My Wife Waited in the Wheat Fields

#5 Beast Hunting (1)

About a week had passed since the supply officers’ visit.

Weekly papers brought news from the western battlefield.

As Elric expected, the seven-strong Igret captured the capital of Palvan within three days.

No, it would be more accurate to say that it was completely burned down rather than occupied.

Her magic burned the entire Palban, which boasted a history of hundreds of years, and turned it into ashes.

Now there are seven kingdoms and one empire left on the frontline, and the situation has become even more urgent, but there are places where such things are considered to be of a distant world.

It was Wibin.

“It must be a chilly day.”

Unlike the urgent trend of the West, Yubin gave off a leisurely atmosphere.

There is not a single major incident, to the extent that it is a story that has been cluttered for a while due to the outside merchants carrying inventory designated as trading items.

Facing the complete winter, the villagers are working hard to carry firewood or maintain various neglected tools.

Portman’s mansion was spending a leisurely time checking the big problems that such residents could not solve on their own.

Same with Elric.

“Looks like there is not enough firewood in the fireplace. Can I ask you to bring more?”

“Um, if you don’t mind, can we keep it like this? If it’s too warm, it’s hard to concentrate on work.”

The Portman family’s office.

Elric asked as the room was so cold that he had to wear a coat indoors, but Tyria shook his head and replied.

They said it was a concentration problem, but well… It seemed so to Elric.

“Let’s see if you like cool things.”

“If it’s cold… .”

“No, that’s all right. I’m not that sensitive to changes in my weather.”

In the first place, it is a life of sleeping curled up on the bare floor even in the cold enough to freeze all the soil. Elric’s body was unharmed so that only a slight breeze came in.

I just asked because she was worried, and the answer that came back was like that, so I just understand.

“Tell me if it gets cold. I will tell you to bring me more firewood.”

“yes.”

The white skin of Tyria who answered was emitting a paler light in the winter.

The tip of her nose was slightly red, and her lips were much redder than that. The contrast would be stark because of the skin.

What came to my mind was the vain impression that the fur cloak hanging over my shoulders was very old.

Elric let out a big laugh.

‘I’m bored, but let’s go.’

All the big tasks that need to be learned right now are done, and all that remains is the handling of small paperwork.

It was something that could be done in her line, and the reason Elric was still in the office was because of Tyria’s advice that ‘he should make commuting a habit’, so what else could he do besides observing her?

As a result, a thought naturally came to my mind.

It was about a certain feeling that came to mind on the day of the last visit of the Quartermasters.

Didn’t he feel strangely frustrated that she, who would be left alone again after he left, might go through the same thing that day?

That feeling still lingered in Elric’s stomach.

It’s still a small ripple.

However, the ripple was quite annoying to ignore, so Elric often wandered in the same thoughts like this.

Of course, thinking about it didn’t mean that the answer would come easily.

For that reason, Elric kept his chin on his chin and repeatedly glanced at her, and in the process, he met eyes with Tira, who suddenly lifted his head.

Startle-

Elric rattled.

Tyria asked.

“Do you have any business?”

It’s embarrassing to say I was just watching.

Elric hastily made excuses.

“No, I was looking at the fur cape.”

“Oh, you mean this?”

Tyria stroked the fur cloak.

“It is a cloak made from the skin of a demon. It was something I received as a gift from the local people about 7 years ago.”

“Ah, did you?”

“Yes, there was damage to the private house because the monster from the back mountain came down to the village. In that year, the people of the territory went hunting, and the hides from catching the beast became a wolf’s cloak.”

It was a name I missed.

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“The magician of the back mountain… It reminds me of the old days.”

Elric wiped away his embarrassment and chuckled.

“In the past, there was a time when I dared to look at that bastard.”

Behind Wibin’s estate was a huge mountain range with peaks that stretched over double digits.

It was a mountain that was hard to reach because the forest was thick and the mountain slope was steep.

For children, the magic beast was one of the indispensable enemies when playing knights.

It was the same with Elric.

Elric, who was a trouble maker in the village, always took his children to the back mountain to find the witch whenever the adults were not paying attention.

