It Is A Different World And Yet I Am Cultivating Monsters

We were in the back of the woods trying to escape the soldiers of the city.

Already understanding the current situation, I was holding my fist with anger rather than grief.

Dora-chan's hand grabbed my hand and hugged me as if it were embarrassing me.

Even so, I feel slightly healed and gentle with Dora's head.

At that time, the sound of splitting the grassroots from the back of the forest was heard, and a woman appeared in front of us in a vigilant position.

It was the first person I met and a beautiful woman.

Chaser? We were the ones who thought so, but only Jack was breathing like a surprise.

"This way."

That said, he invites us to the back road without showing any hostility.

... what do we do?

Consider the possibility of a trap for a moment and face everyone, but at that moment Jack speaks without hesitation.

"It's okay, brother. She's on our side. Believe me."

It was Jack's voice full of conviction.

You know Jack? I tried to ask, but I didn't have time for that, and the soldiers with the lights from behind looked flickering.

Even if I waited here, I would be surrounded by soldiers. Then it's better to believe Jack's words and act here.

We all nodded and entered the woods as the woman guided us.

Eventually there was a hut in the woods, and the woman hid us inside.

"I'll be fine here for a while. It's a long way from the city, and some of you know it."

That said, the woman once again turned her face towards us.

There was something in her eyes that pressured her to look straight at me, but her gaze was directed at Jack, not me or Hell.

"Long time no see, Jack."

"... ah, it's been a long time, Miss Esther."

You still knew Jack? But when and where?

With that in mind, the meaningful conversation continued between me and Dora, staring at each other with a question mark in mind.

"You're seeing things now."

"Yes, thanks to Jack. Thank you very much."

"... I'm sorry."

"? Why would Jack apologize?

"... as you can see, I'm the same kind of monster that took your parents' lives. It would have made me angry that such a monster was caught between you and the invisible."

"Mr. Jack. I told you. People don't judge by their appearance. And I've been aware of you for a long time."

What?

"I noticed it, but I noticed it later. I told you before, I wanted to see you first when my eyes healed, so I went to see you once after I could see you."

"... when?"

"I haven't seen him in person. I just watched it from afar. I went to see a grower who grew monsters outside the city. So I saw Kyo and you next door. At first, I thought that Kyo-san was right, but the atmosphere was different from what I knew. Rather, the pumpkin-headed gentleman next door had a more similar atmosphere to someone I knew."

"... I see. I'm sorry I didn't notice."

"No, don't worry. And above all, I'm glad that this is how I thank you for coming back."

It seems like they are creating a space for only two people to talk about.

Um, is it okay for you to mix it with the conversation?

"Oh, I'm sorry, brother. She is Miss Esther. Well, there's a lot going on. I know him."

"Nice to meet you, Kyo. This is the first time I've seen you in person."

"Ah, oh, nice to meet you."

I also greeted the other person honestly.

She looked at us and smiled slightly, but she quickly turned to a serious expression.

"Do you understand the situation?

From what Esther said, she seemed to know what happened in this city.

"... I have an approximate prediction, but can you explain?"

"Yes, but not much I know."

He speaks from Esther's mouth.

As expected, a few days ago, a messenger from the Albus Empire came to the city, first to meet the lord, and then to me, the city's monster grower, one after the other.

And the atmosphere in the city began to change after the person left.

Originally, this Esther lived in the back of the woods and only came to the city occasionally, most importantly because she didn't have a direct relationship with me, so she didn't have to alter her memory.

After listening to the story, my sister Hel, who was next to me until then, clutched her fist like she was shaking angrily.

"Looks like you're chasing him with a focus on oniichan.... I'll never forgive you, next time I see you, I'll kill you for real."

Hell's expression, which threw up like that, was clearly angry. And it was the same for everyone else.

"... papa, I can't forgive the one who's tormenting Locke..."

When I saw it, I always saw that even the quiet and innocent rock twisted her face like a bitter insect bite, and her hand gripping my clothes was putting a lot of force on it.

I had never seen my daughter with such black feelings, and I felt chest pain to see these people rather than treating myself.

"... oh, that's right. I can't forgive you for taking your place anyway."

That's right. I've been shocked that I've been deprived of my place, but I'm not.

He took Rock, Dora, and Jack's place.

Not only that, but where the monsters I grew up were.

If it was just me, it would have been nice if I had been shocked and ended it.

But I can't forgive you for letting them hurt people who don't have anything to do with pushing me.

Mina-chan and the lord tampered with their memories at their own discretion, which deprived them of even their previous memories and insulted them.

Instead of being angry with myself, I once again felt angry and realized that I had been defiled by the whereabouts of my friends.

"Let's do it. That's all I've got. Let him pay for it."

Above all, can we just leave Lily, Fitness and Amaness alone?

No, no.

