Chapter 207: Calling Out to the Cat Girls as Well
"Hey, do you remember the cat girls who were captured by the same slave merchant as Letree-san?"
"Yes."
"Those kids are also, by law, slaves I purchased, and if they themselves wish it I want to take them to the beastman kingdom. I’d like you to search for them with Letree-san’s nose—can you do it?"
"Yes. I remember their scent, so I can. I don’t know where they live, but they occasionally came to the church."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. They probably think they haven’t been noticed, but I noticed. They were coming to receive food from Rafilia-san."
"Ah. I see. Because I told them that if they had trouble they should come to the church, they came."
"Probably so. Cat girls are a race with strong wariness until they open up, so they don’t approach much."
"Same as stray cats, huh. It’s tough until you become friends once."
"I think they’ve grown attached to Rafilia-san, but they don’t have much contact with us."
"Aah. As expected, having their stomachs grabbed is a big factor."
"If we’re going to search for the cat girls, it would be better to return to the church in order to track the scent."
"Yeah. Understood."
We returned to the church for the time being.
Then I followed in the direction Letree-san walked.
I can’t detect scents at all, but Letree-san can clearly tell the scent and shows no sign of getting lost.
"Um, please go up here."
"Understood."
Apparently the cat girls are moving on the roofs. I picked up Letree-san and jumped onto someone’s house.
With the architectural technology of this era, if the second-floor floors or roofs are made of stone they collapse under the weight, so roofs and floors are wooden. I carefully walked on the creaking roof.
Because the roof is boards with straw thatched on top, no matter how carefully I walk, sound still occurs.
Livestock like pigs or sheep are often kept on the dirt floor of the first story while humans sleep on the second floor, so I must be careful not to be noticed.
Unlike me who is used to late-night masturbation sessions, the residents who go to sleep once the sun sets are already in dreamland long ago, so I think it’s fine...
After advancing along the continuous roofs for a while we jumped to the roof of the neighboring block that was separated by an alley.
This is bad. I feel like I’m making quite a bit of noise.
Cat girls can probably move without sound, but I have no such skill, and because I’m holding Letree-san the weight is also increased.
"That way."
"Huh. Are we going back to the original position?"
"Turn left before completely returning to the original position."
"We’re moving in a rather winding way, aren’t we."
"Rather than being wary of pursuers, they seem to simply be wandering around as they please. The scent in this area is strong, so they were probably sunbathing or something."
"Aah. I see. The tops of the roofs are completely the world of the cat girls."
After that we wandered around so much that it felt like we had circled Monvan several times, and finally arrived near the destination.
"Masaru-sama. Please stop here."
"Yeah."
"They’re on the roof of that house in the neighboring block. If we approach any closer they will probably notice."
"Understood."
However, what should I do.
They’re wariness-strong cat girls. They also have the experience of being captured by a slave merchant, so they should be wary of a human approaching.
...No, it’s fine. It should work.
Assuming that cat girls also have good ears, I spoke from a distant position.
"Ooi. Cat girls. Can you hear me? It’s me. The human you met in the basement of the slave merchant’s mansion—do you remember? Ooi Masaharu. I want to talk with you."
Now then. How about it. Did they hear.
Nn. It’s dark so I can’t see well, but I feel like something moved a little.
"Look. I’m naked. I have no weapons. There’s no need to be wary. Look carefully."
Yes. I’m naked. Perfect for dissolving the opponent’s wariness.
"Look. The dog girl with me is also naked. She has nothing. Look carefully."
Oh. From the step of the roof a cat girl seems to have stuck her head out.
It’s dark but I can somehow tell from the shape of the shadow.
She’s looking this way.
Cat girls should have night vision. Even this dark they should be able to see my full nakedness.
I raised both hands and slowly turned once. With this they should understand I’m fully naked.
Letree-san, perhaps embarrassed to have her naked body seen by someone other than me, is covering her chest and crotch with her hands, but I had her turn as well.
"See? Did you look? We’re fully naked. Please listen to what I have to say. Can you hear my voice? I can’t speak loudly because it might wake the sleeping people. Because we’re naked, look!"
