Green and My Brother
Yggdrasil… the lifeline of the world. Also known as the World Tree, it is a divine tree that circulates the world's mana—that is, magic power and the power of souls. Beneath the branches of that very Yggdrasil, a burly old man and my brother were having a conversation. Oh, the old man is Michel-san… that’s Cedar-kun’s dad.
“I see… Ru-dono, is it really… impossible?”
Michel-san tilted his head. Not cute, but seeing him hesitate at a request from someone he respects made my brother waver.
“Ugh!? ……… N-No! I’ve told you so many times already, haven’t I!? Of course I want to show off such a wonderful Yggdrasil with everything I’ve got! But this could easily lead to war! Sure, even if it does come to war, with a troublesome hero and a final weapon girl on our side, we could probably win without bloodshed—but I’d really rather avoid pointless conflict!”
Brother… “final weapon girl” being read as Rosarin… Why!? I’m a pacifist, you know!?
“… What if it disguised itself as a different plant?”
“That might fool regular visitors, but some of the guests are people I personally invited. It’ll definitely get found out.”
I was starting to get the picture. Yggdrasil-san, who loves festivals and humans, probably wants to take part in this event.
However, Yggdrasil is the kind of being that could easily become a cause for war. Any land near Yggdrasil benefits greatly from its presence. Our land is only able to keep things under wraps thanks to my brother’s divine revelation acting as a cover.
Everyone wants fertile land. In fact, there was once a massive war over territory that housed Yggdrasil. Given that, it’s possible my brother and Cedar-kun’s divine revelations could become targets, too. Well, if mine were ever misused, that’d be just as bad.
“Niisama.”
“Rosarin! I-I’m not wavering or anything about letting Yggdrasil join the event!”
So you are wavering. It’s rare to see my brother this flustered. He’s weak to plants… No, to anything he holds dear. And I love that about him.
“Don’t cause trouble for Ru with your selfishness.”
Sui seemed exasperated. Maybe the green spirit Yggdrasil looked dejected—it was starting to wilt a bit.
“But, but! You know how much I loves festivals, right? This place is so much fun, but it’s a private home, so this might be my first and last chance to experience a festival… I don’t wanna be left out! I even got a brand-new slide and trampoline for this daaaay!!”
Oh, it’s true. The number of slides has increased. There’s even a spiral one now. And the trampoline is sparkling new.
Even if it’s just one of its clones, the Green Spirit King’s lament must be the cause—green magic power was growing increasingly unstable.
“Sui-san.”
I gave Sui a flat stare.
“Ugh!? I-It’s not like I had a choice! She’s older than everyone here, even the adults, and she should be able to endure it for Rosarin’s sake!”
“Uwaaaaahhhhh!!”
The green magic power grew even more unstable. Sui, please be a bit nicer to your mother. At this rate, our harvest is in real danger.
“Couldn’t we distract your friends with the Magchelia and the Rose of Light?”
“The Rose of Light is basically a legendary seed now, and Rosarin’s Magchelia—Arisa—is a mutated strain…”
“Eh?”
The Rose of Light is *that* rare!? I had no idea. Oh, but the one at Grandpa-in-law’s place in Wolfanea should’ve been the last one. So only our place, Grandpa-in-law’s, and Father-in-law’s have them!?
Also, our Magchelia—Arisa-tan—was lovingly cared for by the green spirit Sui, my green-thumbed brother, and me with all-attribute mana. We don’t know the exact cause, but it stopped blooming red flowers and now only produces rainbow-colored ones. They were red at first, originally supposed to be red. No one knows when it changed. On top of that, its purification ability has supposedly increased hundreds of times compared to a regular Magchelia. Incredible.
“Either way, it would become a huge problem. I don’t want to turn my research colleagues into criminals.”
“… Criminals?”
“If they saw such incredible experimental material, they wouldn’t be able to resist trying to get their hands on it. I’ve seen it for so long, so I can hold back, but…”
Apparently, the Rose of Light and the Magcheria are just that rare.
“W-What about Sabo-san and the others?”
“I’d hate for something to happen to Sabo-san and the rest.”
“Right!?”
Even if we brought out other rare specimens, it would still be a problem. So I proposed a different solution.
“What about joining as a spirit?”
“Ah.”
“Eh?”
“Huh?”
“That’s it!”
It would be bad for Yggdrasil-san to appear as herself, but if she joined in spirit form and didn’t announce she was the Spirit King, there’d be no problem. The new slide and trampoline would bring joy to the twins and the orphanage kids.
“If you’re joining as a spirit, you can also have Dan’s super delicious yakisoba. And if you have time left over, please help Sui out too. Might as well enjoy it as a host too, right?”
“Wonderful! Then I’ll enjoy the festival as a spirit!”
With a bright and cheerful smile, the Green Spirit King dashed off. My brother and Sui had complex expressions on their faces. Michel-san nodded in satisfaction.
“You should’ve just suggested that from the start.”
“… Well, it only just came to me.”
The Rosenberg household is peaceful today as well.
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