Isekai Taneuma

The status debate started when Feng said that maybe he wasn't human... Along the way, from the results of Guillaume's level-up, it has become clear that humans are not just a poor race, as thought in the alley.

According to Leonardo's guess, the first humans in the world were humans, and they were protected by Emilia. Therefore, although it is slight compared to the divine, it nevertheless acquires some cheating ability, which is likely to increase or decrease depending on the level. That turns out.....

Aside from that, when I finally talked about what to spend on Feng's stat bonus points, I raised his MP and he remembered a skill that he didn't know whether to use or not to use to detect alkaloids.

Afterwards, while Feng, who had just learned a new skill, was trying it with great joy, Mary, who was bored, fell asleep sometime, so it opened that day.

The day after dawn.

The group folded the camp they had taken care of for a month and began preparing to start moving. The story of Feng's status was behind us, but it was originally Guillaume's discussion last night that started with a proposal to move towards a new world.

Once again, Feng, Jeanne and Leonardo did not depend on moving, and now that they persuaded Mary, there was no more material of concern, so they started moving without any particular rubbing.

Fortunately, thanks to the food I have collected in my survival life over the past month, I would not have to worry about food for about a week. The horse can carry the luggage, so there is plenty of room, and it is only a question of which route to go to the new world. But that was somewhat troublesome.

In the first place, the feng who fled into the big forest a month ago had no idea where they were and had no goal of moving around.

There is no such city in the Great Forest, and the only landmark is the street connecting the Hermit and Brave Leaders passing through the north to plunder the north... Even though a month has passed, I don't think I want to get close to the boulders in the place where the chasers are waiting, so I think it would be better to go directly to the Hermit Leader.

However, theoretically, if you follow the direction pointed at by the directional magnetic needle and go west, you should get there someday, but I don't know what will happen because it is in the forest. If possible, I would like directions.....

So we started by looking for a settlement.

There are various tribes (tribes) that make settlements in the large forest, mainly hunting and living. The territory of each tribe is vast, so it is said that it is difficult to find a settlement from it, but the beast is also a creature, so you must not live without water. Then, if you're looking for a water field, you'll eventually reach the settlement.

Therefore, it was along the river that Feng and the others were camping, so we decided to follow this. They were heading south, not west or north in the direction, but I decided not to worry about it because I thought it was a necessary detour.

That's how two days have passed since we left. I was not accustomed to traveling on the first day, so I did not go so far because I camped early before nightfall, but on the second day I was able to earn a good distance from traveling early in the morning. I thought I said 40 kilometers straight from the first base. You may not seem to have progressed much, but it is such an unexpected situation because the sun goes down too early in the forest without a road.

There was also a reason for the slow movement. Every time Feng, who has just learned a skill, finds something in the forest, he stops and tries to find it. What others see as nothing but grass and trees, he looks like a treasure mountain.

"Oooh! Don't worry about it. I don't care how long I have to wait!

That's why today, on the third day, Feng stopped in less than half an hour after he started walking, so Guillaume, who was leading the way, finally got tired.

"Well, in such a hurry, it's not easy to find a settlement. I think it would be better for us to explore our surroundings in a temperamental way."

When Feng said something like oiling such a fire, Guillaume finally jumped off the horse on which he said he was angry, and slapped Feng's head with a pop.

"Gotcha! It's not a jijijii, and you're not saying anything stupid. Even though there's still plenty of room for food, this isn't going to last forever. If we don't find the settlement early, we'll be back in the wild again. If I keep doing that, I won't be able to get to the New World for long."

"I don't care... if you look at it like this, medicinal herbs are quite valuable. Well, if it's about private therapy, it grows as much as it does, but the dramatic thing is that you don't see it."

"I don't know. Why don't you look for it by yourself after dark? Stay out of our way."

"Night is night and you eat time to treat the grass you pick. Look, it would have been more effective to crystallize MP potions, wouldn't it?

"That's it, go back to the city and do it! We'll have to break this situation now."

"Uhhh... I can't help it..."

Feng still glanced at her back as she was still attracted to her hair, but returned to the line dressed as if Guillaume had pushed her.

Three horses walked along, making the sound of pampering and hooves. Guillaume pulled the lead horse with the big luggage, followed by the phoenix who pulled the strings of the horse with Leonardo. Mary rides the rear horse, and Jeanne walks next to it. In any case, if you want to pull the horse rope, you'd better put a girl on it than your grandfather, but Jeanne and Mary got along better, so this happened naturally.

With a girl who seems to be having fun (?) Looking at each other's conversation sideways, while pulling the horse with the jinji on it, eating the grass that I had just picked, I had eyes with the old man who was staring at it from above.

"Want some? Your MP will recover a little."

The old man smelled the smell of the grass and threw it into his mouth.

"Hmm... it certainly seems to be recovering. And it's kind of sweet."

