As it was getting dark, we finally ended having lunch, but it extended into more of a dinner at the end because we ate all day to almost the night, so when we walked outside of the tavern, we have probably exhausted most of the reserves of food they had in their storage…
"Well that was nice, I am satisfied…" said Benladann. "What do we do now? Go sleep?"
"I guess we can go do that. I will go out myself." I said. "It seems some lizardmen showed up near Fuyu and we are going to investigate them, probably I'm going to try to make them my friends."
"It seems interesting…" said Rakasha. "You're doing it alone?"
"Yeah, I don't want Benladra to go, she's too young and she has to sleep at night, not go around with me talking with giant talking lizards." I said. Benladra looked at me while pouting, as if she understood I wasn't bringing her.
"Babah! I wawa two gwo!" she said angrily. I think she said she wanted to go.
"No is no." I said. I petted her head and kissed her forehead. "Dear, you have to sleep, okay?"
"Waaahh…" she sighed, as she averted her gaze from me angrily.
"Okay Benladra, don't be like that with your father." Said Benladann. "Don't worry dear, I will take care of her."
"Thanks. With you with her I don't have to worry." I said. Benladann is incredibly strong already, the second strongest after me even as rusty as she had grown, the power of her magic, the mold, and all really makes her a formidable and incredibly durable fighter.
"I'm going." Said Miranda. "I can, right?"
"Me too! As your spirit, I should!" said Belle. "Right?"
"Ah… Okay, sure…" I sighed. "I wanted you to watch Benladann's back, but I guess you can come."
"Nice then!" said Miranda. "Time to see some lizards… Do they really walk in two feet?"
"Yes, they do… They are more civilized and peaceful than people makes them up to be, although maybe there are different kins of lizardmen, so there is the possibility that there could be some wilder tribes of lizardmen…" I said. "For now, let's go back to the Inn, I want to leave everyone there first."
"Alright then." Said Benladann.
We walked towards the Inn, and we paid for a bigger room this time, as some Inns were finally freed and had more space.
After we got there, Benladann's parents decided to stay with her, while Tisha and Pekora would remain there protecting them and Benladann and Benladra.
However, it seemed like Rakasha, and Yuki wanted to come with me. I had already thought about bringing Yuki with me, she's my tamed monster after all and she's useful in battle with her small and swift body, alongside her sharp metallic claws that can drip lethal venom.
But Rakasha? He's an amazing crafter and smith but he's old… I fear something might happen to him and if I end with him too wounded, the little Ruby is going to get too worried and she'll kill me or something using her blood manipulation to make all the blood of my body explode out of my skin… Dying through such a way is terrifying- I am sure I will survive, but still, I don't want to make the vampire girl worried.
"I want to go too." Said Rakasha.
"Me too! I am coming with you, right?" asked Yuki. "I am your tamed monster pet after all, Master~!"
Yuki treated me all lovingly only when she wanted something out of me, she had always been a cheeky creature even before evolving into a beast-kin, seriously… sometimes I really want to give her a nice smack for being so cocky, but she got her charm and I see her as my family so I would never hit her… I think.
"I was thinking about bringing you anyways, Yuki." I said. "But Rakasha, are you sure you can handle the jungle, you're old and everything…"
"What?! I have traveled through the entire world! I have gone past several jungles!" he said. "You wouldn't know of that time I survived being captured by a group of hungry beast-kin in the jungles of Muspelheim but I ended surviving because I bargained my way out by crafting them better weapons and armor that they could possibly have… that way, they ended defeating an enemy tribe of savage fire giants!"
"That happened? Man you're filled with stories, aren't you?" I sighed. "Okay come with me then."
"Yes! I have met Lizardmen before, but they were always savages, I wonder how peaceful lizardmen would talk and communicate, if they're truly as social as you say, it would be interesting to find out how do they organize themselves." Said Rakasha. "My greatest strength is my experience and knowledge, so leave that to me."
"Sure man, I guess you just want to have some fun." I said while petting his shoulders. "Let's go then."
I moved inside the room with Benladann as I kissed her lovingly and then gave Benladra a few kisses all over her face, she was still angry at me, she really wanted to meet the lizardmen.
"If everything goes well, you'll be able to meet them later, okay?" I asked. "Don't get mad with daddy… Or I will get sad."
"Buuhh…" Benladra looked at me while squinting her eyes and then she kissed my face. "Oway…"
Ah… My daughter is really the cutest.
"She forgave you very fast, its clear that she loves her daddy." Said Benladann. "Take care, my love."
"Alright, I will." I said, as I kissed her again and then walked away from the room, making sure to leave several spells and some slime clones there at all times if anything weird happened.
The sun was already settling down in the horizon, most of the village people sleep at this hour unless they're drunkards that have yet to eat dinner, some even skip dinner and just eat a big lunch and sleep until tomorrow morning, they have to wake up early to attend the crops after all.
We moved into the forest once more, hoping to find these lizardmen.
