Monster no Goshujin-sama

Six.

No, no, no, the high whistle sounded.

It's a siren. On top of it, I saw a soldier.

Men dressed in rugged outfits appear above the fence that surrounds the village.

In the village, I was told that soldiers of the army were stationed.

I guess that's the case with the men who were on the wall and guarded from the start. If you look closely, they are equipped with the same military soldiers we accompany.

If so, it was the villagers who showed up only slightly late?

The armor and shields worn were old, some of them distorted sheet metal, and traces of repair could be found.

There are many pieces of gear that seem to pay off military gear, but some are wearing handmade leather armor. The weapons were inconsistent, but they were all well maintained.

Well. I hope this is how we got to the village, but we can't push too many people and stir up vigilance in the prank.

First, below the captain, several knights headed to explain the situation.

The discussion ended in moderation. Later on, I heard that the preceding liaison officer had completed a brief explanation a few days earlier.

Then only half of the knights and the transferees were invited to the village.

Because there is not enough room in the village to accommodate nearly five hundred people.

When Siran called me in, I took my car into the village.

The walls were stone piled, but the bungalows houses in the village were wooden. Going down the road between the fields, he hit the fence several times and crouched the gate.

If you look at the fields stretching to the left and right of the road, the villagers gathered in several places were looking at this one.

They know that we are the transferees - that is, the brave ones for them.

Anxiety, curiosity, and vision and faith.... What a collection of uncomfortable gazes.

"The exploitation of the tree sea begins, more importantly, with the creation of a barrier on the land that has been cut and explored. They bring stone from a stone cutter far away to build a robust fence."

Siran, who sat next to me on your podium, may have taken the lead and started talking to me because she was distracted by my insides.

"As the development progresses, it will further expand the barrier. The stone that will be carried will be turned over to you, so it is normal to use as much wood as is available for the houses inhabited by the villagers. The timber you get when you cut through the tree sea is sold out several times a year, externally by military arrangement"

"Does the village make a living in forestry?

"In the tree sea, crops grow poorly. This is said to be because the excessive magic that dwells on the land interrupts the growth of trees other than those originally grown in the tree sea. So you have to pay for what you can't just harvest from the field with the money you sold the wood."

"Is this what Silan's hometown village looks like, too?

"It's about a fifth the size, and it's poorer, but the atmosphere is similar. This is also a relay area with Fort Chile, so it's a big category as a pioneering village."

You're remembering your hometown, Silan had his eyes narrowed.

While doing so, the car slowly moves on, drawing attention from the villagers.

The villagers won't think there's a monster in this car.

Where we have revealed our circumstances, it will not be more rare than having the knights, but there is no need to dare sprinkle the seeds of useless confusion in a village just passing by.

The only person standing in the village is the Allied Knight put together by the Captain, so secrets don't even leak first. Assuming there was a problem, there was no way we could be helped by the power of the village to this extent.

We reached a building near the center of the village.

Compared to other houses, it has a splendid construction. Beneath the hives there was a sign down, depicting a pattern that made the letters of this world even more abstract.

If you ask me, they say this is a tavern that combines travel cages.

I left my car with Silan, and me and Lily got out of the car.

"Hey, Mashima. Long time no see. I was watching. You did a great job protecting all the soldiers."

"Sanhao. Yeah, well. It's not me, Lily."

The four good men, survivors in the Fort Chile raid, also stepped out of another car.

There were two pale ones, and the leader temperament triplets were grinning bitterly. I hear they got car sickness.

The captains say they'll be here in a little while. Until then, I was told to eat and wait.

And we went into the village taverns with the sandwiches and the knights.

The tavern was spacious. The table being placed is still dark on the rays with the years stained.

The two of them, who were ill, were put to rest in their rooms first, and we were left at the table.

Do the villagers usually spend some time here to relax?

Hate, people are being paid today, and there's no such thing as a villager.

It is the knights who are there, but they remained standing.

Is it only Sanho, who is the same transferee as me, and the woman with him - named Tomoko Tada - that is on the table to save him?

Sanho and Tada are probably 'that kind of relationship'. There was an intimate atmosphere. Thinking about me and Lily, maybe it was balanced.

The meal was brought right away.

Bread and root vegetable soup. I also got distilled liquor, but I refused this. Lily would be able to drink it, but she also said no if I didn't.

When I got confirmation from Silan, who came late, it meant that he arranged to keep the same meal in the car.

