Kyarot's Story

Hehehe!

I love big plants! I love big plants!

I don't care what anyone says. Big plants are the best!

Kyarot? What are you doing here?

Head Priestess Ner! Perfect timing!

Tada! I completed it this morning! It's a special nutrient formula!

It'll help Yggdrasil grow bigger and taller!

Make Yggdrasil bigger? Who do you think you are?!

I am not sure what you are up to, but stop this immediately!

Huh? Why? What's the problem?

That is something you should ask BEFORE you start pouring!

How could you use some untested formula on our great Yggdrasil!

Oh, that? No worries! I already tested it myself!

That is exactly why I cannot trust it!

Aah! The weeds are growing as thick as cudgels!

Kyarot, how are you going to take responsibility for this?!

Hmm... Why hasn't Yggdrasil reacted to it?

Maybe her roots go deeper than I expected.

Maybe I should pour some more of my nutrient formula...

Kyarot, please just stop already!!!

Ow! Why the noogie all of a sudden?!

I am confiscating this "special nutrient" nonsense. Permanently!

Now, return these plants to their original size!

What? Turn them back? I don't know how to do that. I only know how to make them bigger!

Give it back! I spent sleepless nights on that for months!

O-Oh no! The weeds are trying to break through the ceiling!

Wow! Is this the power of my special nutrient formula?

Do not just stand there in awe! At this rate, the entire Order will collapse!

No, we don't want that... Hmm...

Oh, right! These plants should naturally shrink back before the sun sets... I think...

The magic added to the nutrient might trigger a property that reverts things to their original state.

According to the bakery owner... it's something like The Law of Magical Conservation...

So there is nothing we can do right this instant?

Um... We can pray that the weeds don't get excited and start dancing...

If they do a synchronized dance routine, that might actually bring down the Order.

Arrrgh...

You are hereby banned from entering the garden starting today, Kyarot!

Permanently!

So, Head Priestess scolded you real bad?

Yeah... She really chewed me out. She said I almost destroyed the Order.

She permanently banned me from even approaching Yggdrasil... It's so not fair!

BigWood's jealous. Bigwood wants a chewing out too.

I just wanted Yggdrasil and the plants around her to grow a little bigger, that's all...

That's why I used my abilities!

Why doesn't anyone understand me?

Carrot Sprite is a great gardener. Yes.

Waah... Of course I am!

But you forget one thing.

*Sniff* H-Huh?

Carrot Sprite is not like other sprites.

Other sprites leave all the farming to magic farming tools.

But Carrot Sprite plants, feed nutrients, and waters by hand.

That's right!

However, Carrot Sprite does not think about how big plants feel.

But... the plants always danced happily after growing, didn't they?

No. They grew too fast and were trying to balance their new big bodies.

O-Oh no!

I was short-sighted. I just assumed the plants would feel the same as me...

Wanting them to grow taller... that was just my own selfish desire!

Still, the plants like Carrot Sprite.

Waaah! That's so sweet!

I thought no one understood me... but that wasn't true!

Alright! I will forget my obsession over how tall plants grow!

From now on, I will be a gardener who puts the happiness and health of the plants in my garden first!

Good thinking, Carrot Sprite.

If only every plant could speak like you...

Thank you so much, BigWood!

You got here just in time, Master!

One Kyarot's Signature Special Carrot Cake coming right up!

Here, have a cup of sugarcane coffee while you wait, okay?!

Right? It's way better than coffee with factory sugar, isn't it?

It goes down so smoothly and it's so rich! Once you taste a drop, you can't stop!

Want a sugarcane straw? It'll double the sweetness!

That's only because your tongue has been ruined by too much of that elven coffee, Master!

Anyway, the carrot cake is done, so I'll bring it over!

Tada! What do you think?! It's a raw carrot cake with an extra heaping of raw carrots as garnish!

Huh? I thought you said you like carrot cake...

*Sigh* Master...

How could you ever think I'd serve you a "normal" carrot cake? I've used the carrots I grew myself!

If I were to give it a grade, it's more like a "Luxury Premium Top-Grade" carrot cake!

If you'd prefer a different garnish, I can change it for you.

So? Should I change it?

