As I sat down to supper with Suzuka, I inquired about the people who had been picked up by Ogre.
I was at Ogre’s place until this evening, so I think I heard some of what he had to say.
Personally, I’m not all that interested in it, but I’m not sure it would be a good idea for the two of us to eat dinner together in silence, and I feel like I need anything to talk about, so I kind of asked.
“It’s a pretty bad story.”
“Okay, fine.”
“Do you want to hear about it?”
A young woman named Kane-chan appears to be among the newcomers, and the plot revolves around Kane-chan and her family, who appear to be the main characters.
Kane-chan was completely strangely silent, so Bear, the father of the family who used to live next door to Kane-chan’s house, took over and proceeded to tell her the story, which was rather horrible. I’d like to eat mindfully.
They lived in a settlement around a town called East-Size or something like that, just southwest of here. I thought I’d heard of it before, but then I remembered that the town where the Ogre and his neighbors got into trouble was called North-Size. I wonder if there’s a connection.
In order to provide residents with a safe haven from horrible monsters, the town is surrounded by walls, and the number of people who can live there is restricted. The people who had been evicted banded together in the sake of reclaiming new land for cultivation. That is what they refer to as a village. A knight has been appointed to protect the settlement for a limited period of time, although the land appears to be a little stale at the moment.
About a month ago, two knights visited the village where they lived, and the two knights paraded around the town, smiling and laughing.
The locals took refuge in their homes in order to avoid being seen by one another, but one of them managed to slip out of the house unseen. Thorn-san, the girl’s mother. She was said to be a beautiful woman with a good reputation in the village.
The two knights apparently spotted Thorne-san and approached her.
“Maybe, but I think that was the goal all along.”
“Mrs Thorne?”
“No, it’s the….. Women.”
“What do you mean?”
“I heard that there are people who sell their bodies to make a living in the town, but in terms of hardship, the village seems to have more hardship than the town.”
“It’s a tough world out there.”
They started out talking, then flirted with money, and gradually escalated to physical contact. They are like the thugs in some comic books who get beaten up.
So Thorne-san, who seems to be quite strong-minded, slapped the knight on the cheek.
The knights who forcibly brought Thorne-san into her house while spitting out the usual line, “You bitch!”
Bear was shivering, unable to do anything as he peeked out the window of his house. So that’s all I can tell you about what happened by visual information.
After this, they heard Thorn-san’s screams several times from inside the house.
If this had been the end of the story, it would have been an “unfortunate assault,” but here comes the hero to save the situation.
Shuten-san, Thorn’s husband, or, to put it another way, Kane-chan’s father, arrived at the house. This Shuten-san appears to be an extremely proficient fighter with a sword, as evidenced by his promotion to captain of East-Size town.
Shuten-san ran back to his house as soon as he heard Thorne-san’s yell. A loud noise and angry cries were heard from the men as they kicked through the door and entered his home, and the knights immediately fled from the premises as a result of the incident.
Of course, it wasn’t a happy ending.
“I will inform my lord of their actions and make sure they are brought to justice.”
He decided to go to the town, but he never returned to the village and instead visited by the knights. The knights slashed the head of the village who greeted them without question and began to slaughter the inhabitants.
“No, why?”
“He said he heard voices that sounded like they were trying to destroy evidence.”
“You’re suggesting that the two knights’ attempts to conceal their misdeeds took priority over Shuten-san and the residents of the village?”
“Maybe……”
That’s why I hate organizations, my wife.
So they burned down the village while cutting down the inhabitants of the Knights. Does a knight mean a group of people who like to burn down someone’s dwelling place?
Incidentally, it is said that Thorne-san, who failed to escape at that time, also fell prey to the knights’ deadly blades.
Seeing this, Kane-chan tries to run to her mother, but she is forcibly taken in by him and runs away from the village, only to be attacked by wild beasts. After several casualties, just when they thought it was over, Ogre and his men appeared.
What are your thoughts? The flavor of the rice that was consumed while listening to this story.
The newcomers were currently exhausted and some were hurt, but they appeared to have healed as a result of Ogre’s care. The fact that they have all eaten a bowl of rice gruel and gone to sleep suggests that their health is in good shape.
However, it appears that the damage to her psyche has been rather serious, especially given the fact that Kane-chan does not display any emotion and simply looks blankly at a point without moving. When your mother is murdered in front of you…
I’ve heard that she will eat if you give her food, though.
Unlike the other new humans, who expressed pleasure and excitement at finally being able to have a proper dinner, she simply ate methodically as if she were in the middle of a process, her expression remaining unchanged.
“I wish there was something I could do to help……”
“Don’t you think?”
That’s not to imply it’s a terrible thing. I’m not saying it’s wrong, but you can’t do anything about it.
If there was any hope for rehabilitation, it would be a reunion with Shuten-san…….
“He’ll be killed……”
“I…… know.”
They came to wipe out an entire village. The witness, Shuten-san, would not be able to get away with it.
“It’s a nasty world……”
“……Yeah.”
As I gazed at Suzuka with my eyes downcast and depressed, I couldn’t help but agree with her.
Hm? I think this person was the former Lindia-san?…… Or is it just my imagination?
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“Did they even have this stuff?”
“It’s a rest home for former wealthy individuals. Isn’t it true that a meal should not only be delicious, but it should also be effective?”
“That’s a little hard for a former civilian like me to understand.”
“Well, we can’t just leave it there. You said the fish were big. It’s perfect.”
“Yeah. if it’s there, I guess I’ll use it.”
“No breaking, no bending, no rusting, no chipping. But it’s still very sharp. That’s the manufacturer’s sales pitch, but it’s reliable. I’m sure it will stand up to their rough use. I even added a grinding stone.”
“Huh. For certain, this is true. I’m going to leave now.”
“Oh, be careful.”
As soon as I had Suzuka deliver a gift for the hunters, a knife, I returned to my room, where I was greeted with Sin’s news.
[Master]
“What is it?”
[It appears that the residents who had gone out to the riverside have returned and have brought more people with them.]
“Again! ?”
How many people are they planning on collecting?
“Turn on the video. And MOUSE and RABBIT, like always.”
[Acknowledged]
In front of the south gate on the monitor.
A nameless muscle is carrying an old man on his shoulder.
“Uh, Explain the situation.”
[He was caught in a fishing net. He was injured pretty badly, and we gave him first aid, but…]
“Ha~ so….. What about the fish with an old man”
[No, We did catch some fish.]
“Sorry, but it doesn’t make a difference.”
It’s difficult to point the finger at them since I’m not sure if I should urge them to forsake the old man or not.
[I think he’s in grave danger. What should we do?]
I don’t know.
I didn’t need to be told that he had been penetrated by a lot of arrows, and the rags wrapped around his torso, which were most likely the product of first aid, were a bright scarlet color.
All right, in this kind of situation, I’m going to do my special move.
Let’s consider the possibility that he might be dangerous.
“Sin, show this image on the monitor in the auditorium. Also, RABBIT and MOUSE to Suzuka.”
[Understood]
“Suzuka, can you hear me?”
[Yes.]
“The muscle guys have now caught an old man. The one from the monitor.”
[Yes, I see him.]
“They might be coming your way, so just be careful. Keep your suitcase close to you.”