Part 1
Let's have a talk about Aisha.
She is energetic.
With the death of Paul and the state of Zenith, she continues to pass her ti energetically without changing a thing.
Rather, she seems more energetic now than she was before.
In fact, you could say she is the most energetic when she's at ho.
It's nothing like the listless face seen on Lilia as she stares out the window.
Nor does she wear a painful face like Norn, who idly stares at Paul's beloved sword.
The housework is continually done as if nothing had happened.
During the day she raises the plants in the garden, and flowers in her room.
At night I privately instruct her in magic, while she fawns all over .
There does not seem to be any mournful feeling for Paul at all from her.
For Aisha, I wonder if father's existence wasn't a very big thing?
Norn, it seems, doesn't have many mories remaining of Buina village.
So it's possible that Aisha also might not have many proper mories of Paul and Zenith as well.
For Norn, the only real length of ti she spent with family was with Paul.
For Aisha, the only real length of ti she spent with family was with Lilia.
When looking at it from that perspective, it's difficult for to say that I also am properly able to mourn as well.
I think, rather than feeling sadness at the death of her Father, that her driving force is the happiness she feels just knowing that her Mother is alive and well.
"Life" to her, isn't about holding on to regrets from the disasters that have happened in her life, but rather finding a way to get the most enjoynt out the life she is able to live.
Part 2
Now, it was the morning of a certain day.
While it was a holiday for myself, unfortunately Sylphy and Roxy both had to work.
I thought about how I would spend the day leisurely, even while taking care of Lucy.
While the wives are working hard, the husband is having a rest.
Even though that seed to give a deplorable feeling, I rationalized that even an adult needs downti too.
Well, as of right now, I'm not presently bringing in any inco.
And it is a little hectic around here with the arrival of my baby.
But still, as for what's happening presently and also what I can see in the coming future, there aren't any money problems that I need to be concerned with.
While confirming my thoughts, I see off Sylphy and Roxy.
Then, I double-check that Lucy is asleep.
I let loose with so stretching, and head out to the garden.
At one point, the garden was dilapidated, and there were many exposed patches of bare earth.
However now, after not having seen it for a while, it had undergone a tamorphosis.
The first thing I noticed, was that three trees of the type to not wither in winter had been planted.
Each tree had a type of blossom that corresponded to one of the other seasons; spring sumr and autumn.
I can only imagine how in the world each of them were brought here.
I seem to recall an inquiry on an adventurer guild request, that involved delivering sothing that had been uprooted from the forest.
If the transportation costs were said to be very expensive, receiving Zanoba's assistance could have lent so assistance with settling matter by way of escort costs.
Furthermore, there was place in a corner of the garden that was bricked-off.
I know of it because I helped with its creation.
In this bricked-off area, there was a paddy that had the rice seeds I brought back planted inside.
Since I didn't know how to actually make a rice paddy, the rice was being grown normally in the ground.
Presently, promising stalks have begun growing out of that paddy.
While it seems to be doing alright, as for whether or not rice will be able to be harvested, I just don't know yet.
Aisha was squatting down in front of the bricked-off rice paddy.
And curiously, Zenith was also squatting next to her.
"What are you all up to?"
"Ah, Onii-chan. We're pulling weeds!"
Pulling weeds.
This is sothing straight out of a Showa Era manga, isn't it?
After looking at the section for a bit, certainly Aisha has made an effort in her weeding.
Even Zenith next to her is also silently pulling up weeds.
Co to think of it, that ti when I lived back in Buina village, Zenith used to pass ti pulling weeds like this quite naturally.
After all, pulling weeds is an integral part of gardening.
"Zenith-sama has also been sothing like an assistant lately."
"……"
The way she says 'Zenith-sama', leaves feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Umm. Aisha. About the way you refer to Mother, is it alright if you just call her 'Mama' too?"
"I can't. That's sothing Mama Lilia was very against. About Zenith-sama, since Zenith-sama is the proper wife, I must always respect her as such."
Lilia's orders, huh?
Strictly enforced.
However, since Aisha is unable to look at Zenith as a mother, is it a difficult matter for her?
