I, Rick, the strongest human

Even such a huge difference in numbers did not play the slightest role. The group of orcs were knocked down to the ground without any resistance, howling in pain.

"Oh, do you want to guess who I am? If you guess right—"

When the orc caught by him was about to suffocate, the cloaked man suddenly let go, threw it on the ground casually, and stepped on it fiercely.

"I won't let you go either."

Like a cat playing with a mouse, the cloaked man wantonly humiliated this group of orcs.

"Wow--"

The beastman let out a scream, then rolled his eyes and passed out.

In the eyes of other orcs, it was clearly killed directly by this cloaked man!

"Uh-"

Due to the powerful strength of the cloaked man, these orcs could only roar unwillingly, but none of them rushed forward to confront him.

The gap is too big, there is no doubt that the opponent is either a high-ranking "life" in the upper six, or a strong one among the demons and elves!

"It seems that you are not going to answer—"

The cloaked man let out a sudden sigh.

"Then—let's all die here!"

Without warning, the cloaked man suddenly shot out and killed the group of orcs on the ground.

When they came to their senses, they only saw their bloody necks and the shaking world——

At that moment, all the orcs were killed without any resistance, they couldn't even see the shadow of the enemy, and they didn't even know the identity of the enemy, so their lives were erased at will.

"It's such a fragile race... Heh, those goblin dwarves are thinking too much. There is no need to use [Marrow Explosion] to deal with this kind of waste!"

Seemingly confident in his own strength, the cloaked man left the scene casually without checking their lives.

And about 5 minutes after he left, a shaky figure suddenly stood up from the ground.

After carefully inspecting his clansmen, when he found that they were all dead, the figure suddenly looked at the direction in which the cloaked man was leaving, and said through gritted teeth.

"Goblin species..."

That cloaked man must be a goblin companion!

"Damn ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Looking at the corpses of his dead clansmen, the beastman let out a mournful cry, and immediately walked towards their capital of the beastman alone.

There is no need to collect corpses, even the clansmen. In this war, only those who survived are "resources", and those who die are "waste".

However, the orcs didn't notice that behind him, the figure of a man in a cloak was hanging far behind him, keeping an almost constant distance from him.

After following to the depths of the forest, the cloak stopped.

"It's all entered this place, this guy shouldn't have any accidents, right?"

Shaking his head, the cloaked man did not follow, but tore off his cloak and mask, and completely destroyed them with brute force.

"Heh... Beastman—"

The voice, whether it was ridicule or something, echoed in the forest. Along the direction of the voice, the figure that kept shuttling back and forth was a boy with silver hair and purple pupils.

……

"Um--?"

Suddenly, the boy stopped in front of a cave.

"... Huby?"

For some reason, Rick always felt a little inexplicably flustered in his heart, as if something terrible had happened.

"... Huby—!"

No... not here... not there...

Almost the entire cave was turned upside down, but Shubi was not found.

...Where did you go...

"Huby...you must be fine—"

Rick rushed out of the cave anxiously, damn it... I should have known that I would have brought Hubie with me just now!

……

By a stream in the far distance of the cave.

An Ex-Machina girl and a human girl were standing together.

"Hey, big sister, what are these decorations on your body?"

The little girl about four or five years old pointed to the exposed mechanical parts of the Ex-Machina girl and asked curiously.

"These are not decorations, but important parts of the Ex-Machina."

The Ex-Machina girl replied seriously.

"Ex-Machinas...?"

The little girl showed a slightly puzzled expression, and then said something incomprehensible.

"Father said... Ex-Machinas are all bad guys, but Big Sister, you are not a bad guy!"

"... Ex-Machinas are not human beings, so they cannot be defined as [bad guys]."

"Eh—? Big sister, are you really an Ex-Machina?"

The little girl seemed to believe it, but also asked in disbelief.

"Sure, Hubby is an Ex-Machina, although it has been abandoned."

The Ex-Machina girl nodded, and stated these words in an emotionless tone.

"Liar! Big sister, you are lying—!"

