Chapter 50 - Typhoon family [after]

"A heavy rainstorm is coming!"

　When I came to the island to watch the typhoon, an old man said something like that.

　By the way, the heavy rainstorm refers to a typhoon, and the island I'm currently on is protected by a typhoon barrier set up by a ``wandering sage,'' and I was told that no typhoon has come here in about 100 years. However, the old man who heard the fisherman's story was agitated.

"Grandpa, there's just going to be a heavy rainstorm..."

　As the villagers were about to say, ``Noting to worry about,'' a strong wind blew.

"--You're not scared, are you?"

"Ah, ah. There is a Sage-sama's barrier."

"We haven't had a heavy rainstorm since my great-grandfather's time."

　With trembling voices, the villagers one by one deny the old man's words.

　It's not that they don't completely believe him, but that they don't want to believe it because they are anxious.

"When I was a child, my great-grandfather used to say that if the gill people and fin people began to take shelter behind the cape, it was a sign that a heavy rainstorm was coming."

　In the middle of the grandfather's explanation, it starts to rain.

　When I checked the map, the typhoon was approaching faster than expected.

"Such superstitions—"

"Hey?"

　The villagers looked at each others' faces and exchanged words with anxiety.

"Is this something called normalcy bias?"

"Maybe"

　I agree with Arisa who says in a whisper.

　Perhaps the villagers had some intuition as people living on the sea, but they couldn't seem to dismiss the old man's words as nonsense.

"It would be a big problem if it were true."

　We are urging villagers to prepare for typhoon.

"Oh, that's right."

"If you don't agree, I'll ask the old man to buy you a drink."

　With that said, the villagers begin to take action.

　He also have to beach the boat. I helped him hold it in place.

　The old man said he would inform the village chief and ran off.

"Wow, it's starting to rain."

　Arisa put on the raincoat she took out from the item box.

　It doesn't rain much in Shiga Kingdom, so people don't have the habit of always carrying an umbrella. There are "umbrellas", which are umbrella-shaped equipment, but they are a little heavy to use as regular rain gear.

　The wind blows heavy and is very humid, but the wind speed doesn't seem to be that strong.

"Master, I told Mia and the others to return to the village chief's house."

"Thank you, Arisa."

　We finished our work and returned to the village chief's house.

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"Splashing~"

"I'm home, Nanodesu!"

　Shortly after returning to the village chief's house, the children who had gone exploring returned.

　Tama and Pochi's fur was wet from the rain, making them look more slender than usual.

　Nana's wet clothes were sticking to her skin, making her look a little sexy, so I hung a towel around her neck to protect her chest.

　It would get messy if we went up between the boards, so I led everyone to the back door where there was a dirt floor.

"Satou"

　When I entered the dirt floor, Mia spread her hands out and insisted, "Wipe me."

　As I was wiping Mia's hair with a towel I took out from my storage bag, Pochi, Tama, and Nana formed a line behind me.

"Okay, that's it."

"thank you"

"Next time is Pochi, desu-"

"...■　 Excess water evaporation dry water"

　Mia's water magic dried Pochi, who came forward with a smile on her face.

　So are Tama and Nana, who are lined up behind me.

"perfection"

"―― hanks ・・・・・・nanodesu.."

"Nyu~, thanks~?"

　Pochi and Tama have complicated faces.

"Mia, I criticize monopoly as being cunning."

"I'm not sneaky."

　Mia turns away from Nana's accusation.

　I don't know for sure, but maybe after getting it wiped, She thought of using water magic to dry?

"A girl's heart is complicated."

　Arisa said that with an old lady look on her face.

　While I was doing this, I heard a lot of loud voices coming from the hall.

　When I checked the map, it seemed like the villagers were gathering.

"I'll take a look."

　When I headed towards the hall, I saw villagers with anxious faces making a fuss and facing each other in a dimly lit room.

"Why is there a heavy rainstorm now?"

