New fluffiness

 
 Now then, I realised I was being tightly hugged by the mole. It seems to be a gesture of gratitude. For now, I patted its head.
 
 ”Mogu~”
 ”Mogugu~”
 ”Mogu-”
 ”Mogyu~”
 ”Mo~gu~”
 
 The moles seemed very happy. Anyways…
 
 ”Well, let’s continue talking where we left off. We obviously can’t bother the moles by setting up here, so we’ll just have to change it to some other place.”
 ”””””Mogu mogu mogu~~~~!”””””
 ”Unyu~”
 
 The moles panicked.
 I wondered what was going on, but, hmm, according to Uni, apparently the moles won’t stop our pipe-laying here anymore.
 
 ”Is that alright?”
 ”Mogu~♪”
 ”Uni! Unii”
 
 Hm? Apparently the moles want to get along with me. Seems they’ve become attached to me.
 
 ”Uni-! Uni uni!”
 
 According to Uni, “Why not take this opportunity to sign a contract?”, is what they said.
 
 ”Uni~”
 ”Mogu!”
 ”Mogugu♪”
 ”Mogu- mogu-!”
 ”Mogguu”
 ”Mogyu!”
 
 And the moles seemed to want it too.
 Hmm, in that case, there’s no reason not to sign one.
 
 ”So you want to sign a contract with me and become my familiars?”
 ”””””Mogu~!”””””
 
 Seems its settled. So I’ll sign a contract with the moles to make them my familiars.
 
 ”With this, the contract is complete.”
 ”Mogu~♪”
 ”Mogugu~♪”
 ”Mogu-♪”
 ”Mo~gu~♪”
 ”Moggu moggu♪”
 
 The moles snuggled against me. I stroked them and found that they were really fluffy.
 
 ”Well, then I’ll have to decide on names…”
 
 We’ve signed a contract, so I need to make sure to decide on a name. Then I chose the names that came to mind.
 
 ”Alright! First off, you’re Yambo.”
 ”Mogu~♪”
 ”You’re Marbo.”
 ”Mogu-♪”
 ”You’re Komatsu.”
 ”Mogyu♪”
 ”You’re Kubota.”
 ”Mogu Mogu♪”
 ”And you will be Iseki.”
 ”Mo~gu~♪”
 
 [TL: This is next-level naming. See TL at the end]
 
 Yeah. What fitting names. And the moles were delighted. They began dancing in a circle.
 Now, with this, we can go ahead with the work again.
 
 ”But now a problem came up. With earthworms like coming out here, it doesn’t make sense to just bury the pipes as is.”
 ”Uni?”
 ”””””Mogyu~?”””””
 
 Uni and the moles tilt their heads, so I explained it to them.
 
 ”If you laid pipes here like normal, they would get easily destroyed by gigantic earthworms like those.”
 
 The pipes used in the royal capital might be able to cope to some extent. Although, the ones in the royal capital weren’t that sturdy, rather taking into consideration ease of maintenance.
 
 ”Uni~?”
 ”Mogyu mogyu”
 ”Mogu~?”
 
 ”Then what should we do?”, is what their expressions say. Of course, we can’t leave it as it is and do nothing.
 
 ”Right. Let’s go with the coating strategy.”
 ”Unii~”
 ”””””Mogu mogu~?”””””
 
 As expected, Uni, who I have known for a long time, seems to have guessed it. The moles look confused, so I’ll explain it to them.
 
 ”We put a chemical on the pipes to keep monsters away. It was originally used for increasing the durability of pipes, but depending on the type of chemical used, it can be used to keep monsters away.”
 ”Mogyu~”
 ”Moguu”
 
 ”I understand”, the moles said, nodding. However, to go with this method will require materials.
 
 ”For now, we have the magic stone from the earthworms…”
 
 There’s some magic stones in the monster repellent, so the magic stones taken from the earthworms are useful. However, there are other things that are also needed for the chemicals.
 
 ”We need the magic grasses, Lai grass and Ning grass. Would be good if they grew on this island…”
 ”Mogyu?”
 ”Mogu~?”
 
 As I was mumbling, the moles asked me “What grass?”. So I drew a picture of the magic grasses on the ground and explained it to them.
 
 ”Mogu!”
 
 Then the moles gathered and discussed it together, before turning toward me and hitting their chests with a thud.
 
 ”Do you maybe know about it?”
 ”””””Mogu~ mogu~♪”””””
 
 Yes! If that’s so, it really helps! I immediately decide to go looking for the magic grass, while being guided by the moles…
 

 
 [TL: Ok, we’ve got a few “puns” to explain yet again. In the case of the moles, they’re all related to heavy machinery brands. Yambo and Marbo are the mascots of the Yanmar brand, while the rest are brand names themselves. The two magic grasses, when put next to each other, makes Lining (Lai + Ning = Lining). Because they’re materials for the pipes’ coating…]