Volume 5 - CH 41

Act 5-41: Village of Hope

When he opened his heavy eyelids as his body shook repeatedly, the first thing he saw was Gobumi’s worried face.

「Thank goodness!」

As he spent few moments looking at Gobumi, who cried her heart out on his chest,

「You finally awake, huh. If so, come here to eat.」

Someone called out to him from behind. He turned around to see the owner of that unfamiliar voice, a dog-headed man grilling meat with a bonfire. Every single one of his comrades from the village were also eating deliriously on the grilled meat in their hand.

「You are?」

「Me? Well… My name is Ruu Garuu. Just call me Ruu.」

The man replied with a merry tone.

Since both Gobumi and brother Goburo, who should be eaten by madagascar, were safe and sound, this person should be the one who defeated the madagascar, saved Gobumi and brother Goburo. 

But why?

I mean, since Aldebaran started his invasion of the south, everyone should be too busy to care about someone else. This person should be someone from the kobold tribe. But――

「Why di――」

「Save your question for later, you must be hungry right? Eat first.」

The man forced the meat on Gobuza’s hand. Smelling the fragrant scent of the grilled meat, Gobuza’s stomach, which had missed meals for the last few days, let out a loud sound.

The dog man, Ruu, then listened to Gobuza and co’s story as they enjoyed their meal but,

「I see… So that’s why those people…」

He only muttered those short words. His expression was calm and collected.

And yet, Gobuza didn’t miss the glint of madness hidden within those eyes,

「Ruu…-San?」

That’s why Gobuza tried to call Ruu.

「Oops, my bad, well, your situation isn’t that much different from me. I also escaped from kobold village in the north.」

「You too?… Don’t you want to fight back?」

Brother Goburo asked as he hung his head despair.

「Well, fighting an army of that size is a fool’s errand.」

I felt as if I received a hook on the side of my head, seeing Ruu-san reply with a helpless smile on his face. Indeed. Take the Madagascar that just got insta killed by Ruu-san, it was a monster which is akin to a living calamity that lives in the forest, no one dares to live around them except for the tribe with prominent combat forces, that’s why the area around madagascar tended to be avoided by other living beings. If you happen to meet a madagascar, the only means to save yourself is running with your tail between your legs.

Not to mention that Gobuza’s desperate rush was nothing more than a suicide attack. He would definitely die under normal circumtances.

Ruu-san killed that madagascar very easily. It means that he came from a tribe with extremely powerful combat prowess.

Meaning that the opponent who forced that powerful Ruu-san to escape must be even more terrifying. We’re literally small fries in this situation.

「Then, we too…」

Though Ruu was bewildered for a moment seeing Gobuza hung his head down, he recovered immediately and scratched his head awkwardly,

「Don’t worry. The only thing my tribe lacked are numbers. Moreover, there’s still hope.」

「Hope?」

Hope? Where can you find hope in this hopeless situation, which even forced powerful tribes to run away? There is no way we can have peace of mind with such a threat looming over our heads.

「Yeah, you’ll find medium-sized villages if you keep walking south of here. The combat tribes all over the North Grand began to gather in the same direction. Though I said I ran away from Aldebaran army, I don’t think I lost to them. If we set aside our difference and worked together, we should’ve a chance to stop the invasion of that filthy demon race.」

Gathering of combat tribes. One might say that it was the most ideal situation for Gobuza and co. Even if just a joke, there really was no other way to stop Aldebaran’s invasion to the southern side.

「Please take us to that place.」

「Don’t worry, that’s my intention.」

Ruu smiled as he agreed to accept the request, and then took a bite of the skewered grilled meat in his hand. As Gobuza enjoyed the taste of delicious meat in his mouth,

「What kind of monster the boss of that village is?」

That was the one thing Gobuza was most curious about at that moment. Though they had to be united facing such predicament, properly speaking, it was the gathering of tribes who couldn’t accept the other tribes, especially so for the tribes with high combat prowess.

「Well, according to the rumour…」

Ruu massaged his chin as he started his story.