I Became a Regulatory Official for the Poaching of Monsters, but the Rescued Monsters are trying to Eat Me

The site was a forest area in the northern part of the Kingdom.

In this region, there is a legend of a large cat beast called "Forest Cat" long ago. The beast has a bigger body than a man's house and is a very clever creature, but because of its vigilance, it rarely appears in public.

It also appears that this Forest Cat is strongly tied to the goddess's faith, which has long been held in the region. Two large forest cats in a goddess's car are used in favor of paintings and religious motifs and are familiar to people.

"Well, it was in the Magic Beast Atlas."

Since it's not a particularly urgent task, Ulu is walking between the trees with a quick "Hayaashi".

Shaking on his back, the tacket shouted at Chante sitting in front of him.

Chante shakes her silver hair and looks back at the tucket. The hair that was always lowered would now be windy and uninterrupted, grouped in one behind.

"I only wrote the same thing in the book I read."

I knew you didn't have much information.

It seems that there are not many witnesses, so I nod to the lack of information. There were illustrations in the book, but you should not trust the accuracy of the picture very much.

There are many hills and bumps around here. Ulu's left hand has a gentle slope and a large lake extends beyond it. Each time the lake surface was stirred by the wind blowing from the mountain, it looked sparkly.

When you look away from the lake and beyond, the mountains are high and the summit is white. And at the foot was a dense forest full of dark colored trees. The village of interest is a pioneer village somewhere in that forest. The only way to get there is to go around this vast lake.

On my way here, I was told how to get to my destination village in the city of Tittalt. They say that this area is a lot of untapped places that have only been around for about a decade since people started living here.

I wonder if Forest Cats have ever lived somewhere in this deep forest.

(As the development progresses, so will the chances of coming into contact with beasts that have never been associated with humans.)

Taketto feels that the level of civilization in this world is about the same as in the Middle Ages to the modern times. However, there are advances in technology that are not found in that world, such as magic stones and spirits, which cannot be compared at all. Some technologies feel more advanced than the original world. Nevertheless, at the overall level of civilization, it seemed to be an era of increasing technological progress, accelerating population growth, and extraordinary expansion of the human sphere of action. That seems to be true not only for this kingdom, but also for other countries.

But when people try to move forward, they often lose sight of their surroundings. Even in that world, the species "Shu", which has become extinct with the expansion of human habitat since modern times, is only confirmed, so many as 700 species. All of them were extinctions attributed to humankind. It was only after the war that animal protection was finally shouted out and international efforts began.

This world may eventually move forward with such a future, but Taketto thinks that King Genia's attitude, which created the Office of the Magic Beast Poaching Controller in this era from the perspective of "protecting the Magic Beast," is quite visionary. I'm a little interested in why I came to have that perspective in this era, but I decided at the ceremony the other day that I would not have any contact with the chief because I looked scared.

By the time I left Tittart's city and bypassed the lake, it was near the foot of the mountain in the evening. Depending on the signs built around the woods, you go all the way down a bushy trail that looks like a beast trail, and then you go into a small settlement for a while. A small village with only about twenty private houses. That was the village of the pioneers.

As she descends from Ulu at the entrance to the village, Chante tells Ulu to rest in the woods to keep her out of sight. When he heard the words, Ulu quickly disappeared into the trees. Even with such a large body, Fenrir is a species that originally lived in the forest. That black fur melts into the dark trees even during the day.

After breaking up with Ur, Taketto and Chante entered the village.

Say hello to the village chief and explain the purpose and identity of coming to the village. The village chief looked slightly frowned as soon as Taketo spoke Forest Cat's words. However, he showed me the boy's house that he had witnessed Forest Cat without any particular refusal.

It was like a simple log house at the beginning of the village. As soon as the village chief knocks on the door, middle-aged men and women emerge from inside. They are the last colonized family in the village and men make a living as woodcutters.

The man looked puzzled when he saw the tackets. And then...

"Maybe... I don't know if I can tell you anything..."

He was reluctant, but when he found out that the tackets had come all the way from King's Landing, he let me through the house.

As he entered the room, a boy was sitting next to a table just outside. When he saw the tackets, he clutched the sleeves of his mother's dress next to him, feeling anxious and wandering his gaze.

This is my only son, Kenneth.

This boy is the only one who has ever seen Forest Cat. All that was left was to see a big cheesy thing running through the woods or a long hairy thing.

It seems that there is no other boy named Kenneth who has ever had such intense contact with a cat. It was also written in the report given to it by the commander.

Chante lifts her knees in front of him and gazes at him, smiling as she tries to de-alert him.

"Nice to meet you. We're from King's Landing. I'm from the Magic Beast Poaching Control Office. I'm here to investigate what you saw about Forest Cat. I wonder if you could tell me what you know."

But Kenneth kept biting his lips.

After a while, he finally murmured.

"I don't know... I haven't seen anything. I really don't know anything."

A small body leaning on her mother's sleeve. What he is showing is complete rejection.

It's too stubborn to just say you don't know. It seemed like I was hiding something. However, with this inextricable stubbornness, it seems difficult to ask for cooperation.

Nevertheless, since there is only as much information as this child's eyewitness testimony, the investigation will be frustrated from the outset if he does not cooperate. At least tell me where you saw it in the woods, but I didn't even know it was clear so far.

However, looking at him like that makes Taketo feel a little sorry. I don't know why, but his attitude seemed like a chased little animal.

"We have no intention of catching Forest Cat or doing any harm. However, since it is a beast that has not really understood the situation so far, I just want to investigate and give the report to King's Landing. If you don't know, it doesn't matter. Sorry to bother you."

In that case, I pull Chante's arm just to get out of here. Chante, huh? He looked like he was already?, but he realized that the tacket was small and nodded. One last word on the tacket.

"Our job is to protect the beast from poachers. If anything happens, let us know."

That's what I said when I went to the door to leave the house behind.

I heard a vigorous pull of the chair. Turning around, Kenneth, who had just leaned over to make his face stronger, stood with his cheeks red and crying.

"Then! Protect me! I don't know anything, but... you're a legendary beast!? Protect me!!!

Kenneth ran into the back of the room and disappeared into the next room. Her mother chases after her, but she comes out of the room after a while and says Kenneth doesn't come out wearing a blanket on her bed.

(Protect me...)

His attitude made it clear that he knew about Forest Cat. And that Forest Cat is in danger.