Hakai no Miko

"A man without a right hand who called himself Hashamuta was banished from the clan and could no longer name his family, but he said he was a former fighter of the [Fang Clan]."

Shengaya slightly wrinkled her nose and expressed discomfort.

"Originally, a gangster who would be deported from his clan would not be invited into the village, but he was introduced by Chief Bararak of the [Clan of the Eagle]"

The Garams were surprised by the sudden appearance of Balarak's name. Shengaya frowned at the state of the Garams.

“What, you didn't hear me? Chief Balarak has been sending messengers to us many times before."

Informed of the unexpected, the Garams swiftly set their sights on each other. The fangs and claws clan replied on behalf of Garam that they did not even know about the [Eye Clan] shrine maiden.

"We've never heard of it."

"Was that so?" We were invited back to the plains by the [Clan of Eagles]. In that case, if we negotiate to return the clan's territory, we will be on our side. "

Shengaya smiles bitterly.

"But that doesn't make any sense at all. If you say you worked to return the territory of the [Clan of the Tail], then anyway, when you negotiate, you mean that we should negotiate first. Even though I'm in trouble because I can't do it, even though I'm doing it on my side."

"The Quiet Tail." How long has it been the same as before? "

In response to Garam's question, Shengaya wandered her gaze into the sky and searched her memory.

"That's right. How many years ago has he been?" Certainly, I remember when you took back the plains and after a while. ”

In response to Shengaya's answer, Garam thought about it.

In terms of the time, there is only one thing I think about when it comes to making Bararak take actions such as silently contacting other clans around there. It was the council of elders who made Bararak admit that he would be the great eldest, and that he would make the pale horse the king of the tribe.

While keeping an eye on providing the territory of the [Clan of Tails] from herself in response to the request of the pale horse, she must have used the warrior behind it to search for the [Clan of Tails].

It must have been very upsetting for me to stand on top of myself, which I thought was a junior and a human breed. Perhaps the purpose was to harass them from their hunger.

Next to Garam, who had guessed, Zug had come to the same conclusion and was frowning openly.

Shengaya smiled bitterly as she perceived what was happening between them.

"I was grateful and perplexed to be asked to return to a place where the will of my compatriots had not yet been unified, even if I had sent a messenger directly." Nevertheless, it is also true that the Apostle was grateful to us who were in need for some food that he brought with him. That's why we accepted Chief Balarak's introduction without being able to go any further. And he told us. "

So Shengaya says. Even though Garamu and the others were already known, Hashamuta's words were too despicable for Shengaya to put into words.

Garam says on behalf of Shengaya.

"You said I ordered the murder of Chief Anunta and his wife so you wouldn't come back." And he cut off the right arm of Hashamuta, who had transgressed, and expelled him from his clan. "

Shengaya admitted, "Yes."

"In the words of Hashamuta, some members of the clan were very angry, but the patriarch Anunta did not deal with them.

If you're worried about coming back in the first place, you don't have to call for a drum call. Even if it was a lie to flaunt the measure as a large chief, it would be a disgrace if we were to give it a suitable narrow land in the unlikely event that we return. There is no reason to come all the way to our village in the mountains and assassinate the Patriarch. There's no way that's going to happen. "

Shengaya cut her words there. There is a bitter colour on his face.

“But then something happened that couldn't possibly have happened.”

Shengaya bites her teeth to suppress the emotion that springs up from the back of her chest.

Chief Anunta and his wife were shot with arrows.

The scene was rash.

"Of course, Hashamuta was the first to be suspected." We both knew that Hashamuta, who wanted us to make up our minds at any rate, had repeatedly tried Anunta-sama directly, and was rejected every time.

But he said that he didn't use bows and arrows because he was a proud Zoan. I can't find a bow that turned into a murder weapon no matter how much I look for it. After all, I had no choice but to think that it was the work of outsiders in the village. "

Zoan is a race that disdains bows and arrows as a cowardly weapon.

It is no different than the Zoans that belong to the kingdom of Erdoğan. Even the elves, who specialize in bows and arrows, and who have felt the effectiveness of bows and arrows in many battles, still stick to the mountain sword and try to use them.

It's impossible for Zoan to use a bow and arrow.

With one exception...

"That's when Hashamuta said it. The proud Zoan did not use bows and arrows. However, there was a man in the [Clan of Fangs] who used bows and arrows. It must have come at the order of [Fierce Fang]."

That's Zoan's only archer, Fagul Grashata Shahata.

"We also heard that there was a man who used a bow in the [Clan of Fangs]." And since Hashamuta's warnings, which were more than trivial, proved to be true in the worst possible way, many of my compatriots believed Hashamuta's words and said that they should defeat [Fierce Fangs], [Fang Clan], and the [Claw Clan] that accompanied them. "

Shengaya continued to utter her words after a slight mouthful.

