Isekai Taneuma

Trust is different from dependence.

"Ready, Feng-kun? There are three important bags in life! Payroll bags, endurance bags, and finally... what? Anyway! If you treat someone that easy to understand like that, my endurance bag would be Mach! If you don't understand the feelings of the people around you, you'll be tickled someday! Yeah, no, one way or the other, why do you usually observe such trivial things as creepy as others, and you can't do it all at once when it comes to you!? Oh, I'm getting angry when I remember! No, no, no! Nibnib!

If I had been kicked out of the village at dusk, Lucy would have told me to come and see me worried about it. Feng hung his head and waited for the storm to pass. Why are you giving a wedding speech to a girl deep in the woods....

Lucy was always angry with herself and repeated the sermon, from a gentle recoil to an angry, unstoppable personality. While continuing to do that, the sermon also flew in the direction of the day after tomorrow, and when I realized it, I no longer retained the prototype. Well, I didn't know what I was angry with from the beginning, but now I can't understand it, and the story was rolling to another dimension.

I've been listening in silence for a while to say that it would be better not to make a bad excuse for an angry girl, but there's no sign that the sermon is finished because of that. If it stays like this, the night will be dawn, so I think it's time to object... I don't know what I'm angry with in the first place, so I couldn't even grasp the thread. The third bag is a ball-pack, I think I'd be more angry if I were to say it, and it's not a good excuse...

As Feng thought about that, his back turned round and became smaller, mixed with Lucy's golden trumpet, he could hear the sound of pachi... stepping on a dead branch. Since there are wildlife around here, the sound of their hands can be heard as much as possible, but as long as it is far away, the phoenix was a little worried because it approached me.

"Are you listening? Phoenix!"

"Ha, yes, I'm sorry...."

Lucy's voice heats up because of that attitude. Feng responded with a reflective apology, but the signs of approaching did not disappear.

What bothers me is who she is... I thought maybe Meatier turned back, but she should have the pineapple. As soon as he realized it, he decided it was not the case that he was waiting long for his opponent to come out.

"Uh, Lucy?

What?

I'm sorry.

As Feng stood up, he pulled Lucy's shoulder as he whispered, and chased her behind him. He took out his knife and stood up.

"What? Hey? Feng? What? What!?

The white blade reflects the moon and sparkles. Suddenly and surprisingly, Lucy turned pale and raised her hand. I don't have time to explain the situation. Feng apologized to her in his head and shouted the knife he had at the forest.

"Who is it? If you're human, stop right there! If we're animals... we're not delicious!

Lucy finally realized that someone was approaching, and she was picking up the riverbank stone.

Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. If it's really an animal, it's not going to stop. It would be impossible for the two of us here to deal with the Beast. At least let Lucy get away with it....

However, Feng's preparedness ended in frustration.

"Boy... it's me"

"Huh? Mr. Gargantuar??

What I heard from the dark forest was the voice of Gargantuar, the chief of the village that had just banished Phoenix. Gargantuar slowly appeared out of the woods, wondering why he had come this far at the same time.

"Were you here? I've been looking for you."

The Beast King was looking for Feng. I wonder what I have to do to get rid of the village. Perhaps the villagers will push me up and apologize for not enough, or I'll lynch you after all....

Feng trembled with paranoia, but Gargantuar actually said the opposite.

"The villagers are not angry anymore. When you settle down, come back to the village."

"Huh? What do you mean? Did you come to see me?

"Yes, it is."

Feng thought it was too soft on the boulder this time, so he didn't think the words would pop out to come back, and he was surprised and answered back. Gargantuar once again asked Feng to return to the village.

After Feng was expelled from the village, Jeanne went around apologizing, but the elder said that he would leave the village because of the atmosphere that the villagers would not forgive even if they forgave him.

Now Mary tells me she's going out because it's not boring without Feng and Jeanne, and the villagers who think they pissed off the priests are panicked.

"Jeanne and Mary both say you'll be in the village if you come back. That's why the villagers want you back now."

"Hah... well, let's hope and make it come true for me. If the Elder will forgive me, I'll be back in the village soon."

"Then I'll be fine. The elder hasn't been angry since the beginning. But why did you do that?

That must have been an attempt to disturb the ceremony and take away the mushrooms. Feng smiled bitterly.

"Oh no... actually, there's a mushroom that the Elder ate, right? I was worried about that. Gargantuar and the others may not have noticed, but that's probably an incredible medicine that would restore MP super if the priest used it."

"What, is that so??

Gargantuar is rounding his eyes. Feng nodded loudly,

"I'm sure the elders are using the fact that people who don't have magic become rallies. Earth... even in my hometown, I've heard that Sherman uses that kind of stuff. I'm an Alchemist, so I'm worried about something suspicious... gehungehun... unusual. Somehow, professionally."

"Alchemist...??

Gargantuar leans his neck like he doesn't know what he's talking about.

"... speaking of which, you've been making weird delicacies in the city. I had no idea, but Scarsaha often praised it."

That's right, right?

"Hmm... that's a strange one, boy. But everything you say seems to be true. The Elder would be convinced if he knew why."

I hope so... Feng decided to ask Gargantuar the question he had just come up with.

"By the way, where did you get that mushroom? The elder hardly ever leaves the village, and if it's near the village, there's no way I won't notice. Mr. Gargantuar, don't you know?

"... I don't know."

