Chapter 85: From Today, Leona Decides to Become a Hen Mother

"Oppa. This is so good."

Leona pointed at the egg fry and veggie stir-fry as she spoke.

To Leona, the egg fry was completely unfamiliar. Eating high-protein eggs made her dizzy.

"Tomorrow morning, the hen will have laid another egg. Leona, can you go fetch it?"

"Really?! I'll do it! I'll do it!"

"Oh, you should be able to manage."

"Hehe~ Yeah!"

Leona spoke with complete confidence.

But I could guarantee one thing.

Leona would not be smiling tomorrow when she went to collect the eggs.

When the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠hens flapped their wings in excitement, they would startle and tumble over.

As long as they didn't get their feathers dirty, it would be fine.

I looked at Leona and smirked.

It was the smile of someone who knew her fate.

"Did you laugh?"

"No. Pffh..."

"You did laugh!"

"No no no. Go on, try it."

"You think I can't do it?!"

"No no."

She covered her mouth, but the laughter wouldn't stop.

I might be underestimating her, but I felt like even stepping into the chicken coop would be a challenge.

To her, the chickens would look like phoenixes.

She had never shown any witch-like behavior, so she had forgotten that fact.

Perhaps Leona didn't even realize she was a witch.

I treated her as a normal human woman.

That didn't mean she didn't have a cute appearance.

As I mentioned earlier, she competed with Serina.

She was elegant with a large chest and perfect hips.

But her actions were exactly like those of a child.

Those aspects made her even more attractive.

"Hmph... Watch me. I'm going to show you how to get the eggs."

"Yeah yeah, got it haha!"

She was still in a huff, stuffing the veggie stir-fry into her mouth while grumbling.

I wondered if she could actually do it.

*

After finishing breakfast, I went to the backyard to build a chicken coop.

I gathered the scattered branches and headed there.

We weren't living in a grand mansion but a simple wooden house.

This place was the center of an open field where the forest couldn't grow.

We had dug a well and were growing various crops while living here.

So it wasn't suitable for raising livestock.

I thought about bringing a dog, but I didn't have the heart to raise other pets after thinking about Melo.

I stuck a suitable branch into the ground.

With Leona's assistance, the work went smoothly.

"Oppa, like this?"

"Yeah. Good job."

"Hehe. Let's make it wider! I'm going to raise more chickens and have them lay eggs too!"

"Does ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Leona know about baby chickens?"

"Yeah! The kids told me!"

The "kids" she was referring to were actually young children.

After their minds had broken down, their mental age was slowly rising.

So even though their bodies were adult, they were still learning the rules alongside the little ones.

"What did the kids say?"

"Umm! They said there's a place called a breeding ground in front of it, and people selling baby chicks there!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! I want to raise baby chicks and make them big! They say it's one coin per chick, is that cheap?!"

"One coin? What the hell are coins?"

"What are ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠coins?!"

"Ah, no. Forget it!"

"Yeah!"

The baby chicks sold in front of the kids were generally dying chicks.

They were selling chicks on the verge of death for one coin each.

There were no thieves here.

The kids who learned the rules were doing things to deceive others.

From what I felt here, just because you learned the rules didn't mean you lived by them.

There were many thieves here,

and too many people who deceived others.

"Next time, let's buy some baby chicks and raise them!"

"Yay~~! I'm going to raise a hundred!"

"Can you raise that many?"

"Yeah!"

"Life is precious!"

"Hic... I can turn them all into adult chicks~~!"

"You're going to watch?"

"I'm going to be a hen mother!"

Leona clenched her fist with a confident attitude.

I hadn't seen her show this much determination in a while.

I was only worried.

"Okay. Please do a good job as the mom~!"

"Yes!"

"Then I have to build the coop well, right?!"

"Yes~! I'm going to build it pretty~!"

Originally, the plan was to build a small coop.

For some reason, thanks to Leona declaring herself a hen mother, it had turned into a big project.

Since Leona was showing this much resolve, I couldn't just refuse to help.

I accepted Leona's appearance positively and stepped up the coop construction.

First, I firmly drove deep into the ground the large trees that would serve as pillars.

And I supported the roof with stones on both sides.

Since we had gathered plenty of firewood in the shed, I used the undergrowth between the roof beams to block it.

The branches were full of thorns.

Without thorns, small wild animals could enter and bite the chickens.

"Be careful, Leona. It's full of thorns."

"I'm scared of thorns..."

"I'll do it. Just wait a second."

"No! I'm the hen mother, so I'll do it!"

"You'll get hurt..."