"It was the Orluk of Kamadoban who supported such a large number of clans."

Garams frowned slightly.

When it comes to the number one, it is a heavy duty that ranks alongside the warrior chief in the [Clan of the Tail]. The significance of the person in charge supporting the attack on both the clan of fangs and claws was great.

"Due to the death of Anunta-sama, her son, Zimba-sama, was appointed as the new chief." However, Jimba-sama is a young boy who has just become six years old. Therefore, the first Orluk became the substitute for the elders, but the Orluk assaulted the substitute name, and "We should avenge the ancestor Anunta and reclaim our ancestral land" was issued. Our brothers and sisters who were lurking around the world have responded with this raid. That's our situation. "

A lot of silence came down.

The description of Shengaya made it possible to understand the situation of the < Tail Clan >, but it took Garams time to accept it because of the size of the matter.

After a while it was Garam who finally opened his mouth.

Do you think we assassinated Lord Anunta as well?

It was Badu, who was silent until then, who answered Garam's question.

"Instead of deciding matters hastily, the older brother appealed to his family members to first reveal the truth of the matter!" Because of that, my brother was cautioned by the Orluk bastard! I have enough disrespect for my brother! "

Shingaya, who is furious, is pissed off.

"Stop it, Badu. I told you. This is the result of my beliefs. This is nobody's fault. Not to mention, is there any reason to blame the [Fierce Fangs]?"

Buddhu, who had been beaten by his brother, turned to his side as if he were rotten. After smiling bitterly at his brother, Shengaya turned to Garam.

"I have no doubt that [Fierce Fang] or the Little Warrior will commit such an evil act." That said, I didn't blindly believe them. It was only because I thought Hashamuta was suspicious that I was dissenting. ”

Asked by Garam why she was suspicious, Shengaya chose her words to express her doubts about Hashamuta.

"If [Fierce Fangs] really wanted to assassinate Anunta, it would be strange to simply ban Hashamuta who knew about it first."

And the cut marks on Hashamuta's arm were too clean. The wound itself was already fully healed, but if you look at the scar, you can guess the condition when it was cut. It wasn't cut off by punishment or battle. More polite, probably cut off for therapeutic purposes. "

Shengaya only serves as a warlord and has seen many wounds. With his eyes, Hashamuta's injuries were seen in many strange ways.

[Quiet Tail] found out that a man named Hashamuta was lying.

In response to Garam's words, Shengaya nodded strongly.

"That's right. Can you believe the words of one who lies even to himself?"

Garam and the others agreed deeply that it was “perfectly reasonable.”

"[Quiet Tail] is not a mistake." ― ― The real name of the man who called himself Hashamuta is Gadgeta.

Garam told Shengaya about how Gajeta lost her arm, and the prospectus of trying to achieve the Azure Horse assassination by causing confusion in the plains.

"Oh my God! That's what happened!" ─ ─ So, if we capture that gadget as a living witness! "

Garam shook his head to the side as he stepped forward with joy.

"Gadgeta was killed. Perhaps he was sealed by the one who was pulling the thread behind him."

"If they were captured as living witnesses, they would have stopped their clan's brothers and sisters..."

Shengaya desperately dropped her shoulder.

Nothing is more certain than the testimony of Gadgeta, the wet man, to clear Garam of his suspicions. But we've lost it forever.

Garam called out to such a Shengaya.

"The Quiet Tail." When the < Clan of Tails >, which was the source of the suspicion against me, came back-- "

So Garam turns to Zug, next to him. Besides, Zug snorted his nose in a grumpy mood and turned to his side, but he didn't speak up.

That means that I hate to reveal here what to do if the [Tail Clan] who had secretly arranged it returns.

Garam, who had received it, told Shengaya.

I've already consulted with the [Angry Claws] and decided on the territory to welcome the [Clan of the Tail].

And it was only Shengaya, and Badu was astonished, and his eyes were rounded.

Garam continues to speak to both of them.

"Then, in the presence of the [Eye Clan] shrine maiden head, I swore an oath to the beast god." It will prove that we never refused to return. "

This is the oath of the beast God, which hath made Zoan himself, and which is the object of his worship. In the Cerdeas continent, where God is real and demonstrates his divine dominion, it is heavier than modern Japanese imagine. Also, there was no more reliable witness to prove it than the peak shrine maiden head of every shrine maiden in the plain.

"I don't know, [Quiet Tail]." I wonder if I can get Lord Olluk to sit down with us? I will persuade Lord Orluk to definitely stop this useless battle. "

Garam suggested that to Shengaya.

