Chapter 346: The Beginning

Kaede, huh? Is he possibly a reincarnator? Nemus, are you a former j.a.panese?

Im Nemus!

Its Nemus usual sentence, but he shouts it out, full of spirit. And then he energetically bends his upper body, bringing his rectangle face close to my face.

The weird movements of his twig eyelashes are cute

But, Nemus is crying. Gem-like tears are spilling out of his crystalline eyes. Each of the tears is very pretty as it falls. They look mysterious, as if liquid has acc.u.mulated in a transparent, crystalline egg. Those tears drop down from his steely wooden collar to the decollete. The decollete is a very deep collarbone similar to a marble fountain disk. As they slid down along the decollete, the tears leaped off the bones edges which looked like bending and winding ski jumping hills.

Beneath the decollete, an unusually shaped sternum follows. That sternum has many layers of folded wood and metal, which seem to have had a Damascus finish applied to them, as if countless swirls are coiling while combining with each other in complex patterns. A huge crest and a huge broach with chaotic, geometrical patterns are installed on his sternum. Its surface reminds me of a shriveled pear or a grimace full of pain.

Rather than one part of his torso which maintains such a mysterious shapeits about Nemus heart the meaning why hes brought his face so close to me that it actually fills my entire field of vision.

I wonder, is it okay for me to take this as his reaction to my question whether he is a reincarnator? I mean, he cant say anything but Im Nemus, so its kinda unclear. And I dont have a Nemus inspection-like skill like Moga does. Thats why I cant read what hes thinking or feeling.

For starters, lets think about a way how Ill understand the answer from his body language.

His crystalline eyes stare at me while Im pondering about all that.

Nemus, umm, is it alright for me to interpret you having brought your head close as you

comprehending my words

?

I, am Nemus. Nemus opens his mouth, and says. His lips and teeth are made out of wood and a sharp-looking, steely material.

Okay, then Ill go on with the conversation based on that a.s.sumption. So, a.s.suming youre a reincarnator and if this just now meant to be a confirmation, could you vertically bend your big trunk once? And if you mean to deny it, please shake it sideways.

I am, Neeemus!

Nemus seems to have understood me. But, where are Nemus ears actually located? Oh, wellthat doesnt matter now anyway.

I think Nemus is hurrying after hearing my words, but his body still moves slowly with the joints in his torso creaking. Still, he properly answers me by vertically bending his body.

So hes confirming, meaning Nemus is a reincarnator, huh?

Reincarnator If I a.s.sume that Kaede was your former name, would that make you a former j.a.panese woman?

IamNemus.

Another confirmation. So, shes Kaede-san, huh? Judging by the name being somewhat old-styled, she maybe comes from the Heian period (794-1185 AD)?

Well, as result of complex phenomenons or the existence of high-ranking G.o.ds, who govern the dimensions that interfere through other worlds, quantum-based multiverses, many-worlds interpretation, and divine ID operations, many people seem to have been transferred or reincarnated into his world from various epochs including past and modern days Its possible that she came from any era and world.

Pelneet alone already houses quite a few reincarnators and transferees such as Diviner Kazane, Manabu who commands firebugs through his mallet, Kirie who works under the second prince right now, Tanaka who runs a sweets store with wonderful ice, and Taichi who possesses a divine, right arm who allowed him to create ten-ten-dutea. There might also be non-j.a.panese around as well. Even on my Earth, there were some beings who were born while having memories of their past.

The stories in Tibetan Buddhism about that are quite famous. According to that kind of Buddhism, all living beings are part of an endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth. That circle of transmigration allows your soul to live eternally, even if your body perishes temporarily. Though there will be no end if you consider this in regards to karma

Well, Pelneet might have so many because its a labyrinth city. No, in the first place, Im me, right?

The Beginning. The previous white s.p.a.ce where I had been sucked into through that cosmos-like, black vortex. A chair and table awaited me there. Just when I thought that the chairs surface had awfully many decorations, I found out that those were actually faces. Many, many, black eyeb.a.l.l.s appeared out of the eye sockets of those faces. That army of eyeb.a.l.l.s scanned me while repeatedly zooming in and out like a camera.