"I can do it!!"

She puffed out her cheeks and sulked.

I didn't know why the title of hen mother was so important, but I couldn't stop Leona from being stubborn.

If I upset her, I didn't know what tantrum she would throw.

Just thinking about Leona throwing a tantrum made my head ache.

"Ah, okay. Then be careful, Leona. Go ahead."

"Yeah!"

She carefully moved the branches.

It had grown a lot since last time.

While carefully carrying the branches, she got pricked again.

"Ouch!"

"Why why!"

"Uwaaaang! I got pricked by a thorn!"

"Ugh... I told you to be careful."

"Leona hurts! My finger hurts! It hurts, it hurts! It hurts!"

"What are you saying... I'll blow on it!"

"Blow on it...!"

I brought my mouth to her pricked finger.

I recalled the day I had sucked on Serina's intimate area.

'If I suck like this, it should come out easily.'

Since I had experience once, I believed it would work on the thorn too.

I had strong suction in my lungs.

I could easily suck out the thorn.

"Huuup!"

I held my breath and pulled her finger out in one go.

"O.. Oppa is so strong..!"

"Huff.. huff!!"

"O.. Oppa is squeezing too much.."

"Huff.. huff!"

It wasn't coming out as easily as I thought.

"O.. Oppa.. It seems like the thorn is coming out."

"Huff.. uwwh!! Huff.. uwwh!"

"O.. Oppa!! The thorn is.. the thorn is.. coming out..!"

"Haaeng..."

With the repeated sucking, the thorn came out cleanly.

She had sucked so hard that her finger was swollen.

I massaged her finger and scolded her.

"Ugh..! I told you to be careful."

"Next time, I'll be careful.."

She seemed dejected after being scolded on top of the injury.

I checked Leona's eyes to see if I had gone too far.

She had already turned her back, her back to me, and said nothing.

"Leona."

"..."

No response.

She wouldn't look at me because she didn't want to talk.

I had said something unnecessary.

Leona stayed mad for a long time.

"Leona."

"What."

Hope still remained.

She hadn't been that mad.

I gently approached Leona.

"Hehehehehe! Aah~ Don't do that hehehe!"

"Ticklish?!"

"Hehehehe Don't do that!"

"I'm going to get mad if you don't stop!"

"A.. I'm not getting mad.."

Leona's biggest weakness.

When tickled, she couldn't move.

Leona was laughing so hard that she was panting while glaring at me.

"Really.. Oppa, if you tickle me on the cheek, I'll get angry."

"What if I tickle you on the cheek?!"

Her eyes sparkled as she said it.

Then Leona flinched and hesitated to answer.

"N.. next time.. if I do it again.."

She was deep in thought.

She was probably squeezing her brain.

She scratched her head as if looking for a good solution.

It seemed frustrating.

"What! What if I do it next time!"

"E.. next time.."

Leona was stomping her feet, unable to decide what to do.

She was biting her nails in agony.

"Uwaa.. Really. Oppa is too much!"

She suddenly dropped to her knees and burst into tears.

I felt sorry for Leona, but I had expected this.

Leona cried easily if I teased her even a little, and that cuteness was driving me crazy.

I poked Leona's cheek with my finger while she had her head down.

"Aaaang!"

She threw a tantrum and slapped my hand.

Still, I didn't stop and stimulated Leona.

"Ouch!"

After poking her cheek twice, Leona was properly angry!

"Aaaaah Don't do it! You said not to do it!"

"Ah, okay. I won't."

Leona raised her hand to hit me.

I grabbed both of Leona's hands.

Somehow, Leona had climbed on top of me and our eyes met.

"Haa.."

"Eh.."

Leona avoided my gaze.

Her cheeks were flushed and her mood was strange.

"Eh.. I have to build the coop."

I laid Leona down beside me and stood up.

Leona also stood and started moving the branches.

We worked on the coop in silence.

I hoped this awkwardness would pass.

I set up the pillars and placed the branches on the sides.

"Good job."

But she didn't reply.

I had nothing more to say either.

The coop was gradually taking on a decent appearance.

With only five hens, there was still plenty of space, but we were planning to buy more baby chicks and roosters soon.

"This should be enough, right?"

"Wow.. Oppa always does everything well?"

"Oppa is the best?"

"Yeah. Awesome!"

Since I received Leona's praise, my shoulders puffed out.

We put the hens inside and made the final door for the coop.

This work took up the whole day.

Tomorrow, Leona would fetch the eggs.

I wondered if she could do it.

We finished cleaning ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠up the surroundings and entered the house.