There was something watching him

Growing up in his village, Erik always liked to play hide and seek with the other kids. This allowed him to be able to notice the sound of someone, or something, moving through the bushes, watching him walk on the dirt road. He played cool for a couple of seconds, pretending he didn't know he was being watched until he pulled out his wooden sword and faced the suspect bush.

"Come out right now and face me!" He shouted. Since it wasn't such a large bush, it couldn't be a big thing. Maybe just an animal or some thieves, nothing that screams and some jabs couldn't solve.

From the bush, jumped a humanoid and feminine form. Erik gulped, there was a futa, so close to his village. It wasn't an 8-foot futa-oni, but it definitely wasn't human. He held the sword tightly, ready to fight until he heard the figure talk:

"Hi, there! God, I am so happy I finally saw a human!" The voice seemed not only feminine but also quite young, she was probably around his age.