The beings who created the white s.p.a.ce where such things existare they aliens with a highly advanced civilization capable of traveling through dimensions? G.o.ds? Or maybe both?

Blood-smeared boots had been casually left behind underneath the table. Did those bootsbelong to someone? Its also strange that they fit my feet perfectly.

Since Ive lived for a long time in the underground after reincarnating, those boots naturally became worn-down and tattered I dont think theres any particular meaning behind them since they werent really anything special to begin with, butno wait, blood was clinging to the boots. That means, the blood was carried over to the world here from a world in another dimension. Would that be okay in regards to germs and such?

Bloodthe race before Light Demon Lucival was Half Vampire. And I became a Light Demon Lucival by choosing

. Has the blood anything to do with vampires? I guess Im overthinking here.

Moveover, this vast universe, and a world where G.o.ds roll their dice. A world filled with mana and magic where the G.o.ds have formed an eternal connection extending over past, present, and future without altering the true form of things while all phenomenons are ever changing. Its universe follows somewhat different physical laws from the universe I know of. A world where I want to believe that its not a world that has been programmed in advance. Though I possess no more than trivial knowledge about it, even if I include the universe I know of

And then theres the reason why I was reincarnated on this planet among all the countless galaxies spreading across the navy blue, aubergine night sky. Its a planet with the appropriate distance to the sun, allowing for life to exist. Is it a coincidence that I arrived on this planet consisting of abundant water and nature? I wonder about it every time, but am I dancing on the palm of Fate G.o.d Ashura like people dance on Buddhas palm? Is it because its just right like the girl appearing in Britain folklore?

My formidable enemy Takebayas.h.i.+ mentioned that he was being influenced by the power of the Forests Reincarnation G.o.d G.o.ddeath or some such. Is it actually the effect of the Reincarnation Seed of Dimension Tearing which Kazanes party had obtained from a rainbow-colored treasure chest on the tenth floor of the labyrinth?

The Reincarnation Seed of Dimension Tearing, huh? It was sold from the Radford Empire to Seven Florseil In the end, its the item considered to have become the main cause for Takebayas.h.i.+ and the others to have been transferred into this world.

That Takebayas.h.i.+ was a human, but at the same time he was a strong fighter using skills and powers based on the blessing of a G.o.d Ive never heard of. The words of him as a warrior, who had grown by surviving many years on battlefields, were no lies. He used a sword style where he had mastered an exciting, magnificent, and unique dual-wielding styleit was as skillful and mighty as the sword style used by Galroh, the leader of the Shadow Wing Brigade.

Galroh used a two-handed sword, butin the fights with Takebayas.h.i.+ and Galroh

As I continue my lengthy deliberations while imagining the stylish ten blade nails of Hoffmann

I, I, am, Nemus Nemus talks to me with a gentle, low voice as if worrying about me.

Occasionally I end up realizing my own foolish ignorance, but it looks like its shown on my face this time.

Sorry. So, Nemus, would it be better for me to call you Kaede as its written on your shoulder?

I am, Nemus!

She calmly shakes her body left and right. So, its a no. Nemus is Nemus, eh? A woman is hidden within, but she appears to prefer her name to be Nemus.

Noif I a.s.sume Kaede-san existed within the steel tree for such a long time that it actually felt like eternityit might be inevitable for her to reach the conclusion that its fine to call her Nemus at this point.

Well, this is just my own selfish guess, though. Thus it might be completely wrong as well.

Nemus has been continuing to shake her body while Ive been pondering. Theres life in the swarm of twigs growing out from her torso and shoulders. Small buds with new leaves are growing, multicolored flowers are blooming, and red, dry leaves are still stuck on the twigs. The countless twigs, which are branching out in all directions, are trembling like a field of flowers thats visited by a gust of wind while she continues to shake.

