Chapter 855


    She saw the smoke from the fire


    “Mr. Takumi!”


    “Ah, that voice... Ms. Delia?”


    “Ah, the beastkin lady. I could not tell from this distance...”


    “Well, it is a woman. And considering she is coming from the village, it must be her.”


    However, she seemed to be running very close to the ground, which seemed odd for a human.


    Wait...was she running on all fours?


    “Mr. Takumi!”


    “Ah, it really is Ms. Delia. What is she doing out here? Hey!”


    “I wonder as well. And that speed...”


    “Well, beastkin are much faster than humans.”


    “Perhaps we could run faster if we ran like her?”


    As for her seeing the smoke at night, perhaps her ears were an explanation? They were cat-like, so maybe she could see well in the dark.


    “Um...what are you holding? Or to be more accurate, dragging...”


    There was something unfamiliar in her left hand.


    It was not moving, but it was several meters long. And she had been dragging while running.


    “Ah, this thing? I caught it before coming here. It’s a serpent!”


    Ms. Delia looked rather proud as she thrust out her left hand, and pointed the serpent’s face towards us.


    Well, it looked dead... However, as she had thrust it out suddenly, the tail whipped out and nearly hit me.


    “Serpent... Phillip?”


    “Well, while it could be dangerous to hunt it alone, it is not impossible. However, there is no weapon slash on it at all. That is surprising.”


    “It is definitely a serpent... Normally, you would kill it with a weapon to avoid being bitten...”


    “Oh, but it is much faster to give its neck a little squeeze?”