After seeing the Manticore’s blood-squirting corpse again, I let out a sigh of relief.
I look to my left and see a drooling Partner staring at the bloodied remains of our recently killed prey.

D-Don’t eat that, please…… just, don’t.
That thing’s been eating Lithuvar people left and right.
Even if it’s indirectly, I still don’t like the idea of eating humans.
You can have the next monster we hunt down, so just bear with me with this one please.

【“Aw, but……”】

I thought you wanted to go back to the girls’ cave in a hurry, no?
Besides, inside the Manticore’s belly could be their relative, or close friend.

【”…… I-… I never said I was hungry, okay? You saw nothin”】[T.N: Partner is tsundere confirmed]

Partner reluctantly looks away from the Manticore.
Alright, I successfully managed to convince her.

When I turned around, I met eyes with Yarg.
While pointing a spear at me, Yarg calmly looks at both the Manticore and me.

He’s not exerting any power on his grip.
Yarg probably still has no idea what’s going on.
Tatarc’s just as confused as Yarg is too.

I think that if I just walk out of the cave in silence, there’s less chance I’ll get stabbed in the back. And so, I walk out of the cave.

“W-Wait! What-…! Just what in the world are you?!”

With Yarg’s voice echoing throughout the cavern, I exit the cave.

Now, the villages don’t have to live in fear of the Manticore anymore.
I was also able to avenge Alo.
Once I get inside that village’s territory, maybe I should go home.

Since Yarg and Tatarc witnessed me kill the Manticore, I hope that’ll at least lessen their long-lasting grudge on the Dragon God, but…… that probably won’t be for a long while.
Their stem runs deep.
It’d be nice if I get to persuade the Ryujin village though.

…… After walking quite a distance from the cave, my〖Presence Sense〗picked up something.
I stopped and waited for it to arrive only to find that Yarg chased after me.

“J-Just what did you come here for?! What are you plotting?! Answer me! That time… i-is she really the dragon tribe’s daughter?!”

…… You’re starting to get in my nerves.
And, I’m about to meet up with Alo too.

“Gra~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~a~aa!”

Partner lets out a roar.

“Ee~ek!”

Yarg loses balance and drops his spear again.
He is now unable to look away from Partner out of fear.

〖Roar〗was originally meant for scaring monsters or as a diversion.
It’s not something a human should take in directly and endure.
…… Wait, won’t he surely get traumatized now?

【“Now he can’t follow us”】

And, Partner’s dragon brain strikes again.
…… Well, yeah, I guess, but still…

Ignoring Yarg, I wander around the forest with my〖Presence Sense〗on, looking for Alo.
Alo’s presence is a bit different compared to living creatures.
So, she’s easy to find, but I hope the shrine maidens don’t find her first……

I finally found Alo sitting with her back behind a tree.
A rabbit-like monster rests on her hand.
When she saw me, she was so happy, she immediately stood up and ran to hug me.

She dropped the rabbit on the ground.
The rabbit lands on all fours and follows after Alo.
Sorry for making you wait so long…… ehh? Is this… even a rabbit?

Looking closely, there’s no hair…… and, it’s body looks like just hardened soil.
Its body was fragile, and after running a few steps, bits of its legs started to crumble.
Don’t tell me, this is……

【〖Revana Pet〗: Rank F monster】
【The general term for monsters that are made of soil gathered by magic.】
【Often made by〖Revana〗monsters.】
【Although weak individually, it still poses a threat due to how easily they are made and how fast they overpopulate.】

…… Wait, is this one of Alo’s skills? That〖Earth Doll〗skill?
D-Don’t overpopulate the world now, ‘kay?

Alo stiffly nods, picks up the earth rabbit, and pets it on the head.
When Alo touched it, its crumbled legs got fixed.
Well, she did make it, so yes, it’s good that she’s taking good care of it…… yes.

…… Still though, I made Alo with〖Fake Life〗and now Alo made an earth rabbit with〖Earth Doll〗.
This〖Earth Rabbit〗you made is a friend, right?
I feel like a vicious cycle has started……

“Ra i……re shita?” [T.N I have no idea what she was trying to say here]

Alo puts her attention away from the rabbit and turns at me.
For a second there, I thought she was gonna say “Are you okay?”.

“Gru~o~oo”

I hesitantly nod.
Alo’s expression bursts in happiness.

“Yo ~a, ta……” [T.N: Probably saying a broken version of “yokatta” meaning “I’m happy” so it should mean “I… happy……”, I think]

I know you’re only stuttering right now, but I’m sure you’ll improve once you evolve.
A bit more, just a bit more.
At this stage, you’re slowly progressing to human.
In the next evolution, you should be even closer to human that it’d be hard to tell the difference.

Alongside Alo, we head back to the Dragon God’s shrine.
On our way back, I encountered another green light from a dwarf-like creature. It’s the Ralan.
Just like before, there are three of them sitting on a tree branch and staring at us.

…… You know, you still give me the creeps, so can you just please stop the unsettling stares.
If you have something to say, then say it and get it over with please.

【“I, wonder what they taste like”】

Partner licks her lips hungrily.
The Ralan stood up as if they sensed something, and all three of them jump off the tree.
While falling in mid-air, they disappeared again.
Partner, stay strong……