Even while having his hatred towards Hifumi flaring up once again, the tiger beastman Malfas, who was persuaded by Gengu, returned to the beginning of the wastelands after being led by a soldier of Fokalore.
Thank you very much ~ssu. On top of accompanying us until here, even souvenirs (Gengu)
A bundle with daily necessities and foodstuff given to him as souvenirs from Orsongrande is tied on the back of Gengu who bowed his head to the soldier of Fokalore.
Even the back of the gloomily silent Malfas next to him had a large baggage affixed to it.
Dont mind it. By nature we dont know what Lord-sama is thinking. Its a little apology because he acts like a bad person though he is a good-natured fellow.
Please take care of Viine-san and Puuse-san. (Gengu)
Yeah, Viine-san has probably arrived in Fokalore by now. Since she will be warmly welcod if its our guys, I dont think theres anything to worry about. If its Puuse-san, wont she be popular anywhere, seeing that elves are strong at magic and that she is such a beauty to boot?
Then Im relieved, Gengu laughs alongside the soldier of Fokalore and pulls Malfas clothes.
Ah, well then we will head out now ~ssu. (Gengu)
Well then, stay healthy. Co visit once again if you ever feel like it.
We will definitely co back one day ~ssu. (Gengu)
Gengu lowered his head to the soldier of Fokalore who bid him farewell while waving his hand strongly and began to walk.
Malfas walks at a slightly quicker pace in front of Gengu.
After walking for around two hours, the environnt completely changes into that of forests and wastelands with no traces of a human city visible.
Even though he sees the forests and wasteland which should be dear to him, after leaving the human city, Gengu cant settle down his mind in all honesty. From now on we will continue to travel for so ti while sleeping outdoors. Thinking about that, his footsteps beco heavy.
I guess I got completely used to the human city as well. Do we have to go to a place with as many ponds as possible ~ssu? Even if we do et unexpectedly with the demons again mmh? (Gengu)
Gengu moves his ears with a twitch. What they picked up is a great number of footsteps.
Malfas! A great number of footsteps is approaching! We have to hide! (Gengu)
While saying that, Gengu grabbed Malfas hand and hid in the shade of a nearby rock.
He also lowers the baggage from his back for the sake of being able to escape without any burden when push cos to shove.
Arent those beastn moving in a group? (Malfas)
They are too slow-footed for that to be the case. Theres also the clanking sounds of armours. In all probability, its the demons. (Gengu)
We wont fight? If its beastn (Malfas)
Malfas breaks off and keeps silent after receiving Gengus stare.
Malfas if you speak any further, I will leave you behind here. (Gengu)
The footsteps are still far away and they seem to be exhausted. Even for demons, the footsteps are too slow and too disconnected.
Gengu sat down and leaned against the rock.
Why did the beastn live inside the forest scattered all over? Malfas, did you never consider that? (Gengu)
T-Thats because they settled according to their tribes (Malfas)
No, its different. (Gengu)
Thrusting a hand in his luggage, he took our a sandwich with plenty of at put in-between.
Splitting that into two pieces, he handed one piece to Malfas and bit into the other one.
Tigers and wolves us and you, even those of the sa tribe split up into several settlents. Putting it the other way, even humans and elves lived together, not to speak of the dispersed beastn in the slums. (Gengu)
Malfas also bites into the sandwich and enjoys the taste of the at which was blended with a fragrant sauce. Suddenly he rembers that he never ate food, that was prepared like this, when he lived in the forest. He stares at the sandwich with complicated feelings.
In the end its just as you said before, fight if you see another tribe and be simply satisfied with surviving from day to day. And thats why the beastn never progressed. In reality I should have thought about that a lot more during my ti in the slums. Seeing the humans cities or rather, Hifumi-sans city, I was forced to realize the real aning for the first ti. (Gengu)
However, since beastn are strong, they can live in the wastelands. We even repelled the humans (Malfas)
Gengu laughed scornfully with a Humph at Malfas objection.
Until now, that is. Theres nothing that never changes. Beastn slaves decreased in number and we learned how to create a city and live in it. We also comprehended that its possible to live together with other races. Of course there are bad things. The demons, the lot that beca free; theres no doubt that they hate the elves. Even the humans learned various ways of fighting after being taught by Hifumi-san. We were taught as well, but if you ask whether we are able to use that knowledge skilfully, I guess theres still a long way to go for that to happen. (Gengu)
He shows the remaining sandwich and swings it around.
