We learned that the Hunter Harpy leader was hiding the girls underground to protect them.
Leaving behind the grieving couple, we exited the underground for now.
Just then, Philiana, who had been silent until then, suddenly kicked the ground with her forelegs.
“I can’t believe this! I absolutely cannot forgive this!”
Her voice trembled with immense anger. This was the first time I had ever seen her so furious. Piyo flinched back from her intensity.
“B-but, what are we going to do? Piyo and the others might not be able to win…”
At that moment, we saw a young man walking outside. He was taller than me, with a muscular build and brown feathers. If Piyo and the others were small birds like parakeets, he reminded me of a bird of prey like a hawk or an eagle.
The Village Chief, who came out later, saw him and rushed over.
“Hey, how are you? I haven’t seen you around for a while.”
He frowned and made a wry face, then smoothly handed over a small package. He quietly apologized and took flight again.
Was that the Hunter Harpy? He didn’t look malicious. He seemed like a good young man.
“He used to come by often to sell us meat. But ever since the leadership changed, he stopped coming altogether.”
“Did they say something to him?”
“No, well, he… he seemed to have feelings for our daughter. He probably tried to hide it, but it was obvious to anyone. He’d even give her his own lunch, even though his own life couldn’t have been easy.”
He must have felt sorry for being unable to do anything. The package he handed over contained meat.
We returned to the room we were borrowing and discussed for a while. We wanted to do something immediately, but it wasn’t possible. We simply lacked too much information. We didn’t know how many of them there were, how strong they were, or how often they attacked.
As a result, we decided to stay in this village for a while longer and wait for him to come again.
Lauren and Cecilia looked dissatisfied, but the other members agreed.
