Chapter 317: The Welcome Ceremony by the Capybara Girls Begins

Rafilia-san together with Letree-san brought hot wine so I had the guests moisten their throats in the reclining chairs at the pond side.

Jalda stubbornly would not sit in a reclining chair. He said he cannot take such an attitude beside his lord.

Last time Ana urged her attendants to sit but Maria did not particularly do that and left Jalda standing. Leaving only one person standing feels awkward so I also decided to stand.

Ana and Maria and Elsa still hiding her face with a hood, the three of them, reclined in the reclining chairs.

Then the horse-girl group returned from outside. Adding the children who were about to be discarded from injury and the children freed as ransom the horse girls have become a herd of ten.

Probably they were lightly running around also serving as rehab for the former injured and returned because it got dark.

The horse girls sat on the pond edge and began cooling their feet.

From the middle of the pond about five nutria girls put out their heads and watched the horse girls’ state. They immediately got bored, dove into the pond, and began swimming.

We drank hot wine while looking at the pond.

Ripples the horse girls and nutria girls raised shook the moon’s shape on the water surface.

From the bus-carriage direction faint chatting laughter can be heard.

I said nothing to Maria and Jalda.

Even without words that everyone lives getting along peacefully will be transmitted.

Nn?

Someone is coming from the bus-carriage direction.

Rather than someone from the silhouette I guess it is a group of capybara girls.

They come with mochamocha footwork.

The capybara girls lined up horizontally in the narrow place between the pond and the reclining chairs.

Central Kemolori took one step forward.

"I am Kemolori! I am the king!"

The four on the right took one step forward.

"I am Kapi!"

"I am Kaba!"

"I am Kara!"

"I am Pika!"

"The four of us together are the Four Heavenly Kings!" ×4

The five on the left took one step forward.

"I am Piba!"

"I am Pira!"

"I am Bapi!"

"I am Bara!"

"I am Raka!"

"The five of us together are the Five Generals!"

Finally the rightmost Raba took one step forward.

"I am Raba deshu! The kingdom’s strongest knight deshu!"

Because of number convenience it cannot be helped but are you being left out...

Would it not be better to make the ten besides Kemolori something like ○-ketsu-shu?

"All of us will hold a ceremony to welcome state guests!"

Said Kemolori.

Just what is starting.

"Under the big chestnut tree—"

The capybara girls began singing the children’s song "Under the Big Chestnut Tree."

This is...

Did Rui teach them?

Many Japanese children’s songs are based on overseas folk songs so even if it originally existed in this world it is not strange but...

The capybara girls like kindergarten play mixed gestures and sang cutely.

Kuu.

I want to hug them. But I cannot interrupt the welcome ceremony.

"You and I. Let’s play getting along. Under the big chestnut tree."

Gogogogogogogogo...

Nn?

It suddenly got pitch dark. It should have been quite bright with moonlight—

"Uwa."

I turned around and involuntarily leaked a voice.

Ana and Maria and the others are also surprised.

Before I knew it a large tree had grown behind. Probably a chestnut tree.

The capybara girls also seemed surprised, the song stopped, and more than half tumbled and fell into the pond.

The Five Generals are annihilated. One of the Four Heavenly Kings also seems to have fallen.

"Kara fell huh..."

"Kukuku. That guy is after all the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings."

"Fine. I will go help."

They are receiving no-good education from Rui.

However—

"Fua!"

Raba survived!

Amazing!

As expected the strongest knight!

’The one who grew the chestnut tree is Lucia right?’

’Nn. The capybara babies slept so I did a little service.’

Mochamocha.

Capybara-chan walked over.

"Ana, Maria, Jalda. You were surprised a tree suddenly grew right?"

I dropped my hips and stroked Capybara-chan’s head.

"This child is Dragon God Lucia."

"She only looks like some animal but..."

Capybara-chan answered Ana’s question.

"If I reveal my true form at night everyone will get scared and become unable to sleep."

"...Is that how it is."

In a fantasy world talking animals existing is not strange or no one is surprised that Capybara-chan talked.

"You may stroke."

"Eh?"

"Look. Gracious words of the Dragon God. Ana, Maria. You may stroke."

"A-ah. Then excuse me..."

"Eeto... Yes."

Ana and Maria got down from the chairs and stroked Capybara-chan.

Lucia is probably watching kindness toward animals from the hand manner when the two stroke.

I cannot call the name so I conveyed with my gaze that Elsa may also stroke.

When our eyes met Elsa nodded then began stroking Capybara-chan.

"Nn?"

While wondering whether to have Jalda stroke too I turned my gaze and he was on his knees on the ground bowing his head toward Capybara-chan.

"O-oi, what is it. Jalda."

Ana, Maria, and Elsa only seem to think of Dragon God Capybara-chan as a talking animal but Jalda has heard the giant capybara legend of Monvan from locals so his reverence is strong I suppose.

"A human who understands capybara cuteness and prostrates has quite something to look at. I will give a reward."

Nyu.

When Capybara-chan approached Jalda she raised her right front foot—

"Wait!"

I quickly knelt on the ground, bowed my head, grabbed Capybara-chan’s right foot, and set it on my own head.

"I have not even been stepped on yet so I cannot let another man be stepped on first."

"I only tried to show the heart-shaped paw pads."

"I see...! Oi Jalda. Gratefully worship. Capybara paw pads are heart-shaped."

"Ooh! God! Thank you!"

We rolled onto our backs and looked up at Capybara-chan’s paw pads.

"Look. These paw pads are cute right."

"Aah! Splendid! More beautiful and divine than any saint statue or cathedral!"

"Maria. Is your attendant alright?"

"Ah, no, Jalda is not my attendant but... He is normally a serious and capable person...?"

I set Capybara-chan’s heart paw pads on my forehead.

Bunyun.

"Lucia. Please teach that God has not given earthly kings the right to slave-rule beastmen."

"Nn. As Masaharu said God has not done such a thing."

"Aah! Gracious words!"

Jalda became dogeza again and raised a voice overcome with emotion.

Is this guy crying.

"For now Jalda raise your head."

"It is too much!"

"Aa. Lucia. Tell him he does not need to dogeza."

"Nn. You do not need to lower your head. Do as Masaharu says."

"Understood. Dragon God Lucia-sama!"

"Right now I am Capybara-chan."

"This was rude!"

Because Jalda stood I also stood.

Uwa. Jalda was really crying. His face is wet and messy.