The ogre's rage becomes even more violent. It is evident to say why. Even an average man would act the same if bitten by a dog. 

As they approach closer, Mithra throws aside her short bow and empty both her hands. 

At the same time, a girl and a young human swordsman approach the burning ogre. The flame is receding.

"Blizzard."

Another ice cones stab and restrain the monster. 

Amber and Stanley Barclay jump at it.

Feeling challenged, Mithra screams to raise her morale before jumping at it. 

The ogre tries to catch them using its hand but an arrow accurately pierces that hand. That is shot by the sharp shooter, Gheyna. 

At closer range, her shit has enough stopping power. Hiro also jumps.

Mithra, Amber, Hiro and Stanley are now clinging to that enormous body. 

The ogre rages, twisting its body to try to brush off them. 

Soraya is still shooting small magical attacks to distract it.

As it goes amok, it seems the four of them clinging on its body would be pulled free and be sent flying by centrifugal force, but they somehow manage to withstand it.

Its movement becomes more intense. Arrows and small magical attacks come flying to hinder it from catching them. 

They keep stabbing and slashing with their weapons.

"Goaaaar!!"

The shrill sound is enough to give anyone goosebumps, clearly resonates and spreads out like a ripple. 

The ogre roaring once, swings its arms. It then repeats that attacks on the surrounding trees as if it is venting anger on something. 

A figure suddenly jumps towards its head in the middle of this chaos. She is Brita. Still in her slightly transformed form, she pierces her sword as hard possible into its mouth.

In one last ditch of rampage, the five of them are thrown away but the ogre collapses in the ground. 

"Inferno."

"Inferno"

Selene uses a lot of magic to cast consecutive flame magic on it.

It is lying on the ground face down with fire burning it but it is still moving.

Everyone including Selene are exhausted.

A lone slim figure walks towards it.

"Stop it, little girl."

"Pampered girl."

"Farnese.."

Farnese, the pampered noble daughter who had been stationary throughout the battle is now standing before the burning head of the ogre. Its head is half as big as Farnese's while body.

She summons her "liberator" shotgun.

The Dalish are in awe of that unique weapon.

Farnese points it at the ogre's large head at point blank range.

"Boom!"

The ogre's head explode with a shot from the shotgun of another world.

The ogre that survived all kind of wounds finally stops moving after just one attack from the weird weapon.

That makes Mithra, Gheyna and the Dalish  extremely stupefied.

***

Dalish camp, Korcari Wilds.

The main entrance into the camp is guarded by three male Dalish. Perimeter of the large camp is protected by simple wooden fence which is as tall as average men. The fence is merely X shaped planks which animals like cats could go through them. There are guards here and there but in overall, the security is laced probably due to low chance of invasion by intelligible beings.

After Mithra took care of the guards, we go deeper into the camp.

The space before us open up gradually.

We can bring our horses easily as there are neatly made paths everywhere that are even spacious enough even if we drive horse carriage on it.

Each Dalish house is a wooden cottage connected to a large tree. Many of them seem to be double storey with the upper floor attached to upper part of a large tree. Many of the houses are connected to more two or more trees.

As we go deeper towards the centre, we starts seeing cow and goat farms as well shops.

I guess those building as shops as there are people looking at the merchandise spread on tables with a friendly looking people at the other side. The ground floor of shops are exposed that visitors could enter and even view from outside. Other than that feature, Dalish shops have similar structure as Dalish houses.

Many areas within the camp most probably were full of trees. So, the trees were cleared and the area was converted into a large meadow. Those meadows are used for rearing animals and plantation for food.

"That's the city centre where the elder lives " Mithra points at something like centre of the large camp. 

The brat, Cammen and the hot Dalish chick, Gheyna had left us when we reached their home. 

As I have already knew her house, I can visit her anytime.

We proceed towards the camp centre.

It is quite far as the camp is actually very big.  Is is like a demesne of a noble family. 

As we go deeper, there are more shops. Like usual township, shops are clustered together in a convenient place to reach. Considering they have to keep inventory on hand, the shops are attached to larger trees.

Like human shops, there are signboard. In fact even houses have signboards displayed. There even signboards indicating directions to particular places like my original world.

I am confident I won't get lost here.

My company walk proudly through the Dalish territory, led by the sexy chief guard, Mithra. An almost painful amount of curious stares focused on us, while Dalish mothers who see us hide their children indoors. That make me somewhat disappointed. It is as if they never encounter humans.

"Your Majesty, the Elder residence is in sight.”

As I turn to look in the direction where the chief-guard is pointing, a large building — certainly big for a single dalish, but sizable even by my kingdom's standards — comes into view.

Mithra speaks briefly with the guards at the door, and they let me and the others pass without inspection.