When Feng turned to him, Gargantuar was unusual to him. As always, I couldn't read the werewolf's expression, but my eyes were swimming around like a brown movement, so it was like I was confessing to knowing something.

What am I supposed to do... let's go a little deeper...?

But now that our relationship with the villagers is shaky, we can't help but force it here. If you lose even the mood of gargantuar, it will be difficult to stay in the village this time.

"Really... well, then, I'd like to apologize to the elder, so can you just set up an arrangement? I need you to go out of nowhere and meet me."

"The elder is already asleep. Wait here in the morning, let's go home together."

"It would be helpful if you could do that."

As Feng and Gargantuar set out to go back to the village, Lucy, who was listening from outside the mosquito net, noticed something hazy.

"What!? So, Feng, are you going back to that village?

"Yeah, you heard me, right? They're telling me to come home."

"I heard you! Oh, my God! I have to stop!!

Lucy, uhh! As he screamed, he ran straight into the dark forest. Perhaps he wanted to stop Meetings who had resigned from the Guild Leader.

"Ah, hey! Watch out for yourself!!

Feng shouted in a hurry, but she couldn't hear her anymore. She quickly disappeared as she ran through the dark forest. What should we do, go after him? Nevertheless, Lucy was surprised that she could run without hesitation in this darkness.

It's okay. There are no beasts around here who are afraid of us.

Gargantuar, who had good eyes at night, still seemed to be able to follow her, and she asked me if I could leave her alone because she had a good foothold.

Well, if Gargantuar says so, it's really okay. Feng first felt relieved and gave firewood to the burning flame that was getting smaller.

Blowing hoof and breath, the carbide firewood burned and warmed the surroundings.

Gargantuar, who seemed to be hanging out in the wild until morning, sat on the other side of the fire and split the dried meat. He must be hungry, and he seems to be careful. Thank you very much.

Are there more of you?

When they were biting dried meat together, Gargantuar whispered while staring at the flames of the fire. Also, is that Lucy? Gargantuar acts well together, but never since she became a party member.

"Oh, I've been helping you with your southern expedition the other day. Yeah, I can see it, it's a modern magic user. I picked up something unexpected."

"I see....."

The Beast King was impressed.

"You don't look like a leader, but you look like a true leader."

"Eh...? No, I'm no leader."

Then he shook his head.

"You can see what your people are doing. Jeanne lowered her head for you. If you weren't here, Mary said she'd leave. That woman trusted you to get here."

Gargantuar said that, with a difficult face and a little roar,

"Why is that? What is a leader to you? I'm a chief, but I still don't know. I can't guide everyone as well as you."

"Nothing, I don't think so...."

Gargantuar's expression in the flames of fire seemed serious. A bad humility or a bluff will only hurt your mood.

Feng didn't really think that he was the leader, and perhaps it was because of his cheating ability, but even if he said that, he wouldn't understand, so he thought a little and then said what he thought.

"This is what I told her earlier, but maybe it's because I can't do anything."

Gargantuar captures Feng's face with his gaze. Feng continued, hoping that he wouldn't make such a scary face because he looked like a complete beast.

"Unlike me, everyone is excellent. Magic is no match for Mary. There is no one to Jeanne's right in battle. You can leave exploration and ranged attacks to Guillaume, and Lucy will take care of everyone.

There's nothing I can do. At best, it's enough to collect medicinal herbs. I feel sorry for that, and I'm sorry for that, but I think that's fine. Because it's more efficient for everyone to do it. Isn't that because you know that?

Look, trust is different from dependence, right? Everyone thinks they can rely on leaders in times of trouble, but that's not true. In times of trouble, I definitely need everyone's help. Of course, leaders should be able to do anything at all, but no one can do anything physically or temporally.

But the leader who can't do it all thinks he's better at it, and he says it. In fact, even if you're right, no one will follow a leader who doesn't trust you. That's why when you're in trouble, it's hard for you to be the leader.

Macabelli said. Make sure to put aside what you can say about your main thing. [M] You must leave behind an expert who says anything is a waste. Yes, yes, I'm only close to listening, and I get in trouble when there's something I really don't understand.

But even if you let your men say what they want, it's always up to you to make the decision. If you want to give me an opinion, no matter how hard you push your men, who likes to wipe his ass? It is said that it is the monarch's job to make the final decision.

In this way, you know what you can't do and what your people can do, and you make decisions. Maybe that's the real leader. "

I dared to arrange as many beautiful lyrics as I could think of, but I don't know if they came together well... Feng thought that the education of his disliked father would be useful in such a place, so he whispered inside.

Especially since Macabelli read the translations over and over again... so Leonardo and he weren't friends? I thought it was just a bald old man, but he's a great man in history. Next time, Feng wanted to ask if he had a chance.

"Is trust different from dependence...."

When Feng thought of such a thing, Gargantuar had something to think about and murmured about it.

"Yeah, so I don't really think I'm the leader, I'm just asking you to do it knowing that everyone can do it."

"... I see. Hmm... I see."

Did you like him? Gargantuar was stirring the flames of the fire with a low roar as he thought of something. It looks like a middle-management position, inviting sorrow.

I wonder if it's a problem...? Well, since he is the leader who binds those angry villagers, I'm sure he won't stop struggling.

I wish I could give you some kind of clever line, but I didn't think of anything convenient like that, and they kept silent and surrounded the fire till morning, and they were going to bring dried meat.