Chapter 10 (1/2)
The latest chore is slight heavy labor, carrying wooden drum-like barrels
Heesho! With this, it’s the last barrel
Is this it for today?
The sky has already darkened
If I concentrate on work, before I know it, the day has already seemed to have ended
However, as a lantern is placed at the entrance of the building, there’s a faint light I’m able to see by
This lantern, other than being bright
While I stare at the light curiously, Achilles-san approaches with a smile
“Thank for the hard work Thanks to you the work ended quickly”
“Yeah, is today’s work over with this?”
Achilles-san nods and opens his mouth
“That’s right Let’s go eat soon A share for Shuya has been prepared You may even enter the bath and should take a rest afterwards Because there’s a bath shed outside it’s boiled using firewood As there’s also a bucket in the room you may use that if you prefer You must carry the water from the water tank”
“Thank you”
“There’s no need to be so respectful Will you eat together with us from now on? Come I’ll introduce you to my family”
“Okay”
Since I am invited to dinner, I follow
When I open the rather large wooden door on the right of the entrance, there’s a big cooking stove against the wall on the far right and lots of bottles and oil and water lined up
The floor is fir the dirt
A big beaetables were hung from it
There’s a sweet fragrance like a stea from the kitchen with an atmosphere of an old japanese-style house
Mood
After a long ti
The air is tea with a smell that stimulates my appetite
The food already seems to be cooked
I oku sound in my throat
I’ry, it’s unbearable
The s room
There’s a s roo fro around the table
As the meal is already set out on the table, they see for me
It’s rude of e bones with etables were put in a boonderful balance
There seems to be a share for the black cat too
The horned people are watching me
“Shuya, don’t just stand there sit down”
“Ah, yes”
While the eyes gather on me, I was prompted by Achilles-san to shyly sit down in a seat
“Then, I’ll introduce everyone The one sitting down in front is Raguren He’s the father of Refaa and husband of Rirabi”
A large strong build, he’s the est horns in the farew from his head The eyes and hair are both brown Deeply chiseled features, and a high nose ridge His skin is white
His nauren, he seems to be the father of Refaa
The macho warrior-san, to be honest just now, I happened to see
Fro
ure appeared, I was a little surprised
Back froure that had tied a fawn and three rabbit to his waste was impressive
It’s an excellent figure that rather than being hunter-like, he looks just like the Schwarzenegger-like soldier figure that appears in classic fantasy movies, I stared unintentionally, and remembered the movie
Well, so called, uy
Thenext to me
Her name is Rabbi
The chestnut colored eyes where tinged a little darker than her chestnut hair
Supple sloping shoulder, there’s the feeling of an adult woman’s sex appeal
A full-cheeked oval face She resehter Refaa a little
And, the characteristic horns grew from her head the same as everyone else
“And, this child is Refaa”
“Please take care of me, onii-chan”
Oh, onii-chan…… (TN: Be careful! Her father is a monster!)
I’reeted in such a way
“Thank you I look forward to working with everyone”
“Umu”
“Eeh”
“Shuya, don’t be so stiff For now, let’s eat, Raguren and Rabbi, there will be more details after we eat, so?”
Achilles-san gives the two adults a hint about sonificant looks with the family, he scoops the white soup from a wooden bowl placed in front of everyone with a wooden spoon, and brings it to his ins to eat
When Achille-san begins to eat everybody slightly behind begin to eat the meal
I scoop up the aulp The initial texture is thick, and there’s sorance of the edible wild plants spread faintly and proht novels that talk about food, it gets boring…)
–Delicious The taste is similar to a white stew, it’s delicious
Being steell, plenty of juice overflows from the meat and mushrooms
I carry to food to , it passes to my stomach
Uradually
Well, it’s natural Anyway, hasn’t it been several months since I last ate a properly cooked
……round, it was the rass
I cry when I remember
Furthermore, I was satisfied with a life like that at one point……
……Fuu, the effects of the warm meal, my warmed body is overjoyed
The taste of a simple rustic home
It’s warm It sinks into my body Because it’s warm I’m happy
It’s a memorable taste
A special seat is prepared for the black cat Rollodinu
A platter is prepared that for sons similar to tableware used in ceremonies, a lot of dishes were piled up
Here, the Divine Beast-sama……
When I turn my eyes to such a Rollodinu, the an to speak
“Shuya-san, having lost your memories, did you talk with the Divine Beast-sama?”
