𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟔: 𝐉𝐚𝐛𝐮-𝐣𝐚𝐛𝐮
It seems that the reason why he hasn’t sent blankets and sheets for laundry until now is simply because he didn’t have the opportunity to do so.
Even though Tyran-san started taking regular breaks after meals and snacks, his break times are scattered.
He also takes naps. He never sleeps on the sofa; he always sleeps on the bed, even during naps. It seems he can’t do without blankets and sheets.
He was worried because he was planning to start working from now on.
According to the plan, he intended to take a nap during his free time. He told me that he was worried that the blankets might run out at that time, so he postponed his work to tomorrow.
Indeed, Tyran-san is sweet to Demon King-sama.
Tyran-san holds the blankets, and Demon King-sama holds the sheets. It’s heartwarming to see them helping each other like children.
“So why did you suddenly decide to do the laundry?”
“Yesterday, I had fun cleaning with Dairy.”
“Oh, you mentioned cleaning the king’s chamber.”
“I even wiped the throne properly. Right, Dairy?”
“Yes. It became clean, didn’t it?”
While talking about such things, we arrived at the backyard.
The laundry bucket and detergent are already prepared. There are also clothespins and ropes hanging from the trees, ready to start right away.
“Well then, let’s start right away.”
“Yes!”
The three of us squat down and start washing the laundry vigorously.
I still have fresh memories of washing laundry with Ciel-san. But that was also a practice for magic. It’s been a while since I washed by hand alongside someone like this.
Surprisingly, Tyran-san is also skilled at it, and he teaches Demon King-sama how to wash while sandwiching him in the middle.
“If you keep rubbing the same spot, the dirt won’t come off properly.”
“At first, it’s better to wash the whole thing by kneading it like a big bundle, rather than worrying about the small details.”
“I see.”
Once we finish washing a certain amount, I remove the foam from the towel that Demon King-sama washed.
In return, Demon King-sama takes off his shoes and socks and steps into the bucket. Then he stomps on the sheets that he got from Tyran-san’s room.
In the next bucket, Tyran-san is also stomping and washing the blankets.
“Oh, this is fun!”
Demon King-sama frolics with excitement. It seems much more enjoyable than hand-washing.
While receiving detailed instructions from Tyran-san, he changes the stomping spots and flips them over a little.
While the two of them are doing the laundry, I hang the towels that have been rinsed.
“Dairy, we’re done~.”
“Then, shall we rinse those too?”
“No, it would be quite difficult, so I’ll use magic to rinse them.”
“Magic makes it easy.”
As they say that, they lift the laundry and put it into the bucket filled with water, creating a whirlpool like a washing machine.
With this, rinsing should be finished quickly. There are fewer rinses compared to hand-washing.
Above all, Tyran-san, who is skilled in magic, is teaching him. It seems that I won’t have a chance to participate.
“Then, can I leave this to Tyran-san and Demon King-sama?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll go get the snacks.”
“Jelly?!”
“Yes.”
“The delicious one…?”
Both Tyran-san and Demon King-sama loosen their cheeks, remembering yesterday.
It seems they both really liked it.
“If you’re hungry, I can also prepare hot sandwiches, but what do you think?”
“In that case, I prefer the one with eggs.”
“Tomato! I want one with tomatoes.”
“Alright. Please wait a moment.”
I head to the kitchen and quickly make hot sandwiches for the three of us.
I also prepare jelly and tea. I partially load them onto the wagon and roll it around.
When we approach the backyard, the two of them who were waiting come over.
Demon King-sama holds the plate with the hot sandwiches, and Tyran-san holds the tray with the tea set.
I take the remaining jelly, and the sheets and blankets are hanging on the laundry rope.
It seems they stopped using magic to dry them. I imagine the two of them holding the laundry and hanging it, and a smile naturally forms on my face.
“What’s wrong?”
“I just thought it was fun.”
“I also had fun.”
“It’s too early to feel like we’re done. Laundry isn’t finished until we bring it in and fold it. This time, I’ll leave it to you to lay them out.”
“Leave it to me!”
In front of the laundry room, a mat is laid out. It seems like it was prepared while I was away.
If I sit down there, it feels like a picnic atmosphere.
In the distance, white sheets sway gently.
“Dairy, Tyran, let’s do laundry together again.”
“Yes.”
“Well, it might be nice for a change of pace once in a while.”
While eating dessert jelly, we make a promise like we did before.
Someday, although it’s not too far in the future.
We will wash laundry together again, with the three of us in front of the tub.
It may be a little inconvenient once we get used to magic, but even that inconvenience becomes enjoyable when I’m with them.
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『”𝒜𝓌𝑒𝒷𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈.𝒸𝑜𝓂” – 𝒟𝒾𝓈𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒶 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝓉𝒾𝓋𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒, 𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝒹𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒, 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓊𝓁𝑔𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓁e𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓈𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓃𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁𝓈 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 “𝒹𝒶𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝓊𝓅𝒹𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈” 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓍𝒸𝓁𝓊𝓈𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝓉𝑜 “𝒶𝒹𝓋𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈”.』
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