My Daughters Have Regressed

208 – Precious # 1

208 – Precious # 1

They say that you don’t know where someone entered, but you know where they left.

It was definitely as he said.

I don’t know when it started, but my daily life seems to have been filled with Naru’s small talk.

A story about a butterfly flying through a garden, a story about discovering a pretty rock, or a story about discovering a candy store while wandering the streets.

Without Naru, who was chatting like that, the atmosphere in the miscellaneous mansion became half quiet.

Suddenly, I wondered if the mansion was too big for the number of people living there. It was new to me, but I felt strange because I wondered how big this house was.

Quiet atmosphere in many ways.

However, people were not all gloomy.

“Naru, can you hear me?”

Cecily whispered to Brigitte’s stomach.

Of course, Naru couldn’t answer.

Cecily continued to ask.

“… Naru, if you stop by, you will appear in my dreams tonight!”

“… Umm…”

Brigitte, who was napping on a bench on the balcony, frowned slightly. Did Cecily’s voice bother you?

Soon, Garrot appeared from somewhere, lifted Cecily’s side and took her somewhere.

“Brigita and Naru need to rest now.”

A few days since Naru disappeared.

We were doing our best to get used to the changing atmosphere in many ways. Brigitte in particular worked very hard.

Bridgette entered the room where Naru was and set up a cradle for her babies and hung something like a dream catcher from the ceiling for the day she would meet Naru again.

Sifnoi also worked hard.

“Mmm… , Since ancient times, nymphs have played the role of midwives, nannies, and friends of new mothers… ! This Sifnoi is working hard to ensure that baby Naru is born safely… !”

I don’t know what they were working on, but it was nice to see them busy moving around the mansion.

In the past, I would have said he was crazy, but now I feel quite at ease knowing that there is a guy who is so busy and causing a commotion.

“How many more nymph maids should we hire?”

While I was thinking about that, I saw Hina through the window, absorbed in something in the garden. I watched her quietly to see what she was doing and saw that she was drawing.

Swish, swish, swish-.

Hina was drawing in her sketchbook using crayons of various colors. She looked like a child had drawn a child with crayons.

“What is this?”

I asked.

Then Hina showed me the picture and answered slightly shyly.

“… Naru… Hina… Cecily… Morumoru…”

It was like that.

Hina seemed to be drawing her sisters.

In addition, Hina was drawing many different pictures. Naru playing in the forest with raccoons, Naru spewing water at a sphinx in the desert, etc…

“If you draw a picture like this… I’m sure I’ll be able to remember it later… ! I also drew a lot of pictures about Cecily and Hina’s story… !”

Several sketchbooks were filled with drawings.

Many of the crayons I received as Christmas gifts had become dull and worn out.

When I think about it now, I don’t think I’ve ever drawn anything in my childhood until the crayons ran out.

My crayons were either lost, broken, or out of my focus.

In that sense, Hina had a sincere side.

Zek-.

At that time, Salome came next to me.

Even though I jumped from the second floor balcony, it was an action that did not feel any weight.

“We also have to prepare quickly.”

Sseukseu-.

Salome strokes Hina’s head.

The hand gesture seemed somehow refreshing, yet also filled with a bit of affection and regret.

“… Wait!”

Hina hurriedly ran to her room.

Then she appeared with a large bag on her back.

Hina said, putting a sketchbook and crayons inside.

“Now I’m ready!”

# # # #

We went around Hina’s street again to buy things for her to use.

While Naru chose her own things, Hina preferred to leave it entirely up to her or me.

“Judas, look at this. These are baby clothes. It’s really small and pink, right? Don’t you think he would look good with Hina? Hey, why are you looking at the tin robot?”

“Hina might like tin robots.”

Shopping for Hina’s items took a little more time. Because she had to use her brain to figure out what kind of object the new baby should use.

Have all other couples gone through this process?

Naru is strange in choosing the items she uses herself.

“Hina, is this the rattle you choose? I’m going to wave this in front of you. Are you okay?”

“…”

No matter what object she looked at, Hina just nodded her head.

It was rather tricky because there was nothing to cover it with. Just because Hina nods her head she doesn’t mean she can buy anything.

If possible, buy the best and most suitable items.

So, as her worries continued, Hina drew a picture of me and Salome shopping in her sketchbook with crayons after a heated discussion on various issues.

With that feeling, time passed and before I knew it, it was lunch.

“Now all that’s left is a baby blanket and a cradle.”

Salome sits down on the mat and stretches.

Soon Salome took something out of her bag.

