Hakai no Miko

Orluk almost screamed unexpectedly.

A tremendous rage emanating from the huge Zug in front of me.

It was nothing short of a protest against the insult to Shahata. Compared to this, I can even feel the cool breeze from that time.

The cold sweat doesn't stop just by being relative. Tingling and static irritation cause your hair to rise upside down.

Orluk was screaming and couldn't escape from the scene as if he were just running away from fear, but his body was hardened and he couldn't move.

Zug smiles as he peels his fangs at Orluk.

"I have to tell you, I'm really mad at you."

For Zoan, it is a testament to his enmity to strip his fangs and laugh. Zug said that he was showing open hostility towards the Orluk clans.

"Listen with those useless decorative ears. The human village in the realm of the [Claw Clan] that you attacked on your own accord, is for the exploitation that I was advancing until I overcame the opposition of my clan's brothers and sisters. My brothers and sisters in the clan told me what I sold my soul to humans. Even so, I have pushed forward, believing that this will certainly benefit my clan."

Zug was the one who was most willing to cooperate in the exploitation of the plain where the pallid horses sought cooperation. In addition to reclaiming the land that was the realm of the [Claw Clan], he also took the initiative to embrace the human reclaimers in his own [Claw Clan] realm.

"It's finally starting to bear fruit, and you won't have to worry about eating anymore." Getting richer. The arrowhead that I was thinking of ruined it. I'm so angry that my whole body burns. "

Garam understood Zug's feelings so painfully.

Even though he himself is accepting the pioneers into the territory of the [Family of the Fangs], there is still a strong opposition among the compatriots of the family. The struggle to persuade and appease it, and sometimes to accept the exploitation by wielding the power of the chief, will only be known by the same chief.

Moreover, in the case of Garam, there is a precedent called Zug. Seeing the [Claw Clan] visibly becoming richer, the [Fang Clan] people often accept that "if it becomes so rich".

Considering that, the struggle of Zug who set the precedent is not comparable to his own. If the struggle was ruined, how much anger would it be? I didn't even want to imagine it.

”Even so, the reason I held my anger until now was because the [Fierce Fang] here asked me to do so”

Zug jerked his chin and showed Garam.

"It was I who suddenly pushed the [Fierce Fang] to the Grand Chief." You can't do anything without asking for the [Fierce Fang]. That's why I was patient. I don't even want to be patient. "

Garam couldn't afford to be glad that Zug helped himself that far.

In the [Claw Clan], where the best warriors become chiefs, the remark that the chief has other chiefs, etc., greatly undermines its authority and may shake its position. Zug dared to say to Garam, "I've done enough for you. Don't stop me anymore."

If they do that, Garam won't be able to stop Zug anymore.

"Have you ever heard of the convenience of the [tail clan]?" I'm not going to put up with this anymore. Shall I tell you only with the blade, as you wish? "

Orluk snorted and drank his spit.

Zug's intimidation stirred up a sense of mission and responsibility, and somehow moved his stiff tongue.

"Hah! Don't think we'll be able to get through to you!" We are so ready for that! "

Orluk cut himself.

Zug laughed at this.

I laughed.

He opened his mouth wide, as if to tear it to the ear, and swept away the giant, and shook his whole body, and lifted up his laughter.

Everyone is stunned and speechless by Zug's sudden madness. And I could only gaze at Zug, who was laughing, with a frightened eye.

Zug suddenly stopped laughing.

Then, from Zug's face, which was once again directed at Orluk, all the emotions were falling out, like the wild laughter was a lie. It is an inorganic face like a mask.

It was creepy.

In other words, the volcano that had been erupting violently suddenly became quiet. It was a tranquility that could not have anticipated further and more violent eruptions.

If we're going to do it, we're going to do it.

Zug's tone was surprisingly pale.

It is neither exaggerated nor intimidating. It just tells the truth.

Everyone who listened had to feel that way.

"We don't ask for any battlefield shrine." Have you ever heard of the pride of a warrior? I'll kill you. I'll kill every last one of you, just fight for it. "

Zug smiled with contempt.

"Recently, I don't know any clans, but I've been witnessed (often) sneaking around hunting cattle. I thought they were the pathetic ones who had banished their clans, but there were so many cows to hunt for. It was you, wasn't it?"

It is a picture star.

Zug laughs at the twitching Orluk.

