Returner’s Magic Laundry

The moment I opened the washing machine door, I remembered what I needed to pack more.

'Oh right. I didn't take it.'

Finally, in the attic, I went through all the CDs and picked one album.

He said that his father would return home sometime, so he took peas from the seeds he had collected little by little.

When she brought up the story of her return, her mother used to complain that she should return home alone but not herself.

There was laughter.

'uh? There are also cosmos seeds.’

She also took cosmos seeds.

She came down from the attic and stood in front of the main gate.

But she cannot see Camus, who was playing right next to her.

She said good bye and she tried to greet me.

‘Where have you been?’

She searched for a bit, then gave up.

‘Where will you be? First, I have to do my job.’

I put things into the shimmering light of the portal, then shoved my body into it.

“Ariel, I’m here!”

I can't see Ariel who should have come to meet me.

“Yeah, what? Where did you go? This never happened.”

Usually, Ariel was sleeping or playing near the portal.

Like her puppies, she was worried that she might have separation anxiety.

She dragged her things to the lorry and headed to the creek.

Today, the gravel road felt bumpy and uncomfortable.

When this place was a fungal forest, there was no road like this one, but now that we are in the forest, we can go to another plain.

‘Still, it was the first road I made when I came here, so it’s a waste to remove it.’

I went to the end of the gravel road and summoned the 'Thunder Hoe'.

When I lightly hit the gravel road with a sharp part, the stones shattered and the road became even.

After changing positions and hitting a few more times, an even gravel path was created.

'I guess I'll have to go for a bit now.'

Then I heard a loud noise from behind, so I looked up and saw that Ariel and Baby Whirlwind were playing together.

‘You don’t even know I’m coming just because it’s fun.’

[One. are two three... … .]

When Ariel closed her eyes and counted the heat, the whirlwind was hiding, and Ariel was playing hide and seek.

Where the tornado hides, the wind will always rise and leaves will blow, so if you can't find it, you're an idiot.

But Ariel can't find it either.

‘Ugh, you worm.’

“Ariel, I’m here!”

No matter how many times I call it, it goes round and round in place, and I'm too busy looking for a whirlwind.

[Where did you hide?]

Right above his head, he's hiding with the sound of the wind.

Unseen, I approached and pointed to the tail of the whirlwind.

“It’s here.”

[Oh, you idiot! what? I'm looking for it!]

suddenly annoyed

I guess I got annoyed by just talking.

“Huh, yes, I’ll be doing the laundry, so you guys are playing here.”

[…] … It ends. We go together.]

“Are you doing this without knowing I’m coming?”

[Idiot, are you jealous?]

“What is jealousy? … !”

We left the place and headed for the creek.

Whether you know this or not, the whirlwind still hides itself in the leaves and exposes only the tail of the wind.

It looks like a cone is caught on a leaf and only a pointed tangle is visible.

Arriving at the creek, the tree fairies were already waiting.

There was no need to take the laundry out of the plastic.

Everything went smoothly and according to the process they had made.

Among them, a fairy who looked like a big bread came forward and started to lead.

“Isn’t that being treated like a slave? What if I pick it up later and wake up?”

[Enjoy.]

Looking at it that way, it seems to me that

“I put on the music first.”

When I put the CD I brought in and pressed play, music resounded in the forest.

“Today is Chopin’s Nocturne~!”

A familiar soft nocturne rang out.

Her deceased mother said she didn't listen to classical music very often, but she liked to listen only to Chopin's Nocturnes.

It reminded me of the turntable my father bought one day, and the two of us playing blues while playing their favorite trot on a nice day.

And a classic album with Chopin's Nocturne, which was included in only one of the many trot LPs.

I fell into the memories for a while, then came back to the sound of the forest wriggling.

The forest began to expand.

To the music, the plants sprouted and their roots began to spread out.

I went to a creek a little far from where the fairies worked and threw off my clothes.

Ariel looked at me with curious eyes.

“Let’s swim a little today and start slow. There are too many people in the pool and not enough exercise.”

Before I could even hear Ariel's answer, I jumped and jumped into the creek.

It wasn't a proper diving move, it was just a jump.

Her body hugged the foam and sinked down, and a brilliant light fluttered in the waves above her head.