"If the winds and waves continue to get stronger, won't the ships in the port be washed away?"

"The same goes for crops. They might get washed away by the rain."

　Apparently, the topic was about the approaching typhoon.

"Is it because a stranger came?"

　A villager noticed me and glared at me.

"Hey, stop it. It's happened so many times before that strangers have come."

"Oh yeah, the kids will be scared."

　I'm glad they were good people.

　--Or rather, the children?

　Thinking this, I turned around and saw a group of children, Arisa in the lead, peeking out from behind the entrance with their heads lined up like totem poles.

"Are you all fully prepared for the typhoon?"

"Prepare? What should we do?"

"Have you sent the children and the elderly home?"

　I thought that if there hadn't been a typhoon in 100 years, they probably weren't prepared, so I asked them about it, and we gave them the standard response.

``You secure things that could be blown away by strong winds, and if you live along a river, you put sandbags to prevent the river from flooding due to rain and flooding above the floor, and people who live along mountains are afraid of landslides, by village chief order, should take shelter at someone's house, etc."

　I was asked what they should do, so I told them based on my experience in Japan.

``Be sure to tie up agricultural tools that are left outdoors, especially if they are blown away by the wind and end up in your neighbor's house!''

"Agricultural tools? There's no way something that heavy would be thrown away..."

"You'll be blown away. This typhoon seems to be quite large."

　When they were warned by both Arisa and me, the villagers, perhaps feeling a sense of crisis, left one by one and flew back to their homes.

　After a while, several families with children and elderly people arrive at the village chief's house.

"Drip, drip~"

"It's perfect, nanodesu!"

　Children surrounded by a bucket that catches rain leaking from the ceiling are happily playing the rhythm.

　Thanks to Mia playing happy music along with it, the baby who used to cry all the time is now smiling happily.

　nevertheless--.

"Go~go~go~"

"It's an amazing sound, nodesu!"

　When the typhoon turned into a full-fledged typhoon and the strong winds began to shake the trees and make the houses creak, the smiles disappeared from the children's faces.

　All the windows are closed and secured with strings, but wind and rain still blow in through the gaps created by wind pressure.

"AAIEEEEEE"

"The floor is floating!"

"Anbiri~babo~"

　The wind was so strong that the floorboards were floating due to the wind coming from under the floor.

　The floorboards here seem to have been tied together with ivy rather than being fixed with nails.

"It's very amazing so I report."

"Nyahaha~"

"The floor is so fluffy, I'm surprised!"

""AAIEEEEEE""

　Nana and the younger group seem to be having fun, but the villagers around them look pale.

　It would be a problem if it were to break like this, so I decided to use " Magic hand" to evenly support the floorboards.

　The typhoon is more intense than I expected.

"Master, are the other houses okay?"

"Lets check?"

　According to the map information, several families were moving towards the village chief's house.

　There are many villagers who are injured, so the space magic "Clairvoyance'' found that several houses had collapsed or had their roofs blown off.

"Mia, can you call the wind spirit?"

"Garuda?"

"No, I'm just going to assist with evacuation, so Sylph is fine."

"I understand.■■■…"

　Mia begins chanting spirit magic.

　Unfortunately, that seems to be the limit of my typhoon experience.

　As expected, there were a lot of injuries and damage, and I wasn't mentally strong enough to enjoy the feeling of a typhoon.

"What are you doing, noble?"

"Don't worry.■◆▲…"

　Pretend to chant and select `` from the magic column of the menu. protective formation shelter" Use the magic.

　Magic is activated and a magical barrier completely covers the large village chief's house, completely shutting out the wind and rain.

"...Th-This is"

"It's a magic spell. It doesn't last very long, but if we take turns using the magic, we might be able to keep it up until morning."

　In reality, I could keep reapplying it all by myself for years, but if I were to be honest about that, they will probably get angry and say, ``Why didn't you do it before?'' Lying is also convenient.

"What is this?"

"Is it magic?"

"He's a great wizard."

