"Is this the hiding place..."
The lair of the beast man invited by the wolf beast man, Mr. Kagari, was a surprisingly spacious space.
The structure of the place includes settlements surrounded by deep, lush forests, etc.
But it just doesn't feel like the trees are thriving, with fields and decent houses built, so they seem to live a more comfortable life than I imagined.
"... but"
Nevertheless, the gaze from the beasts who live in hiding is amazing.
Fear of humans.
And curiosity about humans that you would see for the first time.
But it seemed less strange and hostile.
"Most of what we have here is new to seeing humans. I can't help but notice a lot of strange gaze."
Kagari, walking forward, spoke to me about her unfamiliar gaze and behavioral suspicion.
Is this the first time you've seen a human being? It seems that few humans enter the realm where the beast man lives, so there is no need to do so. It's just unusual for beasts to be entering places where humans live like the Kirikhas who are learning magic in Lukvis.
"As far as I'm concerned, I don't give a shit. It's more like this."
"... well, I didn't expect just humans to come here... but you, too, are struggling"
Hmm? I got such a pathetic look on my face.
Is that supposed to be someone I'm avoiding from around here? Although Linka turns her gaze to things like incredible.
... No, no, even if it's something I'm used to, it's just that I'm used to gathering my gaze, and I'm not used to being turned against malice.
I thought, "Aren't you wrong? It's been a long journey."
"Did I forget you were involved at the end of that struggle?"
Returning that to Nair's words walking next door in a brunette red-eyed appearance openly diverts her gaze.
Speaking of danger, it was a noisy and disgusting incident in Lukvis and Miarak, that one.
Exhale into the sparkling nair and face forward again.
Then I realize that there is something like a statue at the edge of my vision.
"Hmm?"
If you look closely, a statue of a human form is built in the center of a small square.
Beastman woman...... no it belongs to the girl.
I can tell if it's an old statue inside or if I see a lot of painful areas but with a weapon like a knife on my back.
"Lord Usato, what's wrong?"
"Uh, there's a statue over there..."
Tell Mr. Alk, who called me when he stopped, about the statue.
Then Mr. Kagari, who noticed us, turned to face and began to whine to himself in the direction of the statue.
"It's a statue of Kannagi-like, a hero to our beasts."
"Hero... what did you do?"
To my question he sees the statue as merciful. [M]
That gaze seemed deeply embedded in respect.
"You brought the brave and the beast man together, just one beast man. Thanks to him, it's no exaggeration that we're still alive."
Mr. Kagari takes his gaze off the statue and walks out again.
You mean while walking next?
We follow him on a small run, too.
"Hundreds of years ago, the Beastmen were abused by humans, now more than ever. The powerful were driven out into battle with the demon king's army, and the powerless were cast aside pawns, and many lives were scattered in the battle."
……
You were doing really bad things, the humans at the time.
We force the Beasts to enter the battlefield and fight for as little damage as possible.
Mr. Alk is also flattered. I'm sure you're in the same mood as I am now.
"This is an event of an uninterrupted past, and it has nothing to do with you people living today. At least he doesn't hate you."
That's what Kagari said to me when he felt like me and Mr. Alk.
"... let's get back to it. At a time when man abused him and the survival of the Beastman tribe was in danger, Master Kannagi brought the brave men to the Beastman tribe. The brave man, who possessed the uninterrupted strength, fought us alone and against the army of the Demon King to keep us from dying for nothing."
Are you still a brave man here?
Really, anecdotes about brave men are spreading throughout the continent.
Nair tilted her neck to Mr. Kagari's story.
"Did you fight? Is that in return?"
"I don't even know Nong that far. But it is said that the brave men besides the battle have given us knowledge of the same barbarians."
"It not only gives me a fight, it also gives me knowledge. It feels more like a new aspect than a brave man we know..."
Indeed.
Until now, the image of a brave man I know is something like "a hero who kept being betrayed”.
But if you listen to Mr. Kagari, you get the image of a "merciful hero”.
Given the beatings done in Lukvis, it's not strange to hate humans... after all, what was it for that brave man who defeated the demon king, the enemy of humans?
"What was Master Kannagi like when he was his valiant squire?"
"Both gentle and ruthless people are said to be. Sure enough, Master Kannagi was a very powerful man."
"Powerful? Was he a high-ranking person?"
"No, in this case, it's about the arm. According to the story being told, she was a female jewel who knocked down her enemies as bats, slashed them, beat them and proceeded. Well, it would be exaggerated."
"Kill, beat and move on..."
What kind of person does that full-speed forward front breakthrough on the ground...
The image was completely fixed with a rose with beast ears.
Oh, imagine not, it's not cute at all. Instead, my fear of Rose, carved into my body, annoyed me.
"Here we are."
When you are taking mental damage to the richness of your own imagination, Mr. Kagari, who was walking in front, stops to his feet.
If you look forward, there's a two-story house made of wood. Perhaps this is where Mr. Kagari, the head of this hiding place, and his grandson, Linka, live.
Turning around and looking at this one, Mr. Kagari turns his gaze to Burlin, who is following us a little behind us.
"You can't let a demon into a house in a boulder. You'll have to wait outside with the horse there, okay?"