In the water, little creatures like dust were swimming leisurely, not paying attention.

In the sunlight, they all gave off their own light.

I tried to grab it with my hand, but I couldn't.

I kicked the water with my breaststroke and went up to the surface.

Now the creek was considerable both in depth and breadth.

When I measured the width of the creek, it seemed to be at least 25m.

It was about the same length as our pool lane.

As my swimming instructor taught me, I started freestyle by breaking her arm as a lifter.

It took a lot less force than it did freestyle with her arms outstretched to spin the windmill.

About 10 laps slowly, as if warming up, returned to Ariel.

“Ariel, come in and swim together.”

[Ariel, the water is scary.]

"okay? Then I'll lie down on the water. Get on the boat.”

As I lay down in the backstroke position facing the sky, Ariel hesitated and jumped up.

Safely land on my boat.

“Ariel, what will happen if you get into the water?”

[I do not know. No water.]

Actually, it was originally a dandelion spore, so I imagined what would happen if it went into the water.

With Ariel on the boat, she moved slowly with her arms as if she were rowing.

At first, Ariel staggered because she couldn't focus, but as she got used to it, Ariel began to enjoy the movement on the water.

Then, roll up your body and lie down on your stomach.

It floated on the water looking up at the sky until the forest stopped expanding.

‘I’m a little sleepy too.’

Today, I thought that I should start sleeping first, so I came out holding Ariel who was asleep and went to sleep in the shade.

Sleeping was one of my favorite things to do in the woods.

* * *

『You have acquired the ability to simulate through imagination.』

As soon as she woke up, a letter appeared in front of her eyes.

『You can use it twice in one sleep by improving your sleep skill.』

“Okay, let’s get started now. We have to start harvesting coffee today.”

[I'm going to pick up the baby whirlwind.]

“Yeah, are we looking for you by now?”

I went to the place where the tornado had been, and it was probably still there.

“Hey, it’s all over. Come down.”

Without an answer, the wind fluttered, but he did not intend to come out of the leaves.

“Because I’m coming. I have to work now.”

When I looked at the leaves with a frustrated heart, I was asleep right away.

“What, are you still sleeping? We need to harvest some coffee.”

[It's sweet. sleep a lot I slept before.]

"like that. I hope you grow up quickly.”

Then I heard a sound that made my ears doubt.

“What are you talking about? Oh no, what are you talking about?”

[I can hear it too.]

A kitten's cry can be heard from afar!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

“Hey, what do you do? The kitten you picked up yesterday must have come in here.”

[cat? what?]

"there is. animal. I'll have to find him and get him out."

[Go fast.]

East to West, South to North!

It was only after scouring the entire forest to find Camus.

[See over there. It's a mess.]

When I looked where Ariel was pointing, the field where the clairvoyant flowers had been literally destroyed.

Camus running wild around it.

“I was upset. Let’s catch it quickly.”

Then the idea came to me.

“Ariel, I’m taking good care of the cat not to go anywhere else.”

I ran over and brought a beach towel.

[You idiot, you have a good head.]

“I don’t usually roll my hair very well.”

I sneaked up to the trail of the cat lying around in the grass, grabbed a beach towel and flew away.

Hey!

Whoops!

[Run away!]

“Why are you so quick? Until recently, it was raining.”

I flew back and hit the cat.

And… … .

“Caught!!”

barely caught

I could feel the cat writhing in the beach towel.

“Baby, why did you come here?”

Come to think of it, the cat I had in the past also liked being in the washing machine.

If they wanted to disappear, they would be found in the washing machine.

'Isn't he our little Camus? It looks a bit like it.’

Camus, who had been raised in the past, disappeared at some point and could not be seen.

Although her mother wandered through her neighborhood to find her, she hasn't appeared since.

After it calms down a little, the cat starts to struggle as if to run away again.

“I’ll take the cat home and come back.”

[cute. Growing up here?]

"No."

[Why not?]

“I don’t know, I can’t.”

[Hey!]

At that moment, a letter appeared in front of my eyes.

『The magic forest gives the cat a trait.』

『Cat Characteristics: Liquid Cat』

『Description: The ability to flow down like a liquid is enhanced.』

"liquid… … Che cat?”

