Dominant Run!

Exquisite Rabbitfolk, Framea!

Ciel: <>

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After arriving back from Dwargon, Rimuru walked through the village, observing his subjects as they went about their daily lives. Testarossa was, of course, attached to his hips, closely following him from behind, while Ranga walked next to him, happily wagging his tail.

As he walked around the village he noticed how his village was smoothly progressing evidenced by how different groups were busy doing different activities.

In one part, Kaijin and his brothers worked with Rigurd, drawing plans for their upcoming projects. In another part, you had a number of Hobgoblins training themselves however they could under the watchful eyes of Rigur. Lastly, a group composed of Hobgoblines and Tempest Wolves had gathered at the entrance of the village, preparing to depart for a hunting session to procure food for the village.

Apart from these groups, other Hobgoblins were busy with essential tasks such as cleaning, working on ongoing building projects, and various duties crucial for the village to keep running.

While observing the village and its inhabitants, Rimuru eventually reached his destination, which was Veldora's hut. During his recent visit to Dwargon, he had left Veldora in charge... well technically Veldora was more like a figurehead as Rigurd was the one effectively managing everything. However, before receiving a formal report from Rigurd, Rimuru decided to hear Veldora's perspective on the past two days.

So, without wasting any more time, Rimuru entered the hut and saw two things, one surprising and the other not so much.

The first thing he saw was Veldora lying on the ground, munching on some sweet berries while leisurely reading manga. This wasn't surprising, as this was exactly what Rimuru imagined his friend doing at any given time of the day. However, the unexpected scene was a petite rabbit girl with lustrous brown hair diligently cleaning in a corner of the room, trying to make herself appear as small as possible.

'Ciel, isn't that Framea?' Rimuru asked, looking at the rabbit girl who had yet to notice his presence.

<Indeed, Master. She is the same rabbit girl you hired as the Guidebook Creator for Tempest in the previous timeline.>

'Hmm... last time, I didn't meet her until the Founder's Festival, so isn't it too early for her to visit us?' Rimuru mused to himself but decided that he could ponder on that later. For now, he had to see what was going on, so he walked inside and made his presence known.

"Hello Veldora, it seems that you are enjoying yourself," Rimuru said, walking towards Veldora, drawing two sets of eyes on him.

"Ah, finally dropped by, huh?" Veldora grinned at Rimuru. "So, did you bring something delicious for me?"

"Yeah, I did. But before I hand it over, tell me, did anything interesting happen in the last two days?" Rimuru inquired.

"Interesting?" Veldora said scratching his head trying to think of something. "No, not really, it was boring as usual."

"Boring you say..." Rimuru sighed, glancing at the rabbit girl. "And what about her? I don't recall seeing her before."

"Oh, her..." Veldora's gaze shifted toward the rabbit girl. "I have no idea."

"Yeah, I figured," Rimuru shook his head, handing the box of sweets to Veldora, who eagerly accepted them before returning to his manga, zoning out from the world once more.

Rimuru meanwhile approached the rabbit girl and asked, "So... who are you? And what are you doing here?"

"M-my name is Framea," she stammered, her voice shaky and quivering. "Mr. Rigurd told me that if I wanted to stay here, I needed to work. Since I'm not strong enough to hunt or skilled in building, he asked me to help with cleaning this place."