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Chapter 25: The First Locals

Three locals appeared from the western forest.

Indeed, they were beastmen, just as we had heard from Sakura and the others. At a quick glance, they look almost the same as us. --They were not so different from us at a quick glance, but we were sure of it because they had long ears growing out of their heads.

After we had been facing each other in silence for a while, the person who seemed to have the most dignity among the three approached us.

“I apologize for the sudden visit. I am the chief of the Rabbit tribe. I have no hostile intentions toward you, so please listen to what I have to say.”

(Phew, it looks like we can have a conversation for now.)

I don't remember being granted the skill of language understanding, but both I and Sakura can hear him just fine. I was relieved to know that we could communicate with each other.

“Of course. I am the village head of this village and my name is Keisuke. We have no reason to antagonize each other, so please feel free to talk to me.”

“Thank you. We are here now with 15 people. All of us in the village.”

The number of people in the village matches the number reported in the report.

“Please, can you let us stay in this village for a few days?”

After saying that, the chieftain Rado and the two of them lowered their heads.

“Are you planning to go somewhere after your stay?”

“No, we don't have anywhere to go, but there are a few injured people who need medical attention, and we would like them to rest.”

“Well ......, if you don't mind me asking, can you tell me more about the situation?”

"Yes, of course, actually.”

The man named Rado, the chief, told me the details of what had led up to this point.

A month ago, people claiming to be Japanese began to appear here and there in the village. They pleaded with him to help them, and he was  forced to accept them. At first they were cooperative, but as the number of Japanese increased, they gradually began to complain.

Eventually, thirteen Japanese were gathered, but it became increasingly difficult to secure food for them, and their dissatisfaction grew even greater. Some of them were roughing up the women of the village, and he told them to leave. ...... They did not listen at all and stayed.

Then, three nights ago, the Japanese made their move. They were planning to rob the village.

After making a hard decision, they all fled the village before dawn the next day. Unfortunately, on the way to the village, they were attacked by a group of goblins and several of them were injured.

At that time, they managed to escape using the food they  had as bait, but there were also ...... injured people and children. When they were looking for somewhere to rest, he learned of the existence of this village and made contact with us.

“I see. What those Japanese did is unforgivable.”

“At first we thought of countering them. But our strength is weak. Rather than be defeated and have our friends humiliated, we decided to abandon the village.”

It is true that it would be extremely difficult to fight while protecting the children.

“I see. ....... As you may already know from our appearance, we are Japanese, too. We don't want you to think we are the same as those who attacked you.”

“I am aware of that. We have been eavesdropping on your conversations for some time now. ...... I apologize.”

“What do you mean?”

“We Rabbit kin have excellent hearing, so we have been listening to your conversations from a distance.”

I see. It seems that they have excellent hearing. That's how they figured out the plan of attack. ......

“It's only natural to be cautious, so don't worry about it. Besides, can I ask why you came this way?"

“Oh, because I knew there was a river up ahead, so I thought we'd make our way to the water first.”

“I see. I understand.”

There was nothing strange in what he said, and the story about the Japanese was not a lie. And there is also the story of how the village was taken away from them. If we sincerely and generously protect them, there is a good chance that they will be allowed into the village.

“Now let me cut to the chase, we will accept you.”

“I'm glad. I really appreciate your help. Please take good care of us.”

"The only thing is, in order for us to accept you, you have to become a villager."

“Villagers?”

Turning to Chief Rado, who had a question mark on his face, I explained the reason for becoming a villager, its conditions, and the rules and skills of the village.

"--I see, so this is what you were talking about earlier with Sakura-san? No, if that's what you meant, I'd be grateful if you'd let me be a villager."

“If so, please call the others. If there are injured people, the sooner the better."

Chief Rado nodded, and one of his attendants ran deep into the forest.

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A short time later, a group of people appeared from the forest.

While waiting for the other rabbit kin, the chief and one other person are allowed to reside and become villagers. Both of them were able to enter the warding without any problems, so we are hoping that the rest of the people will be okay.

The injuries I had heard about were not that bad, and I was only wondering if it would be a problem to walk for a long time. When the chief went outside the warding and explained the circumstances to his companions - the rabbit kin showed their relief.

