Chapter 154 – Useful Contact
Our talk concluded when all useful information was shared. The city herbalists would become very busy in the future on top of their already stretched capacities. The three outsiders that we were exited the tent and the boar quickly departed after a simple greeting. The life mage stayed with me, seeming like he still had something to say.
“Your knowledge is awe-inspiring, Mr. Urtek. Please do visit me if you ever get injured. I’ll gladly heal you back to full health.”
This was great for me since I wanted to get acquainted with a life mage. What more could I ask for when he was the best in the whole region? He was still far from the transcendent life mage that repeatedly healed me during my training but rank 7 was far from negligible. At that rank, he could heal most wounds and even regenerate lost limbs. Since I never knew what could happen in this dangerous world, he truly was a precious asset.
“Thank you, sir. I imagine you have an establishment inside Geola?”
“That’s right. I’m situated in the south-east of the city.”
He explained how to get to his clinic and I memorized it carefully.
“Now isn’t the best time to get hurt, of course, so let’s hope things get back to normal soon.”
“Yes. Everything’s resting on Mr. Brin and the other herbalists now.”
“I’m not too worried. That man is very skilled. He’ll find a way out of this.”
We chatted a bit more and separated after that. It was now time to focus on my tasks.
On that day and the following ones, I went into a sort of routine. In the morning, I would visit Geola’s rulers to get any news. If they asked me to, I would buy some more vaccines for them. They compensated me plenty for that so I had no complaints about it. Then, I would get food from the bunnies’ village and open our stall in 82’s market. In the afternoon, I checked on my potential emergency shelter while slowly furnishing it. In the evening, it was time for physical and magic training.
These were the things I did daily. Apart from that, I would sometimes visit Ulum to tease her, monitor the advance of the different armies, or learn dome 6’s language. I also found out that Wico and Selva had been relocated to tents close to the military barracks outside Geola but had gotten bored in a matter of hours. They left that very day, going to train somewhere unknown, which apparently meant they escaped on an adventure.
I decided on a day to spend in the bunnies’ village and announced it in advance. Someone proposed having a festival on that day to eat the unsold food but the idea was rejected since it wouldn’t feel right to celebrate when the city next door was in such big trouble. Instead, it would just be a slightly more jovial day, where people would visit each other’s houses to share good food and stories. A lot of bunnies chose to use the opportunity to take a day off too.
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Kuini woke up in a great mood. Today was the day she had been waiting for, the one that would allow her to spend a lot of time together with Tila. She was happy to see him every day but each encounter was brief and they could barely exchange a few words. This would be different. She had plans to keep him company as much as possible and learn more about him.
Just like often, she found herself together in the kitchen with her mother since her father and brothers weren’t awake yet. Noticing her terrific mood, her mother grinned teasingly.
“Do you like him that much, darling?”
She instinctively denied it.
“I-It’s not like that.”
“Hehe. There’s no need to be so wary. I approve, you know? He’s a nice young man. I could have taken him for myself if I wasn’t already married.”
“What are you saying, Mom!”
“You shouldn’t be worried about me. There’re quite a few women who are interested in him, you know?”
Of course, she knew. It was expected since her Lord was so nice to everyone. From whom else would bunnies ever receive that sort of treatment except from other bunnies? He injected so much fresh air into the village. There wasn’t a single villager who hated him. As for women, well, it went without saying.
“I’m not worried.”
“But you should be. Things can go extremely fast and before you know it, he could be taken already.”
“Ugh…”
She didn’t want that. Or at least, she wanted to be part of it. Someone great like her Lord might have many companions; it was only normal. However, it would be terrible if she wasn’t included.
Waja smiled half teasingly, half with comprehension, and opened her mouth again.
“What about this?”
She closed on her daughter's ear and whispered into it. The young bunny was shocked by her parent’s proposal.
“What? N-No way! How can I do that?”
“Why not? We’re bunnies. This is all normal for us.”
“B-But… He’s not a bunny. What if he hates it? And despise me?”
“Pfft. That’s never going to happen. He’s a young man. His head is full of this stuff. And also, did you forget what happened the first day he was here?”
She knew exactly what her mother was talking about. Tila’s reaction to relief time was indeed very unexpected.
“Still…”
“Trust me, dear. Just do that and he’ll be within your palm. Once he’s yours, you’ll be able to do anything you want with him.”
Her words sounded incredibly attractive. Anything she wanted with her Lord? What would she do? There were just too many options!
She shook her head, not believing her thought process had escaped her control. Tila wasn’t a farmer boy or a normal trader. He was someone on par with legendary heroes. It was absurd to think of making him hers.
And yet, a few seconds later, her imagination ran wild again, putting her in a daze that pushed her mother to smile once more.
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