Around the ti she was born, Zenith was able to beco a proper mother to Aisha after all.
Well, it's fine.
In our family, calling her that, might as well be as trivial as a nickna.
"Since when has Mama Zenith been doing this?"
"From before this was made. At first Mama Lilia stopped her when she would co out here and help with the gardening. But she is more skillful than I am!"
That's right, back in Buina village, Zenith did do proper gardening.
Great care was given to the plants and trees in the garden.
I wonder if this behavior is influenced by how she was?
At any rate, if there is a chance she can regain any part of her mories by doing this, I have no reason to stop her.
Nevertheless, I just watch the ladies side by side pulling weeds.
The relation between those two seems quit good.
While they are not connected by blood at all.
They look like your normal mother-daughter
"Ah, I forgot. Brother, you are taking a rest today, aren't you?"
While considering things, Aisha looked back at and spoke.
Her cheeks were dirty with mud.
"Yeah, for today, I'll be in the house."
"In that case, can you co to my room later on, I have sothing I want to show you."
"Sure."
I nodded while I wiped the muddy cheeks of Aisha.
Having the mud wiped away, she could only smile with a mischievous "ne he he~"
Even I had noticed that Zenith was watching the situation.
Part 3
[Because there is sothing I want to show you, co to my room later.]
Those were so very seductive lines.
Aisha is a precocious child.
It's very possible that she might start doing things, like abruptly lifting her skirt and saying [I want you to see all of !]
Nope, no way.
It's all for naught, since our relations together extend into taking a bath together.
What more can you even show past that?
However, with her being so direct like that, ahh, I am worried about her future prospects.
Is it ti for to teach her Sex Ed?
No, if it cos to that, Lilia is certain to have taught her about it.
In all possibility, the one who would be giving out the wrong knowledge about that here, would be .
Pondering that, I enter Aisha's room.
Though I was told to co by later, I never heard exactly when 'later' was supposed to be.
I don't think she'd particularly mind if I was waiting in her room.
It's not like I have any particular interest in the room of an 11-year old girl.
Then again, it's not like I can say I don't have an interest either.
"Yeah. She is definitely able to keep her own room clean."
Aisha's room was very orderly.
All the nooks and crannies of her room have been thoroughly cleaned, and not a single thing lies scattered about.
The bed is also properly made.
At various places around the room, girl-like accessories could be seen.
For instance, on the side of the bed was a plush doll.
It was a plush doll made in the shape of a human about 20 cm tall.
Bright light brown hair made of wool, wearing a robe, and holding a staff.
Clearly a Magician.
Around here plush dolls aren't sold, did you sohow buy it from a certain peddler?
I don't get the feeling that Zanoba would have had a doll like this.
Then in that case, it's a quite the treasure.
I an… surely sothing like this probably wasn't made by herself.
On the windowsill there were so potted plants.
From the seeds that I had gotten on my journey, there were so sprouts.
One like a Tulip, others like the Cactus, or Aloe.
There were about 10 different sized potted plants lined up.
Unlike that of Norn, this was indeed a girl's room.
Opening the closet in the corner of the room, three different sets of maid clothes were hanging.
All of them seed to have been thoroughly used, and the patching stood out.
They were the apprentice maid's clothes.
As Aisha steadily grows taller, the ti she has left to wear these will soon run out.
Or will Lilia nd these further with a bit of her tailoring?
While looking around near the edge of the closet, I spotted a rather cutesy and girlish set of clothes.
Sothing that would look rather frilly if she wore it.
'Battle Clothes' I wonder?
If she wanted to show off sothing like this, then I feel a bit sorry for her.
I'll just pretend that I didn't see this.
And so, I closed the closet.
I instead went to open the drawer under the closet.
In it was a cluster of panties.
It was packed to the point of overflowing with small folded panties.
If I had any kind of 'thing' for Aisha, then certainly this spot would be Shangri-la.
Next to it was also a cluster of shirts as well.
Properly investigating, I was able to confirm a large number of brassieres as well.
Nonetheless, with my 11 year old sister's pleasant growth, she has already successfully managed to equip the chest armor.
However, isn't her size still that of an A-cup?
