“Well… the Priest’s residence is always changing. It’s specifically the ‘entrance’ that changes…”
“So the place is the same, right?”
“Yes. Initially, it was the same every time, but ever since the seclusion was declared, the entrance has shifted to various places in the forest. The Beastmen dragged their tired bodies around but ultimately gave up.”
An entrance that changes every time…
It must be some kind of teleportation magic or power through spatial coordinates.
“It doesn’t matter. Just tell me the place that used to be the entrance.”
“Once a place becomes an entrance, it doesn’t change back. Even if you go there…”
“I can find it. As long as there’s a trace.”
If it’s a magic formula for spatial coordinates, I could track the target and teleport to it.
Of course, they might notice my existence and dispel it…
‘If they’re that good of a Mage, they might be closer to being the culprit.’
If it’s a power, the Priest’s movements could be the will of the Bluering.
[Lily can do anything]
[Aha lol I’m going to break the Priest’s pot]
[Don’t get caught, Priest!]
[How dare you try to deceive in front of Lily lol]
[But why has the Priest already become the culprit]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[No idea]
“Ah… yes! Should I tell you?!”
Boom!
A noise that shakes the ground.
For a moment, the house shook, and the Beastmen plastered to the windows all lost their balance and slid down.
– Come out!
– You bastards!
“What’s going on?”
“The neighboring village has attacked! We have to go out!”
Kora shot up from her seat.
In a hurry to leave, she noticed the sickly-looking prisoner, kissed his forehead for a moment, and then headed for the door.
[?]
[?]
[This is ridiculous lol]
[Can’t we just kill them all?]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I’m feeling ‘murderous’]
[They say kids pop up even in times of war]
[H… I feel like it’s NTR]
[That’s a bit much]
[That bitch over there]
[▣Joah: I agree]
[▣White Autumn: You’re crossing the line…]
[Haha]
[Wait, lol the managers aren’t banning any of this and are just agreeing lol]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
I looked beyond the half-open door.
The two villages seemed to be already locked in a standoff.
Turning my head, I saw the prisoner sweating profusely.
“…What should we do.”
The blue eyes gazing down at the prisoner gleamed coldly.
[Whoa]
■
“You damned bastards! Because of you, Itaga has become a living corpse!”
“Why is that our fault!”
“Your village has more sick people! Yet, you brought them all the way to our village, and now the illness has spread!”
“That’s not how contagion works?! The Priest didn’t say anything like that!”
The two villages that collided are engaged in a battle of nerves.
If anyone dares to strike first, they’re ready to unleash their sharp claws and strong bodies, yet no one has stepped forward.
They all have families to protect, and they can’t afford to waste their already limited manpower to keep them safe.
Of course, if the culprit is revealed, they would charge in without a care, but the culprit, let alone any trace, hasn’t been found.
However, it’s just a matter of time.
If the situation escalates any further, they will inevitably bare their teeth.
“But hey, what are you relying on to act so boldly?”
“W-what?”
The Tiger Beastman bares his teeth.
He’s the leader of the opposing village and, despite being sick, suppresses the illness with his strong physique.
His massive claws glinted in the sunlight.
“More than half of the village is sick, and with the Bear down, what’s there left for you to hold your head high?”
“Grrr…”
“Plus, the prisoner seems to be doing well considering he’s sick, but the fact that he hasn’t made an appearance suggests he’s collapsed, right?”
“T-the prisoner has his reasons!”
Swoosh.
“That reason is that he’s bedridden with illness, you dimwitted mutt.”
“…I’m a wolf!”
“Mutt or wolf, it doesn’t matter.”
The Tiger Beastman flicks his hand.
His Beastmen quickly began to surround the personnel from this village.
Even if it’s Kora’s village of Wolf Beastmen, they are incredibly short on fighters right now.
The strongest Bear Beastman in the village has been down for a long time, and the prisoner is…
“…Is this really how it’s going to go?”
“I don’t want it to be this way either. But, well, one side has to survive, right?”
In that case, everyone attack—
“That won’t do.”
Breaking the commotion, I made my appearance.
Upon seeing me, the Beastmen from this village shrank back in fear.
“…Who is that woman?”
[Lilin, here!]
[Lily has arrived!]
[Ah, this is what they call the ‘hero’ makes an appearance.]
[I’ve come to end this fight.]
[I, the descent!]
[The Tiger Beastman looks pretty cool, huh?]
[For real, lol.]
With hair and clothing patterned like a tiger’s stripes and fierce, yellow beastly eyes.
His massive size and sharp claws made him far too intimidating for an ordinary human to face.
‘Intimidating?’