　The wind suddenly stopped, and the people who had been at the village chief's house came to the entrance out of curiosity.

"Everyone, it's dangerous outside the magic barrier, so please never leave your house."

　The villagers will try to get their hands on the outside of the magic barrier, so I'll warn them.

　The children in the village looked like they were about to run out.

"Master, I connected everyone with "tactical talk".

"Thank you, Arisa."

　Joining everyone through tactical conversation.

"We will help evacuate people whose homes have collapsed."

"""Ai-ai! """

"Team Pochi and Tama will secure the entrance. Push this board against the hole in the magic barrier to prevent the wind from coming in."

"Ai-ai sa~"

"Yes, nanodesu!"

"Mia will operate the sylph from here. Lulu will act as Mia's escort."

"Hmm, I understand."

"Yes I will try my best!"

"I'm sorry Nana and Liza, but please come with me."

"Yes Master"

"Understood!"

"Arisa, please take charge here. Please make sure the villagers don't go outside."

"I understand!"

　I take Liza and Nana and go outside the magic barrier.

"Liza and Nana, please work as a pair and escort the evacuating villagers to the village chief's house."

"Yes Master, I state that I am good at escorting."

"What will you do, Master?"

"I'm going to help the people under the collapsed houses. Mia's sylph will help navigate for the two of you."

　When I looked at Sylph, she expressed her approval.

"Both of you should be careful of flying objects."

　With that in mind, I parted ways with the two and headed out to rescue them from the collapsed house.

　Just in case, I'll disguise myself as something other than Satou.

"... Tas, Kete."

"It's okay now."

　I rescued a child who was about to die and rescued adults who were about to drown in the pouring rain.

　The people who were rescued were left with Liza and Nana, who had returned after escorting, and headed to the next house.

　I used "Earthen wall'', and stored the flooded river water in storage to prevent water from flooding.

　Just as the difficult rescue work is about to end, the rain and wind suddenly stop.

"Did the typhoon pass?"

　--different.

　It looks like it just got into the eye of the typhoon.

　All the construction work has been completed, so it's time to go back to the village chief's house.

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"Good, mister. I was worried that you might have been blown away by the wind."

　When I returned to the village chief's house, the village chief made eye contact with me and told me that.

"I'm sorry. I got lost and went all the way to the coast. Was everyone okay?"

"Yes, thanks to the nobleman's magic, we are safe."

　That's good.

"Village Chief, I would like to go home once the typhoon has passed..."

"I'm also concerned about the state of the field."

"I have a boat in the harbor."

　While talking with the village chief, the villagers who had evacuated complained to him one by one.

"I think you should stop doing that."

"Why?"

``There's no reason to be told what to do.''

　When I kindly advised him to do so, he got talked back by a short-tempered villager.

"The typhoon is not gone away. The current situation is temporary."

　I tell the village chief and other villagers about the eye of the typhoon.

"you're kidding..."

"That rain and wind again."

　The villagers are in shock.

　When I told him that he would be safe here, he calmed down a little.

"We're in trouble! Kahn went out the back door!"

"Yosa and Doon too."

　It seems that some villagers have left.

　After all, he must have been worried about the boat and the fields.

"Mr. Nobleman..."

"It can't be helped. If the wind gets stronger, please tell them to go back inside and not peek. Please don't let children or the elderly go out."

"Oh, I understand."

　While I was talking to the village chief, the villagers rushed out.

　At this rate, it looks like some of us will have to head out to collect them.

　That's the time...

"--Gwon! Where did you go?"

　A woman around 20 years old was asking around with a different expression on her face.

　Gwon is the name of the boy who guided us to this house.

"is there something wrong?"

"Gwon! My son is nowhere to be found!"

　It seems that he disappeared from sight after we entered the eye of the typhoon.

　When I searched the map, I found out that young boy Gwon had moved towards the back mountain.

"Maybe?"

"I'm sure so!"