According to Oppai-sennin, on the subject of her 'equipnt', from the very beginning Aisha was said to beco a person of exceptional talent in this area.
Clink.
"!"
At that mont, I heard a sound from behind .
I used my foresight eyes and filled my hands with magical power and looked over my shoulder.
Simultaneously, I closed the drawer, and then extended a fingertip in the direction I heard the sound.
"……Who's there!"
There was nothing.
There was no one.
Aisha and Zenith are probably still in the middle of weeding.
And Lilia should be handling lunch preparations right now.
Maybe it was Jiro the armadillo?
Wait a minute, Roxy rode Jiro to school.
He should be taking a nap in the academy stable right now.
Perhaps the horse I bought before going to Begaritto -- Mastsukaze , sotis I check up on him in the town stables but it's unlikely for him to co all the way here on his own.
Could the noise have been Lucy?
Not possible, Lucy can barely even crawl as of yet.
Then, could it be sothing completely different?
A thief perhaps?
So kind of hentai bastard whose only aim is to possess the bra, worn for the first ti by a certain young girl…
I adopt a low posture, and beco cautious of the surroundings.
But still, there is nobody.
There aren't any hiding places.
But my sharpened instincts tell , that sothing strange is going on.
Impossible, but could it be an invisible enemy?
Using a magic item to make themselves invisible?
In that case, the effect would wear off soon.
"……So is it a test of patience then? Fine with ."
I mutter that alone.
Without anyone being here, it could be that I am an idiot and it is just the rattlings of this old house.
No. Certainly sothing was there.
It was an uneasy feeling.
I need to look properly.
Anything that looks different from before.
…Plush doll.
No, that's the sa.
The door hasn't been opened or shut.
The bed isn't disorderly at all.
Even the ceiling is clean. I doubt even a mote of dust would fall from there.
That can only leave one thing.
The potted plants.
There you go.
The number of potted plants is different……no that's not quite it.
There doesn't seem to have been an increase or a decrease.
However the sense of foreboding is definitely coming from here.
It was then, at that mont.
A strong light shone into the windowsill, when the sun had reappeared from behind the clouds.
Clink, Clink!
"Wha-!"
The smallest of the potted plants shook.
The plant that had been growing there began to move about in a andering way.
Wiggling its body around so that its whole body would be absorbed in the sunlight.
Whenever the plant moved, then the pot it was planted in would move, and that was what was causing the noise.
So this little guy was the true source of the sound.
However…
"What the heck is this?"
When I timidly stuck out a finger to give it a poke, the plant twisted in a surprising way.
However, when my fingertip approached, it imdiately wrapped its ivy vines slowly around it.
I hurriedly removed my finger.
And the plant, as if nothing happened, resud its sunbathing.
"A moving plant……?"
How strange.
Will it by chance dance as well when I sing a song?
"……"
All joking aside.
I seem to rember a plant like this.
Yeah, I've seen it many tis now.
This.
This guy is…
It is a Treant!
Part 4
Anywhere you go you can find the monster called Treant.
It is a classic example of a demon that lives in this world.
Strictly speaking, it's the so-called Sli of this world.
I have also visited many places during my travels.
Demon Continent, Milis Continent, Central Continent, and Begaritto Continent.
And while I have unfortunately not yet gone to the Sky Continent, I have conquered most of the world's 5 continents.
And on every continent, there was always a species of demon Treant that existed there.
Whether in the forest, or on the plains, it appeared frequently.
While Treant is a monster of the tree, its outward appearance is not fixed.
Stone Treant looks more like a potato.
Cactus Treant looks like a cactus.
They each had various appearances.
According to a story that I heard, there is even a type called Elder Treant that is able to manipulate water.
However I have never seen such a small Treant.
This one is at most hardly smaller than 15 cm.
Maybe 20 cm if I include the root size.
It has 4 leaves and 2 vines.
Currently it has no budding flowers nor fruits.
It's still a young tree though.
For the anti, I've decided to call this guy 『Baby Treant』,
Well, what the na is doesn't matter.
Just not having a na makes it inconvenient is all.
Now then, for the problem at hand.
