24 酷い仕打ち2 (1/2)

”Will you answer me, please? What happened to the rabble?

What are you doing here? What are you doing here all of a sudden? Sir Knight, can you allow this kind of insolence?

A man with the physique of a warrior suddenly bursts in from the side. The scars on his left arm sleeve, which were probably caused by a sword, look healed now, but they don't look that old either.

He's the chief of this village, Mr. Gurv. He is the village chief, Mr. Gurv. Please calm down.

Come to think of it, this is not a place controlled by the fishermen, it's a different village. That's why I wanted to talk to the people of the village, but it seems that the people concerned have arrived.

What are you so angry about all of a sudden? You said you were probing me, but is there something in your stomach that hurts to be probed?

Of course there's nothing! You're being rude!

Do you think you're not rude for continuing to yell and threaten me?

Calm down, both of you! Masaru, you said you came here two months ago in a storm. But why are you looking into something that happened two years ago?

”I didn't correct you, but I didn't say I came two months ago. I didn't correct you, but I didn't say I came two months ago. I said there were people who owed me a favor. .

”...you mean the rabble?

Since we've been silent again, let's try to sort out what we know so far.

First of all, I guessed that two years ago, this was the land where the rabbit people lived, and from the information from the rabbit people and their reactions, I'm sure of it.

However, we also found a new question, the leader of the Knights, Cook, said the rabbit people, which suggests that there were other people living here, right?

Also, the chief of this village... he may have been one of the people directly involved in this fight. The fact that the village and the fishing village are in the defense zone of the Order means that they are under the control of the country to which the Order belongs.

What if they had driven out the Rabbit People two years ago to expand their sphere of influence? They would not have given up their land without a fight.

They would have had to fight, and they would have needed soldiers... and when they needed soldiers, they needed rewards. If they wanted to expand their sphere of influence, they would need people to protect it, so it is reasonable to assume that they would have given the right to live on the land as a reward to soldiers who could fight and protect it to some extent.

If that's the case, what about the people who lived there? I'm sure that not all of the people who lived in the rabbit tribe's settlements were there, so what happened to them? That's what I want to know.

So, will you tell me? What do you think?

You don't have to answer!

So, I guess you'll have to deal with me being the victim of the attack. Thank you for your time, Mr. Cook. Wait a minute!

Wait a minute! I'll talk, I'll talk!

You! Have you forgotten the favor we did you when we accepted your evacuation?

This is turning out to be quite tragic. I don't have the right to go easy on you, but I don't want to be a part of this contrivance forever.

Then I'll tell you something. ”Then let me tell you about it, since I'm involved in it. ”Master Erdam!