"Okay.... Burlin, can I have you stay here for a little while?"
He crouched in front of Brulin and told him so, he sat down on the spot to weaken as he snorted.
Seeing how it goes, Mr. Kagari rounds his eyes.
"I didn't think so, but you're building trust without a demon contract."
"Do you understand?"
"Oh, there's a delightful emotion coming from the Blue Grizzly."
Unique characteristics of the beast man, able to read the emotions of animals that do not pass through the humanities.
I kind of know what Brulin is thinking too... but I'm a little jealous.
With that in mind, I turned to Mr. Kagari and pointed at Nair with my thumb with a bitter smile.
"It's this guy who has a contract to be a user demon. In my case, he forced me to sign a contract."
"... you are somehow not like a very knowledgeable person... like an eccentric person"
Is that praised?
We set foot in his house, even though we felt a little less unequivocal about Kagari, who said so with a subtle expression.
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"- Was that the situation?"
Enough to tell Mr. Kagari why we visited the land in the guided guest room. After listening to us, Mr. Kagari slowly pulled out his shoulder.
"You've been flying out of your hometown for two years...... that was a long journey, Amako"
"... yeah. But I finally got here. Thanks to these people, too."
When Amako says so, Mr. Kagari's gaze moves to me.
"Usato, something like that"
"Yes."
"You're the healing wizard who relied on this child to visit the land, right?"
Snort firmly into Mr. Kagari's words.
He leaked his voice admirably to me, not straightening his gaze.
"I didn't know there were people who came this far for the Beast Man. Somehow, for a long time... there was a strange person."
"Otherwise, you won't get this far. Right, Usato?"
"Why do I have to affirm that I'm a stranger?"
Right? It's not. Isn't it like admitting that I'm a weirdo when I say 'yeah' here?
It attracts a grin to Amako, who seems strangely happy.
"Let's send a sentence to the one in Japan. If he did, he'd let her get along safely."
"Do you rely on your father?"
"Who else would you ask? Her daughter would be happy to make out with you."
Tell me, would you ask Linca's father?
How many people in the kingdom of the Beast do you think are in good standing? If that's the case, maybe I'm lucky I met Linka the first time.
"Even if I give you a sentence today, I'll have you here for about two days before I get back to you, but you don't mind?"
"Everybody's okay, right?"
"Oh, no problem."
While getting confirmation from Mr. Alk, Linka, who was sitting next to Mr. Kagari when he replied to Amako that way, stepped up and spoke to Amako.
"Well, Amako's been here for a while, but it means he's here!"
"Yeah. I guess so."
"Yay! We had so much to talk about!"
For the rest of my life, was it a pleasure to reunite with Amako, Linka with a full grin?
Kagari, who looked at her sideways like that, gave a frightened, and then smiling look.
"While you're here, you should stay here."
"... uh, okay? Well, you can stay with us."
"That's okay. There's plenty of room."
Originally, I didn't have the idea of having you stay, but I'm glad Mr. Kagari is a kind person.
This time, let's sweeten up to his generosity.
"I have two empty rooms upstairs, so you can use them as you please"
"Thank you. It's not a good idea to let me stay, and if there's anything I can do, say it."
"Mm-hmm... can I have my salary done on the back of the house? As you can see, it's old. I've been struggling to crack firewood."
"I'll take care of that."
"Lord Usato, I'll help you too."
Well, if you put your stuff in the room, it's Mr. Alc and his salary.
... salary scale? I would have done it when I was in the kingdom of Ringle. Was Rose mad at you for splitting too much firewood when you were competing with Thong?
Now, I guess Nack and Ferm are being played, too.
"Do you want to leave your stuff quickly?"
Give Mr. Kagari a bowl of grace before heading upstairs to put his stuff away.
At that time, for some reason, Linca was about to get up and talk about us, but I didn't think it was so much of a concern, so I opened the door...
"Wait a minute, Linka. You're preaching now."
"No!? Why!?"
Mr. Kagari eagles at Linka's head for trying to follow us.
Linka's expression blues, but regardless, he gives a rugged look.
"I've always wanted to say, where is the guy who shoots arrows all of a sudden? I'm glad they were warm... but if they were dangerous, you'd be in danger?"
"Hey, are you bringing up that topic now!? You can scold me later!"
Apparently, Mr. Kagari is crowned about the daytime raid.
"Shut up! I don't remember raising him to be such a violent kid!"
"Usat is not a normal person! He grabs the flying arrow with his bare hands, and his legs are faster than mine!"
"There's no way I'm going to do that! Be rude to your guests!"
"This time it's true!!"
"The more you fool me by such a plain lie, the less you are busy!"
"Wow! Help me, Ama."
……
Amako quietly shut the door after seeing Mr. Kagari and Linka interact.
After a brief silence, she looked up at me as if nothing had happened, pointing upstairs.
"Usato, go"
"Oh, wow."
I don't have a heart or I seem to be used to the way Amako treats Linka......
No way, two years ago...?
I kind of felt sorry for Linka, and after clapping my hands with the anger and crying I heard from the closed door, I took my stuff back and went upstairs with my room.