After walking around the village twice, they found that Hodel, the village chief, followed close behind them wherever they went.
With his permission, Gauss finally chose an empty lot in the village.
Then, under the curious gazes of the villagers, they unfolded the Foldable House.
The villagers, who had been wondering how Gauss and the others intended to build a house, were stunned by the Foldable House.
One by one, they stared at it and exclaimed to each other.
"Chief, my teammates and I are a little tired from our travels, so we'll go inside and rest."
After saying that, Gauss led his teammates into the house and shut the door.
"Do you think something's wrong?"
Alya had long been unable to hold back her confusion.
But she wasn't so obtuse that she couldn't read the room, so she hadn't asked too many questions in front of the villagers.
Gauss sat at the dining table in the living room and poured himself and his teammates each a glass of water.
Through the one-way window, he looked outside. The villagers in the open lot were clearly fascinated by their group and the marvelous magical house. Even after they had gone inside, the villagers still hadn't left.
"Don't you think something's off? This is the first village that hasn't needed our help."
Gauss turned his gaze away and spoke slowly.
It made no sense.
Human nature was greedy and never satisfied.
When offered free help, even if this village was better off than most, there had to be something it could improve, right?
For instance, they could ask for their defenses to be reinforced. Even with the powder that drove monsters away, it never hurt to have a backup plan. Or they could ask for help clearing the monsters lurking nearby, training