For a moment, the cat I was holding in my arms limped, turned into a thick liquid, and started dripping down to the floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whoops!

Terrified, I shuddered and stepped back.

The cat, which fell to the floor, turned into a black slime and blinked.

The only traces of the cat are the cat's whiskers sticking out of the slime.

“Hey, what is this? You turned like a slime!! There is a cat liquid theory, but... … .”

[What is slime?]

"there is. It's a sticky, liquid creature."

[Uh, it moves.]

The cat, wriggling like a slime, quickly left its seat, swelled up again and found itself.

“Oh, it’s back to its original form. Catch it again!”

[Catch!!]

The two of us slowly walked towards the cat again.

“Camus~ Albert Camus~”

He called me softly and reassured me.

“Hey~”

The answer is perfectly fine.

When we wanted to do this, the two of us blew our bodies away at the same time.

Whoop! dump!

A cat that turns into liquid again in the blink of an eye and escapes.

For nothing, only me and Ariel were lying on the grass.

I removed the grass from Ariel's hair.

“How do you get that? If you eat anything like that, you're in trouble."

[Can't catch it.]

“What’s missing in Ariel’s forest? Anything to hold you back?”

[Well… … Snow Flower? There are snowflakes.]

"Snow Flower?"

[All snowflakes are frozen.]

“Frozen? And what if I die?”

[It melts. It returns to normal.]

"Really? where are you?"

[Follows.]

When I went to the place Ariel was pointing, a flower that looked like a real snow crystal was shining in the light.(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

“Wow, it’s beautiful. What the hell is this? I also walked around the forest quite a bit, but I didn’t see it.”

[The Snow Queen's Tears.]

"Eye… … water?"

[Use only one at a time. can not do well. Freezes the entire forest.]

“Okay. I will use it with care.”

When I picked one of the snowflakes, it fell with a creaking sound.

“Would you like to test it again?”

『Would you like to use the Snow Queen's Tears?』

“When tears fall, they freeze the surroundings. The temperature around it drops, and when it pops in the air, it turns into snow.”

“The snowflake description is pretty specific.”

I tried to drop snowflakes on a nearby plant.

A 1m radius was covered with ice in an instant, and an ice knife rose from the ground with a sharp sound.

Chijijichichi!

Surprised, we took a step back.

“Hey! That's awesome. If I stay by your side, will you cut me?”

I felt the extreme cold when I touched the ice knife shining in the sunlight.

“Oh, it’s cold.”

However, thanks to the strong sunlight, it quickly formed moisture and began to melt.

To speed up the melting speed, I took out a sun glove and stroked it, and the ice melted in an instant like snow.

The frozen plants were more resilient and swayed in the wind.

“It’s true, the ice has melted, so it’s back to normal. Do you think the color has gotten better?”

[Snowflakes melt. There are many good ingredients.]

I collected another Snow Queen's tears and went to the place where the cat was.

But the invisible cat.

“Where did you go?”

[There!]

When I looked where Ariel was pointing, I saw Camus resting, stretching like a twig on a branch.

Only the tail was waving in the air.

As I picked up the snowflakes, letters appeared in front of me.

"Would you like to use the Snow Queen's Tears?"

“When tears fall, the surroundings are tightly closed… … .』

"use!"

At the same time as he spoke, he threw snowflakes at the cat.

Snowflakes flew and fell on the cat, and the white light spread and froze not only the cat but also the surrounding plants.

Not only that, but a sharp ice sword soared with great momentum.

“Ugh, surprise. You should be careful when using snowflakes.”

[Be careful.]

"Huh!"

We approached carefully and only removed the frozen cat from the tree.

Once the cat was tied tight with a beach towel, he pulled out a sun glove and patted it.

Then the cat melted and returned to its original shape, even struggling to escape.

[It comes alive. thank God.]

“… … what about It’s like taking me home in this state.”

If I turned into a slime and walked around the laundry, the customers would be terrified.

[Raised here.]

“It must be so. To do that, you have to train them to listen to me.”

[Training, Ariel. I have confidence!]

"That… … huh?”

I trained the whirlwind, so it should be.

“Okay, I’ll leave it to Ariel.”

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