“I’ve decided. Let’s try to find the culprit. It doesn’t seem like capturing you will resolve anything.”
“Who do you think you are to decide that? You don’t even seem like a Beastman—”
“That’s right.”
Crack.
Boom!!!
“It’s my decision.”
Suddenly, a Hyena Beastman that had charged in tumbled down.
The beastman collapsed.
It seems the tiger, appearing to be the captain, attacked me before he could even give an order.
Upon closer inspection, his beastly transformation had progressed to a serious extent.
‘I guess the illness is pretty severe after all.’
There was a reason why they had gotten so desperate.
[Every blow is super scary, haha!]
[Lily, stop her! Seriously, hahaha!]
[The beastmen are frozen, it’s so funny!]
[Isn’t this screwed up?]
[What about Yena?]
[?]
[Eh, just kill them all.]
“You bastard!”
The tiger beastman charges at me.
His attacks are fiercer than the beastman ranker I faced before, the mole man.
The claws imbued with magical power carve through the air, and the presence of the predator dominates the surroundings.
“Ugh!”
“Ahhhhh!”
The weak-bodied ones, or those closer to herbivorous beasts, trembled with fear.
I pulled out my spear.
“You can’t stop me with that little stick!!”
“Not bad!”
The spear spins rapidly.
The blade of the spear flows like water, moving precisely twice to slice off all the sharp claws.
The neatly severed claws scatter in the eyes of the tiger beastman.
“Kiaaaah!!!”
“But what if he becomes a beast totally?”
To use such a strong body solely for brute force like that.
Strength and intelligence.
As a beastman possessing both advantages, he’s failing to utilize his abilities at all.
If it’s because of the illness, then it can’t be helped.
Crack.
“Ugh!”
The world doesn’t sympathize with such individual stories.
“Lord Hoa lost…”
“How can this be!”
“Hey! Who exactly is that guy?”
“…We don’t know either. He just suddenly took down the prisoner!”
“What?”
[Whispers]
[Chatter]
[Yena really is screwed… what to do?]
[?]
[▣White Autumn: Don’t say parrot, no no!]
[Hahaha!]
[This seems kind of fun.]
[The manager is lined up, getting cut down like clockwork, wow!]
[Ah, I feel like “spoiling” something.]
“If everyone cooperates, I would be extremely grateful…”
You will, right?
I put on a friendly smile.
Usually, people would nod and listen to me in situations like this.
And they are doing so now.
[If you don’t, I’ll kill you.]
[Hahahahahahaha!]
[Ah, you better follow before I turn you into instant kill, haha!]
[It’s an epic showdown that makes the heart swell.]
[Lily’s personality means she won’t let this go, haha…]
[Oh no!]
■
Kora’s village, Rune Village, and the tiger beastman’s village, Le Village.
Rune Village has a total population of 128, but currently, only 45 can function normally, while the rest are bedridden or near death.
Only 45 out of the 8 people can engage in normal activities, while the rest are either bedridden or on the verge of death.
The number of people in Le Village is similar, with 132 total, but only about 75 can function normally.
Taang!
“So! It must be that guy, right?!”
“What the heck, you rabbit punk!”
“It’s obvious that they did it on purpose with their numbers!”
“This is!”
“Enough.”
Boom.
Everyone gathered in the only meeting hall of Rune Village fell silent.
Except for one person.
“If you speak without being granted permission from now on, well… there might be some ‘punishment’…”
I absentmindedly fiddled with the spear.
Hmm. It’s quiet now.
[Lily is violent]
[Hahahahaha]
[Shut it, uncivilized animalsㅋㅋㅋ]
[Lily’s nice, though! She didn’t snap a neck!]
[?]
The groups from each village glared at each other, sitting half and half.
There were too many beastmen gathered compared to the size of the hall, with some standing and watching.
And there I was in the center.
I looked over each of them and spoke again.
“Now, Hoa, are you the head of Le Village?”
“…The head is… no. I am the head now.”
“……”
‘The person who was supposed to be the head is already in a precarious situation.’
It wasn’t surprising at all.
The strongest bear beastman and the prisoner from Rune Village were also suffering from illness.
“Is everyone you brought from the village?”
“No. The people I brought can engage in battle effectively. I left about 10 capable individuals behind in the village.”
“Then it would be easier for you to be attacked.”
“That’s true, but… since we’re the ones coming to attack, there aren’t any forces to attack the village.”
No forces, huh.
“Well, it’s hard to make a definitive conclusion about that.”
“…What?”
“The culprit might not be here, and with the number of people in the village down, they could be scouting for openings. There are many involved in this matter.”
Above all…
‘I have a bad feeling about this.’
Somehow, this situation feels familiar.
…Ding!
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