　I could hear Tama and Pochi's conversation in low voices.

"Pochi and the others will be looking for you, nanodesu!"

"Leave it to me~?"

　As soon as they said that, the two of them ran out of the house at lightning speed.

"Wait, both of you!"

　Liza calls out to them, but the two are already gone.

　As far as I can see from the map, I'm heading in the same direction as the boy Gwon.

　Apparently, the two of them know where young boy Gwon is going.

"Satou"

"Master, I tell you that we also know where we are going."

　Mia and Nana said so.

"I see! You two were there too."

"Yes Master. I tell you that I would like you to leave the guidance to me."

"Okay, let's go. Mom, please leave Gwon to me."

　I ran out of the house with Nana and Liza and ran along the mountain path that Pochi and his friends would have used.

``Master, some villagers rushed out looking for the boy.''

　From Arisa who remained at home used long distance talk telephone to update us.

　When I checked the map, it appears that three people, including Gwon's father, are chasing us.

"Thank you, Arisa. I checked here too, so I'll collect them on my way home.''

``Yeah, if anything happens here, I'll let you know again. Be careful not to get hurt.''

　I thank Arisa and end the conversation.

　It wasn't that high of a mountain, so we quickly reached our destination.

"Master, I'll tell you it's around that area."

"I'm here! Pochi, Tama!"

　There are two figures at the base of a large tree.

　According to the map, Gwon is up and inside the tree .

"Ah! It's Liza, nanodesu!"

"Master and Nana too~"

　Pochi and Tama waved loudly when they noticed us, but they immediately noticed that Liza was angry, and their ears flattened and their expressions clouded.

"You guys informed the adults?!"

"You did not tell me?"

"Yes, nodesu. Pochi is zipping her mouth, nanodesu!"

　Tama and Pochi turn to Okr pose and excuse themselves.

　Let's head towards the big tree at a slightly slower speed so that the three of them can make up.

"Can you come there?"

"don't wanna!"

　Boy Gwon stubbornly refuses.

　Anyway, what are you doing in the cave of the tree?

　--Ah.

　I didn't notice it because the light spots were overlapping, but there was something next to young boy Gwon.

　Looks like he picked up a stray dog ​​or something.

"Gwon! Come here!"

　There was a rustling sound, and the other adults started to catch up to me.

　They must have been in such a hurry that they were out of breath.

"Dad?! Don't come here!"

　The father ignores the boy's words and walks up to him.

"What, what are you hiding?"

"There's nothing! There's nothing here!"

"Show me! What is this?!"

"Stop it! Don't do anything cruel to Shiroke!"

　The father takes away a white, fur-like creature from the boy.

"Is it okay to be violent?"

"That's right! Violence is prohibited!"

"return it!"

"Grugar, what is that?"

"I don't know. It's probably a monster child."

"A monster? Is this child possessed by a monster, hiding a monster?"

　It's like something I've seen somewhere.

　That's okay, but the AR display tells me the identity of the white furball-like creature.

"Is that so..."

　Just as I was about to tell everyone about this, the wind that had stopped just a moment ago began to blow with great force.

　It's a terrible wind.

　With my "Magic hand" that are always active, I support the children who are about to be blown away by the wind, and I pick up the white furball from the boy's father.

"what are you going to do?"

"I'll give it back to his parents."

"--parent?"

"Yes, over there."

　The father was suspicious, but he looked in the direction I pointed. look up ・・・・・・, his face was filled with astonishment.

　Breaking through the thick clouds, a huge white furball appeared.

　The eyes in the center of the furball are looking down at us.

"W-what is that?!"

"It's a monster!"

"This island is finished."

　The adults screamed in dismay.

"It's not a monster."

　That is" typhoon hairball".

　The culprit behind the typhoon that hit this island is a mythical beast like a unicorn.

"He just came to get this child back."

　I use my ``Magic Hand'' to hold out the small fur ball in my arms and hold it out to the sky.

