Chapter 223
Labriatt was quite perplexed by my Bear House .
「W-what is this?!」
「This is my house . 」
「Still, why is it shaped like a bear?」
Most people stopped asking questions after taking a look at my house and outfit . However, Labriatt was being quite frank .
I wished I could just not comment on what it looked like, honestly .
「It has the Protection of the Bear . 」
Yesterday, I decided to use the same excuse I used with the elf girl to explain for my Bear House . What a useful phrase .
「Protection of the Bear?」
Labriatt said, switching his gaze between the house and me . After doing so for a while, he finally seemed convinced and stopped interrogating me . While I was glad that bringing out the Protection of the Bear excuse most of the time ended up being enough to convince people, I still felt weird every time I used it .
「As you can see, it would stand out if I brought it out in the village, so I decided to use this location instead . Not to mention it is quite close to the village . 」
From the top of the waterfall, I could even see a bit of the village . If I ran, I could get there in no time .
「True, it does stand out, but that still doesn’t change the fact that it’s dangerous out here . 」
While Labriatt had accepted my reasoning, he was still against my choice of location .
Hmm, he was only worried about me, and it would be difficult to assure him .
If I didn’t care about how he felt, I would just ignore his opinion . Heck, I could just knock him out and be done with it . Yet, I didn’t want any trouble and wanted the elves to like me, so I couldn’t do that .
After a short silence, I finally got an idea .
「There’s nothing to worry about since I have these two with me . 」
I said and summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, leaving Labriatt with a surprised expression .
「Your summons, huh… Are they strong?」
「They’re quite strong, and they will also alert me if any monsters approach us . So, being here won’t really be that dangerous . 」
Labriatt took another look around and when he turned back to me, I could see his lips curling up into a smile .
「Sanya sure brought home a strange person . 」
This was the first time I had seen him smile .
「Okay, feel free to stay out here . Still, I must warn you that it will not be our responsibility if anything were to happen to you . 」
Basically, if I were to be attacked, I would have to deal with it myself . Well, I didn’t plan on having elves take responsibility for any damages caused by fighting anyway .
「I’m fine with that . I can handle it on my own . 」
Labriatt turned his gaze to the village, seemingly assured .
「Oh, that reminds me, I haven’t introduced myself yet . I’m Labriatt, and I’m in charge of guarding the barrier . If any monsters appear, please let me know, and we will take care of them . 」
I could take care of them myself but nodded in agreement .
At that very moment, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear lifted their heads and cried out .
Was something wrong? I looked in the direction of their gazes and saw something black in the sky .
Was it moving?
Was it a bird?
Still, if the Bears were reacting to it, it must be a monster, right?
I used my detection magic to check and there was indeed a reaction .
It was monster called a volcrow, a bird-type species larger than eagles .
Not to mention there were ten of them flying towards us at high speeds .
「Is something the matter?」
Labriatt asked, noticing my strange behavior .
「There are monsters over there . 」
Labriatt followed my gaze .
「Those are the Orrval Mountains . Could it be volcrows?!」
Labriatt shouted when he noticed the dots .
Indeed, it appeared that the volcrows came flying from those mountains, which meant they were most likely living there .
「What about the barrier?!」
「At this distance, they must already be inside!」
The volcrows were now at a distance where we could could see their distinctive red beaks .
In the game, their beaks had poison in them, which caused paralysis on skin contact . That made them quite difficult to deal with .