It is only the testimony of Hashamuta Gajeta that the suspicion that he aimed to kill the chief Anunta is suspicious, and that his identity is also suspicious. We also lost a witness named Gadgeta, but the [Tail Clan] could say the same thing.

Then Garam thought that if he explained the situation properly and understood the situation, the [Tail Clan] would definitely clear up the misunderstanding.

However, Shengaya waved her head to the side.

Perhaps Lord Orluk will not agree to this.

In response to Shengaya's answer, Garam and the others were indignant, saying, "Why?" Then Buddhu snorted like a fool.

"There is no need for any declaration or questioning. He told us to talk only with the blade, and it was the Orluk bastard."

Zug's tongue slammed wide.

"Oh, that's what I mean. I thought it was strange for a reason."

Zug seemed to have noticed something. Looking at Garam, who still doesn't know what it is, as he asks, Zug scratching his head.

"If you want to avenge the chief, you have to declare it honorably and challenge the battle." However, if you suddenly attacked without doing so and asked for a conversation, it would be "only with the blade". Isn't it strange how you think about it? "

When they told me so, Garam and the others noticed.

For Zoan's warriors who value pride, avenging is a duty, but it is also an important place to show the pride of the warriors. However, attacking the cause of enmity without claiming their justice or legitimacy would be no different from mere assault, rather than showing the pride of the warriors.

A bastard named Orluk has long realized that he's been fooled, right?

Shengaya admitted that he was "yes" to Zug, who stared at his one eye with his sword.

"Perhaps Lord Orluk has also realized that Hashamuta--no, Gadgeta is lying." At least you don't think it's all true. "

Then why is it that Shengaya's face is like a mouthful of bitterness to Garam's question?

"I know it's rude to say something like this." I want the [Fierce Fangs] and [Clan of Fangs] to be the bad guys. "

Shengaya dropped her shoulder.

"You may seem irrational, but I know how Lord Orluck feels." Life in the mountains is painful. Even the daily food is poor, and in winter, many people die every year from hunger and cold.

The one person who was most upset about such a situation was Orluk, who was entrusted with the management of the clan's food. In discussions among the clans until now, Lord Orluk consistently appealed for his return to the plains. But that's why I bought it from the warriors. ”

The number one, Orluk, was in a position to instruct his warriors to secure a little more food.

However, the warriors and their hungry compatriots are gathering food desperately, hungry as well. If you insist on collecting more food in such a place, no matter how much you understand the heavy responsibilities and circumstances, you will never feel good.

As a result, Orluk was never comfortable with the warriors before.

The revulsion accumulated in this accumulation was inspired by the idea of returning to the plains, and it became a clear form of condemnation.

"I was slapped in the back of the mouth by the weaker ones than the warriors of the clan, and sometimes I was shamelessly scolded, and Lord Orluk suffered a lot.

For Orluk, the cause of avenging the Patriarch may have sounded like the gospel. ”

Instead of giving in to other clans, they will win their former land with a cause and return to the plains.

It seemed irresistibly attractive to the [Clan of the Tail], who suffered from the sandwich between pride and poverty.

In other words, the Orluks are fooled by Gadgeta's lies.

An atmosphere spread in the tent that it was no longer possible to solve problems through discussion.

"But [quiet tail]." Can't you even think about it like this? "

In such a gloomy air, Garam dares to say with confidence.

"Lord Orluk's inability to sit on the table is due to fear that the lies they want to fool will be dispelled." If we can get Lord Orluk and the [Clan of Tails] to sit down again, we can stop this futile battle. "

Garam looked around at everyone's faces.

"Unlike our clan, we are Zoan's own people." Isn't it ridiculous to be put on a plot by someone you don't know and shed the blood of your compatriots? Please, I need everyone's wisdom to stop this battle. "

In the words of Garam, the air in the tent is soaked.

Then, being pushed by the air, he began to express his opinions without competing with anyone. Various proposals were put forward, and Garam argued over them.

However, the solution was still not easy to decide.

At last, the proposal was exhausted, and everyone was at a loss about what to do.

"The Quiet Tail." I'd like to ask you a few questions. "

Gurukaka, who remained silent until then, asked Shengaya.

Is Lord Wahorn or his bloodline still alive?

Shengaya was slightly surprised by the name that suddenly appeared.

If you're old enough, you can beat me, but how did you do that?

In this exchange, Garam and the others had a strange look on their faces.

The [Clan of Tails] disappeared from the plains before the birth of Garams. Therefore, the Garams have no contact with the [Clan of Tails]. What I know is at best the name of the chief at the time. Naturally, I had never heard of names like Waorun. Since it uses the title "old" for the old man, it can be deduced that he is an elderly and important person among the "family of tails".

Who the hell is Old Waorne?

Shengaya answers Garam's question.