I told you... my ingredients are anything but "ordinary," Master!

Hehe, you got it! This will only take a moment!

How's this, Master?

I wasn't sure what you'd like, so I added everything!

I call it the... Veggie Buffet Cake!

Here, let me explain. We have some cucumbers, some bell peppers, scallions, and those? Those are onions...

Huh? There isn't a law that dictates what garnish a cake should have!

Besides, it's the maker's choice what ingredients to use, isn't it?

Cat got your tongue, Master?

Come on, just give it a try. One bite! That's all!

Surely one of these will suit your taste!

Tsk, tsk... My precious babies almost fell in the dirt.

You're a grownup, Master. How could you be so clumsy?!

Oh, this won't do. I'll have to feed you myself!

Okay, say, "Ah..."

So? Delicious, right?

Okay, this airplane's coming in for another landing with some cake! Say, "Ahhhhh..."

Knock, knock! Please open up! Ahhhh...

Come on... Ahhhhhhhh...

Hehehe... Grow big and strong! Grow nice and healthy!

Is that enough? Do you want more water?

You're good? Okay!

You're all so healthy and robust! Are these the results of my new special nutrient formula?

It's such a shame that I'm the only one here to witness this!

It would be nice to have a visitor here...

E-Er, hello?

Hm? Who's there?

Wait... a new visitor here to admire my plants?

Hello! Butter's name is Butter!

Here! A bribe!

Huh?! A bribe? All of a sudden?

Butter heard that if Butter gave this to you, you would make Butter's chow huge!

That's so cool!

So... you want me to take this chow you gave me as a bribe and make it bigger?

Yep! After you make it big, just give it back to Butter!

But that's not what a bribe is!

Wait, besides, I don't even have the ability to make chow bigger in the first place!

What? Oh no...

Waah... But Butter didn't even eat this morning because Butter wanted to eat giant chow...

I feel bad for some reason... and I didn't even do anything wrong...

You know what? I'll show her my plants instead!

It's sure to surprise and impress her! Hehehe!

Hey, Butter! I may not have giant chow, but I do have giant plants! Wanna have a look?

No, thank you. Butter is too sad right now to look at anything...

Butter will leave now. Goodbye!

What the... She vanished already?

I guess it can't be helped...

Hello, I'm Speaki!

Huh? Who are you now?

I heard the rumors and came right over!

That you'd make my pumpkin patch as big as Elias if I offered you a bribe!

Of course, the bribe is a pumpkin!

What kind of ridiculous rumor is going around out there?!

I mean, there's no way that's possible!

Are we haggling now?

No matter what you say, that's my final offer...

Please hurry and make it BIG!

I told you... I can't!

Since you're here, have a look at my plants before you leave!

Hmm... Did I get the address mixed up or something?

Farmer Carrothead, where aaare youuuu?

Hey! Wait! You're just gonna leave?

Hmph! Everyone just comes after hearing some dumb rumors...

Does anyone even bother looking at my plants?! No! They only say what they came for, then leave!

Er, hello?

Oh, what? A dragon?

Are you also here to ask me to make something bigger, too?

By the looks of your bamboo spear, it looks like this is the right place. The farmer everyone's talking about lives here?

Farmer? What farmer?

And this isn't a bamboo spear, it's sugarcane!

What is that? Some sort of password or something? You're the carrothead farmer who can make anything big, right?

I'll get straight to the point. This may be a hard ask, but...

I'd like to be a bit taller. I'm not asking for much... maybe around five centimeters?

If I beat Rudd after that, I will give you a VERY generous bribe!

Aaarrgh!

There is no such farmer here! You should have grown taller on your own!

If you're not here to see my plants, leave right now!

Huh?! O-Okay! Fine, I'm leaving, I'm leaving!

She's so different from the rumors! Why is she so unfriendly?!

*Sigh* Just who the heck is spreading these bizarre rumors...?

Just you wait! When I find out who you are, you're gonna get it!

Calm down, Kyarot. If I keep showing all this negative energy, it'll affect the plants around me.

Sorry for being angry, guys! I'm completely fine, so don't worry!

As long as no one else comes to visit...

Master...

You're also here after hearing those rumors, aren't you?

