Volume 5 - CH 47

Act 5-47: City of Monsters

――New City, Ket Nya.

A few months had passed.

Bhu and co were a considerably powerful combat tribe in the North Grand. After Bhu and co from the high orc tribe joined our alliance, more and more tribes expressed their decision to join Ket Nya. Especially the smaller combat tribe around Bhu and co. And then, one of the biggest factions in North Grand, the Red Minotaurs tribe and the surviving one eyed giant, the Cyclops tribe became the trigger who ruled more than half of the territory in the southern part of the North Grand.

「Hou, that one seems to be a good one.」

The man with the dog face who entered the smithy muttered so. It was the same smithy where I enchanted swords.

Currently, I used my abilities to imitate the skill of the famous magic engineer and blacksmith whose name I can’t remember in my lost memories to create enchanted weapons.

「Ah, Ruu-san.」

His name was Ruu Garu, a young kobold who joined us recently along with the group of hobgoblins. According to the women from other kobold tribes, he seems to be regarded as a handsome gentleman with a refreshing smile.

He was currently living with the hob goblin who he protected along the way.

「Is that enchanted weapon? Let see…」

After I gave him the completed sword, Ruu-san examined the weapon from close up. Honestly speaking, the result of his appraisal never missed even once. Even though he insisted that he couldn’t use magic-Which is true since the kobold tribe couldn’t use magic- His combat sense was unbelievably sharp. It was obvious from the fact that any kind of weapon that got his approval turned out to be a really excellent one in live combat.

「Not bad. This is a hit.」

Hearing Ruu-san muttered on his own,

「Yeah!」

I made a guts pose. His approval means that we got another additional weapon in our arsenal. My current biggest worry was the rumor about dragon race razing cyclops to the ground.

According to the story that I heard from the survivor of that incident, the dragon who razed their village with such overwhelming power was the strongest, gigantic blue dragon of North Grand―― Cetus.

That guy singlehandedly destroyed the cyclops village. If not for Ruu-san’s timely rescue, all of the surviving cyclops might have been slaughtered back then. We were in urgent need to raise our combat force to fight against such a powerful foe.

「And yet, in the end――」

「Yeah. Everything depends on the wielder of the weapon. Right?」

「Exactly. We’re weak. We’re going to die for sure if we keep attacking blindly.」

Ruu-san who came to this place and saw our war potential judged that we’re still too 『Weak』. At this rate, we would be trampled down by the Aldebaran army. As of now, I trained in accordance with Ruu-san’s instruction and felt a great improvement in my skills and abilities.

That includes this enchanted weapon, when I told Ruu-san about this matter, Ruu-san gave several pointers. And then, the one thing that I developed after hearing his pointers was this enchanted weapon.

Moreover, I never forget to spar with the other monsters every day.

「Gil, master Ruu, it’s time for the meeting you know?」

Bhu, the chief of the high orc tribe entered the room and called out to us cheerily.

「I see. Let’s go then.」

Ruu-san then headed out of the room.

「Yeah!」

Bhu also followed obediently from behind.

At first, Bhu refused to admit Ruu-san challenging him to a match, the result of their match was a landslide victory for Ruu-san. Ever since then, Bhu has always followed Ruu-san like a little brother.

I grabbed the newly made sword and followed after them.

Numerous monsters come and go along the road made of brick, wooden buildings lining up along the road. Lively solicitation and fragrant aroma that whet my appetite came from the direction of the butcher.

（This place has completely transformed compared to when I just came to this village.）

After the high orc tribe joined the alliance, the number of monsters who joined our alliance increased at astonishing pace, Ket Nya had already developed to a level comparable to medium-sized human cities. Naturally, we built a high stone rampart around Ket Nya and installed several anti-siege weapons on top of the rampart. This place was safe as long as the rampart wasn’t breached.

「Ah, Gil!」

The red haired cat girl, Shar, called out to me, waving her hands with a beaming smile on her face when she saw me.

「Shar, you’re prone to fall if you run like that.」

And just as I had expected, she tripped right in the next moment and I barely managed to catch her before she fell flat on the ground.

「See, I’ve told you.」

「… Thank you.」

Shar’s face was flushed red as she thanked me, and when she tried to get up,

「You two get along really well eh.」

Ruu-san spoke in a teasing tone with a gentle look on his face.

「Yeah, we’re getting along!」

Seeing Shar raised her right hand cheerfully,

「Yeah, Gil!」

Even Bhu readily approved that fact with a silly look on his face as he slapped my back.

「Guh, Bhu, I’ve already told you that we’re not in that kind of relationship right?」

「If you’re a man, just accept it!」

Bhu laughed heartily as he slapped my back, completely ignoring my opinion.

「Hey Gil, what is “That Kind of Relationship”?」

Seeing Shar cocked her head as she asked that question,

「Uhm, it’s not important .」

I replied to her while brushing her hair.

「U~h, Gil, are you trying to deceive me now?」

「No way. There’s no way I can do that.」

It’s a lie, I told her a lie.

Seeing that, Ruu-san heaved a sigh as if he was completely dumbfounded and,

「Gil, maybe… This might be just my assumption but, I think you’re going to face a really important choice in the near future.」

And told me so with an extremely serious look on his face.

「Why are you suddenly saying that out of nowhere?」

「Just hear me for now. When you meet that kind of situation, it’ll be for the best if you already know the answer. But, in case you’re completely have no idea about what to do, just chose the option that you will never regret.」

Hearing Ruu-san unusually serious yet profound remark,

「What does that mean?」

I ended up asking back in puzzlement,

「You will know when the time is high.」

Ruu-san muttered and started walking again.