Mira was taken back to the town safely, and peaceful days returned to the town again.
A few days after the series of disturbances…
On that day, the people of wolf tribe who have finished their work at the field, had their dinner and bath, and finished the things that they usually do for the day for the most part .
The sky became dark.
As it doesn’t rain, moonlight shone down onto the land without obstruction, its brightness so strong that you could walk around without any other illumination.
Meanwhile, footsteps could be heard rumbling the ground. Towards the mansion of Chief Jiharu in the first district of the town, males of the wolf tribe gathered there one after another.
“Hey, do you know what the meeting was about?”
“No, I didn’t hear anything.”
The males of the wolf tribe kept entering Chief Jiharu’s mansion one after another.
Inside the mansion, the sliding doors that divide the rooms were removed, connecting the four rooms into one. A large rectangular room was formed. The moonlight that poured into the room from the opened window shone, illuminating Chief Jiharu who was sitting in the deeper part of the room .
“Is everyone here?” The chief murmured to no one in particular.
The wolf tribe’s males had lined up before the chief and sat down in rows, and just now, the last person just entered. The orphaned children who lived with the chief have been left in the care of a different house for now, because the talk is confidential
“How is Mira doing?” Jiharu asked.
“She is working on the fields harder than anyone else. Father should know about this.” The one who answered Jiharu’s question was his son, Zoan, who was sitting in the front row.
“Hmm, that’s right.” Jiharu smiled warmly.
As the leader, the chief is like the parent of the whole tribe. In other words, Mira is his cute child as well.
“So what is it today, chief? We need to wake up early tomorrow, so please finish this quickly.” One of the men said.
“What I want to discuss about is Fujiwara-sama.” The chief showed a serious face.
It was a face which the chief had never showed to Nobuhide ever since he became the head of the town.
Tensions suddenly ran high in the room. One grasped his fist, while another swallowed his saliva.
“I don’t like this!” No one knows exactly what was being imagined, but a certain young man stood up and raised his voice. His name was Bozugado. It was the man who had looked for Mira together with Nobuhide. “He has treated us very nicely! Why can’t we just leave things as it is?”
“I don’t know if you’ve misunderstood something, but I don’t have any intention to harm Fujiwara-sama. So, don’t say such a silly thing.” The chief shook his head.
After hearing the words of Jiharu, everybody was clearly expressing their relief. Everyone had been holding the same suspicions as Bozugado.
“Then, what is it about?” Bozugado, feeling ashamed that he had jumped to conclusions, sat down while blushing, and a different person asked this time.
“Hmm. We intend to follow Fujiwara-sama as it is. That is why, what we should fear for is if Fujiwara-sama has a change of heart.” Jiharu stated.
“No, Fujiwara-sama will never forsake us!” One man argued.
“How you can be so sure? Fujiwara-sama is a human. We are of the wolf tribe. Right now, there are no humans around Fujiwara-sama. However, if a human manages to come to this land, what will happen?” The chief sighed. “No, not only humans. If we consider the humans’ oppressive nature, I think other beastmen aside from us will come to this land too. If that time comes, will we still receive the same treatment we are as now?”
[TL: I didn’t like where this topic will go, will this go to snu snu part?]
The person who was asking the question turned silent. Others had shut their mouths too, unable to retort.
Then, the chief said.
“That is why I intend to have Fujiwara-sama become a wolfman as well.”
[TL: I know it, they will just married off Mira to him. It must be so!]
The others didn’t seemed to grasp his intentions.
A human is a human. A wolfman is a wolfman. There is no way that can be changed.
Everyone was staring at Chief Jiharu with pitiful eyes, as if he has no idea what he had just said.
“Can you please not look at me with such eyes? What I meant was not such a nonsensical like asking him to be reborn as a wolfman.” Jiharu rolled his eyes.
“Then, what is it?” The son of Chief Jiharu asked on behalf of all the members present.
“It’s easy. He will take a wife from the wolfman clan, and have a child.” The chief smirked.
Ooooh… Everyone was impressed. Certainly, if a child was born, it would become a bond that could never be severed.