Isekai Taneuma

Mary was hurt. Jeanne was crying together. Feng didn't know what to say to those two, but turned his back silently and began to pick up firewood at the banks of the riverbank facing the forest.

I wish I could cry with you, but I couldn't do it with my scarce feelings. If you don't move your body, you'll think bad things. Either way, I couldn't go back to the village today, so I had to prepare for the night shift. Fortunately, it was after dinner so I didn't have to worry about getting hungry, but even if I hadn't eaten anything, I didn't know if the rice would go through my throat right now.

I don't want to stay in the wilderness without a fire in this dark mood. As he gathered the dead grass and properly picked up the twigs, Leonardo approached as he heard the clattering of the gravel. Throwing a branch that was about to become firewood in his hand into the ground, he slapped his hips and said.

It's about time we left.

Feng matched the size of the firewood he collected.

"I don't know... maybe the villagers will be in trouble in a couple of days, but Mary will never forget it again. For her, this place has turned into too spicy a place."

"... I was so alarmed because I was surrounded by children and enjoying myself every day. There is an immeasurable part of the unincorporated tribes of the city. I'll just be a little more careful."

"I can't help it."

Does Leonardo feel responsible for taking Mary out of Lord Hermes' boundaries? But if you care about that, as long as you live in human society, it's impossible to end your life without hurting anything.

I was getting used to living in the woods, so I was mistaken. I've lived like a wild child, carried out various quests, won a lot of praise, and gained the confidence to do it here... even though they were civilized at their roots. They live in a different society. And all societies try to frame humans.

Feng sighed.

"Hah... but it's a magic mushroom anyway. I thought we had the math to get... even if I told you to cooperate, you wouldn't listen to me anymore."

"... let's interpret favourably what the Spirit was trying to convey to you. That's not true. I'm also curious about the continuation of that story. I can't help it."

"Anyway, if I have to give up, why don't I sneak in and steal it? If you use Grandpa's cognitive inhibition magic, it'll be easy, won't it?

"I don't like the boulders... do you really think so?

"... at that time, I should have left you one."

While they were having such a conversation, they saw a glittering flame of pine light in the forest. Night-eyed beasts can't have that kind of stuff, so they're probably from the guild.

I was just looking for something that could spark. The feng banged on the tree with the firewood nearby, appealing to their presence.

"Dai-kun, are you here?"

Not one or two of them came by surprise, but all four of them who were supposed to be in the garrison. Guillaume for Guild Leader, Lucy for Meetings. I wonder if you were so worried because it was Leonardo, not the usual Feng, who was kicked out this time.

"No, no, that's not true. Actually, we've been kicked out."

"They kicked me out? What do you mean?"

"That's what I want to hear. It's like we ran away without even knowing anything and were told to leave right now."

I would like to know more, but I dare to prepare for the night shift. Feng borrowed the pine beam that the Guild Chief had and set fire to the firewood he had collected.

We dug a hole in the river plain to make a simple mold, and burned a little more fire. Because of the large number of people, if I didn't do this much, my wet body would get cold at night dew.

Feng and the others took a breath around the fire and asked the Guild Leader how far they had come. By that time, Mary had regained a great deal of calm and was blurred by Jeanne.

"We didn't do anything in particular, we were in the garrison normally. Then all of a sudden there was noise outside, and something happened? And when I looked out, I was surrounded by the villagers. They say," You have brought misfortune, you have brought the priests, so you must leave. "I don't know what you're talking about, so I'd like to know why, but what about the Beast? If I was in trouble because I couldn't get the guidelines, Gargantuar came and told me to stay away from the village for now. And in the meantime, we need to calm her down."

"Oh, my God, they even showed up at the garrison. Hmm... I've passed the boulder once. Why are you making such a fuss?"

"Maybe you want to back off making a priest angry."

Feng said so, Leonardo roared low.

Even with the events of 300 years ago, it is believed that for the beast man, the divine man is close to God. In fact, Mary is a powerful wizard and they have witnessed the miracle several times. Such gods are afraid.

No, that's not all. Now everyone knows Leonardo, Guillaume and Jeanne are skilled adventurers. Each of them, with abilities comparable to those of Gargantuar, is nothing but a threat from the villagers. They may also be panicking, recalling the fact that they are Mary's associates.

"What should I do... maybe it's my fault..."

Mary was shocked to learn that everyone in the garrison had been evicted and that it might have been her fault. The Guild Chiefs, who don't know why she rubbed with the villagers, asked what happened. Feng turned to Mary, who couldn't answer because she was bluish, and talked about what had just happened.

"I can't believe it! Too bad!" "That's not so bad, Mary! I will do the same!

