It was one of the villagers' houses on the western side of the village of Alai.

"Father! I brought you Yuma!

There were nearly 30 men and women in the house I was led to.

There are about 10 women, all young.

They would all be about 15 to 20 years old.

And all that's on the spot, except for the fugitive village chief of Alai, who's been living in the village for a long time.

Apparently, the people who have been living in the village for a long time have finally understood what they have done to Mr. Yankle.

Carne pulled my arm on me, and I'm put through Enaldo's house.

The kitchen of Enaldo's house is lined up on the table in the living room where the young ladies cook.

When I went up to the living room, the men turned their gaze towards me at once.

And the man sitting on top looks at me.

"Oh! Mr. Yuma. Suddenly you're sorry!

"Enaldo, you're hissing. Ever since you came to my master and complained? I heard you wanted to apologize.

Abandoned by me, Enaldo listens to me and gives me a look like he crushed a bitter bug, but he has quickly changed his expression.

"You did. Yuma, you've been living in the village of Alai. [M] As a matter of fact, we've always been grateful to you, too, Yuma, because you were young... you know, not much praise, right?

"Are you getting on with this? Is that all we're talking about? I'm kind of busy, you know?

"Yes, no! Then Yuma has a good story for you! Yuma actually wants you to be the village chief. [M] The face of the village of Alai is almost all here. We want you to be the village chief, and Yuma was born in this village, right? Then there must be some attachment, right? What do you say? I don't think it's a bad story. Besides, your parents should be happy to agree. Besides, to say that you will be a village chief can also gain rights by administering taxes. It shouldn't be a bad story."

Enaldo talks to me about being a village chief with a desperate look on his face, but if you let me tell you something, it's not worth it.

Besides, a village chief is like a kind of deputy.

It would be problematic if the villagers' faces decided to do so on their own without the permission of their lords.

Or are you telling me to fight the kingdom of Arne, not just the Marquis of Irsuka?

You must be an idiot.

My authorization to act as village chief in the village of Alai was only a super special measure.

I was only temporarily deputizing because I couldn't fight without someone ruling.

There's no way that's going to pass when there's an emerada from the Marquis of Ilsuka.

I just wouldn't understand you saying that to these guys.

Then you should chew it up and explain it.

"If you ask me if it's a bad story, I'll be honest with you."

I say no to Enaldo's words, but I'm not interested.

Other than Enaldo, the men in the face seem to take a while to understand my language in a far-fetched way...

"Carne!"

To Enaldo's words, Carne comes sit next to me with some liquor bottles.

"Mr. Yuma, why don't you just sit down? Your father just wanted to talk to Yuma about the future of the village of Alai... and Yuma has given up the position of village chief from the former village chief of Alai, so I don't think you need to think that deep."

"No, I'm surrogate when I take it."

I couldn't help but get into Carne's words.

Carne looks up at me with her pale blue eyes.

Looking at Carne, I sighed thinking you apparently didn't understand.

Well, I also know that residents of the village of Alai will be worried.

They don't have the power to fight.

But that still doesn't make me a reason to stay in this village.

"Then go ahead, Mr. Yuma"

……

I keep my mouth shut on the liquor that Carne has poured into the wooden vessel.

Alcohol is basically the main ingredient, and in my case, a lot of antibodies are created in the labyrinth of the ocean.

Because of that, I don't get drunk.

I mouth the alcohol I got poured from Carne.

Then, a wide variety of flavors spread in the mouth.

"What's wrong with this alcohol? I thought you didn't save alcohol in the basement of the church?

"The liquor was handed out as a celebration of the marquis's crusade against the demons."

It was Carne who answered my words.

Apparently, Carne decided to negotiate with me.

But whoever negotiates is pointless.

I open the liquor while one of us puts a penetration in my heart.

- And three hours later.

Everyone but me was drunk.

I worked out in the labyrinth of the sea, and no poison, no alcohol, makes sense to my body.

He was trying to crush me drunk, but it didn't seem to make sense.

"Now go home..."

When I get up, I go straight down from the living room and put on my grass.

And trying to get out of Enaldo's house.

"Were you awake?

"Yes, Mr. Yuma... I apologize for all the rudeness your father has said. But also know how your father and everyone in the village feel. Many demons have attacked us, and everyone in the village of Alai needs a place of mind. It's not God, it's the powerful. It needs a hero, too. So... can't you protect me? If you can protect me, you can give yourself to Yuma..."

I shake my head with a negative connotation while standing at the door.

"I say it because you seem to be mistaken, but no matter how much you want it, you can't. Other villages would be maintaining and developing villages without people like me, wouldn't they? Besides, demons don't attack me often anymore. After that, we will not develop unless the inhabitants of this village do something on their own, and I think it is difficult to survive. And there's a force like me that only poisons the other way around. All we need is each and every one of us to join forces and clear the way. Isn't that what matters?

So, once I stop talking, I turn my gaze toward Carne.

"So, Carne. Don't talk about sacrificing yourself for the village. Doesn't that make sense that I'm back in the village? What I want is not something that develops on its own, but a world where many people join forces. Besides, don't imitate yourself too much. You're going to lower the woman!

"Huh? Oh, yes. After all, Yuma is as wonderful as Lilina was talking about."

Looks like Carne's making my reputation a lot higher, but it's troublesome stuff.

And Lilina usually wonders what she's saying about me to the villagers.

"Anyway. Carne's cute too, so don't do anything to lower yourself too much, okay?

"Oh, yes!

Hearing my words, Carne replied with a nod when she turned red in her face.

As I watched, I headed out of Enaldo's house to Mr. Yankle's.