Why is there a Baby Treant being cultivated in Aisha's room? What exactly is she doing?
"And then, what shall I do about this guy?"
"Well about that, you see, it suddenly started moving."
Aisha, without a hint of shyness, answered so.
"When was that?"
"Almost imdiately around the ti Onii-chan ca back, so isn't it pretty amazing?"
Rather, she pridefully boasted about it!
"Yeah, it's amazing. However, why have you kept quiet about it until now?"
"I was going to tell you! However since Onii-chan looked busy all the ti I postponed telling you, and Onii-chan just found it before I could tell you!"
Aisha retorted, angrily puffing out her cheeks.
Ah, she's really lovely.
However, now I understand.
This was on today's agenda.
Was it this you wanted to show ?
"So then, there was sohow a Treant seed mixed in with the ones I received……"
"Eh, that's not what I'm saying. I got it from the Asura Kingdom, it's a germ of Bacillus."
"Ah, is that…so?"
"Yes. Don't you see how there are leaves on the vines? In just a short while, it should start blooming purple-colored flowers."
A flower of the Bacillus.
I've heard the na before.
A material in aphrodisiacs.
Aside from aphrodisiacs, it is also cultivated as part of the raw materials typical in the production of perfus.
However, why is such a flower able to beco a Treant?
"This thing, exactly how did it start moving? Was it right from the start?"
"Nope. At first it didn't move at all. But then I transplanted it into the pot, and it suddenly began to move."
According to the conversation, it first germinated in her flower bed, then after a short while she transplanted it into a new pot and it started taking care of its growth.
Then after she grew it a bit more carefully, she was going to return it back into the garden.
She seed to be trying various thods of growing, and in the middle of the potting plant stage, it began to take form.
"Heh."
Plant pots are common.
So ti ago, I even went with Aisha to buy so at the general store.
Even though in all likelihood the plant pot wasn't sohow a magic item.
"You haven't done anything strange?"
"Nope. Sa as all the others. I am only using the soil that Onii-chan made with magic. After all, compared to the soil around here, the soil made by Onii-chan, is very nutrient-rich."
Then, it seems it isn't a question of the soil.
I never particularly considered the effectiveness of the soil I produced with magic.
Aisha seems to be filling it with all of the feelings of love she has for .
"Ah, also, I will occasionally give it so of the remaining bathwater."
The remaining bathwater!
So that ans, in the tis that it is not , it gets to bathe mainly in the dissolved sweat droplets from my beloved Sylphy and Roxy?
And even on occasion, leftover droplets of Nanahoshi are mixed in too?
No wonder!
Then it would be no mystery at all that the plant would develop so ecchi tentacles.
No, wait, it might be strange after all.
But I can certainly understand it.
"Hmm."
After all, what exactly is the cause?
An ordinary seed being raised in an ordinary way becoming a monster.
Is it possible that sothing like that could have happened?
In the seeds that Aisha received, by chance had a Treant seed mixed in, that much I can grasp.
Treant are able to mimic their surroundings.
So by that process, it might not have been suspicious to choose the form of the Bacillus flower.
While I consider all of that, only one result remains coherent.
"In any case, it would probably be best to burn it to death."
"Whaaaat!?"
Aisha raised her voice hysterically when I said that.
"But why!? It took a lot of ti and effort to raise it! And you don't want to do anything else but destroy it!?"
It's hard to believe.
That she was crying out such feelings.
Certainly, if I wanted to pridefully show off sothing, and was then told to incinerate that sothing, would I react similarly?
"……Aisha. Even you should be able to understand. This guy is a Treant. A monster."
"But still, right now it's just tiny and cute!?"
"Even if that's how it is now, there is the chance it can attack soone when it becos bigger. It is dangerous!"
"But I've already been properly disciplining it to not attack people already!"
Aisha clings to my waist
And in her eyes, tears gather.
Just now, [I'll look after it properly, and I won't let it trouble anyone else I promise.] seed to be silently conveyed.
However, it's not like a dog or a cat.
It's a Treant!
"Say, Onii-chan. I can keep it, right?"
Aisha pleads at with upturned eyes.
