Chapter 10
Chapter 10
From the next day onward, I was attacked by the children daily.
For the villagers of the unchanging village, the adorable appearance from my eyes with different colours and silver hair seemed to be an article for stimulating curiosity.
Besides, there were only a dozen children in this village. Of course, if you considered the parish that governed these several village, there were several times more, but it was not close enough for free movements back and forth between the villages.
All because my village was such a closed community, I, as the new member, could be said to an existence that people wanted to get involved with by all means.
The residence where I lived was the biggest house in the village.
But it could be said that it was a modest home for the heroes of salvation, Lyel and Maria.
A two-storey stone building.
Four rooms on each floor. Apart from that, there were also a dining room, a living room, a kitchen, a bath and a study on the first floor.
On the second floor, instead of the rooms on the first floor, a balcony was installed, and it became possible to dry the laundry there.
There was also a small inner garden; a stable was set up in the corner, and two horses were tied to it.
In the garden, traces of Lyels training were left as solid firm footprints , which proved his serious character.
Everyday, he would tread down on the ground by sinking the mould here and there.
The boundary between the garden and the street was separated by the low thicket and a fence, and it was to the point where even children can cross it if they felt like it.
Because it was a safe village, it had rough measures.
The children went under the fence and the children began to attack.
Until then, it was said that there no children were allowed to sneak into the heros house.
Besides, I also trained to avoid eye contact, so the villagers did not know I existed.
Anyways, once they found out that I was the same as them, they removed their walls of wariness.
They climbed over the wall openly during the day, and came to invite me.
Nicole-chan, lets playyy.
A tree outside the village grew cherries, lets go to eattt.
Come on! The boys instantly start talking about food.
Sure enough, the children had attacked secretly while I trained in magic manipulation.
Lyel, the owner of this house, was not at the residence during the day because of his patrolling work.
At the same time, Maria also had church work, so she was not at the residence.
Recently, my care was not needed anymore, so she resumed work at the church.
Of course, it was impossible to leave a 3 year old child alone in the house so the servant Finia was taking care of me.
As for Finia, she was cleaning the residence, so she took her eyes off me.
As a servant, she was not praised much, but because she managed the mansion and took care of the child at the same time, asking too much was an excessive thing.
In the first place, an ordinary three year old child like me did not actively move around. Even if she took her eyes off somewhat, there should be no problem.
As far as the childrens invitation was concerned, its an unwelcome favor.
But I was far more delicate than the average child.
Just playing with them, it would become plenty of stamina training.
Sure. Then let me tell Finia,
I understand, well be waiting.
Making the most childish voice that I could, I answered.
Playing with them led to reassuring parents who were worried about me who liked loneliness.
Regardless of Lyel, I did not want to worry Maria who took care of me in my previous life.
In addition, when getting tired from playing, I could go to sleep early in the night and avoid Lyel who would tease me enough to cause irritation when he returned home.
However, no matter how much I thought I was okay if I quietly disappeared, Finia would be worried.
If I did something untactful, she would get in contact with Lyel, and it might even cause a more serious situation.
So it was necessary to contact her beforehand.
Finia looked a bit worried, but since I said I was going with the other children, so she allowed us to go out.
Of course it was strictly prohibited to go outside the village.
Together with the five children, we came up to the tree at the outskirts of the village.
Various trees were planted around this village, and seasonal fruits could be gathered.
Because this tree did not belong to anyone, it often became an option for the childrens snack time.
The cherry tree was one of the target of the enjoyments for the children.
The cherry trees were not so tall and they also had a good shape, so it seemed like the kids could easily climb them.
A small red fruit was peeping into the face from the gap of the lush leaves.
Since the undergrowth was also thick, it was unlikely to be injured even if one fell.
Now, there were only six children, so only two teams could be formed.
I picked my cherries with the children of the same age.
Well, oh, Ill climb the tree and drop the cherries.
Oh, Nicole, are you fine with that?
Its okay, even if I look like this, my body is on the lighter side.
Even before I was reincarnated, I was one of the heroes. I had had problems with muscular strength and stamina from my previous life, but I had confidence in my reflexes and my body lightness was above average.
Tree climbing was a piece of cake. I stretched my limbs as much as I could and I climbed the branches casually.
That speed was impossible for a 3 year old child.
However, stamina remained a fatal problem. I was out of breath when I climbed the branch.
Hey, Nicole, are you really fine?
Okay, Im fine just leave it to me.
It was pitiful, but my breath had risen and my fingertips were trembling.
However, there was no problem in picking fruits. I slowly moved to the end of the branch, tore off the cherry fruit and dropped it to a child on the ground.
Finally, I finished all the places that I could pick easily, and descended to the ground.
Then, we tasted the sourness of fresh cherries together and enjoyed the taste of spring.
My belly was satisfied enough. There were quite a few cherries at the start, but they seemed to be a bit insufficient to satisfy the belly of the six children in the group.
Well, that tree over there is also growing some too, so lets go fetch some?
Oh, that tree is beyond the fence, right?
One of the boys pointed to a big tree and said so.
There was a big tree of cherries on the other side of the fence that warded off monsters. Perhaps it budded before the birds could eat it.
However, the tree was outside of the village, although only a little bit.
Its dangerous. My dad will get angry
Its alright! After all, up to there, its only a few feet, right? Even if a monster comes out, if you run back, youll get away.
Is that so?
One of the girls and I began were pushed by the boys force. However, this was a bad idea.
No, I came here on condition that I stay in the village
Tsk, then fine, well go alone!
The boys, who lost their temper at the girls indecisive attitude, passed under the fence.
The fence whose purpose is to ward off monsters had a large gap, so children could pass under it.
Ah, come on!
No matter how you put it, I could not overlook the reckless action of the children going outside, could I?
After I kicked the ground and expressed frustration, I chased afterwards.