I can't help it though", I said as I extended both my hands and stretched out my prosthetic fingers toward her and jokingly picked her up, then I sensed icy glares coming from the two behind me.
So strong were their glares, I thought, "Oh crap, I'm going to get killed".
That being the case, I did the same to the two to appease them. Then, I did the same thing to Blacksmith-san and the sisters too.
My body aside, I felt emotionally tired because I had to be careful not to break everyone's fragile bodies.
After that, I finally arrived at my workshop, my clothes feeling itchy.
The Red Bear pelt that I considered making into new armor could not be processed yet, so I decided to leave it for now. In the meantime, I made shorts out of the Armored Tanuki hide that I had already tanned beforehand.
I don't really feel cold being an ogre, and since I thought that making a pair of trousers in my size would use up too much hide, so to save on materials I made shorts instead.
At the same time, I think that armor made out of Red Bear hide, like any other hide, will be enough protection. However, it’s from the Red Bear and I endured great pains to obtain it after all. I think that rather than making hide armor, it is better to make hard leather armor that has higher defense.
I nimbly finished making the shorts and put them on immediately.
With this I can protect my dignity as a person. That was what I felt.
After that, I went on to making the Red Bear hide harder by boiling it.
Tomorrow I will work hard at making equipment to go hunting with, I thought. Although I have a different motive as well, since I'm now too big for the weapons we have at the moment.
Day 36
Out of the usual five goblin minions, three became hobgoblins.
I gave them a congratulatory gift.