Chapter 101 (1/2)

MayoJou chapter 101

The princess of the Schultz 3

The next day, we departed to “G.o.d’s Garden”, ruined by the dark beast “nest”.

The nest supposedly birthed a 5000 beasts strong legion, but I can only roughly estimate their numbers at the surroundings of the nest.

According to Lade, there’s isn’t a set period of time at which the nest births new dark beasts.

There are nests that barely births new dark beast even if left alone, similar to this occasion, some nests births a large amount of beast in a short time, there are some precedents in past events.

After destroying the nest and a doing throughout search of the “G.o.d’s Garden”, we couldn’t find any new information regarding the “dark beast king” nor the cultists. Unfortunately, we found an innumerable amount of bodies from the Schultz tribe.

[Say... that nest, that creepy lump of meat is it really my mother?]

After returning to Fort.i.tude Castle.

Diane, the princess of the Schultz tribe asked me that.

Their current headquarters decided  that she will be accompanying us as a representative of the Schultz tribe.

From the images I saw from the Shaman, her mother, Sheala, was being swallowed by darkness. I couldn't think of any other explanation other than she becoming a “nest”.

Actually, at the time we were in front of the nest at G.o.d’s Garden, I tried “Dispel Magic” and several other spells to make her human again but they all failed. Afterwards I reluctantly destroyed the place with “Meteor”...  for Diane this is something utterly incomprehensibly I’m sure.

[I’ve have no proof but... I don’t think there was any other choice... I’m sorry we couldn’t help her]

[...]

Even if that lump wasn’t Sheala, there wasn’t any living human remaining. Even for a short time, dark beasts did occupy the place.

We also identified and buried every remain from the Schultz tribe we could, but Sheala wasn’t among them.

I’m sure Diane knows what that means.

[If ya say so... that must be it...]

Naturally, she was sulking.

No matter if she’s a warrior of the tribe or someone in command of a battle, she is still a girl around middle school age.

You could see her sadness and sense of loss on her red eyes.

[Ya... She was a person with so much pent up resentment. Even if the cultists took advantage of her... it was pitiable...]

Such a shame... As someone who just meet her can I do anything for her?

[I’m sorry... Like really sorry....]

[N-no it’s nothing... you didn’t do anything wrong...]

Diane turned her back on me.

Only once I heard her sniffling.

[From now on... I’ll consult with my dad... the patriarch and the others. Maybe they all want to to return to G.o.d’s Garden]

That’s how it is.

The Schultz tribe was chased out from Fillsand once already.

And for 20 years they have been desperately rebuilding their lives on the ruins of G.o.d’s Garden.

I also doubt they want to migrate again.

[It’s just that, among the youngsters some want to follow you, would take care of that bunch?]