For us there are very likely many things that we havent learned yet and if we did, are unable to do. Being able to make delicious food is one of them (Gengu)
He tosses the remaining sandwich in his mouth and drinks so water from his flask.
Probably the guys, who have been living in separate settlents until now, have been crushed by the demons or killed by the humans. Trying to enable the beastn to use traps and group combat or having them take lessons in magic from the elves shows that Reni-san probably understands that not only the humans of Swordland are our enemies Do you know why I decided to follow Reni-san? (Gengu)
Malfas shook his head.
For an instant he wondered whether Gengu lost to Reni. Thats after all the most simple and basic ans of deciding the relationship between fellow beastn. However, the abilities between a sheep beastman and a wolf beastman are fundantally too different.
Gengu held up his hand with its sharp claws and furrowed his brows.
Beastn are proud of their speed and strength, and thus there are only guys who think that everything can be decided by that. If theres a guy whos stronger than , I either run away or succumb to them. Only those two options. (Gengu)
However, Reni and Helen are different, Gengu rembers the ti when he t those two for the first ti.
Reni-san lowered the amount of enemies by increasing her friends. Turning them into allies, she tried to create an even better livelihood. She showed us a thod to get benefits by making friends without fighting. (Gengu)
That is, wasnt she taught that by that man? (Malfas)
You idiot. Dont you use your head properly? (Gengu)
Drinking one more sip of water, he puts the flask back into the bundle of luggages.
I dont think that a person who advances everything by using fighting strength to the degree of Hifumi-san exists. Whether its humans or beastn, he will kill them if they beco his enemies and he will use them as bait if they are his allies. What makes Reni-san amazing is that she only used the good parts of what she was taught by such guy. That aint normal. In a good aning. (Gengu)
Even Gengu thinks that Viines reaction towards Hifumi as female beastman is more befitting than Renis. Thinking that she wants his children if hes a strong male is a natural response for a female beastman. Its her instinct telling her that its necessary to leave behind descendants.
Once we return to the slums, try to look a bit more precisely at the things Reni-san does. And, maybe with what feelings the surroundings get in contact with Reni-san, I guess. Surviving and fighting ones enemy arent necessarily the sa thing. I think you know that. (Gengu)
He quietly looked in the direction of the approaching sound from within the shade of the rock.
A group of demons is walking through the wastelands while scuttling.
A single one-ard demon, who was the only one on a mount, was advancing in the lead. Apparently for the sake of closing the arms injury, many bandages were tightly wrapped around his chest.
His expression is a mixture of pain and rage.
All of the soldiers had tired expressions. They were silent while having postures looking as if they were being crushed by heavy baggages.
The humans repelled even the demon soldiers eh? (Gengu)
The things which he had to tell Reni increased.
Just how much blood will flow from now on in the wastelands? Pondering about that sickening future even if its just a prediction, Gengu growled while baring his fangs.
Being appointed to Earl Tohno, Im glad to see you in good health (Hifumi)
Such a greetings is good. It also ans that you rember my face. (Phyrinion)
The forr female knight Phyrinion, whos the ssenger that brought the handwritten letter of the queen, gave up on Hifumi, who completely ignores the customs of nobles as usual, with a smile.
Besides, I thought that you stopped being a knight after getting married, but I guess you are still serving the country. (Hifumi)
To be precise, as the family status of my household is higher than that of my husband Vaiyas, it took the shape of him being adopted into my family, that has only a daughter, as son-in-law. With managing the territory, my husband has kept serving as knight. (Phyrinion)
Phyrinions territory, the Viscount Amazelt territory, is in-between the capital and Fokalore, in a place midway separated from the highway. Having a vast, fertile soil, its a famous place for being a wheat producing area from before Orsongrande beca a nation.
I see. So, why did you co here as representative of the feudal lord? (Hifumi)
One reason is gratitude. The things I was made to study here have been very helpful for my territory. At that ti it was very difficult, but if I think back on it now, I had the privilege of indulging in a good experience. (Phyrinion)
Phyrinion, who stopped being a knight, doesnt wear a squads uniform but a dress. Lightly pinching its hem, she bows.
What she said are her true feelings. It was hard to carry out the territorys census from the scratch, but once she finished its collation, she discovered the fraud and collusive relationships of the employed civil officials and the fiefs populations livelihood beca a bit easier as well.