"Um. Masaru-sama, you’re repeating that you’re naked too many times, and saying ’look’ too much..."
"In order to win trust I need to appeal that I’m not hiding any weapons!"
Mu. Something swayed. A tail, perhaps.
They’re hearing me, right?
They’re seeing me, right?
"Then I’ll talk so listen. I won’t do anything that harms you, so keep watching carefully."
"U-Um, Masaru-sama. Why are you erect..."
"Listen. About ten days’ walk northwest from here there is a land called Margolant. It’s a peninsula shaped like an erect cock. If you can’t picture it, come closer and look. There’s a peninsula shaped like this!"
"Aah, I’m sorry. Masaru-sama. I suspected you were erect from the excitement of being looked at. You were erect for the sake of explanation, weren’t you."
"Of course!"
Because Letree-san crouched to smell the cock’s scent, I stroked her head while continuing the explanation to the cat girls.
"This shaft part is Margolant. And like the coronal ridge, there is a mountain range. Orcs were living in this coronal part but I defeated them all, so I’m creating a country there."
Then I conveyed without hiding that at first even food self-sufficiency would be difficult and that there was the danger of hostility with human countries for religious reasons.
"—And so, we plan to depart tomorrow morning around the time the second bell rings. I don’t think it will become an easy life, but if you’d like please come. Even if you don’t come, if you ever have trouble, tell the defense captain È that you’re ’an acquaintance of Sahar.’ I don’t think you’ll be treated badly."
...There is no reply.
Only something that looks like ears or a tail is swaying. Is it a signal that they heard.
"Then, that’s everything I wanted to convey. See you."
I picked up Letree-san and jumped down from the roof.
"Which way is the church again."
Because we went around and around inside the city I don’t know the way back.
Unlike me, Letree-san has excellent directional sense or can tell by scent and pointed the direction of progress without hesitation. I followed Letree-san and returned to the church.
In the courtyard I recovered the long robe and arm covers.
I’ve stayed up quite late, but all that’s left is to sleep.
"Then, Letree-san. Good night. See you tomorrow."
"Yes. Good night. Master."
Now then, where shall I sleep.
Until just the other day I was sleeping together with the muscleheads in the kitchen-cum-dining-hall, but now the muscleheads are live-in workers so they’re not there. In the Middle Ages when becoming an apprentice it is common to live with the master and handle not only work but also housework. Therefore because the muscleheads are live-in, they will no longer sleep with me.
..."They will no longer sleep with me"...?!
Isn’t that a thought that sounds a little regretful.
That’s not it. It’s just that sleeping alone in a hut without heating is cold.
It’s only that it would be warm if they were there; it’s not that I want to sleep with men.
The traveler’s hut on the left side of the church building has twelve capybara girls plus Kaka, Pipi, five dog girls, Dura-san and Mirai-chan—total twenty-one people. Even though Kaka, Pipi and Mirai-chan’s bodies are small, there is no leeway in the room.
In Rafilia-san’s room, Rafilia-san and Fullru should be sleeping.
Hmm. Shall I insert myself between the two?
Fullru would probably welcome it, but Rafilia-san would be embarrassed.
Well, whatever.
Somehow about tomorrow and beyond I feel anxiety or excitement or something I can’t explain well, but I’m concerned and don’t feel like I can sleep.
I jumped onto the church roof the way I did sometime before.
I rolled onto the roof and looked up at the sky.
Unfortunately clouds are covering it so the stars can’t be seen.
Come to think of it, cloudy days have been increasing day by day. The sky is darker than right after the other-world transfer, or rather it’s winter.
We also have to overwinter. I had completely forgotten.
The glans is wasteland so it seems cold.
At first I plan to dig a hole in the coronal-ridge mountain range and live there, but can we endure the cold.
Until just earlier I was flirting with Letree-san so it was warm, but lying alone on the roof is cold.
Sleeping together with the muscleheads is warm...
...!
Wait wait, wait.
I’m not longing for the muscleheads at all!