Isekai Taneuma

Mani thought the forest was so dark...

Approximately three months have passed since Mani studied abroad under the brave. It was such a strange day, filled with life in unfamiliar humans, that it lasted as long as it lasted forever.

Feng and the others took care of him for a while, and Mani taught him letters from Guillaume, learned blacksmithing in Kawara, and acquired a new weapon called Sling. Thanks to the orc extermination, the level rose a lot, and after Feng and the others disappeared, cats who knew each other at that time taught me how to fight, and Leonardo, who was free at night, taught me anatomy, and became familiar with the structure of the human body. It was a truly fulfilling day.

When I became accustomed to the human society, which was a continuum of new things every day, and was able to entrust a little blacksmithing work to me, the caravan I was looking after moved from the neighboring Kawara.

The lizard merchant Gekko, whom they are looking after now, was a peddler who went to and from the Great Forest full of merchandise acquired by the brave. He stayed in the Heroic Realm longer than usual for the manicure, but it seems it's time to move on before it becomes a business.

Items acquired in the Warrior's Landing cannot be sold very well in the Warrior's Landing, so we must take them to the Great Forest and the Orpheus Landing to earn money.

I'm not going to disagree with it, of course, because I can't bother Gekko any more, but the problem was that his master's field blacksmith wouldn't go to the big forest. They were working with Gekko's caravan, but they weren't originally part of the caravan, they only met when they came for the brave.

So if Gekko goes to the big forest, the blacksmiths tell him to mix up in another caravan and go somewhere else. They will not be able to live unless they continue to move in search of work. As a result, Mani had to choose whether to take the brave lead over his master or say goodbye here and do something else....

After his troubles, he decided to break up with the field blacksmith. My master took great care of me, but his purpose was not to become a blacksmith, but to improve his village. With the blacksmith work taught by the master, if the villagers could use the tools of iron, the village would prosper even more... When Mani said such a dream, the field blacksmith did not have any particular decomposition, and said, "Good luck to the next place."

After training as a blacksmith, Mani decided to mix with Gekko's caravan and return to the forest together. It's been a long time since I left the village, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to go home once. It also served to deliver the mushrooms of the elders that Feng kept. He packed his bags and greeted Leonardo when he returned, finishing off with the cats and the last goblins before heading for the Great Forest.

The great forest, which had not set foot in a long time, was like a different world. The road was steep enough to be surprised to have lived here before, and the ceiling trees blocking the sun were leafy and lush, with little light coming through. Even though it was still daytime, I couldn't believe how dark it was.

Still, it was a much easier journey for him to grow up successfully in this study abroad than when he came. I did my best to go with my luggage and chase after Feng and the others, but this time I also took the luggage from the caravan and actively helped those who were late.

Is that possible because of the level up? When I was in the village, I didn't think anybody would be able to fight, and because they didn't let me in to go hunting, I didn't have a chance to raise my level, but now I have enough power to line up with the village's adults. When we went hunting together with our good sling, Gargantuar was sure to be surprised at his son's growth, and he was happy with that dream.

But... when the manicure came back, the village was more and more worried. Everyone in the village is restless with a dark face, and the children who usually rush like a festival when the caravan arrives don't come as one. Besides, when the villagers found the mani in the caravan, they left with a bad look on their face.

Looking even closer, there were unfamiliar beasts in the empty houses around the village, and some of them were badly injured. Probably from another settlement somewhere... what's wrong with everybody? As he left the caravan lined up in the village square, Mani returned to the chief's house, which was also his own home.

"Oh, mani! Nice going home. Have you grown a little? You look different!

Upon returning home, Gargantuar looked at the mani's face, showing a sparkling expression, but for some reason, as soon as the tone went down,

"What happened in human society? I can't believe you're coming home so soon...."

"No, it's nothing. Everyone over there made me feel better. I'll be right back if I give you the mushroom the Elder asked me to."

I see.

"... what happened in the village? It's been a long time since I've been back, but we're all extra. Someday someone you don't know lives there, or there are many injured people, what is that?

"Uhhhh...."

I wonder if Gargantuar wouldn't want to talk... it seemed like he had a bit of a tooth cut, but since the mani was staring straighter than I thought, it felt like he was being pushed by the pressure.

"Actually, there's a lot of oak breeding going on in the forest right now."

"... an orc!?

Does Gargantuar know about orcs when the mani shouts? And after showing a little interesting face,

"As a matter of fact, the Oannes group that had exiled before was pregnant with an orc child. I had no idea, but it seems that the Demons also breed like that."

"Did Oannes give birth to an orc?... I see."

Mani heard the story and immediately remembered the orc herd that had been attacked in Vinci village. After that, Feng and the others desperately searched for an Oak intrusion route, but no reason to find it. The orc came into the belly of another demon. Mani thought we'd have to let Tycoon know right away.

"So, are those injured beasts from the settlement that the orcs have hit and fled? I'm sorry... no, if the orc did that kind of injury, I might be lucky."

Gargantuar looked reluctant as the mani murmured.

"No, that wasn't an orc."

"It's not an orc...? So, what the hell did you do?"

"That's... the kid doesn't have to know!

When Mani pursued it, Gargantuar broke up the conversation in a mood when he turned to it. He was afraid of a grumpy father before, and the mani kept silent, but he was no longer the man before, who had been rubbed in the human world.

