A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 167: Preparing a Home

Leander sounded completely uninterested.

For him, the matter was probably already finished.

Since eating only meat would make him thirsty, Qiong Xing created some water with magic and handed it to him.

A little later, when Albe returned, he gave him some water as well.

"Good work. Are you hurt anywhere?" Qiong Xing asked.

"No," Albe replied. "Actually, I should be the one asking that. Well... as long as you’re safe, that’s good."

"Thank you. I’m sorry for asking you to do something unpleasant."

"That was nothing," Albe said casually. "Don’t worry. I made them promise they’ll never come back here again."

As he said that, he was smiling brightly.

Strangely, that made it even more frightening.

Qiong Xing had been willing to help them if they had truly wanted help.

But if even Leander and Albe had tried to talk to them and failed, then there was nothing else that could be done.

"In that case, that’s a relief," Qiong Xing said. "After we eat, let’s do a little cleaning."

Mayo alone would have no problem here, but if Qiong Xing and the others wanted to stay overnight, the place was still too messy.

There were scattered stones and other things that needed to be moved out of the way.

"Huh? We’re staying here?"

"No, we’re going back today," Qiong Xing explained. "But I plan to stay here several times in the future so Mayo can get used to it. This is preparation for that."

If they suddenly told Mayo, "From today on, you’ll live here," it would be too cruel.

For now it wasn’t possible, but they could slowly help Mayo get used to the place.

Qiong Xing also wanted to prepare a space where they could stay overnight when they came to visit.

"Until now, it was only Leander and Mayo’s mother living here," Qiong Xing continued. "So they might not have needed many things. But from now on, Albe, Cari, and this child will come too. Let’s make a place where everyone can feel comfortable."

"That’s quite a big group," Albe said with a grin. "But it sounds fun."

If Qiong Xing came, he would never come alone.

At the very least, three or four people would probably come with him. Because of that, it was better to prepare enough space.

"If we keep digging deeper into the rock, we should be able to make a fairly large space," Qiong Xing said thoughtfully. "If we build our room farther inside, it won’t get in the way of Mayo’s living space."

In this world, they did not have proper tools.

Even if they said they would stay outside, there were no tents or sleeping bags like the ones sold in his previous life.

There were some rough substitutes, but they were nothing like proper camping gear.

Most of them were barely better than sleeping outdoors.

Treating it like a fun camping trip would not work.

"Maybe we should set up some traps around the area so it’s safer," Albe suggested.

"That’s fine," Qiong Xing said. "But please be careful."

"I’m not going to do anything dangerous."

"No, I mean... so that I don’t accidentally trigger them myself."

"Oh, that’s what you meant!" Albe laughed. "Alright. I’ll try to make them as safe as possible."

But what exactly was a "safe trap"?

Maybe something like a pitfall trap.

However, if the hole was too deep, someone could still die from it. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

That made Qiong Xing wonder if it was really a good idea.

"Leander, please teach Mayo how to hunt prey," Qiong Xing said.

It might still be a little early.

But even watching would probably be a good learning experience.

Normally, it would be a parent’s job to teach these things. But since Mayo’s parents were no longer here, someone had to take that role.

In that sense, Leander was the right person.

He had spent a long time with Mayo’s mother, so he probably understood how to do it.

"Alright then, let’s begin!"

When Qiong Xing clapped his hands to signal the start, everyone began moving to their tasks.

"Hmm hmm hmm~ hmm, hmm, hmm~"

While humming a cheerful tune, Qiong Xing used magic to chip away at the rock with loud cracking sounds.

Now and then, the pieces of broken stone flew toward him. But he had already created a small wall of wind magic in front of himself, so he was completely safe.

As he worked slowly and peacefully, he felt another kick from inside his stomach.

It seemed the baby was especially active today almost as if reacting to Qiong Xing’s humming.

The lively movements made him smile.

"We’ll be able to meet soon," he said softly to his belly. "Hehe... I wonder if you’re a girl or a boy? Either one will make me happy, but please be born safely. And if possible... I hope it won’t hurt too much."

It was a rather unreasonable request to make to the baby inside him.

But Qiong Xing had once heard that the pain of childbirth felt like trying to push a watermelon out through one’s nose.

The honest truth was that he wondered if he would really be able to endure something like that.

The women in his previous life who went through childbirth were truly amazing.

He could only admire them.

"...This should be enough, I think. Or maybe it’s too wide? Well, it’s better than being too small. Everyone here is unnecessarily big anyway."

If possible, he wished they could share a little of that height with him.

But unlike a toy, you couldn’t simply cut off a piece and attach it to yourself.

So he had already given up on growing taller.

...Yes, he had given up on height.

"As a parent, I want the child to take after Elias," Qiong Xing murmured. "But as a man..."

He could already imagine the future where his own child grew taller than him.

The thought almost made him cry.

"I’m done! How’s it going over here?"