Chapter 279

The final round of the [Who does Speranza love the most?] World Cup!

The two finalists were Kaneff and Lia.

The two, who won the semifinals, have already been confirmed to get two tickets with their names added to the draw, but the draw was not important from here.

It was a battle of pride that determined who was Speranza’s favorite.

Other farm members also waited for the final showdown with envy and expectation.

“I expected to some extent that Lia would make it to the finals, but I didn’t expect Mr. Kaneff would remain until the end…”

Everyone nodded to Andras’ murmur.

I also never imagined that Kaneff would remain until the end.

Lia’s body trembled little by little as if she was very nervous.

Kaneff folded his arms and looked like he wasn’t interested, but he seemed nervous at heart as he kept moving his fingers.

“Now it’s the final match of the game. The winner will be the winner of [Who does Speranza love the most?] World Cup.”

“…….”

“…….”

“Shall we ask SPERANZA right away?”

Following his cue, I asked Speranza the last question.

“Speranza, Boss Uncle and Lia… Who do you love the most?”

“Um….”

Speranza, who was asked, began to think about it while frowning. She tilted her head cutely and glanced at Kaneff and Lia.

The time taken by Speranza was incomparable to the previous ones.

As Speranza’s answer was delayed, anxiety was added to the faces of Lia and Kaneff.

At the time when everyone was waiting without blinking, Speranza’s eyes twinkled as if she had decided something.

She looked up at me and gestured with her hands.

When I lowered my head with a suspicious expression, Speranza put her hand on my ear and whispered softly.

– Whisper.

“……?!”

“Hehe.”

Speranza, who finished whispering, smiled.

Now everyone’s eyes were on me. At the look of everyone that was urging me, I opened my mouth.

“Uh……that…….”

“……?”

“……?”

“She said she loves BOSS the most.”

Everyone opened their eyes wide at the unexpected result.

I didn’t expect Kaneff would win…….

While everyone was surprised, Kaneff enjoyed his victory with a satisfied smile. I asked Speranza in a low voice so that others couldn’t hear.

“Speranza, why do you love Boss Uncle the most?”

I asked with real curiosity.

Speranza hesitated a little but soon explained the reason in a low voice.

“When I visit Boss Uncle’s room, he always gives me delicious snacks, tells me old stories so that I don’t get bored, and plays house with me.”

“You play with Lia, too, don’t you?”

“But Sister Lia is busy, so she won’t play with me a lot. But Boss Uncle is not that busy, so he always plays with me.”

“Hahaha…”

I was surprised that Kaneff was taking care of Speranza more than I thought, but on the other hand, I smiled dejectedly that fooling around all day was the secret to Kaneff’s win.

He was like an unemployed uncle who would be popular among the nephews because he always plays with them.

Anyway, Kaneff won the [Who does Speranza love the most?] World cup.

And after the fierce games, it was finally time for the most important draw.

The process of drawing lots was simple.

Take a gift from the Demon Lord one by one and draw a lot, and the person whose name came out will take the gift.

I had a pretty good chance of winning because I added a lot of tickets with my name to the draw.

However, there was no particular gift I wanted.

If I had to pick one…….

It was the invitation from the tailors of the Demon Lord.

Winter is coming soon, so I thought it would be good to get clothes for my mother or Speranza.

There were a few members like me who said they didn’t care about anything, but there were a few members who were looking for a specific gift with their eyes wide open.

“Please, last breath…… Please, last breath!”

Kaneff was already desperately muttering, even before it was the turn for [Last breath]. He looked so desperate that I felt a little sorry for him.

“Now! Let’s start the draw. The first gift is…….”

Ryan, who did not have his name in the draw box, held the lottery as a representative. The gifts prepared by the Demon Lord began to go to their owner one by one.

“Here you go…… Tailor’s invitation for you Sihyeon! Congratulations.”

I was lucky to win some useful gifts, including the Tailor’s invitation.

Strangely, other people also won the gifts they wanted one by one, naturally creating a warm atmosphere.

Oh…

Except for one person, of course.

The piled-up gifts disappeared little by little, and before I knew it, the last gift appeared in front of the lottery.

“Now there’s only one gift left. The remaining gift is [Last Breath]. I think everyone knows about the value of this gift, and I’ll draw a lot right away.”

Ryan’s hand went into the draw box.

Every time his hand swung through the draw box, Kaneff’s eyes shook along.

As it was the last gift, Ryan chose to take his time.

He drew the ticket in his right hand with a mysterious expression.

-SLIDE.