Uncomfortable, I reached for my meal.

Throughout the meal, it was three good things for me to talk to the Lord.

Not just Sanoka, but Tada, seemed to care about Lily, but she never talked.

Sanhao was talking all the time about the Empire Capital the soldiers told him about.

Perhaps it was the reversal of anxiety that was hyperbolic. There was this incident that Tatsuya the Expeditionary Cross made. As one of the parties involved, it is only natural that we should not be anxious about the near future.

That's how as we talked, so did the captain and the knights.

The old man who had accompanied the captain, the village chief of Pioneering Village, looked terrified of us all the time.

I finished my meal so I could escape because I was too uncomfortable.

Thankfully, the captain understood the nature of me, and by her reckoning, soon we were put through to the room where we were staying tonight.

"Are you tired?

I sighed as soon as I entered the room, and Silan, who was following me, laughed unexpectedly.

"A little. I'm tired."

"The village has a joint bath, so why don't you go with Mr. Lily? If you ask me, I'll let you use it."

Talking about that, the door to the room was knocked.

"I'm sorry about the rest of the day. May I have a moment?"

It was the two captains and Kanahiko who showed their faces.

On the road, after thanking him for protecting the soldiers from the monsters, the captain cut out an errand.

"By appointment, we were supposed to leave this village immediately, but we'd like to reschedule it in part"

"What do you mean?

"We would like to stay in this village one day tomorrow, if possible. To that effect, I would also like to acknowledge Takahiro."

According to the captain's story, day after day, he sees more fatigue than he expected in the walking soldiers in a restless place called the Tree Sea.

It is also a matter of concern that the disappearance of Fort Chile will make this pioneering village more frequently attacked by monsters from now on. In fact, there seemed to be some signs of it, which meant that the anxious villagers should not be left alone.

So, while they were resting the soldiers, they talked about how some of the light-hearted knights crusaded the monsters around the village before leaving.

"I understand the story. If you don't mind, I'll join you and Lily."

"I appreciate that. Yes, please."

When I offered, the captain smiled at his slightly tired face.

Then we were briefed on our plans for tomorrow and the surrounding geography.

Leaving the woods for the crusade seems to be after noon. Then I decided to do one favor.

"If there seems to be time until noon, I'd like Silan to see my family."

"Was it something I had heard before? I don't mind..."

Following Silan's gaze, the captain nodded.

"I don't mind. To Lord Takahiro, I really appreciate your help. I'll see you tomorrow. Until noon, I don't have a particular job. Whatever you want."

Copy that, sir.

Thankfully, I also got the captain's ink. I smiled and thanked him.

"Good. Thank you, Silan. Yes, if you have time, then I want you to put on my audition."

"Oh, you don't teach Takahiro either? If so, so am I. I'd like to use a longer sword."

When I ask, Kanahiko raises her hand and appeals.

Just because he had no choice, the captain carved a smile on his mouth.

There was soothing air in the room.

……

Only Silan had a different reaction, however.

When she heard what I had just said, she somehow turned her expression around and wrinkled between her shallow brows.

He noticed it almost at the same time as me, and the captain looked surprised.

"What's the matter, Silan?"

"... now, Takahiro said something about it"

After hesitating to get lost, Silan looked at me like he had decided to.

"... this could be just the right opportunity"

"Silan......?

"Takahiro. As for the family members, I have accepted. It could be about Lord Kanahiko. But as for Takahiro's training, I'd like to meet him."

I stared down at Shiran's face.

"... what do you mean?

If you simply can't put on a workout, I know.

It's a good idea to train your family. Kanahiko is good too. But I didn't know I was the only one.

"Takahiro. You better not fight anymore."

"... I'm not fighting because I like it."

I could not hide my confusion.

Too, it felt abrupt, as Silan put it.

"But you wouldn't be able to say that. If you don't pay the firepowder that's going down, you're just going to burn to death. If you don't like it, you need to gain the strength to fight."

"Even if acquiring the power to fight is dangerous in itself, is it?

Lily beside me reacted perfectly to the words.

An emotion that I said I couldn't miss hearing shows up in my sharper eyes.

"Hey, Mr. Silan. What do you mean by that?

"You're right. Takahiro's abilities are at risk."

Siran replied to Lily, who asked in a hard voice.

"... no. Wait a minute."

I interrupted the conversation.

I have trouble being told all the unsolicited things. Spread my hands, and I pleaded against Silan.

