Volume 5 - CH 64

Act 5-64: Before Seeking Assistance

――New city, Ket Nya.

Two months have passed since the battle against Cetus.

The news about Cetus’ subjugation had already spread in North Grand, and various monster tribes in North Grand wished to join Ket Nya. Naturally, there was a need to secure their housing, and the sudden expansion of Ket Nya’s population resulted in the construction of another five cities centering around Ket Nya, those cities were connected to Ket Nya with a stone rampart.

The one who suggested this planning was Ruu-san. In fact, that person(monster) seems to be really amused by my imitation ability and thought it was fake but…

「I never expected that something like this is possible…」

My thought was the same as Chigi as we looked at the monster moving toward Ket Nya using the stone rampart.

『Agreed. Maybe, not even I from a while ago believed such thing is possible.』

Bhu also agreed with Chigi.

「It’s thanks to Gil!」

The red-haired girl, who was clinging on my right arm, Shar, puffed her chest proudly.

「Yeah. Your antics these days rival that of Ruu-san you know?」

Tama spoke teasingly while looking boringly at me.

「Ruu-san eh… Seriously, just what in the world is that person(Monster).」

No one had seen Ruu-san ever since. Our strongest war potential was absent. This was the most anxious matter for the current us. Ruu-san had been absent for two months. Normally speaking, he should’ve defeated that masked aberration from before but…

「Well, that personage might have his own reason for not appearing before us.」

No one among us, including Chigi, could imagine Ruu-san losing to any kind of foe. Well, I also couldn’t imagine Ruu-san lost in a fight.

『Master eh. Well, he appeared out of nowhere. We only need to protect this city until his return. But, are we really going to ask for the human’s assistance?』

Bhu asked about what we’re going to do after, wearing an solemn face that he never showed before.

「We have no other choice, this is the only way to survive this predicament you know?」

『Hmm…』

Even I realized that this was a double-edged plan. Anyhow, the strongest war potential of humankind and the one who could break the current deadlock, the hero, was famous for her hatred toward the monsters and majority of the demon race. Since that fact was not included in my lost memories, there was no doubt about it. Naturally, the central church, who wields the largest force among the humankind was out of question either. In the first place, they were the reason for severe distinction in accordance with one’s own gift. They already ostracized the beastfolk who aren’t not endowed with gift, so asking them to help the monster was out of question either.

The Amelia kingdom aside, even asking for assistance from the Glitnir empire and Eastern Great kingdom of Butou which centered around humans was pretty much impossible.

The only organization we could rely on in this world was the Hunter guild. Their organization movement is based on profit and loss without any prejudice. Once they judged that there was profit in this trade, namely non-hostile monsters, they might have made an arrangement to protect this city of monsters.

Naturally, this was a huge gamble. But either way, all monsters in North Grand would be massacred if we just sat and watched. And after seeing the trend in the last two months, I was almost convinced of that outcome.

「I have never expected that they’re going as far as sacrificing their kin too…」

Chigi muttered with a forlorn look on his face.

Few things have happened in the last two months. A group of demon race’s deserters coming to this country was one of them.

Naturally, we throw them into the prison in fear of them being spies. The words that came out from those deserters from the demon race could only be described as hell on earth.

「Yeah, never expected that 80% of stationed demon race became sacrifice for that wicked ritual. They even target their own kin. I don’t want to imagine what is going to happen if they catch us.」

I knew what was going to happen to the monster and human race who became victims. This was a war after all, we couldn’t expect decent treatment from our foes. As a wise man once said, everything is fair in love and war.

But, they went as far as to sacrifice their own kin, the same demon race to a mysterious ritual without even batting their eyes. I’ve heard about Aldebaran’s atrocities before but, this was completely different from the previous case, it was downright disgusting. Aldebaran had crossed the bottom line as a king, or should I say, as the demon race itself.

「Gil…」

I caressed Shar’s hair as she clung onto my arm, looking up with worried face and then,

「It’ll be alright. That’s why we need the assistance of the humankind.」

I spoke with a firm voice, as if to convince myself.

If they were to be  left on their own devices, those guys would become the threat for the entire world. That was the only way for me to persuade the Hunter Guild.

As long as I could convey the current complicated situation of the demon race, I might be able to convey them.

『Though I feel bad for disturbing your lovey-dovey moment but, we have to go.』

Bhu’s face broke into a grin as he pointed at the gate of Ket Nya with his index finger.

For some reason, Tama puffed her cheeks, and Chigi shrugged his shoulders with a dumbfounded look on his face.

Thus we stepped into the gate of Ket Nya with such an awkward situation.