Chapter 127 – Choosing Names….More Rivers

 

The kids seem to have gotten used to living here.

They don’t freak out when the rock dolls are gathering around and they also learned to greet Shuri.

They got just to Koa, Chai, and Ai’s group a little faster though.

I don’t get why they can’t seem to accept Shuri.

Perhaps there’s something about her race.

Ah, they were not able to get close to Boss-san and the others too.

Are they not good with bugs?

No, they easily get along with the nanafushis.

Maa, it’s all in the past. At least they’re fine with their lives now.

 

Now that the kids have calmed down, I decided to give them names.

I don’t think it’s nice of me to call them “Oi, kids”.

When the time comes, I’ll ask their parents about their real names.

Until then, they’ll have to live with the names I gave them.

 

They are a boy and a girl.

I was a little upset because I thought they were both boys.

I hurriedly asked a three eyes to make girl’s clothes.

The three eyes was unusually excited.

The next day, it already made a lot, around 10.

Did it really want someone to wear skirt that bad?

The skirt it made for the boy was returned to the three eyes.

 

Now, their names.

I named the girl “Usa” meaning gentle and blooming.

I named the boy “Kuuhi” meaning bright future and warm heart.

….yeah, my degree of satisfaction is at MAX but, how about them?

 

They looked confused.

I say their names again while patting their heads.

It looks like they finally understood.

 

A-areh?

Don’t they like it?

They are crying….I’m a little upset.

While crying like that, the two of them started calling each other with the names I gave.

I’m not sure what’s happening but I guess they like it.

I’m glad.

…..now, why don’t you calm down a bit?

 

—Scene Change—

 

I thought it was getting much colder and it seems like it is already snowing.

If snow piled up more, Marshmallow and the others could go out.

That’s right, I still have to check if Marshmallow has hands.

Unfortunately, like Fluffy, it had grown into a lizard.

If it had been a day earlier, I would have been able to check.

I mean, it’s already strange that I don’t remember.

Maybe they were using magic to levitate things and bring them to their mouths.

Maa, we’ll find out once Fluffy or Marshmallow has a baby!

Areh? Are they female? Or male?

Where do you look at lizards to confirm that?

…let’s just wait patiently until they have kids.

 

….is that, ah, no way.

While I was checking the snow, I noticed something interesting in the distance.

I walked along the pavement in the middle of the wide field to the forest.

….it seems like I’m not hallucinating.

There’s a river near our settlement.

There’s no river here yesterday.

I look around.

….there are other places with rivers between trees in the forest.

Did the lake just stretch out some river?

 

Ah, Boss-san.

The river….I pointed to the field and the river and it says it’s okay.

I heard her saying that many times so I basically learned the words.

Thank you very much.

I’ll just point at something….and point at the other party and expect it to do the rest.

It’s our way of saying “I’ll leave it up to you”.

 

It nodded so it’s okay.

That means I won’t need to come to the field.

Great!

 

I can see several rivers through the forest.

Both the trees and the rivers are expanding in the forest.

….will this cause a conflict?

I pointed to the river and pointed at the trees and made a fighting pose.

Sadly, this fighting pose came from the weekly drinking party.

There’s no problem too?….did they really get what I’m trying to say?

I’m a little uneasy so let’s take time here. I’m sure Boss-san won’t mind me taking her time.

 

Ah, an amoeba.

Is it one of the river amoebas?

Hnn? They’re dancing again?

….they’re increasing.

I was caught off guard.

Thank you, you guys are amazing.

Applauding makes them calm down.

Let’s go home before other amoebas get up.

There are amoebas all over the river.

Let’s be careful.

 

I hope I can finally open the underground entrance tomorrow.