"It's no good even if it's tiny and cute. Throw it away."
"Even if, this guy, isn't even in the slightest? Even if it becos friendly with everyone else, and it properly listens to what I tell it to?"
"I know that's a lie. A Treant has no ears so how can you say that it listens to the things you tell it to?"
"Watch this."
When Aisha replied, she extended her hand towards the Baby Treant.
The vines of Baby Treant began to wind themselves around the small finger of Aisha.
When the vines had been wrapped around Aisha, she gently tickled and stroked the side of it's leaf.
While it was being petted, the Baby Treant began to wiggle its body.
It was a strange thing to see.
The plant was behaving like a dosticated animal.
"Yes, now release finger."
When Aisha said so, the vine unwound with a rustling sound, and stood up on the palm of her hand.
"Which one is the pinky?"
The vine took a mont, seemingly at a loss, then coiled itself around the pinky finger.
"And now the middle."
The vine then released the pinky, and coiled around the middle finger.
"Okay, now the thumb."
Following the words of Aisha, the vine coiled around the middle finger began working it's way over to the thumb.
However, without sufficient length, only the tip of the vine could touch the thumb.
"Good job, Releaseー"
Aisha and Baby Treant played in that sort of way, for a while longer.
And then she turned around and faced .
"How's that? It listened to properly, didn't it?"
"A- Yeah."
Certainly it was possible that those two had co to be able to understand each other.
The impression I got from watching, was that the Treant had definitely taken to Aisha well.
Should I change my way of thinking just a little on this?
…even though Treant is a demon.
In my image of it, it's a ferocious demon that mimics a tree to ambush and attack travelers.
However, even though I just call it a monster, there are those that get used to people.
The lizard I rode on in the Demon Continent, and even Jiro the Armadillo are also demon beasts.
However, between demon beast and demon, if I look into the origin of both, they can be called the sa thing.
Is it possible for Baby Treant to be dosticated into a demon beast if it gets used to people?
If it's a matter of risk, then wouldn't keeping the larger sized Jiro be a much bigger risk?
However, Jiro was a demon beast that was trained by a professional.
"I'm more worried that in the middle of the night, it will take advantage of you being asleep and strangle you to death."
"In the case of the Bacillus flower, at best it might grow to twice its current size, so I think everything will be fine."
"But, Still…"
"Then suppose I am injured, and at that ti it still obeys !"
"By the ti it would take to get back here, you might be injured beyond any repair."
"Muu……Say, surely it's not still no good?"
Up until now, I have never heard the story of the Treant being dosticated.
I don't know its habits, nor do I know how it should be trained in the future either.
And the Treant, even though it is a small fry, it is still a demon.
If one wrong step is made, I have a feeling it could beco a major incident.
Even if it only grows at most to 30 cm like Aisha said, I guess the level of incident could be known.
The Treant which has been germinated from a seedling, had been raised all the way to here.
If it was able to beco accustod to people, then it would be hard to imagine that it could cause significant harm.
Hmm.
"……"
"I get it. Even if you say it is no good, I still have a plan."
When I seed perplexed, Aisha indignantly raised her lips.
And then, folding her arms defiantly, glared at with her upturned eyes.
"A plan?"
"I'll just talk to Sylphy-ane and Roxy-ane, about 'that thing.'"
"'That thing?'"
It sounded like I would be t with sothing troubleso.
To the perplexed , Aisha arrogantly declared.
"Why, the hidden room in the basent!"
"-!"
There are certain parts to people you shouldn't ss with.
For , that happens to be the basent altar.
When everyone is fast asleep, that is the sacred place I secretly visit and offer my prayers.
Although the god I worship is already beside , still, this is this, and that is that.
Such a thing is what I believe in.
The act of praying is relieving to a person, and it allows one to live their life to the fullest everyday.
I have already been doing it for so many years now.
It has beco a vital part of my existence.
Suppose such a place becos known, what would happen?
What would Sylphy think?
What would Roxy think?
I want to think that Lilia already sort of understands.
And Aisha at first has taken the trouble to pretend not to have known.
However, Norn would probably despise more if she knew.
And then perhaps they'd demand I destroy the altar.