"Looks like you're storing honey at the base of the flower. The petals have a structure in which only bees can enter and are covered with poison to prevent other insects from eating them. I told you, it hurts, right? We're recovering MP from that poison... it looks like it could be used for beekeeping, and I wish I could bring some back with me..."

"Do you know that with your skills?

Sort of. Alkaloid detection tells me where the drug is, and the library tells me what kind of drug it is. I wish I had the skills to handle it well, but God didn't serve me that well. "

"Hmm, that's not very convenient... but I've lived for a long time, but I've never seen a strange wanderer like you (Bagabond). Nomads are usually incredibly capable, but I feel like you've crossed a few times."

"I've said it over and over, but it won't do me any good...."

Feng said that with a bitter smile, and then thought of it.

No, Grandpa. You've been alive 300 years, haven't you? How could you have lived so long without being a priest? You're a bum, too, but does that have anything to do with it?

"Hmm, that's right. Maybe so. I don't even know."

The feng drifted.

"You're talking about yourself, right?

"Feng. Then how can a priest live for hundreds of years? Do you have any idea why?

"Huh?? Well... I don't know."

"It's the same thing. A priest lives long because he is a priest. I can only say that I will live long because I am a pigeon... Does your lord know about the Tesseus ship?

"Nh...? Ah."

The ship that Theseus, the hero of Greek mythology, was aboard when he defeated Minotaur and triumphed was preserved in Athens for generations to come. However, because the ship is made of wood, it will decay over time. As a result, I had to repair and replace parts many times, but at last all the parts were replaced with different ones.

Can a ship with all its parts be called a Tesseus ship at this time? If we were to force the decaying original pieces together, could we still call them Tesseus' ships?

"Humans also change cells every day due to metabolism. When you grow up, there are hardly any cells left at birth. However, it is believed that the cells of the brain and some organs will not be replaced for the rest of their lives, so humans will not die of old age.....

By the way, what if even brain cells and some organ cells were reborn into new cells every day? If you keep replacing them with new cells, they may never age or die. "

"I mean, a priest or a grandfather?

"Maybe. I'll tell you what. Nobody knows because they can't be aware of cell division in their own body. It's not about possibilities."

"Hmm...."

If so, could Leonardo be the same person as Leonardo 300 years ago? No, in the first place, Leonardo da Vinci in this world has literally nothing in common with Leonardo, who was active around the 16th century on Earth. But can I call him Leonardo?

When Feng and the others were talking about such a Zen question, Guillaume, who was walking at the head, suddenly stopped and said.

"Hey! It's that way, don't you see it's pretty shiny?

Looking at the direction he said and pointed, the back of the forest certainly looked brighter than the others. It is not the feeling that something is emitting light, but the brightness of the feeling that only the sun is shining there.

Because of the proximity of the river, it may be a pond or a swamp, but it is hard to discard the possibility that it is a settlement or a square. There was a distance from the riverbank and it was a little far away, but the group decided to try to find the place.

As I walked into the light that plunged into the forest, I saw a silhouette of man-made buildings there, with a row of colors.

But when I actually came to the place, there were no settlements, just empty spaces lined up with abandoned huts. To be more precise, there is no such thing as a cabin already, and only tall floor-style foundations are left everywhere.

The open space was full of weeds about the height of her chest, and she hesitated to step into it. The only thing I could see was the soil on the ground just near the center, which reminded me that people frequented it on the day of their arrival.

As I walked around the open space, I noticed a large hole slightly away from the square where the house was lined up, where I felt that the soil composition was different from the rest of the ground. Probably because it was used as a toilet in the village. Next to the big hole, which still doesn't grow much, there is a space surrounded by a fence, and on the contrary, there seems to be a bush of weeds.

When the weed was scratched apart and searched the ground, something like rusty agricultural tools fell down or there were obvious signs of people living here. Are the tools left behind because they left in a hurry? If you look closer, there are piles of stones everywhere, and maybe it was a tombstone.

How long has it been since I've been gone? Judging by the state of the growing grass and trees, it doesn't seem to have taken long. Then I wonder why the people of this settlement left here.....

"Tsukumo, what do you got?

Mary approached as she was staring at the weeds as she approached the ground. Looking at the central square, Guillaume unloads his luggage from the horse. Perhaps she was going to take a break and look around, and Mary and the other horses were already getting along and eating the weeds there.

"Maybe six months or so after someone disappeared... a long time or something."

"How do you know?

Feng pointed to the weeds,

"All the plants that grow here are dead in winter. When people live, weeds are quickly removed, so that's all they can grow. The trees in the forest don't die in winter, they've been standing there for years, right?

"Oh, yeah. I didn't know."

"So, there's no doubt that people lived there until recently. The question is, why did they leave here....."

Guillaume approached me while we were having such a conversation.

"Feng. It's still early today, but I think we should set up a camp here to explore the surroundings. I don't think there are any villagers here, but there may still be some beast trails left."

