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Author:
すずの木くろ (Susunokikuro)
Translator:
Yukkuri Oniisan
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Chapter 83: Mass Consumer
Kazura ate the lunch leisurely for about 1 hour and
after putting the dishes away, he and Valetta went together towards the
residence garden.
In front of both of them, there were numerous herbs growing
from the seed they planted before on the ground.
Next to them, was the lemongrass and peppermint that
Kazura bought as seedlings and then numerous herbs that were planted in the
pot.
The agricultural tractor that Kazura had driven here
was parked at the corner of the garden.
「They have become bigger, but as expected, their growth rate is slower than what
is written in the book.」(V)
Valetta said so as she squatted down and looked at the
herbs.
Kazura also squatted down and try to take a look at
the herb, but sure enough, it seemed to be not that big.
However, they didn’t look to be diseased, it was
indeed a bit frail, but the leaves were healthy green.
「Even when they didn’t get any disease, their growth rate is slow, wonder
what does this mean…… The Peppermint seems to be a bit bigger though.」(K)
Comparing the herbs growing on the ground and the
herbs planted in the pot, the peppermint that grew in the pot had faster growth
rate, even if it was just a little bit.
Since the pots with the peppermint were given fertilizer,
this difference in growth rate was without a doubt came from the presence of
fertilizer.
However, the peppermint growth rate was relatively slower
than the growth rate of a normal seedling.
「I thought that perhaps the problem lies in the fertilizer, but the growth
rate is still slow even though it had been given fertilizer, so I don’t really
know why…… The herbs that are planted in the pot and given fertilizer are also
have a slow growth rate.」(V)
「When you observe the herbs daily, did you noticed something?」(K)
「Something…… Hmm.」(V)
At Kazura’s question, Valetta put her hand over her
mouth and start thinking.
「Nothing at all…… I watered them frequently, I pulled out the weed when I
noticed them growing around…… I didn’t find anything particularly strange.」(V)
「Hmm, is that so…… No, wait a minute.」(K)
「Ah, do you realize something?」(V)
Kazura made an expression as if he realized something,
so Valetta turned her gaze, filled with expectation towards him.
「I want you to tell me, how big is the weed that grows in the peppermint
pot?」(K)
「The weed? Since I pulled them out as soon as the sprout out, they weren’t
that big. About 1 centimeter.」(V)
「Did it always look like that recently?」(K)
「Yes, it never change.」(V)
At Valetta’s reply, Kazura focused at the peppermint
inside the flower pot, crossing his arms as he thinking.
After several seconds of silence, he turned back at
Valetta as if he had settled his thoughts.
「…… Perhaps, there is almost no nutrient left inside this pot? If there are nutrients
then the weed will become big quickly, so it seems that the nutrients have been
completely exhausted.」(K)
「Eh? But, it can’t be……」(V)
The conjecture that Kazura thought up sounds crazy, the
nutrient from the fertilizer put into the pot had been absorbed by weed, so the
nutrient inside the pot had been completely exhausted.
Valetta opened her eyes wide from surprise, but when
she quickly fix her expression and thought about it before speaking.
「But that won’t explain the growth of the vegetables in the field. The weed should
have been sprout out in great number every day, so before the nutrient went to
the vegetables that were planted individually, it should have been taken by the
weed that grows in its surrounding.」(V)
「That might be true, but didn’t everyone in the village immediately pulled
the weed out as soon as it sprouts? If you pulled it out immediately then the
weed’s root will still be shallow so the deep soil that had been mixed with the
fertilizer’s nutrient will still untouched. Since the vegetables still growing
their roots, then just as they reached the untapped fertilizer and took up the
large amount of nutrient, they grow immediately. Or so I thought.」(K)
As far as Kazura know, the villagers went to the field
everyday and pulled absolutely every weed that grows around the vegetables with
their hand and then stirs the ground with triangle weeding hoe.[1]
Kazura often helped when living in the village, so he
knew how thorough the weed removal is.
The pulled out weed would be left on the ground
surface, where it will dry up under the strong sunlight.
「B-but, that might be the reason why the herb planted from seed had slow
growth rate, however, it won’t be the reason why the peppermint seedling had
slow growth rate. Since I pulled out the weed every day, there should be nutrient
left in the pot.」(V)
「Yes. That might be true, ever since Valetta-san returned to the village.
But, during your absence from the residence when you went to Isteria, only the
villagers who were asked to take care of the herbs, knew about the pot
situation, right?」(K)
「…… Ah.」(V)
When Kazura pointed this out, Valetta made a surprised
expression.