"Ah, Aisha. I uh, am only thinking of your well being after all. Treant is a dangerous monster you know, and even if you raise it, there is no telling if it still won't be dangerous."
"Don't worry, I no longer mind that Onii-chan is a pervert, but I wonder how Sylphy-ane and Roxy-ane would feel? Especially Roxy-ane, that for all these years you've been holding on to her underwear, how would she feel if she knew?"
Gununu.
This rascal.
Here I am just trying to look out for her well being, and then bam… she threatens !
Ahhh. Sheet, How should I handle this?
I'm doing the best I know how to do.
Then, in the mont that I was most troubled.
The door behind suddenly opened.
"Umm, I thought I heard my na, were you trying to call for ?"
"EH!"
"EH!"
and Aisha both turned around in wonder at who was standing in the doorway.
There, standing there dressed in her robes, was the person I had just seen off only a little while ago, Roxy.
And she was wearing a blank face.
"W,Why is Roxy here…and not at the Academy?"
"Ah I had left sothing behind, and I ca back to get it real fast. At this ti, I don't have any class."
How Roxy-like of her, to forget sothing!
No, it's not like that.
"Say Roxy-ane, Did you know? Onii-chan has Roxy-ane's MFFFFFHFUFHHFFF……"
I panicked and held my hand over Aisha's mouth.
What should I do?
"……"
"…………"
Silence fills the room.
And on the windowsill, Baby Treant anders about.
Roxy's eyes hone in on it.
…All right.
For now, I'll let Roxy voice so opposition to it.
Surely she can relate to the fear of keeping a Treant well enough.
"This is a Treant isn't it?"
"It,It appears to be that way, Roxy. It seems Aisha has been wanting to suggest that she cultivate it! But, The Treant is a demon too, and I wonder if it wouldn't be dangerous instead? Does Roxy also think that the idea is no good?"
Aisha makes 'Mff Mff' sounds while trying to pry my hand from her mouth.
Fool, don't you understand my true power?
Even if you bite it, I won't ever remove it.
Ah, Wai-, don't lick it.
Ack, Don't slurp it either!
"Isn't it wonderful!"
How unexpected!
She approved of it!
"If it is raised properly and takes to a person well, I doubt one of this size would be dangerous to a person."
"Eh? Really?"
"Yes. While I haven't really taken a good look at this one, The Migurudo tribe bred Treants to keep harmful birds out of the fields."
Is that so?
That the Migurudo Village had such things?
Whether there was, or there wasn't.
Did I even look?
I can't really rember it all that well.
Well.
Was it not dangerous after all?
I moved my hand off of Aisha's mouth.
"Aisha. Perhaps, Onii-chan was mistaken."
Though Aisha gave a suspicious look, eventually she gave a broad smile.
"But, Onii-chan was also trying to think about myself as well."
"Right. Of course I was. Keeping a demon would be dangerous, right?"
"Then, about 'that thing'… I'll keep quiet about it for now."
"Thank you Aisha. How about you go cook us sothing delicious, right now?"
"Sure!"
Aisha separated from .
And then ran over to Roxy, clinging to her with a 'pyon~'
"I love you Onee-chan!"
"…………Eh ah, okay?"
Finally, only the perplexed face of Roxy remained.
Part 5
Thus, the household pets now included 『Baby Treant』
Of course, I attached several conditions on the matter of keeping it.
Firstly, if he ever harms a person he will be disposed of imdiately.
Secondly, it must be properly trained to not attack people.
Thirdly, the family must be instructed properly on what kind of plant it is.
Fourthly, taking into account the worst-case scenario, it is to never be put near the baby.
Etc.
Though saying these various rules made Aisha's mouth sour, she nodded without making an unpleasant face.
But because the orders were mostly relevant to the protection of my child, everything should be fine.
Incidentally, in regards to the na of the Baby Treant, it was given the na 『Beet』
I have expectations for its growth.
Certainly in the future it will beco a wonderful protector of my rice garden.
Still, for her to have found that altar…
I truly cannot take her maid skills lightly.
9 Rumors of the School - Number 4
"A monster lives at the Banchou's house."
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