I thought he was like an unexpected kid, too.

"Gargantuar, I'm an adult village man. If anything happens, please let me know. I want to help the village."

"What!?

"That's why I went to human society. I want you to trust me a little bit."

"Uhhhh...."

Gargantuar was pushed like that by the manicure, and I was kind of embarrassed. I treated him like a child, but not everyone can be a child forever. You will have to treat him as a man who has returned from studying in the brave domain.

But I didn't want to tell Mani because I was treating him like a child. I didn't think Mani would forgive me for that. But fooling away a young man who worries about the village is what a foolish old man does. Though he thought that would not happen, he realized that he had become such a nasty adult ever since he became a chief.

Gargantuar had been staring at Giroli and Mani for a long time with a roaring voice, but when he realized that his son's gaze at his father with clear eyes would not break, he eventually exhaled.

"Actually... that was Raven."

"To Raven....? What the hell is going on?

Gargantuar has a twinkling, nasty face, and then turns away from the mani's gaze.

"As a matter of fact, after you left the village, the orcs took the village one by one. The tribal society (Wallachia) accepted them in accordance with the ancient covenants, but there was too much land to simply accept. So I attacked Raven."

"What!?

"Raven didn't participate in the tribal society, so he said it was good because he liked it. But Raven and the others who got kicked out resented us. Of course. That's why they started attacking the villages around here for revenge. Normally, I'm not afraid of Raven....

Even though we're desperate to destroy the orcs, Raven and the others are somehow equipped with powerful weapons, and besides, we can't stand our teeth because the priests are on our side. While doing so, the orcs bred more and more, and the area was painted by the Devil Territory.....

I don't know when they're going to attack us here either. That's why I didn't want you to come back yet.... "

Mani lost his word because something terrible had happened in just three months when he wasn't there. The Orc raid, Raven's revenge, but what I had to hear more about was that Raven was kicked out.

"... attacked Raven's village? The village of Raven....."

Gargantuar answered nothing by just roaring as usual. That alone showed Mani what he had done.

"Isn't that Raven's village where your mother lives!? Why would you... do something terrible to your mother! If you're a family, you have to protect them!? Don't you have an uncle over there? Hunting down my blood-separated brothers is what the proud werewolves do!!

Gargantuar shouted loudly at the words.

"Tell me what you know! We cannot stop the orc by ourselves unless we protect the other Beasts. I did it for this village... no, for the whole forest! And yet, don't listen to my child licking his mouth without even knowing my suffering!!

However, the mani who should have kept silent until now, without any fear of his father's shouting, glanced back.

"You look more like a child than a child over and over! Mostly for the village? For the woods? What the hell's the point of protecting a forest without a family? Stop being a chief if you can't protect such a shitty thing! Before you were a gargantuar, you must be one of the guys your mother liked!?

"Shut up!!

Bachinh!! I heard a dry sound and my fist pierced my mani's face. In an instant, the mani body blew up as funny, and the house was shaking with a violent clash against the wall. D'Sheen!! The sound of his body hitting the wall was much louder than when he was hit.

Gargantuar turned to me and stared at his fist. His fist snapped the trees and his claws cut the beast in half. If you get hit like that, your mani dies. That's why he couldn't touch his little manicure... and yet... yet... he was in a hurry to rush to his son, whom he had just beaten up.

However, the mani, who was crashing against the wall and rolling to the floor, slammed his palm against him as he tried to rush over. I thought he was completely unconscious, and he was fine with the attack. However, nose bleeding was pouring out from the nose, and even more tears were pouring out from the eyes.

He looked at Gargantuar with his bright red eyes and regretted it.

"Daddy's stupid bastard!!

He shouted and threw his father out of the room.

Gargantuar could only give up such a son. Even if I want to chase him, what should I say to stop him? I felt painful remembering my pathetic actions. Mani was absolutely right. What a kid I am... I regret it, but I can't take it back anymore. He scratched his back head.

Nevertheless, I wonder when it became so much stronger that I was attacked and seriously injured and almost intact... Gargantuar was only a little happy, but not happy.

Mani is right, this is what hit Raven. As for me, I meant to demonize my mind, but on the contrary, it was a manifestation of weakness of my mind. If I were really strong, I wouldn't have done anything I didn't want to do because of something. At that time, I wanted to help Mani's mother anyway and make up with my brother... wasn't that the true strength of a man? How could I not....

Gargantuar exhaled. Apparently, the mani taught me. If Raven and the others come to this village, it may already be too late, but I will sit down with my brother and tell him if there is any other way but to fight. My brother may not listen to me, but I still have to do my best to live safely even with manicures.....

With such determination, he began to tidy up the room that had been messed up by the parent-child fight. His luggage was placed next to the wall where the mani hit, from which he looked at various iron tools, clean cloth and books with lots of letters. Must have been a souvenir for myself and the villagers. What exactly were you doing when Mani thought about everyone?

When this is over, I have to apologize to the mani... when Gargantuar was thinking about it, reflecting on it and moving his hands to clean it up.

"Oh, my God! Gargantuar! Raven outside the village!! Hurry!!

The villagers rushed into the house to replace the mani that had just left. Apparently, Raven didn't wait for his parents and children to make up.

Gargantuar pushed the baggage of the manicure aside and chased the villagers out.