Chapter 04

"Good morning, Minori." Raeger greeted her when he saw her early with her activities in front of his restaurant. The chef just came back from trading station when he saw her searching something again at bushes. He still felt a little bit uncomfortable since he almost had an argue with her the last time they met.

Minori, surprised by the greetings given, hit her head at some branches and leaves. She then looked at Raeger and quickly stood up to return the friendly greetings. "Good morning, Raeger. You really surprised me."

Raeger too, surprised by her warm smile as if nothing had happened between them before. Well, she did mention to forget everything that day and it seemed she really meant that. Raeger could feel a relieve at how nice his neighbor farmer is. He then chuckled and pointed his finger to Minori's head. "Leaves, on your head."

"Oh!" Minori quickly brushed her hand to her hair to remove leaves as Raeger told her.

"Really, I was wondering. What are you doing with those bushes, Minori? I see you every day coming around those bushes as if looking for something... or perhaps, hiding something?" Finally, Raeger spoke up his curiosity, trying to find a reason to have a conversation with her.

"Ah, don't you know that you have wild blueberry bushes around? I tried to find ripen ones to make seeds of them, but always failed, so that's why I can only collect them naturally. You know, foraging, so to speak."

Raeger rather surprised to the new discovery he never knew. "There's a wild bush of blueberry?"

"Sure." Minori quickly nodded and showed him the place. "See? Those are blueberries!"

"I never realized it before. How could you come up with ideas on checking bushes?" Raeger now wondered about something newer.

"I don't know. Just a curiosity I have, I guess..." Minori chuckled a bit before sharing a small amount of blueberry she harvested. "There you go. For you."

"Aren't you going to use this?" Raeger tried to return those blue colored fruits to her but she shook her head and refused.

"As a chef, you'll make a good use of those than me."

"Well... Thanks..."

Minori nodded quickly and bade her farewell. "Okay, got to go. See you, Raeger."

Raeger turn his head quickly as Minori left him. "Yes, see you later, Minori!"

I know. It's another short chapter. I just believe even the shortest conversation can have the deepest impression between two individuals. Besides, it's nice to explain to Raeger why Minori always jumps like a crazy person on his bushes in the game. Although in this chapter, it's not "jumping" but foraging, for a cooler expression. lol