Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

The owner of those footsteps, who came toward us without minding the bushes, finally appeared in front of me. It’s a female beastman covered in tiger-like hair―

“Oh-, it’s Samia huh.”

I put the sword I was holding in its scabbard. The tension dissipated at once and then the feeling of exhaustion kicked in. After Samia got near me, she began to hit me in the chest. I’m sure she did not mean it but it hurts.

“It hurts you know. What are you doing?”

“She’s sulking… I mean, she doesn’t know what to do.”

Suddenly, I heard a voice from another direction. It was Diana. I then caught Samia’s fist with my palm as she still keeps on hitting me silently.

“Are you guys in the middle of hunting?”

“Yes. Then Samia said, “I can smell Eizou” and she suddenly start running here.”

Diana looks completely amazed. She wasn’t out of breath for someone who had been following Samia through the forest. Her physical strength is steadily getting stronger huh… No, that’s not the point here.

“What should I do then?”

“Well, you haven’t come back for a long time. She’s happy as it’s been the first time in a while but you don’t know how to pamper her.”

As those words were spoken, Samia stopped moving for a moment and then she suddenly shot a punch in the palm of my hand.

“Ouch!”

“Hmph! Come home sooner next time.”

After saying that, Samia turned around and then she moves forward in a stomping like manner. That direction is towards the house.

“Is it fine?”

Apparently, Samia intends to call off today’s hunting, so I asked Diana.

“We killed a big one the other day, besides, there’s plenty of time for tomorrow.”

“It’s fine then if that’s the case.”

If Samia came back for the first time in a long time, I would also leave my work and pick her up. I’ll take her word for it and go home together then.

“Hey, don’t walk too fast!”

I called out to Samia, and the four of us walked home together.

As we come close to the house, I saw the smoke through the trees. Rike is probably doing blacksmithing work. Looking at it like this, once we get close to a certain extent, it seems that my place can be reached normally. Even without those conditions, there’s no guarantee that bad people won’t come, so we’ll have to take some kind of countermeasures.

As we were walking, I said that to Samia and Diana.

“I don’t think it’s necessary.”

Liddy-san murmured.

“Really?”

“Yes. Simply put, that house can “ward off” people. Only those who belong to the house, including the invited guests, or those who are strong enough to counter or recognize that protection will be able to know that there is a house nearby.”

Liddy-san asserted in a strong tone. I didn’t know that house had that kind of effect… Maybe that was the reason why I didn’t recognize my house when I came to this world.

Come to think of it, aside from beasts, lost people or beastman living in the Black Forest have never visited my house. The smoke is so noticeable that a curious beastman is likely to come. So that’s the reason why they didn’t come huh.

The four of us continued to walk inside the forest. Every time I find a familiar tree in the forest, I feel like I’m really back. It seems that Samia is not the only one who has been sentimental, I too felt that way after returning home after a long time.

When we arrived at the house, I opened the front door. The sound of a slightly muffled naruko echoes inside. Rike came out of the door leading to the workshop with a rattling noise.

“Sa-… Boss!? Welcome back!”

Rike, who seemed to think that Samia and Diana had returned earlier than planned was surprised to see me but she immediately rushed over. Of course, she didn’t hit or hug me.

“Oh, I’m back.”

As I replied, I was biting on the fact that I was home. This time, albeit a little injured, I was able to come home almost unscathed, but there was no guarantee that I would be able to do so the next time or the next time after that. This is my second life, and I should take good care of it.

“Well, once again,” As soon as I unloaded my luggage, I looked around at everyone gathered at the table in the living room and said,

“Liddy-san will be joining our family. I’ll talk more about it later, but please know that.”

I don’t think that’s the case but, what if they don’t like that? With that in mind, I looked at the facial expressions of Samia, Rike, and Diana. The three of them looked stunned at first but they grinned after.

“I knew it would definitely happen.”

“You’re the master, aren’t you?”

“Right. It’s Eizou’s call.”

I want to say something on the way they got convinced but I was relieved because it was not a refusal.

“Then, Liddy-san, no…”

There is no need for honorifics because we became a family. It is said that there is etiquette even between friends, but let’s leave this out of the scope of etiquette. That’s the way we do things at Eizou Workshop.

Then the voices of four people (other than Liddy) overlap.

「「「「 Welcome to Eizou Workshop, Liddy 」」」」