A Cozy Life in the Woods with the White Witch: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 7] by MOJIKAKIYA

Author:MOJIKAKIYA
Language: eng
Format: epub

7. A Granddaughter?

It was now the time in spring when wildflowers finally bloomed, their petals scattering in the warm breeze. Color had returned to the once-bleak landscape, bringing with it the fluttering bees and butterflies, and the animals that had been in hibernation were also waking up and roaming around, trying to fill their hungry stomachs.

During this time, Tori was weeding the yard. He had already untangled and removed the vines from the apple tree, which was now blooming with white flowers and filling the air with a faint, sweet scent. After seeing the flowers dotting the tree, Tori couldn’t help but be excited for when it finally bore fruit later in the year.

He had also finished planting all the saplings he had brought home over the course of several trips to Azrac. He supported the thin trees with stakes so they wouldn’t be toppled by the wind. He had planted them strategically around the yard, and after finishing, he imagined what it would look like once they were fully grown and was satisfied with the result.

“So when can we get the fruits from these? In the summer?” Subaru asked as she stared excitedly at the small apple tree sapling.

“We’re not getting them that quickly. At best, it’ll take four or five years,” answered Tori.

“What?! That long?!”

“How long did you think it’d take? These aren’t vegetables, you know.”

Unlike vegetables, which could be harvested within a year of planting them, fruit trees took years to grow, but once they did, they’d produce fruit every year. They were, of course, completely different from one another.

Subaru kicked the ground in disappointment. “Well, there’s trees in the underworld that grow big in a year,” she said.

“Huh? Really?” Tori looked incredulous.

“Yeah. There are also apples thiiis big down there!” Subaru waved her arms to demonstrate. “They taste awful, though.”

“What’s even the point if they don’t taste any good...”

Apparently, the soil in the underworld greatly increased the rate at which plants matured and the size of their fruits, but at the price of ruining their flavor. Tori suddenly understood why Euphemia’s familiars didn’t like going back to the underworld.

“Tch. I thought I was gonna get to eat as many apples as I wanted!” Subaru complained.

“Well, we still have the old apple tree. You’ll get your apples,” Tori said.

“Hmph!”

Subaru looked at the older apple tree, but she still seemed somewhat dissatisfied. Although she loved meat and fish, she was also a big fan of fruit. She especially loved them when they were at their sweetest and ripest. It was one of the things that made her seem especially birdlike.

Now that it was the peak of spring, the various wildflowers in the hills had also bloomed like the flowers of the old apple tree. The weather had become warm, though traces of the winter cold still remained. It was the right temperature to be up and about. In this weather, Tori would tend to the garden, gather firewood, take a stroll through the nearby hills and forage wild greens, fruits, and mushrooms, all in between his regular household chores.

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