"Risk, what are you talking about? Where the hell am I supposed to get that?"

"I see. You don't really care"

Silan's eyes turned toward the tip of my open arm.

A little clarina grew from it, trembling.

"What kind of world is it that produces monsters out of the back of your hand?"

"That's... no. But if that's all it looks like..."

"It's not just about appearance"

In a sure tone, Syran told.

"Its left hand. Doesn't Asarina's stay have something to do with it?

……

I shut up.

In this case, silence was affirmation and consent.

I don't have to bother to check, but from the beginning, there was discomfort in the left arm where Asarina lived.

Of course. The parasitic Asalina is rooted in my flesh. It's weirder that this doesn't have any impact.

Initially I decided that this discomfort would disappear sooner or later.

If it stayed that way, it could have happened.

... but. Don't forget.

"From the back of my left hand to the middle of my forearm, it is reinforced by stretching the roots of the Asalina" in order to realize the method of travel using the example Asalina.

That was a necessary measure to keep the joint from hurting. However, if the root is passed through the wrist, which is a moving part, the movement must be somewhat inhibited.

Also, a human hand is an extraneous delicate organ. If the roots are eaten in deep, that's all that will affect them.

"Anyway, as long as you have a shield, can't you do fine work?

"... sharp"

Lily and Kanahiko stare at me for leaking a bitter smile.

I waved for the first time.

"As clumsy as my hands get a little, it's not a big deal. I'm a right-hander. Just for the sake of power, it's stronger."

"That's not all."

Siran's serious expression, half hidden in his eyelids, did not collapse.

"If that's all, I wouldn't have said this either. But... do you remember, Takahiro? The first time I accompanied Takahiro's training, I said," The treatment of Takahiro's magic is unique. "

"... Speaking of which, you did. That's what happened."

Was that for sure, a stay at Fort Chile, the second day?

That's what Silan said when he saw me using magic to strengthen my physical abilities.

I scratched a cold sweat when I was hiding my abilities.

"I was convinced to listen to you later. Is the flow of magic for Lord Takahiro to strengthen his physical abilities the same as that legendary white Arakune, Lord Gabella's? It's unique and natural."

"Oh. Right. I taught him how to handle magic..."

"That's not good, Takahiro."

"... what?

I frowned.

"You also know that the ring for us to discern Ghoul discerns the difference between the patterns of human and Ghoul magic, right, Takahiro? Ghoul has a unique stream of magic. That's the same for humans and other monsters. The peculiarity means that it cannot be reproduced. Originally."

Speaking of which, during this time, Rose said something similar.

I can't use the monster's idiosyncrasies. Because other than that monster, the magic currents can't be reproduced.

"Do you remember another thing I said when I first saw the magic of Lord Takahiro?"

"Sure... Sure, 'Normally, magic shouldn't flow that way'"

"That's right. As taught, it's impossible for Takahiro to imitate the magical flow of Lord Gabella."

I could do what Silan said I couldn't do.

... It's done. Silan sees it as a problem.

"Most of the magic I possess is leaking from Gabella. So..."

"Even so, it is. Because magic is what dwells in your soul. Humans and monsters are very different from souls. Magic is what flows out of your soul. That magic flow is changing, which means…"

Silan's eyes contained painful things.

"... you mean that"

I took a long, thin sigh.

It was a necessary operation to take the facts that were made known.

In retrospect, I even do magic transfusions. It's once changing the magic in your body to that of Gabella.

At that time, there was no wonder that irreversible changes had taken place.

Think about it that way, including the fact that I stayed with Asarina in me, which, after a little while, might have been a big branch for me.

"What Silan's trying to say is, 'I could be a monster', right?

"... if that's all, it could still be better"

Silan shook her golden hair and shook her neck to the side.

"No one knows what will happen to Lord Takahiro. A little bit, it might turn out to be something that neither humans nor monsters can"

"... don't say things that make me feel nervous"

"This is not a threat, Takahiro. We really don't know what kind of glitches we're going to have."

One of Silan's eyeballs shot through my eyes.

"So you shouldn't hold your sword anymore"

Due to his special nature as a family, or only to Silan, Path doesn't convey much emotion.

Still, it was clear from that sincere look that she was worried about me from the bottom of her heart.

That's why I feel sorry for you.

Because during that night I spent with Lily at Fort Chile, my response had already been decided.