And then the red, dry leaves sadly flutter down after having served their purpose. Even the moss clinging to the woods surface falls off as if sliding down. The moss then sticks to her huge legs. All kinds of bugs, who have been nesting in the holes and trenches on the surface of Nemus body, crawl out of their hiding.

Fallen leaves and bugs? It does have a charm. The circle of life is continuing in Nemus body. If now it only snowed as well, she could represent all four seasons on her body. Those holes look like a golden caterpillar like Catiza could creep out of them.

Still, the whole is a very mysterious life form. Suddenly Rollodeen moves after having her interest piqued.

Nn~, nyanyano. She meows as if saying, Nemus body is funny ~nya.

And then she circles around on the spot as if chasing after her own tail. It looks like she plans to match Nemus left-right shaking with a weird dance. Rollodeen continues to move sideways just like Id do when rotating on my toes while delivering cat punches at Nemus huge legs.

I watch Nemus dance as well Its almost as if my Spirit value is being sucked into those small holes That mysterious dance looks like its got a hypnotic element.

Rollodeen has become completely engrossed with tapping Nemus legs. Seeing how shes a panther right now, the pads on her paws soles are naturally big as well.

As those two keep messing around, I keep gazing at the falling red leaves, which drop from branches that look similar to those of maples, just like the kanji suggests.

Nyaa. Rollodeen also notices the red leaves. Nnn

She wields her forepaws as if doing kung-fu. She splendidly hits the leaves, as they sway in the wind, with her sharp claws, cleanly bisecting them. Since she also unleashes a cat punch every once in a while, it looks like shes dancing.

Going by the gloss of her black fur as black panther, which is called puma in America, and her movements resembling a kung-fu panda from some movie, I guess you could call her a kung-fu puma But, at the same time her doing this jabbing training means that shes not watching our vicinity.

Rollo, please watch the surroundings for now.

Nn. She stops her cat punches while growling throatily.

The vampire Hoffmann, and especially the Death b.u.t.terfly people, who are trying to revive their G.o.d, might come to pick a fight with us. Please stay on guard.

Nyaa.

Rollodeen tears her eyes off Nemus after answering with a clear, high-pitched meow. And then she immediately moves her nose, sniffing the air. My partner s.h.i.+fts her head around to take in the surrounding scent.

Suddenly, her head stops while pointing diagonally to the left front, as she apparently smelled something bothering her. She takes one step forward with her left forepaw. But then turns her head my way, staring at me with her red eyes.

Partner, Im going to be fine.

My partner acts as if nodding.

Nn, nyao

After meowing once more, she extends her left forepaw once more, and starts running. Her long tail isnt swaying. Going by her speed, she seems to have sensed a monster diagonally to the left front.

Higlia keeps gazing at the powerful and smooth way of Rollodeens running. Her blue eyes are adorable.

Rollodeen leaps on a decayed tree that looks like its going to crumble apart anytime soon. But, using it as a scaffolding, she immediately uses her hind legs to leap to the front. For a short moment, she flies through the air. As she does, she releases tentacles to the left and right front. The tentacles stab into two thick trees on either side I guess they serve as replacement for their usual anchors and then she instantly accelerates by using the force of reeling the two tentacles back into her torso again. Its a terrifying acceleration that makes her look like a single streak of lightning. Rollodeen vanishes between the trees while only leaving her afterimage behind.

I keep watching the movements, which befit a divine beast, together with Higlia. She had been occasionally mingling with the rescued people including Moga, Nemus, Arry, and Taack while using a haughty tone, but she kept all kinds of conversations going, giving me the impression that shes rather sociable.

But, in the end, she appears to be a basically polite woman. Since Ive been focusing on my conversation with Nemus and Rollodeen, I havent listened in on her much, but she got quite excited during some conversations that interested her.

The military forces of the Tree Apparition King have been expanding their sphere of influence

A goblin telka has a hundred t.e.s.t.i.c.l.es

Dont underestimate intelligent orcs

Isnt there a user of Silver Light Spiders and the

among those who have been rescued?

