I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 93

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I thought this was supposed to be a healing farming game.
Episode 93

If I could only pull out the contents of my mind right now, it would surely be nothing but question marks.
“Do you hate me now? Why?”
“Huh?!”
When I scrunched up my face and made my bewilderment plain, his voice softened a little.
“No, that’s not it……?”
“Of course not! Why would I hate Priam?”
“But then why…….”
“Did I mess up somehow? Is that why I misunderstood you?”
First, I needed to figure out how he’d arrived at such a ridiculous thought.
“It’s just that… except on Exchange Diary days, you don’t contact me, and you haven’t come to see me anymore.”
Looking at his face, wounded and drooping, I retraced the past few days in my mind.
But all that surfaced were shocking images that wouldn’t fade from my thoughts, and the days I’d spent in distracted haste because of them.
“Ah… I’m sorry, Priam. I’ve been so busy and scattered lately. I know I’ve let you down.”
The emotional shock had clearly taken its toll.
On top of drawing worry from Kaies, I’d hurt Priam too.
I remembered how he must have felt dejected, watching a friend who’d suddenly grown distant, and my heart ached.
‘I was too insensitive.’
He’d probably considered me a close friend.
As I apologized, the dark mood hovering around him gradually lifted.
“I’m sorry. How can I make it up to you?”
I carefully took his trembling hand and waited for his answer.
“I… I…….”
“Yes?”
“Not seeing you for so many days made me really anxious. It was hard.”
“Hmm?”
Anxious?
Over just a few days of not seeing each other?
Fresh questions bloomed in my mind, but since Priam had always been tenderhearted, I figured it was reasonable and nodded.
Priam drew closer, gripping my hand with both of his.
“So… can’t you just stay with me?”
I looked up at his face, now close to mine, and nodded awkwardly.
“Yeah, of course… When? Today or tomorrow?”
“Right now…….”
“Oh, um.”
A few things I’d planned for today flickered through my mind.
Noticing my hesitation, he drooped his eyebrows sadly and glanced at me uncertainly.
“Are you busy? I’m happy just being by your side while you work…….”
“Oh. I was worried you’d get bored. If you’re okay with just watching, then I’m fine with it.”
As soon as I agreed, Priam brightened immediately, breaking into a radiant smile.
“I haven’t eaten breakfast yet. Do you want to eat with me?”
“I’d love that.”
As if he’d never been sullen, a cheerful Priam came home with me, and I baked pancakes.
“Should I drizzle syrup on yours?”
“Just a little.”
Perhaps because he felt reassured, the space around Priam brightened. It was as if sunlight itself was floating around him.
Faced with that clear, luminous presence, my own mood lifted along with it.
“Come on, let’s go!”
After breakfast, we headed to the Vegetable Garden.
I’d told him to just admire the reinforced Farming Tools I was so proud of, but Priam spent hours by my side helping with the work instead.
“Thank you. That must have been tiring.”
“It was fun.”
“Thanks to you, I finished much earlier.”
I held out both my hands, and Priam gently pressed his palms against mine.
“Come on, don’t hit so softly. Make it clap!”
I clapped my palms together first, nice and loud.
Priam’s eyes sparkled as he met my hands again. A bright smile bloomed across his face.
“Aha! I love playing like this with Miel.”
Excited, Priam spread both arms wide and pulled me into a strong embrace.
“Oof—wait! I’m all sweaty right now!”
“That’s not okay?”
“Well…….”
I hesitated for a moment, but the sight of Priam’s disappointed face from earlier came back to me, so I gave him a quick hug in return.
After that, I walked alongside him to his house and waved goodbye.
“See you soon, Priam.”
“Where are you going?”
“Home, of course. I need to wash up and rest.”
“Then after you rest, can we see each other again?”
“Hm? ……Today?”
“I want to be with you more…….”
Why was Priam acting like this today, all of a sudden?
‘Something about this feels familiar…….’
Ah, it was just like when the Twins used to cling to me, wanting to play more.
“Do you want to play more with me?”
“Yes!”
A laugh escaped me. His affinity had really climbed quite a bit.
