Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 70.2

As it began to get dark, Charlotte, sitting in her wheelchair, waved goodbye from the terrace, and I headed toward the royal capital with Al.

“How was it? My fiancée?”

“Well… she’s like the sun.”

“Hehe. Even Beryl thinks so!”

“Come on! You’re painting me too beautifully! —More importantly, Charlotte didn’t seem to be in pain for even a moment.”

“Ah. When I first met her at the ball, she was energetic enough to take me to the backyard when I was exhausted from greeting.”

“Haha! I can easily imagine that! Once she can walk again, she’ll probably fly away!”

“Exactly. She’s always… optimistic. Even when she lost the ability to move, she never complained. She thinks that now she can understand how those who can’t move feel, and with her positive mindset… I felt saved, as I had always been negative before.”

“Being the third prince must be a difficult position.”

“Yes. Everyone approaches me for power struggles, and no one sees Alphonse as a person. Only she and Beryl do.”

“S-Sorry… I don’t really understand power struggles.”

“Hehe. I think that’s fine.”

I didn’t even know Al was a prince… I just thought he was a count’s son.

“I came here today because I wanted to introduce you to someone I want to protect, even if it costs my life. Beryl said he doesn’t understand the feeling of liking someone, right? It’s a difficult feeling… but I think it’s okay to just want to be with someone. Someone you enjoy being with. Someone you feel you can do anything for. Someone you remember before you sleep.”

Someone you think about all the time…

I pondered over it.

The young lady. Lisa. Rin. Diana. Al. Sofia—Evanes.

“Hey, Al.”

“Hm?”

“Is there a difference between a lover and a friend?”

“There probably is… but fundamentally, isn’t the feeling the same? Beryl would risk his life to protect his friends.”

“Haha… I’m not that noble… I still don’t quite understand, but somehow… I get how Al feels about Charlotte. For me, someone I like… I can’t say it yet, but I want to face that feeling.”

“Then it was worth introducing her to you.”

“Yeah… thank you.”

“What? The main reason was that I wanted to see her too.”

“Kuh! This guy… showing off!”

“Beryl does it every day, right?”

“N-No, not like that!”

I could feel my face heating up.

I saw Al off and headed straight to the abandoned mine village.

It was already evening, and the usual festive atmosphere filled the square, where I could see the young ladies enjoying themselves from afar.

When Lisa pointed at me from a distance, everyone looked over and waved.

Haha… I could tell they were happy even from afar, and it made me smile too.

When I arrived at the square, everyone greeted me with, “Welcome back!” and I truly felt happy to have a place to return to.

“Did you have fun on your date with His Highness Alphonse?”

The young lady squinted at me.

“It was more fun than I expected!”

“Hmm…”

“By the way, young lady, we’ve decided on the name for the town.”

“It better not be a weird name again!”

“Of course not! The new name for this place is—Kuroisa!”

“…? What does that mean?”

“It means… the place I’m returning to is no longer Poropoko Village, but here.”

“Eh?”

I couldn’t say it was taken from the names of the young lady and Lisa waiting for me… that’s too embarrassing!

Besides, I felt like it might get rejected, so I had no choice but to push it through!

“…Isn’t it good?”

“Eh? You’re not going to oppose it?”

“I’m not going to oppose it. I think it’s fine as long as it’s not a silly name like Kuroemon.”

I thought Kuroemon was a great name…

“Hm? But it does have ‘Kuro’ in it again.”

“Ah, haha… that must be your imagination, right? After all, I like black. My scythe, my clothes, and even Pochi are all black.”

“Y-Yeah…”

I’ve decided to name this village—no, this place that has fully become a village—Kuroisa.