I and Tsubaki lead the way. On the left and right are the combatants of the Rabbit-eared Tribe.
With the children of the rabbit-eared tribe, those who hold children, Priscilla and her family who use magic, and Lydia were in the center, with Tsubaki’s doll, Moon and Yudit in the rear end, we made it all way to the Lizardmen Village.
“Does Alex live here?”
“No, we’re going to go west. This is the village of the Lizardmen, and we are on friendly terms with them, so don’t worry.”
We found the chief of the Lizardmen, Mr. Nooti, and I explained to him why we had come in large numbers and that they were not elves but rabbit-eared people.
The elves aside, we don’t want to be mistaken for an invasion by moving in large numbers, after all.
“I see. Moving to the top of the wall, huh. I envy you. We would like to live there if we could, but we can only live by the water, after all.”
“As for me, I’m thankful that we could fish and cloth with you, but …… that’s right. About the moving I mentioned earlier, there are a few uninhabited houses to the east, but they are the former homes of the rabbit-eared tribe, so don’t be alarmed if you spot them.”
“Also, there is a possibility that some of the traps we set to capture the animals are still in that area, so please be careful.’
After Pamela and I had explained to them about the site of the rabbit-eared tribe’s settlement, and as we were about to start moving again…
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Master.”
“Sophie!? And Sakura too! What are you doing here!?”
“After receiving message via Moon, Miss Meilin contacted us and asked us to help Master Alex.”
Sophie, the golem Caesar for pulling the cart, and Sakura appeared.
“Tsuki, since when did you do that?”
“No, I was just reporting to Lady Meilin what was happening here on a regular basis. I think Lady Meilin anticipated that the rabbit-eared tribe would come here at a very early stage.”
I see.
As expected Meilin …… However, I can predict what will happen next.
I’m sure Meilin and Ellie will be sulking.
Anyway, we’ll be leaving with the young children and Priscilla on board, although they were originally meant to carry our luggage.
From the Lizardman village, we go fairly quickly because the road is straight and we don’t have to adjust to the children’s feet.
In no time at all, we are through the tunnel and have come to the east rest house.
“Master Alex. Miss Ellie has prepared lunch and is waiting for us. I was told that she would prepare lunch for the new residents, the Rabbit-eared tribe too, so please come in.”
With Sakura’s guidance, the Rabbit-eared tribe also went to the east rest house.
“Wow. I didn’t know there was such a wall, and there are houses on the wall.”
“Yeah. But this is just a stopover point for trade with the Lizardmen village, and the place where we live is further west.”
“We-We’re still going further west?”
“Yes. But it’s safe within these walls without the appearance of monsters, so why don’t you try to develop this area yourselves as a place for the rabbit-eared tribe? Of course, we’ll help you, too?”
“If it weren’t so far from where Alex usually lives, we’d like to do that, but …… from what you said earlier, it’s probably a reasonable distance, isn’t it? We moved here to be close to Alex, so we’d like to be a little closer.”
Oh, right. I had completely forgotten the purpose of the move …… I wonder if it would be okay from now on.
Anyway, we went inside the rest stop for a late lunch…
“Husband! Welcome back!”
“Alex!? Welcome back!”
“Big brother! Welcome home! I missed you so much!”
Meilin, Ellie, and Nora came and hugged me.
That was fine, but Mio, who hugged me afterwards, said something very bad.
“Hoh. I had heard about it in advance, but I didn’t expect there’s so many of the rabbit-eared tribe …… Fufufu, they became attached to Alex’s thing, didn’t they? Well, I’m the same way, but …… you’re too cruel, Alex! I was having so much fun, and then just when I was about to be done, your clone disappeared! As soon as lunch is over, we’ll have this half-assed mess cleared up!”
“Mmn!? Alex. From what I just heard, after lunch, we’re all going to ……”
“That’s not it! What Mio just said was that …… training! My clone and Mio were in the middle of combat training!”
Nora is right next to me, and the rabbit-eared children are there too. On top of that, Pamela and the others eyes change color, so I tried my best to make an excuse.
While we all ate the lunch Ellie made for us, I thought about what we should do now …… Yeah, there are a lot of issues to work on.