The reason why they waive the inspection for outsiders like us while still staring unabashedly at us is surely because the chief guard, Mithra had exercised her authority.

"Then, Your Majesty, I shall make a full report to the Council. May I trouble you to wait here for a while?”

There is no reason to object. More to the point, it might be troublesome if she does not explain my contribution to her nation.

“Where shall we wait, then?”

The commander-in-chief glances to one of the Dalish guards, and the man steps forward.

“The, the waiting room is that way. Permit me to escort you there.”

“Really now. I’ll leave that to you, then.”

The Dalish man — who trembles in both body and voice — bring us to a somewhat spacious room for twenty men.

Given that the guard had taken a look at us before bringing us here, this must have been the largest and the most luxurious VIP room in this building. Sure enough, the ornaments around them are all exquisitely crafted and look as though they might actually move.

I take a small statue and feel it - a wooden statue of a hawk.

It’s plainly obvious that the Dalish have outstanding craftsmanship. Mm, I’d like to have such skills.

After a while, the same guard enters.

"Please meet with the council now."

"Only Selene, Farnese and Soraya joins me. The rest wait here. Now then — Amber, Sylvia, can you inspect my clothes and see if they’re messed up?”

We are led to a room where the upper echelon of Dalish tribe wait.

"Announcing the arrival of His Majesty, King Hiro Hezri of Hezri Kingdom."

Familiar female voice comes from the other side of the door. It's Mithra's voice.

When the door opens, we enter the chamber.

It looks like a meeting room, and there are four persons there. 

It's pleasant out of the four, three of them are beautiful Dalish women including Mithra.

Incidentally, we had learned their names, their posts, their looks and features from the chief-guard, Mithra.

The woman who seems in her mid twenties is Lanaya. Her braided bronze coloured hair reaches her nape. 

Her clothing is made of animal fur like other Dalish. Like Mithra, her cleavage and thighs are sexually exposed. She is the Keeper, the second highest position in the tribe.

Beside her is a bald man in his sixties. His name is Zathrian, the elder, the highest position in the tribe.

Then, there is a Dalish woman with unique white hair which is combed to both sides. Her clothing covers her chest but her considerably large breasts bulge on the tight piece of clothing. Her legs are covered by long skirt.

She is the Halls keeper, the best beast master in the tribe. Probably the ones who ambushed us several days ago were her underlings. Her name is Elora.

Finally, the sexy Mithra, the head of security who have wholeheartedly trust me due to fighting together against the ogre this morning.

The four of them makes up the council, the highest echelon in the tribe.

In this world, there is no practice of exchanging business cards upon a meeting, a fact which I had long lamented. I feel the same way today, and then I gather my strength into my belly.

"I am the ruler of the Hezri Kingdom, the Hiro Hezri.”

The Dalish leaders spring into motion, as though they are reconnected to a power supply.

"We, we bid you welcome, sovereign of the Hezri Kingdom, Your Majesty Hiro. May we offer you a seat? There are seats for your esteemed followers over there.” Zathrian urges politely but seriously.

I nod, and then I am ushered to what I call the birthday boy’s place. I sit down with regal aplomb, using movements I had practiced over and over. Selene, Soraya and Farnese sit behind me.

“Then, we shall introduce ourselves. Firstly, I am this tribe’s—”

And so, the Dalish leaders give their names while curiously stealing gazes at the elven girl, Selene. 

It seems it's the right move to bring her together.

"Please allow us to thank you on behalf of this tribe. Without Your Majesty, our tribe members would have been killed and this camp would have been destroyed.”

Those words are spoken by the elder, Zathrian. All the Dalish present nod in response.

I gallantly reply,

"Pay it no heed. Saving someone in trouble is common sense.”

“Your Majesty is a truly magnanimous person. We will surely aid you to the best of our ability if any trouble besets you. That said, I fear we cannot do much to aid your great person, who commands the force that saved our tribe from extinction by defeating the lord of the forest.”

"It’s nothing like that. My country is indeed powerful in a military sense. However, there are some inadequacies when it comes to other fields. I would be very grateful if you could provide help to me in those aspects."

"I see. We would be glad to be of service to Your Majesty — to the Hezri Kingdom. However, before that, we pray Your Majesty will tell us the reason for your visit to our camp, if it is convenient. Mithra has already told us, but we would like to hear it directly from you.”

Zathrian  narrows his eyes slightly.

"Firstly, I would like to initiate friendly relations between our nations. Then, I would like to engage in trade.”

“—Is that so.”

"My kingdom is located at the north, just outside this vast forest. We have no expertise to venture within here. But with the help of Dalish tribe, we could cooperate to venture into every nook and cranny of Korcari Wilds. In return, we give every help you desire and you are allowed to do any thing you please in the neighbouring lands which are mine."

Their eyes go wide upon listening to my declaration.