Chapter 219

The Good Luck Continues

"Now then, shall we start digging again?"

""Will start~""

As Morgan-san was praising the chicken sandwich he had with a cup of tea highly, we stood up thinking of resuming the mining. At that time——

""Uniyu?""

A white object the size of a rugby ball pa.s.sed in front of us.

""Mouse~?""

"That's a mouse, indeed. What a pretty-looking white mouse that was."

If I am not mistaken, that was… a Devil Rat, wasn't it? It's not that big, but it's quite a popular monster because of its silky white fur.

"Oh, isn't that the black-bellied rat! The surroundings must be filled with nice fragrance at this time, so it was probably lured over by the scent."

"Black… eh?"

Huh, did Rudolph-san call it black-bellied just now?

Moreover, lured over by the scent… the scent of chicken sandwich?

"Rudolph-san, the scent aside, that monster just now was a Devil Rat, wasn't it? The name seems unbecoming of its appearances, though…"

I have not the slightest idea why it has the name of a devil despite having a fur this white.

"Tak.u.mi, don't be deceived by its appearances. That fellow is an extremely devious and sly monster."

"Eh? Is that so? That's why 'black-bellied'?"

I see. Then, it was named devil after its character?

"There's that too, but… the insides of that fellow's belly, or rather the inner parts of the fur, are black for some reason."

"Ehh?"

The inner part of the fur is black… so it's naturally reversible? That's quite novel~

""Wow, wow.""

This time, the Devil Rat pa.s.sed between Allen and Elena.

""Wait~""

Allen and Elena chased the Devil Rat. However, on top of being quick, it also continuously changed its direction, so Allen and Elena were unable to catch it.

"… It's running away, but it's not trying to leave this place, huh."

It's not like it's locked up here, so it's possible for it to escape where we can't see. But, the Devil Rat was loitering around our place.

"Isn't it looking for the origin of the scent?"

"Nono, that can't be right."

"You can't tell with this fellow."

I didn't think so, but Rudolph-san seemed quite confident.

""Wait, wait~""

"Allen, Elena, it means no real harm, you can leave it alone, you know?"

""Just a lil' bit more~""

The kids kept on chasing the Devil Rat.

"It's supposed to be a hard to kill, swift monster that doesn't show up often~ But, you sure you want to overlook it? That fellow's fur is popular and quite expensive."

"That seems to be the case, but… it doesn't seem like the children will be able to catch it."

"Ah~… they are usually caught with traps. Still, they are chasing with such a vigor yet they seem to be nowhere close to capturing it."

"Yes. Well, the two seem to be having fun chasing it."

Allen and Elena were all ""Kyaa, kyaa."" with cheerful expressions on their faces.

""Huhh~""

"""Whoah~"""

However, that didn't continue for long. For some reason, the Devil Rat that was running from place to place crashed into the wall and stopped moving.

"… Eh? D, did it kill itself?"

""Itself~?""

We were stunned by the unexpected turn of events.

"Err… did it perhaps just faint?"

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"No, it is definitely dead."

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