“What do they pick in this village?”
“Let’s see. Mostly fish from the lake and shrimp from the river, but we also grow fruit from the forest, grain, and flax.”
“Yes. The seeds yield oil, and the stalks are used to make linen, a very fine fabric.”
Certainly, the tablecloths and curtains hanging on the desks in this house seem to be made of fine cloth.
For now, the only clothing we have is what the Adventurers’ Guild sends us on a regular basis, and the dolls are clad in rabbit leather.
There is no one who can make thread or cloth, but there may be someone who can make clothes if there is enough cloth.
“We’ll see. We’d appreciate it if we could get some cloth.”
“I understand. In this village, we are in charge of cultivation, and those who make thread and cloth are in another village. We will make arrangements quickly.”
Then I asked the Lizardmen what kind of iron weapons and armor they wanted, and just when I thought the clothing problem was about to be solved in an unexpected way…
“Mr. Nooti. I’m back …… Wait, huh!? A person!? There’s a person here!?”
A small, red-haired, petite woman–a human woman–appears from the back and suddenly begins to make a commotion.
“W-What’s going on!? I knew it, I was dreaming about it …… No, then I wouldn’t be here in the first place …… but it hurts when I pinch my cheeks.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Nooti. This person is?”
I was wondering why there was a human in the Lizardman village…
“This morning, one of the villagers found her wandering in the woods.”
“Umm, my name is Rei. I’m sorry, but could you take me to the city?”
“……. That’s how it is, but is that okay with you?”
It seemed that she was a lost person.
But, the fact that they came from the city means that there is a way to get to the city from this village.
“That’s fine, but do you know the way to the city, Mr. Nooti?”
“No. We will not reject the human race, but the city of the human race will not accept us. So there is no interaction with the human race.”
That …… may indeed be true.
In fact, with the exception of Yudit, we, I’m sorry to say, saw Lizardmen as monsters on the same level as orcs.
Rei is …… probably a traveler from the way she is dressed.
She doesn’t look like she’s carrying a weapon, so …… I guess we’ll have to have her remember the way to the city while protecting her from the monsters.
“I understand. We’ll take Rei to our village for the time being.”
“Thank you. I must confess that I am not familiar with the customs of the human race.”
We decided to exchange our goods after that, since it would take a few days to prepare for each other, but it seems that Lizardmen cannot travel for long periods of time in areas without water.
As we had no choice since it’s a tribal reason, we told them that we would be coming back here again, and decided to return home for the time being.
We walked for a while in the same formation as when we came, with Rei in between, and when we were away from the village…
“I really appreciate it. Again, thank you so much!”
“No, we want to go to the city too. We’ll protect you from the monsters, so if you could point us in the right direction to the city, that would be great.”
“Hm? No, I don’t know this area at all, you know? I came here because of a transfer accident, after all.”
“That’s right. I’m a pharmacist who searches for various materials while traveling to different countries …… I’m an apothecary in essence, but it’s my fault for being so stingy with my travel expenses! I knew that the bogus transporter was a bad idea. I was half crying when I got transferred into the woods!”
So, Rei did not come to that village on foot…
“Ahh, sorry, but we came here by a transporter too. So I was wondering if we could have Rei show us the way to the city.”
“What!? Does that mean …… we can’t go back to the city!?”
“No, I’m sure we’ll get back there someday. We’re going back to our house now, but I’m sure there is a town to the south, and there might be a town beyond the Lizardman village.”
“What, if there is a town to the south, we can go there. We just have to watch out for the monsters, right? I can ride a horse, and I think I can outrun a D-rank monster.”
Rei is talking positively about a lot of things …… but Ellie is looking at me as if to say, “You should tell her the reality as soon as possible.”
For the time being, we got to the cave that was sealed with a stone wall, so we walked through the tunnel and told her that this is the Fourth Demon Tribe territory, where there was nothing to see…
“Eehhhhhhhhh! What did you say!”