Heeeey, hello.

Are you lost? Hang on, I recognize your face, I saw you walking out of that bloodsucker's place. You're here to talk to that moon princess, I bet?

Ha ha, I thought as much. Not that she'll say anything interesting. If you ask her, she'll most probably smile and speak about something else while shifting her eyes.

H-hu? You want to talk to me first? I-I don't have anything interesting to say, so I'll pass.

I'll show you the way to the place, but don't ask me. There is nothing interesting I know.

Argh, fine. I met them several centuries ago. And then I found the two of them, walking around the grove, trying to find a way in. So naturally, I invited them, offered them tea. In exchange for my hospitality, they helped me build that place for the rabbits. You could say they're my guests, I think. Since I basically built the place. Not alone, of course, but write in your book that the rabbits built the place. Not them.

Mmm? Oh yes, that's not totally true. See, we may have built the place, but they're the one that made it eternal. Without their magic, the mansion would need constant reparation, and it would be smaller. I would be forced to kick a lot of my underlings.

If I knew who they were? No, and even now, there are still many things I don't know about them. Not that I care, the less I know, the better. And the few I know, I keep it for myself. All I'll say is that they came from the old city Kyoto. The old one is caring for my rabbits and is competent as an apothecary, while the other one is a bit more distant, but she still has spare time to play with the rabbits, so it was a pretty good deal.

No, let's be honest, if it weren't for them and the bamboo forest, most of us would be already dead. You'll see that in the mansion, we have a lot of youkai rabbits. That's because it's extremely rare for one of us to die, so we have better chances to turn.

Mmm? The moon rabbit? I don't know what you're talking about. That girl's wearing fake ears, pretends she can hear other rabbits, and constantly gives orders. I think she has a high opinion of herself, and a very low opinion of me. She probably thinks of me as a hillbilly moron sleeping in my own crap after eating babies.

Hey, as I often say, you may be the boss in your city, but in my forest, I'm the one giving them. That's not being power-hungry or anything, that's just being logical. I have more experience, I'm respected by the other rabbits. That girl just popped out of nowhere while being half-insane, tried to attack us, and then the silver-haired one asked me to leave her alive, I accepted only because nobody was hurt.

No, that's no xenophobia. Look, you're here right now, right? And you'll be welcome in the mansion, anytime. I'll even let you freeload in the mansion while you're asking your questions. Just... don't touch any of my rabbits. I love them all. I'm not joking here, don't even think about doing anything bad to them.

No, that's natural. Let's say you became the chief of the Human Village because everyone older than you died. Isn't it normal for you to care about everyone?

No, everyone is important, that's what I mean. But that girl wasn't anyone back then, she was just a danger. She changed a bit since then. Still bossy, but once in a while, she's nice with a rabbit, playing with it until it falls asleep. But just the kids, she doesn't like them once they're youkai.

No, I don't know why. I'm leading rabbits while those people are minding their own business, I'm not the director of a retirement house, and we don't really mix. Maybe in the breakfast and at dinner, but that's all.

If you're so curious about her, why don't you talk with her? We're here. But be careful, you're not the only guy lusting after her. Even last week, we had another young man from the village who came here, pretending he has a cold. He kept asking where that "rabbit nurse" was. It was cute and a little pathetic.