When the word from Capella brought me outside the , I could see a group of horse-drawn carriages coming toward us in the distance.
Chris also stared at the group, and a look of relief appeared on her face.
"There is no doubt about it. That group of carriages is led by Commander Dinas".
'I see, I'm glad you made it back safely to the ...... ministry.'
I muttered in reply to Chris beside me and shouted to the maids and knights around me.
"I know you'll all be busy with the beastmen children, but please follow the plan".
"Yes, I understand."
"leave it to me."
The two people who immediately responded to my words were Diana and Capella.
The maids and knights who were talking in the house nodded and gave strong replies as if they were listening to my words.
I nodded at them all, and once again gazed powerfully at the group of carriages coming toward us.
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As soon as I saw the group of carriages in the distance, I saw a single rider running toward me.
As the single rider approached, I immediately recognized him as Commander Dinas because of his build and his mood.
He seemed to notice me as he approached, and stopped his horse at a short distance from me, dismounted, and walked toward me.
looked up, and smiled brightly and boldly as he looked at me.
"Thank you for coming all the way to welcome us, Master Rid, and I am pleased to report that our knighthood has successfully accomplished the mission of transporting the beastman's children.
Chris had explained this to me beforehand, but I heard that they prioritized escort and moved as tightly together as possible for transportation from Barsto to the fort in Bardia territory.
After confirming the prevalent diseases among the beastmen children at the Bardia fort, they checked the physical condition of the children and confirmed the order of priority in the transportation.
I heard that the children who were physically weak or sickly were put on the carriage departing from the fort with priority given to them first.
Furthermore, when departing from the fort to the dormitory, the time was purposely staggered a little for each carriage.
This was done to reduce the workload on us, the host group.
It would be possible to accept 162 people at once, but that would require a lot of manpower.
But if we divide them into smaller groups, we can have some spare capacity.
Earlier, Dinas said that Chris's arrangements were excellent, but to be exact, it should be said that Chris and Dinas's arrangements were wonderful.
Chris and Dinas actively exchanged opinions with each other, and apparently they had a lot of discussions about how they could do it safely and efficiently.
Incidentally, the overly energetic children of the beastmen were put on the last carriage and transported by an elite group of people led by Rubens.
The word "too energetic" may have various meanings.
But that's part of what I'm looking forward to, seeing how the children will turn out.
I nodded to Dinas's words, and once again told everyone about the arrangements.
While I was doing this, two carriages stopped in front of us.
The two carriages, each pulled by two horses, were large, with rectangular, vertical cargo beds covered with fabric.
As soon as Dinas saw that the carriages had stopped, he quickly went behind the first one and, together with the knight on the back, removed the fabric so that it could be unloaded.
Then he grinned and sounded bright and cheerful.
'You guys, I've kept you waiting , come on over here so I can get you down one at a time."
From where we were, I couldn't see much inside the carriage, but I could see that Dinas had received the beastman child from the knight inside.
I was surprised to see this and shouted out to everyone.
"Everyone, I will help Commander Dinas with his work."
As soon as I finished, I rushed to the place where Dinas was.
The people around me reacted to this and the situation began to move in a flurry of activity.
, "..., yeah, Commander Dinas, thank you so much for your hard work "
I approached him as I replied and quickly held out my right hand.
Realizing my intention, he immediately reached out with a large hand to grab mine and give me a strong handshake.
, "No problem, sir. It was all arranged very well by Chris-dono. And the group that is on its way here now, the number of people we have transported, is forty-two."
"Forty-two people, ...... Chris told me, but many of them are a little out of condition, or have low physical health, right?"
Dinas nodded quietly as his bright smile turned serious.
'Yes, as you say. We have already confirmed that there is no disease epidemic among them at the border fort, but a few of them need to be checked by a doctor at least once".
I've already contacted Sandra and the others, so they should be here soon. I'll make sure that those who are not in good physical condition are taken to the medical unit in the dormitory ."
I also braced myself to respond to Dinas's seriousness.
"When you have confirmed the number of people, please take them to the dormitory. Then take the children who are not in good condition to the infirmary in the dormitory. Sandra and the others will be here soon, and the children who are not in good health will be checked out right away."
As my instructions echoed around the area, I heard replies from all around.
Meanwhile, Commander Dinas slowly lowers the first child from the cart to the ground.
The child he lowers is dressed barefoot and in thin clothes, not a very clean outfit.
