This is a "forest" with only a few trees, and strictly speaking, it is not a forest but an earthy yellow wasteland, but the owner of this wasteland has some idea of giving it the name "Wasteland" to remain......

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In the afternoon, the sun in the sky began to set little by little towards the west.

The Ancient City of Manya, "Wasteland".

A lonely-looking wooden shed in the "Wasteland", with a stone table and four wooden chairs in the wooden shed.

Two muscular male orc warriors sat on wooden chairs, and one of them, the bear-man warrior, picked up a bottle placed on the stone table and poured it into his and his companion's glasses. When the bottle was filled with wine glasses, the Bearman Warrior's companion picked up the glasses with great interest, and after clinking glasses with the Bearren Warrior, the two of them drank the wine in the glasses.

Let's move our gaze slightly to the two orc warriors, a goblin warrior in metal armor and another werewolf girl in a pale pink dress are sitting next to these two orc warriors, looking at the two orc warriors who are drinking, the two who seem to be a couple smile in displeasure.

"First of all, congratulations. ”

The Bearman Warrior's companion, who had drunk the wine in his cup, looked at the Goblin Warrior and the Werewolf Maiden sitting next to him, and he smiled and congratulated.

"Thank you for your blessings, Temo. ”

Hearing the orc warrior's blessing, the werewolf girl and the goblin warrior responded in unison and thanked him.

Just as the goblin warrior and werewolf girl were talking, the bearman warrior who was sitting next to the orc warrior picked up the wine bottle again and poured wine into the glass, after pouring the wine glass to the full, he took the wine glass to his mouth and drank it all, and after drinking the wine in the cup happily, the bearman warrior put the wine glass back on the stone table very heroically.

"I won't say much else...... Tut, you must have fun with Wino. Looking at the Goblin Warrior and the Werewolf Girl, the two goblins and orc girls who knew him and had a good relationship, the Bear Warrior cleared his throat, and he said to the two in a serious voice.

"Well, we will. ”

"I'll have fun with Wino, Gavey. ”

Hearing the words coming out of the bearman warrior's mouth, the goblin called "Tut" by the bearman warrior and the werewolf girl named "Wino" responded to the bearman warrior in unison.

"What's next for you?" the orc warrior known as Temo suddenly asked, asking Tut and Wino what they were going to do next.

"In a few days, I'll have to go back to the Goblin Clan to do some important 'business'......" I said in response to Temo's questioning, what I plan to do in a few days.

Hearing Tut say what he was going to do, Temo had an understanding look on his face, while Gavey, who was sitting next to him, and Wino, who was sitting next to me, had a look of calm and loss on their faces when they heard Tut say what he was going to do.

"Speaking of which... Tut, what do you think of Wino?" Gavi glanced at the unknown Wino, and suddenly he asked Tut.

"Clams?"

I couldn't help but let out a puzzled sound when I heard Gavey ask me, and then lowered my head slightly, as if thinking about something, and Vino, who was sitting in the chair next to me, gradually pricked up her ears when she heard Gavey's question, with an expectant expression on her face.

"I think... She was very ......, "In the end, I gave a decent answer.

Temo, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but sigh speechlessly when he heard this reply, and when he asked Tut this question, Gaivey, who asked Tut, instantly became very distressed after hearing Tut's reply, and Wino, who was sitting on the side, heard this answer from Tut's mouth, her expression became a little dissatisfied, she bit her lip with the teeth in her mouth, and the pair of wolf ears that were erected to listen to others also drooped slightly at this moment.

"That's... What do you think of Wino, can you tell me about it, Tut?" Temo, who was sitting in the chair next to Gavey, touched his chin with the thumb of his left hand, and the next second he asked Tut a very purposeful question with a serious expression.

"I think she's all ...... there," Temo said calmly, looking at the stern-looking expression.

"Alas......"

Gavey, who was sitting next to Temo, couldn't help but sigh helplessly when he heard Tut's reply, even Temo, who had a serious expression, frowned in the next second after receiving this reply from Tut's mouth, and Wino, who was sitting on the side, shook her head and smiled bitterly when she heard the answer from Tut's mouth.

"Well, I'm asking clearly. What do you think attracts you about Wino, and what do you like about her?" Temo frowned as he looked at the expressionless Tut and asked the goblin he knew again, trying to hear the answer he wanted from the goblin's mouth.

"Wino...... As an orc warrior, she is really beautiful, very beautiful, her personality is really lively, she is full of enthusiasm for others, she is a responsible girl who will not break her promises, and this time with her I feel more like my 'sister' than a couple in love... Pander to... Of course, not really a sister, but sometimes I think she... It's true... It's cute~"

Looking at the frowning Temo sitting in the chair, my eyes widened slightly, I seemed to understand the question he really wanted to ask me, and I couldn't feel any emotion in my heart for a long time, and I opened my mouth to say everything I liked about Wino in my heart, and of course, Wino, who was sitting next to me, was probably listening silently at the moment.

