My hometown, Tsudachibanuma, is an hour away by carriage from Saminse!
Saminse, the capital of the Rabbit-beastman country of Samin.
After tending to the injured, we were about to have a meal when,
due to the town’s destruction, we decided to go to Natsu-nee’s home.
“If it’s an hour, I can fly it!”
“Anju, the night wind is cold, and flying in the sky will get us spotted by them.”
“What were they called again? ‘Geki’? ‘Gan’? ‘Gar’?”
They probably didn’t even graze it.
“If it was a Giant Golem, it would be ‘Gula’ and ‘Zeno’, the Seven Great Demon Lords, ‘Shear’.”
“Hey, hey Natsu-nee, Iwamoto-san says the order is wrong.”
“What are you talking about? …Ah, well, it’s fine.”
The three Otherworlders were sent back to subspace once their roles were finished.
Of course, Helen’s Succubus too. However, the carriage was full with nine people.
(Where there should be eight seats, Nastasia is sitting next to the driver.)
“Ah, speaking of which, Natsu-nee.”
“Yes, Derus-san. Tsudachibanuma’s specialty is a bean called Fortunuts.”
“That’s all well and good, but why was I sniffed at so much?”
Especially by the female Rabbit-beastmen!
“That’s because the country of Samin, well, to put it in one word, it’s a bit vulgar, but it’s a country with ‘reversed chastity concepts’.”
“In other words?”
“It’s normal for humans for women to be popular with men, but here, men are popular with women, or rather…”
Ah, so it’s that kind of reversal.
“Um, it’s like the values of humans, masculine views of women, and feminine views of men are reversed.”
“That’s right. Normally, men approach women, but here women actively approach men, or something like that.”
“What, isn’t that like our party?”
“Yes, Nina-san! That’s also why I want to join ‘Nina Starlights’!”
Huh? Natsu-nee wants to join us?!
“Derus, don’t make that face. It’s still under our umbrella.”
“Like a more monstrous version?”
“That’s right, Anju.”
“Eh, then Natsu-nee’s new party will also be named by Anju-chan?”
“That’s a bit…”
I knew it.
“Natsu-nee, let’s get back to the topic.”
“Yes. So, everyone, ah, as for the women (Rabbit-beastmen), they probably understood from the smell when they saw Derus-san. So, this is purely my subjective opinion, but it’s probably correct, they thought he looked delicious.”
In other words, that means!
“It’s not that Rabbit-beastmen eat humans like the Mermaid Race, is it?”
“It means delicious in the sense of eating, but not that meaning.”
“So, like Nina-san, Helen-san, and Clarice-san eating me.”
I’m embarrassed even saying it.
“I wanna be eaten too!”
“No, Anju-chan, it’s ‘eaten’!”
“Um, Derus-san, this is a belated warning or explanation, but…”
“Do I look that delicious?”
Everyone nodded.
Even Nastasia-san, who was just listening from the front!
“If you, while in that maid outfit and cross-dressing, were to enter the Saminse Adventurer Guild alone, and if you were unlucky, and if prominent adventurers, diligent receptionists, or the Guild Master weren’t there, at worst, you’d be…”
“Taken apart and eaten?”
“Nina-san! …That… it’s always you guys… no, never mind.”
I don’t dislike it, but being covered in hair by unfamiliar Rabbit-beastman adventurers is certainly unpleasant.
(For now, the mystery of the sniffing is solved. They confirmed I was male, you see.)
“As one who saved everyone in this incident, they are heroes, so I believe there’s no longer such danger. However, if someone makes cute gestures right in front of them, there might be fellow tribesmen who can’t resist, so please, please be careful!”
She bowed deeply, her bunny ears bending with her.
And strangely, Shusher-kun next to her also bowed at the same time… they look like a married couple.
“Was Shusher-kun also in danger?”
“I’m holding his hand firmly, so it’s okay!”
Ah, she’s blushing!
“Then, shall I put Derus safely away inside me?”
“Um, could I have my Flying Gear now?”
“You’ll have to get it yourself.”
“Ah, with that…”
Now that Ric-nee-chan and the others are gone, I can do it anytime. Though I’m busy now.
(Sorry for the suspense, details will come later!)
“Speaking of Derus being eaten, it reminded me of something.”
“What is it, Nina-san? How ominous.”
“It’s about Mariu. I’ve decided to give him some equipment.”
Don’t remind me of being eaten!
“Did they request something?”
“We’ve requested too much, after all. If there’s something they want, I have to give it. Of course, I won’t give Derus. It’s something Derus brought back.”
I wonder what it is.
“What would Mariu-san want…”
“It’s the weapon held by the Demon Lord we defeated in the Mermaid Island Dungeon.”
“Um, isn’t that the Demon Lord whose name Iwamoto-san seemed worried about?”
MAINA-san was also taken aback.
“It’s the Trident Spear. Apparently, they want to transform it into a warrior-exclusive weapon and use it themselves.”
“It looked powerful, after all.”
“They say it’s optimal for hunting multiple Metal Komomos.”
Does that mean it’s for me…?
(More importantly, to hunt together with me!!)
“So you gave it to them?”
“Ah. Among our party, Baraka is a warrior, but he’s a Tank.”
“Well, it’s not a problem, rather, that’s no more than a fair price for Mariu-san.”
Even though I gave them the Rare Magic Stone just the other day.
“It’s not because of that, but we had this made.”
“Ah, those glasses are Ichiro’s!”
“The item name is ‘Perfect Appraisal Glasses’. It allows appraisal at the same level as Anju.”
The highest level.
And unlike Anju-chan, it won’t be possible to casually skip it by saying, “Reading is tiring!” This is good.
“But you didn’t put it up for auction, did you?”
“I thought it should be used within our party. I wonder who to give it to.”
“Um, this is my opinion, but…”
“No problem. Tell me.”
Here, I saw Nataira-chan.
“Eh? Me?!”
“Yes. Because you can see the whole picture as a rear guard and provide solid support.”
“Am I really okay?”
After I nodded, I looked at Nina-san, and she nodded in agreement after a delay. Can this be considered decided?
“Nataira, your eyesight will improve too.”
“Not that bad…”
“Apparently, it will also grant night vision.”
It seems convenient for dark dungeons, etc.
Well, I could just use Light Magic.
“Nina-sama, thank you very much.”
Saying this, she put them on.
Yes, Nataira-chan with square glasses is also cute.
“By the way, Nina-san, if you have such good items, why didn’t you use them during the Super Giant Golem battle?”
“…Well, everything has its sequence.”
“You forgot, didn’t you?”
Nina-san formed a fist and tapped herself on the head.
“Oops! Hehe!”
As always, when Nina-san does that with her huge body, it somehow makes me feel complicated, or perhaps pitiful.
“You don’t have to stick out your tongue! Clarice-san, please say something as Sub-leader.”
“Nina-sama, that’s painful.”
“…Understood. I won’t do it anymore.”
(Ah, Helen-san is sleeping a bit.)
And so, the carriage arrived at Tsudachibanuma.
