I gave up. The difference in our strength is far too great since he is a [Lancer], which is one of the [Warrior] Classes. Trying to resist is futile, and I can only hope someone could help me out from this embarrassing moment. I secretly wished someone could give him a good smack on his head and scold him after this.
(How long you want to hug me like this?)
"Hug! Ehehe…"
Without me realizing, Tim has hugged my waist. He rubs his cheek into it and smiling innocently like a little kid, even though he should be a teenager right now.
"Looks like fun, gotta join in!"
Khazim came and hugged my waist, followed by Toval, Ridell and the rest of people in the lounge. It's warm and lovely hug between friends that able to ease my heart a bit, but I can't stand those who reek of blood, sweat and stench of the demonic beast. Ugh, really, I want to puke. Then, Rudell, Dolsche, Razzle, Carl, Igrei and Ben lastly joined into group. Meanwhile, Robert is just standing near wall and looking at us with cold gaze.
"What the fuck is this?! FREE HUG?! I MUST JUMP IN!"
The worst thing happened when Florence jumped in and hugged all of us very tightly until I can hear Tim and the Dwarves' bones creaking. Combined with Dolsche who has big body and hands, this mass hug is more like two giants squeezing out a pack of sheep.
"What's this commotion? Isn't that…Oh!" Rania surprised a bit.
The mass hug last longer than I expected and shortly after Rania walked in, everyone returned to their positions or duties like before. But when I patted my cloth from debris, dust and ash, Jordan is kneeling down in front of me again and called me gently. He is lowering his head like a faithful servant that is waiting for an order. Looking at that, I'm thinking about something until I realized what he wants from me right now.
Jordan smiles gently and closes his eyes, "My Liege…"
I rub his head gently and from his expression, he is probably enjoying this. But seriously, stop acting like a dog Jordan. You are already a grown-up adult so please do not behave like a little kid anymore. I remembered that you often asked me to do this kind of thing when we were young and I know that you have been waiting for a long time solely for this moment…but seriously, you are acting like a dog who was separated from his master for a long time.
(Damn, do not look me like that everyone…seriously, I didn't hope for this!)
"ONII-SAMA! THAT'S UNFAIR!"
I turned my head to the entrance when I heard a girl shouted at Jordan. I saw a Werewolf girl that is none other than Erica, Jordan's little sister. Then, she rushed me and placed her right hand on her forehead.
"Salute! Reporting in, Erica Miavander Frankreit has returned from duty on Virizia Plain. Now, I will return to my original duty to serve you once more!" She saluted me out of blue as if I am an Imperial Commander! This is freaking embarrassing!
"Okay…okay, I understand! Please put down your hand and lastly, don't call me Commander!" She smiled a little and we are shaking hand afterwards. Of course, I gave her a lot of head pats as her eyes are asking me to do it and she was enjoying it until her tail can't stop wagging.
"Excuse me…please just tell me to stop if I hurt you…"
Before I can open my mouth, Erica hugged me very tightly and she buried her face into my chest. She also rubbed her face on my chest, which I felt comfortable. However, suddenly my shoulders shuddered as I felt many great killing intents from my back, and I also saw most of the boys are also giving me a death glare.
Jordan and Erica were two young Werewolf pups I accidentally met on outskirt of [Freisha Great Forest]. Our encounter started when father received a duty from Queen Anne to deliver a message from her to Queen Yulia Derdorossa, the acting Queen of Finorel Kingdom on there. Before he meets the Queen, Father told me to walk around the kingdom along with Arianna.
We walked around the Capital City with Ameryl, our maid until afternoon. I asked Ameryl to escort us to outside of kingdom to see the famous magical waterfall that has become a main tourism spot of the kingdom. We walked together for one heverra or more I forget…and we reached the waterfall. After sightseeing for a heverra, we decided back to main capital because it's almost evening. On the way we back, we heard a very sad yet painful howl behind the huge rocks.
Curious, we ran to there when Ameryl was looking on another place and suddenly a tall and slender creature jumped to us. We were scared and screamed really loud. Then, Ameryl ran past us and beheaded that creature in instant. When we opened our eyes, Ameryl still fought against two other creatures, one with short, bulky body and the other one is tall.
She killed the creature with short body by burning it alive with black flame but she struggled a bit on the tall one. I remember she needed a long time on the tall one, because it kept blocking and evading her attacks. After she beheaded it, she was looking around and sniffing something few times before she ran to us.