‘Have you only seen it once… .’

I remember seeing a wolf that was several times the size of an adult man from afar and running away in a panic.

The funny thing is that even after being beaten so badly, he went up to the back mountain every time to find the Witchbeast.

Come to think of it, it was pretty amazing to be alive.

‘Ugh, no. That’s not it.’

Maybe the reason I didn’t see the magic beast again was because of my master.

Since the place where Master lived was on the middle of the mountain behind him, it is highly likely that he would have cleared away all the demons nearby, given his personality.

If you think about it again, the teacher often cooked and fed you strangely fishy meat, but it could have been a witch beast.

‘It was quite an addictive taste.’

The first taste was fishy, but when I ate it, there were times when I missed that taste because there was nothing else like it.

It was the same on the battlefield.

When the nostalgia for hometown filled up, the fishy taste also came to mind.

Elric licked his lips.

Then, he noticed that Tyria was staring at him.

“Um, sorry. Have I been too absorbed in my thoughts? It’s said that it’s the demon of the back mountain, so it probably doesn’t remind you of your old friends. stop with memories… .”

“… no.”

Her gaze fell.

His expression was strangely different from usual, but Elric had no way of knowing what the reason was.

I tilted my head.

That was the moment.

rattle-

“Madam, these are new documents.”

Rdio entered the office and pushed the stack of papers up to his waist.

Elric was horrified.

“What, what happened so many times?”

“Nothing great. It’s just that the quantity has increased as we gathered the demands of the people of the territory.”

Are there so many requirements?

Elric was suddenly overcome with fear.

Wibin’s territory is not that big, but the fact that this much paperwork is piled up means that large territories are more.

It dawned on him that being a nobleman might be a lot harder than it looks.

Of course, that illusion quickly dissipated.

“I’m not going to see all of this.”

Tyria explained.

“The little things are skimmed over. The reason why I collect and read these requirements is to understand the situation in which the manor is running. Knowing what types of requests are in high demand and what items are in high demand is important for smooth operation of the territory.”

Oh, was that the reason?

Elric rubbed the back of his neck and laughed awkwardly.

“I was surprised. I wonder if I should listen to each of these.”

“We are masters, not servants.”

It was a clear doctor’s expression.

Meanwhile, while flipping through the documents Tyria had received, she pulled out one.

“Of course, sometimes things like this happen that we have to deal with ourselves.”

“that… .”

Tyria handed over the papers to Elric.

Elric checked the contents and opened his eyes wide.

“Beast hunting?”

It was a request to solve the problem because the monster from the back mountain came down and started to fight.

That’s what the whole village is asking for in unison.

In the details, a special note was written, ‘A wolf-type monster, the size of a private house.’

“I need to find out. It’s quicker to go out and listen to the village chief about these things.”

Tyria stood up from her seat.

Elric also hesitantly stood up after her.

“Do you want to go with me?”

“Wouldn’t that be?”

Even though it was a job, did he try to leave it alone?

Elric, puzzled, soon understood the reason.

Her gaze was fixed on his lap.

Elric gave a small laugh.

“It’s okay. It’s a lot better than when I first came.”

“If the Witchbeast ever comes out… .”

“Can you carry me on your back?”

Tyria’s expression hardened.

I don’t know, but I’m sure it wasn’t that positive.

Elric was suddenly overcome with resentment while resenting the light mouth.

‘… Everyone seems to like it when Elbus is like this.’

Elbus Graham was fond of this kind of masochistic jokes when chatting with women his age.

Then, while the other ladies were in trouble, they often nodded with blushing cheeks.

Why does it work for him and not for me?

Elric’s head was lowered at such resentment.

“… It was a joke. Go ahead.”

“Ah, yes.”

Elric would not have known.

In Tyria’s mind, who doesn’t know the joke, she is picturing herself whimpering and carrying him on her back. Eventually, due to her weak stamina, both of them ended up falling prey to the Witchbeast.

Tyria had seriously thought about physical training until Elric said ‘I was joking’.