If there isnt, the woman, who acted so intimately with Shuuya back then, must have been a warrior at the level of a division commander, possessing a precious bloodline, just like she hinted at with her talk about family

At this moment, the children asked her, Difis.h.i.+on komanda? and Whats a difis.h.i.+on komanda?, but Higlia didnt answer their question.

Unknown Skill Search Church? Ive never heard about something like that. Rather than that, just how many adventurers are currently investigating this area?

Recently, the neighborhood of the

Ancient Keel Tunnel

, which continues to the

Graveyard of Ancient G.o.ds

, has been rather noisy. Battles with people, who are operating based on various ulterior motives of the underground world such as the underlings of Ancient G.o.d Go Rad, have been going on all over the place. Make absolutely sure to not get close to them. The underground is a vast, different world. Think of it as being connected to an abyss of darkness. Youll go astray in the realm of the dead

The karmnian man and old human, who heard Higlias warning, said, Graveyard of Ancient G.o.ds?, Is there such a place in the Sea of Trees?, Ive never heard of it, Silver-haired, pretty lady, you appear to be quite a formidable adventurer, and Your blue eyes are beautiful, turning into seduction midway, but it didnt cause any change on Higlias expression.

Are the black n.o.bleman and the powerful vampire, who fought the Death b.u.t.terfly woman earlier, truly unrelated?

Im satisfied since I could get revenge for Zackselbesides I told Shuuya my nameafterwards, well togetheron the divine bedding

And such she said. Higlia directed a womanly look at me while mixing words oozing with her affection for me at some points in the conversations with the other people. However, she didnt tell anyone about her being an ancient wolfwoman. Its probably because she understood from her earlier conversation with Nora that there are big differences between human and ancient wolfmen.

Once I meet her eyes now, she bashfully averts hers, just to look back at me soon again with a slightly shyness coloring her face. When I cast a smile at her, she mutters under her breath, Shu-Shuuya, please dont be too hard on me during the duel

Im sorry, but I dont plan to duel you.

W-What was that!?

Her expression dyes in shock as if you could hear a wham from it. Even so, Higlia has been maintaining the pretty E-line on her slender chin.

However, look, Im sorry, but Id like to avoid troublesome matters if possible. I have to return to Quiches village while taking Arry and Taack along. Im also worried about my friends b.u.t.tthough it should be fine as long as Helme doesnt do anything weird.

While thinking about all that, I s.h.i.+ft my eyes back to Nemus whos stopped her weird dance. Her crystalline eyes are pointed at Moga.

Nemus, we must go back to the exploration party we lost on the way, you know?

Im Nemus.

Yes, the dwarven professor who tried to cut off your arms and legs.

I, a, m, Neeemus.

Hahaha, do you hate him that much? But, timewise, they might already be on their way back to Hekatrail, I think.

I, am Nemus.

Hmm? Youre not all that eager? It looks like you had a chat with Shuuya, but is there something bothering you?

Im Nemus!

I see.

Moga spreads his small arms to the sides with the intent to indicate his understanding. The

hakama

-styled attire hes wearing and his penguin plumes suit each other in an odd way

After gesturing with his small hands as if playing around, Moga turns his eyes at me.

It seems my partner wishes to speak with you. Shuuya, so you can also talk with Nemus, like the black panther, right? Im surprised.

Is it that much of a surprise? Well, arent there other ways besides her Im Nemus that you can use to communicate with her?

That should be difficult, I think Moga pauses, and looks at me after adding a sharp glint to his penguin eyes.

Youre right, her extremely loose movements in addition to her mysterious dancing make it hard to understand her.

Hahaha, thats why its odd for you to understand all of that While laughing, Moga nimbly wards off Taacks hand who tried to hug him from the side.

Moga-cchi! Youre so quick!

Kukuku, its ten years too early for you to manage touching me!

It sure looks like Taack likes Moga. I turn my eyes away from the two, looking at Nemus head.

So the beauty hidden deep in your eyes came from you being a woman, huh?

I, am, Nemus.

I dont know whether Nemus has confirmed or denied my question. Shes still shedding pretty tears

After moving her thick trunk vertically, she jolts it to the side.

