Translated by Jyzciel

On the 30th day of my rural life, I found myself staring at the contents of the box with a puzzled expression.

It was a product that Grandpa had ordered from Ronald, the lively Osaka enthusiastd merchant in this otherworld.

I opened the box, but... What on earth is this?

The box was filled with cotton-like material, and on top of it lay a single item. The box was filled with cotton-like material, and on top of it lay a single item.

But besides its size, the pattern was odd... Is there such a thing as zebra-patterned seeds? And it was a fluorescent pink and black zebra pattern! Is this some kind of Gal fashion!?

This is creepy... way too creepy. What on earth will it grow into?

Does it even grow at all? Or will it bear fruit? That's not clear either. And not even a manual or any explanation is included. Isn't that just unhelpful?

The Kuro-mame and Kinako also seemed mystified, sniffing at it and wandering around.

"Oh, no, Kinako! Don't lick it!" I quickly lifted the box higher.

Well... there's no point in fretting about it. Let's plant it in a corner of the backyard. Grow well!

With that thought, I watered it generously. That's how the first day with this mysterious seed ended.

On the 31st day of starting my rural life, it had been a month since I came to this otherworld. Well, it's not exactly a month if we consider the times I went back to my original world.

To celebrate, I thought about making something special. But before that, I needed to water that mysterious plant.

With that in mind, I filled the watering can and headed to where I had planted it. I was met with an astonishing sight.

"....." Isn't there a limit to this? It's already as tall as my shoulder! I told you to grow, but it's only been a day, right?

Despite growing from a psychedelic seed, the leaves and stems looked normal, which gave me some reassurance.

If this were a school summer break observation diary, it would be a project finished in three days: [Planted it, sprouted, bore fruit. The end.] I would get a do-over from the teacher for sure.

As I pondered my childhood memories, I suddenly snapped out of it and stared at the plant.

Grandpa, this isn't some Jack and the Beanstalk kind of plant that's going to grow all the way to the heavens, right?

It doesn't look like a tree... it's clearly a plant. No, no, no. I'd rather not.

To distract myself, I went ahead and produced a large quantity of preserved dishes. At least I wouldn't have to worry about side dishes for a while.

On the 32nd day of my rural life, I went to check on the plant that had me feeling nervous.

"Look! It has buds!" I collapsed right there.

Too fast... it's growing way too fast!

It had grown even larger, far exceeding my height. It was slightly smaller than Chronos.

At the top, there was a large, round bud. The color was still unknown as it was enveloped in bracts, but I was half excited and half scared about what kind of flower would bloom.

"For now, just keep growing strong!"

While giving the plant a generous amount of water, I continued with my day, preparing lunch.

I thought I might make spaghetti today, perhaps a meat sauce. I had a stockpile of tomato purée made from the tomatoes I harvested earlier.

Plus, this was genuinely the last of it! With ground meat from the Big Sangria, I could make a meat sauce, and that would be the last of that first big sangria! Well, there's that second one, the King Big Sangria to look forward to.

I started making the meat sauce efficiently, as usual.

"Maybe I'll use slightly coarser minced meat."

"Hello."

"Hey there."

I was expecting all three of them to come, so I was a little flustered when I didn't see Chronos.

"...?"

"Captain had a subjugation meeting, so he couldn't make it. We've been asked to bring this instead. He's really disappointed he couldn't meet you, though." Carl explained.

Saying that, he handed me a three-tiered bento box, specially made for Chronos, and another luxurious-looking box.

"From us as well..." As they said this, they gave me their own lacquer bento boxes, a small bouquet, and a cute bottle with bath salts inside.

"These are so adorable... Thank you. Both of you have great taste... Haha."

"Thank you for always making delicious bento for us."

"It's incredibly tasty."

As they spoke, both of them blushed and smiled faintly.

"Mmm, it's delicious! So good!" Noam had sauce on the corner of his mouth as he savored the spaghetti.

"Are you a child?" Saying that, Carl also had a third helping.

"It's worth making when I get compliments like that."

Since it was lunchtime, I served the two of them meat sauce spaghetti. As side dishes, we had a vegetable consommé soup with plenty of ingredients, mini baguettes, and for dessert, red wine-poached apples.

They ate with great gusto, and it was quite satisfying to watch. In the meantime, I decided to open the lavish box that Kronos had given me.

"Wow! they're beautiful." Inside were intricately crafted pair of wine glasses.

"Oh, those are... popular works from the famous glass workshop in the capital city."

"Oh, those are... popular works from the famous glass workshop in the capital city."

"Oh, those are... popular works from the famous glass workshop in the capital city."

"Is it okay to receive something so expensive?"

"It's the captain's intention. Please accept them without hesitation." With these words, Noam gave a thumbs up and both of them smiled.

"In that case, I'll gladly accept." I replied cheerfully.

The two of them seemed like they wanted to say something but held back.

To change the atmosphere, I clapped my hands and said, "By the way, is it okay to show you two something after we finish eating? I want you to see it."

I decided to show Carland Noam the mysterious plant. It was still scary not knowing its true nature.

"Of course, it's okay, but is there something specific you wanted to show us?"

"Yeah, it's just a little something." Carl and Noam exchanged glances and tilted their heads curiously.

And then...

"This is it, but..."

I led Carl and Noam to the plant, and my inu shiba companions were joyfully running around.

"Do you know this plant?"

"Oh, um... it's..."

"It's..."

For some reason, both of them seemed troubled as they looked up at the plant. Both of them appeared to be struggling to explain.

I looked back and forth between their faces, awaiting their next words.

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