Volume 5 Chapter 47: Great Fira

"What am I going to do?!" Herrick looked down at the seed. This was the last chance for him to grow it! However, he really didn't know what to do! This was the first time he had ever done something like this!

How can I make it grow?! The man was confused as to what to do. This was the first time Herrick felt this much frustration. While he was lost in thought,

"Hmmm, hmmm," Herrick looked out the window to see Fira doing something. She wasn't alone, as Alfia's spirits were with her. While she did,

"Hello!" Fira waved when she saw Herrick.

"What are you doing?" Herrick glanced at her hand. What she had in her hand was a giant can. The bird was helping her hold it while the wolf balanced it on his back. It looked humongous under Fira's tiny hand.

"I'm watering the plants!" Fira tilted her head. She was perplexed as to why he would say something like that? Wasn't it obvious with the watering can in her hand?

"Ahh, nothing." Herrick shook his head. It was Fira's turn as she entered Herrick's room, "What are you doing?"

"Ah, I-" Herrick spaced out as Fira spotted the pot on the table.

"Do you want to grow a plant?" Fira and the other spirits jumped into the window and into his room.

"Mmhmm. But I have to do it myself,"

"Wahhh! What happened to those babies?!" Fira noticed the pilled-up dead seeds on the sidelines! There was a large pile for everyone to see.

"Those are the ones I messed up on," Herrick scratched his head. Looking at them again showed how much trouble he had.

"How dare you?!" However, Fira yelled at him, "How could you waste all those seeds!"

"...I'm sorry. I tried my best," Herrick apologized. He did his best to grow the seed.

Fira took a big huff before asking, "Do you need my help?"

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"Ah, I don't-" Before Herrick could say no, he realized. Keith never said I can't ask for help. He just told him that he needed to grow the seed. At this point, he needed something.

"Help me,"

"Please," Fira added.

"Hmm?"

'Whenever Keith asked for help, he would add please,"

"...Please help me,"

"Okay!" Fira puffed out her chest, "The amazing Fira shall help you!"

"Woof," "Kwak!" The wolf and bird cheered her on.

"What do I need to do first?" Herrick asked.

"First thing, why don't you have soil?" What she saw was a pot and a seed inside it.

"You need soil?"

Fira's eyes widened, "Of course you need soil! Plants need soil!" This was gardening 101! How did he not know about this?!

"I see,"

"Come with me!" Like that, Herrick followed the spirits outside to the garden.

"You need soil in the pot," "Okay,"

"What are you doing?!" Fira quickly grabbed his arm.

"I'm grabbing soil,"

"That isn't good soil!" Fira lectured.

"There are different soils?"

"Yes!" "I see," This would be more difficult than he thought.

"Shovel this one," Fira pointed at the ground. Herrick did just that as he scooped it. The lionman listened to the words of the spirit.

"Now, you need to pat the soil," Fira ordered.

"Understood,"

"No!" Fira grabbed his hand, and the other spirits held him again!

"You told me to pat it,"

"Not like that! You have to massage the soil gently!" Fira pouted. Herrick sighed,

"Understood."

"More gently!" Like that, Fira continued to yell at Herrick.

"The plant will die if you're this! You have to be extra careful!" Fira warned. Herrick was too crude.

"...Understood," Herrick listened and realized it. He forgot that plants were living as well.

"Good?"

"Mmhmm. You can plant the seed now," Fira smiled as she taught him step by step. And Fira had to scold Herrick as he did it.

"That was so difficult!" Herrick wiped the sweat off his face. How could there be so many steps when planting the seed?!

"That's because Herrick is slow," Fira stated.

"..." Stab! Fira's rang true. Anyone else besides him could probably do it. Once the seed was planted, the pot started to shine!

"It's growing!" Herrick was all smiles. Never had he thought he would get a bud so soon! That was incredible.

"Now you have to have it on you," Fira stated.

"Eh?"

"You have to be together with it! It needs water and sunlight."'

"Really?"

"Mmmhmm, it will die."

"..." Herrick stared at the pot, "I will not let it die!" There was no way he could let it die after all the hard work he did. He turned to Fira,

"Oh, great Fira! Please teach me your ways!"

"This great fira shall help you out! But you have to work hard!"

"Mmhmm!" Herrick nodded.

"..." While they talked, Diana and the rest stared at them from afar.

"To think they would be like this," Jack gasped. No one expected the arrogant Herrick to bow down to Fira.

"That Keith. He said he wouldn't help him. But he sent Fira to support him," Cadmus chuckled. He asked Fira and the spirits to go water the plants. Of course, they would go near Herrick's room at some point.

"He's like that,"

"At least Herrick is growing," Herrick listened attentively to the little spirit. While that happened, Keith was humming to his own tune.