Woman? What do you mean by that, Shuuya? Moga asks while being startled after listening to our conversation.

Ah, the mark on her shoulder is a character I know.

That was a character? Are you knowledgeable about ancient characters? Ah, speaking of ancient charactersI still didnt properly tell you about our employer.

If its that, you seem to have talked with your partner about it moments ago. Were you two in the middle of a request?

Indeed. We were with the Domidon Exploration Party. You see, rather than being a scholar, that Domidon is a dwarf using magic and magic arms despite being a scholar. Anyway, he seems to be famous in that field.

Hee

I feel like Ive heard the name Domidon somewhere.

The Sea of Trees is br.i.m.m.i.n.g with ancient ruins. We accepted while thinking that itd be an easy request for one of the escort requests, but we lost the party on the way

Im Neeeeemus.

What the h.e.l.l are you saying! Dont play dumb! In the first place, youre the reason for us losing them, no?

I, a, m Nemus

Nemus answers, looking somewhat remorseful, when Moga scolds her. Shes still crying.

Even if you talk while making your eyes tremble, it remains that we got lost because of you. Good grief

They seem to have strayed off their party because Nemus was impertinent. I reflexively end up laughing when I watch Moga preach to her as a penguin.

As Im listening to their conversation while grinning, But, I wonder how many years has it been since you last used movements that are so easy to understandever since s.h.i.+jima Town? Or rather, Nemus, your tears are precious, so Ill pick them up, okay?

Moga takes a handheld box as theyre used in kabuki out of the pocket of his walnut-colored haori. Folded strings automatically extend from within the box, and attach themselves to his waist. Its obvious at a glance that its a special item. Maybe an item box?

Im kinda curious about the items hanging from the upper part of the box, which is endowed with mana, in the shape of having been bound together with a string belt that connected to a decoration-like, purple metal fitting. An orb, an oil pouch, a book entangled by many weighty stringsall of them are abnormal. They all contain such a huge amount of mana that anyone can tell about them not being normal items.

Something so special

I, a, m, Neeemus.

Sit down over there.

Hearing Mogas instruction, Nemus retreats backwards while still facing forward, and then lowers her posture with slow movements. As soon as she sits down, a heavy thud reverberates to the vicinity. And then she turns her cute but big head towards Moga, slowly closing her sparkling, crystalline eyes.

Hey, Moga, those items connected to your waist

Moga is about to pick up the tears spilled by Nemus, but when he hears my voice, Uaah, you realized? T-These are, you seehaha, guhahaha!

Moga acts fl.u.s.tered all of a sudden, trying his best to be evasive. He laughs in a weird way with his penguin mouth widening to the sides.

A penguin face that flaunts its fangswhat a strange face

The fangs appear to be sharp.

The h.e.l.l are you saying!? I aint no penguin! Im a moga.

Hahaha, I know that. You want to say that youve got a cool, cla.s.sy racc.o.o.n-like head, right?

Oohh, so you do understand that its cool. Hmm? I feel like you just messed with me

Well, I said all that while grinning after all.

Maybe.

As Im looking at Moga, I somehow cannot help breaking into laughter.

Whaaa!? Dont use me as a laughingstock, G.o.dd.a.m.nit! Just leave me alone!

Sorry, I wont call you a racc.o.o.n again, okay?

At that moment, several people started laughing while watching our exchange.

I aint no rac.o.o.n! I told you, I am a m-o-g-a! Got it? Shuuya, you dimwit! Otherwise Im gonna shave that black hair on your messed-up head so that youll look like a bald rac.o.o.n!

Eehh?

Open your eyes and look at me properly, dude! Theres no other moga as awesome as I am! Im the moga among all moga!

Moving his penguin head like a yabuki actor, Moga-san finishes by making a weird pose. I bring my face close to him, trying to take a close look.

Humph, you stupid oaf, Ill get rid of all that hair on your head! How about I let you also experience the wind when the sword on my shoulder flashes past you!? Moga angrily yells while pointing his child-sized index finger at my head.

