Cute Bug Overlord, Joins the Chat Group! Chapter 42

A brand-new block of Red Gold was placed on the table.

"The Zerg have a big appetite, so let me buy your surplus food."

Skadi said this.

She could tell that Alina's family wasn't particularly well-off.

To be honest, this place was utterly at odds with Talulah's demeanor.

Though the uniform she wore had faded somewhat from washing, its exceptional material was still apparent. It wasn't something a farmer's daughter could afford.

But the Abyssal Hunter didn't care.

After all, there were few people on land who could threaten her.

"Th-That's far too much!"

Alina stared at the gleaming Red Gold, nearly holding her breath.

As a farmer's daughter, the Elafia girl had never seen such an enormous sum of wealth in her life.

For someone living in a remote Ursus village, Red Gold was something she had only heard rumors about. Still, she knew it could be exchanged for a great deal of money.

"I can't accept it."

The girl shook her head.

That piece of Red Gold was enough to buy the shabby little house she lived in, everything inside it, and still leave some left over.

If it was only being used to buy surplus food, its value far exceeded the price.

Even her parents, who were busy with farm work right now, would do the same if they saw it.

"..."

Skadi merely looked quietly at the girl.

Those blood-red pupils put immense pressure on Alina.

Then she felt her hand being taken.

"Alina, go outside first. I'll handle this for you."

Talulah said this.

"Skadi, I want to talk to you."

Then the dragon girl looked toward the Abyssal Hunter.

Skadi was far stronger than Kiana—strong enough to make Talulah wary.

And she had casually taken out a block of Red Gold.

Judging by the way she acted, that block was only an insignificant fraction of her wealth.

She had supposedly come through the Dimensional Chat Group, yet she had produced... a precious metal commonly used across Terra.

Talulah wanted to know a few things.

"...Fine."

After thinking for several seconds, Skadi nodded.

"Zerg, go outside with her."

The Abyssal Hunter reluctantly picked up Zerg and set him down on the floor.

Then she casually pulled out a can of Ægir food and stuffed it into the little child's mouth.

Broken Tooth had dug this can out of the ruins.

"Crunch... crunch..."

Zerg chewed on the can while happily nodding.

"..."

Alina looked at the tiny child with some trepidation.

Zerg... seemed to have far too good a set of teeth.

"Alina, let's go play!"

Raising both hands, the tiny Cute Bug Overlord cheered.

"...Okay."

The Elafia girl took a deep breath.

Then she took the little child's hand and walked out of her home, closing the wooden door behind them.

The fire in the hearth burned quietly.

Gray eyes met blood-red eyes.

"Skadi, where in Terra are you from?"

Talulah was the first to break the silence.

"Ægir."

The Abyssal Hunter answered calmly.

"..."

The dragon girl's pupils suddenly contracted.

Ægir?

That mysterious Ægir?

As Duke Koschei's heir, the education she received naturally included introductions to Ægir.

It was said to be an incomparably advanced nation. Iberia had entered its golden age merely by receiving a small portion of Ægir's legacy.

And now, an Ægirian stood before her.

"Don't look too deeply into my identity, Talulah."

The Abyssal Hunter calmly watched the dragon girl across from her.

Yet Talulah felt tremendous pressure, as though some terrifying predator had fixed its eyes on her.

"Getting too close to me will bring misfortune."

Zerg and his swarm feared no Seaborn, and Kiana came from another world, so she didn't need to worry about the Seaborn either.

But Talulah was in Terra.

That was why the Abyssal Hunter issued her warning.

"..."

The dragon girl wanted to say something.

"Ahaha, I think I got knocked out just now. I only woke up now."

A somewhat silly female voice rang out.

"What are you talking about?"

The white-haired dumpling abruptly sat up, like someone rising from their deathbed in the middle of an illness.

This time, what entered her vision was no longer that mysterious purple-hazed space.

She seemed to have exposed something in front of her inner demon earlier, but it didn't matter.

The Kaslana family's inherited memory-loss technique was trustworthy!

Kiana Kaslana was very confident.

She believed in her iron fist of justice!

"..."

The Abyssal Hunter and the dragon girl both turned their heads to look at the white-haired dumpling who had disrupted things.

"What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Kiana Kaslana was confused.

And wasn't someone missing?

Her gaze swept around the room.

Where's my Zerg?

Where's my super cute Zerg?

"Skadi, which country is she from?"

Talulah asked.

"I'm Kiana Kaslana, from another world!"

The white-haired dumpling stood upon the land of Terra and, as a pioneer, declared her identity to the Terrans of this other world.

I came, I saw!

"...Kiana, did I hit you too hard earlier?"

Talulah walked over and touched Kiana's forehead.

She couldn't believe this fact beyond the limits of her understanding.

Koschei had never taught her anything related to it either.

For an inexperienced fighter... other worlds were already beyond comprehension.

So the dragon girl believed that Talulah might have hit Kiana hard enough to damage her brain.

"...Kiana really is different from us. She comes from another world."

Skadi's expression was somewhat complicated.

Kiana Kaslana had previously claimed that her world was peaceful and tranquil, an incomparably beautiful place.

And her earlier experience—

Had indeed proven that to be true.

"???"

The dragon girl's eyes widened in extreme shock.

She really was a visitor from another world?

She watched the white-haired dumpling stand with her hands on her hips, seeming to swell with pride.

Was the average intelligence of people from other worlds... a little low?

Talulah couldn't help becoming deeply worried.

"It's snowing."

After leaving the crude little house, Alina sighed as she held the tiny child's hand.

This winter... how many people in the village would freeze to death again?

Her expression was troubled.

Bad weather alone would have been one thing, but... those greedy Infected Patrols came to exploit the village every now and then.

Judging by the pattern from past experience, those greedy patrols might be coming again soon.

"Alina, what's this?"

Zerg looked at the icy crystal flower that had landed in his palm and tilted his head.

"This is snow, Zerg."

Hearing the little child's voice, Alina snapped out of her thoughts.

A gentle smile blossomed on her face again.