Chapter 15
Friendship is Priceless (Second Part)
◆Another POV◆
Three demon dogs left the forest and headed towards their usual hunting grounds .
“Bro, today’s definitely going to be a big haul too!”
The little brother Gugu leaked out a strange, gugugugu, laugh, and his pitch black tail wagged as he followed the older brother Gigi .
“There is nothing we, the ‘Black Demon Dog Three,’ can’t steal, Bro!”
The other little brother Gege also followed Gigi and raised his voice happily .
“Of course . With such a shabby fence, you might as well not have one . Gi gi gi . Humans are such fools . They’re underestimating us demon dog’s athletic abilities . ”
With a sarcastic sneer, he licked his claws once with a red tongue .
These three are the culprits that have been attacking Jiral’s fields lately .
They had eaten all the crops they stole, so they were heading towards the fields today as well .
Swaying his tail elegantly, Gigi, walking in front, realized something was strange and stopped .
Gugu, whose nose had collided with Gigi’s butt, asked in confusion .
“Owie . … What’s wrong, Bro? Stopping suddenly . ”
“Somehow, I have a bad feeling…!”
When Gigi’s brows furrowed, Gege walked further ahead .
“Bro, we’re already around where our hunting grounds are, right? Let’s hurry up, snap to it, and return – “
“ – No, there’s something there…! Gege, be careful!”
The wind was carrying some kind of unpleasant scent…
And it was from the fields that were their usual hunting grounds .
“There’s some smell, this is…?”
This was the so-called survival instinct sounding alarms .
Gowever, Gege wasn’t going to stop with those words .
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“Broo, this isn’t like you, you know-? Let’s hurry and go-, wh,what is this – the wind is making me bare my fangs – Ah-, aAAAAAAAAAA!? The air is, the air is, my nose, my throat, aAAAAA, GEGYAAAAAAAAA!?”
“ “Gege-!” “
When the two realized the abnormality, Gege frothed at the mouth and fainted .
Gigi gulped .
‘I,it’s a barrier! There’s no doubt, someone’s erected a barrier…!”
“Bro! What are you saying!? There’s no way there’s that great of a mage in this rural countryside-! Gege, I’m coming to save you!”
“Wait! Gugu . If you go too, then the same thing –“
“Bro-! … Gege and I, we love you a lot … You, if anything happened, you would protect the two of us, right-!? The you from then, where has it gone…”
Gugu shook his head sorrowfully .
Staring straight ahead, there was Gege lying down, and further past him was the field that was their hunting grounds .
“Gege, right now, I’m coming for you -! UoooOOOOOO!”
Raising a warcray against an unseen opponent, Gugu ran .
But it was no use .
Just like Gege, he raised a shriek, foamed at the mouth, and fainted .
“Gugu, Gege… Tsk . I’ve become quite the lame guy these days – my little brothers, I’ll save you now . Don’t underestimate meeeeeeee maaaaaage-!”
Howling from the depths of his soul, he ran like he was flying to his comrades’ sides .
The evil the wind carried destroyed his sense of smell as it carried an unbelievably terrible stench .
The sharp stench attacked his eyes .
He unintentionally closed his eyes at the pain that felt like he was being stabbed .
His feet got tangled, and he crashed to the ground in a grand display .
“Daaaaamn yooooooou – damn humaaaaaaaaans-!”
His entire body was enveloped in the stench .
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The place he fell was by the sides of the two who had run ahead earlier .
Already unable to get up, Gigi smiled .
… If I fall with you guys, then this isn’t so bad either …
◆Reiji’s POV◆
“Ooh~! Ooooh! It works well…”
Shading my eyes, I watched 30 meters in front of me .
Far away, slump; a black dog collapsed .
“Kyan, kyaaaaaooon, kyan…!”
The first collapsed, the second also collapsed, and the third, with a slightly larger body, came running at a terrifying speed, but as expected, it couldn’t stand the stench as well and collapsed on the spot .
The three of them fell over, and their forepaws twitched .
Jiral, who was watching over the situation with me, was mystified and asked,
“… Reiji-kun, what did you do? It looks like the dogs collapsed a ways off, though . ”
“Ah, I spread this on the fence . ”
I showed Jiral the repellant I just made yesterday .
“What will happen when you spread this on?”
“This is a liquid that gives off a smell that beasts and monsters hate . ”
“Ah, the medicine you talked about yesterday? Reiji-kun, you made it fast . ”
“Well, yeah . With this, I guess beasts and monsters won’t come into the fields for a while . ”
When I handed over the bottle with the repellant in it, Jiral spread it on the fences with delight .
As shown, the effect was extraordinary .
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However, Noela said, “Master, don’t want,” and hates me, though .
It was a huge shock .
The components were diluted a little in the manufacturing process, but even so Noela hates it, so it has enough of an effect, I suppose .
This time a different kind of stray dog appeared .
“Oi, Jiral, you have a customer, you know?”
“Ah, you’re right . Let’s confirm just how much of an effect your medicine has again . ”
The stray to walked up casually .
However, 30 meters from the fence, as expected, he stopped .
“Groooowl…”
Glaring and growling at the fence, the stray dogs sniffed at the wind .
It’s probably carrying the scent .
“Whiiiine…”
Plonk; it collapsed sideways and fainted .
“Alright, alright, it really is effective . ”
“R – Reiji-kun, this is – it’s a barrier! A simple barrier! The kind only mages can make, that kind of simple barrier!! You, you made a barrier!”
“No, what I made was medicine . ”
“It’s the same thing! You made it for me, right!? This is … a victory for our friendship . ”
“It’s embarrassing, so stop saying things like friendship . ”
“- Why!?”
“Why are you asking why!”
“I’m in Reiji-kun’s debt again … How much is the price?”
“I don’t need it . It’s a special fee . ”
“Reiji-kun … you don’t have to be shy … It’s the fee of friendship!”
“Wrong! You’re lending me the field, right? It’s in return for that . ”
Wht; Jiral looks disappointed, and when I saw that face, I laughed .
By the way, the collapsed dogs are all properly alive .
When they woke up, they ran away right then as if they were fleeing .
I made the price cheap, and thanks to that, this repellant is very popular with everyone who does farm work and worries about harmful pests .
There were screams of delight, but whenever I’m making repellant, Noela won’t come close to me .
“Noela? Noelsn . This is work, after all . It’s not like I like it . ”
“… Ruu-“
When I got as close as I could, pyu-n; Noela fled .
Shock…
“Reiji-san? Did you not take a bath again?”
“I did! I’m making a medicine that Noela hates the smell of . ”
“Perhaps there’s a spot that you can’t wash properly…? Reiji-san, if you’re alright with me, I’ll wash your back whenever you’d like!”
“I don’t need it, since it seems like it’d be embarrassing . ”
Ho-; Mina realized something and floated up, sticking to the ceiling again .
“Hau~, I forgot that Reiji-san was a man…”
“Hang on! Forgetting that I’m a man! There’s a lot of problems with that, Mina!”
“Hau~~”
Turning red, Mina covered her face with her hands .
Is it she sees us as friends that she’s not conscious of the gender distinction?
“W,well, fine . I’m properly taking baths, okay?! I don’t leave out my back, so it’s fine, okay!? And also, I’m a man, okay!?”
And just like that, I passed another fun(?) day .