As expected, the two women who had heard the story were excited and raised their voices. It would have been nice if Mary had been saved with it, but Feng just explained the situation, but she felt uncomfortable feeling like she was being blamed.

Looking around for help, the Guild Leader looked up at the sky with an expression that he didn't just say ~... I'm sure he knew that was happening in that village. Likewise, Guillaume, who lived in a world where such things were happening, tells them to control them.

"If I can't eat in reality, I don't have any children. Don't blame me too much."

"Guillaume, what are you going to say? Isn't it a problem before that!? If you can't have a baby anyway, don't start making babies!

"I can't help but enjoy sex."

"Then what? You're saying there's life to be killed for the entertainment of your parents?

"Fuck you, I didn't kill you!

Lucy got excited and hungry. Guillaume speaks in a troublesome manner. Usually you two are close, so you can say it so strongly. But it shouldn't be like arguing between two people in the first place.

When Feng stepped out and tried to stop them before they heated up....

"My ears hurt."

I heard a loud voice coming from the woods to control them. Guillaume, who had neglected to be vigilant, stood up aggressively.

But when he realized that he had seen his face there, he turned away from the fire and lowered his hips.

"Mr. Gargantuar...."

Instead, Feng stood up to greet the chief, Gargantuar lightly interpreted him, first looked at Leonardo... then at the Guild chief, then finally turned his back to Feng.

"Boy... no, Tsukumo. I need to talk to you. Listen to me."

I lowered my head.

Feng agreed with him as to why he shouldn't let Gargantuar dress like that all the time, even though he thought...

They crouched on the banks of the creek, a little away from the fire. Occasionally, the wind brings in the voices of friends. If you raise your voice a little louder, you will hear the contents. It was about that distance.

Gargantuar brought Feng so far, but for a long time he just stared silently at the stream without saying anything. From time to time, he picks up a round stone rolling at his feet, throws it away briefly, and sighs. The sound of the moon shaking on the water surface. I wondered if he was throwing it at me, and when he followed the trajectory, he finally started talking to me.

"... I'm called King of Beasts, but this is what it is. I'm strong. I can't beat the demons. But I don't have enough words. Not enough wisdom. I don't have enough power to bring the villagers together, and it's always... like this."

Gargantuar kept quiet, probably because he didn't have enough words. I really have a lot to tell, but I don't have enough vocabulary to tell it. That's why I think hard, and this is how I grab and talk.

Feng made it clear to his ears that he would listen to the story seriously so that his intentions could be properly learned.

"God (Mary) is right. That woman was right. We make our own children. Nobody can stop doing that. And kill the child that was born. But I really want to raise all the children who will be born... that's what everyone thinks. But we don't have enough food to do that. Overwhelmingly not enough....."

"Yes, I understand."

When Feng said so with a hand, Gargantuar shook his head in a mood.

"No, it's not. That's not true. The truth is, I have food. You heard the elders, too. That's when we attacked the tribes around us. They stole food, women, and food for their newborn children. And the tribe grew. The other tribes will die for us to eat. But that's fine. Power was justice.

But I couldn't beat the Demons in this way. 300 years ago. We couldn't help the other tribes. Next time they thought they might be able to do it, but they didn't help. And they did it themselves. All the tribes of the Great Forest had no choice but to flee, asking for help from the humans. But nobody helped me. Because we were bragging.

But the brave saved us. Even after the demon king was exterminated, the forest was full of demons. No man tried to save the forest. But only the brave saved me. Brave men have taught us to be our leaders and fight, and if we all work together, we can beat the Demons. That's why we made a promise to the brave.

I don't fight tribes anymore. We'll discuss it as much as we can. When the demons emerge, we will all cooperate. We keep that promise all the time. So even if the demons come, we won't lose anymore. But instead, our tribe can't grow any bigger... like this... like this... like this... "

Gargantuar repeated the same words with a difficult face, as if no words were coming out. Feng kept an eye on him so as not to rush him. For a while after that, he was barely speaking, but eventually, as if he had come up with something, woosh, breathing in, with a small, plundering voice,

"... it's a trail."

and murmured. As chief, he feels stuck.

Normally speaking, it is the duty of the chief to lead the tribe and enlarge the village. Yet he is expected to do the opposite. Stagnating, controlling the population so that it doesn't get any bigger, deciding on an appropriate arrangement so that the level doesn't drop, like middle management, is just being manipulated to ease tribal dissatisfaction.

When Feng first met this tribe in this forest, he wondered what a strong and free man they were. Slay the demon tribe with bare hands, easily hunt large beasts, surround them with huge campfire, and grown-ups and children circle around to cheek their meat. Everyone smiled, cheerful, and angry right away, but soon got along, and there was no wall in the next house, and everybody looked like equals.

