===A Certain Undead With Communication Disorder===
Phew, finally shook her off.
I heaved a sigh of relief after I managed to sohow get away from that blonde babe.
Before I even realized it, I was already right at the entrance of the forest.
It seed I had been running non-stop for quite a while.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!
At that mont, I heard a scream that was accompanied by a bestial roar.
Is that a human being attacked by a beast?
Their place wasn't that far from my position.
I stamped on the ground and ran toward the direction of the voice.
I saw the owners of those voices in just a few seconds.
G-GET AWAY FROM !
OOON!
Hiiiiiiiiii!
It was the scene of a boy around 10 years oldwith a wooden stick in his handsagainst a kobold, a bipedal, dog-like monster.
Although kobolds were normally as big as adult n, they were weak. Adventurers could easily deal with them.
But that wasn't the case for a small child like him.
Although the boy was desperately swinging around his wooden stick to keep the kobold at bay, the kobold just looked at the boy without showing any sign of being agitated.
At this rate, it was only a matter of ti before the boy beca the kobold's prey.
I leaped out from behind the tree and landed a dropkick straight on the kobold's head.
GIIIIIIIN?!
The kobold was blown really far away, smashing into the trunk of a huge tree.
Even though I held back quite a lot of my power, it seed I still lacked training.
But well, this result was far better than accidentally smashed the kobold's head to pieces with my kick.
Eh?
The boy opened his eyes, looking at with an extrely surprised look on his face.
A k, ay?
Welp, what a blunder, even though I ant to ask "Are you okay?"
Hey, hey, what was with this tension, ? The other party was just a boy, you know
Despite realizing how miserable I was, to the point of unable to communicate with a boy, I decided to reflect on this matter at a later date.
Right now, I should focus on establishing proper communication with the boy.
Although I stumbled right on the first sentence, it was far better compared to when I was talking to a young woman.
On the contrary, if I failed to establish communication even with a boy like him then my communication ability was truly beyond help.
Are you, o- kay?
Yes, I barely cleared the first hurdle.
Although my attempt t various failures up until this point, in the current situation, I clearly saved his life.
That was why I was sure that the boy would regard as an existence that was harmless to humans and animals.
My chest felt like it was thumping wildly as I waited for the boy's reaction.
Pe
Pe?
P-PERVEEEEEEEEEEEERT!
The boy shouted while pointing his finger toward my abdon.
Honestly, I was taken aback.
FU*CK! I COMPLETELY FORGOT THE FACT THAT I WAS BUCK NAKED RIGHT NOW!
In the first place, I lost my sense of touch after I beca an undead.
For that very reason, I had no idea whether the air was hot or cold.
That was why the fact that I was buck naked had long since left my mind after I ran away from my familiar, also known as that blonde babe.
After all I EVEN FORGOT TO SECURE AN ANIMAL PELT ALONG THE WAY!
WHAT A BLUNDER!
I-LOOK-COMPLETELY-LIKE-A-PERVERT.
What other explanation was there when a naked man suddeny leaped out from behind the tree.
So, that boy would raise his vigilance against
AHAHAHA! Why are you walking around naked in the forest, Pervert Uncle? Could it be that youve never heard of clothes?
Uhm?
But contrary to my expectation, the boy was laughing at instead.
It seed to be extrely funny for him since he was laughing until he held his stomach.
I guess I'd overlook the fact that he called uncle.
A~h, interesting. By the way, Uncle, what's your na? I'm Ray.
Zi on.
Eh? Zion? So it's Uncle Zion, huh.
The boy, Ray, called my na with an innocent look on his face.
YEAH, finally I t soone who wasnt scared of !
Even though the other party was just a young, innocent boy, it was a big leap for .
But still, you sure have a rare hair color, dontcha? Ah, I see now That must be the reason why you hide in the forest. You must be bullied due to your hair color, right?
Ray looked at with a serious look on his face.
Although his guess was completely wr- Wait, he was spot on if you interpreted it another way.
Want to co to our village? It's a desolate place with nothing interesting though.
A- Are you sure?
Of course! You're my benefactor, after all! Ah, you might cause a commotion if you enter the village in your current state. Please wait a minute for in this place!
Thus, Ray ran off sowhere.
He returned a while later with clothes in his hands.
There you go, this clothing should be good enough for you! It was my fathers clothes though!
