Volume 2 - CH 331

Chapter 8-3. It’s been a while

It took us a few minutes to walk around the building, explaining about Lacc.

We were stopped by the gatekeeper several times, but when we mentioned Alena and Satella’s names, they let us through surprisingly easily.

I wondered how much Satella is trusted by everyone. ……

Well, it’s easier if I don’t mention Lacc as much, but I can’t just leave it like that.

I’d like to let him go somewhere bigger and free.

And the further in we went, the noisier it got.

And I knew the reason why.

When we finally caught up with them, I saw a girl bouncing around with her brown hair swinging, taking Alena’s hand in hers.

I can read from her expression that the two of them are having a great time.

“Aleenaaa!! Long time no see!”

“Satella-Onee-chaan!”

I was not the only one who was smiling.

The residents around me were probably thinking the same thing.

However, unlike Alena, Satella has grown taller.

She used to be about the same size as her, but now she is one size taller.

And she looks good in her dress.

Her red dress looks great on her.

“You guys, get back to work!”

Finally, a man shouts, and the residents finally leave.

There were some people who were reluctant to leave, but he glared at them and exerted silent pressure.

I think he doesn’t have to go that far, but I guess it can’t be helped.

He is their guard.

“Varadim.”

“Mm? O-oh! Isn’t it Ouren-sama!”

“It’s been a long time.”

With a beard on his face and wearing the same headband as Alena’s, this man is Varadim Emusia.

Though it has been a long time since I saw him, the extra strands of the headband are still swaying even though there is no wind.

He held out his hand to me, thinking it was a familiar face, and I immediately grabbed it and swung it around a little wildly.

“I didn’t expect you to come!”

“I’ve got some business to do. …… I’ll tell you about it later. But first, I’d like to leave this guy somewhere.”

I pointed to Lacc.

Varadim looked at Lacc with interest, then thought for a moment.

“Hmmh. There is no space for a flying dragon in this Bamil territory right now. …… Besides, I doubt there is enough food to satisfy an individual of this size.”

“Eh, are you in food shortages here?”

“Ah, no. No, that is not the case. Flying dragons like to eat huge raw meat, but there aren’t enough adventurers or even guilds here yet to kill such a huge monster. The most we can hunt is deer.”

“Oh, I see.”

Apparently, the guild is currently under construction, but they have yet to find a suitable guildmaster.

That’s why they can’t hunt huge monsters, and adventurers don’t tend to come close to a place without a guild.

Although it is good to see the reconstruction is still in progress, it seems that there are still many problems to be solved.

This guy, however, can hunt on his own.

“Can you?”

“Grua. (No problem)”

Then, I guess there’s no problem even if I leave him alone.

Maybe it would be better if he could just get a place to sleep.

“I-if that’s the case, there’s no problem. …… How about a place to sleep?”

“Ouren-san, it’s been a while!”

“Oh, Satella.”

Satella interrupted my conversation with Varadim.

She greeted me with a beautiful aristocratic bow.

However, it’s not good to interrupt like that, is it?

“I have never seen a flying dragon before!Varadim, I think it’s all right in the garden of my house, right?”

“W-well, I think it is alrght. ……”

“Then it is decided! The place where Mr. Hiryu sleeps is in our garden!”

“Gurua. (Garden)?”

It seems that he doesn’t understand much, but I guess it’s a good thing that he has a place to sleep.

However, it is still a problem that there is no guild.

I wonder who is guarding this territory now?

“Do you know anything about that?”

“Yes. The soldiers who came from the Kingdom of Garott are stationed here. Right now, they are taking down the monsters in the surrounding area.”

“How many soldiers?”

“……? At least two thousand in total.”

Well, if it’s a small territory, it’s a good thing there’s only so many of them,…….

Since our opponent is the devil, we may still need reinforcements.

Hopefully a few from the village of Oni will come …….

Probably because I had a difficult look on my face, Varadim worried about me as he looked at me.

“A, are you alright? Is there something wrong?”

“Ah, my bad. Well, I’ll explain it to you later. Varadim. Is there time later? I also need to talk to Satella.”

“No problem. You are the benefactor of Alena and Satella. We can arrange a place for you to stay, too.”

“That would be great.”

“Alena staying with me!”

“Yay!”

They are really close, aren’t they?

Maybe they’re just happy because they’ve been away from each other for a while.

“Varadim! Can we have a mock battle later?!”

“Hou~! You seem to have grown strong enough to challenge me! Fine! But first, let’s go to the mansion. I’m sure you’re tired from your long journey, so let’s rest first.”

“I understand!”

“I’m looking forward to seeing Alena fight! Good luck!”

A mock battle between Varadim and Alena?

I wonder, I’m really looking forward to it.

It seems like Alena has gained some new skills and is definitely getting stronger.

Besides, I’m curious to see how Varadim fights.

Maybe I can find out the reason for the string that’s holding her back.

Anyway, first of all, we headed to the mansion where Satella is living.