Miss Priestess, feeling slightly curious, didn’t rush to leave immediately.
Standing by, she scanned the several tigerfolk one by one with her gaze until she reached the leader, the one who had just spoken in somewhat stiff Sky Language, and suddenly raised an eyebrow.
Wait a minute, isn’t this guy?
Violet actually knew this tiger-folk.
If she remembered correctly, his name should be Kunnir.
Back when she made a contract with Lilya to protect her against the beastmen in the western border of the kingdom, this guy was the commander of a supply convoy. He was killed in battle by Miss Crimson Flame, an arrow piercing his brow.
At that time, Violet was slightly interested in this unexpectedly clever beastman and wanted to see if resurrection magic would work properly in this world. So, she secretly intervened to revive Kunnir and even arranged for a level 70 light elemental sprite to observe him discreetly and gather intelligence.
However, later on, the cunning old fox named Saharit seemed to have noticed something. He didn’t assign Kunnir any more duties but instead let him stay among the beastman army under the pretext of recuperating until the end of the war.
As for what happened afterward, since Violet left Wanhe Fortress shortly after the end of the war and headed eastward, Kunnir also returned to the country with the army. The light elemental sprite, being a summoned entity, exceeded its distance limit and naturally dissipated.
Miss Priestess never expected to encounter this guy in the Azure Sky Kingdom.
No wonder, being a beastman, yet understanding Sky Language, this slightly abnormal tigerfolk... was indeed quite interesting. Reviving him back then was definitely the right choice.
But for him to appear here, could it be...
If it were an ordinary beastman, Violet wouldn’t think too much about it. But this Kunnir, as long as that old fox hasn’t lost his mind, he wouldn’t let it roam all the way to the far south without reason, especially not with so many of its kin.
Could it be a directive from the upper echelons?
Yes, the Beastman Kingdom is also one of the countries on the world’s frontier, similarly closely monitoring the situation of the Abyss in the far south. Presumably, just like the Human United Kingdom, they have sent delegations to investigate during this incident.
Although both sides are well aware, the Human United Kingdom certainly won’t openly state that they’re here to investigate the Abyss. Their public reason is to celebrate the current Feathered Emperor’s birthday.
Likely, the Beastman Kingdom is similar.
Beastmen are martial, possessing powerful physical qualities and combat abilities, but not many are willing to use their brains. Kunnir is an exception and indeed suitable for this kind of clerical work similar to negotiations.
It’s no wonder that the delegations from the Beastman Kingdom and the Human United Kingdom coincidentally arrived at the frontier island of Spruce at the same time. It’s a small world indeed...
No wonder Miss Hilda hurriedly left after settling the Human United Kingdom delegation. It seems she went to meet the delegation of beastmen. This... she didn’t even inform Felina.
Seemingly noticing the gaze of Violet observing their group, Kunnir turned his head and glanced at the two girls.
He didn’t show hostility just because the two girls looked human. Instead, he mimicked the common gentlemanly etiquette of the Human United Kingdom and flashed a smile that, by beastmen standards, could be called gentle.
Well, well, quite polite indeed.
However, it seems this guy hasn’t recognized them. That’s understandable. Violet only appeared after Kunnir was killed, and she didn’t linger after resurrecting him. It’s normal for him not to recognize them.
Although they’ve crossed paths a few times on the battlefield, there are no portraits or memorial stones in the Beastman Kingdom.
On the other side, the White Feather waitress didn’t show fear due to the imposing figures of the beastmen. She simply smiled with some concern.
“Um... it’s really unfortunate that you’ve all come at this time. Business is quite good today, and all the seats in the small restaurant are currently occupied. You might have to wait a while before a table becomes available. What do you think...?”
Naturally, beastmen have rather hot tempers. As soon as the waitress spoke, another tigerfolk immediately exploded with a booming voice, pointing his palm towards Violet and her friend, who were still nearby and had not left yet.
“Nonsense! I clearly saw those two human females just ordered food here. Why can’t we be served? Are you deliberately making trouble because we’re beastmen? Let me tell you...”
However, before Violet could hear what he wanted to say, Kunnir, the leader, immediately slapped him on the head with his paw and scolded him in a deep voice.
“Bopor! Have you forgotten what I told you when we came out? Being in another country, our every word and action represent the entire beastman community! Understand where we are and why would others have any reason to target us? Or do you really want others to think that all beastmen are barbaric and uncivilized beasts?”
“Uh... Sorry, Elder Kunnir.”
It was clear that Kunnir commanded high respect among these tigerfolk. As soon as he spoke, the others fell silent, not daring to make a sound. The tigerfolk who had been scolded by him even turned his head away in shame.
After reprimanding his subordinates, Kunnir then sincerely apologized to the White Feather waitress and Violet and her friend, who had been named earlier.
“I’m terribly sorry for the behavior of my subordinate. Please forgive us for the lack of discipline. Since there are no available seats, we’ll wait. I apologize on behalf of Bopor for his rude behavior, and please, don’t take it to heart.”
The waitress didn’t expect beastmen, especially tigerfolk, to be so reasonable and courteous. She was momentarily surprised about how to handle the situation but quickly regained her composure, once again showing her professional yet genuine smile.
“No problem at all. It’s great that you understand. In that case, you can place your orders first, and then rest in the waiting area for a moment. Our establishment also provides some card games and other small activities while you wait.”
With that, she gestured towards several wooden chairs and small tables placed by the door and took out a few decks of cards from under the counter.
Violet similarly didn’t mind the offense from the tigerfolk named Bopor. It’s more accurate to say that she was secretly surprised by Kunnir’s overly humane and rational behavior.
Although she initially found this big tiger interesting, thinking that he might show quite an astonishing side in the future, now it seems that even Violet underestimated his potential.
Just last time, Kunnir was only roughly imitating human behavior through books and observations, still revealing his wild nature in his actions.
But in less than a year since they last met, he has become noticeably more “human,” even to the extent of being called a “gentleman,” and has mastered at least three languages including the common beastman language, the language of the Human United Kingdom, and Sky Language.
Although his strength still seems to be at the Earth Level, showing no signs of progress, for Miss Priestess, the difference in this level of classification from Earth to Sky level, doesn’t make much difference.
Although the Little Dragon was a bit annoyed, since her master nodded, she wouldn’t say much.
Glancing at Kunnir sitting in the waiting area, teaching a few clumsy tigerfolk how to identify the numbers on the cards, Violet didn’t linger any further. She walked straight into the booth represented by the number plate in her hand, waiting to taste the local delicacies of the Azure Sky Kingdom.
Miss Priestess wasn’t in a hurry.
Since Kunnir was here as part of the Beastman delegation to visit the Azure Sky Kingdom, the interaction between the two sides would definitely not end here. In the future, especially in the higher and farther Feather Capital Sky City, they would surely meet again.
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By then, what astonishing side would this interesting old tiger reveal?
Looking forward to it~