「Furthermore, you watering the pot everyday so the soil is always wet,
right? If the soil is wet then when the shallow rooted weed absorbed the water,
the nutrient at the bottom of the pot get absorbed too. That’s why, the small
remaining nutrient left in the pot had been absorbed by the weed, so this pot doesn’t
have nutrient anymore. The vegetable field also watered, but the watering
frequency and the blazing sun prevented the field’s soil from being constantly
wet. More importantly, the vegetables are growing fast and so defeated the weed
in the competition for nutrient.」(K)
「Eh…… Then that means the plants of this world……This is, this is no matter
how you put on it, it is absurd……」(V)
「Ah no, this is only a conjecture after all. It doesn’t mean that this is
the truth……」(K)
Valetta eyes were looking at the weed that was growing
in the garden as if they were a frightening thing.
If Kazura’s conjecture was correct, then the plant of
this world would absorb absolutely every nutrient that its root could reach and
it growth could continue without limit as long as the nutrient last.
Of course, depending on the plant there might be a
limit on the growth, but based on how the village’s vegetables looks like, it
wouldn’t be strange to think that they could become even bigger.
Furthermore, Kazura already confirmed that he couldn’t
obtain any nutrient from eating the abnormally quick growing vegetable, so even
when the vegetable became bigger, there was still little nutrient in it for
some reason.
The nutrient inside the Japanese fertilizer might be
used up only for the vegetable huge growth, so it resulted in a strange
situation where the nutritional value of the vegetable itself didn’t change at
all.
Perhaps, if these vegetables died and returned to the
soil, those nutritions didn’t return into the soil at all.
If this cycle repeats, then as the result, the soil of
this world might end up with almost no nutrients.
In that case, it was understandable why the concept of
fertilizer was unknown in this world.
Since it had hardly any nutrient from the beginning, the
concept of fertilizer never arises.
However, this was still no more than Kazura’s
conjecture.
Unless Japanese experts investigate this world’s
plants, the truth might still be unknown.
「……Then, so that no weed seed could enter the peppermint pot next time, let’s
try to put it inside the house. If Kazura-san’s conjecture is correct then if
we give it new fertilizer then this peppermint should grow just like what
written in the book.」(V)
「Yes, there is no other way to confirm it but this, right?」(K)
Kazura nodded to Valetta’s proposal, then he stood up
and stretched his back.
「Now then, I will return to Japan once more. Since I will buy a lot of
books, please look forward to it.」(K)
Kazura said while smiling, so Valetta also stood up
and smiled.
「Fufu, then I will look forward to it. Will you return at dinner time?」(V)
「Yes, I will return around that time. Then, if it possible, I want to eat
Valetta-san’s omelette again……」(K)
Kazura spoke embarrassedly. Valetta blinked her eyes
in surprise for a moment but then she immediately made an honest delighted
smile towards Kazura.
「Yes! Just wait, I’ll make one which is extremely delicious, so come back
quickly, okay?」(V)
「Roger that. Then I will finish this quickly and return.」(K)
After Kazura said this, he boarded the agricultural
tractor in the corner of the garden and started the engine.
As the engine was started, a roaring loud noise filled
the surrounding.
At the sudden noise, the Rootcut Birds inside the
fence at the back of the residence was raising a cry and flapping their wing
out of surprise.
Then, the tractor in the residence grounds began
moving.
「Then, I’m off…… Perhaps I ought to park this somewhere else next time.」(K)
Kazura said his farewell and then drove the tractor
towards the stone-paved corridor that leads to Japan.
Valetta saw Kazura off, turned around to enter the
residence and then she stopped.
Then, she looked at the weed growing near her feet and
then at the herbs that were growing in the garden.
「……」(V)
Perhaps there was something on her mind, but Valetta
kept looking at the herbs.
On her eyes, just for a while, there was a sadness
floating by.
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One hour later.
Kazura, who returned to Japan, arrived at a large
bookstore in the city.
Inside the shop there were several hundred thousand
books lined up on the shelves, the genre collection was also very plentiful.
For someone who buys a lot of books, the shop had prepared
shopping carts.
So accordingly, Kazura was strolling in the shop right
now while pushing one.
The location that Kazura headed first was the history
book corner, mainly the shelves that cover European history book.
At its left were the shelves for Japanese history book
and they had regional history too.
Behind Kazura was the flat stand that displayed a
large amount of stacked light novels, there was a board where 『This Month New Release!』 written on it beside the
stand.
The board also pasted with poster promoting the light
novel, with an illustration of a kind-hearted looking young man and a blond beautiful girl, sat back to back.[2]
「Hmm, I wonder what kind of history book that I should buy? …… Perhaps
Europe BC Era? Or Ancient Rome?」(K)
He reached out to the history shelf related to Ancient
Rome that he saw by chance and then try to skim the pages.
That book depicted the daily life of Ancient Romans,
the technologies they employed and mundane tools that they use in an easy to
understand manner.
「Oh, so the Ancient Romans lead such kind of life.」(K)
After reading while standing for a moment, he put the
book into the cart.
Afterward, he skimmed several books about Ancient Rome
and then put them into the cart one after another.