But that was just a fake. The real ones compete until they die and the number of children is determined only to maintain such a narrow village society's Hierarchy. You only have sex, and if you inadvertently have a child, you kill the child as if you were going to settle the debt. Only within the boundaries determined with the neighboring tribes will they give up food like a zoo, and those who break the code will be banished.

In reality, they were weak and incredibly handicapped.

Feng was neither a saint nor a son, but still felt a strange sense of mission that he wanted to make them part of a civilized society. But I knew a long time ago that even if I wanted to do something about it, there was nothing I could do. Because they have no creativity.

Lucion, god of beasts. How are you going to guide them?

Is there really a God in this world?

"Are you leaving?

Gargantuar asks. Probably asking if you're leaving the village. Feng nodded.

"Yes, we all agree on this. Anyway, it seemed like I was shocked to the girls. No... me, too. I'm kind of sad, too."

"I see....."

Gargantuar replied carelessly and threw another pebble close by into the river.

And he barely cut it out.

"It's a spider. I need a favor. Can you take the manicure?

"... eh?

Feng was surprised. At first, he was thought to be a strange being in a werewolf colony, a single rabbit. But now that I know it's one of Gargantuar's sons, I didn't think he'd say anything like letting his son go. In fact, when Mani said he wanted to study abroad before, he was against it.

What kind of blowing is it? Feng twisted his neck.

"Isn't the priest angry today?

Feng nodded. How does it relate to Mary's infanticide? And while Gargantuar has a difficult face,

"After that, I thought about it a little bit. Mani has recently grown up. But you can't have a wife's belt. There is no one in this village to marry Mani. Even so, the children who are born cannot be raised in this village."

"Ah...."

"Actually, when Mani was born, I was opposed to being raised. I don't know whose child the mani is. That's why they told me to dispose of it... because I became a chief, I've sealed it up."

I see... when I met Mani's mother in Raven's settlement, I wondered why Gargantuar had separated this poor mother and child, but I knew why.

"Mani was cute."

That's what Gargantuar said and laughed illuminatingly. As always, the werewolf's expression was difficult to read, but Feng felt like he knew what the werewolf looked like and laughed for the first time.

"But I changed my mind. Mani will not be happy if he stays here. So, can you help me see the outside world?

Feng nodded.

"If that's what you mean. It's cheap."

Gargantuar felt relieved by the reply.

"Mani is smart unlike me. He said he wanted to go to a human settlement and learn how to grow the village. I don't know, but if you do, I want you to take a good look at your studies. Then I want you to be careful not to be fooled by bad people."

"Yes"

"Then I'll give it to you through the Adventurer Alliance, but you can be an adventurer. And don't think it's for the village, if you like it, tell me you can live there forever."

"I don't mind, but if you say that, you may not come back."

Feng said such a thing in a joke.

"That's fine. There are no parents who wish their children happiness."

The gargantuar returned. Feng reflexively thought it was a lie... but at least he didn't say anything because he only knew what he meant.

He was worried about the mani he was sending out, repeating "then” over and over again. Most of them were worried about loving parents, but Feng kept quiet and listened to the story until the end.

The next morning, the Feng and the others began their journey to leave the Gargantuar settlement, where they had lived for a long time.

Gargantuar brought the Feng's luggage, but the Alliance couldn't bring it all, so they had to pick it up directly, and the Alliance Chiefs had to travel far back to the garrison to avoid irritating the villagers.

Originally, they were merely caught in the crossfire, and there was no match for this kind of treatment. But there was no sense of grief in them who were being driven out irrationally, and their faces packed with luggage were rather pure.

Well, normally speaking, yes. Nobody wanted to stay in the middle of a jungle like this forever. Humans still want to live among themselves. The Guild Chiefs were delighted to say that they could finally return to life in the city. I thought I was sorry for getting involved, but apparently the result looks like Aurai.

It was decided to leave the great forest and head to the brave leader. The Guild Chiefs had to go to Adventurer Guild HQ to take over, and the Feng couldn't return to the Empire because they were hunters.

Even in that brave realm, we don't know where the bounty hunter is hiding, so the hiding life is not over yet. Until we finally reach the new world, the days will continue.

Nevertheless, it has not been a human city in a long time. Even if it wasn't the Guild Chiefs, Feng was still a little floating. What do you want me to do if I go over there? Unlike the big forest, there will be a lot of entertainment, so I want to go to the theater and casino as a comfort for once.

"Tsukumo"

Feng was floating with such thoughts, and Mary, who slept overnight, came closer with a refreshing expression.

She looked serious until morning because of yesterday's shocking events, but now she looked as if she had blown it out and made up her mind somehow.

