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"Miss Frieren, is there something you need?"
Yulian felt completely uncomfortable being stared at, as if he was being pricked by needles all over his body.
"Miss Frieren is curious about the Magic Mr. Yulian mentioned that can build a small house, right?"
Granny Anneliese answered with a smile.
Frieren's eyes sparkled like little stars as she nodded happily, looking at Yulian with anticipation.
＜(´⌯ ̫⌯`)＞.
"Is that okay?"
"Of course, it is."
Yulian readily agreed. After all, as long as his identity as a member of the Demon Clan wasn't discovered by Frieren, nothing else was a problem at all.
"Wait here, I'll go home quickly and get it for you."
Yulian greeted her and prepared to leave, but Frieren called out to him.
"Can I go with you?"
"I'm planning to go into the mountains. Granny Anneliese said your house is right at the mountain pass."
"Could I trouble you to guide the way for me?"
Frieren explained under Yulian's puzzled gaze.
Seeing this, Yulian didn't hesitate, readily agreed, said goodbye to Granny Anneliese and Nico, and walked towards his home with Frieren.
A gentle breeze occasionally played between the fields, and the two walked in silence.
Only when her white and gold skirt danced with the breeze would Frieren gently press down the hem with her hand, and then casually ask how much further they had to go.
"How much further?"
Yulian fell into thought, looking at the seemingly endless field path.
If he remembered correctly, following the path under their feet and crossing the ridge not far ahead should lead to his small house.
However, only after Frieren's reminder did Yulian realize they seemed to have walked this path no less than four times!
"Miss Frieren, something doesn't seem right around here."
Yulian hesitated for a moment and turned back to look at Frieren, only to find that Frieren was already drowsy.
"Miss Frieren?"
Yulian frowned, and Frieren only then woke up a little.
"Sorry, I fell asleep a bit."
(´･_･`)
Saying that, Frieren stopped, closed her eyes, and stood still.
One minute,
Two minutes,
Three minutes…
"How is it, Miss Frieren? Did you find anything?"
Yulian leaned closer to Frieren for a sense of security.
After all, as the Demon King, Yulian himself hadn't detected anything unnatural around them. This could only mean that if there was an intruder, they must be extraordinary!
But Yulian received no response from Frieren.
"Miss Frieren?"
Yulian gently poked the motionless Frieren.
"Thump!"
A muffled sound echoed, and Frieren fell backwards into the golden field.
At the same time, footsteps sounded behind Yulian.
"Who's there!"
Yulian looked behind him as if facing a great enemy, his hidden Magic couldn't help but tremble slightly.
This was an enemy capable of silently taking down "Frieren the Slayer"!
"Brother Yulian, you took the wrong turn."
Nico appeared before Yulian, dragging her tired body.
Yulian asked uncertainly.
"Isn't it just turning left when you leave?"
"It is turning left when you leave."
"Then why isn't it there!"
"But you turned right when you left."
Yulian lowered his head in thought and mumbled in agreement.
"Hmm…"
A moment later.
"Then I'll go back first."
"Okay, okay, thank you for your trouble, Nico."
"Goodbye, Brother Yulian!"
After waving goodbye to Nico, Yulian turned and walked into the wooden house, mumbling something about holding a bowl in his left hand and chopsticks in his right.
However, Yulian didn't dwell on it for long, his attention was soon drawn to the soundly sleeping Frieren.
He saw Frieren sprawled out in a large cross shape on the bed, sleeping soundly, the blanket on her body nowhere to be seen.
Yulian silently picked up the blanket Frieren had kicked off and covered her again, unable to help but grumble.
"Should I say, as expected of Frieren?"
Yulian shrugged and sat down at the desk to start writing down the "Magic that can build a wooden house."
The sky gradually darkened, and a faint light illuminated the interior of the wooden house.
"Sorry, I accidentally fell asleep."
Frieren explained by the dining table, her head slightly lowered.
"I didn't know your house would be so far from the mountain pass."
"It's okay, let's eat."
Yulian's mouth twitched slightly when he heard Frieren say "so far."
If he didn't know Frieren was genuinely asleep, Yulian would have thought she was implying something.
"The Magic scroll is here. You must have been traveling for too long without proper rest, that's why you fell asleep."
"Eat something properly and then get some sleep."
Yulian smiled as he handed the Magic scroll to Frieren, and a full bowl of rice was also placed in front of her.
"What is this?"
Frieren curiously picked up a translucent grain of rice with her chopsticks and asked.
"Rice,"
Yulian explained.
"After getting rice using the "Magic that can turn wheat into rice", you can get rice by boiling the rice in water."
Yulian explained briefly. Because he found that people in this world didn't eat rice, and wheat was only made into bread and flour.
"Can you teach me?"
Frieren picked up a mouthful of white rice with her chopsticks and chewed it. As she felt a hint of sweetness spreading in her mouth, she immediately asked.
（=ω=）
"…Okay."
Yulian's agreement was a little hesitant, because he realized that his various small Magic spells were endless. What if Frieren discovered his other small Magic spells and refused to leave?
Frieren not leaving was a minor issue, but he had to work and take on quests, so he couldn't go without using Magic for a long time!
If she discovered him using Magic, wouldn't his identity as a member of the Demon Clan be exposed!
No, he had to find a way to send her away!
"Thank you."
=ω=
Frieren happily chewed the rice in her mouth, and before she knew it, she had already had a second bowl of rice.
In fact, Frieren only ate the rice and didn't touch the wild vegetables on the table with her chopsticks.
"So, when are you planning to leave tomorrow? Do you need me to guide you?"
Yulian asked tentatively, looking like he was ready to help with anything.
Frieren, however, hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.
"I plan to build another wooden house next to yours and stay for a while."
It was rare to meet someone so kind, helpful, and somewhat similar to Himmel. Frieren didn't want to leave too quickly; she could take this opportunity to learn more about humans.
Furthermore, since she was only collecting Magic on her journey anyway, staying for a short while wouldn't have any impact.
"You're leaving tomorrow, right? You wait here, I'll go pack for you right now!"
"Um, I plan to stay for a while."
Frieren interrupted Yulian, and also interrupted the smile on Yulian's face.
"You said, stay for a while?"
The smile and enthusiasm on Yulian's face froze.
How long is "a while"?
Three years, five years, or ten years…
"Is that not okay?"
Frieren tilted her head and looked at Yulian, feeling a little strange.
"You won't get used to living here."
Yulian pursed his lips and said with some difficulty after a moment.
"You don't have a place to stay,"
"Didn't I just learn the wooden house Magic?"
Frieren walked to the door of the wooden house, Magic surged, and a brand new wooden house instantly rose from the ground.
Yulian's mouth twitched and he continued.
"You won't be used to the food from our remote area,"
"Rice is quite delicious, isn't it?"
Frieren extended her hand, and a handful of rice appeared in her palm out of thin air.
Alright, alright, alright!
Yulian turned his head away and couldn't help but sigh softly.
He knew that his days of being neighbors with Frieren had begun, and he had brought it upon himself…
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