I don't care what you want made bigger! I don't need any bribes!

No thanks! I can't help you!

So, get oooooout!

Oy, does it look like we're playing around here?

Give us everything you got! Now!

.........

Listen, you're really killing the vibe by staying silent.

Our patience has its limits, you know?

*Sigh* Guess we have no choice but to use our secret leaf, huh...

Oh, whoa! The plants...

I would hear them murmuring before... but today, I can hear them clearly!

Is this a revelation from Yggdrasil, perhaps?

Wait, stop!

Are you guys picking on that weak, defenseless plant right now?! Huh?!

We all grow from the same soil, so we're all family here! Why are you picking on one of your own?!

Being a plant means...

Yikes! It's the plant-trafficking sprite!

Run! She's going to plant-nap us and stick us in pots!

Wha...? I haven't finished speaking! Hey!

Tch... Wild plants these days... They have no manners!

By the way, are you okay? Have you been hurt?

.........

Aww... seems you have a few scratches there. That must hurt.

I'll tend to you, so don't worry!

All done! It shouldn't hurt anymore.

You're really pretty! I bet you're a big hit with all the other plants!

Okay, off you go. Back to where you were when I found you.

.........

Bye, take care!

I'd better take a look around and have a look at how the wild plants are doing.

I hope there aren't any other plants getting bullied like earlier.

Hm? You are...

You followed me all this way?

.........

Wait... have I been chosen?!

I've heard that this occasionally happens to certain sprites... where a wild plant would follow them around...

I can't believe this is happening to me!

Hello! Welcome to my garden, hehe!

What's your name? If you don't have one, would you like me to come up with one for you??

.........

Hmm... You look a little like those violet swallows, so how about... Violet?!

.........

Nice, right?! Okay, you're Violet from now on!

Are you thirsty? Would you like a drink of some of the freshest water?

Once you're finished, I'll introduce you to some of the other plants.

.........

Violet? Little violet!

Where are you, violet?

I can't find you no matter how hard I look! Have you left the garden overnight?

Hm? A seed? What's this?

This is where Violet fell asleep yesterday...

Is this a gift Violet left behind?

I'd better plant it and see what sprouts!

Huh? Wh-what the...?!

An incredibly huge and heavy gourd...?

Maybe this is like that folk tale about the gourd with amazing treasures inside...?

N-No...! I mustn't give into temptation!

If I were to saw it open, imagine how painful it would be for the gourd!

Besides, this is a gift from Violet.

I should treasure it and keep it safe.

This is what Violet would want... right?

Dear violet... may you never be bullied by any other plant again, and live a happy life!

Hmm, I believe I'm at the agreed-upon location...

Urgh... it's been a while since I've carried all these carrots... My shoulders hurt.

Hello.

Are you... Karrotbook Marketplace?

Hello! I'm not Karrotbook Marketplace itself, but I do have carrots!

Ah, okay. Then you must be BunnyBunny?

Yep, I'm BunnyBunny!

Seems I've come to the right place, then. I'm MeloMelon.

Before we proceed, there is something I would like to ask...

What do you plan to use my melons for?

You are not planning anything unethical, like a terrible experiment or burying them deep underground, are you?

Of course not! I was only planning to chew into them, chomp them up, savor them, and enjoy them!

Okay, good.

Would it be okay to examine the carrots and see how they are?

Of course! My carrots are the finest in Elias!

I'm sure you'll love them!

Oh, wow... They are indeed different from your average carrots.

Would you like to take a look at my melons, too?

I don't think I need to examine them that closely!

Just from the scent alone, I can tell they were grown with lots of love and care!

You pass.

BunnyBunny, would you care to do business with me?

Wh-What? All of a sudden?

In my entire life as an elemental, I have never seen such healthy carrots!

Hehe! Well, of course... They were grown by yours truly, after all.

Wait... is this what you wanted from the beginning?

No, not at all!

It's like I've stumbled upon an uncut gemstone by chance.

Though... I suppose anything I say would sound suspicious at the moment. Allow me to properly introduce myself.

This is who I am.

Oh, Melo Corporation! I've heard of this!

Hehe, this will be quick then.

BunnyBunny, we can't just keep your carrots in Sprite Forest and have them rot away here!

