“Um, Master Alex. It was so hot that your clothes and wooden sword burned up and turned to ashes in an instant, but are you sure you are alright? I mean, even now I can’t get close to you because of the heat of the stone.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is. I have a skill that makes me resistant to flames and heat, but that means clothes are not covered by the skill. Clothes are precious, but I still had a change …… right?”
For starters, since everyone else couldn’t get close enough, I stood up to go to Lydia and the others, still holding Neve in my arms, but…
“…… A p-princess carry ……”
“Hmm? What did you say?”
“I-I didn’t say anything!”
I thought I heard Neve mutter something, but it was just my imagination.
I left the burnt-out training ground and went over to the others…
“Oh, Alex. It’s fine now since we’re already this far. You can put me down …… Ahh, how embarrassing.”
“What? You want me to put you down? …… wait, When did Neve get dressed?”
“Never mind …… Hiiiii! Anyway, what is that atrocious thing! H-Hide it already! …… S-So a man’s thing is that big.”
Before I knew it, Neve, who was dressed in an oddly shaped, pure white outfit, turned her head away from me with all her might.
Well, even if it was an accident, she had seen that, after all.
It’s no wonder that Neve is angry, even her ears are dyed bright red.
“Mr. Alex. Let’s cover yourself with my clothes for the time being.”
“Miss Lydia. Rather than that, why don’t we just stand up in front of him?”
“I see. Then, I’ll do as Sister Sakura instructed.”
…… Tsubaki is facing the wrong way!
Everyone stands between me and Neve and turns away from me, but only Tsubaki is staring at me …… I mean, that thing.
I mean, don’t even try to touch it under these circumstances!
“Neve. I’m sorry to say this while looking like this, but I summoned you here with a certain skill of mine.”
“Hmmm …… I see. By the way, who are those women surrounding Alex?”
“Just like Neve, I rescued Lydia here with the same skill. Ellie, Sakura and the others …… well, they came to help me and my friends.”
“I see …… so you’re close enough that you don’t care if they see that thing or not. You mean you’re already that close? H-However …… since you asked me my name ……”
Neve is whispering something, but she may be confused by the suddenness of the situation.
First of all, I explain that this is demon tribe territory, that a village has been established based on the skills of the people I saved, and that there is a Lizardmen’s village to the east.
“In other words, there are people with various skills gathered around Alex, as well as land and resources …… Excuse me, but can you actually show us the village?”
“That’s fine. But please wait until I get dressed.”
While I was explaining to Neve, Sakura went to get my clothes, so I got dressed and went to the east area where the dolls lived first.
“This is …… so much rich crop. Is this another skill?”
“Yes. It’s thanks to Lydia’s spirit magic.”
“I see. Unlike our country, the elves do not have a problem with food.”
Hm? Is it possible that Neve’s country is suffering from starvation and so on?
“Ah, I would like to make a slight correction, the spirit magic that we elves use consumes a lot of magic power. The magic that produces crops is especially consuming, so it is thanks to Mr. Alex that we have been able to create fields up to this point.”
“…… Hmmm. A skill that shares magic power, huh. Moreover, Alex has an enormous amount of magical power. I see …… By the way, the children who are taking care of the crops all seem to resemble Alex.”
“Those children are magic dolls created by Ms. Meilin’s skills. They can use Mr. Alex’s and my skills, so we have them working in the fields.”
“W-Wow …… Speaking of magical dolls, isn’t that the black-haired royalty skills? Are you saying that there’s someone who uses that skill here!?”
When Lydia talks about Meilin’s skill, Neve is surprised, while Sakura and Tsubaki quietly move to Neve’s back.
This is not good. Perhaps because of what Neve knew about Meilin’s skills, the two began to be cautious.
It would be better to casually ask her why she knows about the magic dolls and the black-haired tribe.
I was wondering how I was going to ask her about it…
“Neve. How do you know about the Black-Haired tribe?”