It was a lunch box piled in a wrapping cloth.

There were a few sandwiches in it, and they looked pretty decent.

“Salome, did you make it yourself?”

I asked.

Then Salome snorted her laughter.

“I have quite a bit of experience living alone, right? Of course I can cook at least. Brigitte takes care of everything at the mansion, so I just don’t do it.”

What does it taste like?

It was okay.

The fresh dressing, cheese, and ham went well with the lettuce.

Although it was a bit odd that there was avocado in the sandwich.

It felt like an ordinary, happy family going out.

Was this really okay?

I thought it would be better to do something a little more meaningful.

But Hina shook her head.

“… I like things that are ordinary! Then in ordinary daily life… As I was living, suddenly… Because you will be able to recall today’s events… !”

It was very profound for a story from a 6-year-old.

“There are times when I wonder if Hina is really my daughter. “When I was Hina’s age, I wasn’t this much of an adult.”

Sseukseu-.

As I was continuously stroking Hina’s chin and forehead with the palm of my hand, Salome frowned.

“If Hina isn’t your daughter, are you saying I cheated on her?”

“…”

No, why is that story coming out here? I heard that women sometimes try to find fault in places they don’t understand.

Salome said.

“I am. You didn’t let any man other than you touch a single hair of yours? Hina is your daughter. She’s just like me, more thoughtful and kinder than others. Right?”

Salome held Hina in her arms and they rubbed their cheeks.

There was definitely a similarity between her mother and daughter.

Anyway.

After finishing her lunch, we wandered around Frisia to find the crib that Hina would take care of for quite some time.

But Salome’s tastes were quite picky, and she didn’t see anything she liked until the sun went down.

Then what we discovered was an old antique store.

It seemed like a place that sold old furniture, but it didn’t seem to me to have very good items.

Will Salome, who was not satisfied with the luxury furniture in No. 3, find a satisfactory cradle in this place?

I went into the store.

There was a smell of dry wood and glaze inside the store.

An old, strict-looking old woman was dozing off while wearing a beret, and she nodded, not knowing that a guest had arrived.

“Shhh…”

I thought about waking him up, but Hina shook her head.

It was easy for us thieves to move without someone sleeping, so while we were looking around the store, Hina ran towards something.

It was a cradle made of brown wood.

What was unusual was that leaves were growing all over the cradle.

“Hina, I like this!”

This strange cradle?

It was the first time today that Hina expressed her opinion as if she liked something. However, when I felt embarrassed by this strange appearance, someone spoke next to me.

“The little one has a good eye. This is the “Tree of Eternity.” It is a tree that grows forever in any form. “It looks like this, but this tree is still alive.”

It was an explanation from a sleeping old man.

“… !”

Hina trembled as if she was started.

It’s hard to believe that a cradle cut into pieces like this is still alive.

Hina asked.

“Really… Alive… ?”

“That’s right. There are some things whose essence never changes, no matter how their appearance changes. This “Tree of Eternity” Is like that. This tree changes from a tree to a cradle, from a cradle to a wooden horse, and from a wooden horse to a chair, and is a friend that stays with people throughout their lives.”

“Even if the form changes… The essence does not change…”

Hina kept muttering those words from her mouth as if she really liked them. Did she think that she would face the same situation as Hina in the future?

Hina asked soon.

“… This cradle can also be made into a cane later… ? Big stick… The wand used by wizards…”

“The process of making furniture and tools using ‘Eternal Tree’ is quite complicated. But I can. What do you think? Do you like the crib I made? “This is probably the last cradle of my life.”

“… Yes!”

Hina nodded her head.

And then she finally took the cradle in her arms.

At that moment, I felt like the image of a baby lying in a cradle, a child riding a wooden horse, riding a swing, and a woman holding a cane flashed before my eyes.

In the end, we purchased this suspicious wooden cradle.

“See you again, little strange girl.”

The old man who had packed the cradle neatly into a box waved his hand at us.

Now it’s dinner time and I’m on my way back.

Salome asked.

“So how much was it? When I heard it, it seemed like quite an expensive piece of furniture.”

Are you asking the price of the cradle?

Why are you asking me that?

“Salome, didn’t you pay?”

“… I thought you figured it out, Judas? There’s no way Hina calculated it. “Did you just leave without paying our money?”

I ended up stealing unintentionally.

We went back to where the store was.

The site of the store we had wandered around and looked at just 10 minutes ago had completely disappeared. There was just empty land.

As Salome and I were looking around at the strange situation, Hina spoke.

“It’s amazing!”