left.
And when I put one hand on my lips and smiled at me as I turned my face bright red, I went back to my room and closed the door.
... Huh? What? Me, what have they done now?
That soft feeling, maybe lips...... eh!?