Kojiin Tamer

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Here’ the chapter, enjoy.

The number of familiars had increased.
I learned how to take care of my knife, received lessons in taijutsu and magic, and received a large quantity of meat.

…was this normal? At the very least, not telling Director-sensei was a bad thing, right? However, Ojii-san and the others living in a place that was hidden away meant that it would be better to keep their matters a secret, right?

First, let’s try confirming it with Ojii-san and the others.

「Ojii-san, are you guys hiding from people?」

「What is it, so suddenly?」

「No, you’re obviously taking care of me, so I thought that it would be better to explain various things to Director-sensei, but you even went so far as to put up a barrier to conceal yourselves, so I was wondering if you needed to keep it a secret from people….」

「Aah, so that’s the reason.
Let’s see~, I want to, more or less, conceal the fact that we’re wind dragons.
Besides, even if you told her about the house, she wouldn’t be able to come here, so maybe it would be better to not tell her….」

「I see~, then, would it be better to not tell Director-sensei either….」

「No, she is the Director-sensei, which means she can be considered as your foster parent, right? Then in that case, it would be better to explain to Director-sensei only.」

「Ehh? But, you said that Ojii-san’s matters and this house are both secrets….」

「What is to be kept a secret are the fact that we’re wind dragons, and this house.
It should be fine to say that I am a hunter, who is a former adventurer, living near Dragon Forest or something.」

「Aah, is that so.
Then, it should be fine to hide the fact that you’re wind dragons.」

「That’s right.
In the first place, you wouldn’t have been able to see through our true forms either if you didn’t have the Appraisal skill, and you can enter this barrier because it has registered your mana, but normally, it shouldn’t have been discovered.
It is because you had mana detection.」

That night, I immediately told Director-sensei about what happened up until now while keeping some things vague.

「In other words, you’re saying that the meat that we received so far was given to you by a hunter that you got acquainted with in Dragon Forest?」

「U, un….」

「Why did you not tell me such an important thing until now!!」

「I, I’m sorry!! Um, I kept it a secret because Ojii-san told me to, and because in the beginning, I had only received meat….
The meat too, he had, more or less, gone hunting with the familiars, so it was the result of him helping me….」

「Even so, if you received meat, you can’t not tell me, right?」

「I’m sorry.」

「So, he is helping you even now?」

「Um, now, it’s a little complicated and hard to explain….」

After that, I continued to tell her while concealing the important parts.

About the lives of the three people, Ojii-san, Obaa-san, and Sakuya-chan.

About the increase in familiars.

About how there are familiars over there for Sakuya-chan

About learning carpentry, blacksmithing, magic, and the like.

「In other words, in return for looking after that child named Sakuya-chan, you received various things from them?」

「Generally speaking, is it something like that? Rather than saying I’m looking after her, it’s better to say that I’m lending my familiars to her though.
The three of them live by themselves, so they can be said to be Sakuya-chan’s friends.」

「Come to think of it, it’s a bit late to ask this now, but is it safe for them to live near Dragon Forest?」

「Un, it seems that a long time ago, Ojii-san had obtained a barrier magic tool, so neither people nor monsters could approach.
Maybe I was able to enter by chance because I was with my familiars….」

「If that’s the case, then I wonder if it’s safe? Nevertheless, I need to meet them once and thank them.」

「Isn’t that not possible? At the very least, Director-sensei can’t go to Dragon Forest, right?」

「That’s true, as one would expect, I can’t go….
Then, perhaps I’ll ask Char.」

「Char-chan can’t leave the orphanage either, right? Come to think of it, he did say that he would occasionally go shopping, so what if he dropped by at that time….」

「It would be awkward to have him come when we’re the ones thanking him, but I wonder if there’s any other way….
Then, Shuu, can you try helping me ask Ojii-san?」

「Ok!!」

And so, it was decided that we would invite Ojii-san to the orphanage.