Volume 1 Chapter 2 Part7 (1/2)
Message from translator: Sorry, I couldn’t stop myself I know I said that I’ll be back in ato enjoy for the holidays and new year (plus leaving such a big cliffhanger for a , but it’s getting there! Anyways, here we are introduced to the remnants of Tetna as well as a new problem Enjoy~
Volume 1, 2-7: With the Children of the Town
According to the boy’s story, it was certain that the ar
They built defensive fences, lit lights, and had night watches
But, their wages, let alone, materials were delayed, the attacks from the Beasts of Darkness increased in ferocity, and further villages asking for reinforcements and relief returned; this situation continued and the army corps finally made a decision That they’ll place the fates of the residents in their hand and evacuate to Winea
Roughly half of the residents left together with them However, it was only those who could keep up with a strictseveral kilometers on foot in one day The ones left behind could only wait for them to return back with reinforcements, or possibly for a miracle to happen Of course, there were some people who decided to stay and protect those that couldn’t go and fought the Beasts of Darkness, replacing the army corps
—But
The transition after that was easily grasped by Fin and the others
The protectors continued to die, there wasn’t enough food, people’s minds and spirits were devoured This city, er has soldiers who h imperfectly, had fallen into ruin too quickly
Fights over food and materials broke out, the ere killed or possibly were forced to make a desperate escape to the wastelands…Finally, only the orphans, who couldn’t leave by themselves but hid themselves instead, were left
“I see,” Iguros groaned “I was in the Nanais barracks, but a single le clue about how the other towns are I’m sure……”
His voice sunk and after that sunk into silence Fin and his falanced at each other and nodded towards each other with only their eyes They were all, taken out by it By that beast that aiting in ambush by the main road
“The Beasts of Darkness aren’t idiots, huh”
Fin murmured in a small voice The enemy knew that the main road is like an artery to the empire Because if they were aware about the veins that distributed “nutrients” of human society such as information and materials, then like that, they would hide the ed to escape those fangs
So thatthem on the road towards Winea Furthermore, there probably isn’t just one Beast either Since there should still beto seek help
In order to change the aturos turned to face the children and called out in a bright voice
“By the way, is there a kid named Fernaine in here? She’s my niece”
The children noisily looked at each other A little while later, a girl around 7 years old or so, caed by black hair and eyes that are pale, dark green like an abyss without any light
“Uncle…?”
“Uoh, how rown, oi!”
Iguros said so shairl in his arhtened, and her body froze
“And you were so~ small Yeah, it’s been 4 years, huh You probably don’t reuros, who used to play with you often”
“It’s Uncle” and cauros i his ehtest in intensity The brother and sister earnestly tried to contain their abundant desire to laugh Fernaine looked at the twitching faces of the two and the shape of her mouth formed a broad smile
“Oh, you smiled, hey Yosh, yosh, you’re adorable~”
While grinning, Iguros brushed Fernaine’s head No longer able to endure, Fin and Nellis broke down laughing, and Fernaine also chuckled shyly Shy chuckles spread a those events unfold
When the place’s atan to talk while also giving a slight hint of a faint smile
“Uncle and the others, why don’t you stay here today? Inside the temple, they can’t come in, you know”
“Thanks, boy”
The boy shrugged his shoulders in an adult fashi+on to Iguros’ thanks
“I’m Max It’s really Maxentius, but the little ones can’t remember it”
With that tone of voice, he are that he must protect all the other children, that he was the senior Iguros let his niece off and bowed exaggeratedly yet with a serious expression
“That was a rude thing I did, Commander Maxentius”
“That’s extreme, heh”
Max laughed and said, looking around at the people Iguros brought
“I said this before, but we et by ourselves since there’s no extra food supplies While there’s still daylight, we can still search for anything left behind in places like store warehouses…but, I think there probably isn’t ather and sleep in the chapel, so you shouldn’t go to another roo fire”
“I understand,” Fin nodded “Are there enough things to be used for firewood?”
“I was going to collect them now But, you all showed up and scared us If you’d like, can you lend a hand?”
“Of course”
“I’ll help too!”
Fin and Nellis both gave ied smiles
“Well then, we’ll check the temple’s defense and look for places that we should reinforce Be careful, you two”