“Eeh, yes That’s right”
The uren-san joined the conversation too
“And then, you told the story to Achilles Oji-san, but……did you really kill an Apostle?”
“Yeah I think it was the power of a vampire that was able to defeat it, but at any rate h……I are of death at that time I was desperate to survive”
As soon as the hear vauen-san and Rabbi-san’s face both stiffened in silence
“……”
When Achilles-san sees that,
“So, it’s all right to say it”
And, talking while sighing, Raguren-san stares athis eyes narrow so as to attack
Mazoku, when vampire is heard such a reaction is normally seen
I try to talk while feigning ignorance
“Ano, after all……are vaation?”
“It’s natural It will be so “especially” anize one as an enemy Actually, to kill you first–”
The forins to talk
“–Shuya-kun Excuse me? I’ll speak openly I, as it is, a ‘you’ For a human rather Vampire means a Mazoku–blood will probably be necessary?”
The expression is a bit scary
Crease in theat me Scary
Raguren-san seems to not like me
So as to not be misunderstood, I’ll respond seriously
“I don’t know about Mazoku, but eeh, blood is required But, even blood froht”
Hearing uren-san’s face retains power The wrinkle on the forehead which see knife becomes fierce
As for Rabbi-san who is next to htened face
“……Really? Still, to not know about Mazoku……”
Raguren-san turned a gaze toward Achilles-san to talk in a way that htly
“……I think it was said a little while ago? This fellow, has lost a part of his memory”
“……That’s right, sorry Achilles Oji-san knows a lot about humans, but to tell the truth our family, haven’t met a human let alone a vampire There’s interaction with the Elves, but……”
So Rabbi-san joins the conversation too
“Eeh, that is so Raguren, even now there’s still exchange with the Elves, but as forthe Elves, I only meet another family and then the Goldiba every several years……”
Lowering her eyebrows, she talkings I receive a lonely feeling from the expression
“Haai〜”
Refaa looks at such a mother and raises her tiny hands
Achilles-san stroked Refaa’s head gently
“We have lived in the heart of thetime As I went down the mountain in the past there are tis to a certain extent”
There don’t seem to be humans in this area
As I want to know about the situation of Mazoku, I decide to hear a little about that
“It was o but what are Mazoku?'”
Achilles-san to the question I asked, answered quickly
“Mazoku, it is difficult to explain……it htly different from other rate into human and elf society and have interactions with humans It is the people descended from Mazoku In the old days they seem to have called themselves “Demon People” But, if it’s the extent I know of, they aren’t called demon people anymore Now normally humans and elves, it’s probably beast person”
The past
“There were those called demon people in the past?”
“That’s right As for the e” there seemed to be many that appeared similar to humans in the old day I think it’sred eyes and a face si and different existences are confirmed to exist”
Even just a Mazoku there are various kinds
“The other is the Makoku which have been fought since ancient times As for what I know the characteristics of the Mazoku which hide in the dark is a high level of intelligence and power and a violent nature Va this side As vaets for subjugation in cities”
The Mazoku crawling in the dark, after all vaation
“Are there many mazoku who live in darkness?'”
“No I confir the population taking on the appearance of living things were very few It’s not only related to the dark God Rivguraf, there are Mazoku which work as attendants for dangerous God and move between this world and the world of hell This can be said of not only Mazoku but also of humans As fanatics exist attention is required”
As for the world of hell, I hear Rollo knew of it at the time of the contract, but……is the world of hell its name?
World of hell, Mazoku, Demon Gods, I’ll remember those
“North of the Maheie Gordekus Desert】, from here, to the north east is vast forested land home to the country of 【Great Empire of Befarit】 and it seems that is considered the ‘territory of Mazoku From the Mazoku’s position they led monster afterward to make a labyrinth Such Mazoku are considered the be classified the same as a monster”
The domain of Mazoku is in a far off area Moreover, the labyrinth
“Classification?”
“That’s right The strength of orized as S, A, B, C, D, and additionally the degree of difficult is divided into three A+, A++, A+++”
It’s detailed
I look down slowly, and input the new information into my head
“……I’ll remember”
Achilles-san look atkindly
“Ah, but……even if I say Mazoku, the best aren’t discovered Like Shuya? With us, Shuya looks exactly the same as a human, but from a human ‘demi-person,’ I am called a ‘beast person'”
My race, strictly, it isn’t Mazoku, but, well it’s fine
“Then, what is your race?”