Suddenly, the little girl's expression changed, that kind of expression—as if she was deceived and betrayed by a trusted friend.

"Wow-"

As if she had digested the fact that the big sister in front of her was an Ex-Machina, the little girl ran away with fear on her face while crying.

Only the Ex-Machina girl was left alone, staying where she was.

"This change...why..."

Just now, that girl sneaked out of the village and encountered a demon species in the forest.

Shubi who passed by solved it, maybe it was smooth?Maybe it's because she and Rick are both human beings?Or is it out of her own will——

In short, it is an unchangeable fact that Shubi saved her, and the girl's initial expression was also the same as what she inferred from observing humans before.

However, when she revealed her identity, the behavior of the other party made her feel incomprehensible.

If you are afraid, you should run away immediately.

If there is no fear, then there is no need to run away.

This kind of strange behavior is a [meaningless] behavior.

But... If you want to understand 'heart', you must also understand this [meaningless] behavior.

"There must be some factors..."

It's not [meaningless] as considered by the Ex-Machinas, Shubi believes that there must be some meaning in it.

In other words, change [meaningless] into [meaningful]——

Whispering softly, Shubi showed an incomprehensible expression.

——But this time, what she showed was not the imitated expression.

"Is this... the 'people's heart' that Rick said..."

"Huby...doesn't understand people's hearts—"

Chapter 12 Human Sorrow

Image: "Hubi", Location: "Images/124744-4686.jpg"

"Hubby—"

After searching for a while, Rick finally saw Hubie by the side of a stream.

"Hubby!"

After spotting the girl's figure, Rick hurried over quickly.

"Hubby, you just—"

"Rick, Hubie, want to see the human settlement."

Facing Rick who was running towards him, Shubi tilted his head.

"Can you~?"

"Hmm... Why did Shubi suddenly have such an idea?"

Rick was taken aback for a moment, he didn't see the girl who ran away crying just now, so he didn't know what happened here just now.

"Can you~?"

Hubby gently held Rick's hem, and pulled it like a baby, making a cute sound.

"Ah... Really, it's a foul for being malicious and cute!"

Although he knew Shubi's appearance should be the result of imitation, but Rick felt that he still couldn't resist...

I'm not a lolicon——

It is obvious that Naoko is right!

While sighing inexplicably in his heart, Rick made a decision.

Forget it, it just so happened that they should have arrived at the new gathering place by now, there is nothing wrong with taking a look, seven days is still enough time.

However, I still have to bring Hubby with me the next time I act, um... Anyway, if it's the idiots of the sea dwellers, they probably won't be able to find it.

"Okay, but Hubby you have to wear this!"

Rick took out an orange cloak from his body and put it on Hubby.

"Well... When you get to the place, don't let other people see the machinery on your body! If anyone asks about the tail at the back, just say it's an ornament!"

While instructing Shubi, Rick checked to see if there was anything missing.

"Understood, Hubby's body will only be shown to Rick alone."

"Cough, cough, cough...don't say anything that makes people think in this situation!"

……

"Ah, it looks like nothing happened!"

Rick took out a compass-like disc from his pocket.

This is a black technology obtained from the goblins. It can detect whether there are powerful creatures approaching within a certain range. Because he was worried that the fluctuation of the elves on it would cause unnecessary trouble, he did not give it to Kelong and the others. Instead, he stayed by himself.

After crossing several mountains and several forests, Rick and Hubie stopped at the entrance of a remote and narrow cave.

Although it seems very far away, for Rick, even walking from one side of the planet to the other is probably no different from teleportation.

"Going in from here is the gathering place of our human beings. Remember, don't let people find out!"

Because it was very close, Rick also slowed down, bent down, and walked in step by step, not forgetting to remind him.

"Well, Hubby's body will only be shown to Rick."

"Here it is again...I said it all, don't say such easy-to-distort words casually! Especially when there are other people around here."

"So you don't want other people to hear it? I understand, Hubby will only let Rick hear it."

"Hey, hey! That's not what I mean...Forget it, do whatever you like!"

Rick covered his face and said as if giving up on himself.