Chapter 246
Just before winter .
We have come to the hot spring .
As for who are accompanying me, there are three high elves, Kuro, Yuki, and Doraim .
Though I want to use the hot spring, our main purpose here is to maintain the facility .
If it will be used without being maintained, that would be painful… . . areh?
This is too much .
Is ancestor-san using magic first before using it every time he comes here?
Probably .
Then, let’s clean this place first .
Though there are ghost knights here and cleaning is a simple task, their main duty is to keep this place safe .
The ghost knights are patrolling the whole hot spring area in turns .
And since they also have to look over the lions, their patrol coverage area has expanded .
It is a good thing .
Monsters and demon beasts that approach the hot spring area are basically hunted down .
Though the lions seem to have made this place their territory, there are still monsters and demon beasts who are constantly invading .
As a result, the pride of the lion has been damaged .
Can’t you just overlook it?
Is that so?
I don’t mind you expanding your territory but don’t overwork yourself .
Just don’t drag the ghost knights too much… . are they still okay?
How’s the condition of your wooden armor and shield?
There is no problem .
Good .
After soaking in the hot spring, I am now cooling down my body by sitting in the accommodation hall with my legs under the kotatsu .
Yeah, as expected, the kotatsu is still good .
There’s an orange on the table . How relaxing .
The high elves and Doraim have just got out of the hot spring .
Kuro and Yuki are warming in the kotatsu in turns .
It is not big so they can’t both get in at the same time .
A ghost knight is also using kotatsu but it took off its armors first .
As for the lion… . . my apologies .
It can’t fit in .
I’ll make a kotatsu you can use this time .
Hnn?
The ghost knight, who was supposed to be in patrol, jump into the room .
It’s panicking .
There seems to be an emergency .
The relaxing atmosphere has become tense at once .
The ghost knight who’s relaxing under a kotatsu immediately wears its armor by using magic .
It looks like a hero transformation .
Immediately after, Kuro, Yuki, and the lion went outside . The high elves, Doraim and I followed them too .
We found a lion cub who accompanied the ghost knight who went to patrol earlier .
It has grown a lot .
It looks like the lion cub is not injured so we all felt relieved .
The ghost knight pointed at the big bug who the lion cub has in its mouth (he’s eating it) .
My impression upon seeing the bug… . . big .
It’s about 1 meter long .
It looks like a grasshopper .
I felt a strong sense of incongruity .
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What is that?
Is that a grasshopper?
But it is almost winter, can there be grasshoppers in winter?
This world is really mysterious .
When I looked at the high elves, I noticed that their faces were all pale .
「Village chief, this is bad desu . This calls for an emergency desu . 」
If the high elves are saying that, this insect must really be bad news .
Which means that even in this world, it is weird to see grasshoppers in winter .
Yes, that might be the case .
「That demon bug is called rofuita desu . 」
It will breed in winter and flies all together in a group when the spring comes .
It is a dangerous creature that will eat everything in its path .
Is it some sort of locust?
No, it seems to be more terrible than that .
In any case, this thing even eats things that are not considered as food .
「This is the first time we see rofuita in this forest but… . . we can’t leave something this dangerous alone desu . 」
「For safety purposes, we must find the rofuita’s nest this winter and crush it desu . 」
The high elves proposed to return to the village and immediately assemble forces .
The ghost knights are also appealing to me to take care of it immediately .
And it seems like they are even going to summon their subordinates .
Eh?
Can you really do that?
Can you really summon skeleton soldiers?
Oh, there’s a time limit?
Heh .
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I want to see it .
「Village chief, why are you even in the mood to play around?」
One of the high elves is angry .
It’s not that I’m playing around . You high elves and even the ghost knights are panicking so… . .
Kuro, Yuki, and Doraim are all calm .
As for the reason, Doraim explained .
「The bug king of the forest will not let that happen so there won’t be any problem . 」
To back up Doraim’s statement, Kuro pointed out a part of the forest .
When I focused more on that place… .
I saw spiderlings .
There are big ones and there are small ones . There are about a hundred of them .
Noticing my gaze, a big one raises one of its legs .
Ah, Makura .
They started moving all together .
Thank you for working hard even though it is almost your hibernation period .
There will be no more rofuita .
That’s how I feel .
Maybe they have been dealing with things like this in secret .
Thank you .
We entered the hot spring and relaxed at the kotatsu again .
The rofuita that the lion cub has in its mouth… . . ah, you’ve eaten it already?
Is it delicious?
It’s better than meat?
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Really?
Then, do you want yakiniku this evening?
Hahaha .
「Though I don’t mind having yakiniku, we shouldn’t stay here tonight, don’t you think so?」
I look at Doraim and nod .
All right .
I understand .
Loo, Tier, Ria, and Hakuren are accompanying ancestor-san right now .
Even so, I’m still not free at night .
I somehow managed it until now for some reason .
In addition, the reliable Senna, Frau, and Rasuti are all pregnant .
My burden has multiplied .
Though there are still Ann, Flora, and Ya… . . Ann is already at her limit by taking care of Alfred and Tiselle .
Flora took one step away too .
She finds it more pleasant to study magic or make fermented food .
As for Ya……she’s quite aggressive herself .
The fact that I have come to the hot spring means that my night burden has affected even my day so I had to escape .
Loo, when are you going to come back?
No, it will be embarrassing if you come back because of that .
I’ve roasted meat in the hot spring area a slow as possible .
Later, I’ll go to Frau and request if Holy can manage the vicinity .
My trouble has multiplied .
TN: Incoming death by snu snu .
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