I was working on making a shield when I ran out of materials.
It seems I had already used up all the scrap materials. There was no other way; I just had to go with what I had. Just then, a man casually approached, picked up Yola’s shield, and lifted it.
“Haaah, this is quite something. I wonder what it would be like, but it seems pretty usable.”
Yola, whose shield was suddenly snatched, wore a grumpy expression.
“You’re out of materials for this already?”
“Yes, I made it using discarded scraps I found.”
As she replied, the man grunted “Hmm,” walked over to a nearby fence with some tools in hand, and began to dismantle it.
The nails were being skillfully removed one by one. Seeing this, other Centaurs hurried over to him.
“Hey, hey, what are you doing? I told you to keep the luggage to a minimum, are you planning to take that with you?”
“Here, you too, help out. Cut the ropes.”
The rather plump man, handed a dagger, averted his gaze, looking perplexed. Perhaps sensing the other wouldn’t explain further, he reluctantly began to help. Then, several more people came to see what was happening.
“I’m leaving this fence behind, what are you doing? The horses will escape.”
“Tie the horses to the stakes. Don’t just stand there, dismantle it quickly. We need the lumber.”
Several people complained, wondering what was going on, but they had no choice but to start working. Nearby, wooden boards and nails were piled up.
Using those, we immediately resumed shield production. Gradually, more people began to gather, and we acquired lumber and reinforcement materials. In the distance, the sound of metal being sharpened could be heard.
As the sun set and the surroundings became completely dark, we temporarily halted our work. It was difficult to see our hands clearly with only firelight, and more importantly, it was dangerous. Although it was only for about a day, we were still able to make quite a few shields. Everyone was exhausted, and the boy had collapsed on the ground, fast asleep. Piyo was also sleeping beside him, his wings spread and softly snoring.
“Ah, if you sleep here, your whole body will ache. I guess it’s okay because he’s a child. I envy him…”
Veronica passed by me as I muttered to myself.
“I wondered what all the noise was, so you’ve been building things, huh?”
She picked up some tools that were lying around and examined the finished shields intently. As she complained about being tired, she grabbed Karubene’s collar.
“Uh, h-hello, Sister! Good evening, good night. Please take over the night shift. See you.”
“You’re bored, aren’t you? Come keep me company.”
With that, she ordered Karubene to continue the work.
“Wh-whaaat? I’m already exhausted, Brother, help me…”
“Good for you, you get to have fun again. Well then, good night.”
I waved goodbye to Karubene and picked up the two sleeping figures on the ground.
