ocean-life Book 2: Chapter 3-2: To the Fire Fox Village
Book 2: Chapter 3-2: To the Fire Fox Village
Book 2: Chapter 3-2: To the Fire Fox Village
Kuu and I returned to the workshop where the Fire Foxes were living for now.
As we approached a young Fire Fox Girl came running over.
Big Sister Kuu, thank you for your efforts. Here is your share. Please eat.
She said and held out a large cup full of soup. This soup was chock full of meat, much more than anyone else had gotten.
It was a different one than the one Kuu had let go cold.
When I had announced that the Fire Foxes could get seconds they had almost lost their heads as they rushed to get more from the pot.
Even so they properly prepared another portion for Kuu.
This action proved that Kuu was well loved. Just her position as Chief wouldnt cause these kinds of actions.
All of the Fire Foxes saw and recognized the great efforts Kuu had put forth til now.
I was a bit envious of that as a person who was in a similar leadership position.
Thank you Kemin.
Kuus eyes teared up as she hugged the young girl.
She probably couldnt suppress the feelings that welled up when she realized that her efforts had been appreciated.
Kuu would never show her weakness in front of the other Fire Foxes.
However, these tears werent tears of weakness. They were tears of joy.
She didnt feel the need to hide them.
I felt that things would be alright for now so I decided to return to the village.
I had pretty much decided on my own to take in the Fire Foxes so I had to do a follow up
Roleau especially might be dissatisfied.
It was troublesome, but this was my duty as Chief.
The next day before dawn Kuu and I exited Erucy.
The reason we chose this time was because Kuu was the emotional pillar for the young Fire Foxes, we wanted to go there and come back before they woke up and realized she was gone.
On my back was a self-created high-capacity belted rucksack.
But I could tell this merriment was simply pushing herself.
The words she spoke were simply a smokescreen. They hid her true feelings of anxiety over the fate of the Fire Fox village. She spoke lightly to hide her fear.
I understood this and simply smiled at her words.
Alright then, Ill increase our speed. I want to be back in time for breakfast if we can. Lucy will be making me a delicious mealwell I suppose that itll be steamed potatoes for dinner too.
Thats fine. The potatoes yesterday were really delicious.
Once we get back Ill have the Fire Foxes all harvest the potatoes that are still in the ground so be prepared for that.
Okay we can do that! If we dont work properly we wont be able to eat our meals properly.
In truth they would feel unpleasant about being freeloaders.
Theyd feel judged if they just sat around and ate our food.
Dont worry about it, the jobs will keep increasing. We Elves are almost at our limits just dealing with the wheat. I want to buy around 100 goats and let you Fire Foxes care for them. So Ill make you responsible for cultivating potatoes and goats.
Then in around two weeks I want to bake around 1,000 50 liter pots. Then after that we need people to make alcohol.
There were plenty of other jobs besides for the potatoes that the elves couldnt handle on our own. If the Fire Foxes were to take on these tasks then their trustworthiness would instantly increase.
Once Erucy becomes prosperous the Fire Foxes would truly have a place to belong.
That future surely wasnt far away.
Ill do my best. Even at the cost of my life Ill show you.
Its good youre passionatebut Id prefer you work hard without overdoing it. If youre hurt or sick you should tell me immediately. If it was a short-term job maybe you could overcome such things with guts and perseverance. However, these are long term jobs. If you dont properly care for yourself you wont be able to continue for long.
Youre properly thinking of us Cyril-kun
Kuu slightly strengthened her hug.
Of course, youre fellow citizens of Erucy.
I feel happy that we came here. I think that as long as Cyril-kun leads us Erucy will get bigger and someday defeat the Empire.
What are you sayingI intended to do that from the start.
It was something I had decided when I named our country.
If not then I would have abandoned this land, gone to a new area, and created a new village. That would have been much quicker and safer.
Before long we reached the Fire Fox village.
I couldnt even speakthe situation was worse than I had imagined.