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Episode 516: Surroundings
"I know that a hundred times."
We might die... No, I know we're going to die, but I think we're still out there.
In the eyes of the men here, there is nervousness, but I can't see the fear of death.He came out ready to die.Under the light of the moonlight, such a readiness is conveyed by the glittering eyes.
"But I can't forgive you." I've brought only those who want to blow them all away because they can die.If you're not one of them, just drop me off. "
An amateur villager who knows nothing about fighting, but a beast whose eyes are close to death.
"... can I ask what happened?"
I don't have to ask, I understand the general situation... but I think we need to discuss it here in order to understand the situation and calm them down once and for all.
In response to my question, the man who was at the forefront slowly started talking to me.
The story was exactly as I expected it to be.
We were trying to do something about it, mainly because we were moving to help the inhabitants of Janoya, but the bandits were reaching out not only to Janoya, but also to the villages near Janoya.That's what we knew before we left for Janoya.
But we couldn't help either of them, so we headed for Janoya.So… it may be too selfish, but the villages near Janoya are in a pretty tragic state.
The village is burned, the women of the village are taken away, and the men are slain mercilessly.I said that this is exactly what Hell is about, because it's a good place to do whatever you want.
It seems that those who are here have lost their families and their homes, and have decided to take revenge rather than live alone.
That's why they don't hate dying.I'm not going to live anymore.At the very least, if I die, I'll take one of my opponents with me.It seems that he came here with such determination.
According to the men, other villages appear to be in the same situation, and like them, there will be other people who will move in preparation for death.
In addition, I heard that those who have captured women and children are moving separately.The captured seem to have been taken away by some of these Tempest strongholds, and after they stormed, they said they would turn up to retrieve the girls and women.
"We don't have anything left."All you have is your body and your life.I'm not afraid of dying. ”
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I thought something like this was happening, but when I actually heard the story, I couldn't.
The five of us couldn't say anything but shut up.
"If you're not one of them, don't stop."I want to fight the enemy of my son who was killed in front of me. ”
Men who say that and look me straight in the eye.There were no such things because they were peasants or civilians, but only thoughts as the head of the family for the sake of the murdered family.
They desperately resisted the bandits to protect their families.There are injuries and moles (bruises) all over the body, and some of them are very seriously injured.
But they're already going to die.I don't care about the injury before I die.There is so much hatred in them.
"I won't stop you." But if you do, don't you think you'll want to destroy these people without telling them each other? ”
"If I can do that, I want to do it."But we can't possibly do that.I've just been told that we're just peasants, that we don't know how to fight, that we're weak people. ”
"No, that's not true. I can do it."
I swear to the men.
"On what grounds... no... wait... a strange sword with black hair... maybe you!"
Not just the bandits, but the peasants.I thought so, but it was different.
Is that the man who saved Shaza-san in Janoya?!
"Shaza...?"
"Oh! I just heard that!"They ruined my house, but a man with a dark-haired sword saved me and my child! ”
I don't know what you're talking about... no, wait.Speaking of which, I remember helping the woman who was at home and the child she had when she fought the player Mikami in the city of Janoya.A parent and child who managed to escape using a set of black-shell trees made by Granny Artem.
"Speaking of which, I remember letting my parents and children escape in Janoya."
"Shaza-san couldn't thank you for your help, but he said he had done terrible things!"
It's been a long time since then, and now that my parents and children have escaped well, the story has spread...?
“How do you know what happened in Janoya?”
“That's easy. Among those who fled from Janoja, those who could fight are going to the surrounding villages to help them.Some adventurers have come to our village.I heard from one of them that there are a lot of people who are still fighting for me.One of them knows about Mr. Shaza.I heard the story. "
Janoya herself had too many opponents to give up, but it seemed that some people were moving without giving up.Perhaps Kevin and the others called and responded.I wonder if that parent and child could have been helped by somebody else and told me about it at that time.Don't you know that a woman named Shaza is one of the adventurers who is working to save us?Didn't you hear that?That's where the story spreads...
"Was that so?" There are people who are still moving without giving up. ”
"Compared to the number of opponents, there are fewer people who can fight, but it is to protect their families and friends, so they will not give up."
Is there anyone watching their family and friends die in silence?The bandits probably didn't think of anything, but instead of pissing us off, they pissed the people off.Fjorde, who is now tied to the temple of Janoja, will surely regret the anger of the people who have been making a fool of him.