I don't have time to break my heart. If you have time for that, punch him in the face right now.

That's the moment I stood up and nodded at everyone's faces.

"--Tell the master of the monster in the hut! Come out right now! Or I'll set fire to the shed!

When I saw it, there was a gathering of soldiers from the city outside the window.

"... it looks like they found out you've come here in your footsteps. I'm sorry, I can't help you when it matters."

Apologizing to Esther, Jack put his hand on Esther's shoulder and smiled at Nihill before I called out.

"What, Miss Esther saved us enough. There was one person who could remember us and help us. That's enough to help you stand up. Thank you, Miss Esther."

"... Mr. Jack"

"Leave it to me now. I won't let Miss Esther get one step closer to this cabin."

Say it, Jack before you get your gentleman's hat back on.

Hey, that's the protagonist position.

Jack was about to take the lead, so I stood in a hurry in front of the door.

"Oniichan, perhaps there will be a total attack such as a bow and arrow the moment you open the door."

"... I guess. So, you think it's going to work? Hell"

In response to my question, my sister smiled and went back to the usual cooking tone.

"Kukuku, who are you talking to, brother? All of their bows and arrows will turn into dust before they reach us."

"Leave it to me, brother. I haven't changed classes before Date. I'll faint you gently, just like a soldier."

That said, I raised my thumb to reassure the two smiles.

"Oops, I'll take care of it. Both of you."

Locke, who had been lost earlier to confront those two, spoke with his mouth sharpened.

"Papa...! Locke... fights! Bad guy teasing me... I'll take him down!

"Rock... thank you"

That's what I said to Rock, who pulled my clothes hard, but I didn't want him to be as violent as I could be.

It may simply be an emotional transfer to my daughter, but if I could, I wanted her to live with me without fighting people.

Though I think so, we must cut through this scene first.

I tightened my head again, put my hand on the door knob, and raised my voice to everyone behind me for confirmation.

"Well then - let's go!

The moment I said it and opened the door.

Soldiers with bows and arrows in front blew up “sideways”.

Huh?

What happened? It was at the next moment that I understood it.

"No, what! What happened?!

"Yes, Captain! It's a monster! A group of monsters from the side!

"Hmm, what?! * Giggle *, but if there are monsters around here, the danger would be Class D at best! Don't break the line with that kind of monster!

"Chi, no! Ah, that's not a D rank or anything!

"What are you... stupid?!

They show up on the side with a bunch of cowardly soldiers.

A monster with multiple dragon heads on one body.

It was much smaller than the total length I had seen before, but they came together and threw away the soldiers one after the other, and eventually they stood in front of us to cover us.

"Huh, Hydra?! Stupid?! Why are S-ranked monsters in this place when they're not kids?!

I knew the Hydras beside the stunned soldiers.

"You guys....!

These are the Hydra babies that were born from recovered eggs when Amanes defeated Hydra.

I managed to get back from the eggs, but because Hydra was a monster who grew up in a place near the water, I grew up in a nearby river, and sometimes when I came to see how things were, you thought I was your parent, and I used to ride my arms at my feet and play like a dog.

Someday it got so big that you came here to protect me.

When I was about to be surrounded by such emotion, it happened even more.

"Captain! Oh my God! The monster! Not just the side, but the army of monsters from behind!

I saw a variety of monsters marching toward us from behind them as they panicked again and again.

It's Cocatrice. Jack au Lantern. Devil Carrot. Mashtake. Killer Plant. Weedleaf.

They were the monsters I grew up with.

"You guys...."

They all beat down the soldiers and ran towards me, occasionally kicking me, surrounding me like the Hydras.

"Uh-huh! The monsters! I don't care! Except for Hydra, it's full of fish and monsters! Shoot them all!

The captain, who has not yet fallen, tries to give instructions to rebuild a fragmented formation, but the general's body is grabbed by some branch and dances in the air.

"Heh? Wow?!!

"Ho ho ho, what do you think the woods are so embarrassing about... do you think you'll miss such a riot in my woods, lord?

"Grandpa Ent!

It was the Lord Ent as the keeper of this forest that I had helped to develop the entrance.

"Long time no see, kid. It's going to be a lot of trouble, so I rushed in. Besides us, I think I know you a lot."

Huh?

Looking at the group of soldiers responding to that voice, the soldiers were grabbed by giant demon-like people and sealed off their movements.

Kyo-san It's been a long time. Thank you for your service to our village before. I'm here to give it back. "

Aug!

Even the augers who came to grow Bahanello rushed here to wipe out the soldiers.

I saw that Bahanello was also active in spitting fire out of his mouth and burning the soldiers' buttocks.

Yes. The Imperial Champion may have deprived me of the memories and ties of the people of the city.

But it wasn't just human bonds that I grew up with.

A bond with monsters. That's what I grew up in this other world.