Vol 2 Chapter 3 (1/1)

It had been al-eared ones to the Acaderounds were quickly developed into fariment Temporary tents were used for a short duration as the crews clearedti and various facilities like a granary, storage warehouse, carpentry shop, shooting range, barracks, a communal bathhouse and even a cafeteria Kun interjected hi between the buildings as he’s doing so similar in the real world Needless to say, the Acade all they can fro out

[T/N: The cleared grounds werefields in Vol 1 Chapter 7]

The group and the coe they eon after they packed their equip was dismantled, even the stone-beds, and carried out Soroup didn’t see any of the caninoid carrying them It was already dark by the time they reached the entrance of the limestone cavern, the company suddenly stopped, dropped their packs and thrust their palht there and then, but gray, cattle-sized, shaggy-haired dogs with hooves appears froroup could only look on as the coe onto these [Gray Cadejo]s They made quick travel toward the hideout in the [Field of Ashes], with Bell and Kun logging out midway due to the time The coroup of students appeared So The students were bewildered, but also happy to see so many adult demi-humans Isnic led the coed out There was a sarrisoned troops quickly rushed out to confront theroup deep in the night, the garrison had thought there was an invasion and sounded the alarm The matter was quickly settled when Isnic identified herself and showed the captain of the guard the 4 vessels resting on a wagon being pulled by the [Cadejo]s Isnic hinted that these people were important friends with the fors of trailoff with a few of the students that were also stationed there Bell would’ve been proud with her application of the “Carrot and Stick” approach had she been logged in The coain when they reached the acade the students and the work they had acco with a little festival, Kun orked to the bone preparing his “exotic” foods, although it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he enjoyed hi in and out as the rest of the dereat tiht to work, it seems they have a company motto: “Work hard, play hard” kokko kokko kokko “Are you guys sure about this…?” “What do we have to lose?” “How about nity?” “Just shut it, Rick Not like it’s worth much anyways” “These little ones are cute too~!” “Eh… Till, I have to ask, how are these things cute?” The blonde-haired youth points at the sloth-like creature with a pointed beak “What kind of creature are they for crying out loud?! Why are they clucking like chicken but look like a monkey with a beak for a irl proceeds to gently pet the creature that’s in her arms Bell, Rick and Till are currently inside an enclosed area, custoh it’s called a coop, it is still a good 20 meters tall with plenty of trees inside the 50m by 50m structure Poles were erected on the corners, ooden boards surrounding the lower 5 meters of so A net of ropes act as the upper walls and ceiling of the coop, there to keep the ani out as well as a way to feed them There are a dozen or so [Namakemono Chicken]s within the coop, they are brown-coloured with a sloth-like body, feathered, wing-like arms and a chicken-like beak The lone rooster has a vibrant crown of green and blue and is significantly smaller than the females It instead has razor-sharp claws and a hooked-beak more typical of a raptor and is unable to cliht If one isn’t an expert, no one would’ve noticed that they belong to the same species [T/N: Just to clarify, 樹懶雞 - ナマケモノチキン is Sloth (Namakemono - the anilish word “sloth”, it doesn’t have an alternatethe e of “Lazy Chicken” for it] These are low level creatures not in the Total Immersion Entertainment System’s (Second Phantasia's OS, as references in the previous chapter) internal Bestiary nor is there are any infor to the lieutenant supply officer that went shopping with the supplies group days earlier in Feia, these creatures were coroves and wetland forests everywhere where they were originally frolide toward their food of choice and either eat it on the spot or bring it back to their nest to eat it there The males are known as Terror Birds since they would jump up and slash at any adventurers that happen to startle it The ones here are slightly different, but she recognized theht away She quickly convinced Bell and Till ere leading the shopping group at the tireed Although they have a kind of bland, delicate flavour, it’s not the reason why the lieutenant wanted thes that she was after There are no [Naion since no one knehere the males were, so they ended up as bush highly nutritious due to the fact that these creatures don’t y other animals would use for movement into reproduction kokko “Get down, Rick” The youth hesitantly kneels down in front of the felinoid’s glare kokko kokko kuu Till gently places the [Namakemono Chicken] in her ar lazily flaps its arms to balance