I, Rick, the strongest human

"You can also join us and become a member of the expeditionary force."

"Can I... also?"

The young man hesitated, his eyes seemed to have a look of disbelief.

"That's right—you can too."

Rick smiled and nodded.

Of course, it was added in the form of a corpse.

Unstable factors... Even if the possibility of an outbreak is less than one in ten thousand, there cannot be a second time!

Ignoring the excited young people behind him and the cheered up crowd, Rick greeted Crone and Hubie and left straight away.

The [Ghost] plan...was still chosen by him to be executed.

But he didn't say the words and plans to declare war on other races. Instead, he chose words that seemed reasonable but were actually useless except to boost morale.

Because, the candidate for [Ghost] this time——

only one.

"Everything... I'll bear it all by myself—"

Chapter 14 The Orcs' Response

"Kron, what's the situation here now?"

After leaving the crowd, Rick held Hubby's little hand while asking Chloe Ni next to him.

"Other than that person just now, the only problem is the lack of food..."

Chroni thought for a moment before giving such a reply.

Then, he asked with some hesitation.

"That person... just leave it alone and let him join the expeditionary force. Is it really okay?"

Expedition sounds like a lofty title——

However, it is actually just a process of searching for food and searching for information and potentially useful items in various ruins.

When encountering a monster, you can only run away, if you are seen, you will die, if you are found, you will die, if you are found, you will die——

Even so, the candidates for the expedition cannot be chosen randomly. If you choose the kind of selfish coward, and then lead those monsters to the human gathering place...

It's not that this kind of situation has never happened before. In Kelong's eyes, letting that person go is already the greatest tolerance in this environment.

Letting that kind of person enter the expeditionary force... She really couldn't understand.

"Could it be—"

Then, Chroni thought of another possibility.

"Well, that's right, that's what you think." Rick nodded and said casually.

"Let me solve the problem of food, and you can live in this place with peace of mind.

"..."

Ke Long was silent, she understood that the boy's heart was not as peaceful as she saw.

He has been carrying... all the responsibilities and pains... all on his shoulders.

Obviously these things should not be carried by you...

After the two were silent for a while, Ke Long took the lead in breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"...By the way, Rick, who is she?"

Chroni was naturally referring to Shubi who was beside him.

"Ah, it's my [companion], so it should be fine."

I didn't say Hubby's identity directly, but if such a ten-year-old girl can become Rick's [companion], and even wear such a wide cloak...

Chroni quickly understood the meaning of Rick's words.

The other party is probably not human.

"...if you think it's okay Rick."

Chroni sighed helplessly, out of trust in Rick, she didn't say anything.

"Well, Hubby is fine."

"Huby, stay with the tape."

Seeing the girl's cute reaction, Chroni couldn't help but smile, and then quickly reacted again, and quickly covered her mouth.

"Hubby is special, not like those guys, so don't worry about it."

Seeing why Chroni reacted this way, Rick explained.

"Don't worry about Hubby... just treat her as an ordinary little girl."

"By the way, Shuby and I will stay here for a few days. During this period, if anyone asks about Shuby, you can tell them that this is a child I picked up in a destroyed gathering place."

The implication is that Shubi's identity is indeed not as simple as a human being.

"...I'll take care of it."

Sure enough... I knew that Rick would not be so quiet!

Speaking of which, what race is this child...it seems to be very obedient.

Although a little surprised by this result, Chroni will not interfere with Rick's choice, as long as it is him, it will be fine.

This is the girl's almost unconditional trust in the boy.

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"Well, that's it. Go and appease the people over there. I'll go back to my room first."

Rick was not surprised by Crolon's reaction. Correspondingly, he also had the same level of trust in the girl, so he told her about it.

Of course, with her help, it would be easier to conceal Hubie's identity, and he would not deny this.

No matter how much he trusts, he will not tell the other party everything about himself, such as his plan——

……

"Ah! Every time I see the bed, I feel sleepy all of a sudden!"

Back in the room, Rick lay heavily on the bed and made a comfortable sound.

"Sure enough, the human instinct is to sleep..."

Although it seems that there is no problem without sleep, Rick still feels that if he loses sleep, he will be even less human...

"Hubby, you just stay here and don't run around, let me sleep for a while."

"It's impossible to become stronger without sleeping..."

Rick was talking in a daze while hugging his quilt.

I always feel... I seem to have forgotten something important...

wrong--!

Since I can forget it by myself, it must not be an important thing...

"No matter what, let's talk about it tomorrow morning——!"

Muttering inexplicable words, Rick hugged his comforter tightly.

By the way, today's quilt feels a little weird to the touch...

Could it be that Kelong changed his quilt?

Forget it...every time you move, you always leave some things behind, so don't worry about such trivial things.

Let's sleep well...

"But—I can't sleep at all!!!"

It’s okay to feel strange, and why has a certain place been covered for so long...it’s still so cold...

"Sure enough, I still need to change the quilt—"

Thinking so, Rick opened his eyes.

"Rick, are you awake?"

In front of him, an Ex-Machina girl named Shubi was sitting on his back, leaning her body against his, and their skins were tightly pressed together.

——Although a large part of it is mechanical.

"Hugh Huhubi??? What are you doing!"

Rick, who was stimulated by this scene, felt his last drowsiness disappear.

Wow, it was obviously hard to hold it back!

While feeling sorry, Rick didn't forget to gently push Hubby away from himself.

"Even if you want to sleep, you can't just sleep on someone else's body!"

"Because Rick said to keep Hubie here."

Hubie whispered as she put her little hands on Rick's body.

"Didn't Rick mean that? Doesn't 'here' mean this place?"

Hubby pointed to the bed that Rick was lying on, and said in a puzzled voice.

"No... this..."

Rick, who really didn't know how to explain, scratched his head and said.

"'Here' can refer to many places, and the range can be large or small. What I said just now is not the bed... Forget it, Hugh, you will understand later."

"Obviously Rick didn't clarify the range."

"I don't need to talk about this kind of thing at all... Who would sleep directly on a person's body!"

"Huby isn't sleeping, she's just sleeping with Rick. Ex-Machinas don't need to sleep."

"..."

Rick decided to keep silent. Regarding the topic of sleep and bed, it is better not to continue the discussion, lest the girl say something more exciting.

"The 'castle' is already in place, and the 'soldiers' will probably react soon...well, let's get ready!"

Rick played with the "castle" representing the elves and the "soldier" of the orcs in his hands, and his thoughts gradually diverged.But he didn't notice that the girl beside him seemed to be showing an inexplicable smile.

……

In the capital where the beastmen are located.

A male orc who was covered in wounds and wobbled when he walked was carried to the front of their leader by several [Blood Bad Individuals].

"You said...the goblins attacked us?"

The tall orc sits on the throne, but the humble throne and the dilapidated environment around it look a little funny.

But no one would care about this. In this war, even the orcs would often move their bases, and even the so-called capital was just a temporary big base.

"It's not a goblin... it's a companion of the goblin!"

The male orc retorted, but the [Blood Bad Individual] beside him frowned and pressed his shoulder.

"Wow--"

The male orc spurted out a mouthful of blood, but the [Blood Bad Individual] just looked at him coldly without making a sound.

"Andrew, don't touch him."

A majestic voice came out from the throne, which made the [Blood Bad Individual] lean down slightly, and then replied respectfully.

"Yes."

Afterwards, the tall orc leader looked at the male orc carefully before continuing: "Tell me everything you know!"

"...Yes...cough cough..."