(embarrassed!!)

Wino, who was sitting next to Tut, instantly turned red, and she turned her head slightly to sneak a glance at Tut sitting next to her.

(That's what Tut thinks of me as his girlfriend?)

Wino, who was flushed like a maple leaf on either side of her cheeks, was thinking about it as she stared at the side of Tut's face.

(He said I was beautiful, beautiful?)

Wino, who blushed at the pretty, beautiful adjectives Tut said, was obviously not very cold.

(Well, how is that possible!) I'm a woman of war...... Pretty or something...... It shouldn't be a compliment... (whispering) me...... ）

However, she was really embarrassed to hear her favorite goblin praise her beauty like this, and she was still peeking at Tut's side face, she lowered her head slightly and looked at the ground at her feet......

(Does he feel like his 'sister' more than a lover in love?)

Wino was a little surprised to hear that Tut felt that she was like a sister compared to her lover, she didn't expect Tut to see her like this.

(Really!!Why does he think I'm like his 'sister'?!)

The thought of being treated as a 'sister' by him couldn't help but pout as Wino looked down at the ground at her feet, obviously with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

(I thought he would say, "Wino, she's my favorite girl...... "Wow, am I stupid?!!Why blushing?!!

Wino, who pursed her lips, even began to imagine that Tut should confess to her like this, but when Wino thought of Tut's confession to her, her face turned even redder in her original blush, and she looked like a red apple in her blush.

(But he said I sometimes thought it was really cute in his eyes...... ）

Recalling that when Tut just said that he was cute, Wino's expression in the blush became embarrassed......

(Hmm...... Cute or something, how do I feel that what he said is getting more and more outrageous...... Am I really cute in his eyes?)

Thinking that he was cute in Tut's eyes, Wino, who was blushing, lowered his head even more embarrassedly.

(Although some don't believe it...... But when I heard him say, "Wino, she's really cute." "At that time, I really felt very happy~)

However, when she remembered that Tut said she was cute, Wino looked down at the ground at her feet, and for some reason felt happy in her heart, this feeling was weird... She couldn't tell what it was......

"Haha~Hahaha~Hahaha~~"

After hearing Tut's answer, Temo, who had always been steady, couldn't help but let out a knowing laugh, and he looked at Tut sitting next to Wino and laughed even more happily.

"Tut, is that what attracts you to Wino?" Temo, who was still smiling, asked me next.

"Yes. ”

Sitting in the chair, I turned my head to look at Wino, who was embarrassed to bow his head, and replied with the corners of his mouth curled.

"And Tut, what do you like about Wisno?" Temo narrowed his eyes and asked Tut a sharp question.

When Gavey, who was sitting next to Temo, heard this question from Temo's mouth, he picked up the wine bottle placed on the stone table and poured a glass of wine into his empty wine glass......

Wino, who was sitting next to Tut and had blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment, immediately pricked up her wolf ears when she heard Temo's question to Tut, as if trying to hear what Tut had to say.

Her personality ......, "I closed my eyes and thought about it for a moment, then opened my eyes and told Temo what I liked about Wino.

"Oh? like... Is her character......" Hearing the answer from Tut's mouth, Temo looked away and muttered thoughtfully.

Sitting next to Temo waiting for what Tut would answer, Gavey's eyes widened when he heard Tut's reply, and at this time Gavey's face was full of surprise and surprise, he originally thought that Tut would answer words like "I like Wino's figure" and "I like Wino's breasts......", but now it was obvious that he was wrong......

When Wino, who stayed beside Tut and lowered her head, heard Tut say that he liked her character, she raised her head slightly, and a slightly happy smile appeared on her face.

"That's... What do you like about Wino besides personality?" Temo asked as he turned his head back to Tut again.

“...... Do you really want to say it?"

Hearing Temo ask me again, I scratched the hair on the side of my face with the index finger of my right hand and asked Temo with an embarrassed look.

"Don't be embarrassed~ Say it, someone is listening seriously!" Seeing the embarrassed expression on Tut's face, Temo smiled and gestured to Tut with a finger to Wino who was sitting next to Tut.

Following the direction of Temo's finger, I inadvertently turned my head to look at Wino, and as I turned my head to look, in an instant, I and Wino looked at each other, and I looked at Wino's face even more red, and she was embarrassed, she had to look her eyes away, not looking at my eyes, looking at Wino's shy reaction, I hooked the corners of my mouth and smiled emotionlessly.

