When Lann returned to the village, he saw that most people were looking at him with hopeful eyes.
Fujimura stood awkwardly among the crowd, showing him an awkward smile.
"Outside, there are troops sent by the nearby Iwamura Castle's City Lord, Lord Ando Shouji. They heard about the mountain bandits, and now everything is safe."
Briefly explaining, he eased the villagers' anxiety.
A muffled cheer burst forth uncontrollably.
Fujimura could only pretend to be busy, looking around.
Scratching his head, he really couldn't understand why he generally had good rapport and made friends easily.
Usually, upon arriving somewhere, he would naturally get to know many people without much effort.
However, this social skill proven many times over his merchant life, seemed less apparent in front of the Ming Country gentleman here.
This inevitably made Fujimura a bit anxious.
Lann patted his shoulder as he passed by, then bent down to enter the small house.
