Chapter 199
The oldest of the chiefs noticed Kathe .
“Oh, the ruler of the wind dragons! So it is not only Locke that is here . This is a great honor . ”
And then the other chiefs noticed Kathe as well .
They all frantically fell to their knees and bowed .
“There is no need for that! We just came here for fun . So please treat us normally!”
“But, we couldn’t possibly…”
“I came here today to stretch my wings . It would trouble me greatly if you treated me with so much respect . ”
I added,
“The wind dragon ruler is very tired from her daily work . I think she wants to relax here . ”
I highly doubted Kathe was doing much work at all, but I decided to make it sound like she had been busy .
Kathe nodded readily .
“Yes, I have been working so hard . ”
“In that case…”
The chiefs finally stood up .
Kathe did not like being treated so reverently, and so she was happy .
After that, they announced that a feast would be held in our honor .
And then I asked them questions about the tribes .
“So, how many tribes are there?”
The oldest of the chiefs answered me while he poured drink into my cup .
“Largely, you could say there are twelve . ”
“Largely?”
“It is hard to explain . But there are smaller tribes which are an exception . ”
But all of the beastkin wolves in this area were part of the twelve tribes .
“Exceptions . I see . ”
“Shia Woolcott is a recent exception . ”
“Shia?”
That was a surprise . I thought Shia was a part of Danton’s tribe .
I looked over to where she was sitting on the other side of the table .
She was talking happily to the other chiefs .
“Did Shia get thrown out after causing some sort of trouble?”
“No-no . Nothing like that . ”
After I came back to this world and killed the first High Lord .
The chiefs of all of the tribes were given titles .
And Shia had been given a special title as well .
This was because her contribution had been great .
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“Not only that, but Shia is treated as a Chief in her own right . ”
“I see… It’s that kind of system . ”
That being said, Shia Woolcott was still part of Danton’s tribe .
That meant that the tribe had two chiefs .
She was like the lord of a branch family .
Serulis, who was sitting next to me, looked very serious as she said,
“Shia must be very busy then . ”
“Yes . The responsibility of being a chief must be great . ”
I agreed . Luchila nodded . She would also be chief one day .
Well, Luchila hadn’t inherited the position officially, but as the only survivor, it would have to happen .
She probably had very mixed feelings about it .
As Serulis and Luchila were guests, they sat near the head of the table along with me and Kathe .
Of course, as Lord Gerberga was the God Fowl, he sat between me and Kathe .
Grulf was also treated as a guest . Spirit beasts were very special for the beastkin wolves .
When the feast was finished, Serulis, Luchila, and Kathe went over to where Shia was .
They would rather be with their close friend than fussed over by the chiefs .
I was just about to start playing with Lord Gerberga and Grulf, when the oldest chief called me over .
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“Mister Locke . Do you have a minute?”
“What is it?”
“The truth is…I have something to ask you . ”
“I understand . ”
And so the old chief, I, Lord Gerberga, and Grulf went into a different room .
Shia’s father, Danton, was waiting in the room .
“Locke, I’m sorry to pull you away during the feast . ”
“Don’t worry about that . I was just going to play with Grulf and Lord Gerberga . ”
“Hahaha!”
The old chief laughed . He probably thought that I was making a joke .
I sat down on the chair .
“Cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga hopped up onto my right knee .
And Grulf rested his chin on my left knee .
I petted them both and asked him,
“What did you want to ask me?”
Danton and the old chief looked at each other .
Then Danton began to speak .
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“Lock . This is most humiliating for us… But there is a possibility that information has been leaking from our side . ”
“…… . Hmm . ”
Eric had been thinking the exact same thing .
And it seemed that Danton and the others had realized the possibility .
The old chief continued .
“Of course, we do not wish to believe that there is an informer in our midst . ”
“So, you think it might be someone on the outside who has access?”
“Very sharp, Mister Locke . That is exactly what I was thinking . ”
It wasn’t sharp at all .
Eric and Goran had pointed it out .
“We can tell if someone is a vampire’s thrall at a glance . But it’s different if they are charmed . ”
“And so you are asking me to find out if there is anyone here who is charmed?”
“No! Not at all . We would never, ever ask such a great hero such as yourself to do something so low as that!”
Danton chuckled and then added .
“No, Locke . We do not know much about magic . And so we would like you to introduce us to a trustworthy Sorcerer . ”
“I see . In that case, I will do it . ”
I said . The old chief and Danton looked a little surprised .