"Rado-san, please attack this ward with your weapons as hard as you can to see how safe it is here. Oh, Rado-san is already a villager, so he can't do that."

Everyone was puzzled at first, but they followed the instructions and fearlessly began to attack the wards.

“This is great!”

“It doesn't even budge!”

“I heard that even monsters can't get in.”

This should have given me a little more credibility, but i threw in a few more words to give it one more push.

"Gentlemen, as you may have heard from Rado-san earlier, we are Japanese too. However, we have an absolute rule that anyone who commits assault or rape in this village will be immediately expelled. We also have sturdy wards, so please feel free to become villagers."

I confirm with all the rest of the people that they are willing to become villagers. As soon as i gave them permission to reside in the village, they began to come in droves.

"Good, we are all villagers now, aren't we?”

“Thank you, village chief, for granting us permission to stay. We will cooperate with you as much as possible during our stay.”

“We welcome you. First, let's treat the wounded and have a meal.”

『The unique skill release condition <coexistence with people from another world> has been achieved』

"Ability Unleashed"

As I accept Rado and the others, I suddenly hear an announcement. It seems that the release condition was fulfilled with the stay of the Rabbit Tribe, but we put off the confirmation of the ability and prioritized the invitation to the village.

I asked Rado and the others to take a rest in the plaza, while Sakura and the others began to prepare for the meal. I talked with Rado for a while and then went to help with the preparations.

"Do the Rabbit Tribe members have any food they don't like?”

“Nothing really, we can eat anything.”

“Then, it looks like it would be good to have potatoes as a staple food and then meat and vegetables.”

As a rabbit person, I thought he wouldn't eat meat... Not at all. He also eats rabbit meat normally, and doesn't seem to have any likes or dislikes at all.

“Oh, and I heard that the Rabbit people have very good hearing. They can hear everything in the village.”

“Oh, that's an amazing ability!”

“Then I hope they will listen to me and know that this is a good place to live.”

When we served them food, they ate it with delight. The potatoes and sweet potatoes were especially popular. It was as if they had no idea how exhausted they had been just a few minutes before, and they were chomping down on them with great gusto.

By the way, after the enjoyable meal, we had them sleep in the covered bathhouse. I am sorry to the Rabbit people, but since we have no home for them, I can't help this.

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The 31st day of living in another world

The next morning, we had breakfast with Rado and the other rabbit  people, and we were doing our routine status checks.

Sakura and Touya are level 7, and the other three have risen to level 4. The two who had been out exploring had risen in level quickly. The waiting group was also defeating monsters with traps, but it was not likely to catch up with .......

As for skills, Touya's swordsmanship had risen to Lv2 and Natsuki's crafting to Lv3. And I had also gained new abilities, with my village skills rising to Lv 5.

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Touya Lv7

Villager: Loyalty 78

Occupation: Swordsman

Skill: Swordsmanship Lv2

Increased compensation for sword handling

Increases the power of sword attacks ＜NEW＞

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Natsuki Lv4

Villager: Loyalty 76

Occupation: Craftsman

Skill: Craftsmanship Lv3

Upward compensation for crafting and processing

Target: Wood, fiber, stone ＜NEW＞

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Sakura  Lv7

Villager：Loyalty 95

Occupation: Wizard

Skill: Water Magic Lv3

By will, it consumes MP to attack.

Can be drunk. Shape can be manipulated. Temperature can be adjusted.

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Tsubaki Lv4

Villager: loyalty 91

Occupation: Farmer

Skill: Farming Lv3

Can cultivate land easily.

Speeds up the growth of crops.

Increases crop yields.

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Keisuke Lv4

Occupation: Village Chief, Nanashi Village ☆☆☆☆

Unique Skill: Village Lv5 (19/100) <NEW

『Village Chief Authority』『Range Designation』『Exile Designation』

“Ability Imitation”

“Browse" <NEW> "Browse" <NEW> "Browse" <NEW> "Browse”

You can browse the status of otherworldly people.

Village Bonus

☆ Rich soil

☆☆☆ All-purpose warehouse

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