Given that the pointless expenses vanished, she was able to get so financial surplus. I will be able to lead a perfectly comfortable life even after my parents retirent, she felt relieved.
The other one is bringing a letter from Her Majesty the Queen (Phyrinion)
From Iraria? (Hifumi)
Due to Hifumi holding out his hand while saying Please show it to , Phyrinion placed the letter in his stretched out left hand while wondering formality and such is really aningless in front of a strong person, eh?
Although it was Hifumis office where she was shown in, its originally inadequate for a feudal lord as place to receive guests. Normally there should be a room for audiences, but Phyrinion also knows that it had been shut down and turned into a rest area for the staff mbers.
She looks at Hifumi scanning through the letter while thinking about such things. His characteristic black hair and eyes. His attire that was different from any other country. The single-edged sword which gave birth to his nickna Knight of the Slender Sword.
Going by the parts she sees while being silent, hes a younger boy with a sowhat piercing look.
However, in fact he killed many people inside and outside the country and even killed the king in Orsongrande with his own hands. Or rather, he killed the king in the beginning when he made his appearance in history.
(I wonder, why was such person added as noble of this country?) (Phyrinion)
It seed like Vaiya didnt know the full details, but from the docunts of the Third Knight Order he belonged to and going by Irarias decrees, it had been a plan to win over Hifumi, who obtained flashy achievents after he apparently ca in contact with the wrong target, so that he wouldnt be taken by another country.
Whether that was successful or not; the conclusion of that hasnt beco apparent yet.
Suddenly Hifumis gaze seizes Phyrinion.
She has written a drawn-out, forced reason, but in short she tells to co to the capital. (Hifumi)
Throwing the letter on the desk, Hifumi grabbed a cup and drank the tea in it.
It might be about your activities in Horant? I dont know the details, but there might be so kind of reward? (Phyrinion)
No chance. (Hifumi)
Hifumi easily rejected Phyrinions assumption.
In Horant, Iraria and Nelgal just frantically cleaned up the ss caused by an idiot. I passed my ti by rampaging around after getting angry. In the first place, she would have probably written it, if that was the case. (Hifumi)
According to Hifumis prediction, the most likely reason is that she wants information about the demons and beastn. Although she shouldnt be aware that he has already gone to attack the demons.
She might be troubled over her treatnt of the elf Puuse. (Phyrinion)
That one is a honour student-chan, so that will hardly be the case. (Hifumi)
Whats that about? (Phyrinion)
Its sothing private, Hifumi shook the hand with the glove on it.
That hand did it get injured? (Phyrinion)
Even though she believes that to be improbable, Phyrinion still asks.
Ah, this is the result of cutting it off myself. Its no big deal. (Hifumi)
Cut (Phyrinion)
So, what will you do with who received this? (Hifumi)
Phyrinion fixed her posture which fell apart due to her getting surprised and glossed it over with the expression of a lady, but even if she changed her make-up, she still had so masculine traces of her ti as knight remaining.
As its written. Please go to the capital and et with Her Majesty the Queen. You will be probably told the full details over there. (Phyrinion)
Good grief, even though I just ca back so, will you serve as my escort on the trip, Phyrinion? (Hifumi)
You jest I will return to my territory. Before that, Id like you to allow to stay in the Tohno Earldom for a while. Do I have your permission? (Phyrinion)
Do as you like. Do you want to study sothing again? (Hifumi)
No, I planned to learn about Vichys movents and in addition to that, about the movents of the demons I heard about on the way here. (Phyrinion)
Hmm. (Hifumi)
Hifumi reacted disinterestedly, but in his mind he praised her. He highly regards those gathering intelligence, and on top of that properly grasping the place where the important movents happen.
It will be great if a lot more of such people appear. Once that happens, this worlds battles will beco even more complex and unpredictable.
If its about that, its best to go to the border city Rhone. A temporary public office has been set up there. You probably know Miyukare and Paryu. If you listen to their story, you will probably find out various things. About the demons as well. Doelgar is there as well, but that one is a guy people wont understand even if they understand the matter at hand. If its about hearing the story, Paryu would be the best. (Hifumi)
It might as well be fine for you to go together with the relief soldiers, due to Hifumi calling Caim, Phyrinion couldnt calm down as she felt like she was entrapped in so snare.
I will, right depart in around three days. (Hifumi)
I appreciate your efforts on delivering the letter, tapping Phyrinions shoulder, Hifumi inford Caim, who finally arrived, about his task and quickly left the room.
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