Th-They're not rotten!

Uh, that's not what I meant.

Ah... it's just that I have a strong negative reaction to words like "rotten," "moldy," or "soggy."

Anyway, what sort of business are you proposing?

Using your carrots and processing them into different food products.

Carrot porridge, carrot fried rice, canned carrots... things like that?

Exactly.

You would be in charge of growing and managing the carrots.

Melo Corporation would handle everything else... the mass production, distribution, sales, and marketing.

Is that really all I have to do? And the profits?

We split them fifty-fifty. What do you say?

That's... way too much money to turn down!

Of course. It is a very generous offer!

Shall we discuss the details further at our headquarters in Monatium?

Hold on. There's something I'd like to confirm first.

If you're going to mass produce these food products, that means you'll need a massive amounts of carrots, right?

Does this mean I would have to grow a massive amount of carrots somewhere other than my field?

That's right. We're planning to build an automated carrot assembly line.

B-But then I wouldn't be the one growing the carrots!

Well... the machines will replicate your carrot cultivation methods, so it would essentially be the same, would it not?

I'm going to have to decline!

I don't want to mass produce carrots identically like it's some factory! All plants have their own personalities, you know!

The reason my carrots are so healthy is because of all the time, effort, care, and love I put into them!

I'm sure you understand that too, MeloMelon Meluna?

Hmm... I see. Yes, I understand.

Well then, let's just proceed the agreed-upon exchange we had for today.

As for the business proposal... I will think more on it and we can revisit it some other time with different terms.

Sounds good, sounds good!

Come visit my garden sometime! I'd love to have you over, Meluna!

Sure. Next time, let's meet as friends, not as business partners.

Sounds great! I'll be around, so come by anytime!

Ugh... What an unsettling dream that was...

Still... it hurts to see Yggdrasil sick, even if it's a dream.

Wait... is it possible that this is...

An emergency S.O.S. that Yggdrasil sent to me, the number one gardener?

I'm so worried. I need to go check on Yggdrasil.

I'll have to slip in as quietly as possible so that Head Priestess Ner doesn't catch me.

See you when I get back, everyone!

Phew! I made it in.

It's so early... Surely Head Priestess Ner won't come here at this hour, right?

Hi, Yggdrasil... I've kept you waiting long, haven't I?

I'll give you a thorough checkup to see if you're hurting anywhere, so please do not worry!

Ehehe, it's been so long since I've last been in your presence!

This is the life!

It doesn't look like there's anything serious...

Maybe it wasn't an S.O.S. or revelation, after all...

Hold it right there.

Huh?! Someone's here? Let's hide!

Trespassing into the garden in the middle of the night... You have got some nerve.

I am fully aware that you are hiding there.

Wh-What?! It's Head Priestess Ner!

How did she know? I thought I did a pretty good job of hiding.

It seems you have overlooked hiding your cheeks.

If you do not come out by the count of three... we will enjoy a very lively time in the Chamber of Secrets.

One...

Get beaten senseless by Head Priestess Ner and be banned from seeing Yggdrasil forever...

Two.

Or erasing her memory to try and undo what's been done...

Two and a half...

If I have to choose...

Two and three quarters...

Definitely the latter!

Sorry, please forgive me, Head Priestess Ner!

Wh-What the...? Kyarot, what are you—

Yikes!!

Did I get her...?

*Huff, huff* This is all for Yggdrasil!

Now I just need to move Head Priestess Ner back to her room...!

Eeeek! Who is it this time?!

M-Master? I can explain everything!

Huh? Then, you were here before me?

Perfect! Since it's come to this, help me move Head Priestess Ner!

You saw what I was doing, but you never stopped me, Master!

I mean, that makes you my accomplice, right?

Either way, you won't be able to escape a scolding from Ner!

H-Huh? That's not fair! I'm an Apostle, too!

Tch!

*Sigh* Alright, how about this, then...

If you become my accomplice and help me see this through...

I will regularly supply the banquet hall with the finest vegetables I grow!

.........

R-Right! Let's move her quickly and wrap this up!

Checking in on Yggdrasil's health and putting Ner to sleep...

This is what they call a two birds, one stone situation, isn't it...?!