Volume 5 - CH 46

Act 5-46: Persuasion of The Combat Tribe II

The victor had been decided. The orc laid face up in front of me.

That guy was strong. Even I left in a tattered state after the battle.

I used the power of the master whose name I had no idea of. But, I knew that his strength was the real deal. And this pig headed monster’s skill was almost equal to that of a  swordmaster. The reason I came out as the victor was simply because my physical strength was slightly above the orc.

Well, I might be able to win in mere seconds if I transformed into that black haired youth but, that guy was like an exception among exceptions. Even now, I still couldn’t see anyone, or just anything that could win against him.

『Kill me.』

The orc who I just defeated shouted. His current expression was completely different from before he fought me, it was respect for those stronger than him.

I had never expected to see such an upright and gallant attitude from a monster.

「I refuse. I’ve told you before, right? Your power is needed for the future of this North Grand. There is no need for us to quarreling at each others again.」

「Is the demon race that marching to the south even more powerful than you?」

「Yeah, maybe.」

Even after losing my memories, I still felt lingering fear toward Aldebaran, the four great demon king. That guy wouldn’t spare anyone who lost against him. If they’re lucky, they would be reduced to a slave. Otherwise, they’re dead.

Even if this entire orc tribe challenged him, they would be utterly defeated. That’s why we had no choice but to unite the entire monster tribe.

『I see… Fine. Let me hear your proposal first. But, I’ve a condition.』

He raised his body, sat cross-legged and crossed his arms as he glared at me.

「What’s your condition? I’ll do my best as long as it’s possible.」

『Let me see your real appearance. Your smell is different from monster.』

He spoke in a low voice, his nose twitching as if smelling me.

When I turned around and looked at Chigi, he nodded at me. Either way, the matter about me being a human was already known among the sheep cat. There was no need to keep this matter a secret after this.

「Understood.」

I cancelled my transformation and returned to my original appearance.

The orcs raised a ruckus the moment they saw my original appearance.

「You are… A human?」

「Yes, my name is Gil. And I have no idea about the rest of my identity, neither from where I come from.」

From the fact that I’m strangely familiar human society, there was no doubt that I was a human. But since I excelled in magic, had strange ability, and lost my memories. I must have extremely special circumtances.

「You have no idea about your origin?」

The orc asked with confused look on his face.

「Yes. The sheep cat are the ones who sheltered me, wandering in the forest, losing all of my memories.」

I replied while pointing at Chigi and co.

「The human who lost his memory huh… That’s sound fishy.」

The orc showed a wry smile on his face.

「Same here I guess.」

I agreed with him. There was never a suspicious person like me. I mean, humans were the nemesis of the monster tribe. Chigi and co who accepted me immediately were the strange ones.

The orc stood up, put back his fallen chair on its place, and sitting in there,

「Let’s talk. Everything will be decided after that.」

And spoke with the same blunt voice.

「Are you sure about this? I’m a human too you know?」

「Hah! Hah, whether you’re a human, orc, or cat, we obey the strong. That’s the rule of our tribe. Not to mention that I’m also rather annoyed by those demon race.」

Seeing that everyone in his tribe seems to have the same opinion,

「Thanks.」

「It’s Bhutai.」

「Uhm?」

「It’s my name. Just call me Bhu.」

With that introduction, our sheep cat gained our first comrade from a combat tribe.