"I've been blindfolded until now, but I'm not going to do that from now on." We're gonna get you out of here. It doesn't matter when, where, who. As soon as we find the Clan of Tails, we kill them. You won't miss it as a single person. You can no longer hunt in the plains, dig potatoes, or gather fruits to eat. "

Zug pointed to a plate of hospitality placed in front of him.

"We're not hungry for food now, thanks to His Majesty Soma." Ten or twenty days--no, even if you have to, you can concentrate on driving you without hunting or gathering for a few months. How do you compare to that? Looks like you're struggling with even today's food. How long will you guys be able to stand it? "

I guess it's a dish I managed to get out of the scarcity of food in order to entertain my guests. But even that is crude. To Zoan, who cares for pride, it is nothing but shame that he cannot entertain his guests. However, the only proof that this was possible was how the [tail clan] was in need.

Zug raises his face, narrowing his eyes and looking back.

"We were pushed into the mountains a while ago, so it's so sweet." On a mountain where you can't run like you think, you're struggling to hunt down one of the pelicans? In winter, even the shoots of grass and trees on the little finger were delicious. The men who called themselves the warriors took the mice so small that they could snatch them with their hands. When that happens, it's not the warrior who dies first. It was the elderly old people and young children who would die first. "

Zug tells all those who were gathered there to speak to him.

"Have you seen your son crying and begging to eat before his thin, old parents, who don't want to eat as stubbornness?" Your breasts are no longer breast milk, but what about the sucking baby? What about the children who suck on stones and deceive the hungry? What is the appearance of parents who give their children a small amount of their own food when they are already full? "

Zug looked around. Zug laughs silently as everyone in the [Clan of Tails] makes their hair dripping.

You look familiar to me.

Zug smiles ferociously, "But," he says.

"It's going to be a tragedy like the scene that you just thought of." Now, how many people can we get through the next winter? "

So Zug reverses his tone and says:

"Well, don't worry. We'll send the survivors to their own country right away."

And then Zug laughed again.

In response to Zug's declaration that he would kill all of his family, Orluk stands up with a momentary fear of anger.

"Kii, you! Do you mean to do such a treacherous thing to us, our fellow countrymen of Zoan?!"

Zug laughs at Orluk's bullets with his nose.

"Hah! That's what I'm saying to my clan: 'Talk only with the blade'!" If you didn't know the weight of the word and weren't prepared to use it, you'd be ridiculous anymore! I'll just say it again-- "

Zug tells Orluk with his body forward as he strips his fangs.

"--If you want to do it, we'll do it all."

Orluk was terrified.

No, not just Orluk. All those who heard Zug's words were terrified.

This is not a threat or a clarification.

This guy, he's serious.

I'm saying it with such readiness.

Among the five Zoan clans living in the plains, the "Claw Clan" and the "Fang Clan" were the best fighters in the clan at that time. In any case, the clan leader takes the lead and leads the clan warriors to fight. He was such a militant clan.

The two clans had something in common, but their temperament was very different.

First of all, the [Fang Clan] is known for its pride and high morale. I didn't want to fight in the dark, but on the other hand, if I thought I had hurt the pride of a warrior, I would quickly lose my fangs.

At the same time, they are often satisfied as long as they are honored. In addition, if the opponent becomes a respectable warrior, it may even be praised as if there was no hatred. According to Zug, the "dressed-ups" were the "Fangs of the Clan".

Therefore, even in a fight with the [Fang Clan], it is easy to make a drop and settle.

On the other hand, the Claw Clan was known to value profit over honor. For such a [claw clan], battle was a means to profit. Once a battle has been fought, you will never fall back until you have some benefit.

And for the first time in that battle, it was a harsh word. I'll do anything to win. Even if the opponent asks for mercy, he will not be forgiven. According to Garam, the "nasty ones" are the [Claw Clan].

Therefore, for the Zoans in the plains, it was an unwritten law that they should never set things up with the [claws of the family], except when there was nothing that could be done.

Orruk understood the meaning of this word, which had been spoken by his fathers, for the first time in his life.

Open the claws, and the tail will be destroyed.

It was no longer a harsh fact that Orluk had to accept it.

However, we cannot now admit non-compliance either.

You can't back out, you can't move on. It was precisely Orluk who was stuck in a descent that could only be dropped on the spot.

A shadow crossed in front of such an orchid.

When Orluk lifted up his face, it was a young chief Jimba who was supposed to sit quietly next to the elder Tankatan of the [Tail Clan].

Zug's anger swallowed him and he stood up with a dumbfounded tank, and Jimba stood in front of Zug shortly before Orluk stopped him.

