Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 17.2

“Big brother!”

I see my little sister waving her hands while jumping at the entrance.

All the villagers have gathered, and I see them rejoicing at my return.

“Beryl!”

“Everyone! I’m back!”

“Welcome home!”

Immediately, I’m surrounded by my family and embraced.

They’ve been worried about me since I said I was going to hunt the King Black Wolf today.

“Everyone, I defeated the King Black Wolf. You can rest assured now.”

The villagers immediately cheer, and some even shed tears of joy.

Of course――――I’ve made mom cry again.

Well! But tears of joy are fine, right?!

That day, we hold a festival in the village. We bring out a lot of stored ingredients, and everyone enjoys cooking.

During that time, I ride Poche and visit the witch’s house.

As soon as I cross the barrier and enter the field, something small rushes at me.

“Beryl-kun!”

“Whoa!? L-Lisa?”

“Ugh… welcome back…”

“Haha, you were worried, huh? Thanks.”

“Yeah…”

Even Evans-sama showed a happy smile.

“Would you two like to come to our village now? We’re having a festival, so there’s plenty of food!”

“A festival…?”

“Oh, that sounds nice. It’ll be Lisa’s first time at a festival, so I’m sure she’ll enjoy it.”

“But… there’ll be a lot of people…”

“It’s okay. Beryl will be with you all the time, right? Right?”

Uh… what’s with that meaningful smile…

“Y-Yeah! Of course! I invited you, so I won’t leave you alone.”

“Yeah… If Beryl-kun says so…”

Evans-sama, on her familiar flying broom, follows behind us, chasing after Poche with me and Lisa.

Poche has become much faster in proportion to my strength, and now, it only takes a few tens of minutes to get from the village to the witch’s house at full speed. Despite that, Evans-sama follows us with considerable ease.

I reaffirmed that Evans-sama is indeed an amazing witch.

When we arrive at the village, the villagers look at the two of us with curiosity, but once I explain that they’re my guests, they accept them without any fuss.

“Hey! H-Hey! Beryl!”

“What’s up, Gran?”

“Th-That cute girl… who is she?”

“This is Lisa. She’s quite shy around strangers.”

“Lisa…?”

“Eep!”

Lisa hides behind me, and her body is so close that I can feel her body temperature.

“Lisa~ This is Gran. He’s my only friend. Well, apart from Lisa.”

“Beryl-kun’s friend…?”

“Yeah. Surprisingly, he’s quite sentimental.”

“Don’t say unnecessary things!”

Going to the square with a flushed face, Gran and I met Brian-san, who happily greeted us when we found Evans-sama.

Now that I think about it, their relationship started when the still young Brian-san got lost and was attacked by a magical beast. Evans-sama happened to pass by and rescued him.

“Brother, who’s that girl?”

“S-So, Sofia…? Why the sudden scary face?”

“Hmph.”

“Well, this is Lisa. She’s my friend. She’s shy, but she’s a good kid, so I’d be happy if you got along. Lisa, this is my younger brother, Ruan, and my sister, Sofia.”

Sofia stared intently at the trembling Lisa.