After making the contract with the ratman I proceeded and ordered the kobolds to release them from the cage,the kobolds seemed surprised,but didn't object anyhow since rokuten also ordered them to do what I said.

-Whats your name ?

I asked looking him into the eyes helping him up to his feet,the blizzard like storm in my eyes had long since gone calm turning back into a mild gentle snow rain the ratman was slightly surprised seeing me like this,but didn't say anything about it and simply answered.

-My name is dakiro...

-Good my name is sorron from today on dakiro you will follow me and answer me because of that first I want you to go home and tell your father to get ready to fight..

Hearing my words dakiro looked up again his eyes were now shining very determined and behind that look hatred and anger lingered waiting to strike it enemies.

-Yes !

He shouted out bowing his head to me,but I quickly stopped him and told him to act normally I just didn't like it all too much when people acted like this towards me don't get it wrong it is pleasing sometimes,but when people do this I always think that they are just acting trying to get something from me,it made me want to puke from the inside thinking like this so,I rather have people hate me openly then this.

Respect was respect you didn't need to always show it like this..at least thats what I always thought even now some of the kobolds are very traditional about this and always bow to me when they see me,rokuten understood my attitude so he tries to be normal around me,but he also can't help but be formal sometimes in front of me.

Dakiro didn't understand why I was telling him this,but he followed my words either way since I was his superior now listening very intently on what I was about to say since I had already planned out what we were going to do about the lamia.

Dakiro listened and nodded while listening to my words he had a few questions regarding my plan which I explained to him short afterwards he seemed quiet satisfied about it in the end and nodded at me reassuring telling me that he understood.

-Remember we will meet at the day of the next drop off with the lamia tell your people to get ready to fight understand ?

-Yes ! I will see you my lord don't worry I will convince my father he will understand

Dakiro said,I wasn't really worried about him not being able to convince his father since they didn't really have a lot of options here making me smile wryly.

Dakiro and I soon finished our conversation after this dakiro made his way back to his people the kobolds were surrounding them to escort them out of the village they needed to go home and report for what was about to happen dakiro would notify me later when he got the approval of the ratman village chief which was his father,since yesterday was the delivery day of the after another 7 days there would be a drop off until then the ratman needed to be prepared so did we.

I watched as dakiro and his few men were leaving going through the streets towards the thick wooden walls.

-My lord are sure you want to do this ?

Rokuten asked stepping to my side asking me,he was my aid currently my advisor normally hoboku takes this role,but she doesn't have the amount of experience as rokuten does which is why I gave him this role.

-I am not sure to be honest,but what I am sure about is that fighting is inevitable...we need their mine rokuten,I don't fear the lamias what I fear is us getting stomped at some point...we need to take action

I explained making rokuten think for a moment as he just nodded to me clear of the situation and why I was doing this,he couldn't deny that I was right we had strength,but how long would that strength last ? We needed to grow,expand.

The lamia leader medusa she lives in the core zone of the forest in her own little kingdom imagining her power I can't imagine that she would come personally to solve this issue for her people someone powerful like her would rather send someone or let the lamia solve it on their own which is why I was daring enough to meet the lamia head on since this was only the inner part of the forest which I also had a lot of control over with the massive network of slimes giving me messages of everything that was happening which also included the lamias who were hiding inside their cave.

-Lord sorron !~

Someone spoke softly these words were immediately followed by a soft and warm embrace from behind pressing on my back surprising me for a few moments,but making me immediately go back to myself.

-hmph...

I snorted quickly getting down pushing both hands up to make space and using my spell to launch myself forward escaping hobusaku's grip on me on the spot,she tried to follow me,but couldn't since I was faster then by a small margin.

I turned around back to hobusaku almost grinning at her,behind her I could see hoboku and hobura both looking down cast very sad and pitiful really seeing them like this made my heart crack for a moment from the inside,but hobusaku seemed to be the one who was the most sad teary eyed and frowning,it seemed like she was about to cry really which made me momentarily loss for words since she genuine looked as if she was hurt...

I slowly started thinking that I may have gone too far with this,I was about to speak to her no longer being able to endure,but just as I was about to do that hobusaku shrieked.

-Wahhhh ! Lord sorron hates me...uwaahh !

She cried,wiping her tears the girl quickly turned around and started sprinting towards our home in this village including me and the other girls everyone was surprised by this turn of events it made me blink for a few seconds as I watched hobusaku run so fast almost making an after image of herself on every step.

-Damn...

I muttered to myself quickly getting back to my senses,I started chasing after hobusaku everyone was now staring at me instead with a confused look on their faces,but I ignored them and quickly chased,I didn't think that ignoring them would turn into such a bad idea so quickly...well it may just be that I didn't expect them to be so emotional,so this must have brought hobusaku to her limit pretty quickly...

I followed hobusaku into the house our gap of distance was always 10 meters I couldn't close it with the way she was running,but in the end she had to stop and she did going inside the room that I had occupied last night kicking the broken door down with a loud crash.

