Chapter 345
Changes in the Herb Field
“Wuff. Wuff.”
“Ahaha. You’re licking too much, mama.”
“Yes, not too much, Leo. …Liza, you’re going to have to wash your face thoroughlyter.”
“Mr. Takumi. Leo… Are you awake?”
“Tilura? Yes, you cane in.”
“Okay! Good morning!”
Leo must have been very happy that Liza was fine, as she continued to lick her face.
While Liza wasughing, she would have to wash it offter…
As I was watching them, I heard Tilura’s voiceing from outside.
I suppose she didn’t knock, because she could hear Lizaughing, and knew that we were already awake.
And so I invited Tilrua into the room.
She was always so energetic in the morning, which I suppose was normal for someone her age.
Even Liza, who had looked sleepy a moment ago, was wide awake and cheerful now.
“Good morning, Tilura.”
“Wuff.”
“Sister Tilura! Good morning!”
“Liza! …Your face!”
“Ahaha. Because Leo licked her. Tilura, can you help Liza wash up?”
“Very well. Let’s go, Liza!”
“Wuff-wuff.”
“Yes. Youe too, mama.”
Tilura entered the room immediately and noticed that Liza’s face was wet.
And so I watched the three leave, and started my own preparations for the morning.
“Mr. Takumi! Are you awake!?”
“Ah! Ye-yes… Ouch…”
While I was shaving, I suddenly heard a frantic voiceing from behind the door.
It was not a very familiar voice, and while I answered, I realized that I had cut myself while shaving.
Blood was dripping… Well, that was a failure.
“Excuse me. …I am really sorry to disturb you in the morning.”
“…But what is it? It sounds urgent?”
It was one of the butlers I had seen in the mansion a few times.
Usually, it was Sebastian who came to talk to me. I wonder what it could be?
“Y-yes. It is true. Mr. Takumi, it’s about the herbs in the garden… They have died.”
“What? Died…?”
“Yes. I know this might sound like an excuse…but it was very dark during the night, and we could not see well. And when we went to look in the morning, they had wilted.”
Apparently, it was one of the butlers who had been watching the herbs.
Obviously, they could not see well during the night, and had no idea that they had wilted.
As light was needed for photosynthesis, I thought it might affect them, and so I had told them to avoid using magic light.
I wanted to see what would happen under natural circumstances.
In any case, the butler was now apologizing about my herbs dying.
While it wasn’t the oue I had expected, it wasn’t a problem in itself.
We were still conducting research, and I could easily make more with Weed Cultivation.
Still, the fact that they grew so quickly, multiplied and now died… It must all be rted to Weed Cultivation somehow.
“Uhh, please calm down. As they were made under special circumstances, it is not strange for them to die. It’s not your fault, so don’t worry.”
“Yes…I’m very sorry.”
“So, did all of them wilt?”
“No. Only the ones that grew big yesterday. The sprouts remained and continue to grow.”
“I see…”
First, I tried to calm down the apologizing butler and make him tell me the situation with the herbs.
ording to him, it was only the first herbs that died. And the new ones were fine.
Did the new sprouts take all of the nutrients?
No, if that was the case, then the others should have died off too.
What could this mean…?
“In any case, I will go and have a look.”
“Yes.”
“…What happened?”
“Wuff?”
“What is it, papa?”
Just as I was about to leave the room with the butler, Liza and the others returned.
I had been in such a rush that I was going to leave without saying anything.
…I had even forgotten about the pain of cutting my jaw.
In any case, I told the others about what had happened, and we all headed to the garden.
Leo alone seemed to be quite hungry, and so she was a little disappointed… Don’t worry, I just have to take a short look, and then you can go eat.
“Mr. Takumi.”
“Sebastian. So you were already here.”
“Yes, I was just informed a moment ago, and came right away.”
When we went out into the garden, I saw that Sebastian was waiting for us.
As there had been another butler as well, he must have gone to call Sebastian.