Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

Episode 532: Stacked Challenges and the Origin of the Bone Man

"What's wrong?

Ribble took it. I noticed that. That's what I asked, wondering.

Because it is not strange in itself that Ribble has the kind of weapon in his hands.

He is regarded by the village chief as a bent and skilled hunter in this village, so it is understandable that his interest in weapons would be stronger than normal.

But it was strange that the first thing I took in my hand was a spear.

Other than the proper number of hits and small cooking knives that I buy occasionally, the only thing I could get from knocking down a boner yesterday is a bow that the bone soldier had.

If you look at it again, the bow is not a bad product, and if you buy it, it seems like it would be worth a lot of money there.

If you have a good bow handling rib, you should also know that somewhat, and if you're interested in it first, that would be natural.

Yet Ribble took the spear first.

That's what bothered me.

To my question, Ribble answered me with a word after looking at the spear.

"... I've seen this spear before. No, I can't believe I've seen this before... this... is mine, my father's..."

Hearing that, I see.

It is widely known that a bone person is a being that occurs in various ways, but that the body of a dead person as its toughest will do so for some reason.

Well, it's not just boners, it's something that the immortals in general can be born that way.

Circumstances are different again for things quite close to people, such as vampires Vampires, but they are quite often born that way only for low-ranking things such as bone people and corrupt walking (zombies).

That is why graveyards are less dangerous created by strict control by religious groups, or even in these villages by staging seasonal festivals to rare purification by natural spirits and the like.

Well, thanks to that cane only for Yarlan, it was originally quite difficult to be born, and I guess that's why the religious community is weak in power......

Either way, I rarely have a weapon or anything else I had before I died in order to be a being born that way.

I mean, to say that a bone soldier had the weapon that Ribble's father had...

"... that bone soldier Skeleton Soldier is from Ribble..."

"Maybe it was my father...... My father wouldn't have expected me to be the feather of vandalizing the village where I lived after I died... but when this happens, I can't really say enough thanks to Mr. Lent..."

And I thanked him for not knowing how many times it would be.

"Thank you no more. But... what about Ribble's father... when did he die?

It's not like I need a delicacy to hear this.

Well, you can't even say it's tremendous, but at least to the extent that you're committed to not deciding on people's past wounds.

But only this time I needed to hear it even if I removed that belief.

Because we might be able to see the origin of the bone people based on this information.

Ribble says.

"He died about three years ago. At the time...... I found the goblins wandering around here all the way to knock them down with villagers before they became a herd...... If it's about the whole goblin thing, even villagers can defeat it if they form a detachment party. Besides, my father... was a hunter with far better arms than I was. When I was younger, I was a soldier in the city, and I could use swords and spears. My bow was also something my father learned..."

It's a common route to spend your teens and twenties as city guards and get a wife to go back to support your parents in your hometown village.

It is good for adventurers to follow the same path.

Or is there a path for the urban population in general?

After all, it is only a handful of people who can succeed, even if they come out of the countryside and seek to earn a thousand dollars and honors.

Most of them will eventually understand their limitations and return to a place where they should be aware of their own, but slight, happiness.

I guess Ribble's father was such a life, too.

It's just not a bad idea to go back to your hometown and teach your son your skills and watch him grow up fine.

When you think of something to be inherited, humans create peace of mind somewhere.

That's what happiness springs from.

"... sounds like you were a fine father"

"Mr. Lent...... yeah. For me, he was a father I could be more proud of than anyone else. But even my father, there was something he couldn't do. Especially against demons..."

"That's when your father..."

"Yeah. Exactly that goblin hit me. But I wasn't alone. There were about ten of them...... according to the story of the other villagers who had fled with their lives, my father took over the hall by himself and let him escape. Everyone, except my father, came home with a lot of injuries... and I've been apologized for so many times. Sometimes they still apologize..."

Well, if I tell you the least, I'm back abandoning Ribble's father, because I can tell you that.

Many people can't help blaming themselves.

But that's also why it can be described as healthy.

It should have been a situation where it was not always possible to create someone who justified himself and in turn hit the ribble hard.

It didn't happen...... probably due to that Ribble's father personality or Ribble's own personality.

Also the nature of the villagers.

When I tried to defeat a boner, it had to do with that time that I was brave to absolutely step up, be a shield, but I guess.

Maybe those helped villagers were the ones who were watching under the hills near the village.

"Well, it's okay because I don't resent them at all, that's the story that's blown up already. Because I was definitely only able to do the same thing when I was in the same place. More than that, I was glad that my father was a fine man to the end... and of course, I have the sadness of his death."

"Ribble's fine, too. If I were you, I'd resent you."

"Even Mr. Lent... if he's in the same position, I'm sure he won't resent you. I can see that."

"That's a buy... but to sum up the story... the fact that that father's spear is here means that his father became a bone soldier... which means that where that father died, the boners could have been born. I knew you'd be buried well...?

"I couldn't. The Goblins then had the requested adventurer take them down, but a little further from the village... whatever it was like attacking the village, it was tough to get that far because of the dangers of other demons. I couldn't ask an adventurer."

"... Really? That's all Maltese adventurers do..."

"Because it was the flow who asked for it then. I'm sorry to say, but not the kind of people who are interested in anything other than defeating demons..."