　Two white hairs extending from a huge hairball floating in the sky make a small hairball and hug it receiving it with great affection.

　Then the white hair will be rolled back into the main body.

　--TYPHOOOOOOOOON.

　A roar of joy sounded like the sound of the wind.

　The thick clouds move away and the sky becomes clear.

"Take a look!"

"It's a rainbow nanodesu!"

　A beautiful rainbow arch hung in the sky where the typhoon hair ball had left.

　Apparently, this is the end of the typhoons on this island.

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"What! Such a creature!"

　When the village chief heard what happened, he exclaimed in surprise.

　The friends and villagers who were listening around me also had strange looks on their faces.

"But why is such a creature here?"

"Perhaps, but-"

　With that in mind, I will tell you my opinion.

　Small hair ball―― typhoon hairball child had wandered onto this island carried on the wind, and the parents of the large furball -- the typhoon furball - had probably come looking for it.

　The reason why the typhoon came even though the barrier was safe was because of the typhoon hair ball searching for the child.

"--In other words"

　One of the villagers who had been listening quietly let out a murmur.

"Are you saying it was Gwon's fault that the typhoon came?"

　At those disturbing words, the sharp gaze of the family whose house was destroyed pierces the young boy.

　The boy's mother hugged him, trying to cover him with her body.

　Oops, I need to clear up the misunderstanding quickly.

"That is wrong"

"No? It's not different, is it?"

"That's right! What's the difference? My house was destroyed by a typhoon because of this guy!"

　I immediately denied it, but the villagers got so excited that I didn't have time to explain in detail.

　I clapped my hands with a pop, and while they were surprised by the shock wave, I continued speaking.

``If he hadn't protected the child of the Typhoon fur ball, it would have been dangerous.''

"W-what do you mean?"

``Children with typhoons are very frail. Children who are separated from their parents quickly weaken and die. If Boy Gwon hadn't picked them up and cared for them, their parents would have come to pick them up. At some point, they would have weakened and died, and the island would have been a victim of typhoons until it was devastated by the grief of the parents who lost their child.''

　With the help of my deception skill, I go a little overboard.

　On my way back to the village chief's house, I asked my beloved Aze-san, the high elf of Boruenan Forest, about the living body of the "Typhoon Furball" in a long distance telephone.

　So, while it is true that the children of Typhoon Furballs are frail, the possibility that they will fall prey to typhoons later on is just a possibility.

"I see, so..."

"Good job, Gwon."

"That's great!"

　The villagers turned around and praised the boy, Gwon.

　After that, the planned banquet was held.

"--Is it okay to make a fuss without doing any reconstruction?"

"Hahaha, I don't care. Today we're celebrating that our lives were saved!"

　The villager who heard Arisa's murmur said so with a drunken look on his face.

　The people of the southern islands are quite easy-going.

"Young lady, drink fruit juice too."

"Thank you, sis."

"It's a local sake especially for aristocrats."

　A rich fruit wine fills my cup.

　I toasted lightly with Arisa, and then we drunk.

　The intense fruit aroma is followed by a strong punch of strong alcohol. Even though it's not a distilled liquor, it has quite a high alcohol content. But it's delicious. This is quite a drink.

"Anyway, it was a strange creature, wasn't it?"

"Right."

　I agree with Arisa's impressions.

　As expected from another world. Even a typhoon is quite a fantasy.

　I was surprised and couldn't contain my excitement at what kind of mysteries lay dormant in this world.

　After I finish my training in the labyrinth city, I want to go to various places and see all kinds of things.

"We'll be together then, okay?"

　Arisa said that as if reading my mind.

　Apparently, I started saying it halfway through.

"Yes!"

"Of course, Pochi will come nanodesu!"

　As Tama and Pochi continued, the other children nearby also expressed their agreement.

"That's right. Once we become strong, let's all go sightseeing around the world."

　Not just around this continent, but all over the planet, other stars, and even other worlds.

　Yes, my dreams are expanding.