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It Doesn’t Mean that Way

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At Healberry Village.

In the afternoon, after finishing work, I moved to the plaza together with the Nyaff tribe. The sky had cleared up, and the ground was fine. It was a little chilly but okay. I also had Wood and Dia come along.

“Tou-sama!” (Dia)

I picked up Dia who was running toward me at a dash.

*Soft and fluffy*

…Lately, I feel like she’s grown a bit again.

““Wood-sama has come, nya!”” (Nyaff tribe)

“Ugo ugo…!” (Wood)

Cheers rose from the Nyaff tribe. After all, when it came to playing with the Nyaff tribe, Wood’s cotton was popular. We ourselves wrapped up in it and slept every day.

“Nyaa~n, this many gathered, nyan!” (Nyaff tribe)

“…Quite a lot came.” (Elt)

“So many, piyo ne!” (Dia)

“Ugo ugo, many Nyaff tribe!” (Wood)

About 30 Nyaff tribe had lined up. At the front was Brown. He firmly called out to the Nyaff tribe.

“Listen up, nyan, play safely and enjoyably, nyan!” (Brown)

““Nyaa!”” (Nyaff tribe)

The Nyaff tribe all raised their hands while wagging their tails.

Cute.

“Alright then, Wood. Counting on you.” (Elt)

“Ugo ugo! Got it!” (Wood)

Wood extended his right arm and prepared. From now on, he would produce cotton rapidly using [Seed Bullet].

“Ugo ugo… That!” (Wood)

At Wood’s shout, cotton was vigorously fired into the sky.

*Pop!*

*Popopon!*

Soft and fluffy cotton was shot out, and the Nyaff tribe’s eyes sparkled. The cotton tore apart in the air and fell to the ground. The Nyaff tribe hurriedly chased after it.

““Nyaa!!”” (Nyaff tribe)

Several groups of Nyaff tribe dashed to the falling spots. Just like always. But watching it was fun.

“Piyo…! Heading toward the cotton, piyo.” (Dia)

“Nyaff tribe loves balls and such too.” (Elt)

By the way, quite a few Nyaff tribe played wild ball in the second plaza. Throwing and catching seemed more fun than hitting.

A defense type, you might say. Marcosias would probably like this kind of play too…

Dia looked up at Wood. Wood was happily firing cotton as usual.

“Ugo ugo, now this way!” (Wood)

““Nyaa!!”” (Nyaff tribe)

Watching that, Dia said while turning around.

“I want to throw too, piyo!” (Dia)

“Alright, understood.” (Elt)

I approached Wood during a break in the cotton firing.

“Sorry, can you give me some cotton?” (Elt)

“Ugo, here you go!” (Wood)

Soft cotton quietly appeared from Wood’s arm. I gently placed Dia on the ground and held the cotton in both hands.

“Piyo! This one, piyo!?” (Dia)

“Yeah, tear this off and roll it up…” (Elt)

If thrown as is, air resistance will stop it from flying well. Holding the cotton rolled into a ball, I wound up.

“There!” (Elt)

I said this while underhand tossing the cotton lightly.

“Nya, a small cotton, nya!” (Nyaff tribe)

“Going, nya!” (Nyaff tribe)

The sharp-eyed Nyaff tribe chased the cotton I threw.

Fun…

“…So yeah, something like this.” (Elt)

“Piyo, I’ll try, piyo!” (Dia)

I placed cotton in front of Dia. Dia twitched her wings lightly and tore off some cotton.

“Gyuppiyo, gyuppiyo.” (Dia)

…Dia’s wings move skillfully. She can even properly hold a fork and such. If I think about it deeply, I feel like I lose, so I won’t.

“Piyo! How is it, piyo?” (Dia)

Dia showed me the cotton she rolled up.

Perfectly made. If she throws it, the Nyaff tribe will definitely be pleased.

“Well done, very good.” (Elt)

“Thanks, piyo!” (Dia)

I also stroked Dia’s head. Dia really liked physical affection. This was also important.

“Alright, then let’s try throwing.” (Elt)

I tore off another piece of cotton and rolled it up.

“Piyo, throw like this from below, piyo?” (Dia)

“That’s right. There are various ways to throw… but this way the Nyaff tribe can chase it.” (Elt)

“I see, piyo!” (Dia)

I would throw first. I extended my right hand and underhand tossed lightly.

“Nyaa!” (Nyaff tribe)

The Nyaff tribe chased the cotton I threw. They looked happy.

“Iku piyo!” (Dia)

Dia also underhand tossed the cotton. Softly… the cotton flew well toward the Nyaff tribe.

“Nya nya!” (Nyaff tribe)

They chased after this too.

“I did it, piyo! A soft throw, piyo!” (Dia)

“Good, good, perfect.” (Elt)

*Stroke stroke*

When I stroked her, Dia flapped her wings excitedly.

Cute…!

While we were like this, Dia clearly said…

“With this, I’ll play with Maru-chan when she comes back, piyo yo!” (Dia)

“That’s right… That’s a good idea.” (Elt)

Dia’s thoughts have changed a little by being apart from Marcosias. With the dumpling incident and all, I think this parting is working well. Gradually something changes and grows. That applies to me too, and probably to everyone.

 

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Meanwhile, near Steven’s village.

Stella, Nana, and Marcosias walked on a lightly maintained path. For precaution, Marcosias was in human form.

“Phew, that was an unexpected battle.” (Stella)

Without showing much fatigue, Stella said to Nana. Originally, landing directly in the village was dangerous. Aiming for a slightly distant point was according to plan. But unexpectedly, they ran into a Flower species colony.

“…Encounters with monsters were somewhat expected. There isn’t a single scratch though…” (Stella)

Nana shivered. She thought she somewhat understood Stella’s power, but that was naive. The recent battle’s scene was clearly etched in Nana’s mind. Stella blocking Flower Archer’s arrows with a held bat. Then, the Flower species being knocked down by the returned arrows…

Of course, to Nana, Flower Archers or Snipers weren’t opponents she would fall behind. If keeping distance and using magic tools, she could easily defeat a few hundred. The problem was speed. Stella defeated the Flower species several times faster than her, an active S-rank adventurer.

The Lion Knight was a first-time enemy… But she didn’t expect such a difference to show in a battle against ordinary Flower species. By the way, Marcosias had been cheering from a distance.

“Since it’s over, we quickly left. No unnecessary hospitality is needed. We’re just passing adventurers, that’s the story.” (Marcosias)

“Yes, that’s right… We have to zoom off again tomorrow too.” (Stella)

Talking like that, they arrived at Steven’s village. For a mountain village, the buildings were quite luxurious.

Walking quietly on the path, Nana said…

“We’ll stay here for one night. Hopefully, there are tomatoes.” (Nana)

Marcosias reacted.

*Sniffing as if smelling something…*

“Hmm…?” (Marcosias)

“What’s wrong, Maru-chan?” (Stella)

“This is the scent of the people we met in the village earlier.” (Marcosias)

Then from beyond the buildings, knights clad in black armor approached. People I recognized. The Black Dragon Knight Order.

“Ah.” (Stella)

“Ooh.” (Nana)

Stella and Nana muttered simultaneously. They never imagined meeting here. However, the black knights kneeled respectfully before Stella and the others.

Villagers gathered and kneeled as well. Then, the muscular knight at the front, Radan, said respectfully.

“Welcome, thank you for coming. We heard you defeated monsters on our behalf…!” (Radan)

 

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