Has there been a change in mood? Feng greeted her silently because it was helpless to evaporate what happened yesterday.

"What kind of brave leader are you on your way?

"No, I don't know because it's my first time either. It's much more urban than that city in Hermes territory, so I'm looking forward to it. They have theatres, casinos, racetracks, fancy restaurants."

"Really....."

Mary doesn't seem to be very interested. I wonder if she prefers forest life to urban life. If you think about it, I've lived in a quiet place for almost 300 years, so maybe I don't like the hustle and bustle of the city.

But apparently, the reason for her reply wasn't because she cared.

"Um, spiders have a favor to ask."

"Ah?... what?

She nodded with cockroach.

"You know....? I want to learn more about researching."

Feng opened his mouth unexpectedly. I thought you looked like you were somehow determined, but was that the reason?

"It's a fairy tale, so I don't really know if I can use that kind of magic, but if I can really remember it, I want to aim for it. I thought... if I could use my research, maybe I could have saved that baby... yeah, that's not all, maybe I could have helped more people."

Mary's feelings are just sentimental. She's right, if it works, the baby might have breathed back. But it's only temporary. The baby was originally killed because there was no room to feed the settlement. If we don't solve the root cause and save only our lives, we'll just have to wait for a more tragic end.

But what happens when you tell her that? She knows that much. I know, and she wants to do it, so where are the reasons to disagree?

"I see... then we have to work harder"

"Yeah, it's only 30 now, but if we get to the level of Jeanne, I think we might have a chance. In order to do that, I need Tsukumo to share a lot of experience... but I'll do everything I can instead, so please use it more and more."

"Okay. Then I'll use it so hard that the life of the priest will shrink."

Yeah!

Mary left with a smile on her face. It was the clearest smile since I left the border. How can you make such an expression even though it happened yesterday? That's probably because she had a clear purpose. She's been trapped for 300 years... Maybe it was her first wish. Then he thought he would do what he could.

However, it requires a lot of shared experience. What am I supposed to do? Sometimes I could get a small amount of experience, but I couldn't do the same thing no matter how many times I did the dangerous demon race extermination.

It was during the Southern Expedition that I received the most experience so far... but such a big request is not something you will see in the middle. And to achieve Mary's goals, we have to do a lot of that. I wonder if that's possible.....

"Um... oniisan"

With that in mind, a mani came from the direction of the settlement. There was a heavy backpack on his back. Maybe Gargantuar had a lot on him. Already breathing, he slowly approached and greeted the beasts politely.

"Thank you for inviting me on this adventure. Gargantuar told me... my father told me. Remember when I said I wanted to study abroad, you convinced me about my father. Last night, my permission suddenly came down and I was surprised."

Of course, I don't remember inviting a mani. Maybe that's what Gargantuar says in the dark. I hadn't noticed it until recently, but it was an unaccounted parent. Feng thought that he would fall apart, but for the sake of his parents and children in the future, I decided to invite him.

"Besides, I just wanted to carry a little luggage... but your luggage is amazing. If you carry it that much, I'll snap right out of it."

"I'm sorry! I told you I couldn't do it, but I was told to take it with me...."

"You should carefully select what you have. I'll help you, so let's refill as little as we need."

"Ha, yes!

The mani flipped the luggage and poured its contents on the ground. I don't know. Where did you hide it? There was a lot of unnecessary stuff that I wanted to say.

Feng asked the mani what it was, and he sorted out what he had... he found something in it and stopped his hand unexpectedly.

"... what is this?

In the luggage, a drawstring bag with the age is mixed to look at it.

As if I had seen it somewhere recently... when I opened my mouth, suddenly a blinking light came out from inside, and he couldn't stand it anymore and closed his eyes. This unusual light...?

Feng panicked to close the bag's mouth, and the mani who was looking at it pointed at the drawstring bag.

"Ah! The Elder asked me to do that... and he gave me a map to pick it up if I was going to take the brave one. What is this? I've asked you so many times, but oniisan told me to give it to me and I was forced to hold it... what is it?

The paper received depicted a shape that looked like a map somehow with a good line. Feng, who is not familiar with the world, did not know which map it is, but there are a lot of dirty characters under the map that would be cautionary, so I'm sure there are hints hidden here.

The handwriting was too dirty and it would take a little time to decipher... but Feng didn't feel any pain in the harsh work that would start.

I'm sure the Elder spent the night yesterday writing a bad letter. Instead of thinking so, I just wanted to thank you.

Now the immediate goal is set. Feng carefully folded the map he had and carefully put it in his luggage to avoid tearing it.

The brave man who aspires is the leader. Somewhere on that long journey. Find the magic mushroom of illusion!

(Chapter 2...)