"Sorry, but that suggestion is unacceptable"

"Takahiro!

"I can't stay on foot. Absolutely not."

If I remain unable to fight, Lily and the others may be lost because of me.

I don't even want to think about it. It's the worst assumption. That's all we have to avoid.

For once, I strongly do not want to be unreasonably deprived of the bond I have obtained because I have lost everything and am dying of loneliness.

Since they killed me, since I lost someone, it's too late to regret it.

I can't believe I lost my precious girls and then wish I had.

I can't stop.

... but, of course, I don't like it and want to go down the path of ruin.

Regardless of the polarity of not even preparing for battle, as Silan says, you will need to be more cautious about the changes that happen to your body.

This is about my own abilities.

As long as you are careful, you will also be able to detect dangerous lines beforehand.

For example, I am confident that it is okay for me to normally have more family members.

The bad news is, other than that... is it true when Gabella is supplied with magic, and she resides Asalina in her body, and then Silan is brought into the family?

Oh, I did. Being impotent creates risks.

Whatever it is, but we need to figure it out.

In that regard, Siran's advice was appreciated.

Knowing the danger beforehand makes sense.

I tried to thank you - the words caught in the back of my throat.

"... reconsider, Takahiro"

A whimpering voice struck my ear.

The fierceness blew on my cheek.

Only one of Silan's eyeballs is gazing at me. Its eyes are like pale flames.

Originally, a pass that doesn't convey much of Silan's emotions just now conveys the heat in her heart.

I can see her heart being driven by a burning fierceness, backed up by the cold of that body without blood.

Together, so much so that you could lose me.

"Silan......?

What are you doing to her?

Her present appearance even seemed to me as if she was being hunted down by something.

... kind of, not like her.

I felt that way.

"Stop it, Silan"

It was the captain who stopped Syran from trying to say anything.

"Lord Takahiro is already ready. It is not something that can be overshadowed by the others"

"But, Captain!

Siran, who looked back like he had been bounced, mumbled to say something.

The captain's quiet eyes were gazing at her.

"... sorry"

Once we lost momentum, it was quick for Silan to regain his calm.

She lowered her head with a pepper.

"I said something that went too far. Sounds like you'd better chill your head a little."

"Silan, I don't know if I can do it if you don't like it..."

"No. It's not that I don't like it. Never."

Silan shook his head sideways.

"Tomorrow, I'll teach you the sword properly"

"Are you sure?

"You've decided to fight, haven't you? Even if I do not teach the sword. If so, I'd like you to at least wear the art of fighting properly."

My honest eyes turned to me.

Being there was the usual silane.

"My guidance is strict, Takahiro."

"... that's where I want it"

"You did. Yes, Takahiro was."

Laughing just a little bit, Siran left the room.

I couldn't put it together.

The captain who dropped off Silan's back bowed his head to me.

"My men have excused me."

"... no. 'Cause I know I'm grateful."

I shook my head to the side.

I also thought something was wrong... but if you think about it, even Silan is still a girl my age.

Sometimes, I guess, I can't keep my emotions under control. It's not like you're complaining because that's what you think of me as a rampage.

The captain had a complicated look.

"What do I say? I want you to know. I'm really worried about Takahiro from the bottom of my heart."

That said, the captain looked at Silan's departed door.

"Does Lord Takahiro know what our knight is like?

"What...?

I leaned my neck.

"Yeah. We're people who belong to the state, but we're not dedicating everything we have to the country. Of course, I have a natural loyalty, but that's another story apart from how I am as a knight. What do you take the sword for? That's not what soldiers do."

"Yeah?

"In short, that chivalry is not a path of loyalty. Right, Captain?

Kanahiko pinched his mouth when he realized I didn't understand. "Yes," the captain nodded.

"We offer our own sword only against the philosophy of justice and the salvation of the weak. In other words, in this world it aggregates to the existence of a savior brave man.... No matter, some knights don't either. I hear that those whose own prosperity comes first, and those who are corrupt, are now even bloodthirsty combat fanatics. But Siran isn't."

The captain is staring at me.

"That's a knight. Takahiro would like you to remember that."

Scary enough, that was a serious face. That's all, I guess this is important.

I could have guessed, so I snorted firmly.

"Okay."

"... thank you"

When the captain heard my reply, he laughed relieved.

It was, unexpectedly, a smile full of motherhood.

"Please, keep up the good work on Silan. Takahiro"