Reincarnated As An Ogre, I’m Going To Enjoy Life In This Other World! - Chapter 102
I was led to the guest room at the back and sat down on a cushion, while Saki and her mother sat across from me.
“Allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Yuzuriha, the acting village head here. This is my daughter, Saki.”
“I’m Saki.”
Both of them bow politely.
“My name is Kingil. Nice to meet you.”
I also bow to them.
“Kingil-sama, I apologize for earlier. Though this village has little to offer, please feel free to relax.”
“Yes, thank you very much.”
“I have some errands to run, so I’m sorry, but Saki will be your guide. Saki, please take care of him.”
“Okay.”
Saying that, Yuzuriha hurriedly left the room.
“Well then, I’ll show you around. Follow me, Kingil-onichan.”
“O-onichan!?”
“Hmm? Did you not like that?”
Saki tilts her head and asks.
“No, it’s fine! Onichan is fine!”
In my previous life, being an only child, I had always longed for siblings, so I was honestly happy to be called “Onichan.”
Afterward, I was guided around the village by Saki. Though it was a tour, there was nothing particularly special, so we just went around the village.
However, the scenery of this village reminded me a lot of the rural landscapes of Japan, and I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic.
After completing the round tour of the village, I was led by Saki to Yuzuriha’s house for lunch.
“I’m sorry for taking up your time and even having lunch.”
“No, no, it’s no trouble at all.”
Yuzuriha answers with a smile, and at this point, I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind.
“By the way, while looking around the village, I noticed there don’t seem to be any men around…”
For a moment, Yuzuriha froze, but she quickly returned to her smile.
“Ah, the men are all out working away from the village during this time.”
“Ah, is that so?”
It was obvious that she was hiding something, but since I had just arrived recently, I thought it wouldn’t be good to pry any further, so I decided not to ask more.
After the meal, Yuzuriha lent me a room, and I was allowed to sleep there. As I was laying down the futon, I noticed a figure behind the sliding door.
“Kingil-onichan…”
“Saki-chan?”
It was Saki’s voice. She slightly opened the sliding door and peeked inside.
“Is it okay if I sleep with you?”
“Huh? It’s fine… but…”
After I said that, Saki opened the sliding door and entered the room. She held her pillow under her arm and snuggled into my futon.
“It’s so warm.”
“Yeah, it is.”
Saki fell asleep within a few minutes after getting into the futon. I tried to sleep too and closed my eyes.
“U… uu…”
As I was trying to sleep, I heard a distressed voice coming from her chest. When I looked, I saw Saki trembling and crying.
(Is she having a bad dream?)
“…No… I don’t want to… ugh…”
While mumbling, Saki shook her head. I gently wrapped my hand around her back and began to soothe her without waking her up.
“…Suu… suu…”
Gradually, Saki’s trembling stopped, and she started to breathe steadily in her sleep.
(What in the world happened to this child, both when we first met and now…?)
I thought about it a lot, but I couldn’t come up with an answer, and I ended up falling asleep.
Chapter length 1380 characters.