Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 716: Island Felina. Part-3.

While the boys were having a serious chat about how the world was going downhill and how things had become terrible in recent times, the girls were having a completely different kind of conversation in their car.

”Driving the car ourselves for our guests is kind of a traditional way for us beastfolk to show our respect for the guests...”

”This shows that we care so much about our guests that we are willing to become even a car driver for them...”

Hearing Miki’s words, who was driving the car for them, a smile appeared on Lia’s face.

”I see... I don’t have much knowledge of the cultural norms of the beastfolks, but just this gesture alone shows that the beastfolk are good people...”

Hearing Lia’s words, Miki gave a wry smile.

”Actually, I am kind of an exception, as my father is an SS-ranker and has taught me a lot since childhood. He’s been very strict with my education, as he expects me to be the next guardian of the beast race after him...”

”It’s not that I am complaining about it or anything, but kids my age nowadays are starting to forget these old customs and traditional mannerisms...”

”With time, old customs are forgotten and new ones are created. I am aware of that, but I sometimes feel conflicted in my heart about whether I will be able to do things the same way my father does or not...”

Riya, who was lying down on the backseat like a lazy couch potato and nibbling on snacks like a squirrel, suddenly spoke.

”Sigh, no matter the nation, there are children suffering from the excellence of their parents everywhere...”

”Link says similar things quite often too... I personally just think that everyone is unique, and we do not have to copy others to make our decisions...”

Lia glanced at Riya, who was slouched on the seat like a lazy cat, and found it quite funny that such a laid-back person was the one giving advice to others.

”By the way, I heard that the hair care salons in the Beast Archipelago are the best in the entire world. Is that really true?”

Hearing Lia’s question, a proud smile appeared on Miki’s face as she nodded her head.

”Indeed! We are the best when it comes to hair care products, battle clothing, and various kinds of other beauty products!”

As most beast kin have furs, the demand for good hair products and good hair care salons is insanely high in the beast archipelago.

The salon business in this nation is almost as big as the dwarf kingdom’s monopoly over rare earth ores and metals.

Men and women alike from all over the world flock over to this place as tourists just to get an experience of their luxurious salons and amazing beastfolk clothing.

With many beast kin having tails, ears, and various different kinds of anatomy, the clothing companies of this nation have extremely innovative designs.

This phenomenon is one of the main reasons why the cloth brands of the blessed archipelago are dominating the entire world’s market nowadays!

Necessity creates new innovations, and those innovations bring new sources of wealth.

The Beast Archipelago might be a less technologically advanced nation when compared to the human and elven empires, but it had its own unique charms and cultures!

”Also, we have cat girls and fox girls that are dominating the entire streaming industry of the world with their charms...”

”Otakus all over the world that are in search of their own waifu consider this place a paradise on earth; a lot of tourism revenue comes from them...”

”By the way, we have many shops that sell high-quality cosplay... if you two want, you can bring your boyfriends with you and go on a cosplay double date!”

Hearing Miki’s words, Lia felt curious as she asked,

”Wouldn’t it be a triple date if you were with us? You don’t have a boyfriend?”

Hearing Lia’s words, Miki felt a bit embarrassed as she spoke.

”Me? I am basically the strongest among the younger generation of our tribe, and due to the fact that we beastfolk find people stronger than us more attractive, I haven’t managed to find anyone as of yet...”

Miki was also helpless about this matter.

She also wanted to enjoy herself like any other young girl her age; she wanted to go on lovey-dovey dates and act cutesy and shy for her boyfriend, but she just couldn’t find anyone to do all that with.

Being the strongest among her peers, all boys her age seemed unattractive and fragile to her, and as various tribes of the beastfolk race were at odds with each other, she also had no chance of getting herself a boyfriend from a different tribe.

In the end, she could only remain single and busy herself with training and work instead.

”The customs of the beast kin are really different from humans’, it seems... Even if Link was weaker than me, I would still love him the same...”

At Riya’s words, Lia shook her head as she tried to explain.

”It’s not about before you fall for him... hmm, for example, before I fell for Rio, I personally despised weaker individuals too and had an aversion to mages...”

”If at that time I had met Rio and if he were weaker than me... Perhaps the outcome would have been much different, as I might not have felt attracted to him...”

Miki also nodded her head at those words.

”Yeah, there’s no point in finding reason for someone’s love, but at the beginning stages of it, you would need some kind of source of interest that would make you focus more on the other person...”

”Err... that’s what I personally believe, though. I don’t know if it’s different for others...”

Riya tossed another candy in her mouth as she spoke.

”Well, even if Link was weak and a disabled person with a terminal incurable illness and no future to speak of...”

”I firmly believe that I would have still fallen for him in the end... I don’t know how to explain it to you two, but I just know it...”

The group chatted about random things for a while before they finally reached their destination.