The technology and tools that were used in Ancient
Rome seemed to be relatively more advanced than the ones used in the other
world, but the variety of the books related to Ancient Rome history was so much
and complete.
Since only Valetta who will read this book, he didn’t pay
any special attention to matter like it might advance the technology of that
world, et cetera.
About people daily life and clothes, since it had
considerable similarity to the other world, it might satisfy Valetta’s thirst
for knowledge to some degree.
For the military related book, he purchased the military
strategy history that centered around Ancient Rome.
Historical important war and battle, how the battle progressed
or why the battle happened and its background were described using an easy to
understand illustration.
Also, on the Japanese regional history at the nearby
shelf, he put several books that explain the history of the region nearby his home
in Saitama into the cart.
After that, Kazura walked around the shelves for
technical books and put technical books related to metal smelting, agriculture,
surgery, nursing, and others into the cart.
Several of the books inside the cart have second
copies, since it was for his own use in case it was needed at Isteria
Since only technical books might not be that
enjoyable, at the hobbies corner, he put cooking magazines, room design
magazine and various other magazines that have lots of photos into the cart.
Some time ago, Valetta seemed to enjoy reading the
book with photos,「How to start a popular Café」, so she will surely be
pleased with these magazines.
「…… How should I say this, it ended up as an amazingly chaotic selection of
books. I wonder how much these will be?」(K)
The content of the books that he had put into the cart
one after another, had become a chaotic mess with zero uniformity.
To see a military strategy history placed atop a book
titled, 「How to make a delicious herb-tea」 was truly surreal.
To pay for the cost, Kazura pushed the heavy cart towards
the register.
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YES. All the plants
in this world are just a greedy selfish parasite. Even the people too are just
a greedy selfish parasite, suckling our naïve MC softhearted nature to death……
Yes Valetta… You are
that WEED!
Also, next chapter:
Kazura Shopping like a Boss.
[1] Stirring
the soil with the weeding hoe was to destroy the shallow root of the weed.
Since the crops usually have deeper root system, it will destroy the weed,
after all: No Root No Life. “rm -rf /” is deadly…
[2] (ED: Look at the
volume 1 of the LN cover, blatant advertising lol)
That is not kind-hearted young man... That is a very naive kind-hearted young man..... |
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ReplyDeleteThanks For the chapter.
ReplyDeleteI suppose that valetta thinks she is a weed, that absorbs everything from kazura, his time, money knowledge. And gives him nothing in exchange. it's kind of a one sided relationship right?.
I know of somehing only she can give to Kazura, if you know what I'm saying, ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ......
Delete......it's love.
Reading this novel, WE are the weeds( ゚Д゚)
:O
DeleteIt might be worse than that, imagine one of thise weeds crosses into our world, It woukd be an ecological disaster. I wonder if the author will play with this idea
DeleteNo we are the weebs...
DeleteSorry for the bad joke I'm leaving now...
Thx for releases sensei....
ReplyDeleteI've been hungry for your release esp takarakuji. I missed Valleta so much.1-2 month/release really killing me from inside
now i feel sad for valetta...
ReplyDeleteAwwwww, just give him your babies Valetta! xD
ReplyDelete*cough*
Thankee for the chapters!!
Won't she become a succubus then? Suck him up until he's dry. IYKWIM ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
DeleteLet’s think about it carefully... if Valetta gives him babies, will they be able to eat Valetta’s words food, or will they need partial, supplimnental or whole Kazura’s World food... more trips... or another refrigerator and generator in Grisea...
DeleteWhat about the liniage? If in 50 to 100 years there are now 30-50 additional mouths from multiple generations... (remember, possibly marrying off at 14-18 years of age, and likely to Nobles in the capital... for arguments sake) what happens? How many will begin dying 9f meal nutrition...?
So how about this.. if the plants suck up all the nutrition does that mean if he eats the food of that world then it sucks up his nutrition?
ReplyDeleteBut but... Isn't it wife (read as weed) job to spent and suck her husband dry?
ReplyDeleteWTF Rome strategy ?? Look The art of war from Sun Tzu XD
ReplyDeleteThanks for the new chapter and im new comrade just found this gem hahaha. And. Thanks for that lovely cover illustration
ReplyDeleteall you had to do, was follow the damn man to the edge of the earth!
ReplyDeletedamn, she is really a good waifu material in every aspect
.....oh I nearly forget. thanks for the chaptor
Isaac×Valetta..
ReplyDeleteInsisto.. la waifu de a poco va molestandome mas.. principalmente no me gusta que pase tiempo de contacto con otro tipo y ademas lo oculte del mc..
Por otra parte Liece.. aunque tampoco me gusta del todo, seamos sinceros..
La niña es hermosa, popular, inteligente, fuerte.. tiene el derecho de elegir al tipo con el que quiera casarse no? Aunque sea por su dinero o por su miembro.. ella lo vale con creces..