Friend of the slime

17.Promise To Protect

The next morning everyone woke up with the sun in order to get a head start on the days activities. Houses to build, trees to cut, and holes to dig.

I made a quick pit stop at Rimuru's to check on his progress. I could feel his majicules slowly returning to his body but would probably keep sleeping through the day. After that I made my way around the village to do my morning rounds and saying my good mornings to everyone as I did.

"Great Ananta!"

Hearing my name I turned around to see the Benimaru, and the other newly evolved Kijin, walking towards me.

"Good morning." I greeted with a smile. "How did you all sleep.'

"We all slept just fine." Benimaru answered. "How is great Rimuru?"

"He's doing better." I replied. "He will probably be up in the next day or two. You are all welcome to go see him yourselves if you want." I offered noticing the girls give happy looks at eachother.

"Thank you, Great Ananta." Benimaru replied.

"No problem, actually you arrived at the perfect time. Why don't you all walk with me and get more acquainted with everyone?" Seeing the nods of agreement I led the way.

"You have a very well organized system here." Hakurou commented as we walked.

I chuckled. "Yes we got very lucky. It's all thanks to Kaijin and the dwarven brothers who came to live with us."

The ogres glanced at eachother noticing that I talked like a proud mother when it came to topics about the village or its inhabitants. They didn't say anything though. To their knowledge dragons did love for hundreds of years after all. For all they knew I was a mother.

"Speaking of which." I continued. "This is the dwarves main headquarters right here." I led everyone into the sheltered building that was like a furnace due to the hot fires in the room.

"Morning Kaijin!" I greeted the dwarf as I entered. "Do you have those plans for the new buildings ready?"

"Morning Great Ananta!" Came the calm and slightly amused reply. "I do indeed, we finished them just this morning." He said handing me the stack of thin wood we used as paper.

"Perfect!" I said looking through the plans with a satisfied huff. I was no builder by any means, but even I knew good planning when I saw it. Instead I focused more on the supplies needed and positions for the new buildings.

"I was just telling our newest members over here how we would all be lost without you and the brothers."

Kaijin laughed at this. I loved his laugh, it was a genuine laugh that came strait from the stomach and shook his entire body as he did.

"Well I can't take all the credit." He said light heartedly. "You and Great Rimuru are just as amazing. You're the reason all of this is even happening right now after all."

I chuckled returning to the plans as Kaijin asked the Kijin how they were settling in. I was so preoccupied with the plans that I didn't notice that the Kijin were starting to fan themselves against the heat. All except one, who had wandered off after a particular sword had caught his eye.

"What kind of metal did you use to make this sword?"

I glanced up seeing Kurobe standing in front of the wall where Kaijin hung up his completed works. The man was looking very intensly at the metal with a thoughtful look on his face. If asked I wouldn't have been able to tell you what he saw, but whatever it was seemed to greatly intrigued the man.

"You have a good eye." Kaijin remarked as a smile broke across his face seeing someone admire his work. "It is actually a combination of different metals melted together using a technique I invented myself."