Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

As for Riveria, she didn't join in the fun. She simply watched the girls chattering and gathered around, a slight maternal smile playing on her lips. At the same time, she paid a little attention to Flame.

This young man only showed off a little, yet he already delighted the girls. If they didn't look closely, he might be an even more formidable troublemaker than Loki...

The enjoyable squirrel-petting continued for a while. After walking along a path that had appeared in the forest for some time, the group began to vaguely notice something unusual ahead.

Seeing the thick smoke and sparks rising in the distant sky, Riveria and Lefia's expressions suddenly changed. Having lived in the forest for a long time, they instantly thought of a less-than-pleasant word.

Forest fire!

"Fire ahead!!"

"Lady Riveria, I'm here to help you!"

"I'm so anxious," Rivera said, raising her wand as she prepared to cast a spell. Lefia did the same.

"Hey, wait a minute! No, there's no fire ahead! That's our Flamefire Village's landmark."

Flame quickly stopped the two elves who were about to unleash magic, explaining with a wry smile,

"A landmark? A firework as a landmark in the forest??"

Lefia's eyes widened, giving her a look that said, "Are you out of your mind?" Normal people would be afraid of even the slightest spark in the forest, but good heavens, this fire has reached the sky, and you're telling me it's a landmark?

"It's a real landmark. Otherwise, if there's such a huge fire that you can see, why can't you feel any heat at all? If you keep going forward, you'll reach Flame Village. You'll understand when you get there."

"Really?"

"Realer than real gold."

"Then I'll trust you this once, Lady Riveria?" Lefia glanced to the side, and Riveria also lowered her staff, but still couldn't help frowning.

“Then let’s wait and see… I don’t think the flames have any reason to deceive us, but I’m sorry, we really can’t understand using fire as a landmark in the forest.”

"It's okay, it's normal, I understand your concerns."

Blazing Flame quickly replied, "Elves, I can understand, I can understand."

After this incident, the group lost their previous sightseeing mood. Ais reluctantly released the squirrel back into the wild, and the group quickened their pace. Before long, a village tightly surrounded by thick, sharpened tree trunks came into view.

"This is Flamefire Village."

The flames led the group to the massive gatehouse at the entrance to Flamefire Village, which resembled a city gate. Finn, looking thoughtfully at the two enormous bone stakes planted on either side of the gatehouse, asked a question.

"Flame, those two at the door..."

"Oh, that's the horn of a giant golden lion. The golden lion is a territorial and highly aggressive fanged beast monster. With its horn as a barrier, ordinary monsters dare not approach the village."

"Then this golden lion..."

"It was hunted by the senior hunters who established Flamefire Village a long, long time ago. In fact, Flamefire Village itself is the lair of this giant golden lion and its mate. Oh, and its mate's horn is also there, hanging inside."

"Zun Du Jia Du, I'm going to take a look!" The innocent and restless Tiona immediately took off running into the gatehouse, followed by an exclamation, "Wow! It's true!! There are two big horns inside too!"

“Flame, you…” Finn looked up at the giant horn at the top, which was almost three or four times taller than his own men, and couldn’t help but shake his head. “This really is full of surprises.”

Although Finn didn't know exactly what kind of ferocious creature the golden lion was, the aura emanating from its horns, and the fact that just its two horns could intimidate monsters and prevent them from attacking, suggested that this monster's strength was no less than that of Udeus, the floor master of the thirty-seventh floor. Moreover, there were two of these monsters together.

If we extrapolate from this, just how strong must the person who defeated these two monsters and hung their horns here be?

Loki was right; this world truly is full of hidden talents.

"Is this all the surprise you're looking for? The real surprise is yet to come."

Lieyan smiled slightly and led everyone through the door.

"Now you are truly welcome, everyone, welcome to my hometown."

"Flamefire Village".

Chapter Nine: Miss, may I join you for a romantic stroll under the moon and flowers?

Walking through the gate, which resembled a city gate, one arrives at a bridge painted red, from which the entirety of Flamefire Village comes into view.

Although from a distance, Flamefire Village appears to be part of the forest, it actually doesn't border the forest. Instead, it sits on an independent island, connected to the forest only by the aforementioned red bridge. The outer wall marks the edge of the forest, and the inner edge of the island, like the outer wall, is covered with sharpened tree trunks.

As for the flames and thick smoke that Riveria and Lefia were so alarmed by, they came from the towering chimneys, which were decorated with dragon head carvings and were located in various corners of the village. They were actually quite far from the forest, and the river that separated Flame Village from the forest made it so that everyone could only see the smoke and sparks, but did not feel any heat at all.

"So that's it."

Upon seeing the true form of the flames, the two previously tense elves gradually relaxed. Given this terrain, using flames as landmarks didn't seem unreasonable.

"In fact, the landmark is only part of the effect of the flame. The reason why Flame Village uses the flame as its landmark and is named after the flame is because we are famous for our forging technology."

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Lieyan breathed a sigh of relief and then explained.

"Forging techniques...that's really impressive." Finn smiled. "Our clan has good relations with the Gubernian and Hephaestus clans, and now we've met you all. Our connection with the forging faction is truly profound."

Upon hearing this, Lieyan smiled slightly but remained silent. At that moment, a voice calling out reached Lieyan's ears from in front of the Red Bridge.

"Hey~ Little Flame~~"

"Sister Tiantian," Lieyan replied, then looked at the others around her, "Let's go."

