Chapter 93

According to Appraisal Eyes-kun, You’re Supposed to Let the Soil Rest
“Kamacho, I can’t reach, so… ‘wiiiii, whirr whirr whirr’… take this powder and fill one cup… ‘wiiiii, whirr whirr whirr’… then mix it into that soil you just tilled… ‘wiiiii, whirr whirr whirr’…”

Seriously, Sebas… I appreciate you grinding it, but the noise is getting in the way!

For now, guess I’ll just wait until Sebas finishes.

Wiiiii, whirr whirr whirr
Wiiiii, whirr whirr whirr
Whirrrrrrrrr~

“Young Master, I’ve finished.”

Whoa, that was fast. But that face, (I did great, right? Praise me, okay?), I kinda don’t want to reward that expectation…

“Sebas… thank you… you’re amazing…”

I end up speaking in broken sentences, can’t be helped, right?

“Sorry for the wait. Kamacho, I can’t reach, so I can’t scoop the powder, could you take one cup of it?”

“Yes, Young Master, leave it to me.”

“Then mix that into the soil we tilled earlier.”

“Got it.”

I watched Kamacho work. Probably his earth magic. Right in front of me, the soil and the fish bone powder blended together.

“Young Master, it should be nicely mixed now. Is this alright?”

Hmm… honestly, I have no idea about the right proportions.

What should I do? If only I could understand the state of this soil…
Isn’t this exactly the kind of situation appraisal is for? My appraisal always focuses on *that* kind of stuff, why won’t it help when it actually matters?

[Master, you finally called for me. I shall begin appraisal at once. This soil contains too much fish bone. If used as is, crops will rot. Please double the amount of soil.]

Wait, what? My Appraisal Eyes-kun… this is actually normal? You’ve never acted like this before! Huh? You can do such high-level appraisal too?! Then tell me sooner!

[I am, of course, versatile. When observing, I can perceive the state of the object.]

Then why didn’t you say anything until now?

[I was not hiding it. You strongly wished for it, so I activated. Please continue to make use of me.]

Well, thanks, but that surprised me first.

“Kai-kun, Kai-kun, are you alright? What’s wrong? You suddenly went quiet and started staring off into space… are you okay?”

Mama’s voice helped me calm down a bit.
Alright, then I’ll be using Appraisal Eyes-kun from now on. Got it?

[Yes, of course. Master, call upon me as you wish. However, you are not yet accustomed to using me. Therefore! If you overuse me, you will run out of mana and collapse. Even now, since you just started using me, you are already close to mana exhaustion, so I will withdraw for now. Ah, one last thing, double the soil for that mixture and let it rest for one week. Call me again then.]

Whoa~ feeling a little dizzy. Yeah, I’ve felt this before…

“Mama, I’m okay, thank you. Also, for now, this soil is done. Let’s let it rest for a week, and then check on it again after that.”

“I see, so we can’t use it right away. Let’s look forward to a week from now.

Then, Kai-kun, what do we do with this soil? How do we let it rest?”

“Letting the condition inside the soil settle, that’s what ‘letting the soil rest’ means.

Kamacho, could you put this soil mixed with fertilizer into empty jars?

And the fish powder Sebas made, just leave it for now. Keep it dried, and be careful of moisture.”

I kept giving instructions one after another.

Kamacho called over the other gardeners, and they began putting the soil mixed with the new fertilizer into jars and carrying them away one by one.

Sebas said, “I look forward to seeing the results in a week,” and then went back to his usual duties.

“Mama, look forward to a week from now, okay?”

Using Appraisal Eyes was apparently pushing me close to mana exhaustion. I managed to hold myself together, even as I felt like collapsing. Mama pulled me into a hug.

“Kai-kun, you’ve seemed a little off for a while now. Are you alright? Mama will heal you.”

“Heal Kai-kun’s body.”

Poof~ Mama’s healing magic.

“Thank you, Mama.”

“You’re welcome.”

Mama hugged me tight.
Thanks, Mama. I love you.