episode_0114

I already raised fourteen wolves… … No, should I say I’m raising this?

Although they occasionally visited and gave me food, it would be more accurate to say that my wolf pack was basically surviving on its own.

In the first place, the meat I gave him was only enough for one meal, and he usually hunted in the forest on his own and ate it.

At this point, I don’t know why these kids still see me as the leader of the pack, but I guess it’s good for me if they follow me, so I haven’t really thought about it.

Anyway, whether you say that you are raising it or that it is being released, there are fourteen wolves under me. I am not a person with a great sense of responsibility, but increasing the number of creatures under me seems very irresponsible in many ways. I also know.

And above all, wolves are at the top of the food chain in most ecosystems. If you raise multiple animals together and one of them gets eaten, you will feel guilty.

In that sense, the idea of making all the animals in the forest that I thought of a while ago was a bit in the realm of fantasy, but it would still be simple to make a few animals for my friends to take care of.

“Ugh… … .”

“Anyway, it’s not your clothes, so why are you so scared?”

Thanks to the warm sunlight over the past few days, the forest has become somewhat dry, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t places where water is piling up, and the grass that covers the area below the waist hasn’t disappeared.

Diane was wearing the clothes that Adele had lent her. As if she had been bothered by the fact that she had looked so depressed after staining her expensive clothes the last time, it was thanks to Adele that she had lent her the clothes she was wearing.

“Even if someone else has lent you clothes, you cannot use them carelessly.”

When Diane refuted Adele’s words with a lot of irritation in her voice,

“Oh my. So you are saving the clothes I lent you?”

Adel also refuted that statement.

The two have had bad feelings toward each other since they were children, but it wasn’t long before they actually started seeing each other like this. And to be honest, it was Diane who started the fight first, because she sent out a fake invitation.

‘First meeting’… … No, to be honest, Diane had bad feelings about Adele to the point where she thought that way even before they met.

And on the other hand, Adele may have had the worst image of Diane—

“Hmph. If we save clothes like these, shouldn’t there be clothes left for Lady Adele to wear?”

“You finally call me by my name.”

“It’s because if I don’t call you by my name, it’s a bigger loss for me to be called by my name. I hope you don’t get the wrong idea.”

“You two seem to get along well.”

I spoke to Amelia in a voice so low that the two could not hear.

Amelia was walking while holding one of my hands.

I didn’t think it was necessary to go this far, but I didn’t want Amelia to fall and scratch her skin.

When I first held out my hand, Amelia seemed a little hesitant, but she soon held my hand even though she looked embarrassed.

And now he was holding on tight and giving strength.

Of course, he didn’t hold my hand as a lover, it was more like leaning on him to avoid falling as he was moving around in a forest full of rocks, but I liked that too.

“Huh?”

Amelia, who was preoccupied with walking while avoiding the stones hitting her feet, asked if she had heard me.

Sweat was slowly rising from my forehead, and my bangs were wet.

Her cheeks were a little red and her breathing was a little rough.

I took it like this and went to some dark place, it was a face I didn’t want to show to others… … The reason I thought I shouldn’t do that still remained in my head.

“It’s nothing.”

I spoke to Amelia and put a little more pressure on her arms to make it easier for her to lean on me.

And in the meantime, Adele and Diane were moving their mouths non-stop.

“Also, this outfit has a lot of strange excess parts. It’s a little tight around the waist, legs, and chest, but the rest of it is so loose that it gets in the way of walking. If you get caught on a branch in that area, you’re bound to fall, right? Be careful. Of course.”

“… … Oh, are you provoking me now? Is that so? I lent you my clothes, but I can’t stand being provoked like that. Shall we have a test of strength in a moment? I should be happy to hand them over to you.”

“Why does the story flow like that?”

… … It seemed that Diane was truly oblivious.

Of course, Diane’s side is ‘thin’, and Adele’s side is ‘healthy’. Diane’s swordsmanship training is more intense and longer, so Diane’s swordsmanship skills are better right now, but she has more physical strength and talent. If you think about it, Adele could grow to the level of Diane if she just gets some training.

No, when it comes to strength, Adele is superior, so if we do wrestling like Adele said, Diane will fall behind again and again.

“And if you’re going to spar, use swordsmanship fairly. Isn’t it strange that we’ve all been learning the same thing, but the disciplines are different?”

Diane still didn’t seem to notice that what she said had become an unintentional provocation, but it seemed like she knew that if she tried to force herself, she would lose.

“… … Okay, let’s make sure we settle the matter someday.”

“And I think the final decision should be made by counting the total number of duels. If you win the last one and act like you won them all, that’s ugly, right?”

Diane was definitely an aristocrat.

At first glance, it seemed like a fair offer, but if you look at it, you will be able to claim that you won by refusing all subsequent sparring at the point where Adele won.

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

In the first place, Adele, whose mindset was ‘fair and square’, seemed unable to think of such things.

Well, actually, I think Adele will win in the end.

No matter how much Diane avoids a duel, Adele is the type of person who rushes in again and again and ends up setting the stage for a duel.

If things didn’t work out, I would just have to provoke Diane again and again.

“This should be enough.”

As the conversation progressed to that point, I saw a nice vacant lot in front of me.

The reason I came all the way here was because I thought there would be more birds inside the forest than outside. Of course, there were birds higher up the food chain, but that didn’t stop me from giving Diane a bird like that as a gift.

First of all, to attract such a bird, the food had to be a small animal.

I lived and hunted in the northern part of Naya, but would the ladies of the city really think they wanted to raise a creature that eats small, living animals?

The reason why Amelia raised Pori was because she insisted that they should not be caught and eaten.

Second, although I managed to become close with Diane, she still remained a villain to me.

In the novel I read, Amelia became a good character and Diane’s evil deeds were greatly reduced, but in the original work, she was said to have done evil things in many ways.

I wondered if, just in case, if I gave a bird of prey with sharp claws as a gift, it might harm someone.

Anyway, since I decided to give a small bird as a gift, I had to call the birds and gather them, but to do that, I had to go deep into the forest where the birds were hiding.

“First of all, why don’t you wait a little far away? It would be better to stay hidden if possible.”

When I said that, the three people walked away from me.

And I hid behind a tree… … All three people were looking at me with their heads sticking out from the side of the tree, as if they were wondering how I would summon the bird.

hmm… … .

I think I might need to hide a little longer.

Well, I guess I’ll give it a try anyway.

I cut off the bread portion from the remaining sandwich I brought with me.

Then, I tore it into small pieces several times that were easy for birds to eat.

I went deep into the forest full of confidence, but now I was a little worried.

What if I say this and the birds don’t come?

Well, what can I do? I have to do it until I get to it.

I calmed down a little and placed the piece of bread on my right hand.

Then he raised his hand high and closed his eyes.

I concentrated my mind.

So, like when I first saw the wolves.

At the time, I was shocked and instinctively used my abilities, but as time went by, I gradually got the hang of it.

This time, just like that time—

I heard someone taking a deep breath, so I slowly opened my eyes.

Green light was flowing from my right hand.

and-

Immediately I heard a fluttering sound, and a bird landed on my finger.

One, two.

I grinned as I saw birds of different appearances landing, one on each finger.

If it’s like this, it’s a huge success, right?