Everyone has no objection.

Upon reaching the center of the red bridge, the person who had just summoned the flames was there, as was Tiona, who had run in earlier, and was curiously looking at the paper umbrellas laid out on the ground.

Upon seeing Lie Yan, the umbrella merchant Tian Tian unceremoniously pulled Lie Yan over and whispered in his ear:

"Hey kid, tell me honestly, where did these people come from? Especially those girls, they're like they stepped out of a painting. Could it be that you've finally figured things out? Well, you are twenty-seven years old after all."

"Uh, what does this have to do with anything?"

Lieyan, both amused and exasperated, broke free from the umbrella merchant Tiantian's grasp: "They are from the same place as the one I brought yesterday."

"real or fake……"

"Of course it's true. I'm not going to say anything more. I'm going to take them to the village chief."

Unable to withstand the blatant questioning from the married woman, Lieyan hastily led everyone in a hasty retreat.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Diona was a little stunned to find herself left behind, and quickly caught up with the others.

And so, the group ran straight into Flamefire Village.

"So this is Flamefire Village...?"

"It feels unexpectedly exquisite..."

"This village seems to be about the same size as our settlement."

"After all, Flamefire Village is just a small village with a total population of only about a hundred people. If you really want to say, it doesn't even have as many people as our clan."

Upon entering Flamefire Village, Tiona, holding her sister's hand, looked around curiously. The black-clad catgirl gazed at the tightly packed houses of Flamefire Village with admiration. Grace analyzed the size of the village from a different perspective, while Flame responded to Grace like a tour guide, waving to passersby.

But then, a gray shadow suddenly darted out from the side, rushing straight towards the flames.

"enemy?!"

Bert, who had been quiet ever since he transmigrated, suddenly bristled with energy, instantly assuming a battle stance.

"Wait, Bert! This isn't the enemy!"

In a split second, Finn reached out to stop Bert. His lake-blue eyes reflected the scene from that moment. If he wasn't mistaken, it should have been...

"Wang Woo!"

The gray shadow pounced directly on the flames, but the flames remained unmoved, steadfastly absorbing the heavy blow. Then, what appeared before everyone was a giant dog with long limbs.

"What a huge dog!!"

Tiona's eyes lit up, and Ais and Lefia next to her blinked at the same time, unable to resist following Tiona's footsteps and moving closer. Only Bert remained wary. Although it was a little difficult to say, he could sense that what looked like a dog in front of him was definitely not a dog, but something far more terrifying!

"It itches so much, Onion, stop licking! Don't worry, everyone, this is my partner, the Toothhound, Onion."

Flame pushed away the overly enthusiastic large dog, who was clearly not seeing him all night, and gently patted its back. The dog then obediently sat down beside Flame, its eyes fixed intently on the Loki Familia members before it.

"This is truly a magnificent dog..."

Finn's brow twitched almost imperceptibly as he looked at the fanged hound crouching beside Flame, which was only slightly shorter than Flame.

To be honest, this world is a little unfriendly to dwarves... Even a dog that darts out from the street is taller than him...

"These aren't actually dogs. Although they're called Fang Hounds, they're actually a small type of toothed beast. However, thanks to the taming of our predecessors in Flamefire Village, they've gradually become our battle partners. But calling them dogs isn't really a problem."

"Onion, is it a monster?" Ais widened her eyes, then looked Onion up and down before shaking her head. "Completely, I can't tell."

“It’s normal not to notice. They’ve lived with us for generations and have become like family to us. Besides the fanged hounds, there’s another kind of creature that’s the same. Don’t you think so, Onion?” Flame patted Onion’s head, and Onion barked in agreement.

"Uh, Flame, I wanted to ask, the other kind of existence you mentioned, it wouldn't be... this, would it..." Flame was still interacting with the dog, but opposite him, Finn had a look of bewildered amusement.

"...?"

Following Finn's finger, Flame slowly turned its head, and then... it saw a black and white cat, almost as tall as Finn, standing upright, holding a rose in its mouth, gentlemanly cradling the black-haired catgirl Angie's hand with deep affection.

"Miss, may I have a romantic stroll with you under the moonlit flowers? I can cook for you, and I also have catnip and dried fish~"

Blazing Flame: "..."

Chapter 10: But you're a female cat!

"You're in Gan Shenmo?!"

Seeing the Cow-Eyed Cat's actions, Flame's breath hitched. He quickly strode forward and grabbed the unfilial son by the scruff of his neck.

"Let me go, meow! I've fallen in love at first sight! I want to marry this beautiful lady, meow!"

"You're a cat, and Miss Angie is a human. You two won't have a good ending! I'm sorry, Miss Angie, my unfilial son hasn't been disciplined properly, and he's embarrassed you..."

"Uh, I'm fine, I'm just a little surprised..."

"Don't bother me, meow! How could someone like you possibly understand how I'm feeling right now, meow!"

The Cow Palico struggled desperately, and in desperation, Flame had no choice but to use its winning strategy.

"But you're a female cat!"

click -

A sudden, petrifying sound echoed through the air. Looking in the direction of the sound, everyone saw that the cat, its neck gripped by the flames, had stiffened and lost its color, as if it had heard something shocking. Then, a puff of unidentified mist escaped its mouth, and it had fainted…

"What exactly is going on? Could you explain it to me a little?"