”But... can we really destroy them?”
"Yeah, I can."
From the story that Mr. Shaza was helped, I decided that I could be trusted, and the men listened to my words.With this, it might work.
"Hey, hey..."
"Oh.
Please! Tell us what to do! "
The man behind me reminded me that I should listen, and the man who was talking lowered his head.
"I don't know if I need to bow my head.We want to get rid of them the same way. ”
Looking at the lights in the distance, the men nodded and there was light in their eyes.
Even if the light is in the name of vengeance, it must be light.
"First of all, whatever you do with this number of people, it won't hurt or itch for that large number of people."Gather more people.It would be better if there were as many as possible. ”
In my words, the men nod silently.I can read the emotion of not missing a word or a word.
"First of all, even if a small number of farmers like you fight, there is no chance of winning."The people they talked to were good at killing people.When it comes to killing people, I'm better than an adventurer or a guard.Even if you challenge such an opponent with farming tools, you will only die in vain. "
"" "" ""...... "" "
The men lowered their eyes and clenched their fists.
Even though we know that we can't kill them ourselves, if you use it as a word, you will feel itchy as a man and as a person who wants revenge.
But everyone looks up at my words.
But that's because we fight with the opponent's earthen ground.
What do you mean, what do you mean?
"You are farmers, not murderer specialists."Using weapons to kill people is a bandit's way of doing things.We're going to get up there and win, so we can't win.
Farmers have a way of fighting farmers. ”
"Even if you say that..."
Usually, even if they say that, I want to ask the farmers what they can do.But that's why you can expect a high-impact attack from your opponent.
"You must have knowledge of plants, soil, insects and small animals in this world that no one else can beat.You've lived every day thinking about it, haven't you? "
"Plants... insects... ah!"
"Looks like you got it."
In my words, the man who is the conciliator is happy.
"What, what?! What do you mean?!"
"Hey! We're going to get the red bugs and the frogs!"Tons of them! Bring them and the wild potatoes!This is also a lot of it! "
"Red bugs, frogs... and wild potatoes... I see!"Is that what you mean!! "
By the way, what they're talking about is creatures that I also know, creatures that are commonly known in this world.The result of the appraisal magic.....
[A red bug... a bug characterized by a bright red crustacean.It's only about a centimeter long, but the poison of this insect is so painful that it stuns.]
[Bennader... a frog characterized by its bright yellow color.It is about two centimeters long, and the poison from the back causes strong nausea.]
[Wild potatoes... they grow in the plains, but they're not eaten by humans, and when people touch them, they're badly turned upside down.]
That's what it is.
In short, there are many things you can do by using the creatures and plants close to you.
None of the poison that comes out of their mouths leads to death, but even creatures with poison that leads to death will rot in this world.If you have an antidote, even if it's easy to deal with, it definitely can be confusing.And that confusion is very important.
"We have a way of fighting that we can only fight!"Gather them all! Let's get to work! ”
"Ohh!!"
"Hey! Bring it! Bring it!"
"What is that?!"
"That's it! That's it!" You know what I mean!? "
In my words, they remember their dirtballs and drive back on the road they came from.
"... thank you."
There's only one man left, and he bows his head to me.
I told you it was unnecessary, but... I'm not saying I'd feel better if I didn't.
"There's nothing to worry about.I know what it's like to get revenge.I just used my knowledge.You're the ones to do it.
Besides, if you do it, there will be those who die.If you really want to help, maybe you should stop... "
"Even if we were stopped, we were going to face it."If we die now, you don't have to worry about getting sick.If there is no need to die in vain, and if you can bring many people along, that is the real desire. "
"Do you really want to...?"
If this is a hero who has been transferred to another world, will he stand up if he cannot be allowed to die here?
While saying that death is not justice, vengeance is nothing.
If you think about it, it's a really selfish thing to say.
It's natural for a person to think that if their partner (hanri) or child is taken away or killed in front of them, they will kill him.I don't think it's a human word to stop doing that because it's not productive.
If my parents had been killed by somebody, not an accident, I would have followed them to the ends of the earth.
I know that, so I can't speak cruelly and irresponsibly to these people.
What they're doing now, desperately, is clearing the minds of the dead.It's just that emotion. I don't think they'll be able to live long enough to take it away from them.
