Two years passed since Liana and Ardis began to live in the village.
In the meantime, the village, once home to only about a hundred people, once swept up in the meantime, and now together, young and old, it has reached more than five hundred people.
Rapid population growth usually calls for discord among residents.
But the people that Saila brings in, strangely enough, there's not one person who causes those problems.
I don't know what method you're taking, but I'm guessing you're sifting through the humans you bring in by some means.
Whether looking at the situation in twin villages, at the persecution of minorities in western countries, or at children with obviously mixed interracial landscapes (phews), none of the surprises pointed a glance at the scorn (bumps) of what they do.
That's why for Liana, this village has become a place where you can stay if you don't have to fake yourself or be frightened of something.
"Liana."
Called off Liana stops and turns around.
What comes close is a wolf-like animal walking on four legs.
But its size is not the ratio of wolves.
Huge bodies than carriages are covered softly with black hairs, and the appearance that only a carnivore looks like is just a fierce (why not) demon if you keep quiet.
If such a black giant were to come near me, a normal human being would soothe herself with fear, or something to set herself up with, but Liana flatly returns the word without choosing either of them.
"What is it, Lupus?
The name of the black beast is Lupus.
Two years ago, Ardis and Rona brought us a beast to solve the human language.
When I first met her, Liana shrunk into fear, but now it was just a joke, too.
Lupus comes close without stopping walking.
Every time we went one step together, the voices of Cacca and the child echoed around us.
Several children are shaken, hanging from black hair wrapping lupus.
Lupus walked in cautiously not to shake it off, even as he gave a fed up look to the kids who couldn't leave him clutching around like a stuck bug.
Looking through one of the kids dangling with pleasure, Liana mouths pure questions.
"Doesn't it hurt?
"Ugh......, it hurts a little. But you won't leave me no matter how much I say."
Lupus spills his stupidity with a crying face.
"Well, you'd rather be liked than scared."
"I think it's a little different than that..."
Lupus, who was initially frightened, is now completely blended into the village as well.
To put it well, it became a popular (toy) for children as soon as it became understood their weak nature in terms of gentle hearts and minds, neither body nor lid.
It's just a convenient plaything with a plush touch for the kids if they know they're not scared of each other.
Sometimes, Lupus was totally pushed against the children's playmates while in the village.
"Rupusu"
While he was doing so, a boy of about three years old approached him and began to climb again wondering if he had stuck to Lupus' leg.
It was a much more peaceful sight.
If Lupus has the power to cross on an equal footing with Ardis and Lorna, there's no such thing as shaking the kids off at all.
But naturally, it is obvious that if you do that, it will be catastrophic.
There was no longer anyone in this village who regarded Lupus as a dangerous beast who would just endure discomfort and subtle pain in order not to let the children get hurt.
"So, what can I do for you?
Lupus sighed small as Liana inquired, opening its vicious looking mouth.
"Mr. Ardis, don't you know where you've been?
"Ardis?... I'm sure you're going to Raitin with Philia and Rona today."
Lately, when Ardis and Rona went out of the village, one of Liana and Filia had become accompanied.
Liana left a message today because it was in Philia's order.
"Oh well. Are you out...... Will you be back by the end of the day?
"Maybe I'll be back in the light."
"So when you get back, will you tell him the village chief was calling?
It was also a rare story that the village chief would call Ardis.
Liana clouds her face wondering if anything went wrong.
"That's good...... I'm gonna go look around, too, so I'll be away for a while, right? If you're asking for a message, Nele's still at home, so I think you should tell him that."
Even though she left a message, Liana also has a role to play.
Already, Liana also welcomed an adult last year and has a responsibility to work for the village.
"Ugh... that guy's a little frightened..."
"... Really?
I don't know how Lupus feels about Liana, who's been with Nele for years.
Sure enough, Nele makes a cold impression on the first person he meets because his emotions don't show up on his face.
But for Liana, she's like a family who spent half her life together.
Even if he was a strange person who didn't change his appearance at all from when we met, he couldn't have felt scared or anything.
"He's a sweet guy, so you don't have to be so nervous."
"Uh-huh.................................. I'll try my best"
Lupus leaves the spot as he drops his shoulder.
There was a strange impression of the anguish drifting there and the hilarious (cool) appearance of children hanging all over the body.
"Thank you for waiting."
"Oh, I haven't waited that long."
One older friend, Karina, was waiting for Liana at the entrance to the village.
