"Huh, then who made this?" (I asked)
She said she collected the materials, right? That should mean she made this house too, right??
So why did she suddenly say that she didn't make the house?
"I-it's….." (She turned her face away)
I just let out a quiet sigh.
"If you don't want to talk about it, it's fine, just relax" (I said)
"Hehe…sorry, okay?" (Cyve said)
I immediately sat back down under my house.
Since it was almost evening, the sun wasn't too hot anymore—
"Wait, how did she manage to make a house in the heat like earlier?" (I said)
Cyve is probably just joking about not being the one who made the house.
Well…if it's not her, then who else could it be?
I intentionally didn't go into that house and stay with Cyve for one reason.
I was the one who asked Cyve to build the house, and if I asked to live under the same roof with her…
It would feel like I'm being a bad person here.
So, for the time being, I might stay in my own house.
——
Night had come, I grabbed some small pieces of wood that I had collected and started a campfire again.
I looked toward Cyve's house; her window was glowing… maybe from the lantern's light.
Tonight I could only eat a little compared to yesterday, since I hadn't gathered any stock today.
My hope here was to grill some fish.
Well, I live right by a waterfall and a river… it would be strange if I never ate fish here, right??
But I didn't have any fishing tools.
If I wanted to make them out of wood, I didn't have fishing line.
I had also heard that we could use electric magic to shock the fish to death…
But, well… my magic ability is already below average, how am I supposed to electrocute the fish??
PLAK (My shoulder was suddenly touched from behind)
"HWAAA!!!!" (Me)
——
I looked back, it was Cyve.
I immediately stood up from my sitting position and reached out my hand to help her up.
She fell, maybe she was also surprised when I suddenly screamed.
"Are you okay?" (I asked)
She grabbed my extended hand and began standing, then brushed off her clothes that were probably covered in dust or dirt.
"What are you doing out here at night?" (I asked Cyve)
"Yukito-sama, you're alone… why are you lighting a campfire?" (She asked in a pure tone)
I placed my right hand on my waist.
"Well, to keep myself warm! Why else would I light a fire at night?" (I said)
"I can't eat in the dark" (She said)
Can she at least maximize her brain usage?
At least understand the situation and conditions.
"But it's cold here" (Cyve said)
"Yeah, it is cold" (I said)
"But well, this is still better than being in the dark inside the house" (I continued)
I crouched right by the campfire and started arranging the wood so that the fire would burn a little bigger.
"Why don't you just go into my house? From the start, we were supposed to live together" (She said)
"No need" (I said quickly)
Hah… even though she's a little dumb, she still has a kind personality.
Hah… I miss Yuu-chan…
"Why?" (Cyve asked, confused)
"There's no rule saying you can't come into my house, right?" (Cyve)
That's a question I can't avoid forever.
"N-no… there isn't…" (I said softly)
"Then, let's go!" (Cyve)
She immediately pulled my body.
I was crouching, and she was forcefully tugging at my clothes… I hope my clothes don't get ruined.
But then she pulled even harder.
"HEY, MY CLOTHES WILL GET RUINED!!!" (I said)
"Your clothes are strong, relax~" (Cyve)
Something was forgotten… OH THE CAMPFIRE!?!?
"Cyve, what about the campfire?" (I asked)
She immediately stopped walking and stared at the campfire.
I don't know why she suddenly stopped.
TEK (She snapped her fingers at the campfire)
And the campfire immediately went out as if it had just been hit by rain.
"Let's go~!" (Cyve)
Once again, an elf amazed me… for the umpteenth time.
——
I was brought forcibly into Cyve's house.
Actually, it wasn't really forcible.
The main room was separated by fabric curtains, creating a boundary from the door.
So when entering, we couldn't see the contents of the room immediately. We had to go further in to see what was inside.
"This way, Yukito-sama" (Cyve said)
I reached the main room.
There were several cabinets and a small wooden chair.
On the floor was a red carpet with white polka dot patterns.
Next to the small chair was a table with a lantern and some wooden crafts on it.
I still couldn't process what I had just seen.
"Yukito-sama, sit on that chair first, okay?" (Cyve said)
I just nodded quietly.
I didn't know what to do in a situation like this; the items in this room felt like they weren't even from a survival game anymore.
Wait, wait!… I'm going into a girl's house at night… maybe it's okay, right?
The girl herself invited me… maybe one or two incidents are safe.
Besides, how did she manage to make all of this?
If she had been living here beforehand, that means she's surviving here too, right?
And if she's surviving here, that means she's also part of the game and Weinz??
Hmm—
Suddenly my nose caught the smell of delicious cooking coming from Cyve's room.
"Maybe peeking a little isn't a problem…" (I said)
I immediately crept and peeked into Cyve's room.
(Luckily, the door wasn't closed tightly)
Inside, Cyve was cooking.
An elf even managed to find cooking tools? Crazy!
But without me realizing, Cyve already knew I was peeking.
"Yukito-sama, peeking at a girl is a bad thing" (She said)
I got caught…
I immediately opened her door and entered.
"Why do you have cooking tools?" (I asked)
"Hehe, just got them~" (Cyve replied)
I looked at the pan that Cyve was using to cook.
"Why are you suddenly cooking?" (I asked)
Earlier, she hadn't said anything about cooking.
"Well, Yukito-sama looks like you haven't eaten yet" (Cyve)
"So, I cooked for you~!" (Cyve)
"I already ate, though—" (I said)
Cyve immediately covered my mouth with her index finger.
"Listen… humans have to eat a lot so they live long like elves" (Cyve said, as if giving advice)
——
I returned to the first room, but this time I laid down on her carpet, which I didn't expect to be softer and smoother than I imagined.
A moment later, Cyve came to me carrying two plates.
"Yukito-sama, it's ready!" (Cyve said)
I sat down and looked at the dish Cyve had just made.
"What is this?" (I asked)
"Stuffed bread" (Cyve)
"What's inside?"
"Hmm… tomato, vegetables, red onion… and beef" (Cyve)
It sounded like ordinary stuffed bread.
But the thing on my plate now was black everywhere.
"How did you make it?" (I asked)
"I mixed all the ingredients, then cooked it until it smoked"
"Then I temporarily put it inside the bread… then fried the bread until it turned black" (Cyve)
She pretended to know how to cook… but this is more like trash ready to be thrown away.
"Aren't you eating?" (Cyve asked)
"Try it first… see if it's bitter or not" (I said)
"My cooking is never bitter—" (Cyve said)
Cyve took a bite of the stuffed bread, and her facial expression changed completely.
"So? Delicious, right?" (I asked, a little smug)
Her cheeks puffed up because she didn't swallow the stuffed bread she just bit.
And she put the stuffed bread back on the plate.
Then she went to the bathroom.
HUUUUEKKK (The sound continued repeatedly from the bathroom)
E-eh… maybe this part should just be skipped??