The Bride Of The Sacred Forest God
Chapter 76. I Want to Give Him a Gift

In the kitchen, Reda and Ryuunosuke who had finished washing their vegetables immediately processed them into cooking.

"Reda-sama, would you wear this?"

"Wear which one, Ryuunosuke?"

As Reda looked towards Ryuunosuke, the little fox held a red tomato in her hand.

At once Reda recalled what the ruler had said to her.

[It looks like a ripe red tomato. It's so sweet]

- Blueuush

The girl's face immediately flushed red considering the ruler's words to her.

Shamefully, he covered his face.

"Often.." she said inwardly.

Ryuunosuke approached Reda and smiled as he hugged her.

Reda instantly stroked the sweet fox's little back.

"What's up, Ryuunosuke?"

"This morning is so much fun, isn't it Reda-sama?"

Reda knelt down and looked at her little fox.

"Do you think Ryuunosuke I'm still sleeping?"

"Why?"

"Nushis-sama...Nushi-sama wanted to hold my hand this morning. My hands are cold."

"And.." Reda's face turned red. He recalled the time he and the ruler hugged each other several times in the forest and near the river water earlier.

Ryuunosuke looks happy to see his beloved girl happy.

"The happy Reda-sama is near Aragaki-sama, right?"

"happy. I'm really happy. If that was a dream, I wish I never woke up."

Hearing that, Ryuunosuke hugged the girl, "Reda-sama did not dream. If you don't wake up, Reda-sama will die."

"In addition, Aragaki-sama is already willing to accept Reda-sama. We keep fighting yes, Reda-sama!"

"Ryuunosuke will fight. Reda-sama must also fight."

Reda hugged the little fox tightly, "Thank you very much, my sweet little fox."

They ended the hug with a small laugh and went back to cooking.

As promised, Reda teaches her little fox a recipe that belongs to her parents.

"I said that all this Ryuunosuke cooked it. It's a recipe from my late father and mother" the girl said

"Huwaaa~ looks good!"

Ryuunosuke fell silent and thought, "This is what Aragaki-sama asked for, isn't it Reda-sama?"

"really. I taught Ryuunosuke as well so that Ryuunosuke could cook it as well."

"But this is Aragaki-sama's request, isn't it?"

"really. What's up?" Reda's confused. He did not understand the question his little fox kept asking repeatedly

"Kyaaa~suami requests wife-made cooking. Ryuunosuke malu~"

"Eh?!"

Reda's face turned red again due to the temptation of her little fox.

Excitedly, the fox did not stop teasing him.

Despite the embarrassment, the girl was still trying to calm down.

After the meal was over, they served it for breakfast.

In the dining room, Reda started to get a little used to eating along with everything.

"Huwaaa~ada sauteed other wild vegetables and new stuffing in his miso soup." Kuroto said happily

"So early this morning, Ryuunosuke looked for her into a waterfall in the forest along with Reda-sama and Aragaki-sama!"

The four servants pretended not to know. They just glanced at each other while asking as if curious.

"Hoo, this..you picked it up?" Nagi asked with a slightly forced smile

"Yes!"

The fox replied very pleased. That made Aragaki smile.

The ruler glanced at the girl and saw her happy smile.

"This morning feels more beautiful than ever. I think I know why."

Aragaki smiled gently with a slight expression blushing at the beautiful things she experienced with the girl this morning.

Then, the little fox showed something to all of them.

"Ryuunosuke created the song for Aragaki-sama and Reda-sama's wedding!"

This time Ginko and Hakuren who were eating quietly choked.

Aragaki himself delays drinking his soup and Reda drops his fighter back from the chopsticks in surprise.

"Younosuke!" Stop panicking and flushing again. It seems like Reda's face could become red easily these days

The little fox was willing to start showing her singing ability while at the dinner table, but her mouth was immediately closed by Nagi.

"Enough with the song, little fox! We're eating now and we've all heard your song so many times that we've memorized the lyrics!"

Nagi's words were approved by the other three Aragaki servants.

"Ryuunosuke, the song was postponed first huh" said Ginko who had just finished with his cough

"You don't try singing that again, bad boy! That song has been in my brain since morning!" Kuroto also said his protest

"Ryuunosuke, it's okay. We know your song is good." Hakuren tried to say a little compliment to the little fox

However, something made the little fox feel strange.

He took off Nagi's hand and looked at her, "Ryuunosuke has never sung it in front of Nagi-sama and the others, right? Why are you talking like you've heard Ryuunosuke's song?"

"Geeh!" Nagi shock. He realized his stupidity. And so did his three friends.

They ended up accidentally digging their own grave.

"Ka–we..."

"We heard you singing it when we got there. Ka–because Ryuunosuke knows, the four of us always keep an eye on this residence. Haha."

The reason Hakuren seemed to be quite acceptable to that innocent little fox.

The sweet fox just smiled knowing that the others already knew about his song.

"Ehem, ahem..."

All looked towards Aragaki who was pretending to cough. "Eating's cold. Quickly eaten."

"Ba–baik, Aragaki-sama."

"Pardon us, Nushi-sama."

Aragaki drank her miso soup while glancing at Reda's face.

"I've guessed he must have blushed in shame. But, I thank the little fox because I can see that face."

"He looks sweet when embarrassed."

Finished breakfast, Reda and Ryuunosuke tidied up all their tableware.

Aragaki who was in his room saw the ikebana given to him.

Immersed in his mind, the ruler began to speak inwardly.

"My view of the damned village girl has changed since her arrival."

"When he came, from my little fox to my four loyal servants really liked him."

"I have to admit, he has everything that makes me so happy."

"Even his treatment of Ryuunosuke became the main value of my change in attitude towards him."

Aragaki looked at her own hands.

"This hand.so wants to hold his hand again. The face was also.so soft to the touch..."

"When he was in my arms, I felt his body thin. He seems to be eating less. I want him to be healthy."

Aragaki started to remember the clothes that the girl was wearing.

"The clothes were the ones Hakuren and Kuroto had given. He seems to like that outfit."

"He always wore all the gifts he was given."

Aragaki begins to realize that the thing she did with the girl was just eating together at the sweet food store.

"Just ask her to eat together.it's not enough. There was no real thing from me that he was wearing." Aragaki muttered softly

At that moment, he remembered the treatment shown to him. The memory is a memory when he threw away two ikebana decorations that had become his favorite.

"I've made her cry back then and destroyed the decoration."

"I think I should still apologize for the injury to his back."

Something that was almost unthinkable appeared.

"Did he like a gift? Would he be happy to get a gift from me too?"

"If I give him a gift, will he also be as happy as when he was near me?"

And for a while, the guard had finally decided on it.

"I think I'd like to see her wearing something I gave her. A present seems to be good."

A sincere and gentle smile was seen on his face.

With a slight blush, Aragaki imagined the face of Reda's smile that got the reward from her.

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