The ticket, which had been folded, was slowly unfolded by Ryan’s hand. He took a slow deep breath and shouted the name written on the ticket.

Soon after, a loud cheer covered the surroundings to the extent that all the flowers in the flower garden shook.

As soon as the farm picnic was over, the weather began to get chilly in earnest.

It was such a rapid change that the warm weather felt at the picnic seemed like a lie.

And it was the first winter of the Cardis Estate.

I also had to move busily in preparation for the harsh season.

First, the barn was urgently expanded so that the Yakums on the farm could stay warm.

And since it will be difficult to graze fresh grass for a while, we stocked up on so much food that the storage became full.

Recently, the number of Yakums has increased, and it was also the first winter, so, I prepared thoroughly that people around me said it was excessive.

The farm was not the only place that was preparing for the winter. Residents of the Cardis Estate were also busy preparing for the winter.

Nevertheless, there was no great difficulty in preparing for it because Lagos, the administrator of the Estate, had the experience of spending the winter as Village chief.

Food, firewood, thick fur, heating appliances, etc. He bought the goods everyone needed for winter through merchants.

For me, who was used to modern life, I thought this was not enough to survive the winter, but Lagos shook his head firmly.

“Lord, most of the people starved last winter because they couldn’t find food, let alone firewood. Just with what we’ve prepared now, the residents of the territory will be able to overcome the winter.”

“Just in case, if they were having a hard time with the cold…”

Despite my anxious expression, Lagos was adamant.

“I’m so grateful that the lord is worried about us like this. But too much care can be toxic to residents.”

“Um….”

“It is also essential for the residents here to overcome the winter wisely. It will definitely be a good experience for children.”

“Really?”

“How can you say that you are a member of the territory if you just lean on the lord whenever you have a hard time? So you don’t have to worry too much. I’ll tell you when we need your help.”

I had no choice but to nod to Lagos’ explanation.

We decided to provide winter support to the residents in a reasonable way.

Winter preparations were also in full swing on the side of the strawberry field.

Thanks to the support promised during the last visit to the Schnarpe family, the work on the greenhouse proceeded quickly.

The materials that could be obtained from the Earth were obtained as much as possible, and the rest were constructed with the help of the Schnarpe family.

At first, the progress was slow due to the lack of experience, but as the experience increased little by little, the construction of the greenhouse quickly gathered momentum.

“Wow! It’s winter but it’s not cold at all, Popi.”

Gyuri was impressed by the warm greenhouse environment.

“Do you like it?”

“I love it, Popi! I don’t think I’ll have to go back to the Queen’s place at this rate, Popi!

“Queen’s place?”

“Us fairies go to the Queen’s house in winter, Popi. Spend a warm winter there and come back in spring, Popi!”

“Oh, that’s how fairies spend the winter.”

I listened to the fairy’s winter story that had a strange ring to it.

“So are you going to stay here this winter?”

“I think so. Popi! It’s more fun to play with Sihyeon and Speranza here. Popi!”

Seeing Gyuri fly around the greenhouse excitedly, perhaps happy that she could stay, a smile bloomed on my face.

“Is it okay now?”

“Hmm…… Andras, I think it’s leaning a little to the right?”

“Ugh….”

Andras grunted at Alfred’s words and leveled the large frame.

“I think it’s leaning to the left…….”

“What are you talking about, Senior? It’s tilted to the right.”

“I think Sihyeon is right.”

“Right?”

Later, even Lia participated and quarreled over the horizontal frame. Thanks to this, the frame was safely leveled by the time Andras was sweating in the chilly weather.

“You did a great job, Andras.”

“I’m fine.”

Andras came down from the chair with a slightly tired look. He stood side by side with us and looked at the big frame together.

Inside the frame, there was a group picture taken at the picnic.

A picture of everyone against the backdrop of a flower garden.

Just one of the many failures. It was the only picture that captured everyone’s appearance most naturally.

It wasn’t a very cool picture, but I felt proud just by looking at everyone’s appearance.

Not only Alfred and Lia but also Andras, who was sweating, looked satisfied when looking at the picture.

When everyone was looking at the pictures with satisfaction, someone’s rushing footsteps were heard from outside the living room.

When I turned my head and looked at the entrance of the living room, Lilia, who looked excited, was running toward us.

“Lilia, come and see… Here’s the picture….”

Before I could finish my sentence, an excited Lilia poured out her words.

“BROTHER SIHYEON! I finally succeeded!”

“……?”

“I’ve perfected the dimensional door device!”