I Became The Rabbit Swordsman In A Chapter 5: The Human Village

Is that the sa boar that had appeared around town?

The people who erged from the forest were dressed in animal hide and wearing a furry hat with long beards. They were human n, dressed as traditional hunters.

Probably? Im glad that he didnt notice us.

He seems to be injured. There is a scar different from the spot where the arrow pierced him. Who would have done it?

The n who didnt notice , much smaller in size compared to the boar, started to inspect the boars dead body.

Must be one heck of a hunter.

Yeah, to hurt a boar this badly. If they did it by themselves, they wouldn't be an average human.

But where did they go? Did they get attacked?

They werent saying it to since they didnt know that I was there, but I was still feeling good from their awe.

I did it.

I stood in front of the n after announcing.

What is that?

Ahhhh!

Its a monster!

The hunters freaked out the mont I appeared, and then stepped backwards or fell to the floor.

Why are you so surprised, cant you tell that I am similar to a human?

And its funny for to say it myself, but my outer appearance isnt so frightening to be so freaked out as if you had seen a wild carnivore?

Dual specin!

What should we do?

Of course we should run!

I had heard before leaving Rabbit Hole and from reading the novel that humans either look down or fear dual specins.

I just felt glad that they hadnt ntioned killing .

Gohrrrrrrr

Ah.

I was going to say dont worry, but my stomach spoke first.

The kid seems to be hungry?

The hunters, even though they werent bunnies, had good hearing and could pick up my sound well.

Its because the boar took all my food.

Without knowing, I made an excuse even though I didnt have to explain myself. Why am I making up such excuses and being embarrassed?

This rabbit, since its able to talk with us, doesnt seem to be a threat.

Yeah, its not so violent, either.

The hunters looked at . I was embarrassed that my stomach rumbled, but from this they let their guards down.

Hey, kid. Did you really kill this boar?

The hunters must have thought that I looked like a little kid, and called one.

Yeah, that was , but a kid?

Since I still had mories of my life in my late 20s before my death, hearing the word kid made flinch a bit.

Hey, man. I think shes a grown woman, you shouldnt call her a kid!

One of the hunters said after noticing that my expression was odd.

Oh, I see. Sorry about that.

The hunter apologized right away. To apologize for sothing like that, these hunters seed to be good guys.

No, its fine. Its nice to look young.

No matter what age, we all dream of going back to our teenage years and talk about the things we would fix if we could go back in ti. So, it wasnt really sothing to feel bad about.

This kid has a good temperant.

Only if she changed her informal speech.

Really? She just reminds of my daughter and is cute.

The hunters laughed amongst themselves and then looked at the boar once again.

Anyways, that girl really killed this boar?

They were still in disbelief.

Should I show it to you?

I took over my rapier and then placed it near the boars scar.

The shape of the rapier is the sa as the shape of the scar, right?

To be honest, unless they were experts, you wouldnt be able to tell the similarity with a naked eye. Still, I spoke with confidence, and

I think so.

It seems like it, I guess.

This rabbit lady wouldnt seem like the type to lie, either.

The hunters just let it be since I spoke with so much confidence.

What a great skill.

This ans that before we shot the arrow, it was already dying.

And then they gave a look of praise.

Well, this is like nothing for my level

Rumble.

As if my stomach was dissatisfied that I was showing off, it grumbled again. It was already embarrassing the first ti, but this ti my face felt red.

Since earlier, you seem to be really hungry. Would you like to eat with us back at our village?

The hunters who were staring at as if they would stare at a kid from their village, seed to be inviting .

The village?

Was this the village that I was looking for? This would an that I wasnt lost after all. No matter how you get there, if you make it to your destination, the path you take would be a type of a path, no matter how unplanned, right?

Yes. Since we got the boar, we will be returning to the village.

The hunters were already getting ready to head back after packing the boar. The boar must be tasty as a barbeque, I imagined

But human villages are

It wouldnt seem cool to accept their offer right away. It was my philosophy that a swordsman must always have pride and elegance. Although I had long forgotten about this philosophy from hunger, I was still not at my lowest point, and refused once to keep my pride.

Don't worry! We are not like the bad guys you are worried about!

Yes! I think everyone will like you!

Due to their kind nature, they offered once again after I refused.

Well, if you say so.

This ti I didnt refuse, but I made a face as if I was convinced by them and then followed them along.

Do we still have a lot to go?

We are almost there.

Unlike my estimation, the human village was quite far away. If I had gone alone, it would have taken even longer to find it.

The hunters are coming back!