Around the village, it is always the rule to do more than two sights within the boundaries.
The partners were not necessarily fixed, and today Liana and Karina were to conduct an eastern patrol.
"Din was trolling me to get out of here, so I'm late to get out."
"Was Din on the north side?
"Yes. My partner today is Nakka, so I strained him and strained him. I'm worried about my hair when I go around. Ridiculous, isn't it?"
"haha......"
Don't know what to answer, Liana laughed and deceived.
Unlike Liana and the others, even the same twins. Karina and Din are not very close.
There may be gender differences between men and women, but whether they stay there or not, spicy words are released from the mouths of both sides.
When they check their gear, they leave the village and enter the woods.
There is no danger to watch out for without hunting prey in the vicinity of the village.
Sometimes an area doesn't require much vigilance, and the flowers of conversation bloom between the two walking towards the outer perimeter of the junction.
"But are you sure?
"Huh? What is it?
"It's about Din. He stopped by Liana until six months ago and changed his approach as soon as Nakka arrived in the village..."
Nakka is a fifteen-year-old girl who became part of the village six months ago.
A minority child named Leto, who was being persecuted in a western country, her big, light brown eyes also look adorable in Liana's eyes.
Like Liana and the others because she is a famous bowman, she received patrols and hunting within the contiguous boundaries as roles.
"No, it's nothing. I don't care. Well... I don't know that very well."
At the moment, Din seems to be concerned about Nakka, and was moving to be actively involved.
Become a partner with Nakka for him. I guess today's job is like half a date.
Of course I don't hate Liana and Din.
But it's only as a friend, the same level of favor for Karina.
It wasn't a 'special favor' like I was told before.
So it's no shame or anything that the approach from Din is gone.
Instead, I only thought so much that I had less trouble.
"Totally. Can anyone if a man has a good face?
"Sa, come on...?
He couldn't even give a bad answer, and Liana tried to divert the story.
"Is Karina like that someone you care about or something?
"I?"
You never thought you'd be asked, Karina points to herself with surprise.
"Whatever it was two years ago, there are quite a few boys the same age now."
Two years before Liana and the others came to the village, the population of the village was about a hundred.
For Din and Karina, heterosexuality of the same age was not enough to be chosen or preferred.
I guess that's why Din has approached Liana around the same age by showing interest.
But now the village population also exceeds five hundred.
It was certain that for Din and for Karina, there were more options at once.
"Hey. Well, Mr. Ardis might be nice."
"What..., Ardis?
"Yeah. Mr. Ardis always has a strange sense of security without moving, and he has a subtle point about being nice enough to reach out to me. Not a bad face, and that strength, no matter what! Even if you're attacked by demons or something, you'll definitely protect me, won't you?
"Uh... ah... yeah..."
Upset Liana agrees while clogging her words.
Half glad you found out about Ardis, and half the bitterness I'm not sure about, tightens Liana's chest.
"Actually, Mr. Ardis is quite popular with the girls in the village. Especially since the Letto are a hunting people, according to the family's values, Mr. Aldis is very appreciative of taking home a huge amount of prey every time."
"Oh, yeah..."
The more Carina praises Aldis, the more Liana is attacked by feelings of impatience.
I was hitting on Karina's words as she twisted her inner neck wondering what the hell this was.
It is then.
Multiple reactions caught Liana's magic exploration.
There are about ten human-sized magic powers coming straight this way.
"Karina, human from the front. About ten people."
Hearing the words, Karina's expression, which had been loose until then, snaps in an instant.
"Humans? Are you sure?
"In this number, and no creature traveling in formation is in this forest, is it?
"So is that.... Liana, I'm gonna hide on a tree."
Without waiting for Liana's answer, Karina climbs a tree nearby with Sulsulu.
Liana hastily followed and hid herself on the tree.
Eventually, the magic reaction slowly approaches and gradually becomes a distance from which even the naked eye can capture its appearance.
Walking in the lead is a man who carried a bastard sword of a resilient physique.
Behind that diagonal is a tall man with a bow in his hand.
More mercenary-like humans lined up about two times, and I could see a small figure carrying a baggage bag to hide behind them.
As the distance diminishes and her face gradually becomes discernible, Liana and Karina breathe a ho and de-alert.
Because there were a bunch of familiar faces mixed up in that bunch.
As they descended from a group into a visible position, they waved loudly and spoke.
"Mr. Michelle!