Let’s Make Fertilizer Using Fish Bones
Right now, all sorts of things were progressing at once in the Marsh territory.
Like, you know, crush fish bones and mix them into the soil, and they become good fertilizer. We were testing that too. There’s seriously so much to do.
This was something I suggested, and Mama took the lead and asked Kamacho the gardener to handle it.
When I first heard his name, I thought, “Just how Ka-Macho is he?”, but nope, that was actually his name.
“Young Master Kaito, is it really true that fish bones can become fertilizer? I ain’t never heard of that.”
“Yeah, this is something I heard from the Goddess of Ikaruda too.”
“Ahh, Kai-kun, I’ll explain that part.”
“Yes, got it!”
Mmm~ Mama’s patting my head.
Mama’s hands are soft.
Mama is soft all over.
I love that about her too.
“Now then, Kamacho. What we’re about to do is expected to play a major role in the future development of the Marsh territory. So you must not speak of this to anyone, your family included. Promise me, understood?”
“Yes, Milady.”
“Then I’ll explain. Kaito saw this in a dream, he received guidance from the Goddess of Ikaruda. Of course, we want to verify whether a child’s story is true. But if things go as they did in the dream, I believe crops will grow in greater abundance. And if that proves true, then this fertilizer will…”
Hm? This fertilizer will…? Mama? What’s wrong?
“… Sell.”
Ahaha, well, yeah, that’s true.
“Y-yes…”
Yeah, I get it, it’s a kid’s story. If someone suddenly told you that, you wouldn’t believe it right away. It’d be confusing.
“It’s alright. It’s only natural to think of it as a child’s foolish talk. Even if it fails, you won’t be punished, so don’t worry.”
That’s good. Mama’s face when she said that was full of kindness. Seeing that, Kamacho visibly relaxed.
“Understood, Milady. I’m your servant, I’ll do whatever you say.”
Whoa there, Kamacho. If you fall for Mama, you’ll get burned. Papa’s super jealous, you know.
“Good, I understand. I’m counting on you.
Now then, let’s hear Kaito’s explanation.”
Alright, it’s finally my turn. But honestly, this isn’t a divine revelation from the goddess of Ikaruda. It’s just my memories from my previous life. I don’t even know if it’ll work in this world, but we’ve gotta try things out first, right?
“Okay, so inside this jar are a bunch of thoroughly dried fish bones. We’re going to mix these into the soil.”
If you don’t dry them properly, they’ll start to smell, and mold might grow. That’s why we made sure to dry them really well.
It was actually pretty tough, since sudden squalls make it hard to dry things outside here.
I asked all the maids for help. When they hang laundry, they read the wind and bring it in before the humid air suddenly rises. After that, it cools up above and heavy rain pours down.
So when they brought in the laundry, they brought in the fish bones too. And when they had time, the maids who could use wind magic would blow air on them to help them dry. They really helped out.
We waited a whole month, but I wasn’t sure if they were fully dry, so we waited another month. Two months… that felt long.
Well, I say that, but I only asked for it. I didn’t actually do the hard work. The maids were the ones who had it rough. I should be grateful.
“If it’s Young Master Kaito’s request, we’ll do anything,”
they said with big smiles. That really helped.
“Young Master Kaito, how much soil do we mix with how many fish bones? It’ll take about ten years for the bones to break down, you know.”
“Oh, about that, you crush the bones before using them.”
“So we grind the bones into powder and mix that into the soil, eh?”
“Yep.”
“Then how much do we use?”
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