"Young Master, My Lady! Are you okay?! Did "they" taint you?! Did "they" bite you?!" She hugged our bodies tightly and checked our hands and legs. After she found nothing, she hugged us again and kissed our cheeks.
"O, The Maker, Dragon Gods and Lord Fenrir…thank you for protecting them!" She rubbed our heads while hugging our bodies tightly.
"Ameryl-san, what was that before…?" Arianna asked with small voices like she almost cried.
"You don't need to know "them" My Lady! Promise me you will not wandering by your own again, okay?"
"Okaaayy…" We answered her together with cute tone.
I remember that was my first time meeting "them". It sure was scary if I remember that again, but maybe because I was still a kid on that time, I didn't understand anything. After that, I looked at two injured wolf pups with white fur. One of them cried over their parents' dead bodies.
Ameryl who looked at them suddenly disposed the big wolves' dead body with black flame and quickly treated the injured wolves with a strange potion. Now, I know that was [Savior's Tear] Potion that she used to treat them back then.
Ameryl carefully wrapped them with cloth and placed them on her inventory. After that, she quickly burned our attackers' corpses until nothing left. She checked the area around her once again and suddenly carried our bodies. She ran back at forest while carrying us and we arrived on the evening. Of course, father had been waiting for us. He almost asked the Imperial Guards to find us (again).
Ameryl came and had a conversation between Ken and father. After they had done talking, father rushed to Imperial Palace and came back late. I didn't know what they are talking about on that time, but I remember we returned back to Northlandia on the morning next day.
Two movanth later, I found two Kobold Demi-Humans in mansion when I walked to kitchen. I saw they received a servant training from Ameryl on the morning in servant room and on afternoon, I saw they received a sword training from Ken. I'm still remember the Kobold Demi-Humans have white hair and tail. But, they always avoided me when I approached them.
…An Eelvariash later, Ken and Ameryl introduced me these two Kobolds, their names are Jordan and Erica from Werewolf Familia. She also told me Jordan and Erica have become her adopted children.
At first, they were reluctant to play with Arianna and me. They opened themselves little by little, as time flew until we can befriend them. I remember back then they love to rub their heads to us and we also love to stroke their head or tail, as well as playing with their ears.
However, after Robert and Rebecca adopted to my family as my younger brother and sister, it seems, Jordan always opposing him, disliking him and competing him over small things and whenever the opportunities present. I don't know what is his reason but when I look on their fight, it looks like the usual brother's fight. But when they became adult, it sure is really annoying.
Jordan and Erica attended Northlandia Knight Academy as father's instruction and after they graduated, they attended Northlandia Magic Academy and father fully paid all the school fees until they graduated. Father told me after graduated from magic academy they got a scholarship that can be used to enroll on every academy in the world because they always have good grades and behaviors.
They used their scholarship to enroll at Werevelanna National Academy on Werewolvia Kingdom to deepen their martial arts, swordsmanship, spearmanship, archery and many others. Long after that, Father suddenly told me that both of them attended Carnidaefrol National Academy on El Cardiaefrol Kingdom in Yggdrasil Tree, Midgard World, Floor 55th Bzeydernioch to deepen their servant skills and abilities.
I heard they were invited by Queen Anne and King Fenrir as Imperial Soldiers because their reputation. But they refused that offer and chose to serve our family instead, which is strange for me because they can have a good life and future on if they serve them.
Father told me they did that because they are forever indebted to us because we had saved their life, as well as paying their tuition fees until they became great person like now. Father also told me to give up to ask them serve another person because all Kobold Familias have a very strong loyalty towards their savior or master, for example, Ken and Ameryl who forever indebted to my father. Father said, "It is their pride as one of [Servant Races]. Remember Haru-chan, do not hurt, loathe or betray their pride after they swore an oath to you!"
I understand what father said back then after I became adult and welcomed them as my personal guards, though I don't really like it. But even though I'm saying, "I welcomed them as my personal guards" but they are never GUARDING ME in the first place. I just met them TODAY after they returned from their duty but after ten Eelvariash separated away!
I remember when I want to start as an adventurer party with Robert, Rebecca, Roderick, Charlotte, Ayumi, Arianna, Gary, Elessa, Thomas, Rania, Anya and Yuna, but we still lack three members more. I asked father to introduce me to some promising people and I even tell him the reason why I wanted to find people. But that was my biggest mistake I have ever committed.