When I finally arrived I saw hobusaku inside my bed with the whole blanket covering her body what I could see was only a silhouette curled into a ball,it was shivering and a small whimpering could be heard from it making me hurt from the inside.

Seeing it all end up like this made me very awkward and feel bad inside,I never had any experience with these kinds of interactions with people hell I my social skills were mostly non-existing even,I am you get what you see kind of guy nothing special average really.

-uhhhh...

Hobusaku wailed,my heart couldn't go on seeing her continue like this deciding something already I stepped forward into the room,I really felt sorry so I was planning on apologizing to hobusaku and give her a small compensation.

Hobusaku heard my footsteps and didn't wail or make a tone anymore there were still small hic's,but they were subsiding slowly immediately going quiet the moment I sat on the bed.

-...

Hobusaku was shaking it wasn't very obvious if you look at it,but she was shaking very so slowly my hand moved down gliding to her until I touched her back stroking her.

-Hobusaku ? I am sorry I didn't mean to make you sad,It was just a stupid prank,I won't do it again I promise so don't be sad I don't hate you hobusaku...

Hobusaku hearing my voice started to raise her blanket slowly she stopped shaking and revealed a part of her face to me,the way she was doing it made me grin for some reason because it looked very cute.

-Really ?

She asked weakly sniffing her nose,I got closer and raised the whole blanket altogether from her revealing the beautiful girl in front of me,my action made hobusaku surprised for a few seconds she even looked the other way a bit embarrassed to look my way her eyes were a bit red and small tears were going down her cheeks.

-Yes

I said nuzzling in closer and rubbing myself onto her body to get her to look at me,hobusaku saw this action and was charmed by it since I was initiating on her on my own,even though I was making the effort she still looked a bit grumpy and embarrassed so I continued to make her cheerful again stroking her back which was starting to get her into a better mood feeling good.

-If...if you don't hate me,then do you love me ?

Her question was sudden it made me flinch on the spot since the word "Love" was involved in it,being alone like this and confessing was still hard for me since we were alone and very close no,sure I loved hobusaku without a question it was just that it was embarrassing to admit it like this even I had some decency !

-Y...yah..

I mumbled,but I already knew that hobusaku couldn't hear it.I wondered why it was so hard to just simply say it,hoboku would spout these words so easily without a second thought she would also turn the mood around giving me some major courage for these words too,but now it was very different because it was a different person.

Hobusaku looked at me a bit puzzled she had gotten over her initial embarrassment and waited for my answer eagerly,it was sort of cruel since hobusaku knew of my feeling regardless of my answer she just wanted to have me say it to feel better and in a sense she had a right to ask me this since I did something evenly cruel to her.

-Yes,hobusaku I love you the reason I ignored you three was because you annoyed me last night so I wanted to get back at you,I will stop now so don't be sad okay ?

I spoke,hearing my words hobusaku's eyes started to light up again as she was starting to get better and slowly pushed me closer to her while I stroked her,getting better I knew what she was trying on me and honestly I didn't care since I felt slightly guilty still having her vent a bit was fine.

-Hey ! Thats unfair ! I want too !

-Where is my stroke !

Just as we were about to start two girls jumped into the room shattering the atmosphere with their words,I turned around to see who it was and unsurprisingly it was hobura and hoboku with a sad and betrayed look on their faces glaring at hobusaku who in turn glared back with a evenly angered look on her face,angry that the girls had ruined the atmosphere of what was about to happen,pulling me closer to her for comforts sake.

Both hoboku and hobura jumped into the bed they were fast and looked at me expectingly with a sad puppy like stare that I couldn't resist anymore,I ended up apologizing to them too and at the end I wondered how come I was the one who apologized,not these three...

-I am still hurt lord sorron ! I need more attention...

Hobura wailed with a spoiled tone in her voice,taking me away from hobusaku and hugging me tight,her hands pressing me towards her chest softly.

I knew that she was acting,but I wasn't resisting and just played along because she deserved it.

Hobusaku and hoboku were very envious that I was now taking care of hobura,they didn't want to end up fighting for me so everyone waited patiently for their turn to be taken care of turning into this soft and gentle circle of purring and rubbing each other,it felt relaxing the atmosphere was also very fluffy now and for some reason I started to get sleepy...

I breathed out and as I did I could see small amount of mist coming out of my mouth it was very puzzlin,I wanted to question it,but my mind started to dwindle to care properly fortunately the girls were here and the first to notice this strange thing was hoboku.

Seeing the mist made hoboku alarmed,she started talking something,but I couldn't hear,it seemed like she was asking me something,she was cute,I smiled.

Now everyone seemed very alarmed laying me down properly,hoboku quickly held onto my cheeks her eyes widened as she did,pulling away she looked at her hand.

As it turns out small amounts of frost was covering her fingertips.

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