My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

The village was more independent than expected

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Bleiyu village was only a little larger than Range village.

And the patrolling soldiers were not here all of the time, so they had to defeat orcs themselves in order to acquire meat. And that was one of Ms. Delia’s jobs.

“Well, the villagers do get injured sometimes. But they say it is not much different than cutting down trees. That work leads to injuries too, you know. Of course, it’s usually just scratches.”

I suppose that if they were careful, a few armed villagers could hunt an orc or two without much problem. Even in Range village, they did say that they worked together to deal with monsters when they appeared.

And wood cutters would have axes.

“I see. But Ms. Delia. It sounds like you go and hunt orcs alone?”

“Yes, alone. It’s easy, because orcs have such simple movements. Serpents are a little less predictable in comparison. If you lower your guard, they can wrap around you… I’ve been bitten by them several times…”

“Well…as long as you are safe…”

I had fought orcs myself, and knew that they tended to just charge in a straight line and swing their arms.

Still, I had been injured while fighting two of them… And Sherry had been knocked out of the air.

But then again, Ms. Delia likely had better reflexes. She was very cat-like.

“Well, now that we have assigned our roles, we should go and visit the chief.”

“Yes. I’m sorry. Usually, the chief would visit you…”

“It’s fine. We are just ordinary travelers, after all. It would be strange for us to be treated like special guests.”

After a good lunch, we cleaned up and went outside in order to visit the chief.

Apparently, he had hurt his back and could not leave the house.

According to Ms. Delia, he had tried to pick up something that was too heavy. She complained that he should think about his age more often.

“Oh, you are with Delia. I was just about to go to the house.”

“Mr. Kanat.”

“You’re late.”

“I thought you told the others, Delia. but since you hadn’t, I had to spread the word to the other villagers.”

“Ah, I forgot… I got some smoked meat, and rushed to give it to Mr. Takumi and the others.”

“That’s what I thought. Don’t worry, I told the others for you.”

“Thank you.”

“It’s nothing. So, where are you going now? Are you giving them a tour?”

“To the chief’s house.”

“Ah, I see. I told him earlier that the guests had arrived. But he seems to be better now, and might appreciate having someone to talk to.”

“Is the chief bored?”

“Yes. He practically asked me to send someone else there when I left. I suppose it’s because he can’t move.”

“What a pig.”

“…Pig?”

“Ah…”

It was something I was not used to hearing, and so I had to confirm it.

Ms. Delia’s eyes and mouth widened as if she had made a mistake… Unlike in Ractos, she was more expressive here, as she was familiar with the place.