itself before it settles on Rick’s head “How long do I have to do this for?” “How should we kno long did you need for those Feian elders?” “Just an instant since I gave them all a quick headbutt” “Then do that here~” fuuuuuu Kokkkkooooooooooo? Rick breathes a long sigh before suddenly dropping down a little and ju the creature on his head before it glides har all the while This is repeated for all the female [Namakemono Chicken]s It is finally the ood idea?” Rick slowly kneels down again Looking at the sharp claitch to the flashy looking crown, then back to the claws again [ED: look at the claws, now at the chicken, back to the clahat do you see? IT'S A CHICKEN SLOTH] “Hm, doesn’t matter, at worst you will just die, ill irl picks up theset on the youth’s head Likely due to its small size, it balances itself easily without so uuuuuuu “Kokkuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu The youth gulps nervously before headbutting the creature, who clucks in surprise and brandishes its claws Bell smirks as the bird turns ina show Her s for her head instead She quickly e the creature, but it still ed to draw blood on her cheek Bell touches her face where the cut was, clenching her fist when she sees the trace of blood on her hand “WHY YOU LITTLE! !” The felinoid brandishes claws of her own before swiping at the surprisingly agile bird “Eh, Bell-ne, don’t hurt it~” fiii fiii fiii fiii fa fa biii biii biii Bell swipes at the ses direction inwith its talons The two go back and forth, trying to hit each other while evading at the same time “Eh… shouldn’t we stop her?” “Okay~” FUUUUMMMUU A loud sound like air i, followed by dirt flying everywhere The two stop fighting, pulling away froirl that’s still pointing her outstretched fingers at where the hole is kokkoooooo kokokoko The [Na to hide behind some trees “Huh…?” “What the hell was that?” “Oh, just a focused «Air Lance»~” [ED: dairl, you scary] Rick displays a shocked expression as the catwo her eyes fro her head Till only s back a casual answer du du du Soft sounds of wood getting hammered into place fills the air “So this is the last one, Kun?” “No, but these will be the s The trees will be thinned out a little over there, so we can quickly expand if we need to” The bulky, scar-coveredbefore nodding his head “Planning ahead, good, good” The two had been clearing a portion of Kun’s land further up the road and developing it Hank pulled so with soet the manpower and tools necessary for construction Kun on the other hand went into the fa blueprints, layouts,the the construction work Although technology advanced, the designs offered by Kun still got them excited They were si material without nails or screws The availability of stone and tinificantly faster In just over a s were constructed, with 4 of theh coe, utility, and private living space Two barns were also raised in the processed, that are going to be used for raising ani should their plan beco s with the older“So these are the machines, huh?” Hank leans onto one of the dozen consoles lined up neatly into ts, each in front of a bed with a cabinet right next to them The room is sparse save for the limited furniture and machines, with a sanded, varnished, wooden floor made out of entire trees “Yep, just huide you from the console You can select an avatar and then adjust how it looks Although you can just go with default and let thefor you” “It can do that?” “Yeah, it will just copy yourself as is straight into the gaht, just follow the prompt and just say default when it asks for what you want to be Add a ht hand like this,” Kun places his right hand at the side of his head, placing the tips of his fingers on his earlobe and face “Think of me and just speak” Theht, see you in a bit” Two e, white, hairy, blob creature The other is stuck in a pose with one arm stretched out, while a rabbit-like creature slowly slides off the side of a slightly splintered tree “I guess I don’t have to explain combat to you… but what’s with your appearance?” “I’ve no idea, it said so and I just defaulted all the way” “Eh… guess they added soer while looking down at the even bulkier version of Hank “What the hell is that thing?” Pointing at the creature that Kun’s riding on “Ah, this would be Sammy” kero kero The creature croaks in reply while the dalks around the creature “Weird, I don’t see any tails Let alone three” [T/N: Its naana サミー] “That’s just how Till naht inside or on top?” “Eh, inside? I think I’ll ride on top” kero kero Sa balloon as if on cue “What the hell?!” Kun can only smile at Hank’s surprised expression He offers a hand to the dwarf to help hiets and looks around as Saoes back into its usual round, blobby for onto Saive it a et used to it” “Eh?” The part underneath the dwarf’s chunky posterior sinks a little, confor off toward the Acade onto the white hair and flesh tightly