Chapter 64

After disposing of the golem, some time passed, and the rabbits woke up.

“Hmm…”

“Hey, you’re awake.”

“Huh… Where am I…!?”

I approached the rabbit that seemed to be the leader, the one with a crown on its head.

“I need to talk to you. Is that okay?”

“Eh…?”

The moment it saw my face,

“Eek…!!”

A long-awaited reaction came.

A thin cloth was soiled with something that leaked out from the gap.

The other rabbits started trembling in fear.

…Ah, it’s nostalgic.

“Hey, why are you looking at me like that!”

Well, I had forgotten about this because the people and dragons around me have gotten used to me.

If I let my guard down, this happens.

“I guess, when I meet someone for the first time, I should suppress my magic power.”

If this happens every time I meet someone, it would be unbearable.

Maybe I should ask Hestia for help then.

But, that’s for later. What I should do now is,

“I want to hear your story. Can you talk?”

The rabbit that seemed to be the leader nodded, trembling.

As expected, the leader is the strong one.

“Why did you attack me along with the monsters this time?”

“Oh, no, no, no! …I mean, we did try to approach you in a different way, but we had no intention of harming you! Especially someone with such high-quality magic power, we couldn’t do that!”

“Really?”

“Yes! So… please, let the others behind me go…”

The rabbit with the rabbit ears stood up straight and pleaded desperately. It doesn’t seem like it’s lying.

If it’s not lying, then we can have a conversation, but,

“Eek…”

They keep trembling every time I move a little.

This way, we can’t have a calm conversation.

“Come on, relax. I’m not going to kill you or anything.”

“R-Really?”

“Yeah.”

These creatures in the forest tend to think in terms of life and death, but I’m different. So, I need to calm them down before we continue the conversation.

“Okay, let’s talk about why you tried to approach me in a different way. You mean, sexually, right?”

“Yes. If we could suck your essence, we thought the whole village’s hunger would be gone.”

“Hunger?”

Are these rabbits hungry? They don’t look it with their plump bodies.

“It’s not hunger for food, but for essence and magic power. The village used to have many men from Procia, but they stopped coming… and we ran out of essence.”

I see. So, the whole village was hungry, and they came to me, who was nearby.

“To be precise, to you, who are nearby and have a very large and powerful presence. I thought, if we could all suck from you, everyone in the village would be fine…”

The rabbit leader blushed a little and looked at my body while saying this.

Even if you look at me like that, nothing will come out.

“By the way, Dianeya. Is that kind of entertainment banned in the capital?”

“It’s not banned. Even if the forest is dangerous, adventurers usually go there. What’s the cause?”

When Dianeya asked, the rabbit leader pointed to the sky.

“The shop at the entrance of the village was destroyed by falling rocks from the sky. All the customer data was lost…”

“Falling rocks from the sky?”

In this world, rocks fall during this season.

Well, with magic being common, it could be that someone threw a rock that hit.

“So, the shop was physically destroyed, and you can’t do business, right?”

“Yes… As long as we can’t move the big rock, we can’t rebuild the shop in the same place…”

The rabbits said, looking dejected.

“It’s a matter of survival. Without customer data, we can’t do our night business. We don’t have the land or the funds to rebuild… uh…”

They were almost crying.

Hmm, what should I do?

The reason they attacked me is that the shop was destroyed.

Even if they borrowed money and built a new shop, people wouldn’t come if they couldn’t find the place easily.

…Wait, that’s it.

“There’s someone perfect for this.”

I turned to Dianeya.

“Huh?”

But she just tilted her head. She didn’t seem to realize.

“You’re the ruler of Procia, right? Can’t you let them set up a shop using the town’s land?”

“Oh… right, that’s true…!”

She had forgotten about it until now.

“Well, when I meet Daichi, I’m usually in my Great Mage mode, so I completely forgot. …Yeah, there is some spare land in the town, so it’s possible to open a shop, yeah.”

“R-Really!?”

The rabbits’ eyes lit up.

“Yeah. Our town lacks entertainment. It could be a good pressure release facility. There are many adventurers who can handle any problems… but, there’s one thing.”

“What’s the problem?”

“Well, it’s not a government project. I can’t provide the funds, so you’ll have to find a way to raise the money… Do you have any leads?”

The rabbits shook their heads sadly.

If they had someone in mind, they would have rebuilt already. But, yeah, that’s right.

“I can build the houses and lend them to you.”

“Eh!?”

“Will you, Daichi-sama? Is that okay?”

“Well, using some of the forest’s trees to build houses is easy enough.”

The magic power I use is just a little, for fun.

The materials are part of the forest, so there’s no real loss.

Besides, if I left these rabbits to wander, they might attack me again.

It’s not a threat, but it would be a bit troublesome.

So, it would be easier to build a shop and have them work there. Plus, I want to visit it myself.

“So, I can lend you the land and the shop. Can you do it?”

“Yes!!”

All the rabbits nodded vigorously.

“We, as a family, will never forget this kindness! Thank you!”

They hugged me.

It felt really soft.

I can see why rabbits are so nice just by touching them.

Yeah, I can understand why adventurers get hooked.

“Hmm… something blackish magic power is coming from the top floor of the house…”

Hestia said, but I decided to ignore it.

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Later.

A ‘Rabbit Bar’ was built on the outskirts of the capital, Procia.

It became a famous spot for tough men, a little while later.