"Ears. The pair of wolf ears on her head are very cute, always full of energy when she is happy and happy, and always droops down when she is unhappy. ”

"Huh?!"

Looking at Wino who was looking away, I responded to Temo and stretched out his right hand on Wino's head and stroked it gently.

"Haha~ Is that so? That's what you like about Wino?" Hearing Tut's answer, Temo showed a rare smile and asked Tut again.

"Yes. ”

Still stroking the hair on Wino's head with my right hand, I didn't look at Temo and replied briefly.

Hearing Tut's answer just now, Temo and Gavi, who were sitting on the side, looked at each other with an approving expression, looking at Tut who was stroking Wino's head, and looking at Wino who was being stroked by Tut's head with an embarrassed expression, and the two orc warriors smiled in unison.

"Okay! Don't touch it! It's too embarrassing!"

Wino, who was being stroked by Tut's right hand, opened Tut's right hand with his left hand in the next second, and Tut was stroking her head, looking at Tut with a look of shame and said.

"Okay~"

Seeing this, I withdrew my right hand, which I still wanted to caress Wino's head.

"Speaking of which... Tut, have you gone on a date with Wino?" Tuttmo, looking at the middle who was flirting with Wino, asked tentatively.

"It's been a date, and I've had two appointments with Wino in total. Hearing Temo's inquiry, I responded without hesitation.

"Oh~ You've already made two appointments?"

Gavey, who was sitting next to Temo, couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the exciting news.

"So... Here comes the question, Tut, do you really love Wino?" Suddenly, Gavey clicked with his left hand and asked Tut an extremely important question.

Hearing the question that Gavy asked me, my expressionless face naturally did not show any emotion, I knew very well that the question he asked me was very important to Wino sitting next to me, looking at Temo who was looking at me with a serious expression on his face, I even felt the sound of rapid breathing from Wino beside me, and I could hear that from this rapid breathing, Wino must be very nervous at this time.

I didn't respond to Gavi, but turned to face Wino, who looked very nervous, and under the gaze of Temo, Gavey, and Wino, I took Wino's left hand, and Wino, who was originally blushing on his face, became even more rosy at this moment.

"Of course I love her. Looking at Wino's flushed face, I said for sure.

Hearing this reply, Temo and Gavey's stern expressions on their faces became relieved, and Wino, who was being held by Tut's hand, was horribly hot at this time, and she felt a warmth in her heart when she heard Tut say the phrase 'of course I love her', she thought that this must be the happiness that others say, right?

"Tut, what are you going to ...... in the future?"

Tuttmo, who was holding Wino's left hand, suddenly spoke to Tut, but he was the first to speak, as if he had thought of something, and paused in the middle of his sentence.

“...... No...... Nothing ......," Temo shook his head after some thought, and then said to Tut.

After chatting with Temo and Gavi for a while, I stood up alone and showed Temo and Gavi that I wanted to go for a walk alone and move my body, and when I heard my gesture, Temo and Gavi nodded in agreement, and Wino, who was sitting in a chair, was embarrassed, and when she heard me say that I was going for a walk, she didn't say anything, but sat silently, not knowing what she was thinking?

As I walked into the wilderness, not long after I walked into the wilderness, Temo, who was still sitting in his chair, also stood up, he blinked at Gavi, his left eye did not know what he was signaling to Gavi, but Gavi understood what Temo was about to sign, he gestured with his hand to 'OK', and after gesturing to Gavi, he followed Tut's footsteps into the wasteland............

"Tut, let's talk. ”

Just as I was still moving my body in the barren forest, Temo's voice came from behind me, and when I heard this voice, I subconsciously turned around to face Temo standing in front of me.

"What do you want to talk about?" I subconsciously asked looking at the cautious expression on Temo's face.

Temo... Why the hell did he keep asking me questions about whether I liked Wino or not? Was he worried that I, a goblin, was just playing with Wino and hurting Wino?

"It's about the issue between you and Wino, and I think it's better to let you know about something. Standing in front of me, Temo still had a cautious expression on his face, and he said to me in a calm voice that he was going to tell me about the problems between me and Wino.

"What's the matter?" I asked Temo with a puzzled look.

Looking at the expressionless Tut and the rhetorical question he said calmly, Temo couldn't help but sigh, only to see that in the next second, he nodded to Tu T with his always calm face, and his face was full of an extremely serious expression without any frivolity.

"First of all, Tut wants to thank you, thank you for being Wino's boyfriend with real feelings. Suddenly, Temo thanked me for some reason, and when I was confused, he smiled and explained to me why he thanked me.

(Sure enough...) Just now, he couldn't rest assured that he was in love with Wino, and I was heavy?)