“Our race is Goldiba The horn–it’s our characteristic feature”
After Achilles-san leans his head to one side, he knocks on the curled horns on his head with his finger tip
“It’s not the same ith humans Our people are si life span I’ 500 years, it’s officially 580 years, I have lived”
To have lived over 500 years
The Goldiba Clan
I can i life, but……
It’s certainly fantasy A race with a long life
“A……”
Certainly, froet the impression of an old fox
“But, it’s a family which isn’t blessed with fertility So, Refaa is a precious descendant”
Kind eyes are turned to Refaa
When that’s heard Refaa who’s been sitting in silence brightens hey eyes
“Me, I’m precious? Me? Yatta!”
Refaa gets down from the seat where she sat, and turned to face everyone with crossed arms and a triumphant face
It’s a cute face
“……Refaa is precious?”
Gently stroking Refaa’s head, the smile is returned
“Really!”
Returning ain, I asked a question
“Then, the Goldiba clan, have few s?”
“Few things do not change, but……to say, here isn’t all of the Goldiba?”
Eh?
“Four to the east, there are five fae They should live in the plateau and jungle area a the mountains the same way In addition, in far off ancient times, in the old era……there is the fairy tale story called the empire of the dawn So the same Goldiba race as us”
Mm, there’s possibly others of the Goldiba race elsewhere
An ancient empire of the distant dawn?
There’s such a story like legend too
“Achilles-san, is it normal for the Gorudiba clan to live in the mountains?”
“The basis is like that I don’t usually interact with other races very much, but instead, there is a festival once every four years”
Oh, a festival
Furthermore, once every four years
It’s like the Olympics, but I don’t point that out
“The Festival is a custom that has continued since ancient tiather here At the festival, as the Priest I report to everyone the state of the shrine, and youths co Course】 to pray for the perpetuation of their descendants”
“Festival……”
After that, I learned general sis such as the history and the customs of the Goldiba from Achilles-san
I’ll for Achilles-san ork from tomorrow
I’ taken care of, so I must do my best
When I turned my feet to return back to the hut, I was called by Rabbi-san
“Shuya-san I washed the clothes you wore before Though they’re old please use this”
“Ah, sorry, thanks”
Rabbi-san seems to have washed the clothes which I wore
And then, I received several pieces of leather to use for leather clothes and life
The hide clothes are the hand-uren-san, the underwear is too……
For ait
As there’s only a t-shi+rt and jeans for clothes, it’s an urgent problem
The underpants are worn out and the washed trunks are a ragged, I’m considerably ashamed However, there’s no choice
Similarly, foot as never available
I have no choice but to use it little by little
I can’t say it’s luxury
With the returned clothes I received, I return back to the hut with the leather clothes and fabric
In order to put away the things, I was holding on the lined up shelves I went to the shelves
There’s various shelves, but a sets into my eye
Is the stick of the tree? This, must be what it is
Dozens of theth wise, the tip is abnormally soft
Is it writing brush for calligraphy? It seehly
Ah, a brush It’s a twig tooth brush
Next, oes to the water bucket next to the water tank
The washi+ng board is placed to the side
The pail for washi+ng and the bath
Accept, getting in is better
There seems to be a separate bath shed for ater, as a test, I’ll go in
I who thought so go out of the room, and sit at the water tank
I line up the small pail and wooden barrel under the water tank I scooper the water in a s from room to room
Making round trips, the pail becomes full
It’s a si
Throw off my clothes, I soaked a foot in the water
–Hiiii, cold, I sube
I look at the surface while leaning on the edge
The woodenopened, and I saw the night sky
A dry wind blows from the , my hair sways
While soaking in the cold bath, I looked outside the wooden
Cold……later, I’ll reenter the warm bath shed
I wonder what kind of bath shed it will be, they said I should use the firewood, like an orthodox Geoht use stones to heat it (TN: Geomon Bathrub)
But, such trivial guesses, disappeared when I looked at the night sky
The stars are visible
The ht, too……
I orried about the outside world
It’s such a superb view, I hoped the vieould be beautiful