It seed he ran back to his ho to get clothes for , and then returned to this place.
What a kindhearted boy.
After I thanked the boy with my usual broken speech, I borrowed the clothes from the boy.
How's the size? Ah, it fits, after all.
Great, now I wouldn't be mistaken for a pervert anymore.
But seriously, could I really visit the village where Ray lived?
Ray was still a child.
That might be the main reason why he didn't get scared of , but the sa couldn't be said for the adults in his village.
Let's get going. My village is over there!
He pulled my hand, pulling out of the forest.
We arrived in a hamlet after we walked for a while.
Despite its size, the hamlet was properly surrounded by a wall.
Well that wall was probably necessary to protect the village since it was close to the forest.
But I could easily notice that the wall was tattered all over the place. It was on the verge of crumbling away.
This is my village! See, there's nothing in it at all!
There were around thirty buildings in this hamlet.
I felt bad for saying it, but all of those buildings were tattered too.
Hey, Ray! How dare you try to leave the village again. I've told you that its dangerous outside the village!
Uwaa, it's my dad!
The one who ran toward us while yelling was apparently Ray's father.
I an, the village is boring and too narrow!
Still, it's far better than dying! We just saw so kobold near the village just now! What do you think would happen to you if you were suddenly attacked by that kobold?!
No problem, that kobold is already dead, after all!
You beat a kobold with wooden stick?!
Nah, it was the opposite. He was the one who almost got himself killed by a kobold.
It seed Ray was a naughty boy who often disobeyed his father's warning.
Uhm, who's that? The clothes hes wearing are mine, right? Don't tell , a thief?
He's not, Dad! Rather he's the one who saved my life.
Suddenly, Ray's speech turned evasive.
Maybe because the other party was Ray's father, he noticed sothing from son's evasive speech just now.
You naughty kid, so you really were attacked by a kobold!
H-HIIIIII. S-Sorry, Dad!
Ray apologized after he received a hand chop from his father.
For so reason, this scene made recall the mories of my childhood.
I rembered when I was scolded by my father for leaving the village on my own.
Upon recalling those mories,
Uhm, sorry for the misunderstanding, it turned out you're my son's benefactor.
Do, n't wor, ry.
I was really surprised when the boy's father suddenly talked to .
The truth is, we recently discovered a kobold settlent close to our village. We've sent a commission to the adventurers guild, but the chances of them sending adventurers to a frontier village like ours are slim.
Ray's father explained the situation to .
He was still vigilant about , but he wasn't scared since I saved his son.
Maybe due to the ruckus caused by the pair of father and son, the other villagers started to gather around us.
They were also surprised upon seeing my rare white hair and red eyes.
Anyhow, I'm glad that you're safe and sound.
You were troubled by Ray, huh.
No, no, no, it's normal for a kid to do that.
Nevertheless, you've got so unusual hair and eyes there, lad.
T-This could it be the best chance to communicate properly?
After all, this was literally the first ti I saw people who weren't scared of or attacking out of nowhere.
Yes, I guess I had to do my best to use this previous chance.
Just when I mustered my courage.
A-ATTENTION! THE VILLAGE'S WALL HAS! THE VILLAGE'S WALL HAS COLLAPSED!
W-WHAT?!
Everyone shouted in unison. They were clearly extrely surprised upon hearing this news.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Suddenly, I heard the howl of a beast, accompanied by the screams of the villagers.
I-It's an elder kobold! That superior kobold species is bringing its pack to attack our village! They've already destroyed the village's wall!
Dammit all, I guess we have no choice but to fight back! Ray, you go and hide inside the house!
Ray's father ran toward the direction of the scream as he told his son to hide in the house.
It was supposed to be an extrely precious chance, and yet
Nay, this could lead to another chance, right?
I an, the villagers would feel even more grateful and trust if I defeated the kobold's pack for them.
I-I'll fight too!
I caught Ray's arm as he was about to follow his father.
U-Uncle? What are you doing, release now! I'll fight to protect this village too!
Eh? Are you telling to leave it to you?
I nodded to Ray and stomped on the ground, heading toward the battlefield and leaving Ray behind .
S-So fast?!
I leaped over the houses, heading straight toward the direction of the belligerent howl.
And then, it took only a mont for to see the battle scene between the villagers and the kobold's pack.
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