The ears on her head are hanging down listlessly, and her tail seems to be bushy.
The child looked around timidly, and I could see fear and tension in her eyes.
I gently approached the child and smiled as gently as I could.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Rid Bardia. May I ask your name if you don't mind?
The child gave me a frightened look and then looked up at Dinas, who was standing next to him.
Dinas smiled gently at the child.
"It's all right, This man is the son of Rainer Bardia, the ruler of that land . He is not your enemy."
She nodded at his words, and the child looked at me and spoke fearfully.
'Uh, ...... I am ...... Noir from the Fox People ......."
"Thanks for telling me your name. Noir...... is a good name. Welcome to Bardia."
I smiled at Noir, who told me her name, and replied in a gentle way.
I felt a little light in Noir's eyes, as if she was a little relieved.
At that moment, a gentle voice sounded from behind me.
"Master Rid, I'm going to transfer Noir over here. Please unload the next child from the back of the cart."
'Ah, yes. Thank you, Marietta. See you later, Noir.'
"Yes, Master "
I replied to Marietta, the head maid, and smiled gently at Noir before handing her over.
At the end of the exchange, Dinas's loud voice echoed around the area.
"Don't leave the place without permission."
As soon as I heard his words, I looked at the back of the cart to see what was going on, and saw a child running toward me with incredible speed.
I could tell from his face and atmosphere that this was something out of the ordinary, and I braced myself for it.
Capella and Deanna, who had also sensed the circumstances, quickly came out in front of me, and out of nowhere, they took out their dark weapons and prepared themselves.
The girl who came in front of us dropped into a crouch with all her might and looked at me with a frantic expression on her face.
"I am sorry for the sudden disrespect, but I was listening to your exchange with Noir in the carriage, and I would like to ask you to please ...... help my sister, Rid Bardia, please, ......"
"What is it?"
When he finished, the child bowed his head as if rubbing it on the ground.
The way he did it was exactly like "getting down on the ground".
Everyone around , including me, was staring at the child who was on knees, dumbfounded.
In the midst of all this, I suddenly realized what was happening and spoke to the child as gently as I could.
'Well, you have a younger sibling, don't you? May I ask what that is about?"
Thus began the process of welcoming a child from the Beast Tribe, who had various problems.
When the word from Capella brought me outside the , I could see a group of horse-drawn carriages coming toward us in the distance.
Chris also stared at the group, and a look of relief appeared on her face.
"There is no doubt about it. That group of carriages is led by Commander Dinas".
'I see, I'm glad you made it back safely to the ...... ministry.'
I muttered in reply to Chris beside me and shouted to the maids and knights around me.
"I know you'll all be busy with the beastmen children, but please follow the plan".
"Yes, I understand."
"leave it to me."
The two people who immediately responded to my words were Diana and Capella.
The maids and knights who were talking in the house nodded and gave strong replies as if they were listening to my words.
I nodded at them all, and once again gazed powerfully at the group of carriages coming toward us.
◇
As soon as I saw the group of carriages in the distance, I saw a single rider running toward me.
As the single rider approached, I immediately recognized him as Commander Dinas because of his build and his mood.
He seemed to notice me as he approached, and stopped his horse at a short distance from me, dismounted, and walked toward me.
looked up, and smiled brightly and boldly as he looked at me.
"Thank you for coming all the way to welcome us, Master Rid, and I am pleased to report that our knighthood has successfully accomplished the mission of transporting the beastman's children.
Chris had explained this to me beforehand, but I heard that they prioritized escort and moved as tightly together as possible for transportation from Barsto to the fort in Bardia territory.
After confirming the prevalent diseases among the beastmen children at the Bardia fort, they checked the physical condition of the children and confirmed the order of priority in the transportation.
I heard that the children who were physically weak or sickly were put on the carriage departing from the fort with priority given to them first.
Furthermore, when departing from the fort to the dormitory, the time was purposely staggered a little for each carriage.
This was done to reduce the workload on us, the host group.
It would be possible to accept 162 people at once, but that would require a lot of manpower.
But if we divide them into smaller groups, we can have some spare capacity.
Earlier, Dinas said that Chris's arrangements were excellent, but to be exact, it should be said that Chris and Dinas's arrangements were wonderful.
Chris and Dinas actively exchanged opinions with each other, and apparently they had a lot of discussions about how they could do it safely and efficiently.
Incidentally, the overly energetic children of the beastmen were put on the last carriage and transported by an elite group of people led by Rubens.
