I Didn’t Particularly Want to Farm!

“Stella, find the cursed jar and break it for us!”

In the Credion Empire, where she was held captive, Stella encountered small creatures. Moved by their earnest plea, which she found endearing, Stella decided to grant their request.

What emerged from the jar was none other than a pickaxe.

“It’s a noble pickaxe blessed by the goddess Terra! Now Stella can become a noble farmer too!”

Farming, they said. Though she was an illegitimate child, Stella had never been involved in farming, and she simply shook her head in disbelief.

However, as time passed, she found herself repeatedly reaching for the pickaxe, and it felt as if the garden outside was calling to her.

How strange, why do I suddenly want to farm so much?

***

Kai was solely focused on expanding his territory.

He showed no interest in anything else, but one day, he discovered a mysterious field in a corner of the imperial castle. Drawn by an inexplicable fragrance, he approached the area.

What he found there was… a carrot?

“Why are there carrots here…?”

“What’s this, are you hungry? You look like a low-ranking knight, so feel free to take that carrot and eat it.”

The sight of a stranger holding a pickaxe and speaking kindly made Kai, without realizing it, pick up a carrot and bite into it.

That night,

“What is it about that carrot… why can’t I stop thinking about it?”