An angry penguins face is kinda scary.

Sorry, sorry. Moga, youre a moga, okay? And exactly because youre a sword king I could feel your strength as king penguin.

Humph, dont be stupid The part about the penguin is unnecessary, but I guess you finally get that Im a sword king! Yep, Im a sword king!

Moga-sans mood immediately improves thanks to my praise. He places a hand on the hilt of the sword hanging at his waist, and adopts the b.l.o.o.d.y fool! Tokyo-styled pose.

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I guess hes a simple and adorable guy. And, the items at his waist smell quite a bitof being dangerous.

So, whats up with those items at your waist?

As a matter of fact, a room we trespa.s.sed into after Nemus destroyed the door was a treasure room by chance. So, anyone would laugh at you as an adventurer if you abandoned treasures thrust into your face, right? Moga laughs while showing his fangs again.

So you stole them

I suppose thats the reason why they were chased by the vampires. It was unthinkable for small fry vampires to chase after Mogas group which was simply escaping after breaking out of their cell.

Guhahaha, you see, I also have some thief skills. The treasure chests in the labyrinth are easy peasy, too. Right, Nemus?

Im, Nemus.

Thats nothing to be proud of? Isnt it fine, partner?

Going by Nemus words, theyre managing to hold a normal conversation. Watching them like this, I can fully understand that theyre partners. However, if those items are things belonging to the Valmask familywouldnt that raise the probability of Hoffmann chasing after us? They dont have any trackers or bugs attached to them, do they?

Wondering that, I stare at the items Moga stole

The quality of their magic elements, their shapes, and the magic characters look like fine ornamentsno matter how you look at them, I feel like theyre Legendary or Mythological items that would even surprise Sulozas shopkeeper.

I cant tell whether theyve got any trackers installed, though. Well, I doubt that Hoffmann got an ability to perceive stolen items, and its unlikely that hell come back to retrieve the items after having chased after the Death b.u.t.terfly women.

If its something like tracking the blood of demons, as the Holy Churchs tools do, there might unexpectedly exist many of such abilities, though.

I, am, Nemus.

Tears? Yeah, I gotcha. Im going to collect them right away, so sit tight.

Moga swiftly picks up Nemus tears. Thereupon, the children start to become all excited after seeing the beautiful tears collected by Moga.

Waaa~ how mysterious~

I want one as well.

Ah, me tooo!

Ill make an exception for you this time, okay? Each of you gets one.

Moga hands the gems to the children.

Yay~ Its all dark around us already, but isnt there a little light s.h.i.+ning out of this gem, similar to that of Nemus eyes? My hands are slightly bright, see?

Pretty~

Arry and Taack hold up their tear gems as if to mix their glow with the faint light of dusk. The beautiful gems sprout within the twilight, extending many transparent, crystal spheres. They look just like the gems created by the expert demonic gold artisans through the Rejin craftsmans.h.i.+p. They have a design you wont find often. Nemus tears are truly beautiful.

I think theyve the same loveliness like the ones in the Crystal Pond and the Plemos Basin. Higlia says with a fascinated look while staring at the tears.

Im also spellbound by the twinkling gems. That faint green glow reminds me of Murasames blade.

As a test I drew the hilt I didnt use in the battle against the Death b.u.t.terfly woman. I grasp it while wondering whether I should use this blade next. While pouring mana into the steel hilt, I dont make the blade appear, but instead rotate the hilt on my palm like a gun.

While wondering whether I should activate the blade next, I carefully advance through the Sea of Trees as if tailing Rollodeen. Everyone also travels through the forest while getting all excited over the tear gems.

Soon I step out onto a place where Rollodeen seems to have scattered monsters after eating them. Theres countless corpses around. Going by the claw and fang marks, it must have been Rollodeen. There are also signs of her having played ice hockey with them.

Monster corpses are laying all over, but Rollo-chan is still further ahead?

Looks like it. Well keep walking.

Since Arry looks tired, I think its soon time to take a break. I pour mana into the hilt while deciding that wed take a rest after walking for a bit longer.