As I started to see fences that were man-made, the kids were playing with a ball in the field near the entrance and ran inside the gates after spotting us.

Rabbit lady, welco to our village.

The forest village that the hunters proudly announced was a common forest village that you would expect. Most buildings were made of wood, and from the numbers you could tell that they had a small population.

What is that?

Its a boar!

That must be it! The one that ate all our crops!

The village people ca out one by one, and all their attention was on the boar, not .

Well done, Hans! You caught the boar that was threatening our village!

An energetic voice. Arms thicker than those of the hunters. A haircut in the shape of a rectangle. A man who seed to be strong and short-tempered from first glance approached the body of the boar with a laugh.

No, mayor. We didnt catch it.

A Mayor? He seed a bit too young to be a mayor and he looked as if he would do a better job crushing peoples skulls.

Really? Soone already killed it? Who?

The mayor was making a puzzled face, then made eye contact with .

But who is this girl? First of all, I dont think that she is human? Where did you bring her from?

The mayor kept staring at , as if he was fascinated with my large ears.

Hey mayor, say hi. This lady was the one who hunted the boar down.

From these words, the village people started to talk among themselves.

That thing is not human, right?

Of course not. You can also tell from her white skin and red eyes.

So its a dual specin?

Mom, why does that girl have ears on top of her head?

There were many reactions: mainly those of interest or fear.

Hans, is that true? This skinny girl caught this giant boar?

The mayor scanned my up and down and made a face of disbelief.

Yes. It wasnt just , but the other hunters can verify this.

All three hunters, who had seen the mark of my rapier, all nodded their heads in agreent.

I cannot believe it. Even though she is a different species, she seems weak and young.

The mayor still didnt believe . I smiled at his words and approached him slowly.

Why? Are you disappointed?

The difference in height between the mayor and I was long enough to fit a small kid. My height being shorter than average also played a part. I had to look up at him, but I didnt feel any energy that was overpowering from him.

You must be confident about strength since you seem pretty muscular. However, your legs seem weak compared to your upper body.

At that mont, I stopped smiling, used my bunny legs to approach the mayor quickly and slid out my rapier halfway. Everyone around was surprised, and the mayor only flinched his hand, but couldnt even reach his ax on his waist.

"Which ans that you have low reflex, and if I were to approach you this quickly, you would have failed to show off that boasty strength of yours you are proud of.

I smiled, and then backed off.

"Now do you see it? This should be good to prove my words that I killed the boar?

The mayor, who was stiff from my surprise, made a frown.

Did you just.

The mayor was about to say sothing, but stopped. He must have known that I didnt say anything wrong.

Ha, I got a punch for calling you a little kid. Let formally introduce myself. I am Victor, the mayor and leader of the lumberjacks of this village, Eradora.

The mayor who was zoning off regained his smile and then introduced himself. He must have accepted the fact that I am much skilled and stronger than him. There was no doubt.

If the words of the huntsn are all true, it would be just to show a token of our appreciation for saving the village.

Victor held out his hand towards .

If you are not aware, this is what we call a handshake

Silly Victor thought that the reason that I was standing still was because I didnt understand what a handshake was.

I am Aris. I didnt hunt it to save the village nor did I not know what a handshake is.

When I firmly shaked his hand, Victor smiled.

Okay, Aris. What a pretty na. Welco to our village. But Hans, why did you bring this rabbit lady?

Hans then pointed to the boar with his chin.

Since she helped us catch that, I was going to offer her a al.

Yeah, this lady was making a scene about how that boar stole all her food.

I frowned a little from their words. I never made a scene.

Really? Theres no other reason?

Victor stopped his smile and then looked into my eyes. Did he think that I ca here for sothing else? In this tiny town that seems to have nothing going on?

What reason?

When I asked in return, Victor just let out a fake laugh.

Yeah, it cant be. Since we caught a boar and have a guest, shall we have a festival?

From his words the people cheered.

With that bunny?

And of course, there was a middle-aged man who complained that there was a different species to be included, but

If she were to cause trouble, she would have already done sothing by now!

His opinion was thrown off the table.

Did you say that your na was Aris? Do you want to take a rest at my place while the festival gets ready?

When the village people were bustling to get the party ready, Victor suddenly suggested that I rest at his place.

Sure.

Since I had no great reason to refuse, I followed Victor up to the house at the highest point of the village and entered inside.

Its pretty average for a mayor.

I thought that the mayor would get sothing fancier, but it was just a regular house like all the others.

Click.

When I was looking around the place, I heard sothing weird. And I knew what sound it was.

It was the sound of the door getting locked.