Chapter 10

"Guwa!! (Captain!!)"

"Kwon! (Bro!!)"

The mage girl's approach made Dagger and Buster more cautious. Well, it's only natural... since the two of them don't understand the common language of the continent spoken by this red-haired girl.

"Gwor, Wau Garukvolf (Hold it, it seems she doesn't have any ill intentions)"

"Ku, Kwon! (But, bro!!)"

The girl, who is confused by the human kneeling in front of her, decides to accept the healing magic gratefully. As she thinks this, the girl begins to palpate Dagger's ankle.

"Wafa!? (Ouch!?)"

"A, gomen ne. Daijoubu?"

"Should I, um, heal this one too?"

Dagger, frowning, looks not at her but at me, sending a glance and gesture. I slowly shake my head, letting her examine the injured area as she pleases.

"Hmm, it seems it will be fine... I will heal the pain that afflicts you, Healing Light"

The red-haired girl presses her hand against the swollen ankle and casts a healing spell. Instantly, a warm, milky white light overflows and is absorbed into the injured area.

"Wau, Wafon? (Hey, it doesn't hurt?)"

"Yoshi, this should be fine now."

She releases Dagger's foot and stands up.

"And you too! I'll go over there, but don't be angry, okay?"

Then, she cautiously approaches Buster and extends her hand to his abdomen.

"...Gura (…Captain)"

"Woof, Guraa (Stay still, Buster)"

Eventually, the red-haired girl's hand hovers over Buster's cuts and bruises.

"...I will heal the pain that afflicts you, Healing Light"

"Woof... Kruu (This... is warm)"

"Now, both of you should be fine."

I bow to her.

Seeing this, the red-haired mage looks surprised.

"Ah, is this a thank you? You're really smart... Ah, I was helped too, so it's mutual."

Alright, I've done all I can as a kobold.

Now, the only thing left is to retreat quickly!

My magic is almost depleted... the magic power of dog people is limited.

"Gaoon, Gura (Let's go, both of you!!)"

"Waon, Kwon♪ (Yeah, bro♪)"

"Waf (Aah)"

We hurriedly leave the scene, but the red-haired mage follows naturally.

Za-Za-Za, Pita

When we stop, she stops too.

"Gaoofau (After you)"

I gesture for her to go first.

However, she shakes her head vigorously.

Damn, I can't take her all the way to the village... should I lose her?

"Won!! (Run!!)"

We run in sync.

Losing one mage girl is no problem.

"Wait, wait a moment! I'll die if I'm left here!"

A desperate voice comes from behind.

"Wait, uh!?"

Zusa

It seems she fell again...

"......G (Damn)"

I stop, driven by a pang of conscience.

"Waon, Gura? (Is it okay, Captain?)"

"Gaoofu, Wof Gaoau (It's fine, my sister was helped too)"

I sigh and return the way I came, sitting down in front of the fallen red-haired mage.

"Ahh..."

I pick up a conveniently sized stone and begin to carve the most common language of the continent into the ground.

"I am a Kobold Archer"

"Huh? You, you can write!? And in the common language of the continent!?"

I extend my palm to the shocked red-haired mage, prompting her to introduce herself.

"A, yeah"

She grips my hand tightly and tilts her head adorably.

"......Gurooa!! (......That's not it!!)"

"Ukyaa"

I shake off her grip and carve more words into the ground with the stone.

"What's your name?"

"Aah, I see... I am Muriel West, a mage and biologist."

After hearing this, I stand up and extend my hand to Muriel, who is sitting on the ground.

......

I take the fluffy hand offered by the dull silver-furred kobold.

Everything is out of the ordinary, my common sense is crumbling.

A kobold that can write? I don't understand...

If they can write, it means they can understand language, right?

From an anthropological perspective, symbolic writing was invented after language-based communication, and children develop the ability to speak before they can write.

While thinking about this, I follow them as I did before.

"Still, the three of them seem to have evolved into different lineages."

The silver-furred kobold is a mutant High Kobold, and the one with the developed arms and long tail is probably a Warrior subspecies? The one with the injured leg... hmm, I don't know.

"Besides, I'm not a specialist in kobolds."

I don't know if there are specialists in this field, but maybe I should explore this area... Ah! I shouldn't be distracted by unnecessary things right now.

I check the direction with a compass, write a rough route on the map I have, and follow the dog people.

The so-called "village" of the kobolds is in a shallow part of the forest, so if I continue, I should be able to reach the edge of the forest. From there, since they live there, there shouldn't be many dangerous creatures.

If I can get that far, I might be able to return to Grau Village using the map, compass, and far-sight magic... It's still a long way to go.

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