"How did these people get out?

"Come on, I don't know. However, according to Leo, tribal society (Tribe) people keep moving every few years to avoid hunting down all the animals in the hunting grounds. They said," I don't know, they might be nearby, so they might be looking for a base here. "

"Ah, that's a possibility... then I guess we should stay close."

"I dare to explore the area today and tomorrow. In the meantime, I would hunt if there were prey to secure food, but if it were the territory of the tribe in question, wouldn't you be angry?

"I'm sure you'll be allowed an emergency evacuation... but I don't know who you're dealing with. I'd like to do it with river fish as much as possible....."

"Shh...!

It was when they were discussing their plans for the future. Suddenly, thinking that Guillaume had moved her eyebrows and tingled, she gestured her index finger against her lips.

What's the matter with you? And Pocahontas, he pulled the poles and crouched.

"There's something... oh no. I can't believe I let you get so close."

"A monster?

"No, human... ten... twenty... no, more. He's hiding and watching us. It doesn't look like the people in this settlement..."

Guillaume wondered if there was any point in hiding anymore, and shouted loudly to Jeanne, who was far away, creating a gun that glowed with qualia and holding it.

"Who was it?! If you have business with us, don't hide!!

Surprised by that voice, Jeanne, who was mowing weeds with a boring sword, stood still. A little late, Leonardo also stood up with the wand in one hand and began to say something. It's not that far away, but it's probably a kind of resonance magic.

The hand-held Phoenix lay low and watched over the area, hiding Mary, who was also unarmed, behind her back. Guillaume seems to know the location of his enemies, but Feng, who has little combat experience, doesn't know it at all.

There was a rifle in the middle of the square, so I wanted to pick it up if I could, but I couldn't move it badly because I didn't think the other party was targeting us with a bow or a gun. You can't dash it and go get it, but you can't trigger an enemy attack with it. All we can do is stay low and hide in the shadow of the foundation of the house.

Feng thought that Mary alone would have to escape when it was too late, while suppressing the squeaking heartbeat. In fact, it was Feng who had to run away at a glance, but suddenly things didn't turn out well.

So, if we'd been fighting like this, we'd have been wounded, or worse, wasted. The Guillaumes were skillful, but they couldn't keep their feet tight with these numbers on the boulders. However, such anxiety ended in frustration.

Feng and the others were standing alert, and at that time, a great man appeared from the forest surrounding the square.

Two meters tall was a superior man, no less muscular than Jeanne, who intimidated those who saw him. Her upper body was naked and she was only wearing a nasty waistband when it came to clothing, but she didn't look cold because her body was covered in fur-like hair.

A long hairy tail hangs from the lower body around the tailbone, and the fact that there is no wind and the rattling is evidence that it is not a crop. And from the neck to the top, the head of the wolf itself, which is not similar to that of a human, was on. I am a beast.

"Whoa whoa!! Don't come any closer, stop right there!

And Guillaume shouted to intimidate the beast with the gun in his hand, even as he was overpowered by his majestic appearance. When the Beast glanced at him for a moment, he turned to Jeanne and the old man in the middle of the square, not Guillaume, while raising one hand to control it, not just saying there was no hostility here.

Maybe it's because you two looked more like leaders than he looks like an elementary school student. From Guillaume's point of view, it was only uncomfortable behavior, but I don't like it because of the man's majesty.

At that time, something blew into my brain. Feng felt somehow familiar with the man's face. To be honest, I could hardly tell the face of a beast, but somehow I feel like I've seen it somewhere recently.

Feng, why? And following that memory, the man with the gun pointed at Guillaume looked like a beast, with no expression.

"Let's ask. I saw you there with Leonardo, didn't I?"

As soon as the man said so, Leonardo, who was holding his staff, raised his eyebrows and rounded his eyes.

"Whatever. That kind of lord... oh! Since the battle a month ago, the Beast King."

The moment I heard the street name, Pat and his name came back to life in Feng's head.

Beast King Gargantuar. He is one of the allies gathered from around the world by Leonardo's call to defend that unnamed city. In offensive combat, alongside Jeanne, he was a powerful man who defeated many Imperial soldiers with only his strength. I had no connection with Feng because I didn't consume MP, but I remember seeing it several times when I was replenishing it at the Alliance Tavern.

Gargantuar nodded lightly to Guillaume, who was still pointing his gun at him, and walked towards Leonardo with his hand out. As the two shook hands, Guillaume put down his gun, and the beasts appeared from the forest.

As Guillaume had said, the number was not lower than thirty. I am afraid that Guillaume, who is highly skilled in reconnaissance and exploration, will be approached with such ease. A beast is a natural hunter, I'm sure it's such a species.

If this had been the enemy, what would have happened by now... Feng would have trembled with such thoughts, and at the same time felt comfortable with the bravery of the newly rendezvoused Beast King's companions.