“Then how about tomorrow? What do you say to tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow……?”
Priam thought hard for a while, then nodded slowly.
He looked as if he’d made some grand decision.
“Okay. I’ll wait.”
At his solemn tone, I burst out laughing.
As soon as I laughed, Priam’s expression softened as well.
“See you tomorrow, Miel.”
As if to prove those words were far from mere politeness, he showed up at my doorstep the very next morning.
“Welcome, Priam.”
And the day after that.
“Good morning, Miel.”
And the day after that…….
“Miel!”
Looking at his eager face, I found myself hesitant to mention that I had other plans for today.
“What should I do, Priam? I was planning to go to the Twins’ Mansion today.”
“Really?”
Priam smiled brightly at the news.
Creak, creak.
A moment later, he climbed into the carriage with me as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“We can just go together.”
“Oh.”
It was a simpler solution than I’d expected.
‘Right, we can just play together. Priam probably knows the Twins better than I do anyway.’
I’d assumed I had to go alone because the Twins were so particular about strangers, but I’d been wrong.
“Are you close with the Twins?”
“More so than most of the other residents? They don’t let just anyone into the Mansion.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Since they look so young, there are often outsiders who ignore or bully them.”
“That’s awful. You’d think people would be kind to children, not cruel.”
“I’m glad you’re not like that, Miel.”
The hoofbeats gradually slowed, and the carriage came to a halt.
Through the window, I could see the Twins waiting at the entrance of the Mansion.
“There you are!”
The moment I stepped down from the carriage with the coachman’s help, I rushed toward them, and the Twins immediately threw themselves into my arms.
“We missed you, Miel.”
“I missed you both so much.”
As I held the children close in both arms, I felt a strange, subtle sense of discord—as though my embrace was fuller than it usually was.
I lifted myself slightly and looked down at the Twins.
‘Were their features always this close to mine?’
The eye level between me and the Twins gazing up at me had narrowed compared to before—as if they’d grown taller.
‘……According to the Game Settings, there’s no way they’d grow taller at this point.’
The Twins, who had been nestled in my arms, belatedly spotted Priam over their shoulder.
“Why did Priam come?”
“I followed Miel. I wanted to play together.”
“I see.”
The Twins showed no particular reaction to Priam’s explanation about coming to play.
Priam, too, stepped into the Mansion as though accustomed to it.
‘They seem far more comfortable than I expected. Like old friends who’ve known each other for years.’
The Twins naturally led us toward the Dining Room.
“Miel. Let’s have some snacks.”
“Why not? I was just craving something sweet.”
The moment we entered the Dining Room, a chocolate cake and a strawberry cake appeared on the table.
But before I could even pick up a Fork, Yueun offered me a slice on hers, bringing it toward my mouth.
“Ah.”
As I obediently accepted it, Eunyu’s Fork came next.
Unable to refuse the earnestness of both, I took another bite—and then Priam too appeared with bright, eager eyes, offering me a piece of strawberry cake.
“…….”
In the end, I opened my mouth without complaint.
Watching all three of them feed me cake in turn as though competing, I was reminded of my grandmother—the way she always tried to get me to eat something extra at every meal.
I ate whatever they offered without resistance, and before I knew it, I’d consumed three slices of cake.
“Enough. I’m so full……!”
Only after I’d pushed away every Fork that came near me did I finally escape that relentless onslaught.
After that, I watched the Twins casually finish off the remaining whole cake.
We decided to head upstairs to play properly.
Following the Twins and Priam out of the Dining Room, I noticed a piece of paper wedged under the mobile tray.
“Something’s stuck?”
I bent down and picked up the paper, feeling its thick texture against my fingertips.
I unfolded the crumpled sheet to look at it.

[A new girl came.]

It was a Painting drawn by none other than the Twins.

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