“...... Wino's mom and dad... That is, her father and mother, who would not agree to a relationship with their daughter's boyfriend being a Goblin Warrior. Temo looked at Tut's expressionless face, and he spoke again to Tut in a moderate voice.

(Wino's parents...) Don't agree that I'm with Wino as a goblin?) When I heard the news from Temo, I didn't show any emotion, but thought silently in my own heart.

"So ......"

Tutmo, who looked at Tutmo with a surprised expression on his face at this time, then explained to him what he was going to say to Tut next.

(So?)

Halfway through listening to Temo, I looked at him with a serious expression.

“...... You may meet Wino's parents in the next few days, and they will definitely ask you to break up with Wino at that time......" Temo said with an apologetic look at me, feeling sorry.

(Wino's parents...... It might be a headache to meet them then, right?)

"I see. I nodded to Temo to make it clear that I understood the news that Wino's parents were against me being with Wino.

(Speaking of which...) I still don't know what kind of orcs Wino's father and mother are?)

[Haha!Partner, are you nervous?]

(Nervous?......? ）

"Let's go back together, shall we?" said Tutmo, who looked at Tutmo, who didn't have much expression on his face, patting Tut's right shoulder with his left hand.

"Hmm. ”

I nodded, and walked with Temo to the hut where Gavey and Wino were resting not far away.

Walking to the hut, I saw Wino talking to Gavey, and when she saw me, she smiled at me and waved at me. Temo, who was standing next to me, saw this scene, he closed one eye at Gavi, who was sitting in the chair, and gestured to him, and when Gavi who was sitting in the chair saw Temo's gesture, he nodded to Temo in understanding, and then he stood up, patted the black combat suit he was wearing with both hands, and walked to Temo's side.

"I'm sorry, Wisno, Tut. Gavi and I still have business to attend to, and now it's time to say goodbye. Temo looked at Tut, who was standing in front of him, his friend, and Wino, who had always been like his sister, and waved goodbye to the couple.

"I really have to say goodbye. Goodbye, Tut. The fighting skills I taught you, you must train well, don't be rusty!" Seeing Temo's farewell gesture, Gavi, who was standing beside Temo, also said goodbye to Wino and Tut, and at the same time, as the teacher who taught Tut physical fighting skills, he also warned Tut not to waste martial arts.

"You're leaving so soon?" asked Temo and Gavienor, who were suddenly saying goodbye.

"Yes. ”

"Yes, Wino, you can accompany your boyfriend~"

Temo and Gavey looked at each other tacitly and replied briefly.

When Temo and Gavey finished speaking at the same time, the two of them did not hesitate to turn around and leave with their backs to Tut and Wino in front of them, and on the short way out of the "Wasteland", Temo and Gavey with their backs to Tut and Wino waved their hands behind them without looking back......

Shortly after Temo and Gavi left the Wasteland, I took Wino's hand and left the Wastewood......

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There weren't many orc dwellers passing by on this street, and in the middle of the road there were not too long trees planted from street to end, and under the trees there were patches of flowers that were watered and tended to grow with various flowers every day.

I took Wino's left hand and walked with her in the middle of the street, and at the front of the street, in the center of the street, there was a fountain square that was constantly spewing water for ornamentation, and Wino and I were walking towards the fountain square in front of which several people had gathered. This street is called "Rare Street", and although it is not as beautiful as the bustling "Derry Street", every part of the street is more beautiful than "Derry Street".

"Arrail Street", the top floor of a building.

Two middle-aged werewolves of different genders but similar ages were standing on the top floor, staring intently at a couple walking through the street below the building, a werewolf girl and a goblin warrior who was leading the werewolf girl with them......

"Huh?"

Just as I was still pulling Vino towards the fountain square in front of me, Vino, who was holding my hand and walking together, stopped, and felt that Wino had stopped, so I stopped and looked at her suspiciously.

"Tut ......"

Dressed in a pale pink dress and wearing a lovely bow and garland in her hair, she called out my name in a quiet voice.

"What's wrong?" I asked with concern.

Hearing my rhetorical question, Vino first writhed in embarrassment for a moment, and then she settled down and looked at me with a serious face.

"You... Do you like me?" Vino asked with the courage to look at Tut's flat expression, but her face instantly turned red as if she was frightened when she asked the question.

(Clam?)

Why would she ask that? If I don't like her, why would I be her boyfriend?

(Wait...... ）

Suddenly, I was reminded of the day when I hadn't made a successful confession to Wino......

Could it be that ... Wino......

She wanted to hear me say to her from the bottom of my heart: "I like you." ”？

I swallowed the saliva in my mouth at the thought of this, and I didn't even realize that a trace of inconspicuous apprehension flashed in my heart......

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