Saved by a Naga male who suddenly appeared.
When we returned to the camp, the luggage was as it was, and the fire was quietly burning. I checked if everyone was injured.
Philiana, Nina, and Sharin had scratches and bruises here and there, but it seemed to be a minor injury. The three who came later immediately hid, so they were not attacked.
“Thank you again for that. I never thought we would be attacked by the Naga Tribe.”
“That wasn’t a Naga, it was a Lamia.”
“Well, they are said to be originally from the Naga Tribe. In short, they are the end result of Nagas. As you can see, there are no males in their groups. I don’t know if they don’t give birth or if they eat them.”
I silently nodded at the man’s words. He looked around and continued his story.
“Since there are no males, we sometimes take travelers and adventurers like this. Besides, there aren’t many convenient inns in the forest, are there? You can’t resist temptation.”
Nina narrowed her eyes and glared at me, perhaps understanding the man’s words.
“Hahaha, well, in your case, it was probably easier to attack because most of you were girls. You were probably waiting for the target to be alone.”
The man said as if adding to his words while laughing, then turned and beckoned this way.
“Well, pack your luggage. It’s dangerous here. You should spend the night at my village tonight. It’s not right for a man to leave ladies like you in a place like this.”
We immediately packed our luggage as instructed and decided to follow him.
When we arrived at the village, it was eerily quiet, as if everyone was already asleep. It seemed a bit smaller than Nina’s village. Also, perhaps because there were few open spaces, there were many treehouses built around large trees.
“That’s right, my name is Abiru. What are your names, ladies? Ah, you, boy, you’re fine. Hahaha, just kidding.”
Abiru, the man, told a bad joke and offered us a hut to stay in. However, it was too small for all of us to stay, so we decided to split up into two groups.
“Piyo wants to be with Hiro!”
“Then I’ll be with Piyo-chan.”
I ended up sleeping with Piyo and Pauline.
“Then I will take a different hut. Nina, what about you?”
“Then I’m fine with this big-breasted… Philiana.”
Saying that, Nina quickly left. It seemed the two had made up after that. I said to Philiana, “That’s good.”
“Yes, she says things like that, but she’s a good person at heart. After all, she even bought me carrots for me.”
“Shut up! Don’t say that!”
Nina shouted from a distance.
“Ufu, I love carrot salad.”
Philiana said with a laugh and walked after Nina.
“Um, Sharin, what about you?”
“Either is fine with me.”
When she replied, she reached for her neck and then awkwardly lowered her hand.
“Then I’ll be with you, is that okay? Lauren, you can go that way.”
Lauren nodded at my words and followed the two.
