It was a sunny day. The bright sun shines down on our humble village, whisperwood village. Everyone is living well here. The smiles on the faces of the elves and dwarves were as beautiful as the sunrise. The children in the village are also growing well.
Today is an important day. It was the day I would visit the town for the first time.
"What should I wear?"
I was puzzled by the choice of which clothes were suitable for visiting Branz Castle.
"Uncle, hurry up!!! Rika can't wait."
Rika urged me to get ready. She was more excited than usual. It seemed that she was also looking forward to seeing the outside world.
The two of us were like children going to the playground. I hurried myself and headed outside. There, the team that was going to Branz Castle was already preparing.
They are Vincent, Flora, and Baren, and some soldiers. Arwen's grandfather will be the temporary leader of Whisperwood Village. At first he insisted on coming but I kept refusing. Who would lead this village if all the division heads went out? Finally, with a heavy heart, he had to stay.
"Greetings, My Lord"
Everyone greeted and I greeted them back.
"Everyone, let's start our journey"
I said that and everyone nodded. We then walked towards the city of Branz.
Even so, our journey did not go smoothly. We were confronted with some powerful monsters. However, those who were now seemed to have underestimated the monsters. That's because, in addition to their good weapons, their physiques also received buffs from the food in the whisperwood village.
Now the elves who were not strong in physical combat were now on par with the Beastmen. The Beastmen would probably be surprised if they saw how strong these elves were.
"Uncle, let Rika also fight. Rika can do it too"
Since Rika had been whining since earlier, we let her fight alongside her pet.
Dire wolf completely slaughtered his enemies. The challenging orcs were also crushed like killing ants. Rika's Dire wolf is very different from the typical dire wolf. The original Dire wolf is a monster that relies on speed but Rika's dire wolf believes more in its strength.
As for the cat forest, Ava and Aila, they tore through the monsters with their speed. Like the Dire wolf, the cat forest had consumed a lot of food at home and I had modified their bodies.
Everyone who saw Rika's pets became very scared. The cute boy's guardian turned out to be very brutal.
We also stayed overnight a few times in the forest because of Rika. She couldn't be deprived of sleep as it would interfere with her growth. As her surrogate parents, I had to keep a close eye on things even if they were small.
The grueling journey lasted for almost two weeks. Here, I learned a lot about the forest from edible plants to poisonous ones. It will be good for me to collect them when I return home.
Once we came out of the forest, I saw a very high wall that was about 15 meters high. The towns within it were invisible due to the height of the wall. The wall was probably about 3 kilometers long. Around the fort, I could see some wheat fields but they didn't seem to be growing well.
As we approached the gate, I saw some people who had animal-like tails and ears while their faces and overall stature were human.
"Uncle, those guys have ears and tails like Blacky"
Rika said so and Flora explained it to Rika.
"Rika, they are called beastmen. Do you like them?"
Flora asked and Rika answered.
"Umu, they are very cute. I also want to be friends with beastmen."
Rika said so and our group laughed merrily.
As soon as we reached the gate, Gil and the others greeted us.
"Greetings, my Lord"
Gil said that in front of everyone. It was witnessed by everyone including the beastmen and the gate guards. Damn, I'm so embarrassed by his greeting.
"Gi-Gil, there's no need to do that in front of everyone-"
"No, my Lord, you are our supreme leader. It's only natural that we welcome you."
I didn't want to argue with him and headed straight into the gate. The matter of the permit report and everything else was left to Gil.
The soldiers guarding the gate initially wanted to forbid Blacky, Ava and Aila from entering but Gil insisted saying that they were the young lady's guardian monsters. It wouldn't hurt anyone unless they tried to harm the young lady. Therefore, the guards were forced to allow it with Gil making a statement.
"Uwaaahhhh, uncle this is a very beautiful city"
Rika danced right there after seeing the city. It was a medieval style city. The texture of the construction was more like a fantasy city in the game than a European style. The citizens here have mixed faces. I mean, it wasn't dominated by European faces.
"My Lord, you are waiting at the queen's residence. I will escort you there."
Mali asked me to head to the royal princess Nemorosa's place. It looks like they have prepared a meeting for us. I then headed there with Rika, Vincent, Baren and Flora.
The rest of us were free to wander around the city. I asked Mali how to trade here. Since demi-humans certainly don't have a currency, they first need to sell goods to the government to get money before they trade with fellow citizens.
We finally arrived at the queen's residence mansion.
It was a magnificent mansion. I wonder how they built it with the technology of this world. However, that's not something I should think about. Now it was time to talk and negotiate with the queen.
This time, Blacky, Ava, and Aila had to wait outside the mansion. It's impossible to bring animals into someone else's house, isn't it? Rika could only agree after I explained slowly.
We entered the mansion smoothly because Gil and the others had informed the queen beforehand.
I walked inside and scanned around the mansion. It was a spacious mansion and was illuminated by the sunlight as there was a lot of glass in the mansion. That meant that glass technology had come in. However, the lighting at night was still using candles. Oil technology is still not in use. We walked until we finally arrived at a special door guarded by a guard. It looks like this is the queen's room. I began to prepare myself.