The word "too energetic" may have various meanings.
But that's part of what I'm looking forward to, seeing how the children will turn out.
I nodded to Dinas's words, and once again told everyone about the arrangements.
While I was doing this, two carriages stopped in front of us.
The two carriages, each pulled by two horses, were large, with rectangular, vertical cargo beds covered with fabric.
As soon as Dinas saw that the carriages had stopped, he quickly went behind the first one and, together with the knight on the back, removed the fabric so that it could be unloaded.
Then he grinned and sounded bright and cheerful.
'You guys, I've kept you waiting , come on over here so I can get you down one at a time."
From where we were, I couldn't see much inside the carriage, but I could see that Dinas had received the beastman child from the knight inside.
I was surprised to see this and shouted out to everyone.
"Everyone, I will help Commander Dinas with his work."
As soon as I finished, I rushed to the place where Dinas was.
The people around me reacted to this and the situation began to move in a flurry of activity.
, "..., yeah, Commander Dinas, thank you so much for your hard work "
I approached him as I replied and quickly held out my right hand.
Realizing my intention, he immediately reached out with a large hand to grab mine and give me a strong handshake.
, "No problem, sir. It was all arranged very well by Chris-dono. And the group that is on its way here now, the number of people we have transported, is forty-two."
"Forty-two people, ...... Chris told me, but many of them are a little out of condition, or have low physical health, right?"
Dinas nodded quietly as his bright smile turned serious.
'Yes, as you say. We have already confirmed that there is no disease epidemic among them at the border fort, but a few of them need to be checked by a doctor at least once".
I've already contacted Sandra and the others, so they should be here soon. I'll make sure that those who are not in good physical condition are taken to the medical unit in the dormitory ."
I also braced myself to respond to Dinas's seriousness.
"When you have confirmed the number of people, please take them to the dormitory. Then take the children who are not in good condition to the infirmary in the dormitory. Sandra and the others will be here soon, and the children who are not in good health will be checked out right away."
As my instructions echoed around the area, I heard replies from all around.
Meanwhile, Commander Dinas slowly lowers the first child from the cart to the ground.
The child he lowers is dressed barefoot and in thin clothes, not a very clean outfit.
The ears on her head are hanging down listlessly, and her tail seems to be bushy.
The child looked around timidly, and I could see fear and tension in her eyes.
I gently approached the child and smiled as gently as I could.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Rid Bardia. May I ask your name if you don't mind?
The child gave me a frightened look and then looked up at Dinas, who was standing next to him.
Dinas smiled gently at the child.
"It's all right, This man is the son of Rainer Bardia, the ruler of that land . He is not your enemy."
She nodded at his words, and the child looked at me and spoke fearfully.
'Uh, ...... I am ...... Noir from the Fox People ......."
"Thanks for telling me your name. Noir...... is a good name. Welcome to Bardia."
I smiled at Noir, who told me her name, and replied in a gentle way.
I felt a little light in Noir's eyes, as if she was a little relieved.
At that moment, a gentle voice sounded from behind me.
"Master Rid, I'm going to transfer Noir over here. Please unload the next child from the back of the cart."
'Ah, yes. Thank you, Marietta. See you later, Noir.'
"Yes, Master "
I replied to Marietta, the head maid, and smiled gently at Noir before handing her over.
At the end of the exchange, Dinas's loud voice echoed around the area.
"Don't leave the place without permission."
As soon as I heard his words, I looked at the back of the cart to see what was going on, and saw a child running toward me with incredible speed.
I could tell from his face and atmosphere that this was something out of the ordinary, and I braced myself for it.
Capella and Deanna, who had also sensed the circumstances, quickly came out in front of me, and out of nowhere, they took out their dark weapons and prepared themselves.
The girl who came in front of us dropped into a crouch with all her might and looked at me with a frantic expression on her face.
"I am sorry for the sudden disrespect, but I was listening to your exchange with Noir in the carriage, and I would like to ask you to please ...... help my sister, Rid Bardia, please, ......"
"What is it?"
When he finished, the child bowed his head as if rubbing it on the ground.
The way he did it was exactly like "getting down on the ground".
Everyone around , including me, was staring at the child who was on knees, dumbfounded.
In the midst of all this, I suddenly realized what was happening and spoke to the child as gently as I could.
'Well, you have a younger sibling, don't you? May I ask what that is about?"
Thus began the process of welcoming a child from the Beast Tribe, who had various problems.
