Volume 5 - CH 66

Act 5-66: A Mistake in The Final Choice

Inside a four-storied building located in the center of Ket Nya. The leaders of various tribes had gathered in a hall wearing grim looks.

The man from the Cyclops tribe, the one-eyed giant, Cyclon hit the table with his fist,

『WE CAN’T DO THAT!』

He shouted his own claim.

「No matter what you say, it’s a fact that we left are with no other choice, Gil-san’s current proposal is correct in this case.」

The young lizardman who said those words shut his mouth in a hurry when Cyclon glared at him.

「I give my vote to Cyclon. We can trust Gil, but we can’t trust the wretched human! Sorry but, please spare us from saving the human who will, in turn, backstab us later!」

The woman from the Garuta tribe gave her ballot to Cyclon.

「Count me in! We, high ogres, have a debt of gratitude towards Gil for saving us, but that doesn’t extend to the other human! Sorry but, we can’t trust humanity yet! Not to mention that I still can’t forgive the human who trampled the soul of my big brother with underhanded tactics!」

The youth with horns growing from his head added so with a hatred-filled face.

His name was Org, the patriarch of high ogre, one of the combat tribes. After the subjugation of the giant azure dragon―― Cetus, we launched a campaign and recaptured the entire southern side, saving their tribe in turn.

Well, despite what I said, our enemy’s troops had already withdrawn from the southern part once we came, thus resulting in us recapturing the entire southern side without any battle.

「I understand your concern but, we really have no other choice. Not all humans are hostile toward us, take the hunter who saved us a long time ago or Gil for example.」

Chigi tried to explain the situation; however,

『And my younger brother is hunted down by none other than the one you called a hunter! Humans are our enemies! That’s an undeniable truth! You guys agreed with us, right!』

One of the monsters sitting among us looked around, trying to find approval.

『Yeah! Like hell we’re going to trust humans!』

『We will protect our city of monsters with our own hands!』

The voice of rejection and hatred toward humans came out one after another. After spending the last two months, resolving one problem after another with them, I thought we reached an understanding. That was what I wanted to say but, it was also the fact that fewer and fewer people keep their distance from me, it was a bond between them and me

But then, it was limited only to me, a person called Gil, not a human called Gil. The trench between the human and the monster was too deep and too wide.

Keep insisting on forming an alliance with the human race would only have adverse effects. They might even have begun to doubt me. Having internal conflicts like so when we have no idea when the attackers may as well be on the move is a recipe for disaster for self.

――If I tried to insist, I was really afraid that I might lose their hard-won trust. That’s why I thought that I just had to go with the flow in accordance with their intentions. But, me from that time had yet to understand that my escapism would lead to an even greater tragedy.