Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Mass Consumer

Kazura ate the lunch leisurely for about 1 hour and after putting the dishes away, he and Valetta went together towards the residence garden . In front of both of them, there were numerous herbs growing from the seed they planted before on the ground . Next to them, was the lemongrass and peppermint that Kazura bought as seedlings and then numerous herbs that were planted in the pot . The agricultural tractor that Kazura had driven here was parked at the corner of the garden .

They have become bigger, but as expected, their growth rate is slower than what is written in the book . (V) Valetta said so as she squatted down and looked at the herbs . Kazura also squatted down and try to take a look at the herb, but sure enough, it seemed to be not that big . However, they didnt look to be diseased, it was indeed a bit frail, but the leaves were healthy green . Even when they didnt get any disease, their growth rate is slow, wonder what does this mean The Peppermint seems to be a bit bigger though . (K) Comparing the herbs growing on the ground and the herbs planted in the pot, the peppermint that grew in the pot had faster growth rate, even if it was just a little bit . Since the pots with the peppermint were given fertilizer, this difference in growth rate was without a doubt came from the presence of fertilizer . However, the peppermint growth rate was relatively slower than the growth rate of a normal seedling . I thought that perhaps the problem lies in the fertilizer, but the growth rate is still slow even though it had been given fertilizer, so I dont really know why The herbs that are planted in the pot and given fertilizer are also have a slow growth rate . (V) When you observe the herbs daily, did you noticed something?(K) Something Hmm . (V) At Kazuras question, Valetta put her hand over her mouth and start thinking . Nothing at all I watered them frequently, I pulled out the weed when I noticed them growing around I didnt find anything particularly strange . (V) Hmm, is that so No, wait a minute . (K) Ah, do you realize something?(V) Kazura made an expression as if he realized something, so Valetta turned her gaze, filled with expectation towards him . I want you to tell me, how big is the weed that grows in the peppermint pot?(K) The weed? Since I pulled them out as soon as the sprout out, they werent that big . About 1 centimeter . (V) Did it always look like that recently?(K) Yes, it never change . (V) At Valettas reply, Kazura focused at the peppermint inside the flower pot, crossing his arms as he thinking . After several seconds of silence, he turned back at Valetta as if he had settled his thoughts . Perhaps, there is almost no nutrient left inside this pot? If there are nutrients then the weed will become big quickly, so it seems that the nutrients have been completely exhausted . (K) Eh? But, it cant be(V) The conjecture that Kazura thought up sounds crazy, the nutrient from the fertilizer put into the pot had been absorbed by weed, so the nutrient inside the pot had been completely exhausted . Valetta opened her eyes wide from surprise, but when she quickly fix her expression and thought about it before speaking . But that wont explain the growth of the vegetables in the field . The weed should have been sprout out in great number every day, so before the nutrient went to the vegetables that were planted individually, it should have been taken by the weed that grows in its surrounding . (V) That might be true, but didnt everyone in the village immediately pulled the weed out as soon as it sprouts? If you pulled it out immediately then the weeds root will still be shallow so the deep soil that had been mixed with the fertilizers nutrient will still untouched . Since the vegetables still growing their roots, then just as they reached the untapped fertilizer and took up the large amount of nutrient, they grow immediately . Or so I thought . (K) As far as Kazura know, the villagers went to the field everyday and pulled absolutely every weed that grows around the vegetables with their hand and then stirs the ground with triangle weeding hoe . [1]Kazura often helped when living in the village, so he knew how thorough the weed removal is . The pulled out weed would be left on the ground surface, where it will dry up under the strong sunlight . B-but, that might be the reason why the herb planted from seed had slow growth rate, however, it wont be the reason why the peppermint seedling had slow growth rate . Since I pulled out the weed every day, there should be nutrient left in the pot . (V) Yes . That might be true, ever since Valetta-san returned to the village . But, during your absence from the residence when you went to Isteria, only the villagers who were asked to take care of the herbs, knew about the pot situation, right?(K) Ah . (V)

When Kazura pointed this out, Valetta made a surprised expression . Furthermore, you watering the pot everyday so the soil is always wet, right? If the soil is wet then when the shallow rooted weed absorbed the water, the nutrient at the bottom of the pot get absorbed too . Thats why, the small remaining nutrient left in the pot had been absorbed by the weed, so this pot doesnt have nutrient anymore . The vegetable field also watered, but the watering frequency and the blazing sun prevented the fields soil from being constantly wet . More importantly, the vegetables are growing fast and so defeated the weed in the competition for nutrient . (K) Eh Then that means the plants of this worldThis is, this is no matter how you put on it, it is absurd(V) Ah no, this is only a conjecture after all . It doesnt mean that this is the truth(K) Valetta eyes were looking at the weed that was growing in the garden as if they were a frightening thing . If Kazuras conjecture was correct, then the plant of this world would absorb absolutely every nutrient that its root could reach and it growth could continue without limit as long as the nutrient last . Of course, depending on the plant there might be a limit on the growth, but based on how the villages vegetables looks like, it wouldnt be strange to think that they could become even bigger . Furthermore, Kazura already confirmed that he couldnt obtain any nutrient from eating the abnormally quick growing vegetable, so even when the vegetable became bigger, there was still little nutrient in it for some reason . The nutrient inside the Japanese fertilizer might be used up only for the vegetable huge growth, so it resulted in a strange situation where the nutritional value of the vegetable itself didnt change at all . Perhaps, if these vegetables died and returned to the soil, those nutritions didnt return into the soil at all . If this cycle repeats, then as the result, the soil of this world might end up with almost no nutrients . In that case, it was understandable why the concept of fertilizer was unknown in this world . Since it had hardly any nutrient from the beginning, the concept of fertilizer never arises . However, this was still no more than Kazuras conjecture . Unless Japanese experts investigate th