Did I follow the wolf and walk for a day or so?

　Of course, there are breaks in the middle of the day.
　At night, the wolf returns to us, curls up against me, curls up and falls asleep on its own.

　Is this wolf the strongest species?
　Will it have the power to heal?
　I'm curious about a lot of things, and I want to ask, but I can't get the words out of my mouth.
　What a pity.

　Well, I'll try to think positively that I've got a clue now.
　If I keep thinking backwards, my mind will get overwhelmed.

　Then morning comes again.
　Perhaps we're moving towards the northeast plains but....

Off....

　After moving some distance, the wolf stopped and looked at me as if he wanted to say something.
　He's stamping his feet on the spot.
　It looks frustrated but........sorry, as expected, I don't know the words.

''Nyan.''
"Woof.

　Suddenly, Kanade started a conversation with the wolf.

'Unya?'
On, off.
Meow, meow, meow.
"Cunn.

　From the side, it was quite a mysterious sight.
　Can a cat talk to a dog...?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well do you understand what that guy is saying?
'Sort of...' Can't you hurry it up?　He's going to say, "You know what? This is going to take a lot of time or something like that.
I see.

　Surely, from a wolf's perspective, we'd feel very slow.
　It would be very frustrating, since wolves are said to travel quite a distance in a day.

　However, what is to be done about it?
　I have the power I got from my contract, and Kanade is a cat spirit race, so I can run for a long time.
　However, the other three are difficult.

''Rain.''

　As I was troubled, Rifa approached me.
　Somehow, I feel like I'm looking smug.

'Let me take care of it,'
You have a solution?
Yes.

　Rifa nods one nod and bites her thumb, making it bleed.

'Come,'

　As the blood fell to the ground, it was not absorbed by the soil, but turned into a scene that seemed to ripple across the lake.
　Four huge wolves, which Rifa had taken as her attendants, appeared from there.

'You can ride these boys,'
There were four of them?
There are two fighting children. The other two are just kids.

　........Beast Tamer, but I can't tell them apart.
　

'Boku and Nina are small, so they ride together. The rest of us, one by one.
You're a lifesaver. Thanks, Rifa.
A lift.

　I stroked his head and he looked ecstatic.
　He offered me his head as if to say more, so I stroked him some more.

''Nya........''
Hmm....
I like....

　Aside from Kanade and Nina, for some reason, even Chiffon was envious of them.



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　The rest of the trip went well as we changed our mode of transportation.
　The speed increased at once, digesting the itinerary at many times the speed of the original plan.

　And then ... two days later.

　We arrived at the northeastern plains where we had originally set our sights on.
　A village had been built there, albeit a small one.

　Countless tents had been erected in the center of the vast plains.
　Were they nomads?　But it turns out to be a surprisingly sturdy tent that is not easy to move around in.

　A fence has been built at the back of the village, where cattle are allowed to run free.
　There were also a few sheep and small dogs mixed in.

　And ... the masters of such a village had dog ears and big dog tails.
　A species that seemed to be similar to the cat spirit race, Kanade, but decidedly different.
　This might be a maybe.

On!
"Oh?

　The wolf barked one, and the villagers noticed us.
　By the way, I had Rifa's subordinates retracted because I was afraid I would provoke them senselessly.

''Sakura or. You're back?　How's it going... oh, and what about you guys?
"Womp!
Well I liked it, so I brought you here. Hmmm ... well, that's good. It's nice to be able to make your own decisions like that. Great.
Hahaha...!

　The wolf was very happy to be patted on the head.

''Hmmm........the cat spirit race, the god race and the demon race. Your compatriots are all here, aren't they? And two humans........it must have been very difficult for them to come to this place. Come on. Let me serve you some tea.
'What?　Oh, yes ... thank you.

　Perhaps the strongest species in the northern continent might not be friendly.
　Because of that thought, he was puzzled by the soft response.

　Was I being too cautious?

　While loosening up a little, we were led to a large tent.
　It was clean inside and fully equipped with all the necessities of life.

''Here you go. I made sure to keep the cat spirit tribe's young lady lukewarm.
Thank you, sir.

　At first we had a cup of tea.
　It was quite bitter, but strangely tasty and addictive.

Before I tell you the story, let's introduce ourselves.
Yeah. I am the Rain Shroud. I'm human.
My name is Siphon Nox. I am also human.
'I'm Kanade. As you can see, I'm a cat spirit race.
Nina.... The gods.........
"Rifa. Demons.

　He overheard our introductions and tilted his head curiously.

'Before I introduce myself, allow me to ask you a question. Rain is....oh, can I call you by your name?
Yeah, go ahead.
So Rayne is one of their most powerful species?
Rain is our master.
Hey.

　Kanade makes a statement that could be strangely misunderstood, and he gets upset.

'My mate, my mate!　Kanade's statement now is because I'm making a deal with these girls...
Okay, so it's a contract?
'I'm a Beast Tamer. So I signed a contract, so I didn't mean to be weird when I said that...
Oh, wow.

　He gave me an interesting look.

'The strongest species of them and their contracts........I see, I see. I'm sure you'll find it interesting when you live long enough. It's really interesting.
Well...?
Oops, sorry about that. So much for the derailment, I guess I'll just introduce myself. Come on, Sakura.
On.

　The wolf moves next to her.
　She strokes its back gently and slowly opens her mouth.

'My name is Sigle. This boy is Sakura. He's the strongest species known as the burrowing wolf tribe.