Chapter 332: I Hear the Horse Girls’ Names from Iferaski

Iferaski whose tension rose again fell off so I picked her up, passed the tent group, passed the grassland, and midway crossing the wheat field Fullru discovered a line ahead.

"Masaharu. Look."

"Nn? Are? Everyone?"

"Un. There is a wind horse Mama made so no mistake."

"Then join them."

"Got it."

The line from the front in order, 8 horse girls with people on their shoulders, a 30-person-ride wind horse exactly like the one Fullru makes, 3 stroll carts often seen when carrying kindergarteners, and an elephant-size capybara.

A circus-troupe-like group.

Direction-wise they seem headed to the royal capital but just what happened.

—-

We joined the line.

Apparently the stroll carts have around 10 rat girls each and around 15 fairies each are carrying them.

I cannot count them all but at a glance there seem to be 100 in the line and I feel everyone is assembled.

I lined up with Rui riding a horse girl at the front.

"Just what happened? Going to play in the royal capital?"

"Please wait. Masaharu-san. Please tell me first."

"Nn?"

Somehow Rui is a little flustered. What happened.

"Why are you already returning? Perhaps you were eliminated in prelims?"

"No. We won. The main battle is from afternoon so quite a bit of time remained. So we are midway returning to the bus carriage."

"Good. We decided to all cheer for the afternoon main battle."

"Ah. So that is it. Are? Subtle time but did everyone already finish lunch? Not yet? We thought to go eat lunch at the bus carriage..."

Rafilia-san at the front of the line next to Rui responded.

"Lunch is not yet. We will make sandwiches in the spectator seats."

"Aa. Good. That is why you are heading to the arena early. With sandwiches Rafilia-san cuts ingredients and other people sandwich so work efficiency is also good."

"Yes. Thanks to the bird girls we can make egg sandwiches and vegetable sandwiches the rat girls can also eat deliciously. We prepared ham and cheese and lots of ingredients so they can sandwich what they like."

"Ooh... Seriously a good idea. Races have increased so likes and dislikes will also come out and being able to sandwich preferred ingredients is good."

Rui looked at me grinning so it is probably Rui’s idea.

There are sandwich shops in Japan where you choose ingredients yourself so did she get inspiration from there.

Nn?

Rui’s grin is not ordinary.

"Rui. What is that doya face."

Rui waved her finger chichichi.

"Fufufu. It is not an ordinary sandwich."

"What...!"

"Fufufu... Please look forward to it. There is preparation so how about Masaharu-san take a walk with the horse girls?"

"I see. Not seeing the cooking place expectation swells. Fine. Iferaski. Shall we go for a walk?"

"Pi!"

And so I and Iferaski got down from Fullru’s wind horse.

Ranjou also got down.

Then Petit Letree and Shepa also "I also (I also) want a walk—" and got down.

"Yooshi. Everyone. Walk people transfer."

And so Rafilia-san and Rui and the children who were riding horse girls transferred to Fullru’s wind horse.

10 horse girls, 7 dog girls excluding Letree-san, me, Iria who wants a change of mood, giant capybara and capybara family, rabbit girls, capybara girls are the walk team.

As one stroll-cart escort the fairy army of 10 led by Bonbon also remains.

We moved a little and decided to play lightly on a plain where soil and grass and snow became mottled like a calico cat’s fur.

Centering Lucia who shrank and became Capybara-chan and the capybara family we placed capybara girls and rabbit girls drawing a circle, from around that leaving dog girls, further outside distancing horse girls surrounding.

Somehow a formation like a WWII aircraft carrier and escort fleet.

With this even in the worst case capybara babies will not get lost or be attacked by wild animals or birds.

I rode Iferaski and circling a distant position centering the little ones.

"Pi!"

"Eh? You attached names to everyone?"

"Pi!"

"Hou. That child because her ass is kyu is Oshirigakyusskii huh. I see. You like the pronunciation of the stretched ski at the end of the name so you unified everyone."

"Pi!"

"That child because her mane is fluffy is Tategamifuwafuwaskii huh. Horse girls call hair mane."

The other children were named Sugoi Jumpuryokuskii, Aoi Hitomiskii, Ninjinskii, Futomomoni Hantenskii, Doroasobiskii, Tategami Kurikuriskii.

Everyone expresses features and is easy to understand. I first directed but it is unified.

I had them run alongside one by one and greeted.

The children who were injured and about to be abandoned had almost recovered. Full-power sprint is still impossible but ordinary running seems no problem.

Everyone smiling running lively.

However.

"Pii."

Ranjou looks dissatisfied. Only Ranjou has a different name-giver so ski is not included in the name.

I asked Iria riding on Ranjou’s shoulder.

"Who attached Ranjou’s name? Iria or Sara-chan?"

"Me."

"I see. Ranjou. Next time a horse girl joins let us have Iria name her."

"Pi!"

"...Masaharu. I have been wondering a little from before but can you understand horse-girl words?"

"Ah. Before I noticed I became able to understand."

"I see. Even though Iferaski only says ’pi’ you heard the names, amazing. Compared to that I..."

"Do not get depressed. Ordinarily you cannot understand horse-girl words right? Various things happened to me."

Whether the translation function from other-world transfer bonus was tuned or the micromachines inside my body were optimized, for one of those reasons I became able to understand horse-girl words I suppose.

"I am a knight yet I cannot understand Ranjou’s words."

"Pi..."

"Are you comforting me. Ranjou. Thank you."

"It is getting through."

"Eh?"

"Just now you understood Ranjou worried about Iria right? You understand emotions right? Until now you have not had trouble with communication right?"

"Ah."

"Then that is fine."

"That is so. ...Ah, that is so."

Riding a horse girl is becoming a good change of mood and Iria’s expression brightened. With this there seems no more need to worry.

Alright.

"Let us go greet the dog girls. I have not talked with the newcomers yet. Iferaski. Move inside."

"Pi."

"Ranjou and Iria come together too."

We left the circling herd and headed toward the dog girls playing inside.