Next day, my party members came to mansion because I told them that we would have new party members. But only Robert who wasn't there because he accompanied mother for an inspection in another fief. As normally, Ameryl served the tea and snack for us, but before she returned to kitchen, she looked m with "pity" expression and sighed a little. She said, "Young Master, please…you must calm no matter what". She bowed down and left us after that. Not long after that father came with two unknown people from Kobold Race.
"Father, who are they?"
"Hm? Don't you always rubbing their head and stroke their tail when you were little?" I tried to remember who they are but suddenly Arianna shouted something.
"Are you Jordan and Erica?! Waaaaaaaahhhh!!!" She ran to them and hugged them.
"Wait, Jordan and Erica?! Really? For real?!" I walked to them and grabbed their hand. Then, I shook their hand. But they suddenly pulled out their hand from Arianna and mine hand.
"No…" They are suddenly kneeling down before us.
(Heck) I surprised a little.
"Jordan Evander Frankreit…"
"…and Erica Miavander Frankreit…"
"Have returned from our study and we surrender myself before you, Ishizaki and Yuuki-sama."
(What the fuck is this) Meanwhile, Arianna looked them with sparkling eyes and astonishment.
"Waaaaaaahhhh! Both of you are so cool!" Arianna clapped her hand.
After that, we talked a bit about their study and training. I realized they have completely changed into different persons, which is sadden me a bit because I love their cute and spoiled characters back then.
"Now, we will accompany you in your journey, My Liege and My Lady." Even Jordan's way of talking is very different now.
"Thank you both of you. But I still one person more to complete our team. I need to—"
"Hm? I have prepared for that Haru-chan! Come here!" Father pulled my hand and we walked to the meeting room. But why I have a bad feeling about this?
He opened the door and I saw many people inside. I don't know who they are but father pulled a chair and pushed me to sit on it. As expected, my uneasiness is growing stronger when I saw them.
"Let your father introduce everyone here, look, this is Major Venton Aricos von Tyrei from Navy Division!"
He pulled a man with spark white hair. After that, he introduced to me someone from Air Division, Land Division, Knights, Mages, Imperial Guards and many others with high social status to me. I was shocked not from the people my father introduced to me, but my own foolishness because I asked him to FIND (NORMAL) PEOPLE FOR ME.
"…father, please stop…" I covered my face with both of my hand.
"What's it Haru-chan? Are you not satisfied with them? DON'T WORRY YOUR FATHER HAS PREPARED EVERYTHING FOR YOU!" He pulled a rope near a curtain and from there I saw….
"YOROKOBE SHOUNEN! BEHOLD! THE QUEEN OF NORTHLANDIA KINGDOM, ANNE PETROSKYVIA REINA HERSELF AND HER TRUSTED PRIME MINISTER ANDREW MILVARIA!"
Two people with serious expression appeared from behind of the curtain and they are staring me with cold gaze.
"…and the last member of your party will be your BELOVED FATHER! How is it Haru-chan?!"
"FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!"
Yes, I screamed with all my might and not long after that, mother jumped in from the door and kicked father's face until he flew out from the window. Behind her, there was my party members who looked at me with "What the heck is this?!" expression and Ameryl who looked at me with pitiful gaze.
At the end of story, because all people with high social status had come and they told me they had a free day on that time, I invited them to an area far from the kingdom. I did this because I felt uneasy that they had come for me, especially the Queen and Prime Minister themselves. Queen Anne told me that she is interested with my journey after hearing the story from my (stupid) father and she decided to join in her free day.
I took them into an abandoned ruin on the vast canyon far west from kingdom and after Prime Minister examined it the metal ores inside the ruin that we found three daesh ago was an unexplored [Gold], [Platinum], and [Aurum] Precious Metal mining spot. She suddenly shook my hand and praised us.
But we were still clueless on that time and two daesh later, a large sum of money came straight to our mansion. One is for my party members and me because we discovered it, one is for mine construction fee and one is for contract between the Kingdom and Azilvanir Company. Though, my father did all the job to administer that mine until now.
"Commander?" I surprised after Erica called me. Oh shit, guess I lost in thought again.
I asked Jordan, Erica and their men to go inside our base but when I walked inside, I heard Yuna and Tamara, as well as other girls whispered about how handsome and manly Jordan is. Meanwhile, the boys also whispered same thing to each other, but not Jordan, is about how beautiful and gorgeous Erica is.
Only Robert, Jack, Tim, Erick, The Dwarves and few people who seem don't have a slight of interest with them and chose to continue their work instead. I stopped walking and turned my body back when Rania seduced Jordan until Luna accused that Rania's "Rapist Mode" when she was seducing him. But, the awful moment happened after that.