"Old Waorun is a man who should be called a family town." I trusted Anunta to be equal to my father because of her insight and contribution to my family. "

Shengaya smiled bitterly.

"It's just something a little different." Even though Anunta-sama and the other elders have asked me to be their elders before, I have been adamant that I am not their vessel, and I am the one who has publicly said that it is good to have no role at will. "

In the words of Shengaya, Garam thought, "Haha."

When it comes to the elders, it's one of the four roles that support the elders of the [Clan of the Tail]. Even though the dedication and contribution to the clan is great enough to be promoted to such a major role, he persists in assuming the role.

That's where Garam got a sense of vision.

Garam suddenly realized what it was.

It is glucaca.

The behavior of Glucaka in the [Clan of Fangs] is very similar to that of Waorun.

Garam found this common denominator strange.

Gulkaka asks Shengaya as Garam turns a strange gaze.

"Do you think it will come true if Lord Waorne suggests that we discuss it with Lord Orluk in public?"

Shengaya frames her arms and often thinks before answering.

"Old Waorne's achievements are recognized by everyone in the family. With that suggestion, I can't [say] how to talk to Lord Olluk and ignore it."

Shengaya frowned.

"But Old Waorne doesn't like to stand out to himself." It's hard to get that person to work for Lord Orluk. "

Besides, Gurukaka only said "I see" briefly, and there was nothing particularly disappointing about it. Garam perhaps notices the reaction.

"Gurukaka, do you have a hand in that Wahorn?"

Gurukaka nodded firmly after often hesitating.

Yes. ― ― Perhaps more than the chief or [Quiet Tail] thinks, Lord Waorun has a deeper relationship with them. If you rely on it, Lord Waorne will either help you or raise your bloodline. "

In response to Gurukaka's words, Shengaya stepped forward with joy.

"Oh my! If you can only help me so much from old Wahlung, I will definitely bring Lord Orluk to the council."

Finally, I saw a way out of the situation.

The faces of everyone there were bright and shining, but only the glucaka that was supposed to present the thread became silent with a face that was difficult to grasp.

Garam shouted when he noticed what was happening with the gluca.

"What's the matter, Gurukaka?" Is it difficult to work with Lord Wahorn? "

“No, it's not that.”

Although I said that in my mouth, deep wrinkles were engraved between the glucaka eyebrows, and I was worried about it.

In this unusual situation, the gaze of everyone who was in the tent gathered towards Gulcaka.

With everyone's attention on the table, Gurukaka continued to struggle for a while.

Then, when I finally opened my frowned eyebrows as if I had made a decision, I turned my face to Shemul, not Garam for some reason.

"I know it's thick, but in [Noble Fangs] --no, I have a wish for you to fulfill."

"To me?"

Without interfering with the difficult family story, Shemul was suddenly surprised to be told by himself, thinking, "I want to go back to Soma with a guy called Orluk as soon as possible."

Moreover, it seems that it is not a matter of [noble fangs], but rather a matter of being a son of the god of beasts, from the point of view of dare to say it again.

"What do you want me to do if you get burned?"

Without answering Seymour's unexpected request, Gulcaka gets up from the scene of what she thought. And to the corner of the tent where there was no one--and to the point where the ground was pulled out without enough cloth, I sat down with my fingers crossed.

"Before I do that, there's something I have to confess to everyone."

With that, Gurukaka naturally removed the sword from her waist and placed it in front of her. And he lowered his head deeply, rubbing his forehead against the ground.

Everyone was surprised at this.

Placing the sword in the sheath on the ground means that there is no hostility or will to resist. On top of that, lowering your head deeply means obedience or an apology.

"I apologize to the [Fierce Fangs], the [Noble Fangs], and all the [Fang Clan]." For a long time now, I've been plotting against the [Fang Clan]. "

Gulcaka's sudden confession upset Garam and the others fiercely. Even Zug and Shengaya, who are supposed to be irrelevant, can't hide their nervousness in an unusual sign.

In it, Gurukaka says something outrageous.

"I'm not really a member of the Fang Clan."

Garam said, "Don't be such an idiot!" I was surprised.

Gulcaka and I are family. Gulkaka is now a close friend of his late father, Gargus, and Garam knows that he fought for his clan as a fellow soldier to keep his back.

It's impossible that such a glucaka is not a member of the [Fang Clan]. It was more believable that the sun should rise from the west and set to the east.

"If it isn't the [Fang Clan], then which clan are you from?!"

Gulkaka frowns in tears at Garam's cry, as if begging her not to lie.

"The real, the real family..."

Gulcaka cut her words there, as if she were inspiring courage.

And he clearly said the following.

"The Bone Clan, the twelfth clan to have been stripped of its name and separated by the crime of betraying all the other clans a long time ago."