"Well, well, it seems that we are all here, there are some announcements and news that it was necessary to discuss among all, I hope I have not disturbed you if you are too busy." Wells said, attracting the attention of all those present.
"Jojojo!, it's such a hassle, Wells! You know you only need to say one word and everyone will ignore the call!" Sherman expressed as he seemed to be eating a rice ball in his hands.
"Sherman is right, mayor, you shouldn't be so polite, it's not like we're strangers." Hazel also replied indicating that there was no problem.
"Hahaha! That may be true, but I like to act like a real mayor from time to time." Wells was satisfied and was about to speak, but it seemed like it was going to take a while.
"Speak up, old man! My back is killing me!" And that voice made everyone turn to realize that it was Marjorie.
"No one is forcing you to stay here, besides, who are you calling old man, old lady!" And while Wells obviously had to show his manners as mayor, it seemed he didn't care as long as he responded.
"Are you so old that you even forgot your age? You should come to the pharmacy to check yourself later."
"You're doing this for the flowers, right? I already told you I don't know how a moondrop ended up there!"
"You know perfectly well that I am allergic to those things, did you want me to step on the grave already?! Just so you know, I would take you with me in the process!" The entire audience seemed to have a bead of sweat running down their foreheads as they listened to the verbal fight that was taking place between the two old people of the town. It seemed like it wasn't going to end, but to everyone's surprise, after a few minutes, both elders had gotten tired enough to stop hurling insults at each other.
"Cough!... I'm sorry about that scene... Anyway, I won't waste any more time and start with the announcements. First of all, I hope you are all ready for the bean throwing festival, the preparations will start at six in the morning, so all the managers must be punctual, as always, it will be decided who will form the teams and the prizes will be announced at end of the event." Just when Wells finished saying that, Blake had a confused face since he didn't know what exactly this "festival" was, but just by looking around and seeing the faces of emotion that several people had, especially Hazel who seemed to give off a strange aura, thought that it must be a good thing. It was a festival after all, it couldn't have been too strange, and he would be sure to ask about it later.
And waiting for things to calm down a bit, Wells continued with his speech.
"Well, I know you are excited, I hope it is a success and that we can attract enough tourists to participate and enjoy what we have to offer, but yes, nothing strange should happen, I don't even want to remember last year, who was the genius who replaced beans with iron?" And as normal, everyone's gazes went to the distracted dark-haired man who seemed to be in his own world.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Gaius asked that question because he actually found it strange to be stared at.
Not paying too much attention to him, all turned toward the mayor to continue listening to him.
"Anyway, I expect everyone's support tomorrow, but the important thing is that you enjoy the festival. Well, the next announcement is something that I guess you all already know, but I should still introduce it, boy, come here!" That call was addressed exactly to Blake. He didn't know what to do, but seeing how Wells looked at him directly, he could only get closer to where he was, and once he noticed how all eyes were on him, he began to get a little nervous as he heard the voice again Wells's voice understanding the reason for it.
"This is the new resident of the town, he is the new owner of the Sharance tree house and manager of the farm, I hope that everyone can welcome him and show the same support that we have for each other… Although I can see from their expressions that you have already met him."
"Hello, everyone..." Blake could hear a few chuckles as well as greetings from his new neighbors and, once it was really enough, he returned to his spot as Wells seemed about to say one last advertisement.
"And for the end, it is not an advertisement as such, but a request, I think that all or most of us have been victims of various thefts or damage to our properties, or am I wrong?"
"Ah, that's right, I haven't found my favorite kimono for days." Sakuya complained showing disgust on her face.
"The other day, something seemed to feast on the garbage from the restaurant." Blaise commented with a calm expression.
"Some clothing supplies just went missing a few days ago." Evelyn said as she patted the monkey plush on the side of her arm.
"Someone stole my trophy for catching the biggest fish!" Carmen yelled at the same time that she tightly squeezed the cane in her hands.
And as time passed, more and more complaints about theft or damage were expressed by all the villagers, implying that the guilty party should pay for what he did.
"Okay, I understand, that's why I've decided to publish a request. Actually, thanks to Shino we were able to find out who was to blame for all this, apparently it is a monster, a raccoon to be exact. From what we can see, this one has brown fur with a ringed tail, as well as carrying a strange leaf on its head." When he heard that, Blake knew who he was talking about.
The culprit seemed to be the same raccoon he had faced the day before, it seemed that he had not been the only one who suffered at its hands, and just thinking that he was still on the loose, he felt that he should do something about it besides to take revenge for attacking him for no reason.
'I should make a revenge list, first, there are those threads and now the raccoon, well, I won't forget.' And leaving his thoughts, he returned his attention to Wells's voice.
"We don't really know how dangerous it can be, but the request is basically to do something about it, whether it's whether you can take it down on your own or report it if you see it somewhere to catch it. Anything will help to avoid further accidents, I hope it was clear if there is no doubt, that would be all from my side." Everyone seemed to fully understand the request and began to scatter while continually saying goodbye.
Blake was also about to go and see what to do for the rest of the day, but he stopped immediately when the voice of the system sounded in his head, saying something that seemed strange to him.