Chapter 109 Cat People
Chapter 109 Cat People
“Indeed, hearing and seeing are completely different.”
"Well, I didn't expect life to be so difficult. There are so many monsters here, herding them is probably just a daydream."
"Is the life of Fino and other orcs like this everywhere?"
After hearing the explanation, the situation seemed even more complicated.
“Helping each other is indispensable to survival in this tough land. However, Fino also suffered discrimination.”
"Ah, that, this is similar to the instinct of orcs..."
“Even so, he’s still defending his hometown. Isn’t this guy too nice?”
“It may not be easy for the nobles of Phrygia to understand, but in a harsh land, the spirit of kinship and solidarity is stronger.”
During this journey, Tullio told Fino that he was from the Duke of Dictrant's family. At that time, Tullio wanted to show his sincerity by revealing his identity, but it seemed to make Fino feel alienated.
Although he couldn't take it back once he'd said it, he'd tried to tell himself from time to time not to care, but he wasn't very successful.
The next morning, they trained a little further away from the village and then were free to explore the village.
In some places, everyone had different interests and decided to learn about them after discussion. Tullio seemed to have arranged for Fino to enthusiastically guide them on the tour.
However, since everyone in the village went out hunting that day, the lives of the villagers who stayed behind were the only ones they could see. When Ye Kailu passed by, a sound that kept ringing came from a small hut that looked like it was covered with hair.
If I had to describe it, it was like a lot of "meow" and "baa" mixed together. In this situation, he couldn't stand it, so he quietly opened the door, and an unimaginable scene appeared inside.
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"Cat people!?"
It wasn't a cat-orc. It was a humanoid made of cats. Specifically, it was made of kittens. And, the cat-man spoke: "Hey? Cham is here too?"
Seeing Cham's eyes wide open, the cat man asked for help in Ye Kai's voice: "I don't know what's going on, can you help me solve it a little bit?"
“Why is this happening?”
"I also want to know."
"What the hell is going on? Are these kittens starving?"
“Hey, what happened?”
As the two turned their heads in surprise, a third person stepped in. After hearing what had happened, Leleme laughed out loud and it lasted a long time.
According to Leleme, this hut is called the pup room. The kittens are of course taken care of by their mother.
However, the lactation period of the orcs is very short, only two to three months. The kittens' gastrointestinal tract develops rapidly and can accept solid food. After this time, the mother will return to hunting and gathering or housework, leaving the kittens in this hut during the day.
There is a dedicated person in the kitten room who feeds them soft food made of meat, vegetables and taro several times a day.
“I see. This is the nursery, right?”
"Pretty much. Even if adults don't take good care of them, these kittens will play on their own. It's important to cultivate social skills in this process."
Then, she mentioned Ye Kai's current situation.
"In fact, we don't talk much about this matter to the public..."
There is a special smell that is not only related to cats, but also to beastmen. This smell has a certain power, which is especially noticeable to people with good intentions.
This is what Malte meant by "smell". The kittens were attracted by the smell and rushed to Ye Kai. The smell that Ye Kai exuded when he entered the kitten room strongly attracted the kittens, and they rushed to him.
"You even defeated that Govant, and you seem to be very friendly to Lalem and the others. In the eyes of the kittens, you are nothing more than a delicious meal, right?"
Since Ye Kai was still covered by the kittens except for his face, he could not refute. By the way, Reed was pushed aside, and at this moment, there were protests of "Hehe!" one after another.
"For this reason, outsiders are tacitly prohibited from discussing this matter."
"Why? I heard that not many people would feel uncomfortable with such a smell, right?"
"Once it's known, if he's rejected by the kittens, then the result is that he's seen as that kind of person. Denying things related to personality will only lead to trouble, right?"
“Oh, that’s right. Sorry.”
"No need to apologize, okay?" Laleim said with a smile, and the topic ended there. Afterwards, Cham was responsible for taking care of the kittens in the head, and Ye Kai made sure Reed was in the right place, caressing the kittens to his heart's content.
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"We went hunting, meow." That day, Malte invited Cham.
They were confused and distressed by the way the orcs treated their unfamiliar guests, but she didn't seem to care.
When she wants to play, she comes over; when she feels sleepy, she curls up on her lap; when she is hungry, she orders food. This may seem a little abrupt and embarrassing, but for the four of them, this sense of distance is easier to grasp.
For Fino, who was always bitten by kittens, some places were indeed a bit annoying. They went to the dense forest with several young orcs.
They ran towards the hunting spot. Ye Kai and his friends also ran together for exercise, which made the orcs look surprised and surprised. It seemed that they did not expect that humans would use their physical fitness to catch up with them.
Although the Senel birds were somewhat dissatisfied, this was just right for narrowing the distance between them and the orcs.
When they reached the entrance of the dense forest, the young beastmen entered, each holding a knife. The four of them temporarily observed their fighting style.
If you join the battle rashly, it will lead to chaos and even mutual attacks. This is Cham's advice to avoid this situation.
They fought skillfully in the dense forest.
In the narrow and dense forest between the trees, it was impossible to carry out a large-scale attack. They used their speed through compact movements and used the trees as a foothold to carry out three-dimensional attacks. This forced the strong and fast-running monsters to increase their injuries and eventually fall to the ground.
This fighting style is completely different from that of adventurers, who usually adopt formations and put their main firepower on magic, making the battle two-dimensional.
Therefore, the strategy of shield warriors who attract enemies and resist their attacks, and those who attack from immobilized enemies, emerged.
The two fighting styles differ greatly, but this common front is resolved by treating the orcs as high-speed vanguard attackers. Tulio holds his shield in front of him as usual, blocking the attack of the group of monsters, and then the orcs attack and retreat in turn.
For the enemies that could be knocked down in this way, this was good enough, and for the remaining enemies who were alert and gathered together, Fino's magic would explode.
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