The light blade shoots out of the hilt with a buzzing. The s.h.i.+ning blade greenly encroaches the darkness at my feet. Probably because its dark, the plasma-like blade seems brighter and more conspicuous than usual.

When I hit a leaf fluttering down from a willow with the blade, it evaporates in an instant. Unconsciously, out of habit, I s.h.i.+ft into the one-handed

next. Murasames blade looks like its dancing through the dim darkness.

In the end, I continue by moving down other leaves. Istart to train my swordsmans.h.i.+p while walking.

An-chan, thats d.a.m.n awesome.

Whoa~ What a dreamy sword~ Shuuya-an-chan, are you also a demon sword user?

b.l.o.o.d.y h.e.l.l! What swordsmans.h.i.+p.

I am Nemus.

Everyone praises my messy swordplay, butsince I honestly dont have any skill in swordsmans.h.i.+p I could boast about, I dont really feel all that happy about it.

Im not a Sea of trees guide, butI feel like Im holding a green bonfire in my hand.

Its nothing worth mentioning.

While answering that, I feel the urge Quiches smile as soon as possible.

So youre not just a spearmaster, but also a sword fighter. Higlia warbles with a lewd expression as if shes h.o.r.n.y.

A flirtatious glance with her blue eyes, huh? They have a touch of Demonic Eyes. She moves while seductively spreading her arms as if to catch all of the moonlight basking her.

Thereupon, a mark glistens on her nape.

Even if its unrequited, and even if it wont turn it a much better relations.h.i.+p right now

What are you mumbling there

The surface of Higlias cheeks, which resemble those of female humans with their thin layer of silver fur, continue dyeing scarlet.

No need for the Kagura ceremony. Still, theres also the burial ceremony for Zacksel, but

Even if Im told terms of the ancient wolfman culture, I wont understand their meaning just like that. She runs ahead with a speed that makes her legs blur as if to show off the power of ancient wolfmen.

Closing the distance to me in an instant, she quickly hugs my arm. Then she cuddles up to me as if were new lovers. She rubs her soft cheek, which has become as red as an apple, against my arm.

On that occasion I can sense the lovely touch of her b.o.o.bs, which are softer than her cheek, through my armor. Uh-huh, they pack quite the volume. Shes just one step short of me calling them huge.

The futuristic Gatrance-form Im currently wearing is equipped with a high-grade b.o.o.b sensor. So I know even without borrowing the powers of the b.o.o.b G.o.d.

As my lewd imaginations are blown away by me thinking about such a silly joke, Higlia calls my name while looking up to me, Shuuya.

Somehow, shes quite s.e.xy. The aura of her alluring body adds to her sweet smile.

What is it?

I dont particularly mind if you dont want to duel mebut, Im not going to stop following you, even if I have to become a Kagutsuchi or a gra.s.s blade fragment, okay? Higlia squeezes her b.r.e.a.s.t.s against my arm, and while releasing an erotic sigh, she talks in ancient wolfman language again.

Guuh, even though I tried to expel my b.o.o.b delusions

The silver-haired lady is attacking Shuuya-an-chan~

Are you going to tell Quiche-neechan?

Yep, I must report it.

Are you going to start making out here? Moga laughs as he opens his mouth.

And at the same time he messes around by showing an indecent signal with his finger.

Seeing that, Nemus yells with a weird voice, I, a, M, Neeeeemus!

I separated my arm from Higlia since Im bothered by all of them staring at us, and coldly tell Higlia without leaving any room for ambiguity, Thats your own choice, do as you see fit.

At least thats what I intended, buthearing my words, Higlia smiles cheerfully while showing me a womanly expression instead.

Cuteshe does have some destructive power. Butif Quiche sees this, shell likely get angry.

Fufu, Ill do as I please then.

Well, cuteness is justice, I guess. Now then, everyone still seems to be in high spirits, but I still tell everyone that we should take a break around here. And just then, Rollodeen returns through the thicket in front. At the same time, a tick stench of blood is carried over by the wind.