CH 36

Chapter 36: The fox’s repayment

“I’m sorry I have caused you trouble this time …” 

“No, no, it’s fine as long as you understand it.”

The Fox girl is deeply lower her head appologize. I’m trying calm her down, say that’s okay and look around the surroundings.

…Stable?

Where she brought me is just a sad cabin. 

A wooden building, which is clearly not built for the purpose of people living. There is nothing like furnishings, if I must say there was anything, only straw is stacked up. 

There are holes in the ceiling and the walls, so it really can’t protect you from rain and wind.

Far from the stables, it was a place like a food storage place for horses. It seems that it has become ruin from long ago. There were no private houses around and I felt that she lived in a very lonesome place.

Speaking of a horse, I am acting seperate from Negseo for now. 

Because we have a blood contract, If I need him I can just ask, he will  come soon. We are seperating because there no space to fit him here.

I’m facing the apologetic fox loli. After a while, she finally lifted her head.

“My name is Kuzuha.” 

“Kuzuha-chan, right. I understand, Arge is good for me.” 

Apparently, Kuzuha-chan seems to be poor. Clothes are ragged and her living place is also ruined. 

She herself is also saying “as far as I can” so I better not expect much.

… I can not say that I want to be feeded to a small girl.

Also as an adult, I do not think It good to ask anything from a small child.

Children are an existence that needs to be protect. 

Her tone is calm and she is not a human, so her age may different with how she seem to be … And I did not hear her age but she looks like a little girl and I can feel she is still immature. 

If I do not know her age, I only have to distinguish by appearance and atmosphere. And in my eyes, she is a little girl so far so she is not a parasitic target. 

Loli-gramp also has a loli voice, but she was apparently living a long-lived with God-like existence so she is a parasitic candidate. That person,no… maybe I should call her goddess. But even now I still wonder if she will acept to feed me for life.

If there is something I really want right now, it is clothes, but as you see Kuzuha’s ragged clothes and no-pan style. How can she have clothes to give me when she don’t even have clothes for herself. 

At the moment, I’m covering myself with a thin blanket, but I also want to avoid other see me as a lewd person. It is troublesome.

“For now, what I want … is clothes?” 

Yes, I know, after all it seems impossible. 

First of all, why does she live in such a place? 

I want to ask but if the story is long, I’m going to be sleepy in middle. So I’m better not ask in the first place.

“To tell the truth, I am here from someone’s order … If I get reward from him, I think that I can repay you …”

Kuzuha-chan seem sad when she is saying that, her tails is falling down. 

I don’t want to see a small child get sad, I need to listen to her story. I have to be careful not to fall asleep.

“My esteemed mother is cooperated with the village lord” 

“…Cooperation?” 

“Yes, as far as he promise, by the end of that cooperation project, he and my esteemed mother can have power to maintain peace surrounding this kingdom … She is a gently and proud demon so she agree to help.” 

“Hmm … … Even if they cooperate, what is the lord doing attually?” 

“I heard that it is a research on weapons that end war with the empire.The land is ruined due to the war between the empire and the kingdom, and it is also a matter effect a lot to our beastkin. Esteemed mother are doing admirably work such as that” 

“A … fuu …” 

“Arge-san?” 

I’m done it now, because the story has gotten longer, I got tired and yawn. 

I am sleepy, but I can understand that even if I am sleep, she is definitely deceived.

… Honorable parents treat children like this?

Live in a ruin stable, do not give decent clothes, also attach a collar. 

She probably doesn’t feel deceived. Kuzuha-chan, you stupid … No, it’s still too soon. I do not know how her parents are. 

Well it’s OK for me. Intervention in battle between countries, etc. 

Kuzuha’s story continued for a while, and I decided to properly hear it.Generally summarized, “Her esteemed mother works hard on her own”, so it was a story of a feeling that I do not have to memorize in detail.

“… That’s why I can not leave here, I do not have anything, I wish I had something to do for you …” 

“No no, you do not have to worry.”

She is just a child that is out of the parasitic target, and it seems she has her own problem, too. I can not ask her anything and I do not expect her to do anything for apologize in the first place. 

However, she seems to be very sorry. She may be convincing a little If I got something from her even in form only. I wonder if there is something … 

“… Ah”

There were. 

Just a good apology, in front of my eyes. 

I pointed to what I found. Make sure that she notice, and she change her view to where my finger shows.

“Straw, It seems to be comfortable for sleeping, so please let me take a nap there? It is good as an apology.” 

“Eee!” 

“What’s up?” 

“Well, why ? are you sure?” 

“That’s good, is not it?” 

“Well, I do not mind … but …” 

“Well, good night”

Since I got her approval, I decide to lie down without hesitation. 

Indeed naked straw I seemed to get stuck in my skin, so I lay down lying in a blanket, wrapped in a blanket. Well, it’s fluffy and not bad.

“Uhm … Arge-san …?”

She is saying something, but I already have her approval, I decided to go to sleep. 

Ah … I must tell Negseo, … “I take a nap so please do as you like for the mean time” and transfer thought, I have nothing to worry about anymore. good night.