Every day, I dreamt of the injustice that my beloved had suffered, and the sight gurgled around my head. Why couldn't I be a shield even by throwing my life at it?Why are you the only one alive?
I don't think such a person can fulfill his or her life expectancy.Somewhere, it's bound to lead to death.
It's because I've had that experience that I can see how they get what they were when they didn't get their revenge and survived.We have no right to stop them if they want us to die here with them.
"We'll do everything we can."Just say whatever you want. ”
"... thank you so much."
The man bows his head to me again.
"We are farmers, we know what we can use, but we don't know how to use it."So tell me about it. ”
"All right, let's help."
"It's really helpful."
I'm late, but my name is Bilno.I'll give everyone directions. "
The man who called himself Birno had short red hair and blue eyes.A man of about fifty wears kuta leather shoes and kuta clothes.
"I'm Sinya. This is Nil, Suratan, Heine, Pilte."
“If we can do anything, we'll really do anything.”
"Let me help you!"
"I really... thank you."
Bilno, with a little tear in his eyes, thanked us.
"Our village is just around the corner."I'll call out to the villagers around me, so why don't you come to our village? "
"Okay, let's move."
Bilno led us back to the scene.As soon as I first started moving, I heard a silent slurp.
"Sinya-kun..."
"... what's the matter?"
I knew what Sura Tan was trying to say.About their desire for a place to die...
"Really... they..."
You don't know what to say.Slatan slowly opens his mouth while thinking, but still clogs his mouth without spinning his words well.
"... I don't know the right answer either."
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"It's just... even if what I'm doing ends up killing them, I can't tell you to put up with it here."
"... yeah..."
If it's hard...
“It's okay.”
It's a slap in the face that blocks my words.
"It's impossible to break it up."I can't... but I want to do what I can.I think it's important to save lives.I guess that's not the only salvation... "
And with what salvation?It varies from person to person.Staying alive is not necessarily a salvation.It is possible that staying alive is the most unbearable pain for that person.
I think it is an unacceptable reality for Suratan, who studied medicine and pharmacy and made it his profession to cure human diseases.But most of the common sense that came to this world and developed in Japan was blown away.This is one of them.
If there were good cops like the rest of the world, you would be convinced that they would catch the bandits and give them a hard life rather than die, but I can see that there is no such excellent organization at a time when the bandits can do whatever they want with my face.When that happens, you either end up crying, or you end up taking revenge by throwing your life.Which man shall he choose, fifty years old, when he has lost his family and his house, and there is nothing left?Most people will choose the latter.
I can see that, so even if it's sluggish, I can't say anything and I'm probably trying to convince myself.
As a sura-tan, I probably wanted to tell someone about my inexplicable feelings.
Looking down, I look toward Heine and Pilte.
"Suratan."
Sulatan-sama.
Heine and Pilte approach the slug and talk to me.I'd rather leave it to Heine and Pilate than me to talk.I can't tell you what's smart.
"Master."
Nil comes close to me like that.
"This is not something you get used to, after all."
"... that's right."
Nil, who cared about me, said that and gave me a dark face.
“It's something that has to do with a person's life and death.It's not something you get used to, and it's better not to get used to. ”
I'll be as bright as I can and stroke Nil's head.
No, because I wanted to calm down by stroking Nil's head... maybe.
Seeing Nil laughing like usual, I switched my mind.
If you decide to do it, you must do your best and get the best results.That's why they're willing to fight for their lives, so they'll just have to be convinced of the results.
"That's our village."
Bilno, who was walking at the beginning, pointed out that it could no longer be called a village.
It seems that the fire has been lit, and the houses you see are carbonized black, and there are smoke everywhere, so you can see the smoke going up in the sky and washed away by the wind.
In the scorching air, there is also a strange smell, and when I stare, there are some black lumps that seem to be people lying in front of the burnt-out houses.Inside, you can see little... really little things.
"Ugh..."
I can't stand it, and the slack tongue puts my hand on my mouth.
"...... Terrible......"
"... every village around here seems to be in a similar situation."It's hell. "
It seems that there were not all those who immediately rose to revenge, and in the village, I can see those who hug their beloved carbonized ones, those who cry and those who are indifferent.
There are overwhelmingly few who can move quickly, like those who ran out for revenge.Normally, I can only stop here because I can't accept reality anyway, whether this is not a dream or a daze or a cry.