SC1 18.2 – Two Little Foxes
After reaching the hut, I took my time to perch on nearby of bamboo stalk. Then, I observed the various constructions on the balcony.
My clones did a really good job. Despite giving me a hand to finish the order from Owner Tokuma, they had completed the construction in seven days. After that I carved the necessary runes on each construction and yesterday I had finished it. Now, other than honey bee farm, every construction in the balcony was ready to be used.
I then landed to the ground, changed to human form, and entered the hut. In the dining hut, Sanno-01 sat in front of a pile of oiled papers. Today, Yunno and Yui had language and math test. It seemed they had finished it and now Sanno-01 was checking the result. Wasting no time I went over to him.
“How is the test?”
“Very good,” Sanno-01 turned his gaze to me before continuing, “I have not finished checking the language test yet, but the math result shows that Yunno and Yui have fully grasped the concept of time, temperature, distance, weight, and volume, along with how to measure it.”
“I see.”
“Next week,” Sanno-01 said as he took out a big bundle of oiled paper from his spatial storage and handed it over to me. “I will start putting flora, fauna, and ecosystem into their daily study. I need you to check the material I have prepared before that.”
“Give me two days,” I replied as I took the bundle. “Where are they right now?”
“In the laundry with Kato.”
“Do you need me for something else?”
“No, I’m good.”
“Have a nice work then.”
Wasting no time I put the oiled paper bundle to my spatial storage, and then went to laundry quarter. Over there, I found Kato was cutting Yunno’s hair. Every ten days or so she helped Yunno and Yui trim their bang, but now she also cut their long hair. Well, their hair had already reached their butt. I guessed it’s time to shorten it up to their back.
As for Yui, Kato already finished cutting and trimming her hair, and now she calmly sat and waited for Yunno to get the hair trimming.
“Long straight hair and short bangs really suits you,” I said as I sat next to Yui.
“Mhm.” Yui nodded while looking at me with her clear eyes, and she looked really cute.
“Dear,” Kato said without turning her gaze from Yunno’s hair. “You are back.”
“Yeah.”
“How is it?”
“Pretty good start,” I casually replied.
“Glad to hear that.” After a short pause Kato continued, “I don’t mean to get involved with the way you run the cooperation with Owner Tokuma, but can I ask you a few things?”
“Sure.”
“The price you offer to him is too cheap if he plans to sell the dishes in Kamakura. Are you fine with it?”
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“Honestly, I want to see Owner Tokuma’s reaction on this matter. Will he stay silence and take advantage of this low price, or he will do something to compensate me.”
After nodding her head two times Kato asked me another question, “In the future, will you participate in the store management?”
“Nope.”
“Why?”
“Running an eatery is not easy. You will find something break every an hour or two. I will gladly let Owner Tokuma handle it,” I calmly explained. “In return, I will offer him several tables of menu, and let’s hope he will sell it through different stores in Rokube, and his stores in Kamakura.”
“Isn’t the population in Rokube too few for another store? Why don’t you concentrate the entire menu in one store?” Kato curiously asked.
“If the trading port in Toba Mie bloom as expected, Rokube will became bustling city and provide good opportunity for food and beverage industry.”
“How many table of menu you plan to propose to Owner Tokuma?”
“Another two or three, based on different culinary tradition so people don’t get bore easily by it.”
“I see.” As she pointed at piles of warrior clothes in nearby chairs Kato continued, “Can you help Yui change to her warrior clothes?”
“Sure.”
Without delay I took a set of warrior clothes from the piles. I had helped Yunno and Yui change their clothes ton of times, so it was easy feat for me. First, I helped Yui took off her short-kimono, but let her inner garment on.
Her inner garment was already the type which being worn by junior warrior, consisted of shorts and t-shirt, made of specific fabric that could be worn in any season. It would warm the body in the winter and cooled it in summer. Kato ordered it from Kamakura through Sotora.
After asking Yui to store her short kimono in her spatial ring, I helped her to put her warrior clothes on, made by Kato personally. The set was similar to sushi chef’s outfit. The pants had a finger-thick string in the center. While for the shirt, other than a finger-thick string in the right waist, it had a small but strong kam snaps on the chest and wrists. The shirt also had a huge pocket on the lower right.
After that, I asked Yui to sit on the chair while I put her warrior socks and gladiator sandals on. “Tie the string outside your pant so the sandals, sock, and lower part of the pant become one.”
“Mhm.”
“Is it too tight?”
“Ummm…” Yui tilted her head before continuing, “No.”
“It’s done then.” After checking Yui from head to toe I added, “It’s fit you really well.”
“Mhm,” Yui nodded while having big smiles in her face.
Then, Kato turned her gaze to Yui. She checked her from head to toe before turning her gaze to me. “Dear, put her outdoor jacket on too. We have to see if it’s also fit on her or not.”
“Right away,” I replied before helping Yui put the outdoor jacket on.
The outdoor jacket basically was a hooded short bathrobe, and it was also fit really well on Yui. Then, Yui used a silk ribbon to tie her long hair into a simple loose bundle, put the hood on, and took out a small fox mask from her spatial ring and put it on too.
“Did your aunt make the mask for you?”
“Mhm,” Yui happily replied. “Aunt Kato also teaches Yui how to tie Yui’s hair.”
“I see,” I happily said. “You look really like a junior warrior right now.”
“Mhm.”
Yui gave me another happy nod, and it made me smiled widely. Kato then take another glance on Yui, before nodding her head a few times.
“It’s really fit you,” Kato said. “Now, you can store the other sets to your spatial ring.”
“Yes, Aunt.”
Wasting no time, Yui put the rest of her warrior clothes to her spatial ring. In total, Kato made six sets of warrior clothes for her, and it was easy to tell that she put lot of effort on it.
Then, Kato finally finished trimming Yunno’s hair and went straight helping her put her warrior clothes on. Once she was sure it fit her well, Kato asked Yunno to store the other five sets to her spatial ring. Then, Yunno also tied her hair like Yui, put the hood on, and wore the fox mask Kato made for her.
Now, the household had two cute little foxes. I couldn’t help but had a big smile as the warrior clothes made Yunno and Yui brimming with happiness. I felt like the hard work I have done was being paid off in full. Then, I took them to move Bonnie-01 and her sister to green house.
It’s time to introduce Yunno and Yui to the bigger picture of my plan. Other than that, I also wanted to prepare them for emergency. In less than a year, two times I almost lost Yunno after all.
The first time was when I put my trust on Yuko without grasping Kazuyori’s intention first. As the result, Yunno fell into Hisami’s hand. The second time was when I put my trust on Kato, and she sent Yunno and Yui back to Kazuyori. Fortunately, in both incidents I managed to take Yunno and Yui back in less than a day.
However, I couldn’t guarantee that in the third incident I would be able to recover Yunno or Yui fast enough. The possibility we were being separated, and Yunno and Yui had to rely on their own until I reached them fully exist. I had to put some precaution for it.
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