"What? Keep the kid retreating."

Just as he was telling me that he would not be relentless with his children, Zug told him to throw up.

Jimba bows her head in front of Zug, who is exasperated that even grown-ups will assume.

"I'm sorry."

And I apologized.

Everyone present was surprised at this.

Although Zimba is young, she is a chieftain of the < Clan of the Tail >. The word is regarded as the consensus of the family. If the Zimba apologizes unconditionally, it will not only mean that the Tail Clan has surrendered with all its failures. The unconditional surrender means that any compensation offered by the [Fang Clan] and the [Claw Clan] must accept any disadvantageous treaty.

Orluk, desperately resisting to prevent that from happening, shouted in a different vein.

"Jimba-sama! I don't want you to do this to me!" There's so much to apologize for! "

Orluk's screams made Jimba's face dull.

"... why?"

Jimba bowed her head strangely.

"Father and mother said. Everyone can make mistakes. So it's not a mistake to be embarrassed, it's a mistake not to admit it. And if you think you made a mistake, you have to apologize. I was taught that if I didn't, I wouldn't be a good adult. That's why I apologized."

Everyone was stunned.

Too right. Everyone loses their words to straight words that are not vanity or rushing because they are children.

In such silence, a laughter rose.

Why are you such a fine chieftain?

It was Shemul.

Because it was a council of chiefs, even if it was the son of the beast god, it was Siemul who had refrained from speaking until now, but he could not help laughing.

In addition, Garam, who was as stunned as the others, returned to me. And if you think about it carefully, it's true that even brave warriors can't go to Zug and apologize so majestically. When it becomes a child, it can no longer be praised.

Garam's eyes narrowed with a smile.

Sure, you're a fine chieftain.

Then Garam called out to Zug, who was still stunned.

"Hey, [Angry Nails]." This is how he showed that a small child is a fine chieftain with an adult face. How should we behave as adults? ”

Garam's words made Zug dizzy.

After a while, Zug makes a pathetic face as he exhales the damp air on his cheeks with a sigh.

"What is this! If you don't accept my apology, I'll be a terrible villain!"

If she stood up, Siemul laughed tinyly at Zug, who seemed to be stepping on the spot.

"On the contrary, they would call him a smaller man than a child."

If it was Orluk who apologized for this, Zug would have been able to beat it thoroughly by pointing out the impossible problem with "good preparation".

But when it comes to children like Zimba, it's a different story. No matter how much the [Claw Clan] pushes on with its pragmatism, it's no different from Zoan, who honors its pride. As expected, such as chasing after a child who fully admits and apologizes for his or her non-compliance, his or her appearance is too bad.

Zug lamented why this had happened, and Siemul and Garam all laughed.

Zug turns to Zimba after a brief mourning.

"The [Family of the Tail] is the Chief Jimba." I did receive your apology. I promise you that this [Claw Family], the son of Vigana, will scatter all his vengeance and persistence to the wind, by the honor of his ancestors and my pride. "

I scattered it in the wind.

It was synonymous with the Japanese word "flush in water".

It is an unconditional settlement that has turned out to be on the verge of failure.

The greeting of relief and joy rose not only from the Orluk on the festival platform, but also from all the members of the [family of the tail] gathered there.

I don't even know what Zug's words mean, but Zimba smiles when she understands that it was a good thing for everyone to be happy with.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"Uncle?!"

All of a sudden, Zug's eyes turned black and white when he called out to his uncle. In addition, Zimba pushes against Zug like that.

"So we can go back to the plains, right?" I haven't been to the plains yet. Hey, where's the plain? Are you full of cows? Is it true you can't see the end? "

I have already been able to return to the plains, admitting all my iniquities.

If this is an adult, I'd like to give it a kick. But it was a child. Zug is bothered by this child's peculiar hesitation.

As expected, Orluk blames "I'm rude", but Zimba says, "We have our own space, right?" Garam pointed to the map he had spread out.

And Garam answered with a smile.

"That's right, you have your own space."

Even though Jimba is just saying, "Look, I see," Orluk has become impoverished.

In the meantime, Zug finally recovers and coughs up a cough before telling Zimba.

Alright, Jimba-sama. In these places, it is polite to call a person with a character (bruised) by that character. When you call me, call me "Angry Claw." "

Zug laughs as Zoan's manners toward Zimba.

"If you can do that, I'll show you the plain myself."

Yeah. Okay. Angry Claws

Zimba twice called Zug by letter.